UNITED
STATES
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
21, 2005
STAR
MARITIME ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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001-32685
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20-2873585
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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c/o
Schwartz & Weiss, P.C., 457 Madison Avenue, New York, NY
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10022
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
(212)
752-3100
Not
Applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item
8.01. Other Events
On
December 21, 2005, the initial public offering (“IPO”) of 18,867,500 units of
Star Maritime Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) was consummated. Immediately
prior to the IPO, the Company completed a private placement to management
of
1,132,500 units. Each unit issued in the IPO and the private placement (the
“Units”) consists of one share of common stock, $.0001 par value per share, and
one warrant, each to purchase one share of common stock. The Units were sold
at
an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $200,000,000.
Audited financial statements as of December 21, 2005 reflecting receipt of
the
proceeds upon consummation of the IPO and the private placement have been
issued
by the Company and are included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on
Form
8-K.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit
No. Description
99.1 Audited
Financial Statements
99.2 Press
release dated December 28, 2005
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.
Dated:
December 27, 2005
STAR
MARITIME ACQUISITION CORP.
By: /s/Prokopios
(Akis)
Tsirigakis
Prokopios
(Akis) Tsirigakis
Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and President