SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G/A

(Rule 13d-102)

(Amendment No. 1)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO

RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED

PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)

 

 

Ardmore Shipping Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.01

(Title of Class of Securities)

Y0207T100

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2014

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

x Rule 13d-1(b)

¨ Rule 13d-1(c)

¨ Rule 13d-1(d)

 

 

 

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13G/A

CUSIP No. Y0207T100

 

1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)   MAST Capital Management, LLC
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   (a)  ¨        (b)  ¨
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY   OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH				5		SOLE VOTING POWER   0
				6		SHARED VOTING POWER   1,236,072
				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   1,236,072
9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   1,236,072
10		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   ¨
11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9   4.7% **
12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*   IA, OO

 

*	SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

**	SEE ITEM 4(b).

 

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13G/A

CUSIP No. Y0207T100

 

1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)   David J. Steinberg
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   (a)  ¨        (b)  ¨
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   U.S. Citizen
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY   OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH				5		SOLE VOTING POWER   0
				6		SHARED VOTING POWER   1,236,072
				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   1,236,072
9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   1,236,072
10		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   ¨
11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9   4.7% **
12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*   HC, IN

 

*	SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

**	SEE ITEM 4(b).

 

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SCHEDULE 13G/A

This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to Schedule 13G (the “Schedule 13G”) is being filed on behalf of MAST Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MAST Capital”), and Mr. David J. Steinberg, the principal of MAST Capital, relating to Common Stock, par value $0.01 (the “Common Stock”), of Ardmore Shipping Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (the “Issuer”).

This Amendment relates to Common Stock of the Issuer purchased by MAST Capital through the accounts of certain private funds (collectively, the “MAST Accounts”). MAST Capital serves as the investment manager to the MAST Accounts and may direct the vote and disposition of the 1,236,072 shares of Common Stock held by the MAST Accounts. As the principal of MAST Capital, Mr. Steinberg may direct the vote and disposition of the 1,236,072 shares of Common Stock held by the MAST Accounts.

This Amendment amends and restates the Schedule 13G as set forth below.

 

Item 1(a)

Name of Issuer.

Ardmore Shipping Corporation

 

Item 1(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices.

69 Pitts Bay Road

Hamilton, HM08 Bermuda

 

Item 2(a)

Name of Person Filing.

MAST Capital Management, LLC (“MAST Capital”) and Mr. David J. Steinberg.

 

Item 2(b)

Address of Principal Business Office, or, if none, Residence.

200 Clarendon Street

51^st Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

 

Item 2(c)

Citizenship or Place of Organization.

MAST Capital is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Mr. Steinberg is the principal of MAST Capital and is a United States citizen.

 

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Item 2(d)

Title of Class of Securities.

Common Stock, par value $0.01 (the “Common Stock”).

 

Item 2(e)

CUSIP Number.

Y0207T100

 

Item 3

Reporting Person.

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

 

(a)		¨		Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b)		¨		Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c)		¨		Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d)		¨		Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e)		x		An investment advisor in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
(f)		¨		An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
(g)		x		A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
(h)		¨		A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).
(i)		¨		A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).
(j)		¨		Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

 

Item 4

Ownership.

 

(a)

MAST Capital and Mr. Steinberg are the beneficial owners of 1,236,072 shares of Common Stock.

 

(b)

MAST Capital and Mr. Steinberg are the beneficial owners of 4.7% of the outstanding Common Stock. This percentage is determined by dividing 1,236,072 by 26,100,000, the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of August 26, 2014, as reported in the Issuer’s Form F-3 filed on August 26, 2014.

 

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(c)

MAST Capital, as the investment manager to the MAST Accounts, has the shared power to direct the vote and disposition of the 1,236,072 shares of Common Stock held by the MAST Accounts. As the principal of MAST Capital, Mr. Steinberg has the shared power to direct the vote and disposition of the 1,236,072 shares of Common Stock held by the MAST Accounts.

 

Item 5

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the Reporting Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owners of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following  x.

 

Item 6

Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

The 1,236,072 shares of Common Stock held by the MAST Accounts consists of the following amounts: (i) 321,711 shares of Common Stock held by Mast Credit Opportunities I Master Fund Limited; (ii) 591,181 shares of Common Stock held by Mast OC I Master Fund LP; and (iii) 323,180 shares of Common Stock held by Mast Select Opportunities Master Fund LP.

 

Item 7

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported On by the Parent Holding Company.

Inapplicable.

 

Item 8

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Inapplicable.

 

Item 9

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Inapplicable.

 

Item 10

Certification.

By signing below each of the Reporting Persons certifies that, to the best of such person’s knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and were not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

 

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Exhibits		Exhibit 99.1

Joint Filing Agreement dated February 13, 2015, by and among MAST Capital and Mr. Steinberg.

 

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: February 13, 2015

 

 

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