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
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of January 2015
Commission File Number 001-36202
NAVIGATOR HOLDINGS LTD.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
21 Palmer Street
London, SW1H 0AD
United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b)(1).
Yes ¨ No x
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ITEM 1—INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
On January 6, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Navigator Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”), approved the appointment of Paul Flaherty as Director of Fleet & Technical Operations, effective as of December 1, 2014. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Flaherty spent 17 years with BP Shipping Ltd. as a Fleet and Technical Manager for both Oil and Gas vessels. In addition, the Board approved the appointment of Tommy Hjalmas as Director of Newbuilds and Special Projects, effective as of December 31, 2014. Mr. Hjalmas previously served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company.
Attached to this Report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release issued by the Company on January 6, 2015: Navigator Holdings Ltd. Announces Addition to its Management Team.
ITEM 2—EXHIBITS
The following exhibit is filed as part of this Report on Form 6-K:
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Navigator Holdings Ltd. dated January 6, 2015. | |
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.
| NAVIGATOR HOLDINGS LTD. | ||||||
| Date: January 6, 2015 | By: | /s/ Niall Nolan | ||||
| Name: | Niall Nolan | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||