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Star Bulk Carriers Corp. Declares Dividend of $0.05 per Share for the Quarter Ending September 30, 2009
| Source: Star Bulk Carriers Corp.
ATHENS, GREECE--(Marketwire - November 16, 2009) - Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (the "Company" or
"Star Bulk") (NASDAQ : SBLK ), today announced that its Board of Directors
declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per outstanding share of the Company's
common stock for the three months ending September 30, 2009. The dividend
is payable on or about December 4th, 2009 to shareholders of record as of
November 27th, 2009. The Company received written consent from each of its
lenders for the declaration and payment of this dividend in respect of the
third quarter of 2009, as required under the terms of the Company's waiver
agreements with its lenders, in effect up to February 2010.
Akis Tsirigakis, President and CEO of Star Bulk, commented: "We are pleased
to continue rewarding our investors through the distribution of dividends.
We are also pleased to enjoy the continued confidence of our lenders. We
continue to focus on enhancing shareholder value supported by our strong
balance sheet and liquidity."
About Star Bulk
Star Bulk is a global shipping company providing worldwide seaborne
transportation solutions in the dry bulk sector. Star Bulk's vessels
transport major bulks, which include iron ore, coal and grain and minor
bulks such as bauxite, fertilizers and steel products. Star Bulk was
incorporated in the Marshall Islands on December 13, 2006 and maintains
executive offices in Athens, Greece. Its common stock and warrants trade on
the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbols "SBLK" and "SBLKW" respectively.
Currently, Star Bulk has an operating fleet of twelve dry bulk carriers.
The total fleet consists of four Capesize, and eight Supramax dry bulk
vessels with an average age of approximately 10.3 years and a combined
cargo carrying capacity of 1,106,253 deadweight tons.
Forward-Looking Statements
Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking
statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides
safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to
encourage companies to provide prospective information about their
business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans,
objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying
assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of
historical facts.
The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this
cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The
words "believe," "anticipate," "intends," "estimate," "forecast,"
"project," "plan," "potential," "may," "should," "expect," "pending" and
similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various
assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions,
including without limitation, examination by the Company's management of
historical operating trends, data contained in its records and other data
available from third parties. Although the Company believes that these
assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are
inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are
difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond the Company's control,
the Company cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these
expectations, beliefs or projections.
In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in
the Company's view, could cause actual results to differ materially from
those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the strength of
world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including
fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand for dry
bulk shipping capacity, changes in the Company's operating expenses,
including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for the
Company's vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, changes in
governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory
authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general
domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption of
shipping routes due to accidents or political events, vessels breakdowns
and instances of off-hires and other factors. Please see our filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of
these and other risks and uncertainties. The information set forth herein
speaks only as of the date hereof, and the Company disclaims any intention
or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of
developments occurring after the date of this communication.