6-K
Toro Corp. (TORO)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of June 2023
Commission File Number: 001-41561
TORO CORP.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
223 Christodoulou Chatzipavlou Street, Hawaii Royal Gardens, 3036 Limassol, Cyprus
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
| Form 20-F ☒ | Form 40-F ☐ |
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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached to this report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release issued by Toro Corp. (the “Company”) on June 15, 2023, announcing that the Company took delivery on June 14, 2023 of the LPG Dream Arrax, a 2015 eco design Japanese-built 5,000 cbm LPG vessel.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| TORO CORP. | ||
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| Dated: June 15, 2023 | ||
| By: | /s/ Petros Panagiotidis | |
| Petros Panagiotidis | ||
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
Toro Corp. Announces the Delivery of its second LPG Carrier Dream Arrax
Limassol, Cyprus, June 15, 2023 – Toro Corp. (NASDAQ: TORO) (“Toro”, or the “Company”), an international energy transportation services company, announces that on June 14, 2023, the Company took delivery of the 2015 eco design Japanese-built 5,000 cbm LPG carrier Dream Arrax, which it had agreed to acquire, as previously announced, on April 27, 2023.
The acquisition price of $16.95 million was financed in its entirety with cash on hand.
About Toro Corp.
Toro Corp. is an international energy transportation services company with a fleet of tankers and LPG carriers that carry crude oil, petroleum products and petrochemical gases worldwide.
Toro Corp. currently owns a fleet of ten vessels, with an aggregate capacity of 0.7 million dwt, consisting of one Aframax, five Aframax/LR2, two Handysize tankers and two 5,000 cbm LPG carriers. As previously announced, Toro Corp. has agreed to sell three of its Aframax/LR2 tankers and has agreed to acquire two additional LPG carriers.
Toro is incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The Company's common shares trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “TORO”.
For more information, please visit the Company’s website at www.torocorp.com. Information on our website does not constitute a part of this press release.
CONTACT DETAILS
For further information please contact:
Petros Panagiotidis
Toro Corp.
Email: info@torocorp.com