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 February 2014.
Commission File Number: 000-50859
TOP SHIPS INC.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
1 VAS. SOFIAS & MEG.
ALEXANDROU STREET
151 24, MAROUSSI
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.
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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached to this report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1 is the press release of TOP Ships Inc. (the "Company") dated February 17, 2014 entitled "TOP Ships Inc. Announces Filing of Its Annual Report on Form 20-F".
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.
TOP SHIPS INC. (Registrant) |
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Date: February 17, 2014 | /s/ EVANGELOS J. PISTIOLIS Evangelos J. Pistiolis Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT 99.1
ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 17, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TOP Ships Inc. (Nasdaq:TOPS), an international ship-owning company, announced today that it has filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F, on February 14, 2014, for the year ended December 31, 2013.
The Annual Report is available for download on the Company's website, www.topships.org. Any shareholder may receive a hard copy of the Company's complete Annual Report, which includes the Company's complete 2013 audited financial statements, free of charge upon request.
About TOP Ships Inc.
TOP Ships Inc. is an international ship-owning company.
For more information about TOP Ships Inc., visit its website: www.topships.org.
CONTACT: Alexandros Tsirikos Chief Financial Officer TOP Ships Inc. 1, Vassilissis Sofias Str. & Meg. Alexandrou Str. 151 24, Maroussi, Greece Tel: +30 210 812 8180 Email: atsirikos@topships.org