Excel Maritime Carriers (EXM) 6-K Current report (foreign)

FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of July 2012

Commission File Number: 001-10137

EXCEL MARITIME CARRIERS LTD.

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd.
Par La Ville Place

14 Par-La-Ville Road

Hamilton, HM JX, Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices)

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Form 20-F [ X ]     Form 40-F [  ]

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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT

Attached to this report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 1 is a copy of the press release issued by Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. (the “Company”) on July 9, 2012, announcing the Results of its Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting.

This report on Form 6-K and Exhibit 1 hereto are hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s registration statement on Form F-3 (Reg. No. 333-168568), as amended, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with an effective date as of September 21, 2010.

Exhibit 1

Excel Maritime Announces the Results of its Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting

ATHENS, GREECE - July 9, 2012 - Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. (NYSE: EXM), an owner and operator of dry bulk carriers and an international provider of worldwide seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, announced today the results of the annual general meeting of its shareholders (the “AGM”). At the meeting the following proposals were approved and adopted: 1) The election of six (6) Directors of the Company, as set forth in Proposal One in the proxy statement distributed to shareholders in connection with the AGM (the “Proxy Statement”); and 2) the appointment of Ernst & Young as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, as set forth in Proposal Two in the Proxy Statement.

About Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd.

Excel is an owner and operator of dry bulk carriers and a provider of worldwide seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, such as iron ore, coal and grains, as well as bauxite, fertilizers and steel products. Excel owns a fleet of 40 vessels, one of which, a Capesize vessel, is owned by a joint venture in which Excel holds 71.4%, and, together with seven Panamax vessels under bareboat charters, operates 47 vessels (seven Capesize, 14 Kamsarmax, 21 Panamax, two Supramax and three Handymax vessels) with a total carrying capacity of approximately 4.1 million DWT. Excel’s Class A common shares have been listed since September 15, 2005 on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol EXM and, prior to that date, were listed on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) since 1998. For more information about Excel, please go to our corporate website www.excelmaritime.com.

Contacts:

Investor Relations / Financial Media: Nicolas Bornozis President Capital Link, Inc. 230 Park Avenue – Suite 1536 New York, NY 10169, USA Tel:  (212) 661-7566 Fax: (212) 661-7526
E-Mail: excelmaritime@capitallink.com    www.capitallink.com Company: Pavlos Kanellopoulos Chief Financial Officer Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. 17th Km National Road Athens-Lamia & Finikos Street 145 64 Nea Kifisia Athens, Greece Tel: 011-30-210-62-09-520 Fax: 011-30-210-62-09-528    E-Mail: ir@excelmaritime.com            www.excelmaritime.com

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

EXCEL MARITIME CARRIERS LTD.

(Registrant)

	By:/s/ Pavlos Kanellopoulos
	Pavlos Kanellopoulos        Chief Financial Officer
Dated:  July 9, 2012