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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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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): September 27, 2006 (September 27, 2006)
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its
Charter)
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| Marshall Islands | |
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000-51366 | |
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98-0453513 |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.) |
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Park Avenue New York, New York |
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10022 |
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(212)
785-2500
(Registrant's telephone number,
including area
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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 September 27, 2006, the Company is disclosing certain information (the ‘‘Conference Information’’). On September 22, 2006, the Company issued a press release publicly announcing that such conference would be held on September 27, 2006 at 8:15 a.m. E.D.T. and that during such conference the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sophocles N. Zoullas and its Chief Financial Officer, Alan Ginsberg, 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 Bulk's website at www.eagleships.com and at http:/www.wsw.com/webcast/jeff13/egle.
Statements made in the Conference Information which are not historical are forward-looking statements that reflect management's 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.
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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Exhibit No. | |
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Description | |
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99.1 | |
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Conference Information | |
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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.
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EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC. | |
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By: /s/ Sophocles N. Zoullas | |
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Name: Sophocles N.
Zoullas Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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Date: September 27, 2006
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Description |
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Conference Information |
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