Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
November 23 2016 - 5:14PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 November 2016
Commission
File Number: 000-51672
FREESEAS
INC.
(Name
of Registrant)
10,
Eleftheriou Venizelou Street (Panepistimiou Ave.), 106 71, Athens, Greece
(Address
of principal executive office)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐
Annual
Meeting of Shareholders
FreeSeas
Inc. (the “Company”) has announced that its annual meeting of shareholders will be held on December 22, 2016 (the
“Annual Meeting”). In that regard, attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3 are copies of (i) the Notice of
Annual Meeting, (ii) Proxy Statement, and (iii) Form of Proxy Card, respectively.
The
Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F (the “Annual Report”), which contains the Company’s audited financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2015, is being mailed to the Company’s shareholders and also posted on the Company’s
website, www.freeseas.gr. Shareholders should go to the link “2016 Annual Meeting Materials” on the Investor Relations
page of the Company’s website for a copy of the Annual Report, as well as copies of the Proxy Statement and form of Proxy
Card for the Annual Meeting. Please note that the form of Proxy Card on the website is for information purposes only and cannot
be used to vote.
SUBMITTED
HEREWITH:
Exhibit
Number
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Description
of Exhibit
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99.1
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Notice
of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
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99.2
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Proxy
Statement
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99.3
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Form
of Proxy Card
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2
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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FREESEAS
INC.
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Date:
November 23, 2016
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By:
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/s/
DIMITRIS PAPADOPOULOS
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Dimitris
Papadopoulos
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Chief
Financial Officer
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