10-Q

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015

OR

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to

Commission File Number 001–33831

EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Republic of the Marshall Islands	98–0453513
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

477 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10022

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

 Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 785–2500

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

YES   X                NO

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

YES   X               NO

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated Filer               Accelerated Filer  Non-accelerated Filer  Smaller reporting company    X   

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). 

YES                     NO    X   

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.

YES   X               NO

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, 38,232,054 shares outstanding as of November 16, 2015. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
		Page
PART I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited)
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014	F-1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	F-2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	F-3
	Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2015	F-4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	F-5
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	F-6
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	1
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks	12
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	12
PART II	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	13
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	13
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	13
Item 3.	Defaults upon Senior Securities	13
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	13
Item 5.	Other Information	13
Item 6.	Exhibits	13
Signatures		14

Part 1 : FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 : Financial Statements

EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

(Unaudited)

	Successor
ASSETS:	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	25,283,350		$	39,975,287
Accounts receivable		11,094,138			14,731,301
Prepaid expenses		1,555,719			3,212,930
Inventories		6,547,466			5,749,273
Investment		1,046,977			8,300,740
Other current assets		474,390			4,621,312
Total current assets		46,002,040			76,590,843
Noncurrent assets:
Vessels and vessel improvements, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of $38,910,877 and $8,766,830, respectively		794,917,415			834,052,684
Other fixed assets, net of accumulated amortization of $135,962 and $118,232, respectively		170,506			230,805
Restricted cash		66,243			66,243
Deferred drydock costs		9,685,030			1,960,792
Deferred financing costs		464,786			550,753
Other assets		102,956			424,702
Total noncurrent assets		805,406,936			837,285,979
Total assets	$	851,408,976		$	913,876,822
LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	8,364,800		$	11,663,697
Accrued interest		342,416			531,918
Other accrued liabilities		9,539,398			9,142,229
Fair value below contract value of time charters acquired		1,401,799			1,648,740
Unearned charter hire revenue		2,223,731			2,389,595
Current portion of long-term debt		15,625,000			15,625,000
Total current liabilities		37,497,144			41,001,179
Noncurrent liabilities:
Long-term debt		212,586,273			204,106,928
Other liabilities		624,604			-
Fair value below contract value of time charters acquired		3,684,381			4,678,049
Total noncurrent liabilities		216,895,258			208,784,977
Total liabilities		254,392,402			249,786,156
Commitment and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 37,639,352 and 37,504,541 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		376,394			375,045
Additional paid-in capital		676,975,876			675,264,349
Accumulated deficit		(80,100,712	)		(11,548,728	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(234,984	)		-
Total stockholders' equity		597,016,574			664,090,666
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	851,408,976		$	913,876,822

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

F-1

EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

(Unaudited) 

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	Successor			Predecessor			Successor			Predecessor
	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014			September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014
Revenues, net of commissions	$	29,127,482		$	29,846,038		$	78,116,020		$	118,021,488
Voyage expenses		5,202,219			5,062,030			13,540,698			12,379,345
Vessel expenses		23,979,906			24,842,113			67,596,014			71,932,268
Charter hire expenses		1,248,649			-			3,697,745			-
Depreciation and amortization		11,284,454			19,611,354			32,739,674			58,042,662
General and administrative expenses		4,420,097			6,566,185			13,714,594			12,832,270
Loss on sale of vessel		-			-			5,696,675			-
Total operating expenses		46,135,325			56,081,682			136,985,400			155,186,545
Operating loss		(17,007,843	)		(26,235,644	)		(58,869,380	)		(37,165,057	)
Interest expense		3,048,180			12,312,139			9,197,163			60,466,686
Interest Income		-			(1,369	)		(2,955	)		(8,125	)
Other expense		320,597			-			488,396			-
Reorganization expenses		-			7,311,240			-			15,483,981
Total other expense, net		3,368,777			19,622,010			9,682,604			75,942,542
Net loss	$	(20,376,620	)	$	(45,857,654	)	$	(68,551,984	)	$	(113,107,599	)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		37,639,352			19,172,717			37,602,316			17,785,290
Diluted		37,639,352			19,172,717			37,602,316			17,785,290
Per share amounts:
Basic net loss	$	(0.54	)	$	(2.39	)	$	(1.82	)	$	(6.36	)
Diluted net loss	$	(0.54	)	$	(2.39	)	$	(1.82	)	$	(6.36	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

F-2

EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

 (Unaudited) 

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	Successor			Predecessor			Successor			Predecessor
	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014			September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014
Net loss	$	(20,376,620	)	$	(45,857,654	)	$	(68,551,984	)	$	(113,107,599	)
Other comprehensive income:
Change in unrealized gain/(loss) on investment		(48,406	)		256,781			(234,984	)		(442,288	)
Total other comprehensive income/(loss)		(48,406	)		256,781			(234,984	)		(442,288	)
Comprehensive loss	$	(20,425,026	)	$	(45,600,873	)	$	(68,786,968	)	$	(113,549,887	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

(Unaudited)  

	Common Stock		Common Stock Amount		Additional Paid-in Capital			Net Loss			Accumulated Deficit			Other Comprehensive Loss			Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance at December 31, 2014 (Successor)		37,504,541	$	375,045	$	675,264,349			—		$	(11,548,728	)		—		$	664,090,666
Net loss		—		—		—		$	(68,551,984	)		(68,551,984	)		—			(68,551,984	)
Change in unrealized loss on investment		—		—		—			—			—		$	(234,984	)		(234,984	)
Vesting of restricted shares, net of shares withheld for employee tax		134,811		1,349		(1,286,855	)		—			—			—			(1,285,506	)
Non-cash compensation		—		—		2,998,382			—			—			—			2,998,382
Balance at September 30, 2015 (Successor)		37,639,352	$	376,394	$	676,975,876					$	(80,100,712	)	$	(234,984	)	$	597,016,574

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

F-4

EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

(Unaudited) 

	Nine Months Ended
	Successor			Predecessor
	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(68,551,984	)	$	(113,107,599	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation		30,783,330			55,670,788
Amortization of deferred drydocking costs		1,956,344			2,371,874
Amortization of deferred financing costs		85,967			16,278,544
Amortization of Debtor  In-Possession Loan Facility deferred financing costs		-			576,923
Amortization of discount on Exit Financing Facility		1,698,095			-
Amortization of fair value below contract value of time charter acquired		(1,240,609	)		-
Payment-in-kind interest on debt		-			17,858,132
Loss on sale of vessel		5,696,675			-
Realized loss from investment		112,589			-
Allowance for accounts receivable		-			1,824,519
Non-cash compensation expense		2,998,382			765,339
Drydocking expenditures		(9,680,582	)		(4,008,903	)
Reorganization items, non cash		-			3,107,207
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		3,637,163			(2,846,887	)
Other current assets		4,468,668			(3,702,486	)
Prepaid expenses		1,657,211			1,584,689
Inventories		(798,193	)		(972,777	)
Accounts payable		(3,298,897	)		(826,763	)
Accrued interest		(189,502	)		(63,955	)
Accrued interest subject to compromise		-			15,102,925
Other Accrued Liabilities		1,021,773			2,238,703
Unearned revenue		(165,864	)		(2,944,853	)
Net cash used in operating activities		(29,809,434	)		(11,094,580	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Vessels and vessel improvements		(1,508,778	)		(149,756	)
Purchase of other fixed assets		(11,201	)		(190,530	)
Proceeds from sale of vessel		4,235,542			-
Proceeds from sale of investment		6,906,190			-
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities		9,621,753			(340,286	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debtor  In Possession Loan Facility		-			25,000,000
Proceeds from Revolver Loan		23,000,000			-
Fee paid to the lenders		(500,000	)		-
Deferred financing costs		-			(750,000	)
Repayment of Term Loan under the Exit Financing Facility		(15,718,750	)		-
Cash used to settle net share equity awards		(1,285,506	)		-
Net cash provided by financing activities		5,495,744			24,250,000
Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents		(14,691,937	)		12,815,134
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		39,975,287			19,682,724
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	25,283,350		$	32,497,858

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

F-5

EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Note 1.  Basis of Presentation and General Information

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”, “we” or “our”). References to “Predecessor” refer to the Company between the period January 1, 2014 and October 15, 2014. References to “Successor” refer to the Company after October 16, 2014. The Company is engaged in the ocean transportation of dry bulk cargoes worldwide through the ownership, chartering and operation of dry-bulk vessels. The Company's fleet is comprised of Supramax and Handymax dry bulk carriers and the Company operates its business in one business segment.

The Company is a holding company incorporated in 2005 under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and is the sole owner of all of the outstanding shares or limited liability company interests of its subsidiaries. The primary activity of each of the subsidiaries, other than the Company’s management subsidiaries, is the ownership of a vessel. The operations of the vessels are managed by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Eagle Shipping International (USA) LLC, a Republic of the Marshall Islands limited liability company.

As of September 30, 2015, the Company owned and operated a modern fleet of 44 oceangoing vessels comprised of 43 Supramax vessels and 1 Handymax vessel with a combined carrying capacity of 2,404,064 deadweight tons, or “dwt” (a unit of a vessel’s capacity for cargo, fuel oil, stores and crew, measured in metric tons of 1,000 kilograms; a vessel’s dwt is the total weight the vessel can carry when loaded to a particular load line) and an average age of approximately 8.2 years. The Company also charters in a Handylog bulk carrier beginning October 2, 2014 for a period of seven years.

The following table represents certain information about the Company's charterers that individually accounted for more than 10% of the Company's revenue during the periods indicated:

	% of Revenue
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	Successor		Predecessor		Successor		Predecessor
	September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014		September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014
Charterer
Charterer A		-		-		-		11%
Charterer B*		12%		37%		23%		26%

*Charter revenue from a pool in which the Company participated.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”), and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) which apply to interim financial statements and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP. They should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on April 2, 2015.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) that management considers necessary for a fair statement of its financial position and results of operations for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The significant estimates and assumptions of the Company are useful lives of fixed assets and intangibles, the period of amortization, the allowances for bad debt, and the fair value of warrants and stock-based compensation.

F-6

Bankruptcy Filing

On August 6, 2014, the Company entered into a restructuring support agreement (the “Restructuring Support Agreement”) with lenders constituting the “Majority Lenders” (as such term is defined in the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated June 20, 2012 (the “Credit Agreement”)) under its Credit Agreement (the “Consenting Lenders”), which contemplated a plan of reorganization through a balance sheet restructuring of the Company’s obligations upon the terms specified therein. On the same day, the Company filed a voluntary prepackaged case (the “Prepackaged Case”) under chapter 11 (“Chapter 11”) of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”). The Prepackaged Case was filed only in respect of the parent company, Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., but not any of its subsidiaries. Through the Prepackaged Case, the Company sought to implement a balance sheet restructuring pursuant to the terms of its prepackaged plan of reorganization filed with the Court (the “Plan”). The Company continued to operate its business as a “debtor in possession” under the jurisdiction of the Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Court.

 The commencement of the Prepackaged Case constituted an event of default that accelerated the Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement, subject to an automatic stay of any action to collect, assert or recover a claim against the Company and the application of the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code.

As part of the Prepackaged Case, the Company obtained debtor-in-possession financing (the “DIP Loan Facility”), as further described below, pursuant to authorization from the Court. The Company funded its ongoing operations during the pendency of the Prepackaged Case through available borrowings under the DIP Loan Facility as well as cash generated from operations.

Subsequent to the filing of the Prepackaged Case, the Company received approval from the Court to continue using its existing cash management system and to pay or otherwise honor certain pre-petition obligations generally designed to stabilize the Company’s operations, such as certain employee wages, salaries and benefits, certain taxes and fees, customer obligations, obligations to logistics providers and pre-petition amounts owed to certain critical vendors. The Company continued to honor payments to vendors and other providers in the ordinary course of business for goods and services received after the filing date of the Prepackaged Case. The Company retained legal and financial professionals to advise the Company in connection with the Prepackaged Case and certain other professionals to provide services and advice in the ordinary course of business.

On September 22, 2014, the Court entered an order (the “Confirmation Order”) confirming the Plan. On October 15, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), the Company completed its balance sheet restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11 through a series of transactions contemplated by the Plan, and the Plan became effective pursuant to its terms. 

Key components of the Plan included:

● Entry into a new senior secured credit facility (the “Exit Financing Facility”) as of October 9, 2014, in the amount of $275 million (inclusive of a $50 million revolving credit facility).

● The cancellation of all outstanding equity interests in the Company as of the Effective Date, with the current holders of such equity interests (other than the Consenting Lenders on account of certain warrants held by them or shares of common stock received upon conversion of such warrants ) receiving (i) shares of the reorganized Company’s common stock (“New Eagle Common Stock”) equal to 0.5% of the total number of shares of New Eagle Common Stock issued and outstanding on the Effective Date (subject to dilution by the New Eagle Equity Warrants (as defined below) and the Management Incentive Program (as defined below)), and (ii) an aggregate of 3,045,327 New Eagle Equity Warrants. Each New Eagle Equity Warrant has a seven year term (commencing on the Effective Date) and is exercisable for one share of New Eagle Common Stock (subject to adjustment as set forth in the New Eagle Equity Warrant Agreement and dilution by the Management Incentive Program).

● The extinguishment of all loans and other obligations under the Credit Agreement as of the Effective Date, with the current holders thereof receiving (i) shares of New Eagle Common Stock equal to 99.5% of the total number of shares of New Eagle Common Stock issued and outstanding on the Effective Date, subject to dilution by the New Eagle Equity Warrants and the Management Incentive Program, and (ii) a cash distribution as contemplated by the Plan. On the Effective Date, the Credit Agreement was terminated, and the liens and mortgages thereunder were released.

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● All claims of unsecured creditors of Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. were unaffected and will be paid in full in the ordinary course of business.

● The establishment of a Management Incentive Program (the “Management Incentive Program”) that provides senior management and certain other employees of the reorganized Company with 2% of the New Eagle Common Stock (on a fully diluted basis) on the Effective Date, and two tiers of options to acquire 5.5% of the New Eagle Common Stock (on a fully diluted basis) with different strike prices based on the equity value for the reorganized Company and a premium to the equity value, each of the foregoing to vest generally over a four year schedule through 25% annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the Effective Date. The Management Incentive Program also provides for the reservation of certain additional shares for future issuance thereunder, as further described in the Plan.

The Plan also provided for certain releases of various parties by certain holders of claims against and equity interests in the Company. 

Exit Financing Facility

On October 9, 2014, Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., as borrower, and certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into the Exit Financing Facility with certain lenders (the “Exit Lenders”). The Exit Financing Facility is in the amount of $275 million, including a $50 million revolving credit facility, and matures on October 15, 2019. A fee of $5.5 million was paid to the lenders in connection with the Exit Financing Facility as a reduction of proceeds. Amounts drawn under the Exit Financing Facility bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus a margin ranging between 3.50% and 4.00% per annum. The revolving credit facility is subject to an annual commitment fee of 40% of the margin on the undrawn portion of the facility. The Exit Financing Facility is described further in Note 5 below.

 Registration Rights Agreement

On the Effective Date, and in accordance with the Plan, the Company entered into the Registration Rights Agreement with certain parties that received shares of New Eagle Common Stock under the Plan. The Registration Rights Agreement provided such parties with demand and piggyback registration rights.

 New Eagle Equity Warrant Agreement

 On the Effective Date, and in accordance with the Plan, the Company issued new equity warrants (the “New Eagle Equity Warrants”) pursuant to the terms of the warrant agreement (the “New Eagle Equity Warrant Agreement”). Each New Eagle Equity Warrant has a 7-year term (commencing on the Effective Date) and is exercisable for one share of New Eagle Common Stock (subject to adjustment as set forth in the New Eagle Equity Warrant Agreement and dilution by the Management Incentive Program). The New Eagle Equity Warrants are exercisable at an exercise price of $27.82 per share (subject to adjustment as set forth in the New Eagle Equity Warrant Agreement). The New Eagle Equity Warrant Agreement contains customary anti-dilution adjustments in the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, reclassification, dividend or other distributions (including, but not limited to, cash dividends), or business combination transaction.

FRESH START ACCOUNTING

Financial Statement Presentation

Upon the Company’s emergence from the Prepackaged Case on October 15, 2014, the Company adopted fresh-start accounting in accordance with provisions of ASC 852, Reorganizations (“ASC 852”). Upon adoption of fresh-start accounting, the Company’s assets and liabilities were recorded at their fair value as of October 15, 2014, the fresh-start reporting date. The fair values of the Company’s assets and liabilities in conformance with ASC 805, Business Combinations, as of that date differed materially from the recorded values of its assets and liabilities as reflected in its historical consolidated financial statements. In addition, the Company’s adoption of fresh-start accounting may materially affect its results of operations following the fresh-start reporting date, as the Company has a new basis in its assets and liabilities. Consequently, the Company’s historical financial statements may not be reliable indicators of its financial condition and results of operations for any period after it adopted fresh-start accounting. As a result of the adoption of fresh-start reporting, the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets and condensed consolidated statements of operations for periods subsequent to October 15, 2014 will not be comparable in many respects to the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets and condensed consolidated statements of operations for periods prior to October 15, 2014.

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Under ASC 852, fresh-start accounting is required upon emergence from Chapter 11 if (i) the value of the assets of the emerging entity immediately before the date of confirmation is less than the total of all post-petition liabilities and allowed claims; and (ii) holders of existing voting shares immediately before confirmation receive less than 50% of the voting shares of the emerging entity. Accordingly, the Company qualified for and adopted fresh-start accounting as of the Effective Date. Adopting fresh-start accounting results in a new reporting entity with no beginning retained earnings or deficits. The cancellation of all existing shares outstanding on the Effective Date and issuance of new shares of the reorganized entity caused a change of control of the Company under ASC 852.

Note 2.  New Accounting Pronouncements 

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”), which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The core principle is that a company should recognize revenue when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 defines a five step process to achieve this core principle and, in doing so, more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than are required under existing U.S. GAAP. The standard, as extended by the FASB, is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods therein, and shall be applied either retrospectively to each period presented or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, “Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern.” This ASU establishes specific guidance to an organization's management on their responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about the organization's ability to continue as a going concern. The provisions of this ASU are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No.2015-3, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs”. The new guidance specifies that debt issuance costs under the new standard are to be netted against the carrying value of the financial liability. The guidance should be applied on a retrospective basis. The effective date of the new guidance is for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-15, "Interest—Imputation of Interest: Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements." ASU 2015-15 amends Subtopic 835-30 to include that the SEC would not object to the deferral and presentation of debt issuance costs as an asset and subsequent amortization of debt issuance costs over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement, whether or not there are any outstanding borrowings on the line-of-credit arrangement. This guidance is effective for fiscal years (and interim reporting periods within fiscal years) beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, “Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory”. The new guidance specifies that the inventory be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. The amendment would apply prospectively and would be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods after December 15, 2017. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

Note 3.  Vessels

Vessels and Vessel Improvements

At September 30, 2015, the Company’s operating fleet consisted of 44 drybulk vessels. At October 15, 2014, the Company’s vessels were adjusted to a fair value aggregating $842,625,000 as part of fresh start accounting. The fair values were based primarily on valuations obtained from third-party specialists principally utilizing the market value approach.

Successor
Vessels and Vessel Improvements, at December 31, 2014	$	834,052,684
Purchase of Vessel Improvements		1,508,778
Disposal of Vessel		(9,932,217	)
Depreciation Expense		(30,711,830	)
Vessels and Vessel Improvements, at September 30, 2015	$	794,917,415

F-9

In April 2015, the Company decided to sell the Kite, a 1997-built Handymax, and reached an agreement to sell the vessel for $4,297,100 after brokerage commissions payable to a third party. The Kite was not available for delivery before April 29, 2015. On May 7, 2015, the Company realized a net loss of $5,696,675 and received net proceeds of $4,235,542 related to the sale after the associated transaction costs.

