UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO
RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of May 2016

Commission File Number:  001-33179

AEGEAN MARINE PETROLEUM NETWORK INC.

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

10, Akti Kondili
185 45, Piraeus
Greece

(Address of principal executive offices)

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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT

Attached as Exhibit 1 to this Report on Form 6-K is a copy of the press release of Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (the "Company"), dated May 24, 2016, announcing the Company's financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016.

Attached as Exhibit 2 is a copy of the Company's consolidated financial statements.

		As of December 31, 2015				As of March 31, 2016
		(in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise stated)
Balance Sheet Data:
Cash and cash equivalents			139,314				135,886
Gross trade receivables			317,152				333,699
Allowance for doubtful accounts			(7,278	)			(8,059	)
Inventories			114,531				117,826
Current assets			730,950				740,638
Total assets			1,445,555				1,456,501
Trade payables			72,417				73,688
Current liabilities (including current portion of long-term debt)			384,555				379,426
Total debt			705,559				703,139
Total liabilities			824,029				821,797
Total stockholder's equity			621,526				634,704
Working Capital Data:
Working capital (8)			346,395				361,212
Working capital excluding cash and debt (8)			477,594				489,458

Notes:

1.

EBITDA represents net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA does not represent and should not be considered as an alternative to net income or cash flow from operations, as determined by United States generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP, and our calculation of EBITDA may not be comparable to that recorded by other companies. EBITDA is included herein because it is a basis upon which the Company assesses its operating performance and because the Company believes that it presents useful information to investors regarding a company's ability to service and/or incur indebtedness. The following table reconciles net income to EBITDA for the periods presented:

2.

Gross spread on marine petroleum products represents the margin the Company generates on sales of marine fuel and lubricants. Gross spread on marine fuel represents the margin that the Company generates on sales of various classifications of marine fuel oil ("MFO") or marine gas oil ("MGO"). Gross spread on lubricants represents the margin that the Company generates on sales of lubricants. Gross spread on marine petroleum products, gross spread of MFO and gross spread on lubricants are not items recognized by U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to gross profit or any other indicator of a Company's operating performance required by U.S. GAAP. The Company's definition of gross spread may not be the same as that used by other companies in the same or other industries. The Company calculates the above-mentioned gross spreads by subtracting from the sales of the respective marine petroleum product the cost of the respective marine petroleum product sold and cargo transportation costs. For arrangements in which the Company physically supplies the respective marine petroleum product using its bunkering tankers, costs of the respective marine petroleum products sold represents amounts paid by the Company for the respective marine petroleum product sold in the relevant reporting period. For arrangements in which the respective marine petroleum product is purchased from the Company's related company, Aegean Oil S.A., or Aegean Oil, cost of the respective marine petroleum products sold represents the total amount paid by the Company to the physical supplier for the respective marine petroleum product and its delivery to the custom arrangements, in which the Company purchases cargos of marine fuel for its floating storage facilities. Transportation costs may be included in the purchase price of marine fuels from the supplier or may be incurred separately from a transportation provider. Gross spread per metric ton of marine fuel sold represents the margin the Company generates per metric ton of marine fuel sold. The Company calculates gross spread per metric ton of marine fuel sold by dividing the gross spread on marine fuel by the sales volume of marine fuel. Marine fuel sales do not include sales of lubricants. The following table reflects the calculation of gross spread per metric ton of marine fuel sold for the periods presented:

3.	Sales volume of marine fuel is the volume of sales of various classifications of MFO and MGO for the relevant period and is denominated in metric tons. The Company does not include the sales volume of lubricants in the calculation of gross spread per metric ton of marine fuel sold.

4.	Bunkering fleet comprises both bunkering vessels and barges.

5.

Figure represents average bunkering fleet number for the relevant period, as measured by the sum of the number of days each bunkering tanker or barge was used as part of the fleet during the period divided by the cumulative number of calendar days in the period multiplied by the number of bunkering tankers at the end of the period. This figure does not take into account non-operating days due to either scheduled or unscheduled maintenance.

6.	Special Purpose Vessels consists of the Orion, a 550 dwt tanker which is based in our Greek market.

7.	The Company owns two barges, the Mediterranean and Umnenga, as floating storage facilities in Greece and South Africa. The Company also operates on-land storage facilities in Las Palmas, Fujairah, Tangiers, Panama, the U.S.A., Hamburg and Barcelona.

The ownership of storage facilities allows the Company to mitigate its risk of supply shortages. Generally, storage costs are included in the price of refined marine fuel quoted by local suppliers. The Company expects that the ownership of storage facilities will allow it to convert the variable costs of this storage fee mark-up per metric ton quoted by suppliers into fixed costs of operating its owned storage facilities, thus enabling the Company to spread larger sales volumes over a fixed cost base and to decrease its refined fuel costs.

