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-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, KEOpZVS48GrxnaPsi+v6LS4DeNtAXpH0YjwXkt7E4xF0qk+51hUUF5loX+npje2f S2RoT9oxaYkKemzaRI2Saw== 0000950116-04-003865.txt : 20041221 0000950116-04-003865.hdr.sgml : 20041221 20041221124438 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950116-04-003865 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20041215 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement FILED AS OF DATE: 20041221 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20041221 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MARITRANS INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000810113 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WATER TRANSPORTATION [4400] IRS NUMBER: 510343903 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09063 FILM NUMBER: 041216379 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1818 MARKET STREET SUITE 3540 CITY: PHILADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19103 BUSINESS PHONE: 2158641200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1818 MARKET STREET SUITE 3540 CITY: PHILADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19103 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MARITRANS PARTNERS L P DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 eight.htm EIGHT.HTM Prepared and filed by St Ives Burrups

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

_____________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 15, 2004

Maritrans Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

1-9063
(Commission File
Number)

_51-0343903
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

Two Harbour Place
302 Knights Run Avenue
Tampa, Florida			33602

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (813) 209-0600

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On December 15, 2004, Douglas R. Sparks resigned as Executive Vice President of Maritrans Operating Company L.P. and entered into a General Release and Separation Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Maritrans General Partners Inc., the managing general partner of the operating subsidiary (the “Company”). Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company will make severance payments to Mr. Sparks in an aggregate amount of $50,000. The payments will be made in bi-weekly installments over the next three months. As a condition to receiving the severance payments, Mr. Sparks has, among other things, released the Company from any and all past, present and future alleged claims, agreed to keep all information relating to the Company’s business confidential and agreed not to compete with the Company for a period of one year.

SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.

		MARITRANS INC.


	By:	/s/ Walter T. Bromfield

		Name: Walter T. Bromfield
		Title: Chief Financial Officer


Dated: December 21, 2004

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