Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
Registration No. 333-226796

Prospectus Supplement
(To Prospectus dated August 17, 2018)

42,950,000 Common Shares


Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.

We are offering 42,950,000 of our common shares, $0.0001 par value per share, directly to a small number of institutional investors pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. The offering price of the shares is $0.12. In a concurrent private placement, we are also selling to the investors warrants to purchase an aggregate of up to 42,950,000 of our common shares at an exercise price of $0.12 per share. The private placement warrants will be exercisable for a period of five years commencing on the date of issuance. The private placement warrants and the common shares issuable upon the exercise of such warrants are not being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are not being offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and are being offered pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506(b) promulgated thereunder.

Our common shares are listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market, or Nasdaq, under the symbol “SHIP”. As of the date hereof, we have sold securities with aggregate gross proceeds of $12,840,000 pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5 of Form F-3 during the twelve-calendar-month period that ends on and includes the date of this prospectus supplement.   The aggregate market value of our common shares held by non-affiliates pursuant to Form F-3 General Instruction I.B.5 is $53,986,611.54, based on 162,365,749 of our common shares outstanding and held by non-affiliates as of the date of this prospectus supplement and a price of $0.3325 per share, the closing price of our common shares on March 30, 2020. We are thus currently eligible to offer and sell up to an aggregate of $5,155,537.18 of our common shares pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5 of Form F-3.

Investing in our common shares involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-5 of this prospectus supplement and page 3 of the accompanying prospectus and in our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein, to read about the risks you should consider before purchasing our common shares.

We have retained Maxim Group LLC (whom we refer to herein as the Placement Agent) as our exclusive placement agent to use its reasonable best efforts to solicit offers to purchase our common shares in this offering. The Placement Agent is not selling any of our common shares pursuant to this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. We expect that delivery of our common shares being offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement will be made to the Investors on or about May 4, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions.

 
 
Per Share
 
 
Total
 
Public offering price
 
$
0.12
 
 
$
5,154,000
 
Placement Agent’s fees  (1)
 
$
0.0078
 
 
$
335,010
 
Proceeds, before expenses, to the Company
 
$
0.1122
 
 
$
4,818,990
 

(1)          We have agreed to pay the Placement Agent a cash fee equal to 6.5% of the gross proceeds. In addition, we have agreed to pay certain expenses and advances of the Placement Agent, as discussed under “Plan of Distribution”.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

MAXIM GROUP LLC

The date of this prospectus supplement is April 30, 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

 
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are part of a registration statement that we filed with the Commission utilizing a “shelf” registration process. This document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which describes the specific terms of this offering and the securities offered hereby and also adds to and updates information contained in the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. The second part, the accompanying base prospectus, gives more general information and disclosure about the securities we may offer from time to time, some of which does not apply to this offering of common shares. When we refer to the prospectus, we are referring to both parts combined, and when we refer to the accompanying prospectus, we are referring to the base prospectus.

If the description of this offering varies between this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, you should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement. This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, any free writing prospectus and the documents incorporated into each by reference include important information about us and the common shares being offered and other information you should know before investing. You should read this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus together with the additional information described under the heading, “Where You Can Find Additional Information” in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus before investing in our common shares.

Any statement made in this prospectus or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus supplement or in any other subsequently filed document that is also incorporated by reference into this prospectus modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any free writing prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different from the foregoing. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are offering to sell our common shares only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, any free writing prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date of such document. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “$” and “dollars” in this prospectus supplement are to United States dollars, and financial information presented in this prospectus is derived from financial statements that are incorporated by reference and were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. We have a fiscal year end of December 31.
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus supplement contains certain forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our management’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future and other statements that are other than statements of historical fact. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate”, “believe”, “continue”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “might”, “plan”, “possible”, “potential”, “predict”, “project”, “should”, “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.

The forward-looking statements in this prospectus supplement are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. As a result, you are cautioned not to rely on any forward- looking statements.

In addition to these important factors and matters discussed elsewhere herein and in the documents incorporated by reference herein, important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include among other things:


changes in shipping industry trends, including charter rates, vessel values and factors affecting vessel supply and demand;


changes in seaborne and other transportation patterns;


changes in the supply of or demand for dry bulk commodities, including dry bulk commodities carried by sea, generally or in particular regions;


changes in the number of newbuildings under construction in the dry bulk shipping industry;


changes in the useful lives and the value of our vessels and the related impact on our compliance with loan covenants;


the aging of our fleet and increases in operating costs;


changes in our ability to complete future, pending or recent acquisitions or dispositions;


our ability to achieve successful utilization of our expanded fleet;


changes to our financial condition and liquidity, including our ability to pay amounts that we owe and obtain additional financing to fund capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate activities;


risks related to our business strategy, areas of possible expansion or expected capital spending or operating expenses;


changes in the availability of crew, number of off-hire days, classification survey requirements and insurance costs for the vessels in our fleet;


changes in our relationships with our contract counterparties, including the failure of any of our contract counterparties to comply with their agreements with us;


loss of our customers, charters or vessels;


damage to our vessels;
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potential liability from future litigation and incidents involving our vessels;


our future operating or financial results;


our ability to continue as a going concern;


acts of terrorism, other hostilities, pandemics or other calamities (including, without limitation, the     worldwide novel coronavirus outbreak of 2020);


changes in global and regional economic and political conditions;


changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, particularly with respect to the dry bulk shipping industry; and


other factors listed from time to time in registration statements, reports or other materials that we have filed with or furnished to the Commission, including our most recent annual report on Form 20-F, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement.

These factors could cause actual results or developments to differ materially from those expressed in any of our forward-looking statements. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could harm our results or developments. Consequently, there can be no assurance that actual results or developments anticipated by us will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, us. Given these uncertainties, prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. If one or more forward-looking statements are updated, no inference should be drawn that additional updates will be made with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.
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ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

We are incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and our principal executive offices are located outside the United States. The majority of the directors, officers and our independent registered public accounting firm reside outside the United States. In addition, substantially all of our assets and the assets of the directors, officers and our independent registered public accounting firm are located outside the United States. As a result, it may not be possible for you to serve legal process within the United States upon us or any of these persons. It may also not be possible for you to enforce, both in and outside the United States, judgments you may obtain in United States courts against us or these persons in any action, including actions based upon the civil liability provisions of U.S. federal or state securities laws.

Furthermore, there is substantial doubt that courts of such jurisdictions (i) would enforce judgments of U.S. courts obtained in actions against us, our directors or officers and such experts based upon the civil liability provisions of applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws or would enforce, in original actions, liabilities against us, our directors or officers and such experts based on those laws.
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SUMMARY

This summary highlights certain information that appears elsewhere in this prospectus supplement or in documents incorporated by reference herein, and this summary is qualified in its entirety by that more detailed information. This summary may not contain all of the information that may be important to you. We urge you to carefully read this entire prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein, including our financial statements and the related notes and the information in the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”. As an investor or prospective investor, you should also review carefully the sections entitled “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and in our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein.

Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this prospectus supplement, the terms “Company”, “Seanergy”, “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. and all of its subsidiaries, and “Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.” refers only to Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. and not to its subsidiaries. We use the term deadweight ton, or dwt, in describing the size of our vessels. Dwt, expressed in metric tons each of which is equivalent to 1,000 kilograms, refers to the maximum weight of cargo and supplies that a vessel can carry. Our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar and all references in this prospectus to “$” or “dollars” are to U.S. dollars and financial information presented in this prospectus is derived from the financial statements incorporated by reference in this prospectus that were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or U.S. GAAP.

Overview

We are Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp., an international shipping company specializing in the worldwide seaborne transportation of dry bulk commodities, primarily iron ore and coal. Our fleet currently consists of ten modern-design Capesize vessels. We are the only pure-play Capesize shipping company listed in the U.S. capital markets. We believe we have established a reputation in the international dry bulk shipping industry for operating and maintaining vessels with high standards of performance, reliability and safety. Our management team is comprised of executives with extensive experience operating large and diversified fleets, who have strong relationships to a growing number of international charterers.

We manage our vessels’ operations, insurances, claims and bunkering and have the general supervision of our third-party technical and commercial managers. Pursuant to technical management agreements with our vessel owning or operating subsidiaries, V.Ships, an independent third party, provides technical management for our vessels that includes general administrative and support services, such as crewing and other technical management, accounting related to vessels and provisions. Fidelity, an independent third party, provides exclusive commercial management services for all of the vessels in our fleet pursuant to a commercial management agreement with Seanergy Management Corp., or Seanergy Management, our wholly-owned ship managing subsidiary. Seanergy Management provides us with certain other management services.

Our Fleet

Our Current Fleet

As of the date of this prospectus, we operate a fleet of ten Capesize vessels, with a cargo-carrying capacity of approximately 1,748,581 dwt and an average age of approximately 11 years.

The following table lists the vessels in our fleet as of the date of this prospectus supplement:
Vessel Name
Year Built
Dwt
Flag
Yard
Type of Employment
Fellowship
2010
179,701
MI
Daewoo
Spot
Championship(1)
2011
179,238
MI
Sungdong
T/C Index Linked(2)
Partnership
2012
179,213
MI
Hyundai
T/C Index Linked(3)
Knightship(4)
2010
178,978
LIB
Hyundai
 T/C Index Linked(5)
Lordship
2010
178,838
LIB
Hyundai
T/C Index Linked(6)
Gloriuship
2004
171,314
MI
Hyundai
T/C Index Linked(7)
Leadership
2001
171,199
BA
Koyo-Imabari
Spot
Geniuship
2010
170,058
MI
Sungdong
Spot
Premiership
2010
170,024
IoM
Sungdong
T/C Index Linked(8)
Squireship
2010
170,018
LIB
Sungdong
T/C Index Linked(9)
 
(1)
In November 2018, we entered into a financing arrangement with Cargill International SA, or Cargill, according to which this vessel was sold and leased back on a bareboat basis from Cargill for a five-year-period. We have a purchase obligation at the end of the five-year period and we further have the option to repurchase the vessel at any time during the bareboat charter.
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(2)
This vessel is being chartered by Cargill. The vessel was delivered to the charterer on November 7, 2018 for a period of employment of 60 months, with an additional period of 24 to 27 months at the charterer’s option. The net daily charter hire is calculated at an index linked rate based on the five T/C routes of the Baltic Capesize Index, or BCI TCE plus a gross daily scrubber premium of $1,740. In addition, the time charter provides us with the option to convert the index linked rate to a fixed rate for a period of between three and 12 months priced at the then prevailing Capesize Forward Freight Agreement rate, or FFA, for the selected period.
 
(3)
This vessel is being chartered by a major European utility and energy company and was delivered to the charterer on September 11, 2019, for a period of minimum 33 to maximum 37 months with an optional period of about 11 to maximum 13 months. The net daily charter hire is calculated at an index linked rate based on the BCI TCE. In addition, the time charter provides us an option for any period of time during the hire to be converted into a fixed rate time charter, between three months and 12 months, with a rate corresponding to the prevailing value of the respective Capesize FFA.
 
(4)
In June 2018, we entered into a financing arrangement with AVIC International Leasing Co., Ltd., or AVIC, according to which this vessel was sold and leased back on a bareboat basis from AVIC’s affiliate, Hanchen Limited, or Hanchen, for an eight-year period. We have a purchase obligation at the end of the eight-year period and we further have the option to repurchase the vessel at any time following the second anniversary of delivery under the bareboat charter.
  (5) This vessel will be chartered by ST Shipping and Transport Pte. Ltd., a fully owned subsidiary of Glencore plc, or Glencore, a leading multinational commodity trading and mining company, commencing within May 2020 for a period of minimum 36 to maximum 42 months with two optional periods of about 11 to maximum 13 months. The net daily charter hire is calculated at an index linked rate based on the BCI TCE.
 
(6)
This vessel is being chartered by a major European utility and energy company and was delivered to the charterer on August 4, 2019, for a period of minimum 33 to maximum 37 months with an optional period of about 11 to maximum 13 months. The net daily charter hire is calculated at an index linked rate based on the BCI TCE plus a net daily scrubber premium of $3,735. In addition, the time charter provides us an option for any period of time during the hire to be converted into a fixed rate time charter, between three months and 12 months, with a rate corresponding to the prevailing value of the respective Capesize FFA.
 
