Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (EGLE): Canyon Capital Advisors Significantly Decreases Its Stake

According to a recent 13G filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Joshua Friedman and Mitchell Julis Canyon Capital Advisors owns 187,434 common shares of Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ:EGLE), which account for 0.41% of the company’s total amount of shares. This is significantly less compared to 4.34 million shares, Canyon Capital Advisors reported as of the end of 2015.

 

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Eagle Bulk Shipping is a transportation company that offers a variety of transport services of different commodities such as iron ore, coal, forest products to name a few. Over the past 12 months, the company’s shares have dropped by 92.04%. Recently the company announced that it has reached an agreement with its holders and lenders “of approximately 75% of the company’s outstanding equity  for a comprehensive balance-sheet recapitalization” upon which Eagle Bulk Shipping is granted with nearly $105 million in incremental liquidity that contains “a new second lien facility comprised of $60 million in new capital from existing shareholders, as well as new capital providers”.

There has been a slight increase in the number of funds from our database long Eagle Bulk Shipping (NASDAQ:EGLE), since, at the end of December, 6  investors held shares, compared to 5  investors at the end of the previous quarter. The largest position in Eagle Bulk Shipping (NASDAQ:EGLE) was reported by Howard Marks’ Oaktree Capital Management, valued at $55.3 million, followed by  Steven Tananbaum’s GoldenTree Asset Management with a $20.8 million holding. Other money managers that were bullish on Eagle Bulk Shipping’s stock are Geoffrey Raynor’s Q Investments (Specter Holdings), Don Morgan’s Brigade Capital and Matthew Barrett’s Glendon Capital Management.

You can access the original SEC filing by clicking here.

Ownership Summary Table

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
Mitchell R. Julis 6 187,434 8 187,434 187,434 0.41%

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Page 1 of 3 – SEC Filing

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*
Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
Y2187A127
(CUSIP Number)
April 30, 2016
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
[X] Rule 13d-1(b)
[   ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[   ] Rule 13d-1(d)
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on
this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in 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 (“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 Instructions).

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CUSIP No.: Y2187A127
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Mitchell R. Julis
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [X]
(b) [   ]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 5
SOLE VOTING POWER
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
187,434
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
187,434
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
187,434
10
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

[   ]

11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.41%
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN

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CUSIP No.: Y2187A127
ITEM 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER:
Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc (“Eagle”)

ITEM 1(b).ADDRESS OF ISSUER’S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

477 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022

ITEM 2(a).NAME OF PERSON FILING:

This Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of the following persons*:
Canyon Capital Advisors LLC (CCA)
Mitchell R. Julis
Joshua S. Friedman

CCA is the investment advisor to the following persons:
(i)Canyon Value Realization Fund, L.P. (VRF)
(ii)The Canyon Value Realization Master Fund (Cayman), L.P. (CVRF)
(iii)HF Canyon Master, Ltd. (HFCM)
(iv)Canyon Value Realization Fund MAC 18, Ltd. (CVRFM)
(v) Canyon Blue Credit Investments Fund L.P. (“Canyon Blue”)
(vi)Canyon Balanced Master Fund, Ltd. (CBEF)
(vii)Permal Canyon Fund Ltd. (PERMII)
(viii)Canyon-GRF Master Fund II, L.P. (GRF2)
(vix) Canyon-TCDRS, LLC (“Canyon-TCDRS”)


* Attached as Exhibit A is a copy of an agreement among the persons filing (as specified hereinabove) that this Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of each of them.

ITEM 2(b).ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:

The principal business office of the persons comprising the group filing this Schedule 13G is located at
2000 Avenue of the Stars, 11th Floor,
Los Angeles, CA 90067

ITEM 2(c).CITIZENSHIP:

Canyon Capital Advisors LLC – Delaware
Mitchell R. Julis – United States
Joshua S. Friedman – United States

VRF: a Delaware limited partnership
CVRF: a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership
HFCM: a Cayman Islands corporation
CVRFM: a Cayman Islands corporation
Canyon Blue: a Delaware limited partnership
CBEF: a Cayman Islands corporation
PERMII: a British Virgin Islands company
GRF2: a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership
Canyon-TCDRS: a Delaware limited liability company

ITEM 2(d).TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

Common Stock

ITEM 2(e).CUSIP NUMBER:

Y2187A127

ITEM 3.IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 240.13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c) CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

(a)

[ ]

Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(b)

[ ]

Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(c)

[ ]

Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(d)

[ ]

Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8);

(e)

[X]

An investment adviser in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)

[ ]

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)

[ ]

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)

[ ]

A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)

[ ]

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)

[ ]

A non-U.S. institution in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

(k)

[ ]

Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with 240.13d1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:

ITEM 4.OWNERSHIP(a) Amount beneficially owned:187,434(b) Percent of class:0.41%(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:187,434(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:187,434(iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:187,434(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:187,434ITEM 5.OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following
[X].

ITEM 6.OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON:

CCA is an investment advisor to various managed accounts, including VRF, CVRF, HFCM, CVRFM, Canyon Blue, CBEF, PERMII, GRF2, and Canyon-TCDRS, with the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt, of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the securities held by, such managed accounts. Messrs. Julis and Friedman control entities which own 100% of CCA.

ITEM 7.IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY:

Not Applicable.

ITEM 8.IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP:

Not Applicable.

ITEM 9.NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:

Not Applicable.

ITEM 10.CERTIFICATION:

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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