UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR
15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of ~~August~~September 2025

SAFE BULKERS, INC.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Apt. D11, Les Acanthes 6, Avenue des Citronniers, MC98000 Monaco
(Address of principal executive office)

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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

This Report on Form 6-K shall be incorporated by reference into our registration statement on Form F-3, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2024 and as may be further amended, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed by us under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in each case as amended.

EXHIBIT INDEX

1. Press Release dated ~~August~~September 1216, 2025: Safe Bulkers, Inc. Announces ~~Sale~~Results of a2025 ~~2006-Built~~Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Kamsarmax Class Dry-bulk Vessel.

SIGNATURES

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

Date: ~~August~~September 1316, 2025



	SAFE BULKERS, INC.


	By:	/s/ Konstantinos Adamopoulos
	Name:	Konstantinos Adamopoulos
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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Safe Bulkers, Inc. Announces ~~Sale~~Results of a2025 ~~2006-Built~~Annual Meeting of Stockholders

~~Kamsarmax~~Monaco – September 16, 2025 – Safe Bulkers, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: SB), an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced the election of three Class ~~Dry-bulk~~II ~~Vessel~~directors at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders held in Monaco today.

~~Monaco~~Dr. –Loukas ~~August 12~~Barmparis, ~~2025~~Marina ~~— Safe Bulkers~~Hajioannou, ~~Inc.~~and ~~(the~~Christos ~~Company)~~Megalou ~~(NYSE:~~were ~~SB),~~elected anClass ~~international~~II ~~provider~~directors. ofThe ~~marine~~Class ~~drybulk~~II ~~transportation~~directors ~~services,~~were ~~announced~~elected ~~today~~to ~~that~~hold itoffice ~~has~~for ~~entered~~a ~~into~~term anending ~~agreement~~at ~~for~~ the ~~sale~~annual meeting of MVstockholders ~~Pedhoulas~~in ~~Merchant,~~2028 aand ~~2006~~until ~~Japanese-built,~~their ~~Kamsarmax~~respective ~~class,~~successors ~~dry-bulk~~have ~~vessel,~~been atduly aelected ~~gross sale price of $11.5 million~~ and ~~delivery date in September 2025~~qualified.

~~Dr.~~Stockholders ~~Loukas~~also ~~Barmparis,~~ratified ~~President of~~ the ~~Company~~appointment ~~commented: “With this agreement, we wound up the sale~~ of ~~our two oldest Kamsarmax class vessels~~Deloitte, ~~namely~~Certified ~~Pedhoulas~~Public ~~Merchant~~Accountants ~~built~~S.A. inas ~~2006 and Pedhoulas Leader built in 2007, executing our strategy to renew our fleet in view of~~ the ~~four~~Company’s ~~newbuilds~~independent ~~expected~~auditors tofor ~~be delivered to us within 2026. The aggregate orderbook of~~ the ~~Company~~fiscal ~~consists~~year ofending ~~six~~December ~~vessels~~31, ~~until 2027~~2025.’’

About Safe Bulkers, Inc.

The Company is an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, transporting bulk cargoes, particularly coal, grain and iron ore, along worldwide shipping routes for some of the world’s largest users of marine drybulk transportation services. The Company’'s common stock, ~~series~~Series C ~~preferred stock~~ and ~~series~~Series D preferred stock ~~are~~is listed on the NYSE, ~~and~~where ~~trade~~it trades under the symbols “SB”, “SB.PR.C” and “SB.PR.D”, respectively.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events, the Company’s growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy, including expected vessel acquisitions and entering into further time charters. Words such as “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “hopes,” “estimates” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, business disruptions due to natural disasters or other events, such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, changes in the demand for ~~dry-bulk~~drybulk vessels, competitive factors in the market in which the Company operates, changes in TCE rates, changes in fuel prices, risks associated with operations outside the United States, general domestic and international political conditions, ~~tariffs imposed as a result of trade war and trade protectionism,~~ uncertainty in the banking sector and other related market volatility, disruption of shipping routes due to political events, risks associated with vessel construction and other factors listed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or ~~undertakings~~undertaking to release any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.

For further information please contact:

Company Contact:

Dr. Loukas Barmparis

President
Safe Bulkers, Inc.

Tel.: +30 2 111 888 400

Fax: +30 2 111 878 500

E-Mail: directors@safebulkers.com

Investor Relations / Media Contact:

Nicolas Bornozis, President ~~Capital Link, Inc.~~

~~230~~Capital ~~Park Avenue~~Link, ~~Suite 1536 New York, N~~Inc.~~Y. 10169~~

230 Park Avenue, Suite 1536

New York, N.Y. 10169

Tel.: (212) 661-7566

Fax: (212) 661-7526

E-Mail: safebulkers@capitallink.com

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