UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D/A
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 5)*
DANAOS CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
Y1968P 121
(CUSIP Number)
Finnbarr D. Murphy
Goodwin Procter LLP
620 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10018
Telephone: (212) 459-7257
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
November 10, 2023
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement
on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of § 240.13d-1(e),
240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box ¨.
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall
include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies
are to be sent.
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled
out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent
amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this
cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”)
or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
SCHEDULE 13D/A
| CUSIP No. Y1968P 121 |
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Danaos Investment Limited as Trustee
of the 883 Trust |
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER
OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) ¨
(b) ¨ |
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SEC
USE ONLY |
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SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
PF |
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CHECK BOX
IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New Zealand |
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER
9,188,502 shares of Common Stock |
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SHARED VOTING POWER
None |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
9,188,502 shares of Common Stock |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
None |
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,188,502 shares of Common Stock |
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CHECK BOX
IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) |
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY
AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
47.3% |
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
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(1) Based on 19,446,489 shares of common stock of Danaos Corporation
outstanding as of November 10, 2023, as reported in Danaos Corporation’s Report on Form 6-K filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2023.
SCHEDULE 13D/A
| CUSIP No. Y1968P 121 |
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
John Coustas |
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER
OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) ¨
(b) ¨ |
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SEC
USE ONLY |
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SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
PF |
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CHECK BOX
IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Greece |
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER
9,188,502 shares of Common Stock(1) |
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SHARED VOTING POWER
None |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
9,188,502 shares of Common Stock(1) |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
None |
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,188,502 shares of Common Stock(1) |
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CHECK BOX
IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) |
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY
AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
47.3%(2) |
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
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(1) These shares of Common Stock are
held by Danaos Investment Limited as Trustee of the 883 Trust (“DIL”), which has sole voting and dispositive control over
these shares of Common Stock. The beneficiaries of the 883 Trust are Dr. Coustas and members of his immediate family. The
board of directors of DIL consists of four members, none of whom is a beneficiary of the 883 Trust or member of the Coustas family,
and has voting and dispositive control over the shares held by the 883 Trust. Dr. Coustas has certain powers to remove
and replace DIL as Trustee of the 883 Trust and, accordingly, he may be deemed to beneficially own these 9,188,502 shares of Common
Stock. This does not necessarily imply economic ownership of the securities.
(2) Based on 19,446,489 shares of common stock of Danaos Corporation
outstanding as of November 10, 2023, as reported in Danaos Corporation’s Report on Form 6-K filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2023.
This Amendment No. 5 to the Statement on Schedule
13D originally filed on August 16, 2010, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on August 14, 2018, Amendment No. 2 on December 2,
2019, Amendment No. 3 on September 14, 2021 and Amendment No. 4 on April 15, 2022 (the “Statement”),
) relates to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), of Danaos
Corporation., a Marshall Islands corporation (the “Company”), and is being filed by (i) Danaos Investment Limited,
a company organized under the laws of New Zealand, as Trustee of the 883 Trust, a trust established under the laws of England and Wales
(“DIL”), and (ii) Dr. John Coustas (“Dr. Coustas” and, together with DIL as Trustee
of the 883 Trust, the “Reporting Persons”).
Information
given in response to each item below shall be deemed incorporated by reference in all other items below. Unless indicated otherwise, all
items left blank remain unchanged, and any items which are amended below are deemed to amend and update the existing items in the Schedule
13D.
| Item 3. |
Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration |
Item 3 of the Statement is hereby amended by adding
the following paragraph prior to the last paragraph of Item 3:
See the responses
to Items 4, 5 and 6, which are incorporated by reference herein.
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Purpose of Transaction |
Item 4 of the Statement is hereby amended by adding
the following paragraphs to the end of Item 4:
This
Amendment No. 5 updates the percentage of Common Stock of the Company beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons, including to reflect
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding reported by the Company on November 14, 2023, which reflects repurchases under the
Company’s common stock repurchase program. This Amendment No. 5 also updates the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially
owned by the Reporting Persons to reflect that: (1) in December 2022, 40,000
shares of Common Stock were granted to Dr. Coustas as an equity award and are held by DIL and (2) on November 10, 2023,
40,000 shares of Common Stock were granted to Dr. Coustas as an equity award and are held by DIL and 100,000 shares were acquired
by DIL pursuant to the Amended and Restated Management Agreement as described in the next paragraph.
DIL as Trustee of the 883 Trust is the beneficial
owner of all of the outstanding shares of Danaos Shipping Company Limited (“Danaos Shipping”) and, in such capacity, is entitled
to receive 100,000 shares of Common Stock, payable annually in the fourth calendar quarter of each year, as a management fee for the services
of Danaos Shipping pursuant to the Amended and Restated Management Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Management Agreement”),
dated as of November 10, 2023, between the Company and Danaos Shipping. DIL as Trustee of the 883 Trust acquired 100,000 shares of
Common Stock pursuant this agreement on November 10, 2023. A copy of the Amended and Restated
Management Agreement is filed as Exhibit 2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Each of the Shareholder Directors and each of the
Reporting Persons acquired their shares of Common Stock for investment purposes. Each of the Shareholder Directors and each of the Reporting
Persons reserve the right to change their intentions, as they deem appropriate. Depending on market conditions and other factors that
they may deem material, each of the Shareholder Directors and each of the Reporting Persons may, in privately negotiated transactions,
in the open market or otherwise, purchase additional shares of Common Stock and/or related securities, including pursuant to the Company’s
DRIP, dispose of all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock or related securities that they now beneficially owns or may acquire hereafter,
and/or enter into transactions that increase or hedge their economic exposure to the shares of Common Stock without affecting their beneficial
ownership. Dr. Coustas serves as the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Company, and Mr. Prokopakis serves
as a director of the Company and Mr. Chatzis serves as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and therefore each regularly engages
in discussions with management of the Company, the board of directors of the Company, other shareholders of the Company and other relevant
parties, which discussions may include matters ranging from the operations and conduct of the Company’s business to considering
or exploring extraordinary corporate transactions including the events listed in Items 4(a) through 4(j) of Schedule 13D. In
connection with these discussions, the Reporting Persons and/or either or the Shareholder Directors may, either directly or through one
or more affiliates, determine to take any available course of action or to take no course of action and may at any time and from time
to time take steps to further or implement such course of action, including any of the events listed in Items 4(a) through 4(j) of
Schedule 13D. Any action or actions the Reporting Persons and/or either of the Shareholder Directors may undertake with respect to
their investment in the Company or the operations and conduct of the Company’s business will be dependent upon their review of numerous
factors, including those listed above, and the Reporting Persons and each of the Shareholder Directors specifically reserve the right
to change their intentions, or to formulate plans and proposals, with respect to any or all of the matters described in this paragraph,
subject to applicable law and regulations.
