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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): September 10, 2007 (September 10, 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
New York, New York
 
10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

(212) 785-2500
 (Registrant's 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, the Company is disclosing certain information (the "Conference Information"). A copy of the Conference Information is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.
 
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.
 
On September 10, 2007, the Company issued a press release. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this current report on Form 8-K.
 
The information in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. Such information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed with the SEC.
 
 
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)     Exhibits
 
 
Exhibit No.
Description
 
 
99.1
Conference Information
 
99.2
Press Release dated September 10, 2007
 
 
 
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.
   
 
By:  /s/ Alan S. Ginsberg
 
Name:  Alan S. Ginsberg
 
Title:     Chief Financial Officer
   

 
Date: September 10, 2007
 
 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX

 
Exhibit No.
Description
 
 
99.1
Conference Information
 
99.2
Press Release dated September 10, 2007