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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
                                                        
 
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):  July 21, 2010
 
               
 
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
20th 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 1.01.           Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
On July 27, 2009, Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (“Genco”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K  with the Securities and Exchange Commission describing the terms of its 5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2015 (the “Notes”).  The Company is filing this Amendment No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K to reflect that the correct maturity date of the Notes is August 15, 2015.
 
 

 

 
 
 

 
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:  July 27, 2010
 
 
 
/s/ Robert Gerald Buchanan                  
Robert Gerald Buchanan
President