| Item 5 |
Interest in Securities of the Issuer |
Item 5 of the Statement is hereby amended
and restated to read as follows:
DIL,
as Trustee of the 883 Trust, is the owner of 9,188,502 shares of Common Stock, which represents 47.3% of the issued and outstanding shares
of Common Stock, based on 19,446,489 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 10, 2023, as reported in the Company’s
Report on Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2023. DIL, as Trustee of the 883 Trust,
has sole voting and dispositive control over these shares of Common Stock. The beneficiaries of the 883 Trust are Dr. Coustas and
members of his immediate family. The board of directors of DIL consists of four members, none of whom is a beneficiary of the 883 Trust
or member of the Coustas family, or has voting and dispositive control over the shares held by the 883 Trust. Dr. Coustas has certain
powers to remove and replace DIL as Trustee of the 883 Trust and, accordingly, he may be deemed to beneficially own these 9,188,502 shares
of Common Stock. This does not necessarily imply economic ownership of the securities.
Iraklis
Prokopakis beneficially owns 199,963 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 1.0% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock
based on 19,446,489 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 10, 2023 as reported in the Company’s Report on
Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2023, including 25,000 shares of Common Stock received
as compensatory awards on November 10, 2023. He has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to such shares. Mr. Prokopakis
resigned as Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective November 10, 2023, and remains a director of the Company.
Evangelos
Chatzis beneficially owns 70,000 shares of Common Stock, or less than 1.0% of the issued
and outstanding shares of Common Stock based on 19,446,489 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 10, 2023 as reported
in the Company’s Report on Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2023, including
20,000 shares of Common Stock received as compensatory awards on November 10, 2023. He has sole voting and dispositive power with
respect to such shares.
(a) See
Items 11 and 13 on the cover pages to this Schedule 13D/A for the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities identified
pursuant to Item 1 owned by each Reporting Person.
(b) Number
of shares as to which each Reporting Person has:
i. Sole power to vote or to direct
the vote: See Item 7 on cover pages to this Amendment.
ii. Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote: See Item 8 on cover pages to this Amendment.
iii. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition:
See Item 9 on cover pages to this Amendment.
iv. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:
See Item 10 on cover pages to this Amendment.
(c) Other
than as set forth in response to other items in this Amendment No. 5, which responses are incorporated by reference, no other transactions
in the Company’s Common Stock by the Reporting Persons and the Shareholder Directors were effected in the past 60 days.
(d) The beneficiaries
of the 883 Trust, which include Dr. Coustas and members of his family, have the right to receive any dividends from, or the proceeds
from any sale of, shares of Common Stock owned of record by Danaos Investment Limited, as Trustee of the 883 Trust. Each of the Shareholder
Directors has the right to receive any dividends from, or the proceeds from any sale of, shares of Common Stock that he owns.
(e) Not applicable.
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Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationship with Respect to Securities of the Issuer |
Item 6 of the Statement is hereby amended by adding
the following paragraph.
See the responses to Item 3, Item 4 and Item
5, which are incorporated by reference.
| Item 7. | Materials
to be Filed as Exhibits |
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of each
of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Amendment No. 5
is true, complete and correct.
Dated: November 15, 2023
| DANAOS INVESTMENT LIMITED AS TRUSTEE
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/s/ Iraklis Prokopakis |
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Name: IRAKLIS PROKOPAKIS |
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Title: Director |
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/s/ Evangelos Chatzis |
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Name: EVANGELOS CHATZIS |
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Title: Director |
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| JOHN COUSTAS |
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/s/ John Coustas |
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Exhibit 1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
Dated: November 15, 2023
The undersigned hereby agree that Amendment No. 5
dated November 15, 2023 (the “Amendment No. 5”) to the Statement on Schedule 13D with respect to the Common
Stock, $0.01 par value, of Danaos Corporation dated August 16, 2010 (the “Statement on Schedule 13D”) is, and
any further amendments to the Statement on Schedule 13D executed by each of us shall be, filed on behalf of each of us pursuant to and
in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that this
Joint Filing Agreement shall be included as an Exhibit to the Amendment No. 5. This Joint Filing Agreement may be executed
in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
[Signature Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed
this Joint Filing Agreement as of the date first above written.
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DANAOS INVESTMENT LIMITED AS TRUSTEE OF THE 883 TRUST |
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/s/ Iraklis Prokopakis |
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Iraklis Prokopakis |
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Director |
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By: |
/s/ Evangelos Chatzis |
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Evangelos Chatzis |
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Director |
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JOHN COUSTAS |
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/s/ John Coustas |
[Signature Page to Joint Filing Agreement]
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