Note 4. Investment

Korea Line Corporation

The Company’s investment in capital stock of the Korea Line Corporation (“KLC”) is designated as Available For Sale (“AFS”) and is reported at its fair value, with unrealized gains and losses recorded in equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”). The fair value of the KLC shares are determined from the market price as quoted on the Korean Stock Exchange and by converting the South-Korean Won (“KRW”) extended value into USD with the exchange rate applicable on date of conversion. The Company reviews the investment in KLC for impairment on a quarterly basis.  

The Company concluded that for the Successor Company as of September 30, 2015 and for the Predecessor Company as of September 30, 2014, the change in the fair value of the KLC investment was “temporary”. The Company recorded cumulative unrealized losses in the amount of $ 0.2 million and $ 0.4 million as of September 30, 2015, and 2014 respectively. As of December 31, 2014, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $ 1.0 million. As such, there is no unrealized gain or (loss) as of December 31, 2014. 

The following table provides information on the Company’s investment in KLC capital stock which is recorded at fair value:

	No. of KLC Shares			Cost Basis-Adjusted			Fair Value			Unrealized Loss reported in AOCI
Balance at January 1, 2014 (Predecessor)		566,529		$	13,817,439		$	13,817,439			-
Fair Value-Adjustments, net		-			-			(442,288	)	$	(442,228	)
Balance at September 30, 2014 (Predecessor)		566,529		$	13,817,439		$	13,375,151		$	(442,288	)
Balance at January 1, 2015 (Successor)		387,453		$	8,300,740		$	8,300,740			-
KLC Stock Sold		(327,615	)		(7,018,779	)		(6,906,190	)		-
Loss on sale of KLC Stock		-			-			(112,589	)		-
Fair Value-Adjustments, net		-			-			(234,984	)		(234,984	)
Balance at September 30, 2015 (Successor)		59,838		$	1,281,961		$	1,046,977		$	(234,984	)

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Note 5. Debt

Long-term Debt consists of the following:

	Successor
	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Exit Financing Facility	$	232,281,250		$	225,000,000
Discount on Exit Financing Facility		(4,069,977	)		(5,268,072	)
Less: Current Portion		(15,625,000	)		(15,625,000	)
Total Long-Term debt	$	212,586,273		$	204,106,928

Exit Financing Facility

On October 9, 2014, the Company entered into the Exit Financing Facility with the Exit Lenders. The Exit Financing Facility is in the amount of $275 million, including a $50 million revolving credit facility of which the Company borrowed $23 million as of September 30, 2015, and matures on October 15, 2019. Amounts drawn under the Exit Financing Facility bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus margin ranging between 3.5% to 4.0% per annum. The revolving credit facility is subject to an annual commitment fee of 40% of the margin on the undrawn portion of the credit facility.

The Company’s obligations under the Exit Financing Facility are secured by a first priority mortgage on each of the vessels in its fleet and such other vessels that it may from time to time include with the approval of the Exit Lenders, a first assignment of its earnings account, its liquidity account and its vessel-owning subsidiaries’ earnings accounts, a first assignment of all charters (having a term which is not reasonably likely to exceed 18 months), freights, earnings, insurances, requisition compensation and management agreements with respect to the vessels and a first priority pledge of the membership interests of each of its vessel-owning subsidiaries. The Company may grant additional security to the Exit Lenders from time to time in the future.  

The Exit Financing Facility contains financial covenants requiring the Company, among other things, to ensure that the aggregate market value of the vessels in the Company’s fleet at all times does not fall below between 150% and 165% of the aggregate principal amount of debt outstanding under the Exit Financing Facility; the total financial indebtedness of the Company and all of its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis divided by the sum of (i) the total shareholders’ equity for the Company and all of its subsidiaries (minus goodwill and other non-tangible items) and (ii) the total financial indebtedness of the Company and all of its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, shall not be more than 0.65; the aggregate of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ EBITDA will not be less than 2.5x of the aggregate amount of interest incurred and net amounts payable under interest rate hedging arrangements during the relevant trailing twelve month period with the measurement beginning December 31, 2015; and the Company maintains a minimum liquidity of not less than the greater of (i) $20,000,000 and (ii) $500,000 per vessel in the Company’s fleet.

In addition, the Exit Financing Facility also imposes operating restrictions on the Company including limiting the Company’s ability to, among other things: pay dividends; incur additional indebtedness; create liens on assets; acquire and sell capital assets (including vessels); merge or consolidate with, or transfer all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to, another person; and enter into a new line of business. The Company shall repay the Exit Financing Facility in 20 equal consecutive quarterly principal repayment installments each in an amount of $3,906,250.

The Exit Financing Facility also includes customary events of default, including those relating to a failure to pay principal or interest, a breach of covenant, representation or warranty, a cross-default to other indebtedness and non-compliance with security documents. Further, there would be a default if any event occurs or circumstances arise in light of which, in the Exit Lenders’ judgment, there is significant risk that the Company is or would become insolvent. The Company is not permitted to pay dividends if there is a default or a breach of a loan covenant under the Exit Financing Facility or if the payment of the dividends would result in a default or breach of a loan covenant. Indebtedness under the Exit Financing Facility may also be accelerated if the Company experiences a change of control.

On August 14, 2015, the Company entered into an Amendatory Agreement (the “Amendatory Agreement”) with certain Exit Lenders under the Exit Financing Facility. Pursuant to the Amendatory Agreement, the Exit Lenders have agreed to, among other things, defer the compliance with the minimum interest coverage covenant under the Exit Financing Facility from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2016 and amend the method of calculating the Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Exit Financing Facility) as follows: (i) on a trailing two quarter basis for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2016 (ii) on a trailing three quarter basis for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2017 and (iii) on a trailing four quarter basis for each succeeding fiscal quarter thereafter. Further, the Amendatory Agreement amended the minimum required security cover covenant under the Exit Financing Facility as follows: (i) for the period prior to June 30, 2017, 165 percent of the Loan (as defined in the Exit Financing Facility) (ii) for the period on or after July 1, 2017 and on or before October 14, 2017, 157.5 percent of the Loan and (iii) thereafter, 165 percent of the Loan. In connection with entering into the Amendatory Agreement, the Company paid the Exit Lenders an amendment fee of $0.5 million. The fees has been capitalized along with the existing unamortized discount on Exit Financing Facility and amortized as interest expense.

F-11

For the three months ended September 30, 2015, interest rates on our outstanding debt ranged from 4.06% to 4.08%, including a margin over LIBOR applicable under the terms of the Exit Financing Facility and commitment fees of 40% of the margin on the undrawn portion of the facility. The weighted average effective interest rate including the amortization of debt discount for this period was 5.10%

For the three months ended September 30, 2014, interest expense included 2.00% default interest on the unpaid interest as of June 30, 2014 and 6.00% interest on the DIP Loan Facility post filing of the Chapter 11 case in addition to interest under the Company’s old term loan facility at 3.50% margin over Libor. Interest expense ceased being accrued as of August 6, 2014 under the old term loan facility except for the interest in respect of the DIP Loan Facility. 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, interest rates on our outstanding debt ranged from 4.04% to 4.08%, including a margin over LIBOR applicable under the terms of the amended Exit Financing Facility and commitment fees of 40% of the margin on the undrawn portion of the facility. The weighted average effective interest rate including the amortization of debt discount for this period was 5.30%.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, interest rates on the outstanding debt ranged from 3.73% to 8.23%, including a margin of 3.50% over LIBOR. The weighted average effective interest rate for this period was 2.94%.

Interest Expense consisted of:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	Successor		Predecessor		Successor		Predecessor
	September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014		September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014
Exit Financing Facility Interest	$	2,520,432			$	7,413,101
Amortization of Facility Deferred Financing Costs		28,970				85,967
Amortization of Discount on Facility		498,778				1,698,095
Old Term Loan Interest			$	7,380,769			$	43,299,761
DIP Loan Facility Interest				311,458				311,458
Amortization of DIP Loan Facility deferred financing costs				576,923				576,923
Amortization of Old Term Loan Deferred Financing Costs				4,042,989				16,278,544
Total Interest Expense	$	3,048,180	$	12,312,139	$	9,197,163	$	60,466,686

Interest paid amounted to $7,602,603 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and $10,714,117 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

Note 6. Derivative Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument:

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—the carrying amounts reported in the Condensed Consolidated balance sheet for interest-bearing deposits approximate their fair value due to their short-term nature thereof.

Debt—the carrying amounts of borrowings under the revolving credit agreement approximate their fair value, due to the variable interest rate nature thereof.

Investment—includes our available-for-sale securities that are traded in active market internationally. The fair value is measured by using closing stock price from active market.

F-12

The Company defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and provides disclosures about fair value measurements. The fair value hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements is as follows:

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Our Level 1 non-derivatives include cash, money-market accounts, restricted cash accounts and investment.

Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable. Our Level 2 non-derivatives include our term loan account.

Level 3 – Inputs that are unobservable (for example cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions).

The following table summarizes assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

	September 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Investment	$	1,046,977		—		—	$	8,300,740		—		—

Note 7. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Contingencies

The Company is involved in legal proceedings and may become involved in other legal matters arising in the ordinary course of its business. The Company evaluates these legal matters on a case-by-case basis to make a determination as to the impact, if any, on its business, liquidity, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. The Company records a liability when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and that amount is reasonably estimable. 

In November 2015, the Company filed a voluntary self-disclosure report with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) regarding certain apparent violations of U.S. sanctions regulations in the provision of shipping services for third party charterers with respect to the transportation of cargo to or from Myanmar (formerly Burma). At the time of such apparent violations, the Company had a different senior operational management team. Notwithstanding the fact that the apparent violations took place under a different senior operational management team and although the Company's new board and management have implemented robust remedial measures and significantly enhanced compliance safeguards to ensure that our activities are in compliance with U.S. sanctions laws, there can be no assurance that OFAC will not conclude that these past actions warrant the imposition of civil penalties and/or referral for further investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. The report was provided to OFAC for the agency’s review, consideration and determination regarding what action, if any, may be taken in resolution of this matter. The Company will continue to cooperate with the agency regarding this matter and cannot estimate when such review will be concluded. While the ultimate impact of these matters cannot be determined, there can be no assurance that the impact will not be material to the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

Vessel Technical Management Contract

The Company has technical management agreements for certain of its vessels with independent technical managers. The Company paid average monthly technical management fees of $11,042 and $10,708 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company paid average monthly technical management fees of $10,861 and $10,708 per vessel during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. On August 24, 2015, the Company provided three months’ notice to its third party technical manager to terminate the technical management contract. The Company intends to transfer those vessels to Company’s in-house technical management.

Other Commitments

On October 14, 2015, the Company entered into a lease termination and surrender agreement for the New York office space effective on March 31, 2016. Under the agreement the Company will pay $1.76 million as an early termination fee.      

On October 15, 2015, the Company entered into a new commercial lease agreement as a subtenant for office space in Stamford, Connecticut. The lease is effective from January 1, 2016 through June 29, 2023, with an average annual rent of $419,536.

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Note 8. Transactions with former related parties

On August 4, 2009, the Company entered into a management agreement (the "Management Agreement") with Delphin Shipping LLC ("Delphin"), a Marshall Islands limited liability company affiliated with Kelso Investment Associates VII, KEP VI, LLC and the Company's former Chief Executive Officer, Sophocles Zoullas.  Delphin was formed for the purpose of acquiring and operating dry bulk and other vessels. Under the terms of the Management Agreement, the Company provided commercial and technical supervisory vessel management services to dry bulk vessels acquired by Delphin for a monthly fee of $15,834 for the first 10 vessels, $11,667 for the second 10 vessels and $8,750 for the third 10 vessels. Pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement, the Company was granted an opportunity to acquire for its own account any dry bulk vessel that Delphin proposes to acquire. The Company was also granted a right of first refusal on any dry bulk charter opportunity, other than a renewal of an existing charter for a Delphin-owned vessel that the Company reasonably deems suitable for a Company-owned vessel. The Management Agreement provided the Company a right of first offer on the sale of any dry bulk vessel by Delphin. The term of the Management Agreement was one year and was renewable for successive one year terms at the option of Delphin.

On October 15, 2014, the above referenced Management Agreement was amended and restated (as so amended and restated, the “Amended Management Agreement”). As per the Amended Management Agreement, the technical management fee is $700 per vessel per day. The commercial management fee is 1.25% of charter hire; provided, however, that no commercial management fee shall be payable with respect to a charter hire that is earned while a vessel is a member of a pool and with respect to which a fee is paid to the pool manager. Following Mr. S. Zoullas’ resignation on March 9, 2015, the Company no longer considers the Amended Management Agreement to be a related party transaction.

On May 22, 2015, the Company received a termination notice to the Amended Management Agreement from Delphin. The notice of termination was given pursuant to the terms of the Amended Management Agreement and became effective as of August 22, 2015.  

Total management fees for the three and nine month Successor periods ended September 30, 2015, amounted to $854,634 and $2,473,964 respectively. The total reimbursable expenses for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 amounted to $137,965 and $220,530, respectively.

Total management fees for the three and nine month Predecessor periods ended September 30, 2014 amounted to $545,022 and $1,635,066 respectively. The total reimbursable expenses for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 amounted to $44,724 and $181,595, respectively.

Note 9. Loss Per Common Share

The computation of basic net loss per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three and nine months periods ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 for the Successor and Predecessor, respectively. The Predecessor net loss per share for the period ended September 30, 2014 reflects the weighted average of the underlying warrant shares issuable upon exercise of the 615,997 warrants at the exercise price of $0.01 per share. Diluted net loss per share as of September 30, 2014, does not include 123,667 restricted stock units and 1,727,667 stock options as their effect was anti-dilutive. In accordance with the accounting literature, the Company has given effect to the issuance of these warrants in computing basic net loss per share because the underlying shares are issuable for little or no cash consideration. Diluted net loss per share gives effect to stock awards, stock options and restricted stock units using the treasury stock method, unless the impact is anti-dilutive. Diluted net loss per share as of September 30, 2015 does not include 574,660 stock awards, 1,185,312 stock options and 3,045,327 warrants as their effect was anti-dilutive.

F-14

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015 Successor			September 30, 2014 Predecessor			September 30, 2015 Successor			September 30, 2014 Predecessor
Net loss	$	(20,376,620	)	$	(45,857,654	)	$	(68,551,984	)	$	(113,107,599	)
Weighted Average Shares – Basic		37,639,352			19,172,717			37,602,316			17,785,290
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock units		-			-			-			-
Weighted Average Shares - Diluted		37,639,352			19,172,717			37,602,316			17,785,290
Basic Loss Per Share	$	(0.54	)	$	(2.39	)	$	(1.82	)	$	(6.36	)
Diluted Loss Per Share	$	(0.54	)	$	(2.39	)	$	(1.82	)	$	(6.36	)

Note 10. Stock Incentive Plans

2014 Management Incentive Plan

 On the Effective Date, in accordance with the Plan, the Company adopted the post-emergence Management Incentive Plan, which provides for the distribution of New Eagle MIP Primary Equity in the form of shares of New Eagle Common Stock, and New Eagle MIP Options, to the participating senior management and other employees of the reorganized Company with 2% of the New Eagle Common Stock (on a fully diluted basis) on the Effective Date, and two tiers of options to acquire 5.5% of the New Eagle Common Stock (on a fully diluted basis) with different strike prices based on the equity value for the reorganized Company and a premium to the equity value, each of the foregoing to vest generally over a four year schedule through 25% annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the Effective Date. The New Eagle MIP Primary Equity is subject to vesting, but the holder thereof is entitled to receive all dividends paid with respect to such shares as if such New Eagle MIP Primary Equity had vested on the grant date (subject to forfeiture by the holder in the event that such grant is terminated prior to vesting unless the administrator of the Management Incentive Program determines otherwise). The New Eagle MIP Options contains adjustment provisions to reflect any transaction involving shares of New Eagle Common Stock, including as a result of any dividend, recapitalization, or stock split, so as to prevent any diminution or enlargement of the holder’s rights under the award.

On March 9, 2015, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer resigned from the Company. In connection with the resignation, the Company entered into a Separation Agreement and General Release with its former Chief Executive Officer. The agreement provides, among other things, a vesting of 270,270 of New Eagle MIP Primary Equity of the Company previously granted to its former Chief Executive Officer. All other equity awards previously granted by the Company to its former Chief Executive Officer were forfeited without consideration pursuant to such Separation Agreement. 

On April 27, 2015, the Company’s former Chief Operating Officer separated from the Company. On May 1, 2015, the Company and its former Chief Operating Officer entered into a Separation Agreement and General Release. The Separation Agreement provides among other things, a vesting of 40,000 of New Eagle MIP Primary Equity of the Company previously granted to its former Chief Operating Officer, payable in accordance with and subject to certain terms and conditions of such Separation Agreement. All other equity awards previously granted by the Company to its former Chief Operation Officer were forfeited without consideration pursuant to such Separation Agreement. 

On June 12, 2015, the Company granted 55,000 restricted shares to an employee. The fair value of the New Eagle MIP Primary Equity equivalent to the market value at the date of grant was $493,900. Amortization of this charge, which is included in the General and administrative expenses, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, was $77,737.

On July 7, 2015, the Company announced that it appointed Gary Vogel as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective as of September 1, 2015 (the “CEO Effective Date”). The Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Vogel on July 6, 2015. Pursuant to the employment agreement, on September 29, 2015, the Company granted to Mr. Vogel 325,000 restricted shares of common stock of the Company, an option to purchase 325,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.87 per share, and an option to purchase 325,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $13.00 per share, in each case, (i) subject to the terms of the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan and the applicable award agreement and (ii) pursuant to the exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506 of Regulation D thereunder. The options have a five year term and will vest ratably on each of the first four anniversaries of the CEO Effective Date. All of the restricted shares will vest on the third anniversary of the CEO Effective Date subject to Mr. Vogel’s continued employment. The fair value of Mr. Vogel’s restricted stock award is equivalent to the market value at the date of grant was $1,907,750. Amortization of this charge, which is included in non-cash compensation expense, for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, was $95,042. The fair value of each of the option was $623,828 for the $5.87 options and $200,160 for the $13.00 options. For the purposes of determining the non-cash compensation cost for the Company's stock option plan using the fair value method of ASC 718 "Compensation-Stock Compensation", the fair value of the options was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The weighted average assumptions used included a risk free interest rate of 1.09%, an expected stock price volatility factor of 41.6% and a dividend rate of 0%. The aggregate fair value of these stock options awards on the date of grant was $823,988. Amortization of this charge, which is included in non-cash compensation expense, for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, was $34,986.

F-15

As of September 30, 2015, stock awards covering a total of 574,660 of the Company’s shares are outstanding. The stock awards vest ratably over four years. The Company is amortizing to General and Administrative expenses the fair value of the non-vested stock awards at the grant date over the vesting period.

As of September 30, 2015, options covering 1,185,312 of the Company’s common shares are outstanding with exercise prices ranging from $5.87 to $25.25 per share. The options granted to members of the Company's management under the Management Incentive Plan vest and become exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on the grant date. All options expire within five to seven years from the effective date.  

For the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company has recorded non-cash compensation charges included in General and administrative expenses of $790,803 and $196,979, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company has recorded non-cash compensation charges included in General and administrative expenses of $2,998,382 and $765,339, respectively. The estimated remaining expense for each of the years ending 2015, 2016 and 2017 will be $966,167, $2,698,919 and $1,350,132, respectively.

F-16

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION

The following is a discussion of the Company's financial condition and results of operation for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. This section should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report and the notes to those financial statements and the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes to those financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, which were included in our Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2015.

