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Vessels Condor And Merlin
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Shipco Vessels
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New Ultraco Debt Facility
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New Ultraco Debt Facility \| Weighted Average
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Norwegian Bond Debt Facility
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New First Lien Facility
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New First Lien Facility \| Minimum
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Interest rate				8.25%
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Interest rate				8.79%
Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC \| Original Ultraco Debt Facility \| Ultraco Lenders
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Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC \| Line of Credit \| New Ultraco Debt Facility
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Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC \| Line of Credit \| New Ultraco Debt Facility \| LIBOR
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Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC \| Line of Credit \| New Ultraco Debt Facility \| Ultraco Lenders
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Debt instrument, covenant, percentage of consolidated total debt minimum threshold	7.50%
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Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC \| Line of Credit \| New Ultraco Debt Facility \| Ultraco Lenders \| Maximum
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Interest coverage ratio	2.50
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Eagle Bulk Shipco LLC
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Periodic principal payment			$ 4,000,000
Minimum liquidity threshold				$ 12,500,000		$ 12,500,000
Stated interest rate			8.25%
Original issue discount rate			1.00%
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Proceeds from issuance of senior long-term debt			$ 195,000,000
Number of vessels secured \| vessel			24
Redemption price percentage			100.00%			100.00%
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Redemption price percentage						101.00%
Eagle Shipping LLC \| New First Lien Facility
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Payments of financing costs		$ 400,000
Repayments of long-term debt		$ 1,000,000
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