UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited
(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
Y2685T131
(CUSIP Number)
Richard M. Brand
Kiran S. Kadekar
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10281
(212) 504-6000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
January 9, 2024
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this
Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G
to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f)
or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. o
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed
original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be
sent.
* The remainder of this cover page
shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any
subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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Names of Reporting Persons
GK Investor LLC |
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Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) |
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(b) |
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3. |
SEC Use Only |
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4. |
Source of Funds (See Instructions)
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Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) o |
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Citizenship or Place of Organization
Republic of the Marshall Islands |
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With |
7. |
Sole Voting Power
0 |
8. |
Shared Voting Power
2,313,572* |
9. |
Sole Dispositive Power
0 |
10. |
Shared Dispositive Power
2,313,572* |
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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
2,313,572* |
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Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
5.4%** |
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Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
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* All reported Common Shares are held by GK Investor
LLC. GK Investor LLC is a controlled affiliate of each of Sphinx Investment Corp. and Maryport Navigation Corp. Sphinx Investment Corp.
is a controlled affiliate of Maryport Navigation Corp. Maryport Navigation Corp. is controlled by Mr. Economou.
** Based on the 42,538,665 Common Shares stated by the Issuer as being
outstanding as at November 8, 2023 in its Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023, filed with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 8, 2023 (the “November 2023 10-Q”).
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1. |
Names of Reporting Persons
Sphinx Investment Corp. |
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2. |
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) |
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(b) |
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3. |
SEC Use Only |
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4. |
Source of Funds (See Instructions)
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Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) o |
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6. |
Citizenship or Place of Organization
Republic of the Marshall Islands |
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With |
7. |
Sole Voting Power
0 |
8. |
Shared Voting Power
2,313,572* |
9. |
Sole Dispositive Power
0 |
10. |
Shared Dispositive Power
2,313,572* |
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11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
2,313,572* |
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Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o |
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13. |
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
5.4%** |
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Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
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* All reported Common Shares are held by GK Investor
LLC. GK Investor LLC is a controlled affiliate of each of Sphinx Investment Corp. and Maryport Navigation Corp. Sphinx Investment Corp.
is a controlled affiliate of Maryport Navigation Corp. Maryport Navigation Corp. is controlled by Mr. Economou.
** Based on the 42,538,665 Common Shares stated
by the Issuer as being outstanding as at November 8, 2023 in its November 2023 10-Q.
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1. |
Names of Reporting Persons
Maryport Navigation Corp. |
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2. |
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) |
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(b) |
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3. |
SEC Use Only |
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4. |
Source of Funds (See Instructions)
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Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) o |
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6. |
Citizenship or Place of Organization
Liberia |
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With |
7. |
Sole Voting Power
0 |
8. |
Shared Voting Power
2,313,572* |
9. |
Sole Dispositive Power
0 |
10. |
Shared Dispositive Power
2,313,572* |
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11. |
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
2,313,572* |
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Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o |
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Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
5.4%** |
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Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO |
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* All reported Common Shares are held by GK Investor
LLC. GK Investor LLC is a controlled affiliate of each of Sphinx Investment Corp. and Maryport Navigation Corp. Sphinx Investment Corp.
is a controlled affiliate of Maryport Navigation Corp. Maryport Navigation Corp. is controlled by Mr. Economou.
** Based on the 42,538,665 Common Shares stated by the Issuer as being
outstanding as at November 8, 2023 in its November 2023 10-Q.
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Names of Reporting Persons
George Economou |
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2. |
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) |
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SEC Use Only |
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4. |
Source of Funds (See Instructions)
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Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) o |
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Citizenship or Place of Organization
Greece |
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With |
7. |
Sole Voting Power
0 |
8. |
Shared Voting Power
2,313,572* |
9. |
Sole Dispositive Power
0 |
10. |
Shared Dispositive Power
2,313,572* |
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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
2,313,572* |
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Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o |
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Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
5.4%** |
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Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
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* All reported Common Shares are held by GK Investor
LLC. GK Investor LLC is a controlled affiliate of each of Sphinx Investment Corp. and Maryport Navigation Corp. Sphinx Investment Corp.
is a controlled affiliate of Maryport Navigation Corp. Maryport Navigation Corp. is controlled by Mr. Economou.
** Based on the 42,538,665 Common Shares stated
by the Issuer as being outstanding as at November 8, 2023 in its November 2023 10-Q.
This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D (this “Amendment”)
amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed on December 29, 2023 (the “Initial 13D”, and the Initial 13D as amended
and supplemented by this Amendment, the “Schedule 13D”) by the Reporting Persons, relating to the common shares, par
value $0.01 per share (the “Common Shares”), of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, a corporation formed under the
laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (the “Issuer”). Capitalized terms not defined in this Amendment shall
have the meanings ascribed to them in the Initial 13D.
