SEC Form SC 13D/A filed by Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (Amendment)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 21)*

Star Bulk Carriers Corp.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Shares, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

Y8162K121

(CUSIP Number)

 

Todd E. Molz

Managing Director and General Counsel

Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.

333 South Grand Avenue, 28th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071

(213) 830-6300

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

December 1, 2023

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  ☐

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	Oaktree Opportunities Fund IX Delaware, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	Not applicable
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			2,920,081
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			2,920,081
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	2,920,081
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	3.5% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	PN

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	Oaktree Opportunities Fund IX (Parallel 2), L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	Not applicable
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Cayman Islands
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			544,991
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			544,991
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	544,991
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	0.7% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	OCM XL Holdings L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	Not applicable
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Cayman Islands
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	0
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	0.0% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	PN

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	Oaktree Dry Bulk Holdings LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	Not applicable
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Marshall Islands
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			3,097,351
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			3,097,351
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	3,097,351
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	3.7% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	Oaktree Capital Group, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	Not applicable
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			3,642,342
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			3,642,342
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	3,642,342
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	4.4% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	OCM FIE, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	Not applicable
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			68,535
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			68,535
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	68,535
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	0.08% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	Atlas OCM Holdings, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			68,535
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			68,535
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	68,535
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	0.08% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	Brookfield Corporation
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	Not applicable
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Ontario, Canada
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			3,642,342
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			3,642,342
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	3,642,342
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	4.4% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	HC

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	Brookfield Asset Management ULC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	Not applicable
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	British Columbia, Canada
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			68,535
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			68,535
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	68,535
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	0.08% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	HC

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	BAM Partners Trust
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	Not applicable
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Ontario, Canada
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			3,642,342
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			3,642,342
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	3,642,342
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	4.4% (1)
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	HC

This Amendment No. 21 (“Amendment No. 21”) is being filed by the undersigned to amend the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons (as hereinafter defined) on August 5, 2013, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed October 7, 2013, Amendment No. 2 thereto filed December 2, 2013, Amendment No. 3 thereto filed June 18, 2013, Amendment No. 4 thereto filed July 15, 2014, Amendment No. 5 thereto filed January 15, 2015, Amendment No. 6 thereto filed May 20, 2015, Amendment No. 7 thereto filed May 29, 2015, Amendment No. 8 thereto filed September 29, 2016, Amendment No. 9 thereto filed February 6, 2017, Amendment No. 10 thereto filed July 18, 2018, Amendment No. 11 thereto filed November 29, 2018, Amendment No. 12 thereto filed December 18, 2018, Amendment No. 13 thereto filed March 29, 2019, Amendment No. 14 thereto filed June 3, 2019, Amendment No. 15 thereto filed August 14, 2019, Amendment No. 16 thereto filed June 21, 2021, Amendment No. 17 thereto filed July 7, 2021, Amendment No. 18 thereto filed September 27, 2023, Amendment No. 19 thereto filed on October 11, 2023 (“Amendment No. 19”), and Amendment No. 20 thereto filed on November 1, 2023 (“Amendment No. 20,” and together with the previous amendments, the “Schedule 13D”) with respect to the common shares, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Shares”) of Star Bulk Carriers Corp., a Republic of the Marshall Islands corporation (the “Issuer”). The address of the principal executive offices of the Issuer is c/o Star Bulk Management Inc., 40 Agiou Konstantinou Street, 15124 Maroussi, Athens, Greece. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D as amended from time to time and, except as specifically amended by this Amendment No. 21, the Schedule 13D remains in full force and effect.

Item 5 (a)-(c) are hereby amended and restated as follows:

The information contained on the cover pages of this Schedule 13D is incorporated herein by reference. All such beneficial ownership calculations assume 82,857,416 Common Shares outstanding, based upon the 102,857,416 Common Shares outstanding as of December 31, 2022, as reported in the Issuer’s Form 20-F filed with the SEC on March 7, 2023, as decreased by (i) 10,000,000 Common Shares repurchased by the Issuer from XL Holdings, as reported in Amendment No. 19, and (ii) 10,000,000 Common Shares repurchased by the Issuer from XL Holdings, Dry Bulk, Container, and OCM FIE as reported herein.

The aggregate 6,107,983 Common Shares reported in this statement, which constitute 7.4% of the outstanding Common Shares, are held by the Reporting Persons as follows:

Pursuant to Rule 13d-4 of the Act, the Reporting Persons declare that filing this statement shall not be construed as an admission that any such person is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) and/or Section 13(g) of the Act, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this statement.

(c)

On December 1, 2023, the Issuer repurchased 10,000,000 Common Shares from XL Holdings, Dry Bulk, Container, and OCM FIE, pursuant to the Repurchase Agreement disclosed in Amendment No. 20. Except for such repurchase, the Reporting Persons have not effected any transactions related to the Common Shares since the filing of Amendment No. 20 on November 1, 2023.

Item 7.

Materials to be Filed as Exhibits

Exhibit 1

Joint Filing Agreement, filed with the SEC as Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 18 on September 27, 2023

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated: December 5, 2023

	OAKTREE OBC CONTAINER HOLDINGS LLC
	By:	Oaktree Opportunities Fund IX Delaware, L.P.
	Its:	General Partner
	By:	Oaktree Opportunities Fund IX (Parallel 2), L.P.
	Its:	General Partner

	By:	/s/ Henry Orren
		Name: Henry Orren
		Title: Authorized Signatory

	OAKTREE OPPORTUNITIES FUND IX DELAWARE, L.P.
	By:	Oaktree Fund GP, LLC
	Its:	General Partner
	By:	Oaktree Fund GP I, L.P.
	Its:	Managing Member

	By:	/s/ Henry Orren
		Name: Henry Orren
		Title: Authorized Signatory

	OAKTREE OPPORTUNITIES FUND IX (PARALLEL 2), L.P.
	By:	Oaktree Opportunities Fund IX GP, L.P.
	Its:	General Partner
	By:	Oaktree Opportunities Fund IX GP, Ltd.
	Its:	General Partner
	By:	Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
	Its:	Director

	By:	/s/ Henry Orren
		Name: Henry Orren
		Title: Senior Vice President