Spyridon Capralos, a director of Star Bulk Carriers Corp., filed a statement of changes in beneficial ownership on August 10, 2026, disclosing a disposition of 118,720 common shares through a bona fide gift transaction dated August 6, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Spyridon Capralos, identified as a Director of Star Bulk Carriers Corp.
  • Transaction date: August 6, 2026, with the filing signed and submitted August 10, 2026.
  • Shares disposed: 118,720 common shares, par value $0.01 per share, recorded at a price of $0.
  • Transaction code: G, indicating a bona fide gift transfer to the reporting person's daughter.
  • Post-transaction ownership: Capralos directly holds 245,456 common shares following the reported transaction.
  • Beneficial ownership disclaimed: The filing states Capralos "disclaims beneficial ownership of the transferred shares and has no pecuniary interest therein."

Capralos Gift Transfer Details and Remaining Stake in Star Bulk Carriers

According to the filing, Spyridon Capralos, a director of Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: SBLK), disposed of 118,720 common shares on August 6, 2026, using transaction code G. The shares carried a par value of $0.01 per share and were transferred at a recorded price of $0. The filing explains that these shares were "previously held indirectly by the Reporting Person through a legal entity" before being transferred by bona fide gift to his daughter.

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. is a shipping company engaged in the ocean transportation of dry bulk cargoes. The company's common shares are listed on NASDAQ under the ticker SBLK and carry a par value of $0.01 per share, as identified on the cover of this filing. Following the gift, Capralos holds 245,456 common shares directly, according to Table I of the filing. No derivative securities were reported in Table II, and no amendment date was provided, indicating this is an original filing. The filing was submitted by one reporting person and covers a single transaction line.

The filing explicitly notes that Capralos "disclaims beneficial ownership of the transferred shares and has no pecuniary interest therein" following the gift. This disclaimer is set out in the Explanation of Responses, footnote 1, and is the reporting person's own characterization as included in the disclosure document.

What Was Disclosed

The filing disclosed a single gift disposition of 118,720 common shares of Star Bulk Carriers Corp. by director Spyridon Capralos on August 6, 2026, leaving him with direct beneficial ownership of 245,456 shares. No cash consideration was recorded for the transfer.