(7)
This vessel is being chartered by a dry bulk charter operator and was delivered to the charterer on April 23, 2020, for a period of minimum 10 to maximum 14 months, in direct continuation of the previous charter. The net daily charter hire is calculated at an index linked rate based on BCI TCE.
 
(8)
This vessel is being chartered by Glencore and was delivered to the charterer on November 29, 2019 for a period of minimum 36 to maximum 42 months with two optional periods of about 11 to maximum 13 months. The net daily charter hire is calculated at an index linked rate based on BCI TCE plus a gross daily scrubber premium of $2,163.
 
(9)
This vessel is being chartered by Glencore and was delivered to the charterer on December 19, 2019 for a period of minimum 36 to maximum 42 months with two optional periods of about 11 to maximum 13 months. The net daily charter hire is calculated at an index linked rate based on the BCI TCE plus a gross daily scrubber premium of $2,163.
 

Key to Flags:
BA – Bahamas, IoM – Isle of Man, LIB – Liberia, MI – Marshall Islands.

Corporate Information

We were incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands on January 4, 2008, originally under the name Seanergy Merger Corp., as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seanergy Maritime Corp. We changed our name to Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. on July 11, 2008. Our registered address is located at Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH 96960. Our registered agent in the Republic of the Marshall Islands is: The Trust Company of the Marshall Islands, Inc., Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH 96960. Our principal executive office is located at 154 Vouliagmenis Avenue, 166 74 Glyfada, Athens, Greece. Our principal executive office telephone number is +30 213 0181507. Our corporate website address is www.seanergymaritime.com. The information contained on our website does not constitute part of this prospectus. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information that we file electronically at www.sec.gov.
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THE OFFERING

Issuer
 
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.
 
 
 
Common shares outstanding as of the date of this prospectus supplement
 
171,838,439 common shares
 
 
 
Common shares being offered
 
42,950,000 common shares
 
 
 
Common shares to be outstanding immediately after this offering
 
214,788,439 common shares
 
 
 
Use of proceeds
 
We intend to use all of the net proceeds of this offering for general corporate purposes which may include, among other things, prepaying debt or partially funding the acquisition of modern Capesize dry bulk vessels in accordance with our growth strategy. However, we do not currently have definitive plans for any debt prepayments nor have we identified any potential acquisitions, and we can provide no assurance that we will be able to complete any debt prepayment or the acquisition of any vessel that we are able to identify. We expect that the net proceeds of this offering will be approximately $4.7 million net of the Placement Agent’s fees and other estimated offering expenses.
 
 
 
Risk Factors
 
Investing in our common shares involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-5 of this prospectus supplement and page 3 of the accompanying prospectus and in our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein, to read about the risks you should consider before purchasing our common shares.
 
Listing
 
Our common shares are listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “SHIP”.
 
 
 
Concurrent private placement
 
In a concurrent private placement, we are selling to the purchasers of shares of our common shares in this offering warrants to purchase 42,950,000 of our common shares at an exercise price of $0.12 per share. We will receive gross proceeds from the concurrent private placement transaction solely to the extent such warrants are exercised for cash. The warrants and the common shares issuable upon the exercise of the warrants are not being offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. See “Private Placement Transaction”.

The number of our common shares that will be outstanding immediately after this offering as shown above excludes:


42,950,000 common shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants being issued in the private placement concurrently with this offering;


766,666 common shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding Class A warrants at an exercise price of $30.00 per share, which warrants trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “SHIPW” and expire in December 2021;


4,830,000 common shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding Class B warrants at an exercise price of $1.00 per share, which warrants trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “SHIPZ” and expire in May 2022;


1,823,529 common shares issuable upon the exercise of the Class B warrants issued to Jelco Delta Holding Corp., or Jelco, a company affiliated with Claudia Restis, who is our principal shareholder, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated May 9, 2019 between Jelco and the Company;


210,000 common shares issuable upon the exercise of a representative’s warrant at an exercise price per share of $1.00, which warrant expires in May 2022;
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39,478,500 common shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding Class D warrants at an exercise price of $0.12 per share (following an adjustment of the exercise price from $0.17 per share effective on April 22, 2020), which warrants were issued in our public offering which closed on April 2, 2020, expire in April 2025 and are expected to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market;


1,764,500 common shares issuable upon the exercise of a representative’s warrant issued in connection with our public offering which closed on April 2, 2020, at an exercise price per share of $0.2125, which warrant expires in March 2023;


50,000,000 common shares issuable at an exercise price of $0.135 per common share upon exercise of the warrants issued in the private placement which closed on April 14, 2020;


50,750,000 common shares issuable at an exercise price of $0.12 per common share upon exercise of the warrants issued in the private placement which closed on April 22, 2020; and


2,867,776 shares issuable upon exercise of convertible notes, of which 281,481 common shares are issuable upon exercise of a conversion option pursuant to the convertible note, dated March 12, 2015, as amended, that we issued to Jelco, 1,567,777 common shares are issuable upon exercise of a conversion option pursuant to the revolving convertible note, dated September 7, 2015, as amended, that we issued to Jelco, and 1,018,518 common shares are issuable upon exercise of a conversion option pursuant to the convertible note, dated September 27, 2017, as amended, that we issued to Jelco.
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RISK FACTORS

An investment in our common shares involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding to invest in our common shares, you should carefully consider the risks described in the accompanying prospectus and under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page 4 of our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement. In addition, you should carefully consider the other information in the annual report and other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information”. The risks and uncertainties referred to above are not the only risks and uncertainties that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected. In that case, you may lose all or part of your investment in the common shares.

We have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from this offering and may use the net proceeds in ways with which you disagree.

Our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds from this offering and could spend the proceeds in ways that do not improve our results of operations or enhance the value of our securities. You will be relying on the judgment of our management with regard to the use of these net proceeds, and you will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether the net proceeds are being used appropriately. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could result in financial losses that could have a material adverse effect on our business, cause the price of our securities to decline. Pending the application of these funds, we may invest the net proceeds from this offering in a manner that does not produce income or that loses value.

We may issue additional common shares or other equity securities without shareholder approval, which would dilute our existing shareholders’ ownership interests and may depress the market price of our common shares.

We may issue additional common shares or other equity securities of equal or senior rank in the future without shareholder approval in connection with, among other things, future vessel acquisitions, the repayment of outstanding indebtedness, and the conversion of convertible financial instruments.

Our issuance of additional common shares or other equity securities of equal or senior rank in these situations would have the following effects:


our existing shareholders’ proportionate ownership interest in us would decrease;


the proportionate amount of cash available for dividends payable on our common shares could decrease;


the relative voting strength of each previously outstanding common share could be diminished; and


the market price of our common shares could decline.

In addition, we may be obliged to issue additional common shares pursuant to the terms of outstanding warrants and convertible notes as follows:


42,950,000 common shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants being issued in the private placement concurrently with this offering;


766,666 common shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding Class A warrants at an exercise price of $30.00 per share, which warrants trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “SHIPW” and expire in December 2021;


4,830,000 common shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding Class B warrants at an exercise price of $1.00 per share, which warrants trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “SHIPZ” and expire in May 2022;


1,823,529 common shares issuable upon the exercise of the Class B warrants issued to Jelco, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated May 9, 2019 between Jelco and the Company;


210,000 common shares issuable upon the exercise of a representative’s warrant at an exercise price per share of $1.00, which warrant expires in May 2022;
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39,478,500 common shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding Class D warrants at an exercise price of $0.12 per share (following an adjustment of the exercise price from $0.17 per share effective on April 22, 2020), which warrants were issued in our public offering which closed on April 2, 2020, expire in April 2025 and are expected to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market;


1,764,500 common shares issuable upon the exercise of a representative’s warrant issued in connection with our public offering which closed on April 2, 2020, at an exercise price per share of $0.2125, which warrant expires in March 2023;


50,000,000 common shares issuable at an exercise price of $0.135 per common share upon exercise of the warrants issued in the private placement which closed on April 14, 2020;


50,750,000 common shares issuable at an exercise price of $0.12 per common share upon exercise of the warrants issued in the private placement which closed on April 22, 2020; and


2,867,776 shares issuable upon exercise of convertible notes, of which 281,481 common shares are issuable upon exercise of a conversion option pursuant to the convertible note, dated March 12, 2015, as amended, that we issued to Jelco, 1,567,777 common shares are issuable upon exercise of a conversion option pursuant to the revolving convertible note, dated September 7, 2015, as amended, that we issued to Jelco, and 1,018,518 common shares are issuable upon exercise of a conversion option pursuant to the convertible note, dated September 27, 2017, as amended, that we issued to Jelco.

Our issuance of additional common shares upon the exercise of such warrants and convertible notes would cause the proportionate ownership interest in us of our existing shareholders, other than the exercising warrant or note holders, to decrease; the relative voting strength of each previously outstanding common share held by our existing shareholders to decrease; and, depending on our share price when and if these warrants or notes are exercised, may result in dilution to our shareholders.

Future issuances or sales, or the potential for future issuances or sales, of our common shares may cause the trading price of our securities to decline and could impair our ability to raise capital through subsequent equity offerings.

We have issued a significant number of our common shares and may do so in the future. Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of our outstanding warrants, including the warrants being issued in the concurrent private placement, could cause the market price of our common shares to decline, and could have an adverse effect on our earnings per share. In addition, future sales of our common shares or other securities in the public markets, or the perception that these sales may occur, could cause the market price of our common shares to decline, and could materially impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional securities.

The market price of our common shares could decline due to sales, or the announcements of proposed sales, of a large number of common shares in the market, including sales of common shares by our large shareholders, or the perception that these sales could occur. These sales or the perception that these sales could occur could also depress the market price of our common shares and impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities or make it more difficult or impossible for us to sell equity securities in the future at a time and price that we deem appropriate. We cannot predict the effect that future sales of common shares or other equity-related securities would have on the market price of our common shares.

Our loan agreements and other financing arrangements contain, and we expect that other future loan agreements and financing arrangements will contain, restrictive covenants that may limit our liquidity and corporate activities, which could limit our operational flexibility and have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, because of the presence of cross-default provisions in our loan agreements and financing arrangements, a default by us under one loan could lead to defaults under multiple loans.

Our loan agreements and other financial arrangements contain, and we expect that other future loan agreements and financing arrangements will contain, customary covenants and event of default clauses, financial covenants, restrictive covenants and performance requirements, which may affect operational and financial flexibility. Such restrictions could affect, and in many respects limit or prohibit, among other things, our ability to pay dividends, incur additional indebtedness, create liens, sell assets, or engage in mergers or acquisitions. These restrictions could limit our ability to plan for or react to market conditions or meet extraordinary capital needs or otherwise restrict corporate activities. There can be no assurance that such restrictions will not adversely affect our ability to finance our future operations or capital needs.

As a result of these restrictions, we may need to seek permission from our lenders and other financing counterparties in order to engage in some corporate actions. Our lenders’ and other financing counterparties’ interests may be different from ours and we may not be able to obtain their permission when needed. This may prevent us from taking actions that we believe are in our best interests, which may adversely impact our revenues, results of operations and financial condition.

A failure by us to meet our payment and other obligations, including our financial covenants and any security coverage requirements, could lead to defaults under our financing arrangements. Likewise, a decrease in vessel values or adverse market conditions could cause us to breach our financial covenants or security requirements (the market values of dry bulk vessels have generally experienced high volatility). In the event of a default that we cannot remedy, our lenders and other financing counterparties could then accelerate their indebtedness and foreclose on the respective vessels in our fleet. The loss of any of our vessels could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
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Because of the presence of cross-default provisions in our loan agreements, a default by us under a loan and the refusal of any one lender to grant or extend a waiver could result in the acceleration of our indebtedness under our other loans. A cross-default provision means that if we default on one loan, we would then default on our other loans containing a cross-default provision.

In the recent past, we obtained waivers and deferrals of most major financial covenants under our loan facilities with our lenders until the second quarter of 2019. Between March and August 2019, we entered into supplemental agreements with certain of our lenders to amend the applicable thresholds of certain financial covenants of our credit facilities until the later of maturity or June 2020. As of the date of our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein, we were in breach of the security cover ratio covenant under our loan facility with Hamburg Commercial Bank AG, which breach has now been remedied. Furthermore, in March 2020, we entered into agreements with one of our lenders to, inter alia, extend the maturities and cancel certain of our corporate covenants under the credit facilities entered into in March 2015 and in November 2015. The Company is currently in discussions with two of its lenders regarding debt facilities with final balloon installments falling due within 2020. However, there can be no assurance that we will obtain similar waivers and deferrals from our lenders in the future, if needed, as we have obtained in the past. We are currently in compliance with all applicable financial covenants under our existing loan facilities. For more information regarding our current loan facilities, see please see “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – B. Liquidity and Capital Resources – Loan Arrangements” in our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein.

