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Published on 5/30/2013 in the Prospect News PIPE Daily.

FreeSeas negotiates an investment agreement with Dutchess Opportunity

Three-year agreement funds general corporate, working capital purposes

By Devika Patel

Knoxville, Tenn., May 30 - FreeSeas Inc. negotiated an investment agreement with Dutchess Opportunity Fund, II, LP on May 29, according to a 6-K filed Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dutchess will buy up to 2,304,662 common shares over three years in tranches of up to the greater of 200% of the average daily volume of the common stock for the three trading days preceding the put notice, multiplied by the average of the three daily closing prices immediately preceding the notice, or $500,000.

The purchase price is set at 98% of the lowest daily volume-weighted average price of the stock during the five-consecutive-trading-day period following the draw-down notice.

Proceeds will be used for general corporate and working capital purposes.

FreeSeas Inc., based in Athens, is a transporter of dry-bulk cargoes.

Issuer:FreeSeas Inc.
Issue:Investment agreement
Tenor:Three years
Price:2% discount
Warrants:No
Investor:Dutchess Opportunity Fund, II, LP
Pricing date:May 29
Stock symbol:Nasdaq: FREE
Stock price:$0.64 at close May 28
Market capitalization:$3.32 million

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