kl04008.htm
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): April 9, 2009
GENCO
SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Republic
of the Marshall Islands
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000-28506
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98-043-9758
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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299
Park Avenue
20th
Floor
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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10171
(Zip
Code)
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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
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
The
Company disclosed today that, commencing April 13, 2009, it will be holding
individual meetings with investors that will include a slide
presentation. A copy of the presentation will be posted on the
Company's website at www.gencoshipping.com by April 10, 2009.
The
information set forth under this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall such
information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in such filing.
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
9, 2009
/s/ John C.
Wobensmith
John
C. Wobensmith
Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary and Treasurer
(Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)