13D Filing: Sovereign Holdings Inc. and Top Ships Inc. (TOPS)

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CUSIP No.
Y8897Y701
1.
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
The Lax Trust
2.
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
[X]
(b)
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3.
SEC USE ONLY
4.
SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
5.
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
[_]
6.
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New Zealand
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
7.
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
8.
SHARED VOTING POWER
9,922,691(1)
9.
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
10.
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9,922,691(1)
11.
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,922,691(1)
12.
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 [_]
13.
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
51.2%(2)
14.
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
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(1) The Lax Trust is an irrevocable trust established for the benefit of certain family members of Evangelos Pistiolis, the President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Issuer. The Lax Trust is the sole shareholder of Family Trading Inc., Sovereign Holdings Inc., Epsilon Holdings Inc., Oscar Shipholding Ltd, Race Navigation Inc., and Tankers Family Inc., each a Marshall Islands corporation (collectively, the “Holding Companies“) and may be deemed to beneficially own all of the Common Shares and shares of Series D Preferred Stock beneficially owned by the Holding Companies, as applicable.
(2) See Item 5(a).

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