Contact Information: Company: Akis Tsirigakis President and CEO Star Bulk Carriers Corp. Aethrion Center, Suite B-34 40 Ag. Konstantinou Maroussi 15124 Athens, Greece E-mail: ir@starbulkcarriers.com Investor Relations / Financial Media: Nicolas Bornozis President Capital Link, Inc. 230 Park Avenue, Suite 1536 New York, NY 10169 Tel. (212) 661-7566 E-mail: nbornozis@capitallink.com www.capitallink.com
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. Commences Trading Today on the Nasdaq Global Market Under the Symbol "SBLK"
| Source: Star Bulk Carriers Corp.
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - December 3, 2007) - Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ : SBLK )
announced that effective today its common stock and warrants will commence
trading on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbols "SBLK" and "SBLKW"
respectively.
About Star Bulk
Star Bulk was incorporated in the Marshall Islands on December 13, 2006
with no history of operations, and is headquartered in Athens, Greece. Star
Bulk has definitive agreements to acquire a fleet of eight drybulk carriers
from subsidiaries of TMT Co, Ltd., Taiwan (TMT). Star Bulk is scheduled to
take delivery of eight dry bulk carriers, consisting of two Capesize, one
Panamax and five Supramax dry bulk carriers with an average age of
approximately 10 years and a combined cargo carrying capacity of 691,213
deadweight tons from certain wholly owned subsidiarties of TMT Co., Ltd.
("TMT") a global shipping company with management headquarters in Taiwan.
Star Bulk's vessels transport major bulks, which include iron ore, coal and
grain and minor bulks such as bauxite, phosphate and steel products.