This discussion contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provided for under these sections. 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. Forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations and observations with respect to future events and financial performance. Where we express an expectation or belief as to future events or results, such expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis. However, our forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed, projected, or implied by those forward-looking statements. The principal factors that affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows include charter market rates, which have declined significantly from historic highs, periods of charter hire, vessel operating expenses and voyage costs, which are incurred primarily in U.S. dollars, depreciation expenses, which are a function of the cost of our vessels, significant vessel improvement costs and our vessels' estimated useful lives, and financing costs related to our indebtedness. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward looking statements as a result of certain factors which could include the following: (i) changes in demand in the dry bulk market, including, without limitation, changes in production of, or demand for, commodities and bulk cargoes, generally or in particular regions; (ii) greater than anticipated levels of dry bulk vessel new building orders or lower than anticipated rates of dry bulk vessel scrapping; (iii) changes in rules and regulations applicable to the dry bulk industry, including, without limitation, legislation adopted by international bodies or organizations such as the International Maritime Organization and the European Union or by individual countries; (iv) actions taken by regulatory authorities including without limitation the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control; (v) changes in trading patterns significantly impacting overall dry bulk tonnage requirements; (vi) changes in the typical seasonal variations in dry bulk charter rates; (vii) changes in the cost of other modes of bulk commodity transportation; (viii) changes in general domestic and international political conditions; (ix) changes in the condition of the Company's vessels or applicable maintenance or regulatory standards (which may affect, among other things, our anticipated drydocking costs); (x) significant deteriorations in charter hire rates from current levels or the inability of the Company to achieve its cost-cutting measures, (xi) the outcome of legal proceeding in which we are involved; and other factors listed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This discussion also includes statistical data regarding world dry bulk fleet and orderbook and fleet age. We generated some of this data internally, and some were obtained from independent industry publications and reports that we believe to be reliable. We have not independently verified this data nor sought the consent of any organizations to refer to their reports in this Quarterly Report. We disclaim any intent or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. If we update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be made that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.

Overview

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (the "Marshall Islands") and headquartered in New York City, is engaged primarily in the ocean transportation of a broad range of major and minor bulk cargoes, including iron ore, coal, grain, cement and fertilizer, along worldwide shipping routes. We operate in the Handymax sector of the dry bulk industry, with particular emphasis on the Supramax class of vessels. We own one of the largest fleets of Supramax dry bulk vessels in the world. Supramax dry bulk vessels range in size from 50,000 to 60,000 deadweight tons, or dwt. These vessels have the cargo loading and unloading flexibility of on-board cranes while offering cargo carrying capacities approaching that of Panamax dry bulk vessels, which range in size from 60,000 to 100,000 dwt and must rely on port facilities to load and offload their cargoes. We believe that the cargo handling flexibility and cargo carrying capacity of the Supramax class vessels make them attractive to charterers.

As of September 30, 2015, we owned and operated a modern fleet of 44 oceangoing vessels comprised of 43 Supramax vessels and 1 Handymax vessel with a combined carrying capacity of 2,404,064 dwt and an average age of approximately 8.2 years. The Company also charters in a Handylog bulk carrier beginning October 2, 2014 for a period of seven years.

Each of our vessels is owned by us through a separate wholly owned Republic of the Marshall Islands limited liability company.

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On August 6, 2014, the Company entered into a Restructuring Support Agreement with the Consenting Lenders constituting the “Majority Lenders” under its Credit Agreement, which contemplated a plan of reorganization through a balance sheet restructuring of the Company’s obligations upon the terms specified therein. On the same day, the Company filed a voluntary Prepackaged Case under the “Bankruptcy Code”. The Prepackaged Case was filed only in respect of the parent company, Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., but not any of its subsidiaries. Through the Prepackaged Case, the Company sought to implement a balance sheet restructuring pursuant to the terms of its Plan filed with the Court.

On September 22, 2014, the Court entered an order (the “Confirmation Order”) confirming the Plan. On October 15, 2014, the Company completed its balance sheet restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11 through a series of transactions contemplated by the Plan, and the Plan became effective pursuant to its terms.

Key components of the Plan included:

● Entry into a new senior secured credit facility (the “Exit Financing Facility”) as of October 9, 2014, in the amount of $275 million (inclusive of a $50 million revolving credit facility)

● The cancellation of all outstanding equity interests in the Company as of the Effective Date, with the current holders of such equity interests (other than the Consenting Lenders on account of certain warrants held by them or shares of common stock received upon conversion of such warrants ) receiving (i) shares of New Eagle Common Stock equal to 0.5% of the total number of shares of New Eagle Common Stock issued and outstanding on the Effective Date (subject to dilution by the New Eagle Equity Warrants and the Management Incentive Program), and (ii) an aggregate of 3,045,327 New Eagle Equity Warrants. Each New Eagle Equity Warrant has a 7-year term (commencing on the Effective Date) and is exercisable for one share of New Eagle Common Stock (subject to adjustment as set forth in the New Eagle Equity Warrant Agreement and dilution by the Management Incentive Program).

● The extinguishment of all loans and other obligations under the Credit Agreement as of the Effective Date, with the current holders thereof receiving (i) shares of New Eagle Common Stock equal to 99.5% of the total number of shares of New Eagle Common Stock issued and outstanding on the Effective Date, subject to dilution by the New Eagle Equity Warrants and the Management Incentive Program, and (ii) a cash distribution as contemplated by the Plan. On the Effective Date, the Credit Agreement was terminated, and the liens and mortgages thereunder were released.

● All claims of unsecured creditors of Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. were unaffected and will be paid in full in the ordinary course.

● The establishment of a Management Incentive Program that provides senior management and certain other employees of the reorganized Company with 2% of the New Eagle Common Stock (on a fully diluted basis) on the Effective Date, and two tiers of options to acquire 5.5% of the New Eagle Common Stock (on a fully diluted basis) with different strike prices based on the equity value for the reorganized Company and a premium to the equity value, each of the foregoing to vest generally over a four year schedule through 25% annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the Effective Date. The Management Incentive Program also provides for the reservation of certain additional shares for future issuance thereunder, as further described in the Plan.

The Plan also provided for certain releases of various parties by certain holders of claims against and equity interests in the Company. 

Exit Financing Facility

 On October 9, 2014, Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., as borrower, and certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into the Exit Financing Facility with the Exit Lenders. The Exit Financing Facility is in the amount of $275 million, including a $50 million revolving credit facility, and matures on October 15, 2019. Amounts drawn under the Exit Financing Facility bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus the Margin. The revolving credit facility is subject to an annual commitment fee of 40% of the margin on the undrawn portion of the facility. 

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Registration Rights Agreement

On the Effective Date, and in accordance with the Plan, the Company entered into the Registration Rights Agreement with certain parties that received shares of New Eagle Common Stock under the Plan. The Registration Rights Agreement provided such parties with demand and piggyback registration rights.

New Eagle Equity Warrant Agreement

On the Effective Date, and in accordance with the Plan, the New Eagle Equity Warrants were issued pursuant to the terms of the New Eagle Equity Warrant Agreement. Each New Eagle Equity Warrant has a 7-year term (commencing on the Effective Date) and is exercisable for one share of New Eagle Common Stock (subject to adjustment as set forth in the New Eagle Equity Warrant Agreement and dilution by the Management Incentive Program). The New Eagle Equity Warrants are exercisable at an exercise price of $27.82 per share (subject to adjustment as set forth in the New Eagle Equity Warrant Agreement). The New Eagle Equity Warrant Agreement contains customary anti-dilution adjustments in the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, reclassification, dividend or other distributions (including, but not limited to, cash dividends), or business combination transaction.

Corporate Information

We maintain our principal executive offices at 477 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022. Our telephone number at that address is (212) 785-2500. Our website address is www.eagleships.com. Information contained on or accessible through our website does not constitute part of this Quarterly Report.

Our financial performance is based on the following key elements of our business strategy:

(1) concentration in one vessel category: the Supramax class of Handymax dry bulk vessels, which we believe offer size, operational and geographical advantages over Panamax and Capesize vessels;

(2)

balance our revenues between mid-term time charters, short-term time charters, voyage charters to maximize our financial performance throughout shipping cycles. The Company has been executing its commercial strategy by trading in the spot market through spot market-related time charters on voyages, short time charters, and pool charters. We have entered into either time charter, or voyage charter employment, or pool contracts for all the vessels in our operating fleet. We regularly monitor the dry bulk shipping market and based on market conditions we may consider taking advantage of long-term charter rates when appropriate;

(3)

maintain high quality vessels and improve standards of operation through improved environmental procedures, crew training and maintenance and repair procedures; and

(4) maintain a balance between purchasing vessels as market conditions and opportunities arise and maintaining prudent financial ratios (e.g. leverage ratio).

We believe that this structure provides significant visibility to our future financial results and allows us to take advantage of the relatively stable cash flows and high utilization rates that are associated with medium-term time charters, while at the same time providing us with the revenue upside potential from the index-linked or short-term time charters or voyage charters. We regularly monitor the dry bulk shipping market and based on market conditions we may consider taking advantage of long-term charter rates.

Information on our Fleet

We have employed all of our vessels in our operating fleet on time and voyage charters. The following table represents certain information about our revenue earning charters with respect to our operating fleet as of September 30, 2015:

Vessel	Year Built	Dwt	Charter Expiration (1)		Daily Charter Hire Rate (1)
Avocet	2010	53,462	Oct 2015	$	5,100
Bittern	2009	57,809	Nov 2015	$	10,750
Canary	2009	57,809	Oct 2015	$	5,250
Cardinal	2004	55,362	Oct 2015	$	10,250

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Condor	2001	50,296	Oct 2015	$	7,000
Crane	2010	57,809	Oct 2015		Voyage
Crested Eagle	2009	55,989	Oct 2015	$	5,850
Crowned Eagle	2008	55,940	Dec 2015		Voyage
Egret Bulker	2010	57,809	Nov 2015	$	4,000 (2)
Falcon	2001	50,296	Oct 2015	$	4,500
Gannet Bulker	2010	57,809	Oct 2015	$	11,350
Golden Eagle	2010	55,989	Oct 2015	$	6,000
Goldeneye	2002	52,421	Nov 2015	$	13,500
Grebe Bulker	2010	57,809	Oct 2015	$	4,500
Harrier	2001	50,296	Oct 2015	$	5,200
Hawk I	2001	50,296	Oct 2015	$	5,225
Ibis Bulker	2010	57,775	Oct 2015	$	1,200 (3)
Imperial Eagle	2010	55,989	Oct 2015	$	8,500 (4)
Jaeger	2004	52,248	Oct 2015	$	5,200
Jay	2010	57,802	Oct 2015	$	6,150
Kestrel I	2004	50,326	Oct 2015	$	9,000
Kingfisher	2010	57,776	Oct 2015	$	9,350
Kittiwake	2002	53,146	Oct 2015	$	4,800
Martin	2010	57,809	Dec 2015	$	1,650 (5)
Merlin	2001	50,296	Oct 2015	$	6,300
Nighthawk	2011	57,809	Oct 2015	$	5,150
Oriole	2011	57,809	Nov 2015	$	7,000
Osprey I	2002	50,206	Oct 2015	$	4,750
Owl	2011	57,809	Nov 2015	$	7,500

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Peregrine	2001	50,913	Oct 2015	$	9,500
Petrel Bulker	2011	57,809	Oct 2015	$	5,500
Puffin Bulker	2011	57,809	Oct 2015	$	13,250
Redwing	2007	53,411	Oct 2015	$	5,300
Roadrunner Bulker	2011	57,809	Nov 2015	$	4,000
Sandpiper Bulker	2011	57,809	Oct 2015	$	7,000
Shrike	2003	53,343	Oct 2015	$	5,700
Skua	2003	53,350	Oct 2015	$	11,500
Sparrow	2000	48,225	Oct 2015	$	9,500
Stellar Eagle	2009	55,989	Oct 2015	$	7,050
Tern	2003	50,200	Oct 2015	$	9,750
Thrasher	2010	53,360	Nov 2015	$	5,250
Thrush	2011	53,297	Oct 2015	$	3,050
Woodstar	2008	53,390	Nov 2015	$	5,600
Wren	2008	53,349	Oct 2015	$	6,500

(1)	Upon conclusion of the previous charter as of September 30, 2015, the vessel will commence a short term charter for up to six months or a voyage charter. The time charter hire rates presented are gross daily charter rates before address and brokerage commissions, ranging from 1.25% to 5.50%, to third party ship brokers.
(2)	The vessel is contracted to continue the existing time charter at a charter rate of $8,000 after November 1, 2015.
(3)	The vessel is contracted to continue the existing time charter at a charter rate of $8,250 after November 5, 2015.
(4)	The vessel is contracted to continue the existing time charter at a charter rate of $10,000 after October 5, 2015.
(5)	The vessel is contracted to continue the existing time charter at a charter rate of $7,350 after December 10, 2015.

Fleet Management

The management of our fleet includes the following functions:

● Strategic management. We locate and obtain financing and insurance for, the purchase and sale of vessels.

● Commercial management. We obtain employment for our vessels and manage our relationships with charterers.

● Technical management. We have established an in-house technical management function. 

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Commercial and Strategic Management

We carry out the commercial and strategic management of our fleet through our wholly owned subsidiaries, Eagle Shipping International (USA) LLC, a Republic of the Marshall Islands limited liability company that maintains its principal executive offices in New York City, and Eagle Bulk Pte. Ltd, a Singapore company. We currently have a total of sixty-six shore-based personnel, including our senior management team and our office staff, who either directly or through these subsidiaries, provide the following services:

•     commercial operations and technical supervision;

•     safety monitoring;

•     vessel acquisition; and

•     financial, accounting and information technology services.

Technical Management

The technical management of a portion of our fleet has been provided by an unaffiliated third party technical manager, V.Ships Limited, which we believe is one of the world's largest providers of independent ship management and related services. We have also established in-house technical management capabilities, through which we provide technical management services to a majority of our vessels, in addition to establishing a vessel management bench-mark with V.Ships Limited, the external technical manager. On August 24, 2015, the Company provided three months’ notice to V. Ships Limited to terminate the technical management contract. The Company intends to transfer those vessels to in-house technical management.

Technical management includes managing day-to-day vessel operations, performing general vessel maintenance, ensuring regulatory and classification society compliance, supervising the maintenance and general efficiency of vessels, arranging our hire of qualified officers and crew, arranging and supervising drydocking and repairs, purchasing supplies, spare parts and new equipment for vessels, appointing supervisors and technical consultants and providing technical support.

Our third-party technical manager is paid a fixed management fee for each vessel in our operating fleet for the technical management services provided. The Company paid average monthly technical management fees of $11,042 and $10,708 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company paid average monthly technical management fees of $10,861 and $10,708 per vessel during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Value of Assets and Cash Requirements

The replacement costs of comparable new vessels may be above or below the book value of our fleet. The market value of our fleet may be below book value when market conditions are weak and exceed book value when markets conditions are strong. Customary with industry practice, we may consider asset redeployment which at times may include the sale of vessels at less than their book value. The Company’s results of operations and cash flow may be significantly affected by future charter markets.

Critical Accounting Policies

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our interim unaudited Condensed Consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and the rules and regulations of the SEC which apply to interim financial statements. The preparation of those financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues, expenses and warrants and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions.

Critical accounting policies are those that reflect significant judgments of uncertainties and potentially result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. As the discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, they do not include all of the information on critical accounting policies normally included in consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, a detailed description of these critical accounting policies should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K. There have been no material changes from the “Critical Accounting Policies” previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on April 2, 2015.

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Use of Estimates:

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Condensed Consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The significant estimates and assumptions of the Company are stock-based compensation, the useful lives of fixed assets, scrap value and intangibles, the period of dry dock amortization, the allowances for bad debt, and the fair value of warrants.

Results of Operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:

We believe that the measures for analyzing future trends in our results of operations consist of the following:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	Successor			Predecessor			Successor			Predecessor
	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014			September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014
Ownership Days		4,048			4,140			12,138			12,285
Chartered in Days		92			-			273			-
Available Days		4,080			4,083			12,049			12,143
Operating Days		3,996			4,001			11,750			11,934
Fleet Utilization		98	%		98	%		97.5	%		98.3	%

 In order to understand our discussion of our results of operations, it is important to understand the meaning of the following terms used in our analysis and the factors that influence our results of operations.

● Ownership days:  We define ownership days as the aggregate number of days in a period during which each vessel in our fleet has been owned by us. Ownership days are an indicator of the size of our fleet over a period and affect both the amount of revenues and the amount of expenses that we record during a period. Ownership days for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 were 12,138 compared to 12,285 in the corresponding period in the prior year due to the sale of one vessel, the Kite, during the second quarter of 2015. 

● Chartered-in under operating lease days: We define chartered-in under operating lease days as the aggregate number of days in a period during which we chartered-in vessels.

● Available days: We define available days as the number of our ownership days less the aggregate number of days that our vessels are off-hire due to vessel familiarization upon acquisition, scheduled repairs or repairs under guarantee, vessel upgrades or special surveys and the aggregate amount of time that we spend positioning our vessels. The shipping industry uses available days to measure the number of days in a period during which vessels should be capable of generating revenues. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015, the Company completed drydocking seventeen vessels. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014, the Company completed drydocking six vessels.

● Operating days: We define operating days as the number of our available days in a period less the aggregate number of days that our vessels are off-hire due to any reason, including unforeseen circumstances. The shipping industry uses operating days to measure the aggregate number of days in a period during which vessels actually generate revenues.

● Fleet utilization: We calculate fleet utilization by dividing the number of our operating days during a period by the number of our available days during the period. The shipping industry uses fleet utilization to measure a company's efficiency in finding suitable employment for its vessels and minimizing the amount of days that its vessels are off-hire for reasons other than scheduled repairs or repairs under guarantee, vessel upgrades, special surveys or vessel positioning. Our fleet continues to perform at high utilization rates.

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 Revenues

 Our revenues are derived from time and voyage charters. As is common in the shipping industry, we pay commissions inclusive of address commissions ranging from 1.25% to 5.50% of the total daily charter hire rate of each charter to unaffiliated ship brokers associated with the charterers, depending on the number of brokers involved with arranging the charter.

 Gross time and voyage charter revenues in the quarter ended September 30, 2015 were $30,612,503, compared with $31,381,634 recorded in the comparable quarter in 2014. The decrease in revenue was attributable to reduced available days due to drydocking of an increased number of vessels and the sale of one vessel, the Kite, in the quarter ended June 30, 2015. Brokerage commissions incurred on revenues earned in the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were $1,485,021 and $1,535,596, respectively. Net revenues during the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, were $29,127,482 and $29,846,038, respectively.

 Gross time and voyage charter revenues in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015 were $82,177,331, compared with $123,436,530 recorded in the comparable period in 2014. The decrease in revenue is attributable to lower charter rates earned by the fleet, reduced available days due to drydocking of an increased number of vessels and the sale of one vessel, the Kite in the quarter ended June 30, 2015. Brokerage commissions incurred on revenues earned in the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were $4,061,311 and $5,415,042, respectively. Net revenues during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, were $78,116,020 and $118,021,488, respectively.

 Voyage Expenses

 To the extent that we employ our vessels on voyage charters, we will incur expenses that include bunkers, port charges, canal tolls, cargo handling operations and brokerage commissions, as these expenses are borne by the vessel owner on voyage charters. Bunkers, port charges, and canal toll expenses primarily increase in periods during which vessels are employed on voyage charters because these expenses are for the account of the owner. Voyage expenses for the three-month period ended September 30, 2015 were $5,202,219, compared with $5,062,030 in the comparable quarter in 2014. Voyage expenses for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015 were $13,540,698, compared with $12,379,345 in the comparable period in 2014.

