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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
Dated: December 22, 2010
Commission File No. 001-33311
NAVIOS MARITIME HOLDINGS INC.
85 Akti Miaouli Street, Piraeus, Greece 185 38
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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     On December 22, 2010, Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it had agreed to purchase $131.3 million of certain series of its 2% mandatorily convertible preferred stock that were previously issued in connection with the acquisition of Capesize vessels. The Company agreed to pay cash of $49.2 million for the $131.3 million of such preferred stock. The purchase of such preferred stock was completed on December 27, 2010. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
     This information contained in this Report is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statements on Form F-3, File Nos. 333-136936, 333-129382 and 333-165754 and on Form S-8, File No. 333-147186.

 


 

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.
         
  NAVIOS MARITIME HOLDINGS INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Angeliki Frangou    
    Angeliki Frangou   
    Chief Executive Officer
Date: January 5, 2011 
 
 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit No.   Exhibit
  99.1    
Press Release dated December 22, 2010