Danaos Corp_2026-06-30

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 August 2026

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)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐

AGM Results

On July 31, 2026, at our annual meeting of stockholders, Mr. Iraklis Prokopakis was re-elected as a Class II director, and Mr. Petros Christodoulou resigned as a Class I director and was elected as a Class II director, each for a three-year term expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders. Our stockholders also ratified the appointment of Deloitte Certified Public Accountants, S.A. as our independent auditors.

EXHIBIT INDEX


99.1		Operating and Financial Review and Prospects and Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2026.

		101.INS	Inline XBRL Instance Document
		101.SCH	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
		101.CAL	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
		101.DEF	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
		101.LAB	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
		101.PRE	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
		101.INS	Inline XBRL Instance Document

99.2		Amended and Restated Management Agreement, dated July 31, 2026, between Danaos Corporation and Danaos Shipping Company Limited.

99.3		Amended and Restated Commercial Agency Agreement, dated July 31, 2026, between Danaos Corporation and Danaos Chartering Services Inc.

99.4		Amended and Restated Restrictive Covenant Agreement, dated July 31, 2026, between Danaos Corporation, Dr. John Coustas, and Danaos Investment Limited, as Trustee of the 883 Trust.

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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, hereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 4, 2026

		DANAOS CORPORATION


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