d1280035_20f-a.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 20-F/A
 
 [_]
REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) or 12 (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
 
 
 
OR
 
 
 
 
[X]
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
 
 
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
OR
 
 
 
 
[_]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
 
 
 
For the transition period from _____________ to
 
 
 
 
[_]
SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
 
 
 
Date of event requiring this shell company report
 
 
 
 
 
For the transition period from  ___________ to
 
 
 
 
 
Commission file number 001-33869
 
 
 
 
 
STAR BULK CARRIERS CORP.
 
 
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 
 
 
 
 
Republic of the Marshall Islands
 
 
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
 
 
 
 
c/o Star Bulk Management Inc., 40 Agiou Konstantinou Str., Maroussi 15124, Athens, Greece
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
 
 
Spyros Capralos, 011 30 210 617 8400, scapralos@starbulk.com,
c/o Star Bulk Management Inc., 40 Agiou Konstantinou Str.
Maroussi 15124, Athens, Greece
 
 
(Name, telephone, email and/or facsimile number and
address of Company Contact Person)
 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

Title of each class
Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
NASDAQ Global Select Market
 
 
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None.

 
 
 

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:  None.

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:
As of December 31, 2011, there were 80,358,360 shares of common stock of the registrant outstanding.


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
 
 
[_] Yes
[X] No
 
 
 

If this report is an annual report or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
 
[_] Yes
[X] No
 


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
 
 
[X] Yes
[_] No
 
 
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
 
 
[X] Yes
[_] No
 
 
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.
 
Large accelerated filer [  ]
Accelerated filer  [X]
Non-accelerated filer  [  ]


Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
 
 [X] U.S. GAAP
 
[_]   International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board
 
[_] Other

If "Other" has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
 
[_] Item 17 or [_] Item 18.
 
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
 
 
[  ] Yes
[X] No
 
 
 
 
 

Explanatory Note

This Amendment No.1 to the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2012 (the "2011 Form 20-F"), is being solely filed for purposes of furnishing Interactive Data File disclosure as Exhibit 101 in accordance with Rule 405 of Regulation S-T.  This Exhibit was not previously filed.

Other than as expressly set forth above, this Form 20-F/A does not, and does not purport to, amend, update or restate the information in any other item of the 2011 Form 20-F, or reflect any events that have occurred after the 2011 Form 20-F was originally filed.


 
 
 

PART III

ITEM 19.                      EXHIBITS

The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index hereof are filed herewith in response to this item.

 
 
 


Exhibits
Description
 
 
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Presentation Linkbase Document


 
 
 

SIGNATURES

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F/A and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.


 
  
STAR BULK CARRIERS CORP.
     
     
By:
   /s/ Simos Spyrou
   
Name:  Simos Spyrou
 
  
Title:   Chief Financial Officer
     


Dated: April 4, 2012