UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 5)*

 

 

 

Aries Maritime Transport Limited

(Name of Issuer)

 

 

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

 

G0474B105

(CUSIP Number)

 

 

Philip Stone

Director

Parmenides Corporation Ltd

 

Trust Company Complex   #25-01 Centennial Tower
Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island   3 Temasek Avenue
Majuro MH96960, Marshall Islands   Singapore 039190
+44 20 7638 4748   +65 66220088
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

 

June 4, 2009

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

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   ¨


SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. G0474B105     Page 2 of 8 Pages

 

   1  

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

            Parmenides Corporation Ltd

   
   2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)    x

(b)    ¨

   
   3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

   
   4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

            AF

   
   5  

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)

 

  ¨
   6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

            Marshall Islands

   

NUMBER OF  

SHARES  

BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY  

EACH  

REPORTING  

PERSON WITH  

 

   7     SOLE VOTING POWER

 

                0

 

   8     SHARED VOTING POWER

 

                1,125,237

 

   9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                0

 

10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                1,125,237

11  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

            1,125,237

   
12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

  ¨
13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

            3.93%

   
14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

            CO

   

 


SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. G0474B105     Page 3 of 8 Pages

 

   1  

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

            Navig8 Ltd

   
   2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)    x

(b)    ¨

   
   3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

   
   4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

            WC

   
   5  

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)

 

  ¨
   6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

            Jersey (Channel Islands)

   

NUMBER OF  

SHARES  

BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY  

EACH  

REPORTING  

PERSON WITH  

 

   7     SOLE VOTING POWER

 

                0

 

   8     SHARED VOTING POWER

 

                1,125,237

 

   9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                0

 

10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                1,125,237

11  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

            1,125,237

   
12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

  ¨
13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

            3.93%

   
14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

            HC

   


SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. G0474B105     Page 4 of 8 Pages

 

   1  

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

            Gary Brocklesby

   
   2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)    x

(b)    ¨

   
   3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

   
   4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

            AF

   
   5  

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)

 

  ¨
   6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

            British

   

NUMBER OF  

SHARES  

BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY  

EACH  

REPORTING  

PERSON WITH  

 

   7     SOLE VOTING POWER

 

                0

 

   8     SHARED VOTING POWER

 

                1,125,237

 

   9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                0

 

10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                1,125,237

11  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

            1,125,237

   
12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

  ¨
13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

            3.93%

   
14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

            IN

   


SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP No. G0474B105     Page 5 of 8 Pages

 

   1  

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

            Nicolas Busch

   
   2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)    x

(b)    ¨

   
   3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

   
   4  

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

            AF

   
   5  

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)

 

  ¨
   6  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

            German

   

NUMBER OF  

SHARES  

BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY  

EACH  

REPORTING  

PERSON WITH  

 

   7     SOLE VOTING POWER

 

                0

 

   8     SHARED VOTING POWER

 

                1,125,237

 

   9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                0

 

10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                1,125,237

11  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

            1,125,237

   
12  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

  ¨
13  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

            3.93%

   
14  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

            IN

   


  Page 6 of 8 Pages

 

This Amendment No. 5 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, 3 and 4 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”). 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. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

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 1,125,237 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 3.93% 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 1,125,237 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 3.93% 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 1,125,237 shares of Common Stock held directly by Parmenides, or approximately 3.93% 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 1,125,237 shares of Common Stock held directly by Parmenides, or approximately 3.93% 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 1,125,237 shares of Common Stock held directly by Parmenides, or approximately 3.93% 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 1,125,237 shares of Common Stock.

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 1,125,237 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 1,125,237 shares of Common Stock.


  Page 7 of 8 Pages

 

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 1,125,237 shares of Common Stock.

Item 5(c) is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

Since the filing of the Schedule 13D, Parmenides entered into the following transactions to sell shares of Common Stock: (a) a transaction to sell 65,050 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of USD $0.7044 per share, effected on June 2, 2009 in the open market; (b) a transaction to sell 137,200 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of USD $0.6886 per share, effected on June 3, 2009 in the open market; (c) a transaction to sell 254,480 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of USD $0.707 per share, effected on June 4, 2009 in the open market; and (d) a transaction to sell 15,226 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of USD $0.6815 per share, effected on June 5, 2009 in the open market.

 

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

 

Exhibit A Joint Filing Agreement Among the Reporting Persons.


  Page 8 of 8 Pages

 

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: June 10, 2009

 

PARMENIDES CORPORATION LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Philip Stone

  Philip Stone
  Director
NAVIG8 LTD
By:  

/s/ Mordechai Mano

  Mordechai Mano
  Director
GARY BROCKLESBY
By:  

/s/ Gary Brocklesby

  Gary Brocklesby
NICOLAS BUSCH
By:  

/s/ Nicolas Busch

  Nicolas Busch


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 10, 2009

 

PARMENIDES CORPORATION LTD
By:  

/s/ Philip Stone

  Philip Stone
  Director
NAVIG8 LTD
By:  

/s/ Mordechai Mano

  Mordechai Mano
  Director
GARY BROCKLESBY
By:  

/s/ Gary Brocklesby

  Gary Brocklesby
NICOLAS BUSCH
By:  

/s/ Nicolas Busch

  Nicolas Busch


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.

 

Name

  

Principal Occupation or
Employment

  

Citizenship

  

Business Address

Nicolas Busch    Director    German   

15th Floor

6 New Street Square

London EC4A 3BF

Mordechai Mano    Director    Israeli   

#25-01 Centennial Tower

3 Temasek Avenue

Singapore 039190

Philip Stone    Director    British   

#25-01 Centennial Tower

3 Temasek Avenue

Singapore 039190

Kathleen Gillen    Director    British   

First Island House, Peter Street

St. Helier, Jersey JE4 8SG

Channel Islands

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.

 

Name

  

Principal Occupation or
Employment

  

Citizenship

  

Business Address

Gary Brocklesby    Director    British   

#25-01 Centennial Tower

3 Temasek Avenue

Singapore 039190

Nicolas Busch    Director    German   

15th Floor

6 New Street Square

London EC4A 3BF

Mordechai Mano    Director    Israeli   

#25-01 Centennial Tower

3 Temasek Avenue

Singapore 039190

Peder Moller    Director    Danish   

#25-01 Centennial Tower

3 Temasek Avenue

Singapore 039190

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