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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950142-18-001169
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180515
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180516
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180515

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Star Bulk Carriers Corp.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001386716
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DEEP SEA FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT [4412]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			1T
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33869
		FILM NUMBER:		18838318

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O STAR BULK MANAGEMENT INC.
		STREET 2:		40 AGIOU KONSTANTINOU STR, MAROUSSI
		CITY:			ATHENS
		STATE:			J3
		ZIP:			15124
		BUSINESS PHONE:		011-30-210-617-8400

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		STREET 1:		C/O STAR BULK MANAGEMENT INC.
		STREET 2:		40 AGIOU KONSTANTINOU STR, MAROUSSI
		CITY:			ATHENS
		STATE:			J3
		ZIP:			15124
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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt">REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br>
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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: center">For the month of&#160;May 2018</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 6-K is a copy of the press release of Star Bulk Carriers Corp., dated May 14, 2018, titled &#8220;Star Bulk Carriers Corp. Agrees to Acquire Three Dry Bulk Vessels in an All Share Transaction.&#8221;</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">This Form 6-K, and the documents to which the Company refers in this Form 6-K, as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by the Company, contain &#8220;forward-looking statements,&#8221; within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, with respect to our financial condition, results of operations and business and our expectations or beliefs concerning future events. Words such as, but not limited to, &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;targets,&#8221; &#8220;projects,&#8221; &#8220;likely,&#8221; &#8220;would,&#8221; &#8220;could&#8221; and similar expressions or phrases may identify forward-looking statements.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. The occurrence of the events described, and the achievement of the expected results, depend on many events, some or all of which are not predictable or within our control. Actual results may differ materially from expected results.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">general dry bulk shipping market conditions, including fluctuations in charter hire rates and vessel values&#894;</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">the stability of Europe and the Euro&#894;</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">our ability to meet requirements for additional capital and financing to grow our business&#894;</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">the impact of our indebtedness and the restrictions in our debt agreements&#894;</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">vessel breakdowns and instances of off-hire&#894;</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements we make in this document are qualified by the information contained or referred to herein, including, but not limited to, (i) the information contained under this heading and (ii) the information disclosed in the Company&#8217;s annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended 2017, filed with the SEC on March 22, 2018.</div>

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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">ATHENS, GREECE, May 14, 2018 </font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">-</font>&#160;<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Star Bulk Carriers Corp. </font>(the &#8220;Company&#8221; or &#8220;Star Bulk&#8221;) (Nasdaq: SBLK), a global shipping company focusing on transportation of dry bulk cargoes, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Oceanbulk Container Carriers LLC (&#8220;OCC&#8221;), an entity affiliated with Oaktree Capital Management L.P. and with family members of our CEO, Mr. Petros Pappas, (the &#8220;OCC Vessel Purchase Transaction&#8221;) pursuant to which the Company will acquire three Newcastlemax vessels (the &#8220;Vessels&#8221;) for an aggregate of 3.39 million common shares of Star Bulk (the &#8220;OCC Consideration Shares&#8221;).</div>

<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Under the terms of the agreement with OCC, the consideration is determined based on the average vessel valuations by independent vessel appraisers. The transaction has been approved by the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Company, based upon the recommendation of a transaction committee of disinterested directors established by the Board of Directors of the Company, which considered the OCC Vessel Purchase Transaction in coordination with the Company&#8217;s management team. The OCC Vessel Purchase Transaction, which is expected to be consummated in the second quarter of 2018, remains subject to customary closing conditions.</div>

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terms of the OCC Vessel Purchase Transaction, the Company will issue to the OCC shareholders the &#8220;OCC Consideration Shares&#8221;
which are subject to adjustments for cash, debt and capital expenditure on the closing date. CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Company
Limited has agreed to provide $104.4m to finance the remaining $103.8m capital expenditure of the three vessels via a ten-year
capital lease.</div>

<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">After giving effect to the OCC Vessel
Purchase Transaction, Star Bulk will have a fleet of 108 vessels on a fully delivered basis, aggregate cargo-carrying capacity
of approximately 12.26 million deadweight tons and vessels with an average age of 7.1 years.</div>

<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Offshore Press Conference</div>

<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Star Bulk's management team will host an offshore press conference on the transaction on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at 7:00pm Greek time, which is 12.00pm (noon) Eastern Time (ET).</div>

<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Those who wish to attend Star Bulk&#8217;s
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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Slides and audio webcast</div>

<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">There will also be a simultaneous live webcast conducted from Star Bulk&#8217;s Athens office over the Internet through the Star Bulk website (www.starbulk.com). Those who wish to view the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast.</div>

<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Nothing contained in the press release is an offer of securities for sale in the United States. No securities of Star&#160; Bulk may be&#160; offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Act&#8221;) or an exemption from the registration under the Act.</div>

<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">About Star Bulk</div>

<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">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 trades on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol &#8220;SBLK&#8221;.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">On a fully delivered basis, Star Bulk will have a fleet of 108 vessels, with an aggregate capacity of 12.26 million dwt, consisting of 17 Newcastlemax, 18 Capesize, 2 Mini Capesize, 7 Post Panamax, 35 Kamsarmax, 2 Panamax, 16 Ultramax and 11 Supramax vessels with carrying capacities between 52,055 dwt and 209,537 dwt.</div>

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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">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.</div>

<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">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 &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;intends,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;forecast,&#8221; &#8220;project,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;potential,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;should,&#8221; &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;pending&#8221; and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.</div>

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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 1.95pt">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.</div>

<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">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<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">-</font>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.</div>

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