CUSIP No. Y2685T115
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*
Genco Shipping and Trading Limited |
(Name of Issuer) |
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share |
(Title of Class of Securities) |
Y2685T115 |
(CUSIP Number) |
David B. Charnin Strategic Value Partners, LLC 100 West Putnam Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830 (203) 618-3500 |
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) |
February 17, 2016 |
(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. [X]
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 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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1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON. Strategic Value Partners, LLC I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (VOLUNTARY) | |||
2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [ ] | |||
3. | SEC USE ONLY | |||
4. | SOURCE OF FUNDS Not Applicable | |||
5. | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ] | |||
6. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7. | SOLE VOTING POWER | 0 | |
8. | SHARED VOTING POWER | 12,633,679 (1) | ||
9. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | 0 | ||
10. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | 12,633,679 (1) | ||
11. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 12,633,679 (1) | |||
12. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] | |||
13. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) | 17.3% (2) | ||
14. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO |
(1) Consists of (i) 3,995,595 shares beneficially owned by Strategic Value Partners, LLC as the investment manager of Strategic Value Master Fund, Ltd. and (ii) 3,537,648 shares beneficially owned by SVP Special Situations III LLC as the investment manager of Strategic Value Special Situations Master Fund III, L.P., 1,005,475 shares beneficially owned by SVP Special Situations III-A LLC as the investment manager of Strategic Value Special Situations Offshore Fund III-A, L.P. and 4,094,961 shares beneficially owned by SVP Special Situations II LLC as the investment manager of Strategic Value Special Situations Master Fund II, L.P. which may also be deemed to be beneficially owned by Strategic Value Partners, LLC as the managing member of each such investment manager entity.
(2) Based on 72,898,234 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 13, 2015, as reported in the Issuer’s Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2015 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2015.
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1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON. SVP Special Situations III LLC I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (VOLUNTARY) | |||
2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [ ] | |||
3. | SEC USE ONLY | |||
4. | SOURCE OF FUNDS Not Applicable | |||
5. | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ] | |||
6. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7. | SOLE VOTING POWER | 0 | |
8. | SHARED VOTING POWER | 3,537,648 | ||
9. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | 0 | ||
10. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | 3,537,648 | ||
11. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,537,648 | |||
12. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] | |||
13. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) | 4.9% (1) | ||
14. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO |
(1) Based on 72,898,234 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 13, 2015, as reported in the Issuer’s Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2015 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2015.
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1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON. SVP Special Situations III-A LLC I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (VOLUNTARY) | |||
2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [ ] | |||
3. | SEC USE ONLY | |||
4. | SOURCE OF FUNDS Not Applicable | |||
5. | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ] | |||
6. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7. | SOLE VOTING POWER | 0 | |
8. | SHARED VOTING POWER | 1,005,475 | ||
9. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | 0 | ||
10. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | 1,005,475 | ||
11. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,005,475 | |||
12. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] | |||
13. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) | 1.4% (1) | ||
14. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO |
(1) Based on 72,898,234 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 13, 2015, as reported in the Issuer’s Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2015 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2015.
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1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON. SVP Special Situations II LLC I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (VOLUNTARY) | |||
2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [ ] | |||
3. | SEC USE ONLY | |||
4. | SOURCE OF FUNDS Not Applicable | |||
5. | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ] | |||
6. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7. | SOLE VOTING POWER | 0 | |
8. | SHARED VOTING POWER | 4,094,961 | ||
9. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | 0 | ||
10. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | 4,094,961 | ||
11. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,094,961 | |||
12. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] | |||
13. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) | 5.6% (1) | ||
14. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO |
(1) Based on 72,898,234 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 13, 2015, as reported in the Issuer’s Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2015 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2015.
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1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON. Victor Khosla I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (VOLUNTARY) | |||
2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [ ] | |||
3. | SEC USE ONLY | |||
4. | SOURCE OF FUNDS Not Applicable | |||
5. | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ] | |||
6. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States | |||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7. | SOLE VOTING POWER | 0 | |
8. | SHARED VOTING POWER | 12,633,679 (1) | ||
9. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | 0 | ||
10. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | 12,633,679 (1) | ||
11. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 12,633,679 (1) | |||
12. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] | |||
13. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) | 17.3% (2) | ||
14. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN |
(1) Consists of (i) 3,995,595 shares beneficially owned by Strategic Value Partners, LLC as the investment manager of Strategic Value Master Fund, Ltd. and (ii) 3,537,648 shares beneficially owned by SVP Special Situations III LLC as the investment manager of Strategic Value Special Situations Master Fund III, L.P., 1,005,475 shares beneficially owned by SVP Special Situations III-A LLC as the investment manager of Strategic Value Special Situations Offshore Fund III-A, L.P. and 4,094,961 shares beneficially owned by SVP Special Situations II LLC as the investment manager of Strategic Value Special Situations Master Fund II, L.P. which also may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Strategic Value Partners, LLC as the managing member of each such investment manager entity. Mr. Khosla is the sole member of Midwood Holdings, LLC, which is the managing member of Strategic Value Partners, LLC and is also the indirect majority owner and control person of Strategic Value Partners, LLC, SVP Special Situations III LLC, SVP Special Situations III-A LLC and SVP Special Situations II LLC.
(2) Based on 72,898,234 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of as of November 13, 2015, as reported in the Issuer’s Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2015 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2015.
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AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO SCHEDULE 13D
Reference is hereby made to the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of the Reporting Persons with respect to the Common Stock of the Issuer on July 22, 2015 and Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on November 12, 2015 (as so amended, the “Schedule13D”). Terms defined in the Schedule 13D are used herein as so defined.
ITEM 4. Purpose of Transaction.
Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented with the following:
On February 17, 2016, on the recommendation of its Nominating, Corporate Governance, and Conflicts Committee, the Issuer’s Board of Directors appointed Peter Kirchof to serve as a director. Mr. Kirchof’s term will expire at the Issuer’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Kirchof is a Managing Director of SVP.
ITEM 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Items 5 (a) — (b) are hereby amended and restated to read in their entirety as follows:
(a) — (b) The information requested by this paragraph is incorporated herein by reference to the information provided on the cover pages to this Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 18, 2016
STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ James Dougherty | |
Name: James Dougherty Title: Fund Chief Financial Officer | ||
SVP SPECIAL SITUATIONS II LLC | ||
By: | /s/ James Dougherty | |
Name: James Dougherty Title: Fund Chief Financial Officer | ||
SVP SPECIAL SITUATIONS III LLC | ||
By: | /s/ James Dougherty | |
Name: James Dougherty Title: Fund Chief Financial Officer | ||
SVP SPECIAL SITUATIONS III-A LLC | ||
By: | /s/ James Dougherty | |
Name: James Dougherty Title: Fund Chief Financial Officer | ||
/s/ Victor Khosla | ||
Victor Khosla | ||
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