6-K

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 July 2021

Commission File Number 001-31236

TSAKOS ENERGY NAVIGATION LIMITED

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

367 Syngrou Avenue, 175 64 P. Faliro, Athens, 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    ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):    ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):    ☐

TSAKOS ENERGY NAVIGATION LIMITED

FORM 6-K

This report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the following Registration Statements of the Company:

• Registration Statement (Form F-3 No. 333-240253) filed with the SEC on July 31, 2020;

• Registration Statement on Form F-3 (No. 333-234279) filed with the SEC on October 21, 2019;

• Registration Statement on Form F-3 (No. 333-206852) filed with the SEC on September 9, 2015;

• Registration Statement on Form F-3 (No. 333-111615) filed with the SEC on December 30, 2003;

• Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-183007) initially filed with the SEC on August 2, 2012, as amended;

• Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-134306) initially filed with the SEC on May 19, 2006, as amended;

• Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-104062) filed with the SEC on March 27, 2003; and

• Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-102860) filed with the SEC on January 31, 2003.

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The press release issued by Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. on July 8, 2021 announcing that Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. has declared a dividend on its Series F Preferred Shares is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 Press Release, dated July 8, 2021

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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.

Date: July 8, 2021

TSAKOS ENERGY NAVIGATION LIMITED

By: /s/ George Saroglou                                

George Saroglou

Chief Operating Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

TSAKOS ENERGY NAVIGATION LIMITED (TEN) 367 Syngrou Avenue, 175 64 P. Faliro, Hellas Tel: 30210 94 07 710-3, Fax: 30210 94 07 716, e-mail: ten@tenn.gr Website: http://www.tenn.gr

Press Release

July 8, 2021

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TEN Ltd. Declares Dividend on its

Series F Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares

ATHENS, GREECE, July 8, 2021 – TEN Ltd. (“TEN”) (NYSE: TNP) (the “Company”), a leading diversified crude, product and LNG tanker operator, today announced that its Board of Directors declared the regular quarterly cash dividend of approximately $0.59375 per share for its Series F Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares (the “Series F Preferred Shares”; NYSE: TNPPRF).

Each dividend of the Series F Preferred Shares is for the period from the most recent dividend payment date on April 30, 2021 through July 29, 2021.

The dividend on the Series F Preferred Shares will be paid on July 30, 2021 to all holders of record of Series F Preferred Shares as of July 27, 2021. Dividends on the Series F Preferred Shares are payable quarterly in arrears on the 30^th day (unless the 30^th falls on a weekend or public holiday, in which case the payment date is moved to the next business day) of January, April, July and October of each year, when, as and if declared by TEN’s board of directors. This is the 12^th dividend on the Series F since their commencement of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

TEN has 6,291,199 Series F Preferred Shares outstanding as of the date of this press release.

ABOUT TSAKOS ENERGY NAVIGATION

TEN, founded in 1993 and celebrating this year 28 years as a public company, is one of the first and most established public shipping companies in the world. TEN’s diversified energy fleet currently consists of 64 double-hull vessels, including one LNG carrier and one suezmax DP2 shuttle tanker under construction, constituting a mix of crude tankers, product tankers and LNG carriers, totalling 7.4 million dwt.

ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted by such forward-looking statements.

Visit our company website at: http://www.tenn.gr

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TEN undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

For further information please contact:

Company

Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd.

George Saroglou

COO

+30210 94 07 710

gsaroglou@tenn.gr

Investor Relations / Media

Capital Link, Inc.

Nicolas Bornozis

Markella Kara

+212 661 7566

ten@capitallink.com

Visit our company website at: http://www.tenn.gr

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