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 August 2011
Commission File Number: 001-33179
AEGEAN MARINE PETROLEUM NETWORK INC.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
10, Akti Kondili
Piraeus 185 45
Athens, Greece
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release of Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (the "Company"), dated August 23, 2011, announcing the voluntary withdrawal of (i) the putative securities class action lawsuit previously filed against the Company, its Chairman and certain of the Company's executives and (ii) the shareholder derivative lawsuit previously filed against the Company and the Company's board of directors.
This Report on Form 6-K and the exhibit hereto are hereby incorporated by reference into the Company's Registration Statement on Form F-3 (Registration No. 333-166890), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 2010, with the exception of the comments of E. Nikolas Tavlarios contained in the second paragraph of Exhibit 99.1.
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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Dated: August 25, 2011
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By: /s/ E. Nikolas Tavlarios
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Name: E. Nikolas Tavlarios
Title: President and Principal Executive Officer
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Exhibit 99.1
CONTACTS:
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Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.
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Investor Relations:
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(212) 763-5665
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Leon Berman, Principal
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investor@ampni.com
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The IGB Group
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(212) 477-8438
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Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. Announces Withdrawal of Lawsuits
PIRAEUS, Greece, Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE: ANW) today announced that the putative securities class action lawsuit previously filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Company, its Chairman and certain of its executives as well as the shareholder derivative action lawsuit previously filed in the same court against the Company and its Board of Directors have both been voluntarily withdrawn by the respective plaintiffs.
E. Nikolas Tavlarios, President, commented, "When these lawsuits were filed, we told our shareholders, customers, and suppliers that they were without merit. We believe the withdrawal of both suits speaks for itself."
About Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. is an international marine fuel logistics company that markets and physically supplies refined marine fuel and lubricants to ships in port and at sea. The Company procures product from various sources (such as refineries, oil producers, and traders) and resells it to a diverse group of customers across all major commercial shipping sectors and leading cruise lines. Currently, Aegean has a global presence in 19 markets, including Vancouver, Montreal, Mexico, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, West Africa, Gibraltar, U.K., Northern Europe, Piraeus, Patras, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Morocco, the Antwerp-Rotterdam-Amsterdam (ARA) region, Las Palmas, Tenerife, Cape Verde and Panama.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words "believe," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "forecast," "plan," "potential," "may," "should," "expect" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. Please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties.