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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-19-009222
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190515
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190515
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190515

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001326200
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DEEP SEA FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT [4412]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			1T
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33393
		FILM NUMBER:		19829386

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		299 PARK AVENUE
		STREET 2:		12TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10171
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(646) 443-8550

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		299 PARK AVENUE
		STREET 2:		12TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10171
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      <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160; May 15, 2019</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 24pt;"><font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-weight: bold;">GENCO SHIPPING &amp; TRADING LIMITED</font></div>
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                  <div><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;"> Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: left; margin-right: 0.75pt; margin-left: 0.75pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">On May 15, 2019, at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#8220;Annual Meeting&#8221;) of Genco Shipping &amp;
          Trading Limited (&#8220;Genco&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;), 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&#8217;s common stock (the &#8220;Common Stock&#8221;), each having one vote per
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      <div style="text-align: left; margin-right: 0.75pt; margin-left: 0.75pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company (i) elected nine director nominees to hold office until
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          Company&#8217;s independent certified public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.&#160; Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the shareholders.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The shareholders of the Company elected each of the director nominees proposed by the Board of Directors. The voting results were as follows:</font></div>
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              <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Arthur L. Regan</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold;">Ratification of Appointment of Independent Certified Public Accountants</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The shareholders of the Company ratified the appointment of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent certified public accountants for the
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      <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">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
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