UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR
15d-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE
OF REPORT: OCTOBER 23, 2008
Commission
File Number 001-33373
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CAPITAL
PRODUCT PARTNERS L.P.
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
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3
IASSONOS STREET
PIRAEUS,
18537 GREECE
(address
of principal executive offices)
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Item
1 – Information Contained in this Form 6-K Report
Attached
as Exhibit I is a press release of Capital Product Partners L.P., dated October
23, 2008.
This
report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the registrant's
registration statement, registration number 333-153274, dated October 1,
2008.
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.
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CAPITAL
PRODUCT PARTNERS L.P.,
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By:
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Capital
GP L.L.C., its general partner
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/s/
Ioannis E. Lazaridis
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Name: Ioannis
E. Lazaridis
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Title: Chief
Executive Officer and
Chief
Financial Officer of Capital GP L.L.C.
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Dated: October
23, 2008
Exhibit
I
CAPITAL
PRODUCT PARTNERS L.P. ANNOUNCES CASH DISTRIBUTION
Athens,
Greece, October 24, 2008 -- Capital Product Partners L.P. (Nasdaq:CPLP) today
announced that its board of directors has declared a cash distribution of $0.41
per unit for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008.
The third
quarter cash distribution remains unchanged from the previous cash distribution
of $0.41 per unit which was paid for the period from April 1, 2008 to June 30,
2008 and is 6.5 percent higher than the third quarter 2007 distribution. The minimum quarterly
distribution at the time of the IPO was set at $0.375.
The cash
distribution for the third quarter is payable on November 17, 2008, to
unitholders of record on November 7, 2008.
About
Capital Product Partners L.P.
Capital
Product Partners L.P. (Nasdaq:CPLP), a Marshall Islands master limited
partnership, is an international owner of modern double-hull tankers. Capital
Product Partners L.P. owns 18 modern vessels, comprising 15 MR tankers, two
small product tankers and one Suezmax crude oil tanker. All 18 vessels are under
medium to long-term charters to BP Shipping Limited, Morgan Stanley Capital
Group Inc., Overseas Shipholding Group, Shell International Trading &
Shipping Company Ltd., and Trafigura Beheer B.V.
For
more information about the Partnership, please visit our website: www.capitalpplp.com.
Forward-Looking
Statements
The
statements in this press release that are not historical facts may be
forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). These forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the stated or forecasted
results to be materially different from those anticipated. Unless required by
law, we expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any of these
forward-looking statements, whether because of future events, new information, a
change in our views or expectations, to conform them to actual results or
otherwise. We assume no responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the
forward-looking statements. We make no prediction or statement about the
performance of our common units.
CPLP-F
CONTACTS: Capital
GP L.L.C.
Ioannis Lazaridis, Chief Executive
Officer and
Chief Financial Officer
+30 (210) 458-4950
i.lazaridis@capitalpplp.com
Capital Maritime & Trading
Corp.
Merete Serck-Hanssen, SVP
Finance
+1 (203) 539-6273
m.serckhanssen@capitalpplp.com