GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD

Regulatory Filings • Apr 22, 2016

8-K/A 1 form8ka.htm GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED 8-KA 4-19-2016 Licensed to: Summit Financial Printing LLC Document created using EDGARfilings PROfile 4.0.0.0 Copyright 1995 - 2016 Summit Financial Printing, LLC. All rights reserved.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

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): April 19, 2016

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GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Republic of the Marshall Islands	001-33393	98-043-9758
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(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):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 17, 2015 and February 17, 2016, Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (“Genco”) filed Current Reports on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange disclosing the appointment of Basil G. Mavroleon, Peter Kirchof, and Arthur L. Regan as new members of its Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Company is filing this Amendment No. 1 to disclose that on April 19, 2016, the Board appointed Messrs. Kirchof and Mavroleon to serve on the Nominating, Corporate Governance, and Conflicts Committee of the Board. In addition, Genco anticipates that Messrs. Kirchof and Regan will be appointed to serve on the Compensation Committee of the Board.

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: April 22, 2016
/s/ Apostolos Zafolias
Apostolos Zafolias
Chief Financial Officer