The novel coronavirus global pandemic, or other epidemics, could decrease the demand and supply for the raw materials we transport and the rates that we are paid to carry them and could adversely affect our business, results of operations, or financial condition.

The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus first identified in China and its subsequent spread around the world (COVID-19) a global pandemic. The measures taken by governments worldwide in response to the outbreak, which included numerous factory closures and restrictions on travel, as well as potential labor shortages resulting from the outbreak, are expected to slow down production of goods worldwide and decrease the amount of goods exported and imported worldwide. Some experts fear that the economic consequences of the novel coronavirus could cause a recession that outlives the pandemic.

Besides reducing demand for cargo, the novel coronavirus pandemic may functionally reduce the amount of cargo that we and our competitors are able to move because countries worldwide have imposed quarantine checks and hygiene measures on arriving vessels and implementation of remote working arrangements, which have caused delays in loading and delivery of cargoes. It is also possible that our charterers may try to invoke force majeure clauses as a result of such delays or other disruptions. Delays have also been reported at Chinese shipyards for newbuildings, drydocks and other works, in vessel inspections and related certifications by class societies, customers or government agencies, as well as delays and shortages or a lack of access to required spare parts and lack of berths or shortages in labor, which may in turn delay any repairs to, scheduled or unscheduled maintenance or modifications, or drydocking of, our vessels.

Companies are also taking precautions, such as requiring employees to work remotely, imposing travel restrictions and temporarily closing businesses. These restrictions, and future prevention and mitigation measures, are likely to have an adverse impact on global economic conditions, which could materially and adversely affect our future operations. Potential health impact on our employees and on the workforces of our customers and business partners may also bring disruptions to our operations while additional costs related to new regulations, directives or practices implemented in response to the pandemic may adversely affect our business.

In addition, public health threats such as COVID-19, in any area, including areas where we do not operate, could disrupt international transportation. Our crews generally work on a rotation basis, relying exclusively on international air transport for crew changes plan fulfillment. Any such disruptions could impact the cost of rotating our crew, and possibly impact our ability to maintain a full crew synthesis onboard all our vessels at any given time. Any of these public health threats and related consequences could adversely affect our financial results.

Although it is too early to assess the full impact of the recent novel coronavirus pandemic on global markets, and particularly on the shipping industry, the pandemic is expected to add further pressure to shipping freight rates. Further depressed rates could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. Effects of the current pandemic may also in the future result in reduced access to capital, including the ability to refinance any existing obligations, as a result of any credit tightening generally or due to continued declines in global financial markets, including to the prices of publicly-traded securities of us, our peers and of listed companies generally. We note that future impacts cannot be reasonably estimated at this time, may take some time to materialize and may not be fully reflected in the results for the year ending December 31, 2020.
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USE OF PROCEEDS

We intend to use all of the net proceeds of this offering for general corporate purposes which may include, among other things, prepaying debt or partially funding the acquisition of modern Capesize dry bulk vessels in accordance with our growth strategy. However, we do not currently have definitive plans for any debt prepayments nor have we identified any potential acquisitions, and we can provide no assurance that we will be able to complete any debt prepayment or the acquisition of any vessel that we are able to identify. We expect that the net proceeds of this offering will be approximately $4.7 million net of the Placement Agent’s fees and other estimated offering expenses.
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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our capitalization as of December 31, 2019:

 
on an actual basis;


on an as adjusted basis, to give effect to events that have occurred between January 1, 2020 and April 29, 2020: (a) $6.1 million of installments paid under our secured long-term debt, other financial liabilities and due to related parties since December 31, 2019, (b) the issuance of 2,500,000 restricted shares of common stock pursuant to our equity incentive plan, (c) the forfeiture of 111 common shares under our equity incentive plan, (d) the sale of 35,290,000 units related to the public offering which closed on April 2, 2020 at a price of $0.17 per unit, in exchange for gross proceeds of $6.0 million, or net proceeds of $5.2 million after deducting an amount of $0.8 million concerning underwriting expenses, commissions related to the offering and other fees, each unit consisting of one common share and one Class D warrant to purchase one common share, (e) the sale of 3,000,000 common shares and 5,293,500 Class D Warrants, in exchange for gross proceeds and net proceeds of $0.5 million, under the partial exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the representative of the underwriters pursuant to the public offering which closed on April 2, 2020, (f) the sale of 50,000,000 common shares related to the registered direct offering which closed on April 14, 2020 at a price of $0.135 per share, in exchange for gross proceeds of $6.8 million, or net proceeds of $6.1 million after deducting an amount of $0.7 million concerning Placement Agent’s fees related to the offering and other fees, (g) the sale of 2,293,500 common shares, in exchange for gross proceeds of $0.4 million, or net proceeds of $0.3 million, under the exercise of the remaining over-allotment option granted to the representative of the underwriters pursuant to the public offering which closed on April 2, 2020, (h) the sale of 50,750,000 common shares related to the registered direct offering which closed on April 22, 2020 at a price of $0.12 per share, in exchange for gross proceeds of $6.1 million, or net proceeds of $5.5 million after deducting an amount of $0.6 million concerning Placement Agent’s fees related to the offering and other fees and (i) the issuance of 1,105,000 common shares following the exercise of 1,105,000 Class D Warrants for gross and net proceeds of $0.1 million.


on an as further adjusted basis, to give effect to the sale of 42,950,000 common shares and warrants to purchase up to 42,950,000 common shares each with a combined price of $0.12, in exchange for gross proceeds of $5.2 million, or net proceeds of $4.7 million after deducting an amount of $0.5 million concerning Placement Agent’s fees related to this offering and other fees.

There have been no significant adjustments to our capitalization since December 31, 2019 up to the date hereof, other than the adjustments described above. The historical data in the table is derived from, and should be read in conjunction with, our historical financial statements, which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement.  You should read this table in conjunction with the section entitled “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereon in our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement.
 
(All figures in thousands of U.S. dollars, except for share amounts)
 
Actual
(audited)
 
 
As Adjusted
(unaudited) *
 
 
As Further
Adjusted
(unaudited)
 
Debt:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Secured long-term debt, other financial liabilities and due to related parties, net of deferred finance costs (net of deferred finance costs of $2,556)
 
$
207,303
 
 
$
201,220
 
 
$
201,220
 
Convertible notes (net of deferred finance costs of $229)
 
 
14,608
 
 
 
14,608
 
 
 
14,608
 
Total debt
 
$
221,911
 
 
$
215,828
 
 
$
215,828
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; none issued
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
— 
 
Common shares, $0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 authorized shares as at December 31, 2019; 26,900,050 shares issued and outstanding as at December 31, 2019; 171,838,439 shares issued and outstanding as adjusted, 214,788,439 shares issued and outstanding as further adjusted
 
$
3
 
 
$
17
 
 
$
21
 
Additional paid-in capital (excluding shareholder’s convertible notes)
 
 
370,742
 
 
 
388,554
 
 
 
393,229
 
Additional paid-in capital - Shareholder’s convertible notes
 
 
35,354
 
 
 
35,354
 
 
 
35,354
 
Accumulated deficit - Shareholder’s convertible notes accumulated amortization
 
 
(11,476
)
 
 
(11,476
)
 
 
(11,476
)
Accumulated deficit (excluding shareholder’s convertible notes accumulated amortization)
 
 
(364,765
)
 
 
(364,765
)
 
 
(364,765
)
Total Shareholders’ equity
 
 
29,858
 
 
 
47,684
 
 
 
52,363
 
Total capitalization
 
$
251,769
 
 
$
263,512
 
 
$
268,191
 

* The As Adjusted Additional paid-in capital and the Accumulated deficit do not include the incentive plan charge from January 1, 2020 to April 29, 2020.
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PRIVATE PLACEMENT TRANSACTION

Concurrently with the sale of common shares in this offering, we will issue and sell to the investors in this offering warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 42,950,000 common shares at an exercise price equal to $0.12 per share.

The private placement warrants and the common shares issuable upon the exercise of such warrants are not being registered under the Securities Act, are not being offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and are being offered pursuant to the exemption provided in Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act and Rule 506(b) promulgated thereunder. Accordingly, purchasers may only sell common shares issued upon exercise of the private placement warrants pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the resale of those shares, an exemption under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or another applicable exemption under the Securities Act.

Exercisability. The private placement warrants are exercisable for a period of five years commencing on the date of issuance. The warrants will be exercisable, at the option of each holder, in whole or in part by delivering to us a duly executed exercise notice with payment in full in immediately available funds for the number of common shares purchased upon such exercise. If a registration statement registering the resale of the common shares underlying the private placement warrants under the Securities Act is not effective or available at any time after the six month anniversary of the date of issuance of the private placement warrants, the holder may, in its sole discretion, elect to exercise the private placement warrant through a cashless exercise, in which case the holder would receive upon such exercise the net number of common shares determined according to the formula set forth in the warrant.

Exercise Limitation. A holder will not have the right to exercise any portion of the private placement warrant if the holder (together with its affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (or, upon election of the holder, 9.99%) of the number of our common shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise, as such percentage of beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the terms of the warrants. However, any holder may increase or decrease such percentage, but not in excess of 9.99%, provided that any increase will not be effective until the 61st day after such election.

Exercise Price Adjustment. The exercise price of the private placement warrants is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of certain stock dividends and distributions, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications or similar events affecting our common shares and also upon any distributions of assets, including cash, stock or other property to our stockholders. The exercise price may also be reduced to any amount and for any period of time at the sole discretion of our board of directors.

Exchange Listing. There is no established trading market for the private placement warrants and we do not expect a market to develop. In addition, we do not intend to apply for the listing of the private placement warrants on any national securities exchange or other trading market.

Fundamental Transactions. If a fundamental transaction occurs, then the successor entity will succeed to, and be substituted for us, and may exercise every right and power that we may exercise and will assume all of our obligations under the private placement warrants with the same effect as if such successor entity had been named in the warrant itself. If holders of our common shares are given a choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a fundamental transaction, then the holder shall be given the same choice as to the consideration it receives upon any exercise of the private placement warrant following such fundamental transaction. In addition, the successor entity, at the request of warrant holders, will be obligated to purchase any unexercised portion of the private placement warrants in accordance with the terms of such warrants.

Rights as a Shareholder. Except as otherwise provided in the private placement warrants or by virtue of such holder’s ownership of our common shares, the holder of a private placement warrant will not have the rights or privileges of a holder of our common shares, including any voting rights, until the holder exercises the warrant.

Resale/Registration Rights. We are required to file a registration statement providing for the resale of the common shares issued and issuable upon the exercise of the private placement warrants. Subject to certain exceptions, we are required to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration to become effective and to keep such registration statement effective at all times until no investor owns any warrants or shares issuable upon exercise thereof.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Pursuant to an engagement letter agreement between us and the Placement Agent, we have engaged the Placement Agent to act as the exclusive placement agent in connection with this offering. The Placement Agent is not purchasing or selling any of the common shares we are offering by this prospectus supplement, and are not required to arrange the purchase or sale of any specific number of shares or dollar amount, but the placement agent has agreed to use “reasonable best efforts” to arrange for the sale of the shares offered hereby.

Our agreement with the Placement Agent provides that the obligations of the Placement Agent are subject to certain conditions precedent, including, among other things, the absence of any material adverse change in our business and the receipt of customary opinions and closing certificates.

We have agreed to indemnify Maxim Group LLC against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute to payments Maxim Group LLC may be required to make in respect thereof.

The Placement Agent shall arrange for the sale of the shares we are offering pursuant to this prospectus supplement to one or more investors through a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated April 30, 2020, directly between the investors and us. All of the shares offered hereby will be sold at the same price and, we expect, at a single closing. We established the price following negotiations with prospective investors and with reference to the prevailing market price of our common shares, recent trends in such price and other factors.  It is possible that not all of the shares we are offering pursuant to this prospectus supplement will be sold at the closing, in which case our net proceeds would be reduced. We expect that the sale of the shares will be completed on or around the date indicated on the cover page of this prospectus supplement.

