UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR
15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the month of October 2020
 
Commission File Number 001-33060
 
DANAOS CORPORATION
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
 
Danaos Corporation
c/o Danaos Shipping Co. Ltd.
14 Akti Kondyli
185 45 Piraeus
Greece
Attention: Secretary
011 030 210 419 6480
(Address of principal executive office)
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1	 	The press release issued by Danaos Corporation on October 12, 2020 announcing repurchases of its common stock is  attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.	
 
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This report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s (i)  Registration Statement on Form F-3 (Reg. No. 333-237284) filed with the SEC on March 19, 2020, (ii) Registration Statements on Form F-3 (Reg. No. 333-230106) and (Reg. No. 333-226096) filed with the SEC on March 6, 2019, (iii) Registration Statement on Form F-3 (Reg. No. 333-174494) filed with the SEC on May 25, 2011, (iv) Registration Statement on Form F-3 (Reg. No. 333-147099), the related prospectus supplements filed with the SEC on December 17, 2007, January 16, 2009 and March 27, 2009, (v) Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No. 333-233128) filed with the SEC on August 8, 2019 and the reoffer prospectus, dated August 8, 2019, contained therein and (vi) Registration Statement on Form F-3 (Reg. No. 333-169101).
 
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
 
Date: October 13, 2020

 	 	DANAOS CORPORATION	 	

 	 	By:	/s/ Evangelos Chatzis	
 	 	Name:	Evangelos Chatzis	
 	 	Title:	Chief Financial Officer	

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EXHIBIT 99.1
 
Danaos Corporation Announces Share Repurchases
 
Athens, Greece, October 12, 2020 - Danaos Corporation (NYSE: DAC) announced it has repurchased 4,339,271 shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $31.1 million in privately negotiated transactions, including 2,517,013 shares from the Royal Bank of Scotland and 1,822,258 shares from Sphinx Investment Corp. These transactions will result in the Company’s previously announced share repurchase program being terminated.
 
About Danaos Corporation
 
Danaos Corporation is one of the largest independent owners of modern, large-size containerships. Our current fleet of 63 containerships aggregating 385,769 TEUs, including five vessels owned by Gemini Shipholdings Corporation, a joint venture, ranks Danaos among the largest containership charter owners in the world based on total TEU capacity. Our fleet is chartered to many of the world’s largest liner companies on fixed-rate charters. Our long track record of success is predicated on our efficient and rigorous operational standards and environmental controls. Danaos Corporation’s shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “DAC”.