egle20161114_8k.htm

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 14, 2016 (November 14, 2016)

 

 

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Republic of the Marshall Islands

001-33831

98-0453513

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS employer identification no.)

 

 

 

 

300 First Stamford Place, 5th Floor

Stamford, CT 06902

 

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code): (203) 276-8100

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report): None

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 7.01.     Regulation FD.

 

On November 14, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing the acquisition of an Ultramax dry bulk vessel for $17.9 million. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

 

The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. By filing this Current Report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information, the Company makes no statement or admission as to the materiality of any information in this Item 7.01 or the exhibit attached hereto.

 

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release, issued by Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., dated November 14, 2016.

 

 

  

 

 
 
 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC.

 

(registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: November 14, 2016

By:

/s/ Frank De Costanzo

 

Name:

Frank De Costanzo

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 
 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release, issued by Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., dated November 14, 2016.