TEUFF Box Ships Inc (CE)

 

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 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of December 2015

 

Commission File Number: 001-35132

 

Box Ships Inc.

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

15 Karamanli Ave., GR 166 73, Voula, 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 ☐

 

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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K

 

 

Box Ships Inc. (the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash payment of $0.5625 per share on its 9.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares (the "Series C Preferred Shares") (OTC:TEUCF) for the period from October 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015. The payment will be made on January 4, 2016 to all holders of Series C Preferred Shares of record as of December 31, 2015.

 

The Company has 916,333 Series C Preferred Shares outstanding as of the date of this Report. The payment dates for the Series C Preferred Shares are January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

 

		BOX SHIPS INC.
Dated: December 18, 2015	By:	/s/ Michael Bodouroglou
	Name:	Michael Bodouroglou
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

                                                                

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