SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934Dated: July 1, 2008
Commission File No. 001-33811
NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS L.P.
85 Akti Miaouli Street, Piraeus, Greece 185 38
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Acquisition of Vessel
On July 1, 2008, Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (“Navios Partners”) issued a press release announcing the completion of the acquisition of a vessel, the Navios Aurora I. Navios Partners acquired the vessel from Anemos Maritime Holdings Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. The acquisition was completed pursuant to the previously executed Share Purchase Agreement, dated April 30, 2008 and Navios Partners paid an $80.0 million purchase price, consisting of $35.0 million cash and the issuance of 3,131,415 common units having a value of $45.0 million, for such vessel. The parties also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with respect to the common units issued. A copy of the press release, the Share Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3, respectively, to this Report and are incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURES
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, thereunto duly authorized.
NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS L.P.
Angeliki Frangou
Chief Executive Officer
Date: July 2, 2008
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