form8k.htm
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): September 21, 2007 (September
18,
2007)
Eagle
Bulk Shipping Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Marshall
Islands
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000-51366
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98-0453513
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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477
Park Avenue
New
York, New York
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10022
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(212)
785-2500
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
□
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
1.
01 Entry
into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On
September 18, 2007, the Registrant
entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with
Jefferies & Company, Inc. (the “Underwriter”) pursuant to which the
Registrant agreed to sell to the Underwriter 5,000,000 shares of common
stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares") in a registered public
offering at a price per Share to the Underwriter of $25.40. On
September 21, 2007 the sale of the Shares pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement
was completed, resulting in net proceeds to the Registrant of $127,000,000
before expenses.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit
No. |
Description |
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1.1 |
Underwriting
Agreement, dated September 18, 2007, between Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.
and
Jefferies & Company, Inc. |
SIGNATURE
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.
By:
/s/ Alan S. Ginsberg
Name:
Alan S. Ginsberg
Title: Chief Financial
Officer
Date:
September 21, 2007
EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
No. |
Description |
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1.1 |
Underwriting
Agreement, dated September 18, 2007, between Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.
and
Jefferies & Company, Inc. |