d1405708_6-k.htm
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 August 2013
Commission File Number: 001-33869
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STAR BULK CARRIERS CORP.
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(Translation of registrant's name into English)
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Star Bulk Carriers Corp.
c/o Star Bulk Management Inc.
40 Agiou Konstantinou Street,
15124 Maroussi,
Athens, Greece
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(Address of principal executive office)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
On May 1, 2013, Star Bulk Carriers Corp. entered into a stock purchase agreement with certain new and existing investors (the "Purchase Agreement") to backstop its equity rights offering that was completed in July 2013. Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the Purchase Agreement the Company's Board increased the number of directors constituting the Board to six (6) and appointed Mr. Roger Schmitz as a Class B director to fill the vacancy created thereby.
Mr. Schmitz is a Senior Investment Professional for Monarch Alternative Capital LP ("Monarch"), where he is responsible for analyzing investments and potential investments in a wide variety of corporate and sovereign situations both domestically and internationally. Prior to joining Monarch in 2006, Mr. Schmitz was an analyst in the Financial Sponsors Group at Credit Suisse where he focused on leverage finance. Mr. Schmitz received an A.B., cum laude, in economics from Bowdoin College.
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.
STAR BULK CARRIERS CORP.
(Registrant)
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Date: August 14, 2013
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By:
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/s/ SPYROS CAPRALOS
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Name:
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Spyros Capralos
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer and President
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