d1372773_20f-a.htm

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
 
 
 
FORM 20-F/A
(Mark One)
[    ]
REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) or (g)
 
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
 
OR
 
 
[ X ]
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
 
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012
 
 
 
OR
 
 
[    ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
 
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from ______________ to _________________
 
 
 
OR
 
 
[    ]
SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
 
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of event requiring this shell company report: N/A
 
 
 
Commission file number 001-33068
 
 
 
ULTRAPETROL (BAHAMAS) LIMITED
 
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
   
   
 
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 
 
 
COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS
 
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
 
 
Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Limited
 
H & J Corporate Services Ltd.
 
Ocean Centre, Montagu Foreshore
 
East Bay St.
 
Nassau, Bahamas
 
P.O. Box SS-19084
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
Leonard J. Hoskinson. Tel.: 1 (242) 364-4755. E-mail: lhoskinson@ultrapetrol.net.
 
Address: Ocean Centre, Montagu Foreshore, East Bay St.,
 
P.O. Box SS-19084, Nassau, Bahamas.
 
(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

 
 

 
 

 


 
 
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
 
Title of each class
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, $0.01 par value
Nasdaq Global Select Market

 
 
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:    None
 
 
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:    9% First Preferred Ship Mortgage Notes due 2014
 
 
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

Common Shares, $0.01 par value
140,419,487 Common Shares Outstanding

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

 
 
Yes [_]
No [X]
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 
 
Yes [_]
No  [X]

Note – Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 
 
Yes  [X]
No [_]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

 
 
Yes [X]
No [_]
 
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  [_]    Accelerated filer [X]        Non-accelerated filer [_]

 
 

 

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

 
[X] U.S. GAAP
 
[_]  International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board
 
 
[_] Other
 
 
 
 
If "Other" has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.

Item 17 [_]   Item 18 [_]

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
 
 
Yes [_]    No [X]

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.

Yes [_]    No [_]



 
 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
This Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on March 14, 2013, or the 2012 Form 20-F, is being filed solely for the purposes of furnishing Interactive Data File disclosure as Exhibit 101 in accordance with Rule 405 of Regulation S-T. This Exhibit was not previously filed.
 
Other than as expressly set forth above, this Form 20-F/A does not, and does not purport to, amend, update or restate the information in any other item of the 2012 Form 20-F, or reflect any events that have occurred after the 2012 Form 20-F was originally filed.
 
Users of this data are advised that pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of any registration statement or prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.
 

 
 

 

PART III
 

 
Item 19.                  EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit Number
 
Description
     
101
 
The following financial information from Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Limited's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on March 14, 2013, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL):
 
(1) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2012 and 2011;
(2) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010;
(3) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010;
(4) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010; and
(5) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURES

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F/A and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.


ULTRAPETROL (BAHAMAS) LIMITED


By:  /s/ Felipe Menendez Ross                                        
Name: Felipe Menendez Ross
Title:  Chief Executive Officer, President and Director


April 11, 2013