Under the Securities Purchase Agreement, we have agreed not to contract to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any common shares or common share equivalents for 100 days following the closing of this offering with certain exceptions.  In addition, we have also agreed that for a period of seven months following the closing of this offering, we will not effect or contract to effect a “Variable Rate Transaction” as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

Fees and Expenses

We have agreed to pay the placement agent a placement agent fee equal to 6.5% of the aggregate purchase price of our common shares sold in this offering. The following table shows the per share and total Placement Agent’s fees we will pay to the placement agent in connection with the sale of our common shares offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, assuming the purchase of all of the shares offered hereby.

 
 
Per Share
 
 
Total
 
Public offering price
 
$
0.12
 
 
$
5,154,000
 
Placement Agent’s fees (1)
 
$
0.0078
 
 
$
335,010
 
Proceeds, before expenses, to us
 
$
0.1122
 
 
$
4,818,990
 


(1)
In addition, we have agreed to reimburse Maxim Group LLC’s actual out-of-pocket expenses, up to $30,000, in the aggregate. We estimate that the total expenses of the offering payable by us, excluding the Placement Agent’s fees, will be approximately $140,000.

The placement agent may be deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act, and any commissions received by it and any profit realized on the resale of the shares sold by it while acting as principal might be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act. As underwriter, the placement agent would be required to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act and Rule 10b-5 and Regulation M under the Exchange Act. These rules and regulations may limit the timing of purchases and sales of shares by the placement agent acting as principal. Under these rules and regulations, the placement agent:


may not engage in any stabilization activity in connection with our securities; and


may not bid for or purchase any of our securities or attempt to induce any person to purchase any of our securities, other than as permitted under the Exchange Act, until it has completed its participation in the distribution.

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may be made available in electronic format on websites or through other online services maintained by the placement agent or by an affiliate. Other than this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, the information on the Placement Agent’s website and any information contained in any other website maintained by the placement agent is not part of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus form a part, has not been approved and/or endorsed by us or the placement agent, and should not be relied upon by investors.
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The foregoing does not purport to be a complete statement of the terms and conditions of the placement agency agreement and the securities purchase agreement. A copy of the securities purchase agreement with the purchasers will be included as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 6-K filed or to be filed with the SEC and incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus form a part. See “Information Incorporated by Reference” and “Where You Can Find More Information”.

No action has been or will be taken in any jurisdiction (except in the United States) that would permit a public offering of the securities offered by this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, or the possession, circulation or distribution of this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus or any other material relating to us or the securities offered hereby in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Accordingly, the securities offered hereby may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, and neither of this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus nor any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the securities offered hereby may be distributed or published, in or from any country or jurisdiction except in compliance with any applicable rules and regulations of any such country or jurisdiction. The placement agent may arrange to sell securities offered by this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus in certain jurisdictions outside the United States, either directly or through affiliates, where they are permitted to do so.

As part of compensation for a prior financing, we previously agreed, until September 29, 2020, to grant Maxim Group LLC the right of first refusal to act as lead left book runner and lead left manager and/or lead left placement agent, with between 40% to 75% of the economics for a transaction involving two investment banks and between 30% to 60% of the economics for a transaction involving three investment banks as determined by certain variables, for any and all future public and private equity (with limited exclusions), equity-linked, convertible or debt offerings of our securities in the United States.

Relationships

The placement agent and its affiliates may provide from time to time in the future certain commercial banking, financial advisory, investment banking and other services for us in the ordinary course of their business, for which they may receive customary fees and commissions. In addition, from time to time, the placement agent and its affiliates may effect transactions for their own account or the account of customers, and hold on behalf of themselves or their customers, long or short positions in our debt or equity securities or loans, and may do so in the future. However, except as disclosed in this prospectus supplement, we have no present arrangements with the placement agent for any further services.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for our common shares is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
Listing

Our common shares are listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market, or Nasdaq, under the symbol “SHIP”.
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EXPENSES

The following are the estimated expenses of the issuance and distribution of the securities offered by this prospectus supplement, all of which will be paid by us.

Registration fees
 
$
643
*
Legal fees and expenses
 
 
100,000
 
Accounting fees and expenses
 
 
30,000
 
Miscellaneous
 
 
9,357
 
Total:
 
$
140,000
 

*The Registration Fee of $24,918, covering all of the securities being offered under the registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333- 226796) filed with the Commission with an effective date of August 17, 2018, of which this prospectus supplement forms a part, was previously paid. We allocate the cost of this fee on an approximately pro-rata basis with each offering.
LEGAL MATTERS

Certain legal matters in connection with the sale of the common shares offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Watson Farley & Williams LLP, New York, New York with respect to matters of United States and Marshall Islands law. Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, New York, New York will advise on certain legal matters in connection with the offering on behalf of the Placement Agent.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. appearing in Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.’s Annual Report (Form 20-F) for the year ended December 31, 2019 (including schedule appearing therein), have been audited by Ernst & Young (Hellas) Certified Auditors-Accountants S.A., independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon (which contains an explanatory paragraph describing conditions that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern as described in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements), included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. Ernst & Young (Hellas) Certified Auditors-Accountants S.A. is located at Chimarras 8B, 15125, Maroussi, Athens, Greece and is registered as a corporate body with the public register for company auditors-accountants kept with the Body of Certified Auditors-Accountants, or SOEL, Greece with registration number 107.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

As required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we filed a registration statement relating to the securities offered by this prospectus supplement and its accompanying prospectus with the Commission. This prospectus supplement and its accompanying prospectus are a part of that registration statement, which includes additional information.

Government Filings

We file annual and other reports with the Commission. You may read and copy any document that we file and obtain copies at prescribed rates from the Commission’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling 1 (800) SEC-0330. The Commission maintains a website (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the Commission. Further information about our company is available on our website at http://www.seanergymaritime.com. The information on our website, however, is not, and should not be, deemed to be a part of this prospectus supplement.
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Information Incorporated by Reference

The Commission allows us to “incorporate by reference” information that we file with it. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those filed documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, and information that we file later with the Commission prior to the termination of this offering will also be considered to be part of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and will automatically update and supersede previously filed information, including information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.

We incorporate by reference the documents listed below:

 
Our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the Commission on March 5, 2020;
     
 
Our report on Form 6-K furnished to the Commission on March 5, 2020;

 
Our report on Form 6-K furnished to the Commission on April 3, 2020;

 
Our reports on Form 6-K furnished to the Commission on April 14, 2020;
     
 
Our report on Form 6-K furnished to the Commission on April 21, 2020;
     
 
Our report on Form 6-K furnished to the Commission on April 24, 2020; and
     
 
Our report on Form 6-K furnished to the Commission on April 30, 2020.

We are also incorporating by reference all subsequent annual reports on Form 20-F that we file with the Commission and reports on Form 6-K that we furnish to the Commission after the date of this prospectus supplement that state they are incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement until we file a post-effective amendment indicating that the offering of the securities made by this prospectus supplement has been terminated. In all cases, you should rely on the later information over different information included in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus.

You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any free writing prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are offering to sell our common shares only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information contained in or incorporated by reference in this document is accurate only as of the date such information was issued, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus supplement or any sale of our common shares.

You may request a free copy of the above mentioned filings or any subsequent filing we incorporate by reference into this prospectus supplement by contacting us at the following address:

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.
154 Vouliagmenis Avenue
166 74 Glyfada
Athens, Greece
Tel: +30 2130181507
Fax: +30 2109638404
Attn: General Counsel

Information Provided by the Company

We will furnish holders of our common shares with annual reports containing audited financial statements and a report by our independent registered public accounting firm. The audited financial statements will be prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. As a “foreign private issuer”, we are exempt from the rules under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements to shareholders. While we furnish proxy statements to shareholders in accordance with the rules of Nasdaq, those proxy statements do not conform to Schedule 14A of the proxy rules promulgated under the Exchange Act. In addition, as a “foreign private issuer”, our officers and directors are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act relating to short swing profit reporting and liability.

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PROSPECTUS
$200,000,000
SEANERGY MARITIME HOLDINGS CORP.

Through this prospectus we may periodically offer:


(1)
shares of our common stock;


(2)
shares of our preferred stock;


(3)
our debt securities;


(4)
our warrants;


(5)
our purchase contracts;


(5)
our rights; and


(6)
our units.


We may also offer securities of the types listed above that are convertible or exchangeable into one or more of the securities listed above.
The aggregate offering price of all securities issued under this prospectus may not exceed $200,000,000. The securities issued under this prospectus may be offered directly or through underwriters, agents or dealers. The names of any underwriters, agents or dealers will be included in a supplement to this prospectus.
The prices and other terms of the securities that we will offer will be determined at the time of their offering and will be described in a supplement to this prospectus.
Our common shares and class A warrants trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “SHIP” and “SHIPW”, respectively.
The aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates is $20,033,548, based on 38,193,348 shares of common stock outstanding, of which 20,235,907 are held by non-affiliates, and a closing price on the Nasdaq Capital Market of $0.99 on August 9, 2018. As of the date hereof, we have not offered any securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5 of Form F-3 during the twelve calendar month period that ends on and includes the date hereof.
An investment in these securities involves risks. See the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 3 of this prospectus, and other risk factors contained in the applicable prospectus supplement and in the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is August 17, 2018


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This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, using a shelf registration process. Under the shelf registration process, we may sell shares of common stock, shares of preferred stock, debt securities, warrants, purchase contracts, rights and units described in this prospectus from time to time in one or more offerings, up to a total of $200,000,000. This prospectus only provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we offer securities, we will provide you with a supplement to this prospectus that will describe the specific information about the securities being offered and the specific terms of that offering. The supplement may also add, update or change the information contained in this prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, you should rely on the prospectus supplement. Before purchasing any securities, you should read carefully both this prospectus and any supplement, together with the additional information described below.
This prospectus and any prospectus supplement are part of a registration statement we filed with the SEC and do not contain all the information in the registration statement. Forms of the indenture and other documents establishing the terms of the offered securities are filed as exhibits to the registration statement. Statements in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement about these documents are summaries and each statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the document to which it refers. You should refer to the actual documents for a more complete description of the relevant matters. For further information about us or the securities offered hereby, you should refer to the registration statement, which you can obtain from the SEC as described below under the section entitled “Where You Can Find Additional Information”.
You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We will not make an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus and the applicable supplement to this prospectus is accurate as of the date on its respective cover, and that any information incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, unless we indicate otherwise. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This section summarizes some of the information that is contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. As an investor or prospective investor, you should review carefully all of the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, including the “Risk Factors” and our financial statements and related notes contained or incorporated by reference herein and therein, before making an investment decision.
Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this prospectus, the terms “Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. and all of its subsidiaries, and “Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.” refers only to Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. and not to its subsidiaries. We use the term deadweight ton, or dwt, in describing the size of vessels. Dwt, expressed in metric tons each of which is equivalent to 1,000 kilograms, refers to the maximum weight of cargo and supplies that a vessel can carry. Our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar and all references in this prospectus to “$” or “dollars” are to U.S. dollars.
Our Company
We are an international shipping company specializing in the worldwide seaborne transportation of drybulk commodities. We believe we have established a reputation in the international drybulk shipping industry for operating and maintaining vessels with high standards of performance, reliability and safety. We have assembled a management team comprised of executives who have extensive experience operating large and diversified fleets, and who have strong ties to a number of international charterers.
In 2015, we acquired eight modern drybulk vessels (Capesize and Supramaxes), in 2016, we acquired two Capesize drybulk vessels and in 2017, we acquired an additional Capesize drybulk vessel. We currently own ten vessels and bareboat charter in one vessel and we refer to all eleven vessels as our Fleet. Capesize vessels range in size between 150,000 to 190,000 dwt. Supramax vessels range in size between 40,000 to 65,000 dwt.
In particular, since March 2015, we have invested $275.1 million to acquire our Fleet. More specifically, in March 2015, we took delivery of the first vessel in our Fleet, a secondhand Capesize vessel, Leadership, from an unaffiliated third party for $17.1 million. The acquisition was funded with proceeds from a senior secured loan, a convertible promissory note issued to an entity affiliated with our principal shareholder, who we refer to as our Sponsor, and the sale of common shares to our Sponsor. Between September and December of 2015 we took delivery of seven additional secondhand drybulk vessels, consisting of five Capesize vessels, PremiershipGeniushipGloriushipSquireship and Championship, and two Supramax vessels, Gladiatorship, and Guardianship, from entities affiliated with our Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $184.6 million. These acquisitions were funded with proceeds from senior secured loans, a revolving convertible promissory note issued to an entity affiliated with our Sponsor, and the sale of common shares to our Sponsor. During November and December of 2016, we took delivery of two additional secondhand Capesize vessels, Lordship and Knightship from an unaffiliated third party for an aggregate purchase price of $40.8 million. The acquisitions were mainly funded with proceeds from a senior secured loan and through a loan facility with an entity affiliated with our Sponsor. In May 2017, we took delivery of an additional secondhand Capesize vessel, Partnership, from an unaffiliated third party for an aggregate purchase price of $32.7 million. The acquisition was mainly funded with proceeds from a senior secured loan and through a loan facility with an entity affiliated with our Sponsor. In June 2018, we sold and leased back one of our vessels, the Knightship, from a major Chinese leasing institution.
Our Fleet
 

