Oaktree Capital Management SC 13D/AStar Bulk Carriers / OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ownership change

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 16)*

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ☐

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

This Amendment No. 16 (“Amendment No. 16”) is being filed by the undersigned to amend the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons (as hereinafter defined) on August 5, 2013, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed October 7, 2013, Amendment No. 2 thereto filed December 2, 2013, Amendment No. 3 thereto filed June 18, 2013, Amendment No. 4 thereto filed July 15, 2014, Amendment No. 5 thereto filed January 15, 2015, Amendment No. 6 thereto filed May 20, 2015, Amendment No. 7 thereto filed May 29, 2015, Amendment No. 8 thereto filed September 29, 2016, Amendment No. 9 thereto filed February 6, 2017, Amendment No. 10 thereto filed July 18, 2018, Amendment No. 11 thereto filed November 29, 2018, Amendment No. 12 thereto filed December 18, 2018, Amendment No. 13 thereto filed March 29, 2019, Amendment No. 14 thereto filed June 3, 2019 and Amendment No. 15 thereto filed August 14, 2019 (as so amended, the “Schedule 13D”) with respect to the common shares, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Shares”) of Star Bulk Carriers Corp., a Republic of the Marshall Islands corporation (the “Issuer”). The address of the principal executive offices of the Issuer is c/o Star Bulk Management Inc., 40 Agiou Konstantinou Street, 15124 Maroussi, Athens, Greece.

As of June 21, 2021, as reflected in this Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons beneficially owned that number of Common Shares (the “Subject Shares”), set forth on the cover pages hereto, which information is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.

No material change.

No material change.

No material change.

Item 5 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“(a) and (b)

The information contained on the cover pages of this Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.

Ownership percentages set forth in this Schedule 13D are based upon a total of 99,239,716 Common Shares issued and outstanding as of January 29, 2021, as reported in the Form F-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 2021.

OCM directly holds 2,974,261 Common Shares, representing approximately 3.0% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares, and has the sole power to vote and dispose of such Common Shares.

Fund IX directly holds 2,397,106 Common Shares and in its capacity as the general partner of OCM, has the ability to direct the management of OCM’s business, including the power to direct the decisions of OCM regarding the voting and disposition of securities held by OCM; therefore, GP LLC may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of OCM’s Common Shares., representing approximately 5.4% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares, and has the sole power to vote and dispose of such Common Shares.

GP LLC, in its capacity as the general partner of Fund IX, has the ability to direct the management of Fund IX's business, including the power to direct the decisions of Fund IX regarding the voting and disposition of securities held by Fund IX; therefore, GP LLC may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of Fund IX’s Subject Shares.

Parallel 2 directly holds 22,016 Common Shares and in its capacity as the general partner of OCM, has the ability to direct the management of OCM’s business, including the power to direct the decisions of OCM regarding the voting and disposition of securities held by OCM; therefore, GP LLC may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of OCM’s Common Shares., representing approximately 3.0% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares, and has the sole power to vote and dispose of such Common Shares.

IX GP, in its capacity as the general partner of Parallel 2, has the ability to direct the management of Parallel 2’s business, including the power to vote and dispose of securities held by Parallel 2; therefore IX GP may be deemed to beneficially own Parallel 2’s Subject Shares.

IX Ltd., in its capacity as the general partner of IX GP, has the ability to direct the management of IX GP’s business, including the power to direct the decisions of IX GP regarding the voting and disposition of securities held by Parallel 2; therefore IX Ltd. may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of Parallel 2’s Subject Shares.

Dry Bulk Holdings directly holds 5,633,033 Common Shares, representing, approximately 5.7% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares, and has the sole power to vote and dispose of such Common Shares.

Fund VIII, in its capacity as the controlling member of Dry Bulk Holdings, has the ability to direct the management of Dry Bulk Holdings’ business, including the power to vote and dispose of securities held by Dry Bulk Holdings; therefore, Fund VIII may be deemed to beneficially own Dry Bulk Holdings’ Subject Shares.

VIII GP, in its capacity as the general partner of Fund VIII, has the ability to direct the management of Fund VIII’s business, including the power to direct the decisions of Fund VIII regarding the voting and disposition of securities held by Dry Bulk Holdings; therefore, VIII GP may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of Dry Bulk Holdings’ Subject Shares.

VIII Ltd., in its capacity as the general partner of VIII GP, has the ability to direct the management of VIII GP’s business, including the power to direct the decisions of Fund VIII regarding the voting and disposition of securities held by Dry Bulk Holdings; therefore, VIII Ltd. may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of Dry Bulk Holdings’ Subject Shares.

GP I, (i) in its capacity as the sole shareholder of each of IX Ltd. and VIII Ltd., has the ability to appoint and remove the directors and direct the management of the business of each of IX Ltd. and VIII Ltd., and (ii) in its capacity as the managing member of GP LLC, has the ability to direct the management of GP LLC’s business, including the power to direct the decisions of GP LLC regarding the voting and disposition of securities held by Fund IX; therefore, GP I may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the Subject Shares.

