Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events

On October 1, 2021, Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC (“Eagle Ultraco”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, along with certain of its vessel-owning subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into a new senior secured credit facility (the “Credit Agreement”) with the lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”), the swap banks party thereto, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (“Credit Agricole”), Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (PUBL), Danish Ship Finance A/S, Nordea Bank ABP, Filial I Norge and DNB Markets Inc. The Credit Agreement provides for an aggregate principal amount of $400.0 million, which consists of (i) a term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $300.0 million (the “Term Facility”) and (ii) a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $100.0 million (the “Revolving Facility”) to be used for refinancing the outstanding debt including accrued interest and commitment fees under the Norwegian Bond Debt, New Ultraco Debt Facility and Holdco Revolving Credit Facility ("Existing Facilities") and for general corporate purposes. The Company paid fees of $5.8 million to the lenders in connection with the transaction.

Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Company borrowed $350.0 million and together with cash on hand repaid the outstanding debt, accrued interest and commitment fees under the Existing Facilities. Concurrently, the Company issued a ten day call notice to redeem the outstanding bonds under the Norwegian Bond Debt at a redemption price of 102.475% of the nominal amount of each bond. Pursuant to the bond terms, the Company paid $185.6 million consisting of $176.0 million par value of the outstanding bonds, accrued interest of $5.2 million and $4.4 million of call premium into a defeasance account to be further credited to the bondholders upon expiry of notice period. Out of the $185.6 million, the Company funded $25.6 million to the defeasance account as of September 30, 2021. The remaining $160.0 million was funded on October 1, 2021. The bonds outstanding under the Norwegian Bond Debt were repaid in full on October 18, 2021 after the expiry of the requisite notice period. Additionally, the Company entered into four interest rate swaps for the notional amount of $300.0 million of the term loan under the Credit Agreement at a fixed interest rate ranging between 0.83% and 0.94% to hedge the LIBOR based floating interest rate.

On October 28, 2021, the Company's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $2.00 per share to be paid on or about November 24, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 15, 2021. The aggregate amount of the dividend is expected to be approximately $27.2 million, which the Company anticipates will be funded from cash on hand at the time the payment is to be made.