 
 
As of the date of this prospectus, our Fleet comprises eleven drybulk carriers, comprised of nine Capesize vessels and two Supramax vessels, with a combined cargo-carrying capacity of approximately 1,682,582 dwt and an average age of approximately 9.3 years. The following table lists the vessels in our Fleet as of the date of this prospectus:
 

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Vessel Name
 
Year Built
 
Dwt
 
Flag
 
Yard
 
Type of Employment
Championship
 
2011
 
179,238
 
LIB
 
Sungdong
 
Spot
Partnership
 
2012
 
179,213
 
MI
 
Hyundai
 
Time Charter(1)
Knightship(2)
 
2010
 
178,978
 
LIB
 
Hyundai
 
Spot
Lordship
 
2010
 
178,838
 
LIB
 
Hyundai
 
Time Charter(3)
Gloriuship
 
2004
 
171,314
 
MI
 
Hyundai
 
Spot
Leadership
 
2001
 
171,199
 
BA
 
Koyo - Imabari
 
Spot
Geniuship
 
2010
 
170,057
 
MI
 
Sungdong
 
Spot
Premiership
 
2010
 
170,024
 
IoM
 
Sungdong
 
Spot
Squireship
 
2010
 
170,018
 
LIB
 
Sungdong
 
Spot
Guardianship
 
2011
 
56,884
 
MI
 
CSC Jinling
 
Spot
Gladiatorship
 
2010
 
56,819
 
BA
 
CSC Jinling
 
Spot
Average Age/Total dwt:
 
9.3 years
 
1,682,582
           


(1)
This vessel is being chartered by a major European utility and energy company and was delivered to the charterer on June 13, 2017 for a period of employment of about 12 months to about 18 months at a gross daily rate of $16,200.
(2)
This vessel was sold to and leased back from a major Chinese leasing institution on June 29, 2018 for an eight year period.

(3)
This vessel is being chartered by a major European charterer and was delivered to the charterer on June 28, 2017 for a period of about 18 months to about 22 months. The net daily charter hire is calculated at an index linked rate based on the five routes average time charter rate of the Baltic Capesize Index. In addition, the time charter provides us an option for any period of time during the hire to be converted into a fixed rate time charter, between three months and 12 months, with a rate corresponding to the prevailing value of the respective Capesize forward freight agreement.
Key to Flags:
BA – Bahamas, IoM – Isle of Man, LIB – Liberia, MI – Marshall Islands
Management of Our Fleet
We manage our vessels’ operations, insurances, claims and bunkering and have the general supervision of our third-party technical and commercial managers. Pursuant to technical management agreements with our vessel owning subsidiaries, V.Ships Limited, or V.Ships, an independent third party, provides technical management for our vessels that includes general administrative and support services, such as crewing and other technical management and accounting related to vessels and provisions. Fidelity Marine Inc., or Fidelity, an independent third party, provides commercial management services for all of the vessels in our Fleet pursuant to a commercial management agreement with Seanergy Management Corp., our wholly-owned ship managing subsidiary.
Corporate Information
We were incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands on January 4, 2008, originally under the name Seanergy Merger Corp., as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seanergy Maritime Corp. We changed our name to Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. on July 11, 2008. Our principal executive office is located at 154 Vouliagmenis Avenue, 166 74 Glyfada, Athens, Greece. Our telephone number at that address is +30 210 8913507. Our corporate website address is www.seanergymaritime.com. The information contained on our website does not constitute part of this prospectus.

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RISK FACTORS

An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk and uncertainty. You should carefully consider the risks discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2017, and incorporated by reference herein, as well as the other information included in this prospectus and the other documents we have incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including the section entitled “Risk Factors” in future Annual Reports before deciding to invest in our securities. In addition, prospective U.S. Holders (as such term is defined in the discussion of “Taxation” in our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2017) should consider the significant U.S. tax consequences relating to the ownership of our securities. Furthermore, you should also consider carefully the risks set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in any prospectus supplement before investing in any securities offered by this prospectus. The occurrence of one or more of those risk factors could adversely impact our business, results of operations or financial condition. This prospectus also contains forward- looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward- looking statements as a result of the risks below.

There is no guarantee of a continuing public market for you to resell our common stock.

On April 23, 2018, we received notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market, or the Nasdaq, indicating that we were no longer in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) because the closing share bid price was below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for 30 consecutive business days, from March 8, 2018 to April 20, 2018. We have 180 days, or until October 22, 2018, to regain compliance. We intend to monitor the closing bid price of our common stock between now and October 22, 2018 and are considering our options, in order to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Capital Market minimum bid price requirement. We can cure this deficiency if the closing bid price of our common stock is $1.00 per share or higher for at least ten consecutive business days during the grace period. In the event we do not regain compliance within the 180-day grace period and meet all other listing standards and requirements, we may be eligible for an additional 180-day grace period. During this time, our common stock will continue to be listed and trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market. However, if we do not regain compliance with the Nasdaq’s continued listing standards and delist from the Nasdaq and our common shares are not subsequently listed and registered on another national securities exchange, we will be unable to meet certain transaction requirements that would effectively prevent us from offering and selling additional common shares under this registration statement.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains certain forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our management’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future and other statements that are other than statements of historical fact. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate”, “believe”, “continue”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “might”, “plan”, “possible”, “potential”, “predict”, “project”, “should”, “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.

The forward-looking statements in this report are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. As a result, you are cautioned not to rely on any forward-looking statements.

In addition to these important factors, important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include among other things:


changes in shipping industry trends, including charter rates, vessel values and factors affecting vessel supply and demand;


changes in seaborne and other transportation patterns;


changes in the supply of or demand for drybulk commodities, including drybulk commodities carried by sea, generally or in particular regions;


changes in the number of newbuildings under construction in the drybulk shipping industry;


changes in the useful lives and the value of our vessels and the related impact on our compliance with loan covenants;


the aging of our Fleet and increases in operating costs;


changes in our ability to complete future, pending or recent acquisitions or dispositions;


our ability to achieve successful utilization of our expanded Fleet;


changes to our financial condition and liquidity, including our ability to pay amounts that we owe and obtain additional financing to fund capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate activities;


risks related to our business strategy, areas of possible expansion or expected capital spending or operating expenses;


changes in our ability to leverage the relationships and reputation in the drybulk shipping industry of our third-party managers, V. Ships and Fidelity;


changes in the availability of crew, number of off-hire days, classification survey requirements and insurance costs for the vessels in our Fleet;

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changes in our relationships with our contract counterparties, including the failure of any of our contract counterparties to comply with their agreements with us;


loss of our customers, charters or vessels;


damage to our vessels;


potential liability from future litigation and incidents involving our vessels;


our future operating or financial results;


acts of terrorism and other hostilities;


changes in global and regional economic and political conditions; and


changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, particularly with respect to the drybulk shipping industry.

Should one or more of the foregoing risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward looking statements. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could harm our results. Consequently, there can be no assurance that actual results or developments anticipated by us will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects, on us. Given these uncertainties, prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable laws. If one or more forward-looking statements are updated, no inference should be drawn that additional updates will be made with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.

See the section entitled “Risk Factors,” on page 3 of this prospectus and in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, and incorporated by reference herein, for a more complete discussion of these risks and uncertainties and for other risks and uncertainties. These factors and the other risk factors described in this prospectus are not necessarily all of the important factors that could cause actual results or developments to differ materially from those expressed in any of our forward- looking statements. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could harm our results. Consequently, there can be no assurance that actual results or developments anticipated by us will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, us. Given these uncertainties, prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

The following table sets forth our unaudited ratio of earnings to fixed charges for each of the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013 and for the six months period ended June 30, 2018.(1)


   
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended December 31,  
   
2018
   
2017
   
2016
   
2015
   
2014
   
2013
 
                                     
Earnings / (Loss):
                                   
                                     
Net income / (loss)
 
$
(12,309
)
 
$
(3,235
)
 
$
(24,589
)
 
$
(8,956
)
 
$
80,348
   
$
10,906
 
Add: Fixed charges
   
12,356
     
17,371
     
9,860
     
1,875
     
1,569
     
8,475
 
Less: Distributed income of equity investees
   
                               
Less: Interest capitalized
               
-
                   
                                                 
Total Earnings
 
$
47
   
$
14,136
   
$
(14,729
)
 
$
(7,081
)
 
$
81,917
   
$
19,381
 
                                                 
Fixed Charges
                                               
                                                 
Interest expensed and capitalized
 
$
9,673
   
$
14,680
   
$
8,396
   
$
1,618
   
$
1,207
   
$
7,219
 
Amortization and write-off of capitalized expenses related to indebtedness
   
2,658
     
2,658
     
1,428
     
206
     
246
     
1,090
 
Interest component of rental expense (3)
   
25
     
33
     
36
     
51
     
116
     
166
 
                                                 
Total Fixed Charges
 
$
12,356
   
$
17,371
   
$
9,860
   
$
1,875
   
$
1,569
   
$
8,475
 
                                                 
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges(2)
   
N/A
     
N/A
     
N/A
     
N/A
     
52.21
x    
2.29
 x
Dollar amount of the coverage deficiency
   
12,309
     
3,235
     
24,589
     
8,956
     
N/A
     
N/A
 



(1)
We have not issued any preferred stock as of the date of this prospectus.


(2)
For purposes of computing the consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges, “earnings” consist of pre-tax income from continuing operations prepared under U.S. GAAP plus fixed charges and “fixed charges” represent interest incurred and amortization of deferred financing costs. The consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges is a ratio that we are required to present in this prospectus supplement and has been calculated in accordance with SEC rules and regulations. This ratio has no application to our credit facilities, and we believe is not a ratio generally used by investors to evaluate our overall operating performance.


(3)
The interest component of rental expense is estimated to equal 1/3 of such expense, which is considered reasonable approximation of the interest factor.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We intend to use net proceeds from the sale of the securities as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

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CAPITALIZATION

Each prospectus supplement will include information on our consolidated capitalization.

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DILUTION

Information about the amount by which the offering price of our common shares issued pursuant to this prospectus exceeds the net tangible book value per share of our common shares following such issuance will be included in a prospectus supplement.

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PRICE RANGE OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

Our common shares are traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market, under the symbol “SHIP”. The following table sets forth the high and low closing prices for each of the periods indicated for our common shares as adjusted for the one-for-fifteen reverse stock split effective June 24, 2011 and the one-for-five reverse stock split effective January 8, 2016:


 
High
 
Low
 
For the Year ended December 31:
       
2017
$
1.43
 
$
0.61
 
2016
 
7.20
   
1.15
 
2015
 
6.75
   
2.75
 
2014
 
9.95
   
4.13
 
2013
 
12.30
   
4.00
 
 
           
For the Quarter Ended:
           
June 30, 2018
$
0.94
 
$
0.83
 
March 31, 2018
 
1.15
   
0.87
 
December 31, 2017
 
1.43
   
0.93
 
September 30, 2017
 
1.23
   
0.71
 
June 30, 2017
 
1.20
   
0.61
 
March 31, 2017
 
1.25
   
0.76
 
December 31, 2016
 
7.20
   
1.15
 
September 30, 2016
 
6.20
   
2.06
 
June 30, 2016
 
3.01
   
2.10
 
March 31, 2016
 
5.54
   
1.58
 
             
For the Month:
           
August 2018 (up to August 9, 2018) 
$
0.99
 
$
0.95
 
July 2018
 
0.94
   
0.87
 
June 2018
 
0.90
   
0.83
 
May 2018
 
0.94
   
0.83
 
April 2018
 
0.93
   
0.72
 
March 2018
 
1.15
   
0.87
 
February 2018
 
1.06
   
1.00
 


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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We may sell or distribute the securities included in this prospectus through underwriters, through agents, to dealers, in private transactions, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market prices, or at negotiated prices.