8.	Working capital is defined as current assets minus current liabilities. Working capital excluding cash and debt is defined as current assets minus cash and cash equivalents minus restricted cash minus current liabilities plus short-term borrowings plus current portion of long-term debt.

9.

Net income as adjusted for non-cash items, such as depreciation, provision for doubtful accounts, restricted stock, amortization, deferred income taxes, loss on sale of vessels, net, impairment losses, unrealized loss/(gain) on derivatives and unrealized foreign exchange loss/(gain), net, is used to assist in evaluating our ability to make quarterly cash distributions. Net income as adjusted for non-cash items is not recognized by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and should not be considered as an alternative to net income or any other indicator of the Company's performance required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

First Quarter 2016 Dividend Announcement

On May 23, 2016, the Company's Board of Directors declared a first quarter 2016 dividend of $0.02 per share payable on June 21, 2016 to shareholders of record as of June 7, 2016. The dividend amount was determined in accordance with the Company's dividend policy of paying cash dividends on a quarterly basis subject to factors including the requirements of Marshall Islands law, future earnings, capital requirements, financial condition, future prospects and such other factors as are determined by the Company's Board of Directors. The Company anticipates retaining most of its future earnings, if any, for use in operations and business expansion.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. will conduct a conference call and simultaneous Internet webcast on Wednesday, May 25 ^th , 2016 at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time, to discuss its first quarter results. Investors may access the webcast and related slide presentation, by visiting the Company's website at www.ampni.com, and clicking on the webcast link. The conference call also may be accessed via telephone by dialing (888) 438-5491 (for U.S.-based callers) or (719) 325-2428 (for international callers) and enter the passcode:   6450144.

If you are unable to participate at this time, a replay of the call will be available for two weeks at 888-203-1112 or 719-457-0820.   Enter the code 6450144 to access the audio replay. The webcast will also be archived on the Company's website:

http://www.ampni.com .

About Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.  is an international marine fuel logistics company that markets and physically supplies refined marine fuel and lubricants to ships in port and at sea. The Company procures product from various sources (such as refineries, oil producers, and traders) and resells it to a diverse group of customers across all major commercial shipping sectors and leading cruise lines. Currently, Aegean has a global presence in 33 markets and a team of professionals ready to serve our customers wherever they are around the globe. For additional information please visit:  www.ampni.com

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts.

The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words "believe," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "forecast," "plan," "potential," "may," "should," "expect" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, our 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.

In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include our ability to manage growth, our ability to maintain our business in light of our proposed business and location expansion, our ability to obtain double hull secondhand bunkering tankers, the outcome of legal, tax or regulatory proceedings to which we may become a party, adverse conditions in the shipping or the marine fuel supply industries, our ability to retain our key suppliers and key customers, material disruptions in the availability or supply of crude oil or refined petroleum products, changes in the market price of petroleum, including the volatility of spot pricing, increased levels of competition, compliance or lack of compliance with various environmental and other applicable laws and regulations, our ability to collect accounts receivable, changes in the political, economic or regulatory conditions in the markets in which we operate, and the world in general, our failure to hedge certain financial risks associated with our business, our ability to maintain our current tax treatments and our failure to comply with restrictions in our credit agreements and other factors. Please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties.

CONTACTS:

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.

(212) 430-1098

 

 

 

 

 

AEGEAN MARINE PETROLEUM NETWORK INC.

1.	Basis of Presentation and General Information:

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. ("Aegean" or "AMPNI") and its subsidiaries (Aegean and its subsidiaries are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Company") and have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("US GAAP") for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and notes required by US GAAP for complete financial statements.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results that might be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented in this report should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2015.

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, and trade accounts payable reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheets approximate their respective fair values because of the short term nature of these accounts. The fair value of revolving credit facilities is estimated based on current rates offered to the Company for similar debt of the same remaining maturities. The carrying value approximates the fair market value for the floating rate loans due to their variable interest rate, being EURIBOR, LIBOR or EIBOR. LIBOR, EURIBOR and EIBOR rates are observable at commonly quoted intervals for the full terms of the loans and hence floating rate loans are considered Level 2 items in accordance with the fair value hierarchy.

2.	Significant accounting policies:

A discussion of the Company's significant accounting policies can be found in the Company's consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2015. There have been no material changes to these policies in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016.

