Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation Announces Public Offering of 6,000,000 Shares of Common Stock

PIRAEUS, Greece, Nov. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation, an owner and operator of tanker vessels ("Navios Acquisition") (NYSE: NNA), announced today that it plans to offer 6,000,000 shares of common stock in a public offering. Navios Acquisition expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 900,000 shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. Navios Acquisition expects to use the net proceeds from the public offering for general corporate purposes.

The joint book-running managers for this offering are Citi and Wells Fargo Securities and the manager is S. Goldman Advisors LLC.

When available, copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus related to this offering may be obtained from: Citi, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58th Street, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11220 (tel: (800) 831-9146 or e-mail: [email protected]); or Wells Fargo Securities, Attn: Equity Syndicate Dept., 375 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10152 (tel: (800) 326-5897), [email protected].

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This offering may be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus.

ABOUT NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION

Navios Acquisition (NYSE: NNA) is an owner and operator of tanker vessels focusing in the transportation of petroleum products (clean and dirty) and bulk liquid chemicals.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events and Navios Acquisition's growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy; including expected vessel acquisitions and entering into further time charters. Words such as "may" "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "anticipates," "hopes," "estimates," and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements include comments regarding expected revenue and time charters. Although Navios Acquisition believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates which are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of Navios Acquisition. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to changes in the demand for product and chemical tanker vessels, competitive factors in the market in which Navios Acquisition operates; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and other factors listed from time to time in the Navios Acquisition's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Navios Acquisition expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in Navios Acquisition's expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.

SOURCE Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation