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Common Stock
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
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Common Stock

12. Common Stock

 

Under the articles of incorporation effective July 1, 2013, the Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 500,000,000 registered shares, par value $.01 per share, of which 450,00,000 are designated as common share and 50,000,000 shares are designated as preferred shares.

 

On July 29, 2013, the Company issued the following shares:

 

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9,310,054 common shares on completion of its NPP, at NOK75.00 per share, equivalent to USD12.66 per share based on the exchange rate on July 29, 2013

 

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4,667,135 common shares to Dorian Holdings (refer Note 4)

 

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4,667,135 common shares to SeaDor Holdings LLC (refer Note 3)

 

The fair value of the shares issued to Dorian and SeaDor was determined by the Company to be NOK75 (or USD12.66) per share based on the issue price of the NPP.

 

On November 26, 2013, the Company issued the following shares:

 

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16,081,081 common shares on completion of a second Private Placement in Norway (“NPP2”), at NOK92.50 per share, equivalent to USD15.16 per share based on the exchange rate on November 26, 2013

 

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7,990,425 common shares to Scorpio Tankers Inc. (refer Note 3)

 

On February 12, 2014, the Company issued the following shares:

 

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5,649,200 common shares on completion of a third Private Placement in Norway (“NPP3”), at NOK110.00 per share, equivalent to USD17.92 per share based on the exchange rate on February 12, 2014

 

Each holder of common shares is entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding shares of preferred stock, holders of common shares are entitled to share equally in any dividends, which the Company’s board of directors may declare from time to time, out of funds legally available for dividends. Upon dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, the holders of common shares will be entitled to share equally in all assets remaining after the payment of any liabilities and the liquidation preferences on any outstanding preferred stock. Holders of common shares do not have conversion, redemption or pre-emptive rights.

 

On April 25, 2014 the Company completed a one-for-five reverse stock split and reduced the number of the Company’s issued and outstanding common shares and affected all issued and outstanding common shares, outstanding immediately prior to the effectiveness of the reverse stock split. The number of the Company’s authorized common shares was not affected by the reverse split and the par value of our common shares remained unchanged at $0.01 per share. The reverse stock split reduced the number of the Company’s common shares outstanding at March 31, 2014 from 241,825,149 to 48,365,011 after the cancellation of 19 fractional shares. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the reverse stock split. Shareholders who otherwise held a fractional share of the Company’s common stock as a result of the reverse stock split received a cash payment in lieu of such fractional share.  All amounts related to number of shares and per share amounts have been retroactively restated.

 

On April 25, 2014, we completed a private placement of 1,412,698 common shares with a strategic investor at a price of NOK 110.00 or USD 18.40 based upon the exchange rate on April 24, 2014, which represents approximately $26.0 million in gross proceeds not including closing fees.

 

On May 13, 2014, we completed an initial public offering of 7,105,263 common shares on the New York Stock Exchange at a price of $19.00 per share, or $135.0 million in gross proceeds not including underwriting fees or closing costs. The shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on May 8, 2014 under the ticker symbol “LPG”.

 

On May 22, 2014, we completed the issuance of 245,521 common shares related to the overallotment exercise by the underwriters of our initial public offering at a price of $19.00 per share, or $4.7 million in gross proceeds not including underwriting fees or closing costs.

 

On June 25, 2014, we completed the exchange offer of unregistered common shares that we previously issued in our prior equity private placements, other than the common shares owned by our affiliates, for 15,528,507 common shares that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the complete terms and conditions of which were set forth in a prospectus dated May 8, 2014 and the related letter of transmittal.

 

In June 2014, we granted 655,000 shares of restricted stock to certain of our officers and, in March 2015, we granted 274,000 shares of restricted stock to certain of our directors, employees and non-employee consultants (see Note 13 for further discussion regarding stock-based compensation).