 Vessel Expenses

Vessel expenses for the three-month period ended September 30, 2015 were $23,879,906, compared with $24,842,113 in the comparable quarter in 2014. The decrease is attributable primarily to the lower vessel running costs. Vessel expenses for the three-month period ended September 30, 2015 included $22,492,616 in vessel operating costs and $1,487,290 in technical management fees. Vessel expenses for the comparable period in 2014 included $23,354,516 in vessel operating costs and $1,487,597 in technical management fees.

Vessel expenses for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015 were $67,596,014, compared with $71,932,268 in the comparable quarter in 2014. The decrease is attributable primarily to the lower vessel running costs. Vessel expenses for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015 included $63,090,927 in vessel operating costs and $4,505,087 in technical management fees. Vessel expenses for the comparable period in 2014 included $67,505,415 in vessel operating costs and $4,426,853 in technical management fees.

 Vessel operating expenses include crew wages and related costs, the cost of insurance, expenses relating to repairs and maintenance, the cost of spares and consumable stores and related inventory, tonnage taxes, pre-operating costs associated with the delivery of acquired vessels including providing the newly acquired vessels with initial provisions and stores, other miscellaneous expenses, and technical management fees paid to our third party manager.

 Other factors beyond our control, some of which may affect the shipping industry in general, may cause vessel operating expenses to increase, including, for instance, developments relating to market prices for crew, insurance and petroleum-based lubricants and supplies.  

 Depreciation and Amortization 

For the three-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, total depreciation and amortization expense was $11,284,454 and $19,611,354, respectively. Total depreciation and amortization expense for the three-month period ended September 30, 2015 includes $10,260,200 of vessel and other fixed assets depreciation, and $1,024,254 relating to the amortization of deferred drydocking costs. Comparable amounts for the three-month period ended September 30, 2014 were $18,715,992 of vessel and other fixed assets depreciation and $895,362 of amortization of deferred drydocking costs. As a part of the adoption of fresh start accounting, all of the dry dock costs incurred prior to October 15, 2014, were written off. The decrease in depreciation and amortization expense is attributable to lower vessel valuation upon adoption of fresh start accounting in the fourth quarter of 2014.

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For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, total depreciation and amortization expense was $32,739,674 and $58,042,662, respectively. Total depreciation and amortization expense for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015 includes $30,783,330 of vessel and other fixed assets depreciation, and $1,956,344 relating to the amortization of deferred drydocking costs. Comparable amounts for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014 were $55,670,788 of vessel and other fixed assets depreciation and $2,371,874 of amortization of deferred drydocking costs. The decrease in depreciation and amortization expense is attributable to lower vessel valuation upon adoption of fresh start accounting in the fourth quarter of 2014. 

On the Effective Date, as part of fresh-start reporting, we revalued our vessel assets which resulted in a decrease in vessel assets and drydocking assets. Effective October 15, 2014, the Successor Company estimates the useful life of the Company's vessels to be 25 years from the date of initial delivery from the shipyard to the original owner. The change in the estimated useful life results in an increase in depreciation expense over the remaining life of the vessel assets. During the period January 1 to September 30, 2015, the decrease in remaining life of the vessels resulted in additional depreciation expense of $ 4,673,741. The increase in depreciation expense resulted in an increase of $0.04 and $0.12 to the basic and diluted net loss per share for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015. Also, on the Effective Date, the Company increased the estimated scrap value of the vessels from $150 per lwt to $300 per lwt prospectively based on the 15-year average scrap value of steel. The change in the estimated scrap value results in a decrease in depreciation expense over the remaining life of the vessel assets. During the period from January 1 to September 30, 2015, the increase in the estimated scrap value resulted in a decrease in depreciation expense of $2,803,763 for the Successor. The decrease in depreciation expense resulted in a decrease of $0.02 and $0.07 to the basic and diluted net loss per share for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015. 

The cost of all vessels is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the expected useful life of each vessel. Depreciation is based on the cost of the vessel less its estimated residual value. We estimate the useful life of our vessels to be 25 years from the date of initial delivery from the shipyard to the original owner. Furthermore, we estimate the residual values of our vessels to be $300 per lightweight ton, which we believe is common in the dry bulk shipping industry. Drydocking relates to our regularly scheduled maintenance program necessary to preserve the quality of our vessels as well as to comply with international shipping standards and environmental laws and regulations. The Company anticipates that vessels are to be dry docked every two and a half years and, accordingly, these expenses are deferred and amortized over that period.

Amortization of deferred financing costs is included in interest expense. These financing costs relate to costs associated with the Exit Financing Facility. All the deferred financing costs relating to the prior credit facility entered into on June 20, 2012 have been written off as part of adoption of fresh start accounting post restructuring. In connection with the Exit Financing Facility, the Company recorded $575,000 in deferred financing costs that amortize over the term of the Exit Financing Facility. For the three-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the amortization of deferred financing costs was $28,970 and $4,042,989, respectively. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the amortization of deferred financing costs was $85,967 and $16,278,544, respectively.

General and Administrative Expenses

Our general and administrative expenses include onshore vessel administration related expenses such as legal and professional expenses and administrative and other expenses including payroll and expenses relating to our executive officers and office staff, office rent and expenses, directors’ fees, and directors’ and officers’ insurance. General and administrative expenses also include non-cash compensation expenses.

General and administrative expenses for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, were $4,420,097 and $6,566,185, respectively. These general and administrative expenses include a non-cash compensation component of $790,803 and $196,979, respectively. The decrease in general and administrative expenses for the three-month period ended September 30, 2015 compared with the comparable period in 2014 is primarily attributable to a decrease in the allowance for bad debts.

General and administrative expenses for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, were $13,714,594 and $12,832,270, respectively. These general and administrative expenses include a non-cash compensation component of $2,998,382 and $765,339, respectively. The increase in general and administrative expenses for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015 compared with the comparable period in 2014, is primarily attributable to the increase in non cash compensation expense and advisers fees offset by higher third party management fees received and lower allowance for bad debts compared with the comparable period ending September 30, 2014. 

Effects of Inflation

 We do not believe that inflation has had or is likely, in the foreseeable future, to have a significant impact on vessel operating expenses, drydocking expenses or general and administrative expenses.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Net cash used in operating activities during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015 was $29,809,434, compared with $11,094,580 during the corresponding nine-month period ended September 30, 2014. The increase is primarily due to lower charter rates on time charter renewals.

 Net cash provided by investing activities during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015 was $9,621,753, compared with net cash used in investing activities of $340,286 during the corresponding nine-month period ended September 30, 2014. The increase is due to proceeds of $4,235,542 from the sale of the Kite vessel and proceeds of $6,906,190 from the sale of KLC shares offset by higher expenditures on vessel improvements.

 Net cash provided by financing activities during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015 was $5,495,744, compared with $24,250,000 during the corresponding nine-month period ended September 30, 2014. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015, we borrowed $23,000,000 from our revolving credit facility under the Exit Financing Facility and repaid $15,718,750 toward our term loan under the Exit Financing Facility. We also paid $500,000 to amend our Exit Financing Facility and $1,285,506 to settle taxes on net share equity awards.

 As of September 30, 2015, our cash balance was $25,283,350 compared with a cash balance of $39,975,287 at December 31, 2014. Also recorded in Restricted Cash is an amount of $66,243, which collateralizes letters of credit relating to our office leases.

At September 30, 2015, the Company’s debt consisted of $232,281,250 in term loans under the Exit Financing Facility, net of $4,069,977 unamortized debt discount.

On October 9, 2014, the Company entered into the Exit Financing Facility with the Exit Lenders. The Exit Financing Facility is in the amount of $275 million, including a $50 million revolving credit facility of which the Company borrowed $$23 million as of September 30, 2015, and matures on October 15, 2019. A fee of $5.5 million was paid to the lenders in connection with the Exit Financing Facility. Amounts drawn under the Exit Financing Facility bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus a margin ranging between 3.50% and 4.00% per annum. The revolving credit facility under the Exit Financing Facility is subject to an annual commitment fee of 40% of the margin on the undrawn portion of the facility.

The Company’s obligations under the Exit Financing Facility are secured by a first priority mortgage on each of the vessels in its fleet and such other vessels that it may from time to time include with the approval of the Exit Lenders, a first assignment of its earnings account, its liquidity account and its vessel-owning subsidiaries’ earnings accounts, a first assignment of all charters (having a term which may exceed 18 months), freights, earnings, insurances, requisition compensation and management agreements with respect to the vessels and a first priority pledge of the membership interests of each of its vessel-owning subsidiaries. The Company may grant additional security to the Exit Lenders from time to time in the future. 

  The Exit Financing Facility contains financial covenants requiring the Company, among other things, to ensure that: the aggregate market value of the vessels in the Company’s fleet at all times does not fall below between 150% and 165% of the aggregate principal amount of debt outstanding under the Exit Financing Facility; the total financial indebtedness of the Company and all of its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis divided by the sum of (i) the total shareholders’ equity for the Company and all of its subsidiaries (minus goodwill and other non-tangible items) and (ii) the total financial indebtedness of the Company and all of its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, shall not be more than 0.65; the aggregate of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ EBITDA will not be less than 2.5x of the aggregate amount of interest incurred and net amounts payable under interest rate hedging arrangements during the relevant trailing twelve month period with the measurement beginning December 31, 2015; and the Company maintains a minimum liquidity of not less than the greater of (i) $20,000,000 and (ii) $500,000 per vessel in the Company’s fleet.

In addition, the Exit Financing Facility also imposes operating restrictions on the Company including limiting the Company’s ability to, among other things: pay dividends; incur additional indebtedness; create liens on assets; acquire and sell capital assets (including vessels); merge or consolidate with, or transfer all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to, another person; and enter into a new line of business. The Company is obligated to repay the Exit Financing Facility in 20 equal consecutive quarterly principal repayment installments each in an amount of $3,906,250.

The Exit Financing Facility also includes customary events of default, including those relating to a failure to pay principal or interest, a breach of covenant, representation or warranty, a cross-default to other indebtedness and non-compliance with security documents. Further, there would be a default if any event occurs or circumstances arise in light of which, in the Exit Lenders’ judgment, there is significant risk that the Company is or would become insolvent. The Company is not permitted to pay dividends if there is a default or a breach of a loan covenant under the Exit Financing Facility or if the payment of the dividends would result in a default or breach of a loan covenant. Indebtedness under the Exit Financing Facility may also be accelerated if the Company experiences a change of control.

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On August 14, 2015, the Company entered into an Amendatory Agreement (the “Amendatory Agreement”) with certain Exit Lenders under the Exit Financing Facility. Pursuant to the Amendatory Agreement, the Exit Lenders have agreed to, among other things, defer the compliance with the minimum interest coverage covenant under the Exit Financing Facility from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2016 and amend the method of calculating the Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Exit Financing Facility) as follows: (i) on a trailing two quarter basis for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2016 (ii) on a trailing three quarter basis for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2017 and (iii) on a trailing four quarter basis for each succeeding fiscal quarter thereafter. Further, the Amendatory Agreement amended the minimum required security cover covenant under the Exit Financing Facility as follows: (i) for the period prior to June 30, 2017, 165 percent of the Loan (as defined in the Exit Financing Facility) (ii) for the period on or after July 1, 2017 and on or before October 14, 2017, 157.5 percent of the Loan and (iii) thereafter, 165 percent of the Loan. In connection with the Exit Lenders entering into the Amendatory Agreement, the Company paid an amendment fee of $0.5 million. The fee has been capitalized along with the existing unamortized discount on Exit Financing Facility and amortized as interest expense.

Contingencies

In November 2015, the Company filed a voluntary self-disclosure report with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) regarding certain apparent violations of U.S. sanctions regulations in the provision of shipping services for third party charterers with respect to the transportation of cargo to or from Myanmar (formerly Burma). At the time of such apparent violations, the Company had a different senior operational management team. Notwithstanding the fact that the apparent violations took place under a different senior operational management team and although the Company’s new board and management have implemented robust remedial measures and significantly enhanced compliance safeguards to ensure that our activities are in compliance with U.S. sanctions laws, there can be no assurance that OFAC will not conclude that these past actions warrant the imposition of civil penalties and/or referral for further investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. The report was provided to OFAC for the agency’s review, consideration and determination regarding what action, if any, may be taken in resolution of this matter. The Company will continue to cooperate with the agency regarding this matter and cannot estimate when such review will be concluded While the ultimate impact of these matters cannot be determined, there can be no assurance that the impact will not be material to the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

Dividends

The Company did not make any dividend payments in 2015 or 2014 and currently does not plan to resume the payment of dividends. In the future, the declaration and payment of dividends, if any, will always be subject to the discretion of the board of directors, restrictions contained in the Exit Financing Facility and the requirements of Marshall Islands law. The timing and amount of any dividends declared will depend on, among other things, our earnings, financial condition and cash requirements and availability, the ability to obtain debt and equity financing on acceptable terms as contemplated by the Company's growth strategy, the terms of its outstanding indebtedness and the ability of the Company's subsidiaries to distribute funds to it.

Capital Expenditures

Our capital expenditures relate to the purchase of vessels and capital improvements to our vessels which are expected to enhance the revenue earning capabilities and safety of these vessels.

In addition to acquisitions that we may undertake in future periods, the other major capital expenditures include funding the Company's program of regularly scheduled drydocking necessary to comply with international shipping standards and environmental laws and regulations. Although the Company has some flexibility regarding the timing of its dry docking, the costs are relatively predictable. Management anticipates that vessels are to be drydocked every two and a half years. Funding of these requirements is anticipated to be met with cash from operations. We anticipate that this process of recertification will require us to reposition these vessels from a discharge port to shipyard facilities, which will reduce our available days and operating days during that period.

Drydocking costs incurred are deferred and amortized to expense on a straight-line basis over the period through the date of the next scheduled drydocking for those vessels. Seventeen vessels completed drydocking in the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and we incurred $9,680,582 in drydocking related costs. Six vessels completed drydocking in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and we incurred $4,008,903 in drydocking related costs.

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 The following table represents certain information about the estimated costs for anticipated vessel drydockings in the next four quarters, along with the anticipated off-hire days: 

Quarter Ending	Off-hire Days(1)		Projected Costs(2) (in millions)
December 31, 2015		22	$	0.65
March 31, 2016		66	$	1.95
June 30, 2016		44	$	1.30
September 30, 2016		88	$	2.60
(1)Actual duration of drydocking will vary based on the condition of the vessel, yard schedules and other factors. (2)Actual costs will vary based on various factors, including where the drydockings are actually performed.

Off-balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

There have been no material changes from the market risk disclosure set forth in the section entitled “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on April 2, 2015.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act, that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

As of September 30, 2015, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and were operating at a reasonable assurance level as of September 30, 2015.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, do not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls.

The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of controls to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.

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PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1 - Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we are involved in various disputes and litigation matters that arise in the ordinary course of our business, principally personal injury and property casualty claims. Those claims, even if lacking merit, could result in the expenditure by us of significant financial and managerial resources. Information about legal proceedings is set forth in Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report and is incorporated by reference herein. 

 Item 1A – Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from the “Risk Factors” previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on April 2, 2015. 

Item 2 – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None. 

Item 3 - Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4 – Mine Safety Disclosures

None.

Item 5 - Other Information

None.

Item 6 – Exhibits

EXHIBIT INDEX 

10.1	Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, by and between Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. and Gary Vogel, dated as of September 29, 2015.
10.2	Option Award Agreement under the Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, by and between Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. and Gary Vogel, dated as of September 29, 2015.
10.3	Amendatory Agreement dated as of August 14, 2015.
31.1	Rule 13a-14(d) / 15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer.
31.2	Rule 13a-14(d) / 15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer.
32.1	Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer.
32.2	Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer.
101.	The following materials from Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the Nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (unaudited) for the Nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (unaudited) for the Nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the Nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited).

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC.

By: /s/ Gary Vogel

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Gary Vogel

Chief Executive Officer

(principal executive officer of the registrant)

Date: November 16, 2015

By: /s/ Adir Katzav

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Adir Katzav

Chief Financial Officer

(principal financial officer of the registrant)

Date: November 16, 2015 

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EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

UNDER THE EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC.

2014 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

This Restricted Stock Award Agreement (the “Restricted Stock Award Agreement”) dated as of September [●], 2015 (the “Date of Grant”), is made by and between Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., a Republic of the Marshall Islands company (the “Company”), and Gary Vogel (the “Participant”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Where the context permits, references to the Company shall include any successor to the Company.

1.     Grant of Restricted Stock. The Company hereby grants to the Participant 325,000 shares of restricted Common Stock (the “Restricted Stock”), subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Restricted Stock Award Agreement and the Plan.

2.     Vesting. Subject to Section 4, the Restricted Stock shall vest, and have the forfeiture restrictions applicable thereto lapse, as follows: 100% of the Restricted Stock will vest on September 1, 2018 (the “Vesting Date”), subject to the Participant’s continued employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates on the Vesting Date; provided, however, that in the event that the Participant’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason (as defined below) prior to the Vesting Date, then, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Participant shall become vested in a number of shares of the Restricted Stock as set forth below:

Date of Termination	Vested Restricted Shares (#)
Prior to September 1, 2016	108,333
On or after September 1, 2016 but prior to September 1, 2017	216,666
On or after September 1, 2017	325,000

For purposes of the foregoing, “Good Reason” shall have the meaning set forth in the Employment Agreement by and among the Company, Eagle Shipping International (USA) LLC and the Participant, dated July 6, 2015.

3.     Restrictions. The Restricted Stock granted hereunder may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of or encumbered, and shall be subject to a risk of forfeiture as described in Section 2 and until any additional requirements or restrictions contained in this Restricted Stock Award Agreement have been otherwise satisfied, terminated or expressly waived by the Company in writing.

4.     Termination of Employment. Except as provided above in Section 2, upon the Participant’s termination of employment for any reason, any portion of Restricted Stock which has not vested as of the date of such termination shall be forfeited.

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5.     Voting; Dividends. The Participant shall have the right to vote the Restricted Stock prior to vesting. Except as provided in Section 1.5(c)(iv) of the Plan, the Participant shall receive payment of dividends with respect to the Restricted Stock; provided, that dividends in respect of the portion of the Restricted Stock that has not vested on or prior to the date dividends are paid shall be accumulated, held back ad paid to the Participant if and when such portion of the Restricted Stock becomes vested.

6.     Notification of Election Under Section 83(b) of the Code. If the Participant makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Code (to include in gross income in the year of transfer the amounts specified in Section 83(b) of the Code), the Participant shall notify the Administrator of such election within ten days of filing notice of the election with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, in addition to any filing and notification required pursuant to regulations issued under Section 83(b) of the Code.

7.     Restricted Stock Award Agreement Subject to Plan. This Restricted Stock Award Agreement is made pursuant to all of the provisions of the Plan, which is incorporated herein by this reference, and is intended, and shall be interpreted in a manner, to comply therewith. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Restricted Stock Award Agreement and the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of this Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall govern.

8.     No Rights to Continuation of Employment. Nothing in the Plan or this Restricted Award Agreement shall confer upon Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof or shall interfere with or restrict the right of the Company or its shareholders (or of a Subsidiary or its shareholders, as the case may be) to terminate Participant’s employment at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without Cause.

9.     Tax Withholding. The Company shall be entitled to withhold the amount of applicable withholding taxes in any manner provided in Section 3.4(a) of the Plan, including, at the election of the Participant, by having the Company deduct from any shares delivered upon vesting of the Restricted Stock Award such shares having a value equal to the amount of minimum tax required to be withheld. Such shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date on which the amount of tax to be withheld is determined. Fractional share amounts shall be settled in cash. Such a withholding election may be made by the Participant with respect to all or any portion of the shares to be delivered pursuant to the Restricted Stock Award.

10.     Governing Law. This Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall be governed by, interpreted under, and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws, and not the laws pertaining to conflicts or choices of laws, of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed wholly within the State of New York.

