Edgar Filing: Star Bulk Carriers Corp.

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

C4S & CO LLC

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. [SBLK]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/14/2008

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, $.01 par value ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	04/14/2008		S		5,000	D	$ 12.29	0	I	By RCG Crimson Partners, LP ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Common Stock, $.01 par value ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾								579,865	I	By RCG Baldwin, L.P. ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Common Stock, $.01 par value ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾								1,702,070	I	By RCG Carpathia Master Fund, Ltd ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁷⁾
Common Stock, $.01 par value ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾								505,865	I	By RCG Enterprise, Ltd ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁸⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
C4S & CO LLC 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X
COHEN PETER A C/O RAMIUS LLC 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X		See Explanation of Responses
STARK MORGAN B C/O RAMIUS LLC 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X		See Explanation of Responses
STRAUSS THOMAS W C/O RAMIUS LLC 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X		See Explanation of Responses
SOLOMON JEFFREY M C/O RAMIUS LLC 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X		See Explanation of Responses

Signatures

By: C4S & Co., L.L.C., By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, as Attorney in Fact for Jeffrey M. Solomon, as Managing Member		04/16/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, as Attorney in Fact for Peter A. Cohen		04/16/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, as Attorney in Fact for Morgan B. Stark		04/16/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, as Attorney in Fact for Thomas W. Strauss		04/16/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, as Attorney in Fact for Jeffrey M. Solomon		04/16/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a Section 13(d) group that owns more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock. To enable all of the Reporting Persons to gain access to the Securities and Exchange Commission's electronic filing system (which only accepts a maximum of 10 joint filers per report), this report is the second of two identical reports relating to the same transaction being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(2)	Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
(3)	The Reporting Persons may also be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 2,223,400 shares of Common Stock underlying warrants convertible into Common Stock at a ratio of one warrant for one share of Common Stock (the "Warrants"). Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Warrants except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the Warrants for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
(4)	Mr. Cohen also beneficially owns 32,780 shares of Common Stock, 12,500 shares of which are owned by him individually and 20,280 shares of which are held in managed accounts over which he has voting and/or dispositive power.
(5)	Shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by RCG Crimson Partners, L.P. (Crimson). C4S, as the managing member of Ramius LLC (Ramius), the general partner of Crimson, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Crimson. As the managing members of C4S, each of Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Crimson.
(6)	Shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by RCG Baldwin, L.P. (Baldwin). C4S & Co., L.L.C. (C4S), as the managing member of Ramius, the sole member of Ramius Advisors, LLC (Ramius Advisors), the general partner of Baldwin, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Baldwin. As the managing members of C4S, each of Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Baldwin.
(7)	Shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by RCG Carpathia Master Fund, Ltd (Carpathia). C4S, as the managing member of Ramius, the investment advisor of Carpathia, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Carpathia. As the managing members of C4S, each of Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark, Jeffrey M. Solomon and Thomas W. Strauss may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Carpathia.
(8)	Shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by RCG Enterprise, Ltd (RCG Enterprise). C4S, as the managing member of Ramius, the investment manager of RCG Enterprise, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by RCG Enterprise. As the managing members of C4S, each of Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by RCG Enterprise.

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