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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 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the month of February, 2010
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 001-33373
 
 
CAPITAL PRODUCT PARTNERS L.P.
 
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
 
 
3 IASSONOS STREET
PIRAEUS, 18537 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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Item 1 – Information Contained in this Form 6-K Report
 
Attached as Exhibit I is a press release of Capital Product Partners L.P., dated March 16, 2010.
 
This report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the registrant's registration statement, registration number 333-153274, dated October 1, 2008.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
 
  CAPITAL PRODUCT PARTNERS L.P.,  
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Ioannis E. Lazaridis  
    Name:   Ioannis E. Lazaridis  
    Title:     Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
      of Capital GP L.L.C.     
  
       

 

Dated: March 16, 2010
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit I
 
 
 
CAPITAL PRODUCT PARTNERS L.P. ANNOUNCES PARTIAL EXERCISE OF UNDERWRITERS’ OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION
 
Athens, Greece, March 16, 2010 – Capital Product Partners L.P. (the Partnership) (Nasdaq: CPLP) announced today that the underwriters of its public offering of 5,800,000 common units, which was completed on February 26, 2010, have partially exercised the over-allotment option granted to them by the Partnership. As a result of the over-allotment exercise, the Partnership will sell 481,578 common units and will receive approximately $4 million in net proceeds, which will be used for general partnership purposes.
 
The Partnership’s common units trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “CPLP”.
 
The joint book-running managers for this offering are UBS Investment Bank and Citi. The senior manager is Barclays Capital and the co-managers are Oppenheimer & Co. and Stifel Nicolaus.
 
Copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus related to this offering may be obtained from UBS Investment Bank, Attention: Prospectus Department, 299 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10171, or by calling UBS toll-free at: 888-827-7275 or from Citi, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58th Street, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11220, or by calling Citi toll-free at: 800-831-9146. Electronic copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus related to this offering are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This offering may be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus.
 
About Capital Product Partners L.P.
 
Capital Product Partners L.P. (Nasdaq: CPLP), a Marshall Islands master limited partnership, is an international owner of modern double-hull tankers. Capital Product Partners L.P. owns 19 modern vessels, comprising 16 MR tankers, two small product tankers and one Suezmax crude oil tanker. Our vessels are under medium to long-term charters to BP Shipping Limited, Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc., Overseas Shipholding Group, Shell International Trading & Shipping Company Ltd. and Capital Maritime & Trading Corp.
 
 
 
 
Forward Looking Statement:
 
The statements in this press release that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the stated or forecasted results to be materially different from those anticipated. Unless required by law, we expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether because of future events, new information, a change in our views or expectations, to conform them to actual results or otherwise. We assume no responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements. We make no prediction or statement about the performance of our common units.
 
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CONTACT:  Capital GP L.L.C.
 
Ioannis Lazaridis, CEO and CFO
+30 (210) 4584 950
i.lazaridis@capitalpplp.com
Capital Maritime & Trading Corp.

Jerry Kalogiratos
+30 (210) 4584 950
j.kalogiratos@capitalpplp.com