11.     Restricted Stock Award Agreement Binding on Successors. The terms of this Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall be binding upon Participant and upon Participant’s heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, transferees, assignees and successors in interest, and upon the Company and its successors and assignees, subject to the terms of the Plan.

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12.     No Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Restricted Stock Award Agreement, neither this Restricted Stock Award Agreement nor any rights granted herein shall be assignable by Participant.

13.     Necessary Acts. Participant hereby agrees to perform all acts, and to execute and deliver any documents that may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Restricted Stock Award Agreement, including but not limited to all acts and documents related to compliance with federal and/or state securities and/or tax laws.

14.     Entire Restricted Stock Award Agreement. This Restricted Stock Award Agreement and the Plan contain the entire agreement and understanding among the parties as to the subject matter hereof.

15.     Headings. Headings are used solely for the convenience of the parties and shall not be deemed to be a limitation upon or descriptive of the contents of any such Section.

16.     Counterparts. This Restricted Stock Award Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.

17.     Amendment. No amendment or modification hereof shall be valid unless it shall be in writing and signed by all parties hereto.

[signature page follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Restricted Stock Award Agreement as of the date set forth above.

	EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC.
By:	/s/ Paul Leand, Jr
Name:	Paul Leand, Jr
Title:	Chairman

The undersigned hereby accepts and agrees to all the terms and provisions of the foregoing Restricted Stock Award Agreement.

PARTICIPANT

/s/ Gary Vogel

Name: Gary Vogel

EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT
UNDER THE EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC.
2014 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

This Option Award Agreement (the “Option Award Agreement”) dated as of September 29, 2015 (the “Date of Grant”), is made by and between Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., a Republic of the Marshall Islands company (the “Company”), and Gary Vogel (the “Participant”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Where the context permits, references to the Company shall include any successor to the Company.

1.     Grant of Options. The Company hereby grants to the Participant a non-qualified stock option to purchase an aggregate of 650,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Option”), subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Option Award Agreement and the Plan. The Option shall be divided into two tranches as follows: (i) 325,000 shares of Common Stock covered by the Option shall be designated as the “Tranche A Option” and (ii) the remaining 325,000 shares of Common Stock covered by the Option shall be designated as the “Tranche B Option.”

2.     Vesting. Subject to Section 5, the Tranche A Option and the Tranche B Option shall each vest and become exercisable in four substantially equal installments on each of the following vesting dates: (i) September 1, 2016, (ii) September 1, 2017, (iii) September 1, 2018 and (iv) September 1, 2019, in each case, subject to the Participant’s continued employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates on each such vesting date.

3.     Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of the Tranche A Option shall be $[●] (the “Tranche A Exercise Price”) and the exercise price per share of the Tranche B Option shall be $13.00 (the “Tranche B Exercise Price”).

4.     Restrictions. Except as otherwise provided in this Option Award Agreement, the Option granted hereunder may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of or encumbered, and shall be subject to a risk of forfeiture as described in Section 5, until any additional requirements or restrictions contained in this Option Award Agreement or in the Plan have been otherwise satisfied, terminated or expressly waived by the Company in writing.

5.     Termination of Employment.

(a)     Generally. Except as provided below in this Section 5, if the Participant’s employment is terminated for any reason, then (i) exercise of the Option may be made only to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise the Option on the date of termination of employment; and (ii) exercise must occur within 90 days after termination of employment but in no event after the original expiration date of the Option; it being understood that the then-outstanding Option shall not be affected by a change of employment or consultancy/service relationship with the Company and its Subsidiaries so long as the Participant continues to be a director, officer or employee of, or a consultant to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as provided below in this Section 5, any portion of the Option that has not vested as of the date the Participant’s employment is terminated for any reason shall immediately terminate.

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(b)     For Cause. If the Participant’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, all of the Participant’s Options, both vested and unvested, not theretofore exercised shall immediately terminate upon such termination of employment.

(c)     Without Cause/for Good Reason. If the Participant’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason, the Participant’s Options shall vest as if the Participant remained employed with the Company for an additional year beyond the date of such termination. In addition, the Participant’s vested Options, including the Options that become vested pursuant to the preceding sentence, shall remain exercisable until the later of one year after the date of such termination and the original expiration date of the Option.

(d)     On Account of Death or Disability. If the Participant’s employment is terminated on account of death or Disability, then the Participant may exercise the vested portion of the Option within one year after such termination of employment but in no event after the original expiration date of the Option.

(e)     Change in Control. For purposes of Section 1.5(c)(iii)(1) of the Plan, notwithstanding anything therein to the contrary, the Participant will have the right to exercise any vested Award until the earlier of the original expiration date of the Award or 180 days following such termination.

6.     Exercise of the Option:

(a)     Timing and Extent of Exercise. The Option and stock shall be exercisable as set for in this Option Award Agreement, but no portion of the Option shall be exercisable subsequent to the fifth anniversary of the Date of Grant. The Option may be exercised from time to time as to all or part of the shares as to which such Option is then exercisable.

(b)     Notice of Exercise. The Option may be exercised by the filing of a written notice with the Company or the Company’s designated exchange agent (the “Exchange Agent”), on such form and in such manner as the Administrator shall prescribe.

(c)     Payment of Exercise Price. Any written notice of exercise of the Option shall be accompanied by payment for the shares being purchased. Such payment may be made, in the Participant’s discretion: (i) by certified or official bank check (or the equivalent thereof acceptable to the Company or its Exchange Agent) for the full option Exercise Price; (ii) by deducting from any shares deliverable upon the exercise of the Option a number of shares having a Fair Market Value equal to all or part of the Option Exercise Price, in the Participant’s discretion, and a certified or official bank check (or the equivalent thereof acceptable to the Company or its Exchange Agent) for any remaining portion of the full Option Exercise Price; or (iii) by delivery of shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value (determined as of the exercise date) equal to all or part of the Option Exercise Price, in the Participant’s discretion, and a certified or official bank check (or the equivalent thereof acceptable to the Company or its Exchange Agent) for any remaining portion of the full option Exercise Price.

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(d)     Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise. Subject to the Plan, promptly after receiving payment of the Exercise Price, the Company or its Exchange Agent shall (i) deliver to the Participant, or to such other Person as may then have the right to exercise the Option, a certificate or certificates for the shares of Common Stock for which the Option has been exercised. If the method of payment employed upon exercise of the Option so requires, and if applicable law permits, the Participant may direct the Company or its Exchange Agent, as the case may be, to deliver the stock certificate(s) to the Participant’s stockbroker.

7.     No Stockholder Rights. The Participant shall not have any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to shares subject to the Option until the issuance of a stock certificate to the Participant, or such other applicable Person, for such shares.

8.     Option Award Agreement Subject to Plan. This Option Award Agreement is made pursuant to all of the provisions of the Plan, which is incorporated herein by this reference, and is intended, and shall be interpreted in a manner, to comply therewith. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Option Award Agreement and the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of this Option Award Agreement shall govern.

9.     No Rights to Continuation of Employment. Nothing in the Plan or this Option Award Agreement shall confer upon Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof or shall interfere with or restrict the right of the Company or its shareholders (or of a Subsidiary or its shareholders, as the case may be) to terminate Participant’s employment any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause.

10.     Transferability. The Participant may transfer the Option to (i) the Participant’s Immediate Family Members, (ii) a trust or trusts for the exclusive benefit of such Immediate Family Members or (iii) any other parties approved by the Administrator.

11.     Tax Withholding. The Company shall be entitled to withhold the amount of applicable withholding taxes in any manner provided in Section 3.4(a) of the Plan, including, at the election of the Participant, by having the Company deduct from any shares delivered upon the exercise of the Option such shares having a value equal to the amount of minimum tax required to be withheld. Such shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date on which the amount of tax to be withheld is determined. Fractional share amounts shall be settled in cash. Such a withholding election may be made by the Participant with respect to all or any portion of the shares to be delivered pursuant to the exercise of the Option.

12.     Governing Law. This Option Award Agreement shall be governed by, interpreted under, and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws, and not the laws pertaining to conflicts or choices of laws, of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed wholly within the State of New York.

13.     Option Award Agreement Binding on Successors. The terms of this Option Award Agreement shall be binding upon Participant and upon Participant’s heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, transferees, assignees and successors in interest, and upon the Company and its successors and assignees, subject to the terms of the Plan.

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14.     No Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Option Award Agreement, neither this Option Award Agreement nor any rights granted herein shall be assignable by Participant.

15.     Necessary Acts. Participant hereby agrees to perform all acts, and to execute and deliver any documents that may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Option Award Agreement, including but not limited to all acts and documents related to compliance with federal and/or state securities and/or tax laws.

16.     Entire Option Award Agreement. This Option Award Agreement and the Plan contain the entire agreement and understanding among the parties as to the subject matter hereof.

17.     Headings. Headings are used solely for the convenience of the parties and shall not be deemed to be a limitation upon or descriptive of the contents of any such Section.

18.     Counterparts. This Option Award Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.

19.     Amendment. No amendment or modification hereof shall be valid unless it shall be in writing and signed by all parties hereto.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Option Award Agreement as of the date set forth above.

EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC.
By:	/s/ Paul Leand, Jr
Name:	Paul Leand, Jr
Title:	Chairman

The undersigned hereby accepts and agrees to all the terms and provisions of the foregoing Option Award Agreement.

PARTICIPANT 

/s/ Gary Vogel

Name: Gary Vogel

EX-10.3

Exhibit 10.3

AMENDATORY AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDATORY AGREEMENT (this “Amendatory Agreement”) is made as of August 14, 2015

AMONG

(1) EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC., as Borrower;

(2) THE COMPANIES listed in Schedule 8 as joint and several Guarantors;

(3) THE BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS listed in Schedule 1 as Lenders;

(4) THE BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS listed in Schedule 2 as Swap Banks;

(5) ABN AMRO CAPITAL USA LLC, CRéDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK and CIT FINANCE LLC, as Mandated Lead Arrangers and as Bookrunners;

(6) ABN AMRO CAPITAL USA LLC and CRéDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK, as Structuring Banks;

(7) ABN AMRO CAPITAL USA LLC, as Agent; and

(8) ABN AMRO CAPITAL USA LLC, as Security Trustee.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

(A) The Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders, the Swap Banks, the Mandated Lead Arrangers, the Bookrunners, the Structuring Banks, the Agent and the Security Trustee are parties to a Loan Agreement dated as of October 9, 2014 (the “Loan Agreement”) providing for a senior secured revolving credit facility and term loan facility of (originally) up to $275,000,000 for the purposes described therein.

(B) The Parties have agreed to amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement, in each case as herein provided.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, it is agreed as follows:

1. DEFINITIONS

Words and expressions defined in the Loan Agreement shall have the same meaning when used in this Amendatory Agreement unless the context otherwise requires.

2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each of the Borrower and the Guarantors jointly and severally represents and warrants to each Creditor Party that:

(a) All of the representations and warranties contained in Clause 10 of the Loan Agreement are true and correct on and as of the date hereof as if made on and as of the date hereof.

(b) This Amendatory Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

(c) It has the capacity and has taken all action, if applicable, and no consent of any person is required for it to execute and comply with its obligations under this Amendatory Agreement.

(d) The execution of this Amendatory Agreement, and compliance with this Amendatory Agreement, will not result in a contravention of any law or regulation, its constitutional documents, or any contractual or other obligation or restriction which is binding on it or any of its assets.

3. AMENDMENTS TO LOAN AGREEMENT

With effect from the date hereof:

3.01 Clause 11.1(g)(iv) of the Loan Agreement is amended to insert the following proviso at the end thereof:

“; provided, however, for each fiscal quarter ending during the period commencing on December 31, 2015 until September 30, 2016, the Borrowers shall prepare and deliver to the Agent a Compliance Certificate (A) together with the quarterly reports that the Borrower delivers in (ii) above in respect of matters other than the minimum required security cover under Clause 15.2, and (B) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each Fiscal Year and within 75 days after the end of the fourth fiscal quarter of each Fiscal Year, solely in respect of the minimum required security cover under Clause 15.2; and”

3.02 Clause 11.1(h)(i) of the Loan Agreement is amended to insert the following proviso at the end thereof:

“; provided, however, for each fiscal quarter ending during the period commencing on December 31, 2015 until and including September 30, 2016, the Agent shall procure at least two written appraisal reports setting forth the Fair Market Value of each Ship, at the Borrower’s expense, for inclusion with the Compliance Certificate required to be delivered under Clause 11.1(g)(iv) in respect of each such fiscal quarter, each such written appraisal report to be procured as of a date not earlier than 10 days prior to the date of the relevant Compliance Certificate;”

3.03 Clause 11.2(i)(ii) of the Loan Agreement is amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

“(ii) Prior to December 31, 2016 or, at any time after December 31, 2016, if an Event of Default or a Potential Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or if the Borrower is not in compliance with Clause 11.1(h)(i) of this Agreement for the Fiscal Year ending on December 31, 2016, none of the Borrower or the Guarantors shall declare or pay any dividends or return any capital to its equity holders or authorize or make any other distribution, payment or delivery of property or cash to its equity holders, or redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, for value, any interest of any class or series of its Equity Interests (or acquire any rights, options or warrants relating thereto but not including convertible debt) now or hereafter outstanding, or repay any subordinated loans to equity holders or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes.”

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3.04 Clause 12.3(a) of the Loan Agreement is amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

“(a) On the last day of the fiscal quarter ending on December 31, 2016 and on the last day of each succeeding fiscal quarter, the Borrower shall maintain an Interest Coverage Ratio of not less than 2.50 to 1.00 (the “Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio”) calculated:

(i) on a trailing two quarter basis for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2016,

(ii) on a trailing three quarter basis for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2017, and

(iii) on a trailing four quarter basis for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2017 and each succeeding fiscal quarter thereafter.“

3.05 Clause 15.2 of the Loan Agreement is amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

“15.2     Minimum required security cover. If, at any time, the Agent notifies the Borrower that:

(a) the Security Value; plus

(b) the net realizable value of any additional Collateral previously provided under this Clause 15,

is below:

(i) prior to June 30, 2017, 165 percent of the Loan,

(ii) on or after July 1, 2017 and on or before October 14, 2017, 157.5 percent of the Loan, and

(iii) thereafter, 165 percent of the Loan,

the Agent (acting upon the instruction of the Majority Lenders or any Mandated Lead Arranger) shall require the Borrower to comply with the requirements of Clause 15.3.”

3.06 Except as provided herein, all the remaining provisions of the Loan Agreement shall remain unchanged, valid and binding on all the parties thereto. Each reference in the Loan Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of like import, and each reference to the “Loan Agreement” in any of the other Finance Documents, shall mean and refer to the Loan Agreement as amended hereby.

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4. FEES AND EXPENSES

4.01 The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for distribution among the Lenders pro rata according to their Contributions on or before the date of this Amendatory Agreement a non-refundable amendment fee of $500,000.

4.02 The Borrower agrees that the provisions of Clause 21 (Fees and Expenses) of the Loan Agreement shall apply to this Amendatory Agreement.

5. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

This Amendatory Agreement constitutes the full and entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the transactions contemplated herein.

6. COUNTERPARTS

This Amendatory Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts.

7. Governing law

THIS AMENDATORY AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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This Amendatory Agreement has been entered into as of the date stated at the beginning of this Amendatory Agreement.

SIGNATORIES

EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC., as Borrower	Avocet Shipping LLC
	Bittern Shipping LLC
By: /s/Adir Katzav	Canary Shipping LLC
Name: Adir Katzav	Cardinal Shipping LLC
Title: Chief Financial Officer	Condor Shipping LLC
	Crane Shipping LLC Crested Eagle Shipping LLC Crowned Eagle Shipping LLC Egret Shipping LLC Falcon Shipping LLC Gannet Shipping LLC Golden Eagle Shipping LLC Goldeneye Shipping LLC Grebe Shipping LLC Harrier Shipping LLC Hawk Shipping LLC Ibis Shipping LLC Imperial Eagle Shipping LLC Jaeger Shipping LLC Jay Shipping LLC Kestrel Shipping LLC Kite Shipping LLC Kittiwake Shipping LLC Kingfisher Shipping LLC Martin Shipping LLC Merlin Shipping LLC Nighthawk Shipping LLC Oriole Shipping LLC Osprey Shipping LLC Owl Shipping LLC Peregrine Shipping LLC Petrel Shipping LLC Puffin Shipping LLC Redwing Shipping LLC Roadrunner Shipping LLC Sandpiper Shipping LLC Shrike Shipping LLC Skua Shipping LLC Sparrow Shipping LLC Stellar Eagle Shipping LLC Tern Shipping LLC Thrasher Shipping LLC Thrush Shipping LLC

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Woodstar Shipping LLC Wren Shipping LLC, as Guarantors
By:	/s/ Adir Katzav
Name:	Adir Katzav
Title:	Attorney-in-fact

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ABN AMRO CAPITAL USA LLC, as Lender, Mandated Lead Arranger, Bookrunner, Structuring Bank, Agent, and Security Trustee
By:	/s/ Rajbir Talwar
Name:	Rajbir Talwar
Title:	Director

By:	/s/ Urvashi Zutshi
Name:	Urvashi Zutshi
Title:	Managing Director

ABN AMRO BANK N.V., as Swap Bank
By:	/s/ A.C.A.J Biesbroeck
Name:	A.C.A.J Biesbroeck
Title:

By:	/s/ M.N.Hoogeveen
Name:	M.N.Hoogeveen
Title:

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CRéDITAGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK, as Lender, Mandated Lead Arranger, Bookrunner, Structuring Bank and Swap Bank
By:	/s/ Eden Rahman
Name:	Eden Rahman
Title:	Associate

By:	/s/ Irina Benimovich
Name:	Irina Benimovich
Title:	Associate

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CIT FINANCE LLC, as Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner
By:	/s/ Adam Conrad
Name:	Adam Conrad
Title:	Chief Credit Officer, Maritime Finance

CIT BANK, N.A. (as successor by merger to CIT BANK), as Lender and Swap Bank
By:	/s/ Adam Conrad
Name:	Adam Conrad
Title:	Chief Credit Officer, Maritime Finance

DEUTSCHE BANK AG FILIALE DEUTSCHLANDGESCHÄFT, as Lender
By:	/s/ Bastian Duemert
Name:	Bastian Duemert
Title:	Vice President

NIBC BANK N.V., as Lender
By:	/s/ Jan Willem Van Roggen
Name:	Jan Willem Van Roggen
Title:	Managing Director

By:	/s/ Jan-Willem Schellingerhout
Name:	Jan-Willem Schellingerhout
Title:	Vice President

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SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN AB (PUBL), as Lender
By:	/s/ Arne Juell-Skielse
Name:	Arne Juell-Skielse
Title:

By:	/s/ Per Bjernekull
Name:	Per Bjernekull
Title:

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 SCHEDULE 1

LENDERS 

ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC

Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank 

CIT Bank, N.A. (as successor by merger to CIT Bank)

Deutsche Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft

NIBC Bank N.V.

