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KNOT Offshore Partners LP filings document a foreign private issuer that owns, operates and acquires shuttle tankers under long-term charters in Brazil and the North Sea. The Partnership files Form 6-K current reports and Form 20-F annual reports, with disclosures covering fleet operating results, vessel utilization, impairments, liquidity, secured debt facilities, quarterly distributions, and common-unit repurchase authorization.
Its regulatory record also includes proxy and annual meeting materials for limited partners, registration-statement references on Form F-3, and governance disclosures involving the board, conflicts committee processes and public common units. The filings describe the Partnership’s master limited partnership structure, NYSE-traded common units, Series A Convertible Preferred Units, U.S. tax reporting treatment and risk-related forward-looking statements.
Astaris Capital Management LLP and its affiliates report a 6.9% beneficial ownership stake in KNOT Offshore Partners LP, totaling 2,332,676 common units. This ownership percentage is based on 33,818,707 common units outstanding as of November 6, 2025. The units are held by advisory clients of Astaris Capital Management LLP, and no individual client holds more than 5% of the class.
The reporting persons state they acquired the units for investment purposes and may increase, reduce, or maintain their position depending on the partnership’s financial position, unit price, market conditions, and other factors. They also reference a non-binding offer from Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS to acquire all outstanding common units not already owned by it for cash and indicate they may discuss this offer and related strategic and governance matters with the board, management, other shareholders, or third parties.
KNOT Offshore Partners LP furnished a Form 6-K announcing its 2025 Annual Meeting of Limited Partners. The filing attaches the Notice and Proxy Statement dated November 13, 2025 for the meeting to be held on December 15, 2025. The partnership reports under Form 20-F.
The submission is administrative in nature, providing meeting logistics and proxy materials via Exhibit 99.1.
Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS (KNOT) filed an amendment to disclose a non-binding cash offer to acquire all KNOT Offshore Partners LP (KNOP) common units it does not already own.
KNOT beneficially owns 10,003,313 common units, representing 29.2% of the class based on 34,296,771 common units outstanding as of June 30, 2025. This includes 251,690 common units issuable from 208,333 Series A Preferred Units as of that date. KNOT and affiliates also hold a 1.83% general partner interest and 252,405 Class B Units outstanding as of June 30, 2025.
The offer, dated October 31, 2025, is subject to due diligence, approval of the Board and its Conflicts Committee, approval by KNOT’s board, and approval by holders of a majority of the outstanding Common Units, Class B Units and Series A Preferred Units (on an as‑if converted basis), voting together as a single class. The filing states there is no assurance a definitive agreement will be reached, and discussions may be terminated at any time.
KNOT Offshore Partners LP disclosed operational and financing details for the period ended June 30, 2025. The Partnership operates shuttle tankers under fixed charters with expirations through 2042 and reported acquisitions including the Live Knutsen and Daqing Knutsen, with the Daqing acquisition accounted for as an asset and results recorded from July 2, 2025. As of June 30, 2025 the Partnership reported pledged assets securing long-term debt, interest rate swaps with a net asset carrying amount of $6.2 million, and no transfers between fair-value levels. The Partnership stated available liquidity and covenants (minimum liquidity, book equity ratio of 30%, EBITDA-to-interest of 2.50) and noted compliance with credit facility covenants. The Partnership recognized impairment charges of $5.8 million and $10.6 million for two vessels and identified potential contract liability from the Daqing acquisition due to unfavorable charter terms. Insurance coverages and risks from market, operational, and geopolitical factors were summarized.
Schedule 13G/A (Amendment No. 1) filing for KNOT Offshore Partners LP (KNOP)
As of 30 June 2025, Astaris Capital Management LLP, its UK and Cayman affiliates, and control person Martin Beck report collective beneficial ownership of 2,207,299 common units, representing 6.5 % of KNOP’s outstanding units. The group holds shared voting and dispositive power over the entire stake and no sole authority. All units are owned by advisory clients of Astaris Capital Management LLP; no individual client exceeds the 5 % threshold.
The filing is made on a passive basis under Schedule 13G. Signatories certify the position was not acquired to influence control of the issuer. Martin Beck executed the certification on behalf of each reporting person on 5 Aug 2025.