In addition, we may sell some or all of our securities included in this prospectus through:


a block trade in which a broker-dealer may resell a portion of the block, as principal, in order to facilitate the transaction;


purchases by a broker-dealer, as principal, and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;


ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which a broker solicits purchasers; or


trading plans entered into by us pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, that are in place at the time of an offering pursuant to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement hereto that provide for periodic sales of our securities on the basis of parameters described in such trading plans.

In addition, we may enter into options or other types of transactions that require us to deliver our securities to a broker-dealer, who will then resell or transfer the securities under this prospectus. We may enter into hedging transactions with respect to our securities. For example, we may:


enter into transactions involving short sales of our common shares by broker-dealers;


sell common shares short and deliver the shares to close out short positions;


enter into option or other types of transactions that require us to deliver common shares to a broker-dealer, who will then resell or transfer the common shares under this prospectus; or


loan or pledge the common shares to a broker-dealer, who may sell the loaned shares or, in the event of default, sell the pledged shares.

We may enter into derivative transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, in connection with those derivatives, the third parties may sell securities covered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, the third party may use securities pledged by us or borrowed from us or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of stock, and may use securities received from us in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of stock. The third party in such sale transactions will be an underwriter and, if not identified in this prospectus, will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement (or a post-effective amendment). In addition, we may otherwise loan or pledge securities to a financial institution or other third party that in turn may sell the securities short using this prospectus. Such financial institution or other third party may transfer its economic short position to investors in our securities or in connection with a concurrent offering of other securities.

Any broker-dealers or other persons acting on our behalf that participate with us in the distribution of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters and any commissions received or profit realized by them on the resale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act. As of the date of this prospectus, we are not a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding between any broker or dealer and us with respect to the offer or sale of the securities pursuant to this prospectus.

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At the time that any particular offering of securities is made, to the extent required by the Securities Act, a prospectus supplement will be distributed, setting forth the terms of the offering, including the aggregate number of securities being offered, the purchase price of the securities, the initial offering price of the securities, the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other items constituting compensation from us and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers. Furthermore, we, our executive officers, our directors and major shareholders may agree, subject to  certain exemptions, that for a certain period from the date of the prospectus supplement under which the securities are offered, we and they will not, without the prior written consent of an underwriter, offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of any of our common shares or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for common shares. However, an underwriter, in its sole discretion, may release any of the securities subject to these lock-up agreements at any time without notice. We expect an underwriter to exclude from these lock-up agreements securities exercised and/or sold pursuant to trading plans entered into by us pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, that are in place at the time of an offering pursuant to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement hereto that provide for periodic sales of our securities on the basis of parameters described in such trading plans.

Underwriters or agents could make sales in privately negotiated transactions and/or any other method permitted by law, including sales deemed to be an at-the-market offering as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act, which includes sales made directly on or through the Nasdaq Capital Market, the existing trading market for our shares of common stock, or sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange.

We will bear costs relating to all of the securities offered and sold by us under this registration statement.

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ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

We are a Marshall Islands company, and our principal executive office is located outside of the United States in Greece. Some of our directors, officers and the experts named in this registration statement reside outside the United States. In addition, a substantial portion of our assets and the assets of certain of our directors, officers and experts are located outside of the United States. As a result, it may be difficult or impossible for U.S. investors to serve process within the United States upon us or any of these persons. You may also have difficulty enforcing, both in and outside the United States, judgments you may obtain in United States courts against us or these persons in any action, including actions based upon the civil liability provisions of United States federal or state securities laws.

Furthermore, there is substantial doubt that courts in the countries in which we or our subsidiaries are incorporated or where our assets or the assets of our subsidiaries, directors or officers and such experts are located (i) would enforce judgments of U.S. courts obtained in actions against us or our subsidiaries, directors or officers and such experts based upon the civil liability provisions of applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws or (ii) would enforce, in original actions, liabilities against us or our subsidiaries, directors or officers and such experts based on those laws.

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

For the complete terms of our capital stock, please refer to our amended and restated articles of incorporation and our second amended and restated bylaws, which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The Business Corporation Act of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the BCA, may also affect the terms of our capital stock.

For purposes of the following description of capital stock, references to “us”, “we” and “our” refer only to Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. and not any of its subsidiaries.

Purpose

Our purpose, as stated in our amended and restated articles of incorporation, is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may now or hereafter be organized under the BCA. Our amended and restated articles of incorporation and bylaws do not impose any limitations on the ownership rights of our shareholders.

Authorized Capitalization

Our authorized capital stock consists of 500,000,000 registered common shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of which 38,193,348 shares were issued and outstanding as of the date of this prospectus, and 25,000,000 registered preferred shares with par value of $0.0001, of which no shares are issued and outstanding. Our board of directors has the authority to establish such series of preferred stock and with such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or special rights and qualifications, limitations or restrictions as shall be stated in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such preferred stock.

Share History

We were incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands on January 4, 2008, originally under the name Seanergy Merger Corp., as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seanergy Maritime Corp. We changed our name to Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. on July 11, 2008. Seanergy Maritime Corp.’s shares of common stock were originally listed on the American Stock Exchange. On October 15, 2008, Seanergy Maritime Corp.’s shares of common stock commenced trading on the Nasdaq Global Market. Following the dissolution of Seanergy Maritime Corp., our shares of common stock started trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on January 28, 2009. Effective December 21, 2012, we transferred our stock listing to the Nasdaq Capital Market. The following information gives effect to a one-for-five reverse stock split of our common shares that became effective on January 8, 2016.

On January 31, 2012, we completed an equity injection plan with four entities affiliated with the Restis family. In exchange for $10 million, we issued an aggregate of 928,324 of our common shares to the four entities at a price of $10.7721 per share.

On June 24, 2014, we entered into a share purchase agreement with Plaza Shipholding Corp., or Plaza, and Comet Shipholding Inc., or Comet, which are both companies affiliated with our Sponsor’s family, under which we sold 378,000 of our common shares for $1.134 million, equal to a price per share of $3.00, and on the same date we entered into a registration rights agreement in connection with such share purchase.

On September 29, 2014, we entered into a share purchase agreement with Plaza and Comet, under which we sold 320,000 of our common shares for $0.96 million, equal to a price per share of $3.00, and on the same date we entered into a registration rights agreement in connection with such share purchase.

On December 19, 2014, we entered into a share purchase agreement with Jelco, under which we sold 888,000 of our common shares for $1.11 million, equal to a price per share of $1.25, and on the same date we entered into a registration rights agreement in connection with such share purchase.

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On March 12, 2015, we entered into a share purchase agreements with Jelco and our Chief Executive Officer, under which we sold 5,000,100 of our common shares for $4.5 million to Jelco and 333,400 of our common shares to our Chief Executive Officer for

$0.3 million, equal to a price per share of $0.90. On the same date, we entered into registration rights agreements with Jelco and our Chief Executive Officer with respect to these common shares.

On September 7, 2015, we entered into a share purchase agreement with Jelco, under which we sold 10,022,240 of our common shares in three tranches to Jelco for $9.0 million or $0.90 per share. On the same date, we entered into registration rights agreement with Jelco with respect to these common shares.

On August 5, 2016, we sold 1,180,000 of our common shares in a registered direct offering to an unaffiliated institutional investor at a public offering price of $4.15 per share.

On November 23, 2016, we sold 1,305,000 of our common shares in a registered direct offering to unaffiliated institutional investors at a public offering price of $2.75 per share.

On December 13, 2016, we sold 10,000,000 of our common shares and Class A Warrants to purchase 10,000,000 of our common shares in a registered public offering at a combined public offering price of $1.50 per share and warrant. In connection with the sale of the securities, we issued to the representative of the underwriters a Representative’s Warrant to purchase 500,000 of our common shares.

On December 15, 2016, we issued an aggregate of 772,800 of our common shares to certain of our directors, officers and employees pursuant to our 2011 Equity Incentive Plan.

On December 21, 2016, pursuant to the exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters in the public offering that was completed on December 13, 2016, we sold an additional 1,300,000 of our common shares and Class A Warrants to purchase 1,500,000 of our common shares. In connection with the sale of the securities, we issued to the representative of the underwriters a Representative’s Warrant to purchase 65,000 of our common shares.

On April 10, 2017, we issued 125,000 of our common shares in a private placement to a third-party service provider as compensation.

On February 3, 2017, we entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement with Maxim Group LLC, as sales agent, pursuant to which we sold 2,782,136 of our common shares for an aggregate net proceeds of $2.6 million. On June 27, 2017, we and Maxim Group LLC mutually terminated the Equity Distribution Agreement.

Our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Second Amended and Restated Bylaws

Under our second amended and restated bylaws, annual shareholder meetings will be held at a time and place selected by our board of directors. The meetings may be held in or outside of the Marshall Islands. Special meetings of the shareholders, unless otherwise prescribed by law, may be called for any purpose or purposes at any time exclusively by the board of directors. Notice of every annual and special meeting of shareholders shall be given at least 15 but not more than 60 days before such meeting to each shareholder of record entitled to vote thereat.

Directors

Our directors are elected by the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast at a meeting of the shareholders by the holders of shares entitled to vote in the election. Our amended and restated articles of incorporation and second amended and restated bylaws prohibit cumulative voting in the election of directors.

The board of directors must consist of at least one member and not more than thirteen. Each director shall be elected to serve until the third succeeding annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, except in the event of his death, resignation, removal, or the earlier termination of his term of office. The board of directors has the authority to fix the amounts which shall be payable to the members of our board of directors, and to members of any committee, for attendance at any meeting or for services rendered to us.

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Classified Board

Our amended and restated articles of incorporation provide for the division of our board of directors into three classes of directors, with each class as nearly equal in number as possible, serving staggered, three-year terms. Approximately one-third of our board of directors will be elected each year. This classified board provision could discourage a third party from making a tender offer for our shares or attempting to obtain control of our company. It could also delay shareholders who do not agree with the policies of the board of directors from removing a majority of the board of directors for two years.

Election and Removal

Our amended and restated articles of incorporation and second amended and restated bylaws require parties other than the board of directors to give advance written notice of nominations for the election of directors. Our second amended and restated bylaws provide that our directors may be removed only for cause and only upon the affirmative vote of the majority of the outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote for those directors. These provisions may discourage, delay or prevent the removal of incumbent officers and directors.

Dissenters’ Rights of Appraisal and Payment

Under the BCA, our shareholders generally have the right to dissent from the sale of all or substantially all of our assets not made in the usual course of our business and receive payment of the fair value of their shares. However, the right of a dissenting shareholder to receive payment of the appraised fair value of his shares is not available under the BCA for the shares of any class or series of stock, which shares at the record date fixed to determine the shareholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the meeting of the shareholders to act upon the agreement of merger or consolidation, were either (i) listed on a securities exchange or admitted for trading on an interdealer quotation system or (ii) held of record by more than 2,000 holders. In the event of any further amendment of our articles of incorporation, a shareholder also has the right to dissent and receive payment for his or her shares if the amendment alters certain rights in respect of those shares. The dissenting shareholder must follow the procedures set forth in the BCA to receive payment.

Shareholders’ Derivative Actions

Under the BCA, any of our shareholders may bring an action in our name to procure a judgment in our favor, also known as a derivative action, provided that the shareholder bringing the action is a holder of common shares both at the time the derivative action is commenced and at the time of the transaction to which the action relates.

Anti-takeover Provisions of our Charter Documents

Several provisions of our amended and restated articles of incorporation and second amended and restated bylaws may have anti-takeover effects. These provisions are intended to avoid costly takeover battles, lessen our vulnerability to a hostile change of control and enhance the ability of our board of directors to maximize shareholder value in connection with any unsolicited offer to acquire us. However, these anti-takeover provisions, which are summarized below, could also discourage, delay or prevent (1) the merger or acquisition of our company by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest or otherwise, that a shareholder may consider in its best interest and (2) the removal of incumbent officers and directors.

