SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): November 2, 2005
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GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Republic of the Marshall Islands 000-5142 98-043-9758
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission file number) (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
35 West 56th Street,
New York, NY 10019
(Address of principal executive offices) (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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a
press release of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (the "Company"), dated
November 2, 2005, reporting the Company's financial results for the third
quarter ended September 30, 2005.
The information set forth under "Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial
Condition," including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed"
for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall
such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release dated November 2, 2005.
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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: November 2, 2005
/s/ John C. Wobensmith
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John C. Wobensmith
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary
and Treasurer (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
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