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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED):
April 30, 2009


GENERAL MARITIME CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
 
REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION)
 
001-34228
66-071-6485
(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)
(I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)

299 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10171
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)

(212) 763-5600
(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
 
Not Applicable
(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
The Company today disclosed the following information:
 
The Company disclosed on its website at www.generalmaritimecorp.com that with respect to time charter coverage, its total contracted revenue for 2009 is expected to be approximately $250,000,000.
 
The Company made available on its website estimates for its expected results in 2009 with respect to the following items:
 
   
2009 Estimate
  
       
Estimated 9 Months 2009 General and Administrative Expenses (1)
   $ 28,500,000  
Estimated 9 Months 2009 Restricted Stock Compensation Expense (1)
     7,500,000  
Estimated 9 Months 2009 Daily Direct Vessel Operating Expenses (2)
        
- Aframax
     8,150  
- Suezmax
     8,200  
- Arlington Vessels fixed at $21,200,000 for full year 2009
        
Estimated 9 Months 2009 Depreciation and Amortization (3)
     66,800,000  
Estimated 2009 Drydock Costs including Capital Improvements (4)
     28,000,000  
- Drydocking
     21,500,000  
- Capital Improvements and In-Water Surveys
     6,500,000  

(1) Estimated General and Administrative Expenses are based on a budget and may vary, including as a result of actual incentive compensation. Estimated Restricted Stock Compensation Expense is based on grants made through December 2008 and excludes any grants for 2009.
 
(2) Estimated Daily Vessel Operating Expenses are based on management’s estimates and budgets submitted by the Company’s technical management.
 
(3) Estimated Depreciation and Amortization are based on the acquisition value of the current fleet and depreciation of estimated drydocking costs.
 
(4) Estimated Drydock Costs represent budgeted drydocking expenditures based on management estimates. Two Aframax vessels are scheduled for drydocking in 2009, in August and October. Four Suezmax vessels are scheduled for drydocking in 2009, in April, June, August and December. The Company estimates a total of approximately 320 offhire days for 2009.

 
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The Company also disclosed on its website the following estimated breakeven summary for its expected results in 2009.  The amounts shown will vary based on actual results for the year:

   
Free Cash Flow
After Dividend (1)
    
Free Cash Flow (1)
    
Net Income
  
                   
Direct Vessel Operating Expenses (2)
   $ 90,700,000     $ 90,700,000     $ 90,700,000  
Cash General and Administrative Expenses (3)
     28,500,000       28,500,000       28,500,000  
Restricted Stock Compensation Expense (4)
     -       -       9,950,000  
Net Interest Expense (5)
     43,072,000       43,072,000       43,072,000  
Capital Expenditures (6)
     28,000,000       28,000,000       -  
Depreciation and Amortization (7)
     -       -       89,000,000  
Target Cash Dividends (8)
     114,000,000       -       -  
Total
   $ 304,272,000     $ 190,272,000     $ 261,222,000  
                         
Contracted Time Charter Revenues (9)
     (250,000,000 )     (250,000,000 )     (250,000,000 )
                         
Full Fleet Operating Days (10)
     10690       10690       10690  
Spot Fleet Operating Days (10)
     2979       2979       2979  
                         
Full Fleet Daily Break-Even
   $ 28,463     $ 17,799     $ 24,436  
Spot Fleet Daily Break-Even
     18,218       -       3,767  

(1)
Free Cash Flow is defined as net income plus depreciation and amortization and other non cash items consisting of Restricted Stock Compensation Expense less capital expenditures.
(2)
Direct Vessel Operating Expenses is based on management’s estimates and budgets submitted by our technical managers. We believe DVOE are best measured for comparative purposes over a 12-month period.
(3)
Based on 2009 calendar year budget and defined as total G&A less amortization of Restricted Stock Compensation Expense.
(4)
Through December 2008; excludes any grants for 2009.
(5)
Interest Expense is calculated based on management estimates of the average total debt outstanding for the year times LIBOR plus the relevant margin over the relevant period.
(6)
Consists only of drydock costs and excluding any other capital expenditures such as vessel purchases.  Drydocking represents our total drydocking budget for 2009 including capital improvements as estimated by our technical managers.
(7)
Depreciation is based on the acquisition value of the current fleet and amortization of drydocking costs.
(8)
Based on the Company’s current quarterly dividend target of $0.50 per share.
(9)
Based on current time charters in effect.
(10)
Calculations are based on an average number of vessels.


The Company also disclosed on its website that it has booked charter rates of approximately $11,000 per day for 38% of the total number of days that its Aframax vessels are expected to be available for hire in the Company’s first quarter ending March 31, 2009. The Company has also booked short term time charter rates of approximately $28,000 per day for 39% of the total number of days that Genmar Gulf is expected to be available for hire in the Company’s first quarter ending March 31, 2009.
 
These amounts are estimates and will vary based on actual results.

 
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“Safe Harbor” Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This current report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and observations. Included among the factors that, in the Company's view, could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward looking statements contained in this current report on Form 8-K are the following: loss or reduction in business from the Company’s significant customers; the failure of the Company’s significant customers to perform their obligations owed to us; changes in demand; a material decline or prolonged weakness in rates in the tanker market; changes in production of or demand for oil and petroleum products, generally or in particular regions; greater than anticipated levels of tanker newbuilding orders or lower than anticipated rates of tanker scrapping; changes in rules and regulations applicable to the tanker industry, including, without limitation, legislation adopted by international organizations such as the International Maritime Organization and the European Union or by individual countries; actions taken by regulatory authorities; actions by the courts, the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Department of Justice or other governmental authorities and the results of the legal proceedings to which the Company or any of its vessels may be subject; changes in trading patterns significantly impacting overall tanker tonnage requirements; changes in the typical seasonal variations in tanker charter rates; changes in the cost of other modes of oil transportation; changes in oil transportation technology; increases in costs including without limitation: crew wages, insurance, provisions, repairs and maintenance; changes in general domestic and international political conditions; changes in the condition of the Company's vessels or applicable maintenance or regulatory standards (which may affect, among other things, the company's anticipated drydocking or maintenance and repair costs); changes in the itineraries of the Company’s vessels; adverse changes in foreign currency exchange rates affecting the Company’s expenses; and other factors listed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and its subsequent reports on Form 8-K. Share repurchases may be made from time to time for cash in open market transactions at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated transactions. The timing and amount of purchases under the Company’s share repurchase program will be determined by management based upon market conditions and other factors. Purchases may be made pursuant to a program adopted under Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act. The program does not require the Company to purchase any specific number or amount of shares and may be suspended or reinstated at any time in the Company's discretion and without notice. Repurchases will be subject to the restrictions under the Company's existing credit facility. The Company’s ability to pay dividends in any period will depend upon factors including applicable provisions of Marshall Islands law and the final determination by the Board of Directors each quarter after its review of the Company’s financial performance.  The timing and amount of dividends, if any, could also be affected by factors affecting cash flows, results of operations, required capital expenditures, or reserves.  As a result, the amount of dividends actually paid may vary from the amounts currently estimated.

The information set forth under Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
GENERAL MARITIME CORPORATION
 
(Registrant)
    
       
       
 
By:
/s/ John C. Georgiopoulos
  
 
Name:
John C. Georgiopoulos
 
Title:
Chief Administrative Officer

 
Date: April 30, 2009