SEC EDGAR · Insider purchase
SBLK: Plakantonaki Charis reported buying shares
1 reported purchase of non-derivative securities. Code P includes open-market and private purchases; it does not establish motive.
Follow SBLK- Became public
- Sep 17, 2026, 10:39 AM EDT
- Event / period date
- Sep 15, 2026
- Collected
- Nov 9, 2026, 3:17 PM EST
Why this is connected
This filing identifies Star Bulk Carriers Corp. as the issuer of the security. The company's SEC identifier connects it to SBLK.
Reported transactions
Plakantonaki Charis (Chief Strategy Officer)
3,000 shares · Common shares par value $ 0.01 per share
Sep 15, 2026 · $28.27 per share
Value calculated from the reported shares and prices: $84,810.00.
Code P covers open-market and private purchases. Grants, option exercises, and tax withholding are excluded from purchase results. Read the source footnotes for ownership and pricing details.
Source evidence
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<periodOfReport>2026-09-15</periodOfReport>
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<issuerCik>0001386716</issuerCik>
<issuerName>Star Bulk Carriers Corp.</issuerName>
<issuerTradingSymbol>SBLK</issuerTradingSymbol>
</issuer>
<reportingOwner>
<reportingOwnerId>
<rptOwnerCik>0001978604</rptOwnerCik>
<rptOwnerName>Plakantonaki Charis</rptOwnerName>
</reportingOwnerId>
<reportingOwnerAddress>
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<rptOwnerStreet1>57 PANAGIOTOU ANAGNOSTOPOULOU</rptOwnerStreet1>
<rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
<rptOwnerCity>ATHENS</rptOwnerCity>
<rptOwnerNonUSStateTerritory></rptOwnerNonUSStateTerritory>
<rptOwnerCountry>J3</rptOwnerCountry>
<rptOwnerZipCode>10672</rptOwnerZipCode>
<rptOwnerStateDescription>GREECE</rptOwnerStateDescription>
</reportingOwnerAddress>
<reportingOwnerRelationship>
<isDirector>0</isDirector>
<isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
<isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
<isOther>0</isOther>
<officerTitle>Chief Strategy Officer</officerTitle>
</reportingOwnerRelationship>
</reportingOwner>
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<nonDerivativeTable>
<nonDerivativeTransaction>
<securityTitle>
<value>Common shares par value $ 0.01 per share</value>
</securityTitle>
<transactionDate>
<value>2026-09-15</value>
</transactionDate>
<transactionCoding>
<transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
<transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
<equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
</transactionCoding>
<transactionTimeliness>
<value></value>
</transactionTimeliness>
<transactionAmounts>
<transactionShares>
<value>3000</value>
</transactionShares>
<transactionPricePerShare>
<value>28.27</value>
</transactionPricePerShare>
<transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
<value>A</value>
</transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
</transactionAmounts>
<postTransactionAmounts>
<sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
<value>58778</value>
</sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
</postTransactionAmounts>
<ownershipNature>
<directOrIndirectOwnership>
<value>D</value>
</directOrIndirectOwnership>
</ownershipNature>
</nonDerivativeTransaction>
</nonDerivativeTable>
<remarks>Participation in the Parallel Offering undertaken by STAR BULKCARRIERS CORP in Greece, following its dual listing on Euronext Athens, pursuant to which subscribed to 3,000 new common shares at the offering price of euro 24.50 per share (or equivalent $28.27).</remarks>
<ownerSignature>
<signatureName>Charis Plakantonaki</signatureName>
<signatureDate>2026-09-17</signatureDate>
</ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
Congressional trading in SBLK
These disclosures provide context. Their presence does not establish a link between a trader and the event.
- May 15, 2024$50K–$100K
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)
Sold (full) Star Bulk Carriers SBLK
$50K–$100K · Traded Apr 30, 2024 · disclosed May 15, 2024 · Joint
- Mar 15, 2024$50K–$100K
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)
Bought Star Bulk Carriers SBLK
$50K–$100K · Traded Feb 27, 2024 · disclosed Mar 15, 2024 · Joint
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