Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (GNK) Form 4 GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING / JOHN C WOBENSMITH ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WOBENSMITH JOHN C

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED

299 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10171

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD [ GNK ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
CEO, President, and Secretary

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/04/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	03/04/2025		M(1)		16,691	A	$8.065	515,364	D
Common Stock	03/04/2025		S(2)		9,533	D	$14.12	505,831	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(3)(4)							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	51,178(3)		51,178	D
Restricted Stock Units	(3)(5)							(5)	(5)	Common Stock	25,684(3)		25,684	D
Restricted Stock Units	(3)(6)							(6)	(6)	Common Stock	13,293(3)		13,293	D
Restricted Stock Units	(3)(7)							(7)	(7)	Common Stock	67,524(3)		67,524	D
Restricted Stock Units	(3)(8)							(8)	(8)	Common Stock	40,898(3)		40,898	D
Option	$9.91							02/23/2022(9)	02/23/2027	Common Stock	69,284		69,284	D
Option	$7.06							02/25/2021(10)	02/25/2026	Common Stock	168,539		168,539	D
Option	$8.065	03/04/2025		M(1)			16,691	03/04/2020(11)	03/04/2025	Common Stock	16,691	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents exercise of stock options held by the reporting person that were scheduled to expire, if not exercised, at 5:00 p.m. New York time on March 4, 2025.

2. Represents shares withheld by the issuer for the cashless exercise of options for 16,691 shares of the issuer's common stock.

3. Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock, or in the sole discretion of the issuer's Compensation Committee, the value of a share of common stock on the date that the restricted stock unit vests.

4. These restricted stock units generally vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of February 23, 2025, subject to postponement of settlement if the vesting occurs during a blackout period or other trading restriction.

5. These restricted stock units generally vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of February 23, 2024, subject to postponement of settlement if the vesting occurs during a blackout period or other trading restriction.

6. These restricted stock units generally vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of February 23, 2023, subject to postponement of settlement if the vesting occurs during a blackout period or other trading restriction.

7. These restricted stock units generally vest in equal installments on each of the first five anniversaries of February 23, 2023, subject to postponement of settlement if the vesting occurs during a blackout period or other trading restriction.

8. These restricted stock units generally vest in installments of 21.43% per annum on each of the first three anniversaries of February 23, 2022, 17.86% on the fourth such anniversary, and 17.85% on the fifth such anniversary, subject to postponement of settlement if the vesting occurs during a blackout period or other trading restriction.

9. These options generally become exercisable in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of February 23, 2021.

10. These options generally became exercisable in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of February 25, 2020.

11. These options generally became exercisable in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of March 4, 2019.

	/s/ John C. Wobensmith	03/06/2025
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