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Safe Bulkers Plans IPO
Monday, May 19, 2008
Safe Bulkers, Inc. filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in
anticipation of a planned initial public offering of its common stock. Safe Bulkers is an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, transporting bulk cargoes, such as grain, iron ore and coal, along worldwide shipping routes for some of the world’s largest users of marine drybulk transportation services.
The initial public offering will include approximately 10,000,000 shares of common stock. The offering may increase to approximately 11,500,000 shares of common stock if the underwriters exercise in full their over-allotment option. The shares are being offered by Vorini Holdings Inc. which will own approximately 80% of the common stock following the offering and will receive all of the proceeds. Safe Bulkers plans to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “SB.”
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