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 8, 2005 EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC. (Exact name of each Registrant as specified in its Charter) Marshall Islands 000-51366 98-0453513 -------------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS employer of incorporation or organization) identification no.) 29 Broadway New York, New York 10006 ------------------------------------------ ----------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (Registrant's telephone number, including area code): (212) 785-2500 Item 7.01. Regulation FD On September 8, 2005, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its presentation at the Jefferies Second Annual Shipping Conference in New York City. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Exhibit 99.1 Investor Contact Media Contact ---------------- ------------- Alan Ginsberg Jon Morgan Chief Financial Officer Kekst and Company 212-785-2500 212-521-4800 Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc. To Present at Jefferies Second Annual Shipping Conference in New York New York, NY, September 8, 2005 -- Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE) announced today that the Company's Chief Executive Officer Sophocles Zoullas and Chief Financial Officer Alan Ginsberg will be presenting at the Jefferies Second Annual Shipping Conference at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York on Thursday, September 15, 2005 at 8:15 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed at http://www.jefferies.com/0905shipping. In addition the accompanying slide presentation will be available in the Investor Relations section of Eagle's website at www.eagleships.com. About Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. is a Marshall Islands corporation headquartered in New York City. We are the largest U.S. based owner of Handymax dry bulk vessels, which are dry bulk vessels range in size from 35,000 to 60,000 deadweight tons, or dwt, and transport a broad range of major and minor bulk cargoes, including iron ore, coal, grain, cement and fertilizer, along worldwide shipping routes. Our strategy is to charter our modern fleet primarily pursuant to one- to three-year time charters to allow us to take advantage of the stable cash flow and high utilization rates that are associated with medium- to long-term time charters. 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. September 9, 2005 EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC. By: /s/ Sophocles N. Zoullas --------------------------- Sophocles N. Zoullas Chief Executive Officer and President 25083.0001 #600041