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Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Monday, 8/8/22, at 5:12pm ET   ·   For:  6/30/22   ·   Accession #:  1628280-22-21635   ·   File #:  1-33831

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 8/08/22  Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.          10-Q        6/30/22   79:8.5M                                   Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   1.62M 
 2: EX-10.1     Material Contract                                   HTML    135K 
 3: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     25K 
 4: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     25K 
 5: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     22K 
 6: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     22K 
12: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     76K 
13: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    167K 
14: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     45K 
                (Parentheticals)                                                 
15: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML     89K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
16: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     40K 
                Income (Unaudited)                                               
17: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'  HTML    140K 
                Equity (Unaudited)                                               
18: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    149K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
19: R8          Basis of Presentation and General Information       HTML     30K 
20: R9          Recent Accounting Pronouncements                    HTML     40K 
21: R10         Vessels                                             HTML     31K 
22: R11         Debt                                                HTML     88K 
23: R12         Derivative Instruments                              HTML     87K 
24: R13         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     62K 
25: R14         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     26K 
26: R15         Leases                                              HTML     96K 
27: R16         Revenue from Contract with Customer                 HTML     41K 
28: R17         Net income per Common Share                         HTML     42K 
29: R18         Stock Incentive Plans                               HTML     42K 
30: R19         Cash, cash equivalents, and Restricted cash         HTML     37K 
31: R20         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     24K 
32: R21         Basis of Presentation and General Information       HTML     41K 
                (Policies)                                                       
33: R22         Vessels (Tables)                                    HTML     28K 
34: R23         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     71K 
35: R24         Derivative Instruments (Tables)                     HTML     84K 
36: R25         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     57K 
37: R26         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     86K 
38: R27         Revenue from Contract with Customer (Tables)        HTML     34K 
39: R28         Net income per Common Share (Tables)                HTML     40K 
40: R29         Stock Incentive Plans (Tables)                      HTML     29K 
41: R30         Cash, cash equivalents, and Restricted cash         HTML     36K 
                (Tables)                                                         
42: R31         Basis of Presentation and General Information       HTML     89K 
                (Details)                                                        
43: R32         Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Additional       HTML     44K 
                Information (Details)                                            
44: R33         Vessels - Additional Information (Details)          HTML     42K 
45: R34         Vessels - Vessel and Vessel Improvements (Details)  HTML     38K 
46: R35         Debt - Schedule of Debt (Details)                   HTML     43K 
47: R36         Debt - Convertible Bond Debt (Details)              HTML     61K 
48: R37         Debt - Share Lending Agreement (Details)            HTML     32K 
49: R38         Debt - Global Ultraco Debt Facility (Details)       HTML     72K 
50: R39         Debt - Interest Rates (Details)                     HTML     53K 
51: R40         Debt - Schedule of Interest Expense (Details)       HTML     49K 
52: R41         Debt - Schedule of Maturities of Principal Amounts  HTML     46K 
                of Debt Obligations (Details)                                    
53: R42         Derivative Instruments - Additional Information     HTML     57K 
                (Details)                                                        
54: R43         Derivative Instruments - Summary of Interest Rate   HTML     38K 
                Swaps (Details)                                                  
55: R44         Derivative Instruments - Effect of Derivative       HTML     28K 
                Instruments on the Statement of Operations                       
                (Details)                                                        
56: R45         Derivative Instruments - Interest Rate Swap Asset   HTML     35K 
                and Liabilities (Details)                                        
57: R46         Derivative Instruments - Open Positions on Forward  HTML     28K 
                Freight Agreements (Details)                                     
58: R47         Derivative Instruments - Effect of Non-Designated   HTML     60K 
                Derivative Instruments on the Condensed                          
                Consolidated Statements of Operations and Balance                
                Sheets (Details)                                                 
59: R48         Fair Value Measurements (Details)                   HTML     89K 
60: R49         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     24K 
61: R50         Leases - Time Charter-In Contracts Narrative        HTML    177K 
                (Details)                                                        
62: R51         Leases - Office Leases Narrative (Details)          HTML     59K 
63: R52         Leases - Operating Lease Assets and Liabilities     HTML     41K 
                (Details)                                                        
64: R53         Leases - Lease Expense (Details)                    HTML     35K 
65: R54         Leases - Lease Expense Narrative (Details)          HTML     27K 
66: R55         Leases - Lease Maturities (Details)                 HTML     57K 
67: R56         Revenue - Narrative (Details)                       HTML     36K 
68: R57         Revenue from Contract with Customer (Details)       HTML     32K 
69: R58         Net income per Common Share - Additional            HTML     32K 
                Information (Details)                                            
70: R59         Net income per Common Share - Loss Per Share,       HTML     55K 
                Basic and Diluted (Details)                                      
71: R60         Stock Incentive Plans - Additional Information      HTML    150K 
                (Details)                                                        
72: R61         Stock Incentive Plans - Schedule of Noncash         HTML     24K 
                Compensation Expenses (Details)                                  
73: R62         Cash, cash equivalents, and Restricted cash         HTML     34K 
                (Details)                                                        
74: R63         Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     27K 
77: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    139K 
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76: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    161K 
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10: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- egle-20220630_lab                     XML   1.70M 
11: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- egle-20220630_pre              XML   1.14M 
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79: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001628280-22-021635-xbrl      Zip    466K

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