Limited Actions by Shareholders

Our amended and restated articles of incorporation and second amended and restated bylaws provide that any action required or permitted to be taken by our shareholders must be effected at an annual or special meeting of our shareholders or by the unanimous written consent of our shareholders.

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Our amended and restated articles of incorporation and second amended and restated bylaws provide that only our board of directors may call special meetings of our shareholders and the business transacted at the special meeting is limited to the purposes stated in the notice. Accordingly, a shareholder may be prevented from calling a special meeting for shareholders’ consideration of a proposal over the opposition of our board of directors and shareholders’ consideration of a proposal may be delayed until the next annual meeting.

Blank Check Preferred Stock

Under the terms of our amended and restated articles of incorporation, our board of directors has authority, without any further vote or action by our shareholders, to issue up to 25,000,000 shares of blank check preferred stock. Our board of directors may issue shares of preferred stock on terms calculated to discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our company or the removal of our management.

Transfer Agent

The registrar and transfer agent for our common shares is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

Listing

Our common shares trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “SHIP”.

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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

We may issue debt securities from time to time in one or more series, under one or more indentures, each dated as of a date on or prior to the issuance of the debt securities to which it relates, and pursuant to an applicable prospectus supplement. We may issue senior debt securities and subordinated debt securities pursuant to separate indentures, a senior indenture and a subordinated indenture, respectively, in each case between us and the trustee named in the indenture. These indentures will be filed either as exhibits to an amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part or as an exhibit to a report under the Exchange Act, that will be incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part or a prospectus supplement. We refer to any applicable prospectus supplement, amendment to the registration statement and/or Exchange Act report as “subsequent filings”. The senior indenture and the subordinated indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time, are each referred to individually as an “indenture” and collectively as the “indentures”. Each indenture will be subject to and governed by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York (without giving effect to any principles thereof relating to conflicts of law that would result in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction) unless otherwise stated in the applicable prospectus supplement and indenture (or post-effective amendment hereto). Each indenture will contain the specific terms of any series of debt securities or provide that those terms must be set forth in or determined pursuant to, an authorizing resolution, as defined in the applicable prospectus supplement or a supplemental indenture, if any, relating to such series.

The following description sets forth certain general terms and provisions of the debt securities. The particular terms and provisions of the debt securities offered by any prospectus supplement, and the extent to which the general terms and provisions described below may apply to the offered debt securities, will be described in the applicable subsequent filings. The statements below are not complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the applicable indenture. The specific terms of any debt securities that we may offer, including any modifications of, or additions to, the general terms described below as well as any applicable material U.S. federal income tax considerations concerning the ownership of such debt securities will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement and indenture and, as applicable, supplemental indenture. Accordingly, for a complete description of the terms of a particular issue of debt securities, the general description of the debt securities set forth below should be read in conjunction with the applicable prospectus supplement and indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

General

We expect that neither indenture will limit the amount of debt securities which may be issued and that each indenture will provide that debt securities may be issued in one or more series.

We expect that the subsequent filings related to a series of offered debt securities will describe the following terms of the series:


the designation, aggregate principal amount and authorized denominations;


the issue price, expressed as a percentage of the aggregate principal amount;


the maturity date;


the interest rate per annum, if any;


if the debt securities provide for interest payments, the date from which interest will accrue, the dates on which interest will be payable, the date on which payment of interest will commence and the regular record dates for interest payment dates;


whether the debt securities will be our senior or subordinated securities;

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whether the debt securities will be our secured or unsecured obligations;


the applicability of and terms of any guarantees;


any period or periods during which, and the price or prices at which, we will have the option to or be required to redeem or repurchase the debt securities of the series and the other material terms and provisions applicable to such redemption or repurchase;


any optional or mandatory sinking fund provisions;


any conversion or exchangeability provisions;


if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which debt securities of the series will be issuable;


if other than the full principal amount, the portion of the principal amount of the debt securities of the series which will be payable upon acceleration or provable in bankruptcy;


any events of default not set forth in this prospectus;


the currency or currencies, including composite currencies, in which principal, premium and interest will be payable, if other than the currency of the United States of America;


if principal, premium or interest is payable, at our election or at the election of any holder, in a currency other than that in which the debt securities of the series are stated to be payable, the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, the election may be made;


whether interest will be payable in cash or additional securities at our or the holder’s option and the terms and conditions upon which the election may be made;


if denominated in a currency or currencies other than the currency of the United States of America, the equivalent price in the currency of the United States of America for purposes of determining the voting rights of holders of those debt securities under the applicable indenture;


if the amount of payments of principal, premium or interest may be determined with reference to an index, formula or other method based on a coin or currency other than that in which the debt securities of the series are stated to be payable, the manner in which the amounts will be determined;


any covenants or other material terms relating to the debt securities, which may not be inconsistent with the applicable indenture;


whether the debt securities will be issued in the form of global securities or certificates in registered form;


any listing on any securities exchange or quotation system;


additional provisions, if any, related to defeasance and discharge of the debt securities; and


any other special features of the debt securities.

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Subsequent filings may include additional terms not listed above. Unless otherwise indicated in subsequent filings with the SEC relating to the indenture, principal, premium and interest will be payable and the debt securities will be transferable at the corporate trust office of the applicable trustee. Unless other arrangements are made or set forth in subsequent filings or a supplemental indenture, principal, premium and interest will be paid by checks mailed to the registered holders at their registered addresses.

Unless otherwise indicated in subsequent filings with the SEC, the debt securities will be issued only in fully registered form without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof. No service charge will be made for any transfer or exchange of the debt securities, but we may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with these debt securities.

Some or all of the debt securities may be issued as discounted debt securities, bearing no interest or interest at a rate which at the time of issuance is below market rates, to be sold at a substantial discount below the stated principal amount. United States federal income tax consequences and other special considerations applicable to any discounted securities will be described in subsequent filings with the SEC relating to those securities.

We refer you to the applicable subsequent filings for the particular terms and provisions of the debt securities offered by any prospectus supplement.

Senior Debt Securities

We may issue senior debt securities under a senior debt indenture. These senior debt securities would rank on an equal basis with all our other unsubordinated debt.

Subordinated Debt Securities

We may issue subordinated debt securities under a subordinated debt indenture. These subordinated debt securities would rank subordinate and junior in priority of payment to certain of our other indebtedness to the extent described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Covenants

Any series of offered debt securities may have covenants in addition to or differing from those included in the applicable indenture which will be described in subsequent filings prepared in connection with the offering of such securities, limiting or restricting, among other things:


our ability to incur either secured or unsecured debt, or both;


our ability to make certain payments, dividends, redemptions or repurchases;


our ability to create dividend and other payment restrictions affecting our subsidiaries;


our ability to make investments;


mergers and consolidations by us;


sales of assets by us;


our ability to enter into transactions with affiliates;


our ability to incur liens; and


sale and leaseback transactions.

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Modification of the Indentures

We expect that each indenture and the rights of the respective holders generally may be modified by us only with the consent of holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of all series under the respective indenture affected by the modification, taken together as a class. But we expect that no modification that:


(1)
changes the amount of securities whose holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

  (2) reduces the rate of or changes the interest payment time on any security or alters its redemption provisions (other than any alteration to any such section which would not materially adversely affect the legal rights of any holder under the indenture) or the price at which we are required to offer to purchase the securities;

  (3) reduces the principal or changes the maturity of any security or reduces the amount of, or postpones the date fixed for, the payment of any sinking fund or analogous obligation;

  (4) waives a default or event of default in the payment of the principal of or interest, if any, on any security (except a rescission of acceleration of the securities of any series by the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding securities of that series and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);


(5)
makes the principal of or interest, if any, on any security payable in any currency other than that stated in the security;

  (6) makes any change with respect to holders’ rights to receive principal and interest, the terms pursuant to which defaults can be waived, certain modifications affecting shareholders or certain currency-related issues; or

  (7) waives a redemption payment with respect to any security or changes any of the provisions with respect to the redemption of any securities;

will be effective against any holder without his consent.

Additionally, certain changes under each indenture will not require the consent of any holders. These types of changes are generally limited to clarifications of ambiguities, omissions, defects and inconsistencies in each indenture and amendments, supplements and other changes that would not adversely affect the holders of outstanding debt securities under each indenture, such as adding security, covenants, additional events of default or successor trustees.

Events of Default

We expect that each indenture will define an event of default for the debt securities of any series as being any one of the following events:


default in any payment of interest when due which continues for 30 days;


default in any payment of principal or premium when due;


default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment when due;


default in the performance of any covenant in the debt securities or the applicable indenture which continues for 60 days after we receive notice of the default;

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default under a bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness for borrowed money by us or our subsidiaries (to the extent we are directly responsible or liable therefor) having a principal amount in excess of a minimum amount set forth in the applicable subsequent filings, whether such indebtedness now exists or is hereafter created, which default shall have resulted in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise have become due and payable, without such acceleration having been rescinded or annulled or cured within 30 days after we receive notice of the default; and


events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization.

An event of default of one series of debt securities will not necessarily constitute an event of default with respect to any other series of debt securities.

There may be such other or different events of default as described in an applicable subsequent filing with respect to any class or series of offered debt securities.

We expect that under each indenture, in case an event of default occurs and continues for the debt securities of any series, the applicable trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities then outstanding of that series may declare the principal and accrued but unpaid interest of the debt securities of that series to be due and payable. Further, any event of default for the debt securities of any series which has been cured is expected to be permitted to be waived by the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of that series then outstanding.

We expect that each indenture will require us to file annually, after debt securities are issued under that indenture, with the applicable trustee a written statement signed by two of our officers as to the absence of material defaults under the terms of that indenture. We also expect that each indenture will provide that the applicable trustee may withhold notice to the holders of any default if it considers it in the interest of the holders to do so, except notice of a default in payment of principal, premium or interest.

Subject to the duties of the trustee in case an event of default occurs and continues, we expect that each indenture will provide that the trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under that indenture at the request, order or direction of holders unless the holders have offered to the trustee reasonable indemnity. Subject to these provisions for indemnification and the rights of the trustee, each indenture is expected to provide that the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of any series then outstanding have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee as long as the exercise of that right does not conflict with any law or the indenture.

Defeasance and Discharge

The terms of each indenture are expected to provide us with the option to be discharged from any and all obligations in respect of the debt securities issued thereunder upon the deposit with the trustee, in trust, of money or U.S. government obligations, or both, which through the payment of interest and principal will provide money in an amount sufficient to pay any installment of principal, premium and interest on, and any mandatory sinking fund payments in respect of, the debt securities on the stated maturity of the payments in accordance with the terms of the debt securities and the indenture governing the debt securities.

We expect that this right may only be exercised if, among other things, we have received from, or there has been published by, the United States Internal Revenue Service a ruling to the effect that such a discharge will not be deemed, or result in, a taxable event with respect to holders. This discharge would not apply to our obligations to register the transfer or exchange of debt securities, to replace stolen, lost or mutilated debt securities, to maintain paying agencies and hold moneys for payment in trust.

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Defeasance of Certain Covenants

We expect that the terms of each indenture will provide us with the right to omit complying with specified covenants and specified events of default described in a subsequent filing upon the deposit with the trustee, in trust, of money or U.S. government obligations, or both, which through the payment of interest and principal will provide money in an amount sufficient to pay any installment of principal, premium and interest on, and any mandatory sinking fund payments in respect of, the debt securities on the stated maturity of the payments in accordance with the terms of the debt securities and the indenture governing the debt securities.

We expect that to exercise this right we will also be required to deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that we have received from, or there has been published by, the United States Internal Revenue Service a ruling to the effect that the deposit and related covenant defeasance will not cause the holders of such series to recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes.

A subsequent filing may further describe the provisions, if any, of any particular series of offered debt securities permitting a discharge defeasance.

Form of Debt Securities

Each debt security will be represented either by a certificate issued in definitive form to a particular investor or by one or more global securities representing the entire issuance of securities. Both certificated securities in definitive form and global securities may be issued either in registered form, where our obligation runs to the holder of the security named on the face of the security, or in bearer form, where our obligation runs to the bearer of the security.

Definitive securities name you or your nominee as the owner of the security, other than definitive bearer securities, which name the bearer as owner, and in order to transfer or exchange these securities or to receive payments other than interest or other interim payments, you or your nominee must physically deliver the securities to the trustee, registrar, paying agent or other agent, as applicable.

