0001140361-17-011226.txt : 20170309 0001140361-17-011226.hdr.sgml : 20170309 20170309170033 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-17-011226 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170303 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20170309 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170309 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001326200 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: DEEP SEA FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT [4412] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: 1T FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33393 FILM NUMBER: 17679158 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 299 PARK AVENUE STREET 2: 12TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10171 BUSINESS PHONE: (646) 443-8550 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 299 PARK AVENUE STREET 2: 12TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10171 8-K 1 form8k.htm GENCO SHIPPING AND TRADING LIMITED 8-K 3-3-2017
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
 
FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  March 9, 2017 (March 3, 2017)
 
 
GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Republic of the Marshall Islands
  
001-33393
  
98-043-9758
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  
(Commission file number)
  
(I.R.S. employer
identification no.)

299 Park Avenue
12th Floor
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
10171
(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (646) 443-8550

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
 
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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 3, 2017, Eugene I. Davis, a director of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (the “Company”) notified the Company that he has decided that he will not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors  of the Company when his term expires at the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for May 17, 2017.  Mr. Davis stated that his departure did not reflect any disagreement with the Company.
 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Genco Shipping & Trading Limited has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED
     
 
DATE:  March 9, 2017
     
 
/s/ Apostolos Zafolias
  
 
Apostolos Zafolias
  
 
Chief Financial Officer
  

 
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