UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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):  May 15, 2019

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	10171
(Address of principal executive offices)	(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	GNK	New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 15, 2019, at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (“Genco” or the “Company”), shareholders of record as of March 19, 2019, the Record Date for the Annual Meeting, were entitled to vote 41,656,947 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”), each having one vote per share.  A total of 37,198,407 shares of Common Stock (89.29% of all such shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting) were represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy.

At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company (i) elected nine director nominees to hold office until the earlier of the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company or until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal and (ii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent certified public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.  Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the shareholders.

Election of Directors

The shareholders of the Company elected each of the director nominees proposed by the Board of Directors. The voting results were as follows:

Name of Nominee	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
Arthur L. Regan	32,351,610	390,062	0	4,456,735
James G. Dolphin	32,440,787	300,885	0	4,456,735
Kathleen C. Haines	30,909,225	1,832,447	0	4,456,735
Daniel Y. Han	32,493,159	248,513	0	4,456,735
Kevin Mahony	32,354,904	386,768	0	4,456,735
Christoph Majeske	30,850,099	1,891,573	0	4,456,735
Basil G. Mavroleon	30,868,949	1,872,723	0	4,456,735
Jason Scheir	32,531,343	210,329	0	4,456,735
Bao D. Truong	32,352,874	388,798	0	4,456,735

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Certified Public Accountants

The shareholders of the Company ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent certified public accountants for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. The voting results were as follows:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
37,145,424	40,143	12,840	0

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SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.

GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED
DATE:  May 15, 2019
By	/s/ Apostolos Zafolias
	Apostolos Zafolias
	Chief Financial Officer

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