Debt issuance costs . In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs," ("ASU 2015-03"), which is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015. ASU 2015-03 requires debt issuance costs to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the associated debt liability, consistent with the presentation of a debt discount. The amortization of such costs will continue to be reported as interest expense. Accordingly, the Company has adopted this accounting standard and reclassified the prior-period amounts to conform to the current-period presentation.

 

The retrospective effect of our adoption of ASU 2015-03, which affected only the presentation of deferred debt issuance costs in our Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2015, is as follows:

 

3.	Trade Accounts Receivables Factoring Agreement

In connection with the factoring agreement, renewed on November 13, 2015 and valid until November 14, 2016, the Company sold $24,921 and $42,748 of trade accounts receivable during the periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, net of servicing fees of $151 and $165, included in the condensed consolidated statements of income.

4.	Inventories:

The amounts shown in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets are analyzed as follows:

5.

Vessels:

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the movement of the account vessels was as follows:

On March 23, 2016, the Company took delivery of Umnenga , a 66,895 dwt double hull bunkering tanker built in 1993 to deploy in its service station in South Africa. The vessel was purchased from a third-party seller with a total cost of $8,667.

6.	Other Fixed Assets:

The amounts in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets are analyzed as follows:

7.	Deferred Charges:

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the movement of the account deferred charges was as follows:

The amortization for dry-docking costs is included in cost of revenue and in selling and distribution cost in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income, according to their function.

8.	Goodwill and intangible assets:

Goodwill: Goodwill identified represents the purchase price in excess of the fair value of the identifiable net assets of the acquired business at the date of acquisition. The Company calculated the fair value of the reporting unit using the discounted cash flow method, and determined that the fair value of the reporting unit exceeded its book value including the goodwill. The discounted cash flows calculation is subject to management judgment related to revenue growth, capacity utilization, the weighted average cost of capital (WACC), of approximately 7%, and the future price of marine fuel products. No impairment loss was recorded at March 31, 2016.

Intangible assets: The Company has identified finite-lived intangible assets associated with concession agreements acquired with the purchase of the Las Palmas and Panama subsidiaries, a non-compete covenant acquired with the Aegean NWE. The values recorded have been recognized at the date of the acquisition and are amortized on a straight line basis over their useful life.

The amounts in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets are analyzed as follows:

9.	Total Debt:

The amounts comprising total debt are presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as follows:

The above dates show the later of the date of the facility, the date of the most recent renewal or the date the loan was assumed by the Company.

 

The amortization of deferred financing costs is included in interest and finance costs in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.

On March 22, 2016, the Company entered into a secured credit facility for an amount of $13,000. The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin.

As at March 31, 2016, the Company was in compliance with all of its financial covenants contained in its credit facilities.

The annual principal payments of long-term debt required to be made after March 31, 2016 are as follows:

10.	Derivatives and fair value measurements:

The Company uses derivatives in accordance with its overall risk management strategy.  The changes in the fair value of these derivatives are recognized immediately through earnings.

The following describes the Company's derivative classifications:

The Company enters into interest rate swap contracts to economically hedge its exposure to variability in its floating rate long-term debt.  Under the terms of the interest rate swaps, the Company and the bank agreed to exchange at specified intervals the difference between paying fixed rate and floating rate interest amount calculated by reference to the agreed principal amount and maturity.  Interest rate swaps allow the Company to convert long-term borrowings issued at floating rates to equivalent fixed rates.

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company was committed to the following 15 year interest rate swap arrangement:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the counterparty to the interest rate swap agreement. In order to minimize counterparty risk, the Company enters into derivative transactions with counterparties that are rated AAA or at least A at the time of the transactions.

The Company enters into foreign currency contracts to hedge its exposure to variability in foreign currency related to the repayment of its long-term debt in foreign currency.  Under the terms of the foreign currency contracts, the Company agreed with the bank to exchange currencies at specified exchange rates for the scheduled outflows from the loan repayment. As of March 31, 2016 the Company was committed to 5 year currency arrangements to exchange currencies at agreed rates and for amounts related to the repayment of its foreign currency long-term loan.

The Company uses fuel pricing contracts to hedge exposure to changes in the net cost of marine fuel purchases. The Company has the right of offset with the counterparty of the fuel pricing contracts, and settles outstanding balances on a monthly basis.  Therefore, these amounts are presented on a net basis in the condensed consolidated balance sheets (on a gross basis: an asset of $19,114 and a liability of $23,960, as of March 31, 2016 and an asset of $46,949 and a liability of $24,533 as of December 31, 2015).