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)

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SCHEDULE 2

SWAP BANKS

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

CIT Bank, N.A. (as successor by merger to CIT Bank)

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SCHEDULE 8

Guarantors

Avocet Shipping LLC

Bittern Shipping LLC

Canary Shipping LLC

Cardinal Shipping LLC

Condor Shipping LLC

Crane Shipping LLC

Crested Eagle Shipping LLC

Crowned Eagle Shipping LLC

Egret Shipping LLC

Falcon Shipping LLC

Gannet Shipping LLC

Golden Eagle Shipping LLC

Goldeneye Shipping LLC

Grebe Shipping LLC

Harrier Shipping LLC

Hawk Shipping LLC

Ibis Shipping LLC

Imperial Eagle Shipping LLC

Jaeger Shipping LLC

Jay Shipping LLC

Kestrel Shipping LLC

Kite Shipping LLC

Kittiwake Shipping LLC

Kingfisher Shipping LLC

Martin Shipping LLC

Merlin Shipping LLC

Nighthawk Shipping LLC

Oriole Shipping LLC

Osprey Shipping LLC

Owl Shipping LLC

Peregrine Shipping LLC

Petrel Shipping LLC

Puffin Shipping LLC

Redwing Shipping LLC

Roadrunner Shipping LLC

Sandpiper Shipping LLC

Shrike Shipping LLC

Skua Shipping LLC

Sparrow Shipping LLC

Stellar Eagle Shipping LLC

Tern Shipping LLC

Thrasher Shipping LLC

Thrush Shipping LLC

Woodstar Shipping LLC

Wren Shipping LLC

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, Gary Vogel, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its Condensed Consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)	designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)	evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)	disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 16, 2015

/s/ Gary Vogel

Gary Vogel

Chief Executive Officer

(principal executive officer of the registrant)

EX-31.2

 Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Adir Katzav, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)	designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its Condensed Consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)	designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)	evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)	disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 16, 2015

/s/ Adir Katzav

Adir Katzav

Chief Financial Officer

(principal financial officer of the registrant)

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the quarterly report of Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on or about the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Gary Vogel, Principal Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

A signed original of this written statement has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the SEC or its staff upon request.

Date: November 16, 2015

/s/ Gary Vogel

Gary Vogel

Chief Executive Officer

(principal executive officer of the registrant)

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the quarterly report of Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on or about the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Adir Katzav, Principal Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

A signed original of this written statement has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the SEC or its staff upon request.

Date: November 16, 2015

/s/ Adir Katzav

Adir Katzav

Chief Financial Officer

(principal financial officer of the registrant)

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Note 6 - Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Assets:
Investment	$ 1,046,977	$ 8,300,740
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Assets:
Investment
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Assets:
Investment

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Note 1 - Consolidated Revenue from Major Charters (Details)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Charterer A [Member] | Successor [Member]
Charterer
Charterer A [Member] | Predecessor [Member]
Charterer					11.00%
Charterer B [Member] | Successor [Member]
Charterer	[1]	12.00%		23.00%
Charterer B [Member] | Predecessor [Member]
Charterer	[1]		37.00%		26.00%

[1] Charter revenue from a pool in which the Company participated.

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Note 9 - Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Successor [Member]
Net loss	$ (20,376,620)		$ (68,551,984)
Weighted Average Shares – Basic (in shares)	37,639,352		37,602,316
Weighted Average Shares - Diluted (in shares)	37,639,352		37,602,316
Basic Loss Per Share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.54)		$ (1.82)
Diluted Loss Per Share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.54)		$ (1.82)
Predecessor [Member]
Net loss		$ (45,857,654)		$ (113,107,599)
Weighted Average Shares – Basic (in shares)		19,172,717		17,785,290
Weighted Average Shares - Diluted (in shares)		19,172,717		17,785,290
Basic Loss Per Share (in dollars per share)		$ (2.39)		$ (6.36)
Diluted Loss Per Share (in dollars per share)		$ (2.39)		$ (6.36)

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Note 2 - New Accounting Pronouncements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Text Block]

Note 2 .  New Accounting Pronouncements  

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”), which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The core principle is that a company should recognize revenue when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 defines a five step process to achieve this core principle and, in doing so, more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than are required under existing U.S. GAAP. The standard, as extended by the FASB, is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods therein, and shall be applied either retrospectively to each period presented or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, “Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern.” This ASU establishes specific guidance to an organization's management on their responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about the organization's ability to continue as a going concern. The provisions of this ASU are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No.2015-3, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs”. The new guidance specifies that debt issuance costs under the new standard are to be netted against the carrying value of the financial liability. The guidance should be applied on a retrospective basis. The effective date of the new guidance is for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-15, "Interest—Imputation of Interest: Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements." ASU 2015-15 amends Subtopic 835-30 to include that the SEC would not object to the deferral and presentation of debt issuance costs as an asset and subsequent amortization of debt issuance costs over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement, whether or not there are any outstanding borrowings on the line-of-credit arrangement. This guidance is effective for fiscal years (and interim reporting periods within fiscal years) beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, “Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory”. The new guidance specifies that the inventory be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. The amendment would apply prospectively and would be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods after December 15, 2017. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

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Note 4 - Summary of KLC Capital Stock (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Predecessor [Member] | Korea Line Corporation [Member]
KLC Shares (in shares)				566,529
Cost Basis-Adjusted				$ 13,817,439
Fair value				13,817,439
Fair Value-Adjustments				(442,288)
Unrealized Loss reported in OCI				$ (442,228)
KLC Shares (in shares)		566,529		566,529
Cost Basis-Adjusted		$ 13,817,439		$ 13,817,439
Fair value		13,375,151		13,375,151
Unrealized Loss reported in OCI				(442,288)
Predecessor [Member]
Unrealized Loss reported in OCI		$ 256,781		$ (442,288)
Loss on sale of KLC Stock
Successor [Member] | Korea Line Corporation [Member]
KLC Shares (in shares)			387,453
Cost Basis-Adjusted			$ 8,300,740
Fair value			8,300,740
Fair Value-Adjustments			(234,984)
Unrealized Loss reported in OCI			$ (234,984)
KLC Shares (in shares)	59,838		59,838
Cost Basis-Adjusted	$ 1,281,961		$ 1,281,961
Fair value	1,046,977		1,046,977
Unrealized Loss reported in OCI			$ (234,984)
KLC Stock Sold (in shares)			(327,615)
KLC Stock Sold			$ (7,018,779)
KLC Stock Sold			(6,906,190)
Loss on sale of KLC Stock			(112,589)
Successor [Member]
Unrealized Loss reported in OCI	$ (48,406)		(234,984)
Loss on sale of KLC Stock			$ (112,589)

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Note 4 - Investment (Details Textual) - Korea Line Corporation [Member] - USD ($)	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments	$ (200,000)	$ (400,000)	$ 0
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments			$ (1,000,000)

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Note 5 - Debt (Details Textual)				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 14, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 09, 2014 USD ($) $ / item	Oct. 02, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 15, 2019 USD ($)
Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity								$ 275,000,000
Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate						3.50%
Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate						4.00%
Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity								$ 50,000,000
Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] | Until June 30, 2016 [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Minimum Required Security Cover	165.00%
Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] | Period between July 1, 2016 and October 14, 2017 [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Minimum Required Security Cover	157.50%
Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] | After October 14, 2017 [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Minimum Required Security Cover	165.00%
Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		3.50%
Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		4.00%
Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate							3.50%
Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage		40.00%		40.00%		40.00%
Debt Instrument, Covenant Percentage of Aggregate Principal, Minimum Threshold		150.00%
Debt Instrument, Covenant Percentage of Aggregate Principal, Maximum Threshold		165.00%
Debt Instrument, Covenant Maximum Indebtedness		0.65
Debt Instrument, Covenant, EBITDA to Interest Minimum Multiple		2.5
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Liquidity, Minimum Threshold		$ 20,000,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Liquidity, Minimum Threshold Per Vessel | $ / item		500,000
Debt Instrument, Number of Installments		20
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment		$ 3,906,250
Amendment Fee	$ 500,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage Rate Range, Minimum				4.06%		4.04%	3.73%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage Rate Range, Maximum				4.08%		4.08%	8.23%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period				5.10%		5.30%	2.94%
Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Long-term Line of Credit				$ 23,000,000		$ 23,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage		40.00%
Default Interest Rate on Unpaid Interest [Member] | Line Of Credit Converted To Term Loan [Member] | Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					2.00%		2.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Line Of Credit Converted To Term Loan [Member] | Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					3.50%
Line Of Credit Converted To Term Loan [Member] | Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]
Debtor-in-Possession Financing, Interest Rate on Borrowings Outstanding					6.00%		6.00%
Charters Agreement Term		1 year 180 days	7 years
Interest Paid						$ 7,602,603
Interest Paid Excluding Payment In Kind							$ 10,714,117

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Note 5 - Summary of Debt (Details) - Successor [Member] - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Exit Financing Facility	$ 232,281,250	$ 225,000,000
Discount on Exit Financing Facility	(4,069,977)	(5,268,072)
Less: Current Portion	(15,625,000)	(15,625,000)
Total Long-Term debt	$ 212,586,273	$ 204,106,928

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Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and General Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Business Description and Basis of Presentation [Text Block]

Note 1.  Basis of Presentation and General Information

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”, “we” or “our”). References to “Predecessor” refer to the Company between the period January 1, 2014 and October 15, 2014. References to “Successor” refer to the Company after October 16, 2014. The Company is engaged in the ocean transportation of dry bulk cargoes worldwide through the ownership, chartering and operation of dry-bulk vessels. The Company's fleet is comprised of Supramax and Handymax dry bulk carriers and the Company operates its business in one business segment.

The Company is a holding company incorporated in 2005 under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and is the sole owner of all of the outstanding shares or limited liability company interests of its subsidiaries. The primary activity of each of the subsidiaries, other than the Company’s management subsidiaries, is the ownership of a vessel. The operations of the vessels are managed by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Eagle Shipping International (USA) LLC, a Republic of the Marshall Islands limited liability company.

As of September 30, 2015, the Company owned and operated a modern fleet of 44 oceangoing vessels comprised of 43 Supramax vessels and 1 Handymax vessel with a combined carrying capacity of 2,404,064 deadweight tons, or “dwt” (a unit

of a vessel’s capacity for cargo, fuel oil, stores and crew, measured in metric tons of 1,000 kilograms; a vessel’s dwt is the total weight the vessel can carry when loaded to a particular load line) and an average age of approximately 8.2 years. The Company also charters in a Handylog bulk carrier beginning October 2, 2014 for a period of seven years.

The following table represents certain information about the Company's charterers that individually accounted for more than 10% of the Company's revenue during the periods indicated:

	% of Revenue
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	Successor		Predecessor		Successor		Predecessor
	September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014		September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014
Charterer
Charterer A		-		-		-		11%
Charterer B*		12%		37%		23%		26%

*Charter revenue from a pool in which the Company participated.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”), and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) which apply to interim financial statements and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP. They should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on April 2, 2015.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) that management considers necessary for a fair statement of its financial position and results of operations for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The significant estimates and assumptions of the Company are useful lives of fixed assets and intangibles, the period of amortization, the allowances for bad debt, and the fair value of warrants and stock-based compensation.

Bankruptcy Filing

On August 6, 2014, the Company entered into a restructuring support agreement (the “Restructuring Support Agreement”) with lenders constituting the “Majority Lenders” (as such term is defined in the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated June 20, 2012 (the “Credit Agreement”)) under its Credit Agreement (the “Consenting Lenders”), which contemplated a plan of reorganization through a balance sheet restructuring of the Company’s obligations upon the terms specified therein. On the same day, the Company filed a voluntary prepackaged case (the “Prepackaged Case”) under chapter 11 (“Chapter 11”) of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”). The Prepackaged Case was filed only in respect of the parent company, Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., but not any of its subsidiaries. Through the Prepackaged Case, the Company sought to implement a balance sheet restructuring pursuant to the terms of its prepackaged plan of reorganization filed with the Court (the “Plan”). The Company continued to operate its business as a “debtor in possession” under the jurisdiction of the Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Court.

 The commencement of the Prepackaged Case constituted an event of default that accelerated the Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement, subject to an automatic stay of any action to collect, assert or recover a claim against the Company and the application of the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code.

As part of the Prepackaged Case, the Company obtained debtor-in-possession financing (the “DIP Loan Facility”), as further described below, pursuant to authorization from the Court. The Company funded its ongoing operations during the pendency of the Prepackaged Case through available borrowings under the DIP Loan Facility as well as cash generated from operations.

Subsequent to the filing of the Prepackaged Case, the Company received approval from the Court to continue using its existing cash management system and to pay or otherwise honor certain pre-petition obligations generally designed to stabilize the Company’s operations, such as certain employee wages, salaries and benefits, certain taxes and fees, customer obligations, obligations to logistics providers and pre-petition amounts owed to certain critical vendors. The Company continued to honor payments to vendors and other providers in the ordinary course of business for goods and services received after the filing date of the Prepackaged Case. The Company retained legal and financial professionals to advise the Company in connection with the Prepackaged Case and certain other professionals to provide services and advice in the ordinary course of business.

On September 22, 2014, the Court entered an order (the “Confirmation Order”) confirming the Plan. On October 15, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), the Company completed its balance sheet restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11 through a series of transactions contemplated by the Plan, and the Plan became effective pursuant to its terms. 

Key components of the Plan included:

● Entry into a new senior secured credit facility (the “Exit Financing Facility”) as of October 9, 2014, in the amount of $275 million (inclusive of a $50 million revolving credit facility).

● The cancellation of all outstanding equity interests in the Company as of the Effective Date, with the current holders of such equity interests (other than the Consenting Lenders on account of certain warrants held by them or shares of common stock received upon conversion of such warrants ) receiving (i) shares of the reorganized Company’s common stock (“New Eagle Common Stock”) equal to 0.5% of the total number of shares of New Eagle Common Stock issued and outstanding on the Effective Date (subject to dilution by the New Eagle Equity Warrants (as defined below) and the Management Incentive Program (as defined below)), and (ii) an aggregate of 3,045,327 New Eagle Equity Warrants. Each New Eagle Equity Warrant has a seven year term (commencing on the Effective Date) and is exercisable for one share of New Eagle Common Stock (subject to adjustment as set forth in the New Eagle Equity Warrant Agreement and dilution by the Management Incentive Program).

● The extinguishment of all loans and other obligations under the Credit Agreement as of the Effective Date, with the current holders thereof receiving (i) shares of New Eagle Common Stock equal to 99.5% of the total number of shares of New Eagle Common Stock issued and outstanding on the Effective Date, subject to dilution by the New Eagle Equity Warrants and the Management Incentive Program, and (ii) a cash distribution as contemplated by the Plan. On the Effective Date, the Credit Agreement was terminated, and the liens and mortgages thereunder were released.

● All claims of unsecured creditors of Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. were unaffected and will be paid in full in the ordinary course of business.

● The establishment of a Management Incentive Program (the “Management Incentive Program”) that provides senior management and certain other employees of the reorganized Company with 2% of the New Eagle Common Stock (on a fully diluted basis) on the Effective Date, and two tiers of options to acquire 5.5% of the New Eagle Common Stock (on a fully diluted basis) with different strike prices based on the equity value for the reorganized Company and a premium to the equity value, each of the foregoing to vest generally over a four year schedule through 25% annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the Effective Date. The Management Incentive Program also provides for the reservation of certain additional shares for future issuance thereunder, as further described in the Plan.

The Plan also provided for certain releases of various parties by certain holders of claims against and equity interests in the Company. 

Exit Financing Facility

On October 9, 2014, Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., as borrower, and certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into the Exit Financing Facility with certain lenders (the “Exit Lenders”). The Exit Financing Facility is in the amount of $275 million, including a $50 million revolving credit facility, and matures on October 15, 2019. A fee of $5.5 million was paid to the lenders in connection with the Exit Financing Facility as a reduction of proceeds. Amounts drawn under the Exit Financing Facility bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus a margin ranging between 3.50% and 4.00% per annum. The revolving credit facility is subject to an annual commitment fee of 40% of the margin on the undrawn portion of the facility. The Exit Financing Facility is described further in Note 5 below.

 

Registration Rights Agreement

On the Effective Date, and in accordance with the Plan, the Company entered into the Registration Rights Agreement with certain parties that received shares of New Eagle Common Stock under the Plan. The Registration Rights Agreement provided such parties with demand and piggyback registration rights.

 

New Eagle Equity Warrant Agreement

 On the Effective Date, and in accordance with the Plan, the Company issued new equity warrants (the “New Eagle Equity Warrants”) pursuant to the terms of the warrant agreement (the “New Eagle Equity Warrant Agreement”). Each New Eagle Equity Warrant has a 7-year term (commencing on the Effective Date) and is exercisable for one share of New Eagle Common Stock (subject to adjustment as set forth in the New Eagle Equity Warrant Agreement and dilution by the Management Incentive Program). The New Eagle Equity Warrants are exercisable at an exercise price of $27.82 per share (subject to adjustment as set forth in the New Eagle Equity Warrant Agreement). The New Eagle Equity Warrant Agreement contains customary anti-dilution adjustments in the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, reclassification, dividend or other distributions (including, but not limited to, cash dividends), or business combination transaction.

FRESH START ACCOUNTING

Financial Statement Presentation

Upon the Company’s emergence from the Prepackaged Case on October 15, 2014, the Company adopted fresh-start accounting in accordance with provisions of ASC 852,

Reorganizations

(“ASC 852”). Upon adoption of fresh-start accounting, the Company’s assets and liabilities were recorded at their fair value as of October 15, 2014, the fresh-start reporting date. The fair values of the Company’s assets and liabilities in conformance with ASC 805,

Business Combinations,

as of that date differed materially from the recorded values of its assets and liabilities as reflected in its historical consolidated financial statements. In addition, the Company’s adoption of fresh-start accounting may materially affect its results of operations following the fresh-start reporting date, as the Company has a new basis in its assets and liabilities. Consequently, the Company’s historical financial statements may not be reliable indicators of its financial condition and results of operations for any period after it adopted fresh-start accounting. As a result of the adoption of fresh-start reporting, the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets and condensed consolidated statements of operations for periods subsequent to October 15, 2014 will not be comparable in many respects to the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets and condensed consolidated statements of operations for periods prior to October 15, 2014.

Under ASC 852, fresh-start accounting is required upon emergence from Chapter 11 if (i) the value of the assets of the emerging entity immediately before the date of confirmation is less than the total of all post-petition liabilities and allowed claims; and (ii) holders of existing voting shares immediately before confirmation receive less than 50% of the voting shares of the emerging entity. Accordingly, the Company qualified for and adopted fresh-start accounting as of the Effective Date. Adopting fresh-start accounting results in a new reporting entity with no beginning retained earnings or deficits. The cancellation of all existing shares outstanding on the Effective Date and issuance of new shares of the reorganized entity caused a change of control of the Company under ASC 852.