Capital I, in its capacity as the general partner of GP I, has the ability to direct the management of GP I’s business, including the power to direct the decisions of GP I regarding the voting and disposition of securities held by Fund IX, Parallel 2 and Dry Bulk Holdings; therefore, Capital I may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the Subject Shares.

Holdings I, in its capacity as the general partner of Capital I, has the ability to direct the management of Capital I’s business, including the power to direct the decisions of Capital I regarding the voting and disposition of securities held by Fund IX, Parallel 2 and Dry Bulk Holdings; therefore, Holdings I may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the Subject Shares.

Holdings, in its capacity as the managing member of Holdings I, has the ability to direct the management of Holding I’s business, including the power to direct the decisions of Holdings I regarding the voting and disposition of securities held by Fund IX, Parallel 2 and Dry Bulk Holdings; therefore, Holdings may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the Subject Shares.

OCM XL directly holds 19,588,392 shares, representing, together with the shares held by Excel described below, approximately 20.9% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares, and has the sole power to vote and dispose of the shares it directly holds.

Fund GP 2A, in its capacity as the general partner of OCM XL, has the ability to direct the management of OCM XL’s business, including the power to vote and dispose of securities held by OCM XL; therefore, Fund GP 2A may be deemed to beneficially own OCM XL’s Subject Shares.

Fund GP II, in its capacity as the sole shareholder of Fund GP 2A, has the ability to direct the management of Fund GP 2A’s business, including the power direct the decisions of Fund GP 2A regarding the voting and disposition of securities held by OCM XL; therefore, Fund GP II may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of OCM XL’s Subject Shares.

Capital II, in its capacity as the general partner of Fund GP II, has the ability to direct the management of Fund GP II’s business, including the power to direct the decisions of Fund GP II regarding the voting and disposition of securities held by OCM XL; therefore, Capital II may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of OCM XL’s Subject Shares.

Management, in its capacity as the sole director of each of IX Ltd., VIII Ltd. and Fund GP 2A has the ability to direct the management of IX Ltd., VIII Ltd. and Fund GP 2A, including the power to direct the decisions of IX Ltd., VIII Ltd. and Fund GP 2A regarding the voting and dispositions of the securities held by Parallel 2, Dry Bulk Holdings and OCM XL respectively; therefore,

Management may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of Parallel 2’s, Dry Bulk Holdings’ and OCM XL’s Subject Shares.

Holdings, Inc., in its capacity as the general partner of each Management and Capital II, has the ability to direct the management of Management’s business and Capital II’s business, including the power to direct the decisions of Management and Capital II regarding the voting and disposition of securities held by Parallel 2, Dry Bulk Holdings and OCM XL; therefore, Holdings, Inc. may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of Parallel 2’s, Dry Bulk Holdings’ and OCM XL’s Subject Shares.

OCG, in its capacity as the sole shareholder of Holdings, Inc., has the ability to appoint and remove directors of Holdings, Inc. and, as such, may indirectly control the decisions of Holdings, Inc. regarding the voting and disposition of securities held by Parallel 2, Dry Bulk Holdings and OCM XL. Additionally, OCG, in its capacity as the managing member of Holdings, has the ability to direct the management of Holdings’ business, including the power to direct the decisions of Holdings regarding the voting and disposition of securities held by Fund IX, Parallel 2, Dry Bulk Holdings and OCM XL. Therefore, OCG may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the Subject Shares.

OCGH GP, in its capacity as the duly appointed manager of OCG, has the ability appoint and remove directors of OCG and, as such, may indirectly control the decisions of OCG regarding the voting and disposition of securities held by Fund IX, Parallel 2, Dry Bulk Holdings and OCM XL; therefore, OCGH GP may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the Subject Shares.

BAM, in its capacity as the indirect owner of the class A units of each of OCG, has the ability appoint and remove directors of OCG and, as such, may indirectly control the decisions of OCG regarding the voting and disposition of securities held by Fund IX, Parallel 2, Dry Bulk Holdings and OCM XL; therefore, OCGH GP may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the Subject Shares.

BAM Partners, as trustee of the BAM Partnership, which is the sole owner of Class B Limited Voting Shares of BAM, has the ability to appoint one half of the board of directors of BAM and, as such, may indirectly control the decisions of BAM regarding the vote and disposition of securities held by Fund IX, Parallel 2, Dry Bulk Holdings and OCM XL; therefore the BAM Partnership and BAM Partners may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the Subject Shares.

(c)

Except for the transaction described herein, there have been no other transactions in the securities of the Issuer effected by any Reporting Person within the last 60 days.

Item 3 is incorporated by reference into this Item 5(c).

(d) and (e)

Not applicable.”

No material change.

No material change.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Amendment No. 16 is true, complete and correct.

Dated as of June 21, 2021