Item 4. |
Purpose of Transaction. |
Item 4 of the Initial 13D is hereby supplemented
by adding the following paragraphs to the end thereof:
“On January 9, 2024, GK Investor, in accordance
with the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Issuer (the “By-Laws”), submitted to the Issuer formal notice of its decision
(the “Notice”, and such proposal, the “Nomination Proposal”) to propose the nominations of, and
to nominate, Ms. Randee Day and Mr. Robert M. Pons (each a “Nominee” and collectively, the “Nominees”)
for election to the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Issuer at the Issuer’s first annual meeting of shareholders
of the Issuer to occur after January 9, 2024 (including any adjournments or postponements of such annual meeting or any special meeting
that may be called in lieu of such annual meeting, the “2024 Annual Meeting”).
Randee Day is President and CEO of Day & Partners,
LLC, a maritime consulting and advisory group. She was previously the CEO of Goldin Maritime, LLC, an affiliate of a premier restructuring
and advisory firm. Ms. Day previously served as interim CEO of DHT Maritime, Inc. (NYSE: DHT). Prior to that, she was Managing Director
at the Seabury Group, a transportation advisory firm. She is a director of International Seaways, Inc. (NYSE: INSW), where she chairs
the Audit Committee and sits on the Compensation Committee, and Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NYSE: EGLE), where she chairs the Compensation
Committee and is on the Audit Committee. Previously, she served on the boards of Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW), the largest publicly traded
offshore platform vessel operator in the world, as well as Guardian Navigation (formerly Valhalla Shipping), a shipping company specializing
in the transshipment of dry cargo. Ms. Day is a graduate of the School of International Relations at the University of Southern California
and completed graduate studies at The George Washington University. She is also a graduate of the Senior Executives in National and International
Security Program at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the Directors College at Stanford University.
Robert M. Pons is President and CEO of Spartan Advisors,
Inc., a management consulting firm specializing in telecom and technology companies. He was previously Executive Vice President of PTGi-ICS,
a wholly owned subsidiary of HC2 Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded holding company operating subsidiaries in infrastructure, telecom,
construction, energy technology, gaming and life science. Previously, he was Senior Vice President, Capital Markets, at TMNG Global, a
global consulting firm to technology, media, communications and financial services companies. He also served in senior management roles
at technology companies including Uphonia, Inc. (formerly SmartServ Online, Inc.) and FreedomPay. Mr. Pons has served on the boards of
16 public companies and is currently a director of Marpai, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRAI). He previously served as Executive Chairman of Seachange
International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SEAC) as well as a director at CCUR Holdings, Inc. (OTCPK: CCUR), Alaska Communications, Inc. and Inseego
Corp. (NASDAQ: INSG), among others. Mr. Pons received a B.A. with honors from Rowan University.
GK Investor also notified the Issuer, pursuant to
the Notice, of its decision to propose and to bring before the meeting the following additional shareholder proposal at the 2024 Annual
Meeting: a proposal to repeal each provision of, and each amendment to, the By-Laws that the Board adopted or adopts without the approval
of the shareholders of the Issuer after March 28, 2023, which is the date of the most recent publicly available amendment to the By-Laws,
and up to and including the date of the 2024 Annual Meeting (the “By-Law Repeal Proposal”, and together with the Nomination
Proposal, collectively, the “Proposals”).
The Reporting Persons reserve the right to give notice
of additional nominations or business to be made or conducted at the 2024 Annual Meeting in addition to the Proposals, and to make or
conduct such additional nominations or business at the 2024 Annual Meeting, in each case, to the extent permitted by applicable law. In
addition to the foregoing, the Reporting Persons reserve the right to further nominate, substitute or add additional persons as nominees
for election to the Board, including in the event that (a) the Issuer purports to increase the number of directorships, (b) the Issuer
makes or announces any changes to the By-Laws or takes or announces any other action that purports to have, or if consummated would purport
to have, the effect of disqualifying any of the Nominees or any additional or substitute nominee nominated pursuant to the foregoing and/or
(c) any Nominee is unable or hereafter becomes unwilling for any reason to serve as a director. Any additional nominations made are without
prejudice to the position of the Reporting Persons that any attempt to change the size of the Board or disqualify any Nominee through
By-Laws amendments or otherwise would constitute unlawful manipulation of the Issuer’s corporate machinery. The Reporting Persons
further reserve the right to withdraw any Nominee and/or any Proposal.
The Reporting Persons currently intend to solicit
proxies in favor of the election of the Nominees and the other Proposals.
The Reporting Persons may also take one or more additional
actions described in subsections (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D, and may discuss such actions with the Issuer and the Board
and management team, stockholders and other persons.”
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: January 10, 2024 |
GK Investor LLC
By: Sphinx Investment Corp., its Manager |
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By: |
/s/ Kleanthis Costa Spathias |
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Kleanthis Costa Spathias |
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Director |
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Date: January 10, 2024 |
SPHINX INVESTMENT CORP. |
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By: Levante Services Limited |
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By: |
/s/ Kleanthis Costa Spathias |
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Kleanthis Costa Spathias |
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Director |
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Date: January 10, 2024 |
MARYPORT NAVIGATION CORP. |
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By: Levante Services Limited
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By: |
/s/ Kleanthis Costa Spathias |
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Kleanthis Costa Spathias |
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Director |
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Date: January 10, 2024 |
GEORGE ECONOMOU |
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/s/ George Economou |
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George Economou |
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