Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): January 19, 2023 (January 18, 2023)


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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

EGLE

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 18, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Ms. A. Kate Blankenship as a director of the Company effective January 18, 2023.

Ms. Blankenship’s term as a director will expire at the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Ms. Blankenship is eligible for cash and equity compensation as described under the heading “2021 Directors’ Compensation” in the Definitive Proxy Statement of the Company filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2022, which information is incorporated herein by reference. Ms. Blankenship is not a party to any transaction with the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K or any arrangement or understanding with any other person pursuant to which she was selected as a director.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On January 19, 2023, the Company issued a press release. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this report is being furnished, not filed, pursuant to Regulation FD. Accordingly, the information in Items 7.01 and 9.01 of this report will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number						Description

99.1						Press Release, issued by Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., dated January 1 9 , 2023
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.