Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. Announces Bet
Signing of Supplemental Agreement to its Loan
October 12, 2009 – Athens, Greece – Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (the “Company”)
(NASDAQ: SHIP; SHIP.W) announced today that Bulk Energy Transport (Holdings) Limited
(“BET”), a company in which Seanergy holds a 50% controlling interest, has signed with its
lenders a supplemental agreement to its loan and BET has received a reduction of the security
requirement and the minimum equity ratio requirement for a period up to July 1, 2010.
About Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp., the successor to Seanergy Maritime Corp., is a Marshall
Islands corporation with its executive offices in Athens, Greece. The Company is engaged in the
transportation of dry bulk cargoes through the control and operation of dry bulk carriers. The
Company purchased and took delivery of six dry bulk carriers in the third and fourth quarters of
2008 from companies associated with members of the Restis family. In August 2009, the
Company acquired a controlling interest in Bulk Energy Transport (Holdings) Limited, which
owns five drybulk carriers, four Capesize and one Panamax.
As a result, the Company's current controlled fleet includes 11 dry bulk carriers (4 Capesize, 3
Panamax, 2 Supramax and 2 Handysize vessels) with a total carrying capacity of 1,043,296 dwt
and an average age of 13 years.
The Company’s common stock and warrants trade on the NASDAQ Global Market under the
symbols SHIP and SHIP.W, respectively. Prior to October 15, 2008, the Company’s common
stock and warrants traded on the NYSE Amex LLC (formerly known as AMEX) under the
symbols SRG, SRG.W, respectively.
For further information please visit our website at www.seanergymaritime.com
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