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 8, 2005
EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC.
(Exact name of each Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Marshall Islands 000-51366 98-0453513
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS employer
of incorporation or organization) identification no.)
29 Broadway
New York, New York 10006
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code): (212) 785-2500
Item 7.01. Regulation FD
On September 8, 2005, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its
presentation at the Jefferies Second Annual Shipping Conference in New York
City. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Exhibit 99.1
Investor Contact Media Contact
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Alan Ginsberg Jon Morgan
Chief Financial Officer Kekst and Company
212-785-2500 212-521-4800
Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc. To Present at Jefferies Second
Annual Shipping Conference in New York
New York, NY, September 8, 2005 -- Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE)
announced today that the Company's Chief Executive Officer Sophocles Zoullas and
Chief Financial Officer Alan Ginsberg will be presenting at the Jefferies Second
Annual Shipping Conference at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York on
Thursday, September 15, 2005 at 8:15 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
The presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed at
http://www.jefferies.com/0905shipping. In addition the accompanying slide
presentation will be available in the Investor Relations section of Eagle's
website at www.eagleships.com.
About Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. is a Marshall Islands corporation headquartered in New
York City. We are the largest U.S. based owner of Handymax dry bulk vessels,
which are dry bulk vessels range in size from 35,000 to 60,000 deadweight tons,
or dwt, and transport a broad range of major and minor bulk cargoes, including
iron ore, coal, grain, cement and fertilizer, along worldwide shipping routes.
Our strategy is to charter our modern fleet primarily pursuant to one- to
three-year time charters to allow us to take advantage of the stable cash flow
and high utilization rates that are associated with medium- to long-term time
charters.
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.
September 9, 2005
EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC.
By: /s/ Sophocles N. Zoullas
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Sophocles N. Zoullas
Chief Executive Officer
and President
25083.0001 #600041