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
DATED:
May 11, 2009
Commission
File No. 001-33811
NAVIOS
MARITIME PARTNERS L.P.
85
AKTI MIAOULI STREET, PIRAEUS, GREECE 185 38
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
N/A
On May
11, 2009, Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (“Navios”) issued a press
release announcing the closing of its follow-on offering of 3,500,000
common units at $10.32 per common unit, raising gross proceeds of approximately
$36.1 million. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to
this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
On May 5, 2009,
Navios entered into an Underwriting Agreement with the underwriters identified
therin in connection with its public offering. A copy of the executed
Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 as part of this Report. In
addition, a copy of the opinion of Reeder & Simpson P.C. is filed as Exhibit
5.1 as part of this Report.
The information
contained in this Report is hereby incorporated by reference into the
Registration Statement on Form F-3, File No. 333-157000.
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.
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NAVIOS
MARITIME PARTNERS L.P.
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By:
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/s/
Angeliki Frangou |
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Angeliki
Frangou
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Chief
Executive Officer
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Date:
May 13, 2009
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Exhibit
Index
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Exhibit
No.
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Exhibit
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1.1
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Underwriting
Agreement dated May 5, 2009. |
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5.1
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Opinion
of Reeder & Simpson P.C. dated May 8, 2009. |
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99.1
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Press
Release dated May 11,
2009.
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