UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
June 7, 2024 (
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| c/o Dorian LPG (USA) LLC, |
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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement
On June 5, 2024, Dorian LPG Ltd. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”) in connection with an offering (the “Offering”) of shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company agreed to sell to the Underwriters an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares (the “Shares”) of Common Stock at a purchase price of $42.275 per share (the “Purchase Price”), which reflects a price to the public has of $44.50 per share less underwriting discounts and commissions of $2.225 per share. In connection with this offering, the Company has granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 300,000 shares of Common Stock at a price per share equal to the Purchase Price.
The Company has registered the Offering under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) as part of its registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-266588) filed with the U.S. and Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on August 5, 2022 and became effective of August 22, 2022, and a related prospectus included in the Registration Statement, as supplemented by a preliminary prospectus supplement dated June 5, 2024 and a final prospectus supplement dated June 5, 2024.
The Company received net proceeds from the Offering, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, of approximately $84.5 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for general corporate purposes.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, conditions to closing, indemnification rights and obligations of the parties. The closing of the offering occurred and the delivery of the shares was made on June 7, 2024.
The foregoing description of the material terms of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Seward & Kissel LLP, counsel to the Company, delivered an opinion as to legality of the issuance and sale of the Common Stock in the Offering, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On June 5, 2024 and June 6, 2024, the Company issued press releases with respect to the launch and pricing, respectively, of the Offering. A copy of the launch press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the pricing press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information under this Item 7.01 and the Press Release shall be deemed to be "furnished" to the SEC and not be deemed to be "filed" with the SEC for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated June 5, 2024, among Dorian LPG Ltd. and Jefferies LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named thereto | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Seward & Kissel LLP | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 5, 2024 | |
| 99.2 | Press Release dated June 6, 2024 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
| June 7, 2024 | DORIAN LPG LTD. | |
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| By: | /s/ Theodore B. Young | |
| Theodore B. Young | ||
| Chief Financial Officer |