# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001322439
**File Stem:** 0001628280-23-001221
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
**Character Count:** 10338
**Document Hash:** caea5294857232adf244229821ade3ca
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001628280-23-001221.hdr.sgml**: 20230119

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001628280-23-001221

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230119

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230119

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230119

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001322439
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** DEEP SEA FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT [4412]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 980450435
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** 1T
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-33831
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23536076

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 300 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE
- **STREET 2:** 5TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** STAMFORD
- **STATE:** CT
- **ZIP:** 06902
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 203-276-8100

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 300 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE
- **STREET 2:** 5TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** STAMFORD
- **STATE:** CT
- **ZIP:** 06902

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**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)

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.** | **Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.** | **Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.** |
| *(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)* | *(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)* | *(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.)* |

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**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

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):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

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| 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 |

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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. ☐

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**Item 5.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

(d) *Exhibits*.

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| **Exhibit Number** | **Description** |
| <u>[99.1](eglenewdirectorpr.htm)</u> | <u>[Press Release, issued by Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., dated](eglenewdirectorpr.htm)[January 1](eglenewdirectorpr.htm)[9](eglenewdirectorpr.htm)[, 2023](eglenewdirectorpr.htm)</u> |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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**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.

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| | **EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC.** | **EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC.** |
| | (registrant) | (registrant) |
| Dated: January 19, 2023 | By: | /s/ Frank De Costanzo |
|  | Name: | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Frank De Costanzo |
|  | Title: | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

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**Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. Appoints Kate Blankenship to Board of Directors**

STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NYSE: EGLE) ("Eagle Bulk", "Eagle", or the "Company"), one of the world's largest owner-operators within the midsize drybulk vessel segment, today announced that it has appointed A. Kate Blankenship to its Board of Directors, effective January 18, 2023.

Ms. Blankenship is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). In addition to having served in key senior management positions, Ms. Blankenship has served as a director at a number of U.S.-listed companies within the shipping and energy industries, including; Frontline, Golden Ocean, Golar LNG, International Seaways, and Seadrill.

Eagle's Chairman, Paul Leand, commented, "Kate brings significant strategic, corporate governance, and financial oversight experience to our Board. We believe the Company will benefit tremendously from Kate's deep industry knowledge and diverse global perspective, and we all look forward to working with her in driving the business forward and delivering superior results for all of our stakeholders."

**About Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.**

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. ("Eagle" or the "Company") is a US-based, fully integrated shipowner-operator providing global transportation solutions to a diverse group of customers including miners, producers, traders, and end users. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, with offices in Singapore and Copenhagen, Eagle focuses exclusively on the versatile midsize drybulk vessel segment and owns one of the largest fleets of Supramax / Ultramax vessels in the world. The Company performs all management services in-house (including strategic, commercial, operational, technical, and administrative) and employs an active- management approach to fleet trading with the objective of optimizing revenue performance and maximizing earnings on a risk- managed basis. For further information, please visit our website: www.eagleships.com.

**Investor and Media Contact**

investor@eagleships.com

+1 203 276 8100

**Forward-Looking Statements**

Matters discussed in this release may constitute forward-looking statements that may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements reflect current views with respect to future events and financial 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 facts. These statements may include words such as "believe," "estimate," "project," "intend," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," and similar expressions in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of future operating or financial performance or other events.

The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although the Company believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, Eagle cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.

Risks and uncertainties are further described in reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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