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Article: Grandunion Inc. Acquires Control of Aries Maritime Transport Limited.
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- October 13, 2009
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ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Aries Maritime Transport Limited ("Aries") announced today that Grandunion Inc. ("Grandunion"), a company controlled by Michail S. Zolotas and Nicholas G. Fistes, acquired 18,977,778 newly issued common shares in Aries in exchange for three capesize drybulk carriers. Of such shares, 2,666,667 were transferred to Rocket Marine Inc., a company controlled by two former directors and principal shareholders in Aries, in exchange for Rocket and its affiliates entering into a voting agreement with Grandunion. Under this voting agreement, Grandunion controls the voting rights relating to the shares owned by Rocket and its affiliates. ...