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Note 5 - Interest Expense (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Successor [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Amortization of deferred financing costs	$ 28,970		$ 85,967
Successor [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
Amortization of deferred financing costs
Successor [Member]
Exit Financing Facility Interest	$ 2,520,432		$ 7,413,101
Amortization of deferred financing costs			85,967
Amortization of discount on Exit Financing Facility	$ 498,778		$ 1,698,095
Old Term Loan Interest
DIP Loan Facility Interest
Amortization of Debtor In-Possession Loan Facility deferred financing costs
Total Interest Expense	$ 3,048,180		$ 9,197,163
Predecessor [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Amortization of deferred financing costs
Predecessor [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
Amortization of deferred financing costs		$ 4,042,989		$ 16,278,544
Predecessor [Member]
Exit Financing Facility Interest
Amortization of deferred financing costs				$ 16,278,544
Amortization of discount on Exit Financing Facility
Old Term Loan Interest		$ 7,380,769		$ 43,299,761
DIP Loan Facility Interest		311,458		311,458
Amortization of Debtor In-Possession Loan Facility deferred financing costs		576,923		576,923
Total Interest Expense		$ 12,312,139		$ 60,466,686

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - Successor [Member] - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 25,283,350	$ 39,975,287
Accounts receivable	11,094,138	14,731,301
Prepaid expenses	1,555,719	3,212,930
Inventories	6,547,466	5,749,273
Investment	1,046,977	8,300,740
Other current assets	474,390	4,621,312
Total current assets	46,002,040	76,590,843
Noncurrent assets:
Vessels and vessel improvements, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of $38,910,877 and $8,766,830, respectively	794,917,415	834,052,684
Other fixed assets, net of accumulated amortization of $135,962 and $118,232, respectively	170,506	230,805
Restricted cash	66,243	66,243
Deferred drydock costs	9,685,030	1,960,792
Deferred financing costs	464,786	550,753
Other assets	102,956	424,702
Total noncurrent assets	805,406,936	837,285,979
Total assets	851,408,976	913,876,822
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	8,364,800	11,663,697
Accrued interest	342,416	531,918
Other accrued liabilities	9,539,398	9,142,229
Fair value below contract value of time charters acquired	1,401,799	1,648,740
Unearned charter hire revenue	2,223,731	2,389,595
Current portion of long-term debt	15,625,000	15,625,000
Total current liabilities	37,497,144	41,001,179
Noncurrent liabilities:
Long-term debt	212,586,273	$ 204,106,928
Other liabilities	624,604
Fair value below contract value of time charters acquired	3,684,381	$ 4,678,049
Total noncurrent liabilities	216,895,258	208,784,977
Total liabilities	$ 254,392,402	$ 249,786,156
Commitment and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 37,639,352 and 37,504,541 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	$ 376,394	$ 375,045
Additional paid-in capital	676,975,876	675,264,349
Accumulated deficit	(80,100,712)	$ (11,548,728)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(234,984)
Total stockholders' equity	597,016,574	$ 664,090,666
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 851,408,976	$ 913,876,822

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity (Unaudited) - 9 months ended Sep. 30, 2015 - Successor [Member] - USD ($)	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Net Income (Loss) [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Total
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014	37,504,541
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 375,045	$ 675,264,349		$ (11,548,728)		$ 664,090,666
Net loss			$ (68,551,984)	(68,551,984)		(68,551,984)
Unrealized Loss reported in OCI					$ (234,984)	(234,984)
Vesting of restricted shares, net of shares withheld for employee tax (in shares)	134,811
Vesting of restricted shares, net of shares withheld for employee tax	$ 1,349	(1,286,855)				(1,285,506)
Non-cash compensation		2,998,382				2,998,382
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2015	37,639,352
Balance at Sep. 30, 2015	$ 376,394	$ 676,975,876		$ (80,100,712)	$ (234,984)	$ 597,016,574

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Note 8 - Transactions with Former Related Parties (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		10 Months Ended	62 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 22, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 14, 2014 USD ($)
Delphin Shipping L L C [Member] | First Ten Vessels [Member]
Management Fees Revenue, Per Vessel, Per Month						$ 15,834
Number Of Vessels						10
Delphin Shipping L L C [Member] | Second Ten Vessels [Member]
Management Fees Revenue, Per Vessel, Per Month						$ 11,667
Number Of Vessels						10
Delphin Shipping L L C [Member] | Third Ten Vessels [Member]
Management Fees Revenue, Per Vessel, Per Month						$ 8,750
Number Of Vessels						10
Delphin Shipping L L C [Member] | Successor [Member]
Management Fees Revenue	$ 854,634		$ 2,473,964
Reimbursement Of Expenses	$ 137,965		$ 220,530
Delphin Shipping L L C [Member] | Predecessor [Member]
Management Fees Revenue		$ 545,022		$ 1,635,066
Reimbursement Of Expenses		$ 44,724		$ 181,595
Delphin Shipping L L C [Member]
Management Agreement Term						1 year
Management Agreement Renewal Term						1 year
Management Fees Revenue, Per Vessel, Per Day					$ 700
Commercial Management Fee, Percent of Charter Hire					1.25%
Number Of Vessels	44		44

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Note 6 - Derivative Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Notes Tables

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

	September 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Investment	$	1,046,977		—		—	$	8,300,740		—		—

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Note 9 - Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share (Details Textual) - $ / shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Warrant [Member] | Predecessor [Member]
Weighted Average Underlying Warrant Shares Issuable		615,997
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights		$ 0.01
Warrant [Member] | Successor [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	3,045,327
Restricted Stock [Member] | Predecessor [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount		123,667
Restricted Stock [Member] | Successor [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	574,660
Employee Stock Option [Member] | Predecessor [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount		1,727,667
Employee Stock Option [Member] | Successor [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	1,185,312

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Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and General Information (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 09, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 02, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Oct. 15, 2019 USD ($)
Supramax Vessels [Member]
Vessels In Operation			43	43
Handymax Vessels [Member]
Vessels In Operation			1	1
Line of Credit [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $						$ 275.0
Line of Credit [Member] | Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] | Minimum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.50%
Line of Credit [Member] | Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] | Maximum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	4.00%
Line of Credit [Member] | Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					3.50%
Line of Credit [Member] | Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage	40.00%		40.00%	40.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] | Minimum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				3.50%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] | Maximum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				4.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $						$ 50.0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage	40.00%
Cancellation of All Outstanding Equity Interests [Member] | Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] | Bankruptcy Exchanged to Common Stockholders [Member]
Restructuring Covenant Percentage of Equity Exchanged	0.50%
Extinguishment of All Loans and Other Obligations [Member] | Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] | Bankruptcy Exchanged to Common Stockholders [Member]
Restructuring Covenant Percentage of Equity Exchanged	99.50%
Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] | Bankruptcy Exchanged to Common Stockholders [Member] | New Eagle Equity Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding	3,045,327
Warrant Term	7 years
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Each Warrant or Right	1
Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] | Management Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Percentage of Outstanding Stock Maximum	5.50%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	25.00%
Restructuring Support Agreement and Plan of Reorganization [Member] | Management Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Percentage of Outstanding Stock Maximum	2.00%
New Eagle Equity Warrants [Member]
Warrant Term	7 years
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Each Warrant or Right	1
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights | $ / shares	$ 27.82
Vessels In Operation			44	44
Dead Weight Tonnage of Operating Fleet			2,404,064	2,404,064
Average Age in Years of Operating Fleet				8 years 73 days
Charters Agreement Term	1 year 180 days	7 years
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Amount | $	$ 5.5

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Successor [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$ (68,551,984)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation	30,783,330
Amortization of deferred drydocking costs	1,956,344
Amortization of deferred financing costs	$ 85,967
Amortization of Debtor In-Possession Loan Facility deferred financing costs
Amortization of discount on Exit Financing Facility	$ 1,698,095
Amortization of fair value below contract value of time charter acquired	$ (1,240,609)
Payment-in-kind interest on debt
Loss on sale of vessel	$ 5,696,675
Realized loss from investment	$ 112,589
Allowance for accounts receivable
Non-cash compensation expense	$ 2,998,382
Drydocking expenditures	$ (9,680,582)
Reorganization items, non cash
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	$ 3,637,163
Other current assets	4,468,668
Prepaid expenses	1,657,211
Inventories	(798,193)
Accounts payable	(3,298,897)
Accrued interest	$ (189,502)
Accrued interest subject to compromise
Other Accrued Liabilities	$ 1,021,773
Unearned revenue	(165,864)
Net cash used in operating activities	(29,809,434)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Vessels and vessel improvements	(1,508,778)
Purchase of other fixed assets	(11,201)
Proceeds from sale of vessel	4,235,542
Proceeds from sale of investment	6,906,190
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities	$ 9,621,753
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debtor In Possession Loan Facility
Proceeds from Revolver Loan	$ 23,000,000
Fee paid to the lenders	$ (500,000)
Deferred financing costs
Repayment of Term Loan under the Exit Financing Facility	$ (15,718,750)
Cash used to settle net share equity awards	(1,285,506)
Net cash provided by financing activities	5,495,744
Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents	(14,691,937)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	39,975,287
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 25,283,350
Predecessor [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss		$ (113,107,599)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation		55,670,788
Amortization of deferred drydocking costs		2,371,874
Amortization of deferred financing costs		16,278,544
Amortization of Debtor In-Possession Loan Facility deferred financing costs		$ 576,923
Amortization of discount on Exit Financing Facility
Amortization of fair value below contract value of time charter acquired
Payment-in-kind interest on debt		$ 17,858,132
Loss on sale of vessel
Realized loss from investment
Allowance for accounts receivable		$ 1,824,519
Non-cash compensation expense		765,339
Drydocking expenditures		(4,008,903)
Reorganization items, non cash		3,107,207
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(2,846,887)
Other current assets		(3,702,486)
Prepaid expenses		1,584,689
Inventories		(972,777)
Accounts payable		(826,763)
Accrued interest		(63,955)
Accrued interest subject to compromise		15,102,925
Other Accrued Liabilities		2,238,703
Unearned revenue		(2,944,853)
Net cash used in operating activities		(11,094,580)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Vessels and vessel improvements		(149,756)
Purchase of other fixed assets		$ (190,530)
Proceeds from sale of vessel
Proceeds from sale of investment
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities		$ (340,286)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debtor In Possession Loan Facility		$ 25,000,000
Proceeds from Revolver Loan
Fee paid to the lenders
Deferred financing costs		$ (750,000)
Repayment of Term Loan under the Exit Financing Facility
Cash used to settle net share equity awards
Net cash provided by financing activities		$ 24,250,000
Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents		12,815,134
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		19,682,724
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$ 32,497,858

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - Successor [Member] - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Accumulated depreciation, vessels	$ 38,910,877	$ 8,766,830
Accumulated amortization, other fixed assets	$ 135,962	$ 118,232
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	150,000,000	150,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	37,639,352	37,504,541
Common stock, shares outstanding\ (in shares)	37,639,352	37,504,541

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Note 10 - Stock Incentive Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

Note 10 . Stock Incentive Plans

2014 Management Incentive Plan

 On the Effective Date, in accordance with the Plan, the Company adopted the post-emergence Management Incentive Plan, which provides for the distribution of New Eagle MIP Primary Equity in the form of shares of New Eagle Common Stock, and New Eagle MIP Options, to the participating senior management and other employees of the reorganized Company with 2% of the New Eagle Common Stock (on a fully diluted basis) on the Effective Date, and two tiers of options to acquire 5.5% of the New Eagle Common Stock (on a fully diluted basis) with different strike prices based on the equity value for the reorganized Company and a premium to the equity value, each of the foregoing to vest generally over a four year schedule through 25% annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the Effective Date. The New Eagle MIP Primary Equity is subject to vesting, but the holder thereof is entitled to receive all dividends paid with respect to such shares as if such New Eagle MIP Primary Equity had vested on the grant date (subject to forfeiture by the holder in the event that such grant is terminated prior to vesting unless the administrator of the Management Incentive Program determines otherwise). The New Eagle MIP Options contains adjustment provisions to reflect any transaction involving shares of New Eagle Common Stock, including as a result of any dividend, recapitalization, or stock split, so as to prevent any diminution or enlargement of the holder’s rights under the award.

On March 9, 2015, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer resigned from the Company. In connection with the resignation, the Company entered into a Separation Agreement and General Release with its former Chief Executive Officer. The agreement provides, among other things, a vesting of 270,270 of New Eagle MIP Primary Equity of the Company previously granted to its former Chief Executive Officer. All other equity awards previously granted by the Company to its former Chief Executive Officer were forfeited without consideration pursuant to such Separation Agreement. 

On April 27, 2015, the Company’s former Chief Operating Officer separated from the Company. On May 1, 2015, the Company and its former Chief Operating Officer entered into a Separation Agreement and General Release. The Separation Agreement provides among other things, a vesting of 40,000 of New Eagle MIP Primary Equity of the Company previously granted to its former Chief Operating Officer, payable in accordance with and subject to certain terms and conditions of such Separation Agreement. All other equity awards previously granted by the Company to its former Chief Operation Officer were forfeited without consideration pursuant to such Separation Agreement. 

On June 12, 2015, the Company granted 55,000 restricted shares to an employee. The fair value of the New Eagle MIP Primary Equity equivalent to the market value at the date of grant was $493,900. Amortization of this charge, which is included in the General and administrative expenses, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, was $77,737.

On July 7, 2015, the Company announced that it appointed Gary Vogel as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective as of September 1, 2015 (the “CEO Effective Date”). The Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Vogel on July 6, 2015. Pursuant to the employment agreement, on September 29, 2015, the Company granted to Mr. Vogel 325,000 restricted shares of common stock of the Company, an option to purchase 325,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.87 per share, and an option to purchase 325,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $13.00 per share, in each case, (i) subject to the terms of the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan and the applicable award agreement and (ii) pursuant to the exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506 of Regulation D thereunder. The options have a five year term and will vest ratably on each of the first four anniversaries of the CEO Effective Date. All of the restricted shares will vest on the third anniversary of the CEO Effective Date subject to Mr. Vogel’s continued employment. The fair value of Mr. Vogel’s restricted stock award is equivalent to the market value at the date of grant was $1,907,750. Amortization of this charge, which is included in non-cash compensation expense, for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, was $95,042. The fair value of each of the option was $623,828 for the $5.87 options and $200,160 for the $13.00 options. For the purposes of determining the non-cash compensation cost for the Company's stock option plan using the fair value method of ASC 718 "Compensation-Stock Compensation", the fair value of the options was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The weighted average assumptions used included a risk free interest rate of 1.09%, an expected stock price volatility factor of 41.6% and a dividend rate of 0%. The aggregate fair value of these stock options awards on the date of grant was $823,988. Amortization of this charge, which is included in non-cash compensation expense, for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, was $34,986.

As of September 30, 2015, stock awards covering a total of 574,660 of the Company’s shares are outstanding. The stock awards vest ratably over four years. The Company is amortizing to General and Administrative expenses the fair value of the non-vested stock awards at the grant date over the vesting period.

As of September 30, 2015, options covering 1,185,312 of the Company’s common shares are outstanding with exercise prices ranging from $5.87 to $25.25 per share. The options granted to members of the Company's management under the Management Incentive Plan vest and become exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on the grant date. All options expire within five to seven years from the effective date.  

For the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company has recorded non-cash compensation charges included in General and administrative expenses of $790,803 and $196,979, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company has recorded non-cash compensation charges included in General and administrative expenses of $2,998,382 and $765,339, respectively. The estimated remaining expense for each of the years ending 2015, 2016 and 2017 will be $966,167, $2,698,919 and $1,350,132, respectively.

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Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Nov. 16, 2015
Entity Registrant Name	Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001322439
Trading Symbol	egle
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		38,232,054
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false

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Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and General Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Notes Tables

Schedule Of Consolidated Revenue From Major Charters [Table Text Block]

	% of Revenue
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	Successor		Predecessor		Successor		Predecessor
	September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014		September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014
Charterer
Charterer A		-		-		-		11%
Charterer B*		12%		37%		23%		26%

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Successor [Member]
Revenues, net of commissions	$ 29,127,482		$ 78,116,020
Voyage expenses	5,202,219		13,540,698
Vessel expenses	23,979,906		67,596,014
Charter hire expenses	1,248,649		3,697,745
Depreciation and amortization	11,284,454		32,739,674
General and administrative expenses	$ 4,420,097		13,714,594
Loss on sale of vessel			5,696,675
Total operating expenses	$ 46,135,325		136,985,400
Operating loss	(17,007,843)		(58,869,380)
Interest expense	$ 3,048,180		9,197,163
Interest Income			(2,955)
Other expense	$ 320,597		$ 488,396
Reorganization expenses
Total other expense, net	$ 3,368,777		$ 9,682,604
Net loss	$ (20,376,620)		$ (68,551,984)
Basic (in shares)	37,639,352		37,602,316
Diluted (in shares)	37,639,352		37,602,316
Basic net loss (in dollars per share)	$ (0.54)		$ (1.82)
Diluted net loss (in dollars per share)	$ (0.54)		$ (1.82)
Predecessor [Member]
Revenues, net of commissions		$ 29,846,038		$ 118,021,488
Voyage expenses		5,062,030		12,379,345
Vessel expenses		$ 24,842,113		$ 71,932,268
Charter hire expenses
Depreciation and amortization		$ 19,611,354		$ 58,042,662
General and administrative expenses		$ 6,566,185		$ 12,832,270
Loss on sale of vessel
Total operating expenses		$ 56,081,682		$ 155,186,545
Operating loss		(26,235,644)		(37,165,057)
Interest expense		12,312,139		60,466,686
Interest Income		$ (1,369)		$ (8,125)
Other expense
Reorganization expenses		$ 7,311,240		$ 15,483,981
Total other expense, net		19,622,010		75,942,542
Net loss		$ (45,857,654)		$ (113,107,599)
Basic (in shares)		19,172,717		17,785,290
Diluted (in shares)		19,172,717		17,785,290
Basic net loss (in dollars per share)		$ (2.39)		$ (6.36)
Diluted net loss (in dollars per share)		$ (2.39)		$ (6.36)

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Note 5 - Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Long-term Debt [Text Block]

Note  5 . Debt

Long-term Debt consists of the following:

	Successor
	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Exit Financing Facility	$	232,281,250		$	225,000,000
Discount on Exit Financing Facility		(4,069,977	)		(5,268,072	)
Less: Current Portion		(15,625,000	)		(15,625,000	)
Total Long-Term debt	$	212,586,273		$	204,106,928

Exit Financing Facility

On October 9, 2014, the Company entered into the Exit Financing Facility with the Exit Lenders. The Exit Financing Facility is in the amount of $275 million, including a $50 million revolving credit facility of which the Company borrowed $23 million as of September 30, 2015, and matures on October 15, 2019. Amounts drawn under the Exit Financing Facility bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus margin ranging between 3.5% to 4.0% per annum. The revolving credit facility is subject to an annual commitment fee of 40% of the margin on the undrawn portion of the credit facility.

The Company’s obligations under the Exit Financing Facility are secured by a first priority mortgage on each of the vessels in its fleet and such other vessels that it may from time to time include with the approval of the Exit Lenders, a first assignment of its earnings account, its liquidity account and its vessel-owning subsidiaries’ earnings accounts, a first assignment of all charters (having a term which is not reasonably likely to exceed 18 months), freights, earnings, insurances, requisition compensation and management agreements with respect to the vessels and a first priority pledge of the membership interests of each of its vessel-owning subsidiaries. The Company may grant additional security to the Exit Lenders from time to time in the future.  

The Exit Financing Facility contains financial covenants requiring the Company, among other things, to ensure that the aggregate market value of the vessels in the Company’s fleet at all times does not fall below between 150% and 165% of the aggregate principal amount of debt outstanding under the Exit Financing Facility; the total financial indebtedness of the Company and all of its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis divided by the sum of (i) the total shareholders’ equity for the Company and all of its subsidiaries (minus goodwill and other non-tangible items) and (ii) the total financial indebtedness of the Company and all of its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, shall not be more than 0.65; the aggregate of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ EBITDA will not be less than 2.5x of the aggregate amount of interest incurred and net amounts payable under interest rate hedging arrangements during the relevant trailing twelve month period with the measurement beginning December 31, 2015; and the Company maintains a minimum liquidity of not less than the greater of (i) $20,000,000 and (ii) $500,000 per vessel in the Company’s fleet.

In addition, the Exit Financing Facility also imposes operating restrictions on the Company including limiting the Company’s ability to, among other things: pay dividends; incur additional indebtedness; create liens on assets; acquire and sell capital assets (including vessels); merge or consolidate with, or transfer all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to, another person; and enter into a new line of business. The Company shall repay the Exit Financing Facility in 20 equal consecutive quarterly principal repayment installments each in an amount of $3,906,250.

The Exit Financing Facility also includes customary events of default, including those relating to a failure to pay principal or interest, a breach of covenant, representation or warranty, a cross-default to other indebtedness and non-compliance with security documents. Further, there would be a default if any event occurs or circumstances arise in light of which, in the Exit Lenders’ judgment, there is significant risk that the Company is or would become insolvent. The Company is not permitted to pay dividends if there is a default or a breach of a loan covenant under the Exit Financing Facility or if the payment of the dividends would result in a default or breach of a loan covenant. Indebtedness under the Exit Financing Facility may also be accelerated if the Company experiences a change of control.