Global securities name a depositary or its nominee as the owner of the debt securities represented by these global securities, other than global bearer securities, which name the bearer as owner. The depositary maintains a computerized system that will reflect each investor’s beneficial ownership of the securities through an account maintained by the investor with its broker/dealer, bank, trust company or other representative, as we explain more fully below.

Global Securities

We may issue the debt securities in the form of one or more fully registered global securities that will be deposited with a depositary or its nominee identified in the applicable prospectus supplement and registered in the name of that depositary or nominee. In those cases, one or more registered global securities will be issued in a denomination or aggregate denominations equal to the portion of the aggregate principal or face amount of the securities to be represented by registered global securities. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole for securities in definitive registered form, a registered global security may not be transferred except as a whole by and among the depositary for the registered global security, the nominees of the depositary or any successors of the depositary or those nominees. If not described below, any specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any debt securities to be represented by a registered global security will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to those debt securities. We anticipate that the following provisions will apply to all depositary arrangements:

Ownership of beneficial interests in a registered global security will be limited to persons, called participants, that have accounts with the depositary or persons that may hold interests through participants. Upon the issuance of a registered global security, the depositary will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the participants’ accounts with the respective principal or face amounts of the securities beneficially owned by the participants. Any dealers, underwriters or selling agents participating in the distribution of the securities will designate the accounts to be credited. Ownership of beneficial interests in a registered global security will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership interests will be effected only through, records maintained by the depositary, with respect to interests of participants, and on the records of participants, with respect to interests of persons holding through participants. The laws of some jurisdictions may require that some purchasers of securities take physical delivery of these securities in definitive form. These laws may impair your ability to own, transfer or pledge beneficial interests in registered global securities. So long as the depositary, or its nominee, is the registered owner of a registered global security, that depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the securities represented by the registered global security for all purposes under the indenture.

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Except as described below, owners of beneficial interests in a registered global security will not be entitled to have the securities represented by the registered global security registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of the securities in definitive form and will not be considered the owners or holders of the securities under the indenture. Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in a registered global security must rely on the procedures of the depositary for that registered global security and, if that person is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant through which the person owns its interest in that registered global security, to exercise any rights of a holder under the indenture. We understand that under existing industry practices, if we request any action of holders of a registered global security or if an owner of a beneficial interest in a registered global security desires to give or take any action that a holder is entitled to give or take under the indenture, the depositary for the registered global security would authorize the participants holding the relevant beneficial interests to give or take that action, and the participants would authorize beneficial owners owning through them to give or take that action or would otherwise act upon the instructions of beneficial owners holding through them.

Principal, premium, if any, and interest payments on debt securities represented by a registered global security registered in the name of a depositary or its nominee will be made to the depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner of the registered global security. None of us, the trustee or any other agent of us or agent of the trustee will have any responsibility or liability to owners of beneficial interests for any aspect of the records relating to payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in the registered global security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to those beneficial ownership interests. We expect that the depositary for any of the securities represented by a registered global security, upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium, interest or other distribution of underlying securities or other property to holders on that registered global security, will immediately credit participants’ accounts in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in that registered global security as shown on the records of the depositary. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in a registered global security held through participants will be governed by standing customer instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with the securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name,” and will be the responsibility of those participants.

We expect that the indenture will provide that if the depositary for any of these securities represented by a registered global security is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and a successor depositary registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act is not appointed by us within 90 days, we will be required to issue securities in definitive form in exchange for the registered global security that had been held by the depositary. In addition, the indenture is expected to allow us to decide, at any time and in our sole discretion, to not have any of the securities represented by one or more registered global securities. If we make that decision, we will issue securities in definitive form in exchange for all of the registered global security or securities representing those securities. Any securities issued in definitive form in exchange for a registered global security will be registered in the name or names that the depositary gives to the relevant trustee or other relevant agent of ours or theirs. It is expected that the depositary’s instructions will be based upon directions received by the depositary from participants with respect to ownership of beneficial interests in the registered global security that had been held by the depositary.

If we issue registered global securities, we expect that the Depository Trust Company, or DTC, will act as depository and the securities will be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as DTC’s nominee.

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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

We may issue warrants to purchase our debt or equity securities or securities of third parties or other rights, including rights to receive payment in cash or securities based on the value, rate or price of one or more specified currencies, securities or indices, or any combination of the foregoing. Warrants may be issued independently or together with any other securities and may be attached to, or separate from, such securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a warrant agent. The terms of any warrants to be issued and a description of the material provisions of the applicable warrant agreement will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. We expect that such terms will include, among others:


the title of such warrants;


the aggregate number of such warrants;


the price or prices at which such warrants will be issued;


the currency or currencies in which the price of such warrants will be payable;


the securities or other rights, including rights to receive payment in cash or securities based on the value, rate or price of one or more specified currencies, securities or indices, or any combination of the foregoing, purchasable upon exercise of such warrants;


the price at which, and the currency or currencies in which, the securities or other rights purchasable upon exercise of such warrants may be purchased;


the date on which the right to exercise such warrants shall commence and the date on which such right shall expire;


if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of such warrants which may be exercised at any one time;


if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which such warrants are issued and the number of such warrants issued with each such security;


if applicable, the date on and after which such warrants and the related securities will be separately transferable;


information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any;


if applicable, a discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax considerations; and


any other terms of such warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of such warrants.

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DESCRIPTION OF PURCHASE CONTRACTS

We may issue purchase contracts for the purchase or sale of:


debt or equity securities issued by us, a basket of such securities, an index or indices of such securities, or any combination of the above as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement; or


currencies.

Each purchase contract will entitle the holder thereof to purchase or sell, and obligate us to sell or purchase, on specified dates, such securities or currencies at a specified purchase price, which may be based on a formula, all as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. We may, however, satisfy our obligations, if any, with respect to any purchase contract by delivering the cash value of such purchase contract or the cash value of the property otherwise deliverable or, in the case of purchase contracts on underlying currencies, by delivering the underlying currencies, as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. The applicable prospectus supplement will also specify the methods by which the holders may purchase or sell such securities or currencies and any acceleration, cancellation or termination provisions, provisions relating to U.S. federal income tax considerations, if any, or other provisions relating to the settlement of a purchase contract.

The purchase contracts may require us to make periodic payments to the holders thereof or vice versa, which payments may be deferred to the extent set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, and those payments may be unsecured or pre-funded on some basis. The purchase contracts may require the holders thereof to secure their obligations in a specified manner to be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Alternatively, purchase contracts may require holders to satisfy their obligations thereunder when the purchase contracts are issued. Our obligation to settle such pre-paid purchase contracts on the relevant settlement date may constitute indebtedness. Accordingly, pre-paid purchase contracts will be issued under either a senior indenture or subordinated indenture.

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DESCRIPTION OF RIGHTS

We may issue rights to purchase our equity securities. These rights may be issued independently or together with any other security offered by this prospectus and may or may not be transferable by the stockholder receiving the rights in the rights offering. In connection with any rights offering, we may enter into a standby underwriting agreement with one or more underwriters pursuant to which the underwriter will purchase any securities that remain unsubscribed for upon completion of the rights offering.

The applicable prospectus supplement relating to any rights will describe the terms of the offered rights, including, where applicable, the following:


the exercise price for the rights;


the number of rights issued to each stockholder;


the extent to which the rights are transferable;


any other terms of the rights, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the rights;


the date on which the right to exercise the rights will commence and the date on which the right will expire;


the amount of rights outstanding;


the extent to which the rights include an over-subscription privilege with respect to unsubscribed securities; and


the material terms of any standby underwriting arrangement entered into by us in connection with the rights offering.

The description in the applicable prospectus supplement of any rights we offer will not necessarily be complete and will be qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable rights certificate or rights agreement, which will be filed with the SEC if we offer rights. For more information on how you can obtain copies of any rights certificate or rights agreement if we offer rights, see “Where You Can Find Additional Information” of this prospectus. We urge you to read the applicable rights certificate, the applicable rights agreement and any applicable prospectus supplement in their entirety.

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DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

As specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may issue units consisting of one or more of our rights, purchase contracts, warrants, debt securities, shares of preferred stock, shares of common stock or any combination of such securities. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe:


the terms of the units and of the rights, purchase contracts, warrants, debt securities, preferred stock and common stock comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances the securities comprising the units may be traded separately;


a description of the terms of any unit agreement governing the units;


if applicable, a discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax considerations; and


a description of the provisions for the payment, settlement, transfer or exchange or the units.

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EXPENSES

The following are the estimated expenses of the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered under the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, all of which will be paid by us.


SEC registration fee
$
24,900
 
FINRA filing fee
$
30,500
 
Nasdaq listing fee
$
*
 
Legal fees and expenses
$
*
 
Accounting fees and expenses
$
*
 
Printing and engraving expenses
$
*
 
Transfer agent and registrar fees
$
*
 
Indenture trustee fees and expenses
$
*
 
Blue sky fees and expenses
$
*
 
Miscellaneous
$
*
 
Total
$
*
 



*
To be provided by a prospectus supplement or as an exhibit to Report on Form 6-K that is incorporated by reference into this registration statement.

Legal Matters

The validity of the securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Seward & Kissel LLP, New York, New York with respect to matters of United States and Marshall Islands.

Experts

The consolidated financial statements of Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. appearing in Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.’s Annual Report (Form 20-F) for the year ended December 31, 2017 (including schedule appearing therein), have been audited by Ernst & Young (Hellas) Certified Auditors-Accountants S.A., independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. Ernst & Young (Hellas) Certified Auditors-Accountants S.A. is located at Chimarras 8B, 15125, Maroussi, Athens, Greece and is registered as a corporate body with the public register for company auditors-accountants kept with the Body of Certified-Auditors-Accountants (“SOEL”), Greece with registration number 107.

Where You Can Find Additional Information

As required by the Securities Act of 1933, we filed a registration statement relating to the securities offered by this prospectus with the SEC. This prospectus is a part of that registration statement, which includes additional information.

Government Filings

We file annual and special reports with the SEC. You may read and copy any document that we file and obtain copies at prescribed rates from the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling 1 (800) SEC-0330. The SEC maintains a website (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. Further information about our company is available on our website at http://www.seanergymaritime.com. The information on our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus.

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Information Incorporated by Reference

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information that we file with it. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those filed documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC prior to the termination of this offering will also be considered to be part of this prospectus and will automatically update and supersede previously filed information, including information contained in this document.

We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings made with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act:


Our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on March 7, 2018, and our Annual Report on Form 20-F/A filed with the SEC on March 8, 2018.


Our Current Report on Form 6-K, filed with the SEC on April 27, 2018.


Our Current Report on Form 6-K, filed with the SEC on July 9, 2018.


Our Current Report on Form 6-K, filed with the SEC on August 10, 2018.


Our Form 8-A12B, filed with the SEC on September 19, 2007, registering our common shares, par value $0.0001 per share, under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and any amendment filed thereto.

We are also incorporating by reference all subsequent annual reports on Form 20-F that we file with the SEC and certain reports on Form 6-K that we furnish to the SEC after the date of this prospectus (if they state that they are incorporated by reference into this prospectus) until we file a post-effective amendment indicating that the offering of the securities made by this prospectus has been terminated. In all cases, you should rely on the later information over different information included in this prospectus or the prospectus supplement.

You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement. We have not, and any underwriters have not, authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not, and the underwriters are not, making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement as well as the information we previously filed with the SEC and incorporated by reference, is accurate as of the dates on the front cover of those documents only. Our business, financial condition and results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

You may request a free copy of the above mentioned filing or any subsequent filing we incorporated by reference to this prospectus by writing or telephoning us at the following address:

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.
154 Vouliagmenis Avenue
166 74 Glyfada, Athens, Greece
+30 210 8913507 (telephone number)

These reports may also be obtained on our website at www.seanergymaritime.com. None of the information on our website is a part of this prospectus.

Information Provided by the Company

We will furnish holders of our common shares with annual reports containing audited financial statements and a report by our independent registered public accounting firm. The audited financial statements will be prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. As a “foreign private issuer”, we are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements to shareholders. While we furnish proxy statements to shareholders in accordance with the rules of any stock exchange on which our common shares may be listed in the future, those proxy statements do not conform to Schedule 14A of the proxy rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act. In addition, as a “foreign private issuer”, our officers and directors are exempt from the rules under the Securities Exchange Act relating to short swing profit reporting and liability.

Disclosure of Commission Position on Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is therefore unenforceable.



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