UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): February 16, 2007 (February 16, 2007)
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Marshall Islands |
000-51366 |
98-0453513 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
477 Park Avenue |
10022 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
(212) 785-2500
(Registrants 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
In connection with a presentation by senior management of Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (the Company) at an investor conference to be held on February 16, 2007, the Company is disclosing certain information (the Conference Information). On February 12, 2007, the Company issued a press release publicly announcing that such conference would be held on February 16, 2007 at 8:15 a.m. E.S.T. and that during such conference the Companys Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sophocles N. Zoullas, would present information regarding the Company. The press release also announced that access to the investor conference would simultaneously be available to the public via a live webcast in the Investor Relations section of Eagle Bulks website at www.eagleships.com and at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/bbt9/egle/.
Statements made in the Conference Information which are not historical are forward-looking statements that reflect managements current views with respect to future events and performance and may include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical fact. Such statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. See Forward-Looking Statements in the Conference Information.
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A copy of the Conference Information is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1. |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibits |
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99.1 |
Conference materials | |
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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.
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Sophocles N. Zoullas Chief Executive Officer |
Date: February 16, 2007
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