SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
C4S & CO LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
666 THIRD AVENUE
26TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)
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)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/14/2008
4. If Amendment, Date of 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
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $.01 par value(1)(2)(3) 02/14/2008 S 25,000 D $12.24 1,702,070 I By RCG Carpathia Master Fund, Ltd(4)(5)
Common Stock, $.01 par value(1)(2)(3) 579,865 I By RCG Baldwin, L.P.(5)(6)
Common Stock, $.01 par value(1)(2)(3) 5,000 I By RCG Crimson, LP(7)
Common Stock, $.01 par value(1)(2)(3) 505,865 I By RCG Enterprise, Ltd(8)
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
C4S & CO LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
666 THIRD AVENUE
26TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
COHEN PETER A

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP, L.L.C.
666 THIRD AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
See Explanation of Responses
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
STARK MORGAN B

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP, L.L.C.
666THIRD AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
See Explanation of Responses
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
STRAUSS THOMAS W

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP, L.L.C.
666 THIRD AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
See Explanation of Responses
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SOLOMON JEFFREY M

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP, L.L.C.
666 THIRD AVENUE, 26 FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
See Explanation of Responses
Explanation of Responses:
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 first 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 shares of Common Stock reported herein 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 such shares of Common Stock for purposes of Section 16 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. Shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by RCG Carpathia Master Fund, Ltd (Carpathia). C4S, as the managing member of Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C. (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.
5. 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.
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 Crimson, LP (Crimson). C4S, as the managing member of 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.
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.
By: C4S & Co., L.L.C., By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, as Attorney in Fact for Jeffrey M. Solomon, as Managing Member 02/19/2008
By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, as Attorney in Fact for Peter A. Cohen 02/19/2008
By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, as Attorney in Fact for Morgan B. Stark 02/19/2008
By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, as Attorney in Fact for Thomas W. Strauss 02/19/2008
By: /s/ Owen S. Littman, as Attorney in Fact for Jeffrey M. Solomon 02/19/2008
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