The following table presents information about our derivative instruments measured at fair value and their locations on the condensed consolidated balance sheets:

 

The following table presents the effect and financial statement location of our derivative instruments on our condensed consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

The following table sets forth by level our assets/ liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis.  As required by the fair value guidance, assets/ liabilities are categorized in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

 

 

 

The fair value of the interest rate swaps is determined using the discounted cash flow method based on market-based EURIBOR rates swap yield curves, taking into account current interest rates. Valuation models require a variety of inputs, including contractual terms, market prices, yield curves, credit spreads, measures of volatility, and correlations of such inputs.

The fair value of the foreign currency contracts is determined based on the agreed fixed and the current exchange currency for the amount agreed to be exchanged on each contract.

 

The Company uses observable inputs to calculate the mark-to-market valuation of the fuel pricing derivatives. Fuel pricing contracts are valued using quoted market prices of the underlying commodity. During the periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company entered into fuel pricing contracts for 7,225,743 metric tons and 10,560,610 metric tons, respectively.

The Company's derivatives trade in over the counter markets, and as such, model inputs are generally observable and do not require significant management judgment. Such instruments are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

11.	Revenues and Cost of Revenues:

The amounts in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income are analyzed as follows:

Included in the cost of revenues is depreciation of $1,294 and $1,020 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

12.	Selling and Distribution:

The amounts in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income are analyzed as follows:

 

13.	General and Administrative:

The amounts in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income are analyzed as follows:

14.	Commitments and Contingencies:

Lease Commitments: The Company leases certain property under operating leases, which require the Company to pay maintenance, insurance and other expenses in addition to annual rentals. The minimum annual payments under all non-cancelable operating leases at March 31, 2016 are as follows:

Rent expense under operating leases was $10,395 and $7,247 for the three months period ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Legal Matters :

In November 2005, an unrelated party filed a declaratory action against one of the Company's subsidiaries before the First Instance Court of Piraeus, Greece. The plaintiff asserted that he was instrumental in the negotiation of the Company's eight-year Fuel Purchase Agreement with a government refinery in Jamaica and sought a judicial affirmation of his alleged contractual right to receive a commission of $0.01 per metric ton of marine fuel over the term of the contract. In December 2008, the First Instance Court of Piraeus dismissed the plaintiff's action as vague and inadmissible, however the Company appealed that decision on the grounds that there was no contract between the Company and the plaintiff and that the court lacked jurisdiction. While the action was pending in Greece, the plaintiff commenced a new action involving the same cause of action before the Commercial Court of Paris, France, which dismissed that action in June 2009. The plaintiff's appeal of the dismissal was denied by the Paris Court of Appeal in February 2010. In January 2012, the plaintiff commenced a new action relating to the same allegations before the Commercial Court of Paris, which was dismissed on June 27, 2012 in favor of the competence and jurisdiction of the Greek courts. In July 2012, the plaintiff filed a "contredit," an appeal procedure under French law. In November 2013, the Court held that there is no matter pending in Greece that would allow the French courts to decline jurisdiction to the benefit of the Greek proceedings. As a result, the case is to return to the Commercial Court of Paris which should have to examine the admissibility of Mr. Varouxis' claim in France. The relevant pleadings were issued on December 18, 2015. According to its decision the French Court held that Varouxis is entitled to a part compensation based on a half of its claim fee of $0.01 per metric ton sold but limited to the amount of $670 with respect to the years 2005 to 2008. The Judgement is enforceable subject to the submission by Mr Varouxis to AMP of a bank guarantee as counter-security covering the reimbursement to AMP of the said sum plus interest. Until now Mr. Varouxis has been unable to submit a properly worded bank guarantee. In the meantime, both AMP and Mr. Varouxis have filed contrary appeals versus the decision issued. In any event our position continues to be that this claim is unwarranted and lacking in merit. The Company is not in a position to comment further on this matter at this time.

On December 18, 2014, the Company and Aegean Bunkering (USA) LLC, or the Aegean Parties, filed a one-count complaint for breach of contract against Hess Corporation, or Hess, in New York Supreme Court, New York County (653887/2014). In the complaint, the Aegean Parties allege that Hess breached certain express representations and warranties in representing its financial condition in an agreement pursuant to which Hess sold its bunker oil business to Aegean Bunkering (USA) LLC. The Aegean Parties claim approximately $28,000 in compensatory damages, exclusive of interest and costs. On February 9, 2015, Hess filed an answer to the complaint. During the course of discovery, through co-counsel Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP, the Aegean Parties filed a motion for leave to amend the complaint on December 15, 2015. The proposed amended complaint added a claim for fraud and fraudulent inducement in connection with the Agreement, seeking approximately $127 million in compensatory damages, exclusive of interest and costs, and punitive damages in an amount to be determined at trial. On Hess's consent, the Aegean Parties' motion to amend the complaint was granted on January 15, 2016. On February 3, 2016, Hess filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint in part, specifically, the fraud and fraudulent inducement claim and portions of the contract claim. The Aegean Parties' responded to the motion to dismiss on March 4, 2016, and Hess submitted its reply on March 18, 2016. The parties are now awaiting a decision from the Court. The Company is not in a position to comment further on this matter at this time.

