<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001171843-14-000629.txt : 20140211
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-14-000629
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140211
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140211
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140211

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			StealthGas Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001328919
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DEEP SEA FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT [4412]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			1T
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-51559
		FILM NUMBER:		14591203

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		331 KIFISSIAS AVENUE
		STREET 2:		ERITHREA 14561
		CITY:			ATHENS
		STATE:			J3
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		30 210 625 2849

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		331 KIFISSIAS AVENUE
		STREET 2:		ERITHREA 14561
		CITY:			ATHENS
		STATE:			J3
		ZIP:			00000
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			<b><font size="4">UNITED STATES<br>
					SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font><br>
				Washington, D.C. 20549</b>
			<p><b><font size="4">FORM 6-K</font></b></p>
			<p><b>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</b></p>
			<p><font size="2"><b>For the month of <b>February 2014</b>.</b></font></p>
			<p><font size="2">Commission File Number: <b>000-51559</b></font></p>
			<p><font size="4"><b>StealthGas, Inc.</b></font><br>
				<font size="2">(Translation of registrant's name into English)</font></p>
			<p><b>331 Kifissias Avenue Erithrea 14561 Athens, Greece</b><br>
				<font size="2">(Address of principal executive office)</font></p>
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		<p><font size="2">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.<br>
			Form 20-F [ x ] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form 40-F [ &nbsp;]</font></p>
		<p><font size="2">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></font></p>
		<p><font size="2"><b>Note:</b> Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.</font></p>
		<p><font size="2">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></font></p>
		<p><font size="2"><b>Note:</b> Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.</font></p>
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		<p><font size="2">On February 11, 2014 the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.<br><br><br>(c) &nbsp; &nbsp; Exhibit 99.1.  Press release dated February 11, 2014</font></p>
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			<b><font size="2">SIGNATURES</font></b></div>
		<p><font size="2">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.</font></p>
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				<td width="47%" align="center"><b><u>StealthGas, Inc.</u></b><br>
					<font size="2">(Registrant)</font><br>
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				<td width="47%"><font size="2">Date: February 11, 2014</font></td>
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				<td width="47%" align="center"><font size="2"><b><u>/s/ HARRY VAFIAS</u></b><br>
					Harry Vafias<br>
					<i>Chief Executive Officer</i></font></td>
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<html><head><title>STEALTHGAS INC. Announces Pricing of Underwritten Registered Offering of Common Stock With Single Institutional Investor</title></head><body><p align="right">EXHIBIT 99.1</p><h3 align="center">STEALTHGAS INC. Announces Pricing of Underwritten Registered Offering of Common Stock With Single Institutional Investor</h3><p>ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 11, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STEALTHGAS INC. (Nasdaq:GASS), a ship-owning company primarily serving the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector of the international shipping industry, announced today that it has priced an underwritten registered offering of 3,398,558 shares of its common stock, at an offering price of $9.71 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $33.0 million. The shares were placed with a single institutional investor.</p><p>
	Global Hunter Securities, LLC is acting as the sole underwriter for the offering.</p><p>
	Net proceeds, after underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated fees and expenses payable by StealthGas Inc., will be approximately $32.0 million.</p><p>
	StealthGas Inc. intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for vessels acquisitions, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes.</p><p>
	The securities described above are being offered by StealthGas Inc. pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form F-3 (No. 333-189971) including a base prospectus, previously filed and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A final prospectus supplement related to the offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC's website located at www.sec.gov. Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement, when available, also may be obtained from Global Hunter Securities, LLC, Attention:&#160;Equity Capital Markets, 777 Third Avenue, 22<sup>nd</sup> Floor, New York, New York 10017 (telephone: 646&#8209;264&#8209;5601, email: tmonfort@ghsecurities.com).</p><p>
	This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.</p><p>
	<strong>About StealthGas Inc. </strong></p><p>
	Headquartered in Athens, Greece, StealthGas Inc. is a ship-owning company primarily serving the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector of the international shipping industry.&#160;StealthGas Inc. currently has a fleet of 38 LPG carriers with a total capacity of 182,322 cubic meters (cbm), three M.R. product tankers and one Aframax oil tanker with a total capacity of 255,804 deadweight tons (dwt). The Company has agreed to acquire 17 LPG carriers with expected deliveries by the end of 2015. Once the delivery of these acquisitions is completed, StealthGas Inc.'s fleet will be composed of 55 LPG carriers with a total capacity of 266,422 cubic meters (cbm). StealthGas Inc.'s shares are listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market and trade under the symbol "GASS".</p><p>
	<strong>Forward-Looking Statements</strong></p><p>
	This press release contains "forward-looking statements."&#160;In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "believe", "intend", "anticipate", "estimate", "project", "forecast", "plan", "potential", "may", "should," "could" and "expect" and similar expressions. These statements are not historical facts but instead represent only the Company's belief regarding future results, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company's control. It is possible that actual results may differ, possibly materially, from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. For a discussion of some of the risks and important factors that could affect future results, see the discussion in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F (File No. 000-51559) under the caption "Risk Factors."</p><p>
	Visit our website at www.stealthgas.com.</p><pre>CONTACT: Harry Vafias
         Chief Executive Officer
         STEALTHGAS INC.
         011-30-210-6250-001
         E-mail: info@stealthgas.com</pre></body></html>
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