UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D/A
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)*
Aries
Maritime Transport Limited
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
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G0474B105
Philip Stone
Director
Parmenides Corporation Ltd
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Trust Company Complex
Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island
Majuro MH96960, Marshall Islands
+44 20 7638 4748
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#25-01 Centennial Tower
3 Temasek Avenue
Singapore 039190
+65 66220088
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
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June 1, 2009
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the
subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. G0474B105
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1
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Parmenides Corporation Ltd
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
x
(b)
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SEC USE ONLY
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Marshall Islands
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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7
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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SHARED VOTING POWER
1,597,193
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,597,193
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11
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,597,193
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12
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
5.58%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. G0474B105
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Page
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of 8 Pages
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1
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Navig8 Ltd
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
x
(b)
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
WC
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5
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Jersey (Channel Islands)
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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7
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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8
SHARED VOTING POWER
1,597,193
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9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,597,193
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11
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,597,193
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12
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
5.58%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
HC
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. G0474B105
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Page
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1
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Gary
Brocklesby
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
x
(b)
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SEC USE ONLY
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
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5
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
British
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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7
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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SHARED VOTING POWER
1,597,193
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9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,597,193
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11
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,597,193
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12
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
5.58%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. G0474B105
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Nicolas
Busch
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
x
(b)
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SEC USE ONLY
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
German
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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7
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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SHARED VOTING POWER
1,597,193
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,597,193
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11
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,597,193
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12
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
5.58%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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This Amendment No. 4 amends and supplements the Schedule 13D originally filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on November 6, 2008, as amended by Amendments Nos. 1, 2 and 3 thereto (the Schedule 13D), relating to the common stock, $0.01 par value (Common Stock), of Aries
Maritime Transport Limited, a Bermuda company (the Issuer). In addition, this Amendment No. 4 is being made (i) to include several transactions that were inadvertently omitted from Item 5(c) in Amendment No. 3 filed
on May 29, 2009 and (ii) to remove the reported May 12, 2009 transaction for 4,000 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of USD $0.69 per share inasmuch as such transaction did not occur and was reported in error in
Item 5(c) in Amendment No. 3 filed on May 29, 2009. Except as expressly set forth herein, there have been no changes in the information set forth in the Schedule 13D. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D.
Item 5.
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Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
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Items 5(a)
and (b) are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:
(a) The Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own
collectively an aggregate of 1,597,193 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 5.58% of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, based upon 28,616,877 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2007, as reported by the
Issuer in its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007.
Parmenides may be deemed to be the direct beneficial
owner of 1,597,193 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 5.58% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
By virtue of its ownership of
all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Parmenides, Navig8 may be deemed to be the indirect beneficial owner of the 1,597,193 shares of Common Stock held directly by Parmenides, or approximately 5.58% of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock.
By virtue of his shareholdings in Navig8, Brocklesby may be deemed to be the indirect beneficial owner of the 1,597,193 shares of
Common Stock held directly by Parmenides, or approximately 5.58% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
By virtue of his shareholdings
in Navig8, Busch may be deemed to be the indirect beneficial owner of the 1,597,193 shares of Common Stock held directly by Parmenides, or approximately 5.58% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
The persons listed on Schedule A disclaim any beneficial ownership of the Common Stock held by the Reporting Persons.
(b) Parmenides may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to 0 shares of Common Stock and to have shared voting and dispositive
power with respect to 1,597,193 shares of Common Stock.
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Navig8 may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to 0 shares of Common
Stock and to have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to 1,597,193 shares of Common Stock.
Brocklesby may be deemed to have
sole voting and dispositive power with respect to 0 shares of Common Stock and to have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to 1,597,193 shares of Common Stock.
Busch may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to 0 shares of Common Stock and to have shared voting and dispositive power
with respect to 1,597,193 shares of Common Stock.
The third paragraph of Item 5(c) is hereby amended and restated as follows:
Since the filing of Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D, Parmenides entered into the following transactions to sell shares of Common
Stock: (a) a transaction to sell 11,600 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of USD $0.7159 per share, effected on May 6, 2009 in the open market; (b) a transaction to sell 4,000 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of USD
$0.69 per share, effected on May 11, 2009 in the open market; (c) a transaction to sell 20,000 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of USD $0.6627 per share, effected on May 12, 2009 in the open market; (d) a transaction to
sell 3,000 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of USD $0.66 per share, effected on May 13, 2009 in the open market; (e) a transaction to sell 8,813 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of USD $0.66 per share, effected on
May 14, 2009 in the open market; (f) a transaction to sell 64,170 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of USD $0.66 per share, effected on May 15, 2009 in the open market; (g) a transaction to sell 5,326 shares of Common
Stock at a purchase price of USD $0.66 per share, effected on May 18, 2009 in the open market; (h) a transaction to sell 61,200 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of USD $0.6763 per share, effected on May 19, 2009 in the open
market; (i) a transaction to sell 8,262 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of USD $0.66 per share, effected on May 21, 2009 in the open market; (j) a transaction to sell 24,700 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of USD
$0.6619 per share, effected on May 22, 2009 in the open market; (k) a transaction to sell 69,882 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of USD $0.6518 per share, effected on May 22, 2009 in the open market; (l) a transaction
to sell 162,000 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of USD $0.6737 per share, effected on May 26, 2009 in the open market; (m) a transaction to sell 12,194 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of USD $0.6616 per share,
effected on May 27, 2009 in the open market; (n) a transaction to sell 48,000 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of USD $0.6601 per share, effected on May 28, 2009 in the open market; (o) a transaction to sell 100,000
shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of USD $0.6785 per share, effected on May 29, 2009 in the open market; and (p) a transaction to sell 154,000 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of USD $0.6945 per share, effected on
June 1, 2009 in the open market.
Item 7.
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Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
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Exhibit A
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Joint Filing Agreement Among the Reporting Persons.
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Page 8 of 8 Pages
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigneds knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: June 4, 2009
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PARMENIDES CORPORATION LIMITED
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By:
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/s/ Philip Stone
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Philip Stone
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Director
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NAVIG8 LTD
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By:
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/s/ Mordechai Mano
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Mordechai Mano
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Director
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GARY BROCKLESBY
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By:
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/s/ Gary Brocklesby
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Gary Brocklesby
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NICOLAS BUSCH
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By:
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/s/ Nicolas Busch
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Nicolas Busch
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EXHIBIT A
FILING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN PARMENIDES CORPORATION LTD, NAVIG8 LTD,
GARY BROCKLESBY AND NICOLAS BUSCH
The
undersigned hereby agree that the Schedule 13D with respect to the Common Stock, $0.01 par value, of Aries Maritime Transport Limited dated of even date herewith is and shall be filed on behalf of each of us pursuant to and in accordance with the
provisions of Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Dated: June 4, 2009
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PARMENIDES CORPORATION LTD
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By:
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/s/ Philip Stone
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Philip Stone
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Director
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NAVIG8 LTD
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By:
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/s/ Mordechai Mano
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Mordechai Mano
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Director
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GARY BROCKLESBY
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By:
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/s/ Gary Brocklesby
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Gary Brocklesby
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NICOLAS BUSCH
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By:
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/s/ Nicolas Busch
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Nicolas Busch
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Schedule A
Directors of Parmenides Corporation Ltd
The following table sets forth the name, principal
occupation or employment, citizenship and business address of each director of Parmenides Corporation Ltd.
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Name
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Principal Occupation or
Employment
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Citizenship
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Business Address
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Nicolas Busch
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Director
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German
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15th Floor
6 New Street Square
London EC4A 3BF
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Mordechai Mano
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Director
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Israeli
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#25-01 Centennial Tower
3 Temasek Avenue
Singapore 039190
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Philip Stone
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Director
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British
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#25-01 Centennial Tower
3 Temasek Avenue
Singapore 039190
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Kathleen Gillen
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Director
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British
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First Island House, Peter Street
St. Helier, Jersey JE4
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Channel Islands
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Directors of Navig8 Ltd
The following table sets forth the name, principal occupation or employment, citizenship and business address of each director of Navig8 Ltd.
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Name
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Principal Occupation or
Employment
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Citizenship
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Business Address
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Gary Brocklesby
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Director
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British
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#25-01 Centennial Tower
3 Temasek Avenue
Singapore 039190
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Nicolas Busch
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Director
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German
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15th Floor
6 New Street Square
London EC4A 3BF
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Mordechai Mano
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Director
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Israeli
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#25-01 Centennial Tower
3 Temasek Avenue
Singapore 039190
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Peder Moller
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Director
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Danish
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#25-01 Centennial Tower
3 Temasek Avenue
Singapore 039190
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