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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. [EGLE]
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)
333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/27/2019
(Street)

LOS ANGELES, CA 90071
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock") 03/27/2019(1)   P   38,357 A $ 4.45 (1) 26,257,895 I See Footnote (2) (3) (4) (5)
Common Stock 03/28/2019(1)   P   42,509 A $ 4.55 (1) 26,300,404 I See Footnote (2) (3) (4) (5)
Common Stock 03/29/2019(1)   P   77,065 A $ 4.57 (1) 26,377,469 I See Footnote (2) (3) (4) (5)

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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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC
333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE
28TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA 90071
    X    
OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP
333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE
28TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA 90071
    X    
Oaktree Holdings, Inc.
333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE
28TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA 90071
    X    
Oaktree Capital Group, LLC
333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE
28TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA 90071
    X    
OCM Opps EB Holdings Ltd.
333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE
28TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA 90071
    X    

Signatures

 See Signatures Included in Exhibit 99.1   03/29/2019
**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) The price in column 4 is a weighted average price. On March 27, 2019, 38,357 shares were purchased in multiple transactions, at prices ranging from $4.50 to $4.35, inclusive. On March 28, 2019, 42,509 shares were purchased in multiple transactions, at prices ranging from $4.57 to $4.53, inclusive. On March 29, 2019, 77,065 shares were purchased in multiple transactions, at prices ranging from $4.58 to $4.52, inclusive.
(2) This Form 4 is being filed by OCM Opps EB Holdings, Ltd ("EB Holdings") with respect to (i) the 26,377,469 shares of the Issuer's common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons (as defined below) and (ii) the 364 warrants exercisable for shares of Common Stock (the "Warrants"), all of which are directly owned by EB Holdings. This Form 4 is also being filed by each of (i) Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. ("Management") as the sole director of EB Holdings; (ii) Oaktree Holdings, Inc. ("Holdings, Inc.") as the general partner of Management; (iii) Oaktree Capital Group, LLC ("OCG") as the sole shareholder of Holdings, Inc.; and (iv) Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC ("OCGH GP", and, together with EB Holdings, Management, Holdings, Inc. and OCG, the "Reporting Persons" and each a "Reporting Person") as the duly elected manager of OCG.
(3) Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Stock reported herein except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest therein and the filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that any such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any Common Stock covered by this Form 4.
(4) The members of OCGH GP are Howard S. Marks, Bruce A. Karsh, Jay S. Wintrob, John B. Frank and Sheldon M. Stone, who, by virtue of their membership interests in OCGH GP, may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by EB Holdings. Each of the general partners, managing members, directors and managers described above disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of common stock beneficially or of record owned by the Reporting Persons, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
(5) Common Stock held directly by EB Holdings.

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