On August 14, 2015, the Company entered into an Amendatory Agreement (the “Amendatory Agreement”) with certain Exit Lenders under the Exit Financing Facility. Pursuant to the Amendatory Agreement, the Exit Lenders have agreed to, among other things, defer the compliance with the minimum interest coverage covenant under the Exit Financing Facility from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2016 and amend the method of calculating the Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Exit Financing Facility) as follows: (i) on a trailing two quarter basis for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2016 (ii) on a trailing three quarter basis for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2017 and (iii) on a trailing four quarter basis for each succeeding fiscal quarter thereafter. Further, the Amendatory Agreement amended the minimum required security cover covenant under the Exit Financing Facility as follows: (i) for the period prior to June 30, 2017, 165 percent of the Loan (as defined in the Exit Financing Facility) (ii) for the period on or after July 1, 2017 and on or before October 14, 2017, 157.5 percent of the Loan and (iii) thereafter, 165 percent of the Loan. In connection with entering into the Amendatory Agreement, the Company paid the Exit Lenders an amendment fee of $0.5 million. The fees has been capitalized along with the existing unamortized discount on Exit Financing Facility and amortized as interest expense.

For the three months ended September 30, 2015, interest rates on our outstanding debt ranged from 4.06% to 4.08%, including a margin over LIBOR applicable under the terms of the Exit Financing Facility and commitment fees of 40% of the margin on the undrawn portion of the facility. The weighted average effective interest rate including the amortization of debt discount for this period was 5.10%

For the three months ended September 30, 2014, interest expense included 2.00% default interest on the unpaid interest as of June 30, 2014 and 6.00% interest on the DIP Loan Facility post filing of the Chapter 11 case in addition to interest under the Company’s old term loan facility at 3.50% margin over Libor. Interest expense ceased being accrued as of August 6, 2014 under the old term loan facility except for the interest in respect of the DIP Loan Facility. 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, interest rates on our outstanding debt ranged from 4.04% to 4.08%, including a margin over LIBOR applicable under the terms of the amended Exit Financing Facility and commitment fees of 40% of the margin on the undrawn portion of the facility. The weighted average effective interest rate including the amortization of debt discount for this period was 5.30%.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, interest rates on the outstanding debt ranged from 3.73% to 8.23%, including a margin of 3.50% over LIBOR. The weighted average effective interest rate for this period was 2.94%.

Interest Expense consisted of

:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	Successor		Predecessor		Successor		Predecessor
	September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014		September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014
Exit Financing Facility Interest	$	2,520,432			$	7,413,101
Amortization of Facility Deferred Financing Costs		28,970				85,967
Amortization of Discount on Facility		498,778				1,698,095
Old Term Loan Interest			$	7,380,769			$	43,299,761
DIP Loan Facility Interest				311,458				311,458
Amortization of DIP Loan Facility deferred financing costs				576,923				576,923
Amortization of Old Term Loan Deferred Financing Costs				4,042,989				16,278,544
Total Interest Expense	$	3,048,180	$	12,312,139	$	9,197,163	$	60,466,686

Interest paid amounted to $7,602,603 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and $10,714,117 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

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Note 4 - Investment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Investment [Text Block]

Note 4. Investment

Korea Line Corporation

The Company’s investment in capital stock of the Korea Line Corporation (“KLC”) is designated as Available For Sale (“AFS”) and is reported at its fair value, with unrealized gains and losses recorded in equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”). The fair value of the KLC shares are determined from the market price as quoted on the Korean Stock Exchange and by converting the South-Korean Won (“KRW”) extended value into USD with the exchange rate applicable on date of conversion. The Company reviews the investment in KLC for impairment on a quarterly basis.  

The Company concluded that for the Successor Company as of September 30, 2015 and for the Predecessor Company as of September 30, 2014, the change in the fair value of the KLC investment was “temporary”. The Company recorded cumulative unrealized losses in the amount of $ 0.2 million and $ 0.4 million as of September 30, 2015, and 2014 respectively. As of December 31, 2014, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $ 1.0 million. As such, there is no unrealized gain or (loss) as of December 31, 2014. 

The following table provides information on the Company’s investment in KLC capital stock which is recorded at fair value:

	No. of KLC Shares			Cost Basis-Adjusted			Fair Value			Unrealized Loss reported in A OC I
Balance at January 1, 2014 (Predecessor)		566,529		$	13,817,439		$	13,817,439			-
Fair Value-Adjustments, net		-			-			(442,288	)	$	(442,228	)
Balance at September 30, 2014 (Predecessor)		566,529		$	13,817,439		$	13,375,151		$	(442,288	)
Balance at January 1, 2015 (Successor)		387,453		$	8,300,740		$	8,300,740			-
KLC Stock Sold		(327,615	)		(7,018,779	)		(6,906,190	)		-
Loss on sale of KLC Stock		-			-			(112,589	)		-
Fair Value-Adjustments, net		-			-			(234,984	)		(234,984	)
Balance at September 30, 2015 (Successor)		59,838		$	1,281,961		$	1,046,977		$	(234,984	)

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Note 9 - Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Notes Tables

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015 Successor			September 30, 2014 Predecessor			September 30, 2015 Successor			September 30, 2014 Predecessor
Net loss	$	(20,376,620	)	$	(45,857,654	)	$	(68,551,984	)	$	(113,107,599	)
Weighted Average Shares – Basic		37,639,352			19,172,717			37,602,316			17,785,290
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock units		-			-			-			-
Weighted Average Shares - Diluted		37,639,352			19,172,717			37,602,316			17,785,290
Basic Loss Per Share	$	(0.54	)	$	(2.39	)	$	(1.82	)	$	(6.36	)
Diluted Loss Per Share	$	(0.54	)	$	(2.39	)	$	(1.82	)	$	(6.36	)

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Note 3 - Vessels (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Notes Tables

Schedule Of Vessel And Vessel Improvements [Table Text Block]

Successor
Vessels and Vessel Improvements, at December 31, 2014	$	834,052,684
Purchase of Vessel Improvements		1,508,778
Disposal of Vessel		(9,932,217	)
Depreciation Expense		(30,711,830	)
Vessels and Vessel Improvements, at September 30, 2015	$	794,917,415

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Note 8 - Transactions with Former Related Parties

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

Note  8 . Transactions with former related parties

On August 4, 2009, the Company entered into a management agreement (the "Management Agreement") with Delphin Shipping LLC ("Delphin"), a Marshall Islands limited liability company affiliated with Kelso Investment Associates VII, KEP VI, LLC and the Company's former Chief Executive Officer, Sophocles Zoullas.  Delphin was formed for the purpose of acquiring and operating dry bulk and other vessels. Under the terms of the Management Agreement, the Company provided commercial and technical supervisory vessel management services to dry bulk vessels acquired by Delphin for a monthly fee of $15,834 for the first 10 vessels, $11,667 for the second 10 vessels and $8,750 for the third 10 vessels. Pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement, the Company was granted an opportunity to acquire for its own account any dry bulk vessel that Delphin proposes to acquire. The Company was also granted a right of first refusal on any dry bulk charter opportunity, other than a renewal of an existing charter for a Delphin-owned vessel that the Company reasonably deems suitable for a Company-owned vessel. The Management Agreement provided the Company a right of first offer on the sale of any dry bulk vessel by Delphin. The term of the Management Agreement was one year and was renewable for successive one year terms at the option of Delphin.

On October 15, 2014, the above referenced Management Agreement was amended and restated (as so amended and restated, the “Amended Management Agreement”). As per the Amended Management Agreement, the technical management fee is $700 per vessel per day. The commercial management fee is 1.25% of charter hire; provided, however, that no commercial management fee shall be payable with respect to a charter hire that is earned while a vessel is a member of a pool and with respect to which a fee is paid to the pool manager. Following Mr. S. Zoullas’ resignation on March 9, 2015, the Company no longer considers the Amended Management Agreement to be a related party transaction.

On May 22, 2015, the Company received a termination notice to the Amended Management Agreement from Delphin. The notice of termination was given pursuant to the terms of the Amended Management Agreement and became effective as of August 22, 2015.  

Total management fees for the three and nine month Successor periods ended September 30, 2015, amounted to $854,634 and $2,473,964 respectively. The total reimbursable expenses for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 amounted to $137,965 and $220,530, respectively.

Total management fees for the three and nine month Predecessor periods ended September 30, 2014 amounted to $545,022 and $1,635,066 respectively. The total reimbursable expenses for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 amounted to $44,724 and $181,595, respectively.

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Note 6 - Derivative Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Derivatives and Fair Value [Text Block]

Note  6 . Derivative Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument:

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—

the carrying amounts reported in the Condensed Consolidated balance sheet for interest-bearing deposits approximate their fair value due to their short-term nature thereof.

Debt

—the carrying amounts of borrowings under the revolving credit agreement approximate their fair value, due to the variable interest rate nature thereof.

Investment—

includes our available-for-sale securities that are traded in active market internationally. The fair value is measured by using closing stock price from active market.

The Company defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and provides disclosures about fair value measurements. The fair value hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements is as follows:

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Our Level 1 non-derivatives include cash, money-market accounts, restricted cash accounts and investment.

Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable. Our Level 2 non-derivatives include our term loan account.

Level 3 – Inputs that are unobservable (for example cash flow modeling inputs based on assumptions).

The following table summarizes assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

	September 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Investment	$	1,046,977		—		—	$	8,300,740		—		—

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Note 7 - Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

Note  7 . Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Contingencies

The Company is involved in legal proceedings and may become involved in other legal matters arising in the ordinary course of its business. The Company evaluates these legal matters on a case-by-case basis to make a determination as to the impact, if any, on its business, liquidity, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. The Company records a liability when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and that amount is reasonably estimable.

 

In November 2015, the Company filed a voluntary self-disclosure report with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) regarding certain apparent violations of U.S. sanctions regulations in the provision of shipping services for third party charterers with respect to the transportation of cargo to or from Myanmar (formerly Burma). At the time of such apparent violations, the Company had a different senior operational management team. Notwithstanding the fact that the apparent violations took place under a different senior operational management team and although the Company's new board and management have implemented robust remedial measures and significantly enhanced compliance safeguards to ensure that our activities are in compliance with U.S. sanctions laws, there can be no assurance that OFAC will not conclude that these past actions warrant the imposition of civil penalties and/or referral for further investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. The report was provided to OFAC for the agency’s review, consideration and determination regarding what action, if any, may be taken in resolution of this matter. The Company will continue to cooperate with the agency regarding this matter and cannot estimate when such review will be concluded. While the ultimate impact of these matters cannot be determined, there can be no assurance that the impact will not be material to the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

Vessel Technical Management Contract

The Company has technical management agreements for certain of its vessels with independent technical managers. The Company paid average monthly technical management fees of $11,042 and $10,708 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company paid average monthly technical management fees of $10,861 and $10,708 per vessel during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. On August 24, 2015, the Company provided three months’ notice to its third party technical manager to terminate the technical management contract. The Company intends to transfer those vessels to Company’s in-house technical management.

Other Commitments

On October 14, 2015, the Company entered into a lease termination and surrender agreement for the New York office space effective on March 31, 2016. Under the agreement the Company will pay $1.76 million as an early termination fee.      

On October 15, 2015, the Company entered into a new commercial lease agreement as a subtenant for office space in Stamford, Connecticut. The lease is effective from January 1, 2016 through June 29, 2023, with an average annual rent of $419,536.

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Note 9 - Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

Note  9 . Loss Per Common Share

The computation of basic net loss per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three and nine months periods ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 for the Successor and Predecessor, respectively. The Predecessor net loss per share for the period ended September 30, 2014 reflects the weighted average of the underlying warrant shares issuable upon exercise of the 615,997 warrants at the exercise price of $0.01 per share. Diluted net loss per share as of September 30, 2014, does not include 123,667 restricted stock units and 1,727,667 stock options as their effect was anti-dilutive. In accordance with the accounting literature, the Company has given effect to the issuance of these warrants in computing basic net loss per share because the underlying shares are issuable for little or no cash consideration. Diluted net loss per share gives effect to stock awards, stock options and restricted stock units using the treasury stock method, unless the impact is anti-dilutive. Diluted net loss per share as of September 30, 2015 does not include 574,660 stock awards, 1,185,312 stock options and 3,045,327 warrants as their effect was anti-dilutive.

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015 Successor			September 30, 2014 Predecessor			September 30, 2015 Successor			September 30, 2014 Predecessor
Net loss	$	(20,376,620	)	$	(45,857,654	)	$	(68,551,984	)	$	(113,107,599	)
Weighted Average Shares – Basic		37,639,352			19,172,717			37,602,316			17,785,290
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock units		-			-			-			-
Weighted Average Shares - Diluted		37,639,352			19,172,717			37,602,316			17,785,290
Basic Loss Per Share	$	(0.54	)	$	(2.39	)	$	(1.82	)	$	(6.36	)
Diluted Loss Per Share	$	(0.54	)	$	(2.39	)	$	(1.82	)	$	(6.36	)

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Note 7 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		90 Months Ended
	Aug. 24, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 29, 2023	Mar. 31, 2016
Predecessor [Member]
Monthly Technical Management Fees		$ 11,042	$ 10,708	$ 10,861	$ 10,708
Subsequent Event [Member] | Lease Agreement for New York Office Space [Member]
Lease Termination Agreement, Early Termination Fee							$ 1,760,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Lease Agreement for Office Space in Stamford [Member]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense						$ 419,536
Notice to Terminate the Technical Management Contract	90 days

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Note 5 - Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Notes Tables

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

	Successor
	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Exit Financing Facility	$	232,281,250		$	225,000,000
Discount on Exit Financing Facility		(4,069,977	)		(5,268,072	)
Less: Current Portion		(15,625,000	)		(15,625,000	)
Total Long-Term debt	$	212,586,273		$	204,106,928

Schedule Of Interest Expense Excluding Capitalized Interest [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	Successor		Predecessor		Successor		Predecessor
	September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014		September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014
Exit Financing Facility Interest	$	2,520,432			$	7,413,101
Amortization of Facility Deferred Financing Costs		28,970				85,967
Amortization of Discount on Facility		498,778				1,698,095
Old Term Loan Interest			$	7,380,769			$	43,299,761
DIP Loan Facility Interest				311,458				311,458
Amortization of DIP Loan Facility deferred financing costs				576,923				576,923
Amortization of Old Term Loan Deferred Financing Costs				4,042,989				16,278,544
Total Interest Expense	$	3,048,180	$	12,312,139	$	9,197,163	$	60,466,686

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Note 3 - Vessels (Details Textual)		1 Months Ended
	May. 07, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015	Oct. 15, 2014 USD ($)
Vessels and Vessel Improvements [Member]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure				$ 842,625,000
Kite [Member]
Proceeds from Sale of Property Plant and Equipment before Associated Costs		$ 4,297,100
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment	$ (5,696,675)
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	$ 4,235,542
Number Of Vessels			44

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Successor [Member]
Net loss	$ (20,376,620)		$ (68,551,984)
Other comprehensive income:
Change in unrealized gain/(loss) on investment	(48,406)		(234,984)
Total other comprehensive income/(loss)	(48,406)		(234,984)
Comprehensive loss	$ (20,425,026)		$ (68,786,968)
Predecessor [Member]
Net loss		$ (45,857,654)		$ (113,107,599)
Other comprehensive income:
Change in unrealized gain/(loss) on investment		256,781		(442,288)
Total other comprehensive income/(loss)		256,781		(442,288)
Comprehensive loss		$ (45,600,873)		$ (113,549,887)

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Note 3 - Vessels

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 3 .  Vessels

Vessels and Vessel Improvements

At September 30, 2015, the Company’s operating fleet consisted of 44 drybulk vessels. At October 15, 2014, the Company’s vessels were adjusted to a fair value aggregating $842,625,000 as part of fresh start accounting. The fair values were based primarily on valuations obtained from third-party specialists principally utilizing the market value approach.

Successor
Vessels and Vessel Improvements, at December 31, 2014	$	834,052,684
Purchase of Vessel Improvements		1,508,778
Disposal of Vessel		(9,932,217	)
Depreciation Expense		(30,711,830	)
Vessels and Vessel Improvements, at September 30, 2015	$	794,917,415

In April 2015, the Company decided to sell the Kite, a 1997-built Handymax, and reached an agreement to sell the vessel for $4,297,100 after brokerage commissions payable to a third party. The Kite was not available for delivery before April 29, 2015. On May 7, 2015, the Company realized a net loss of $5,696,675 and received net proceeds of $4,235,542 related to the sale after the associated transaction costs.

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Note 3 - Vessels and Vessl Improvements (Details) - Successor [Member]	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Vessels and Vessel Improvements [Member]
Vessels and Vessel Improvements	$ 834,052,684
Purchase of Vessel Improvements	1,508,778
Disposal of Vessel	(9,932,217)
Depreciation Expense	(30,711,830)
Vessels and Vessel Improvements	794,917,415
Vessels and Vessel Improvements	834,052,684
Vessels and Vessel Improvements	$ 794,917,415

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Note 10 - Stock Incentive Plans (Details Textual) - USD ($)							3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2015	Sep. 01, 2015	Jun. 12, 2015	Apr. 27, 2015	Mar. 09, 2015	Oct. 15, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Management Incentive Plan 2014 [Member] | With Different Striking Prices [Member]
Percent of Common Stock for Distribution						5.50%
Management Incentive Plan 2014 [Member] | Annual Installments [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage						25.00%
Management Incentive Plan 2014 [Member] | Former Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period				40,000	270,270
Management Incentive Plan 2014 [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] | General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense									$ 77,737
Management Incentive Plan 2014 [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period			55,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Grant Date Fair Value			$ 493,900
Management Incentive Plan 2014 [Member]
Percent of Common Stock for Distribution						2.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period						4 years
Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period		325,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Granted in Period, Fair Value	$ 1,907,750
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Amortization of Market Value on Grant Date							$ 95,042
Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period		4 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period		5 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Amortization of Market Value on Grant Date							$ 34,986
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate							1.09%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate							41.60%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate							0.00%
Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member] | Exercise Price per Share Equal $5.85 Per Share [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross		325,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price		$ 5.87
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Graned in Period, Fair Value							$ 623,828
Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member] | Exercise Price per Share Equal to $13.00 per Share [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross		325,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price		$ 13
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Graned in Period, Fair Value							200,160
Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Graned in Period, Fair Value							$ 823,988
Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period									4 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number							574,660		574,660
Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term									5 years
Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term									7 years
Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense							$ 790,803	$ 196,979	$ 2,998,382	$ 765,339
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number							1,185,312		1,185,312
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Lower Range Limit									$ 5.87
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Upper Range Limit									$ 25.25
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Exercisable Options, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term									4 years
Non-cash Compensation Cost, Remainder of Fiscal Year							$ 966,167		$ 966,167
Non-cash Compensation Cost, Year Two							2,698,919		2,698,919
Non-cash Compensation Cost, Year Three							$ 1,350,132		$ 1,350,132

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Note 4 - Investment (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Notes Tables

Investment [Table Text Block]

	No. of KLC Shares			Cost Basis-Adjusted			Fair Value			Unrealized Loss reported in A OC I
Balance at January 1, 2014 (Predecessor)		566,529		$	13,817,439		$	13,817,439			-
Fair Value-Adjustments, net		-			-			(442,288	)	$	(442,228	)
Balance at September 30, 2014 (Predecessor)		566,529		$	13,817,439		$	13,375,151		$	(442,288	)
Balance at January 1, 2015 (Successor)		387,453		$	8,300,740		$	8,300,740			-
KLC Stock Sold		(327,615	)		(7,018,779	)		(6,906,190	)		-
Loss on sale of KLC Stock		-			-			(112,589	)		-
Fair Value-Adjustments, net		-			-			(234,984	)		(234,984	)
Balance at September 30, 2015 (Successor)		59,838		$	1,281,961		$	1,046,977		$	(234,984	)