Star bulk agrees to acquire Τhree dry bulk vessels from e.r. capital holding

Athens, greece, dec. 17, 2020 (globe newswire) -- star bulk carriers corp. (the "company" or "star bulk") (nasdaq: sblk) a global shipping company focusing on the transportation of dry bulk cargoes announced today that it has entered into a  definitive agreement with entities affiliated with e.r. capital holding gmbh & cie. kg (“e.r.”  or “sellers” ) pursuant to which the company will acquire three (3) cape size  dry bulk vessels , namely  e.r. bayonne, e.r. buenos aires and e.r. borneo (the “vessels”). the vessels are retrofitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers). consideration for the acquisition is payable in the form of $39.0 million in cash (“cash consideration”) and 2,100,000 common shares of star bulk (“share consideration”). the transaction was negotiated by the company on the basis of nav.
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