The Company has supplied bunkers through agreements with various entities of the O.W. Bunker Group, which filed for bankruptcy in November 2014. The Company issued notice to members of the O.W. Bunker Group for the request of payment for the value of the bunkers supplied. The Company's exposure for these supplies amounts to $4,951, of which $2,922 is recorded as a provision for doubtful accounts in our consolidated balance sheets.  The Company believes that the respective members of the O.W. Bunker Group were never the rightful owners of the bunkers and is currently trying to work out escrow or other practical solutions with the end users. The Company expects to recover the amount of at least $2,029.

A Company's subsidiary, Aegean Oil Terminal Corporation, has provided storage facilities through agreements to Alco Shipping Services LLC and Alco Fuel Trading LLC. In breach of their obligations under their agreements the debtors failed to deliver any products to the terminal and to pay the invoices in the principal sum of $450. Following various demands for payment and in the absence of payment, the Company's subsidiary has terminated their agreement and commenced legal proceedings against the debtors in the High Court of London. After lodging with the court the relevant application, claim for and witness statements the Company's subsidiary received a sealed order from the High Court in London giving permission to service the Claim Form and Particulars of Claim out of the jurisdiction upon the debtors in UAE. The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office have now returned the service process request with the documents unserved due to the fact that the debtors have moved offices. The debtors do not have a valid defense and once the claim form is served upon them the Company expects to proceed to obtain a summary judgment from the High Court in London. As soon as a judgment is obtained the Company expects to proceed to execute the same by way of arrest and sale of any of the nine ships the debtors own.

Aegean Oil Terminal Corporation has also provided storage facilities through agreements to House of Gas Trading DMCC. In breach of their obligations under their agreements the debtors failed to deliver any products to the terminal and to pay the invoices in the principal sum of $882. Following various demands for payment and in the absence of payment, the Company has terminated their agreement and commenced legal proceedings against the debtors in the High Court of London. After lodging with the court the relevant application, claim for and witness statements the Company's subsidiary received a sealed order from the High Court in London giving permission to service the Claim Form and Particulars of Claim out of the jurisdiction upon the debtors in UAE. The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office have not yet returned the service process request. The debtors do not have a valid defense and once the claim form is served upon them the Company expects to proceed to obtain a summary judgment from the High Court in London. As soon as a judgment is obtained the Company expects to proceed to execute the same by way of arrest and sale of their assets.

Various claims, suits, and complains, including those involving government regulations and product liability, arise in the ordinary course of business. In addition, losses may arise from disputes with charterers and agents and insurance and other claims with suppliers relating to the operations of the Company's vessels. Currently, management is not aware of any such claims or contingent liabilities for which a provision should be established in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Environmental and Other Liabilities: The Company accrues for the cost of environmental liabilities when management becomes aware that a liability is probable and is able to reasonably estimate the Company's exposure. Currently, management is not aware of any such claims or contingent liabilities for which a provision should be established in these condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company's Protection and Indemnity ("P&I") insurance policies cover third-party liability and other expenses related to injury or death of crew, passengers and other third parties, loss or damage of cargo, claims arising from collisions with other vessels, damage to other third-party property, and pollution arising from oil or other substances.  The Company's coverage under the P&I insurance policies, except for pollution, are unlimited. Coverage for pollution is $1,000,000 per vessel per incident.

15.	Equity Incentive Plan:

The Company measures stock-based compensation cost at grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award which is determined by the closing price of the Company's common stock traded on the NYSE on the grant date, and recognizes the cost as expense on a straight-line basis (net of estimated forfeitures) over the requisite service period. The expense is recorded in the general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income. Aegean is incorporated in a non-taxable jurisdiction and accordingly, no deferred tax assets are recognized for these stock-based incentive awards.

All grants of nonvested stock issued under the 2015 Plan are subject to accelerated vesting upon certain circumstances set forth in the 2015 Plan.

The following table summarizes the status of the Company's non-vested shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2016:

Total compensation cost of $2,403 was recognized and included in the general and administrative expenses under accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

As of March 31, 2016, there was $13,081 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation awards. This unrecognized compensation at March 31, 2016, is expected to be recognized as compensation expense over a weighted average period of 2.0 years as follows:

16.	Earnings per Common Share: