UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 6-K
 
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the month of June 2018
 
Commission File Number:  001-33869
 
 
STAR BULK CARRIERS CORP.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
 
 
Star Bulk Carriers Corp.
c/o Star Bulk Management Inc.
40 Agiou Konstantinou Street,
15124 Maroussi,
Athens, Greece
 (Address of principal executive office)
 

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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT

Underwriting Agreement


On June 26, 2018, Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Oaktree Dry Bulk Holdings LLC (the “Selling Shareholder”), and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as the underwriter named on Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriter”) pursuant to which the Selling Shareholder agreed to sell 5,000,000 common shares, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), of the Company at a price of $12.80 per Share in a registered offering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).  The Underwriting Agreement contains customary indemnities and covenants.


 The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 1.1, and is incorporated herein by reference into the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-219381).
 
Press Release

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release of Star Bulk Carriers Corp. dated June 29, 2018 titled “Star Bulk Carriers Corp. Announces Closing of Secondary Public Offering of 5,000,000 Common Shares.” 

 

 
 

 


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.
 
Date:  June 29, 2018
 
STAR BULK CARRIERS CORP.
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Simos Spyrou
 
 
 
Name:
Simos Spyrou
 
 
 
Title:
Co-Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Exhibit No.
Name
Underwriting Agreement, dated June 26, 2018, between Star Bulk Carriers Corp., Oaktree Dry Bulk Holdings LLC and the underwriter named on Schedule I thereto.
 
 
Press Release of Star Bulk Carriers Corp. dated June 29, 2018 titled “Star Bulk Carriers Corp. Announces Closing of Secondary Public Offering of 5,000,000 Common Shares.”