Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001104659-21-003585
Form Type:
13D Filing
Publication Date:
2021-01-12 19:00:00
Filed By:
Strategic Value Partners
Company:
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd (NYSE:GNK)
Filing Date:
2021-01-13
SEC Url:
13D Filing
Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
Strategic Value Partners 0 1,263,366 0 1,263,366 1,263,366 3.0%
SVP Special Situations III 0 353,764 0 353,764 353,764 0.8%
SVP Special Situations III-A 0 100,547 0 100,547 100,547 0.2%
SVP Special Situations II 0 409,496 0 409,496 409,496 1.0%
Victor Khosla 0 1,263,366 0 1,263,366 1,263,366 3.0%
Filing

 

Schedule 13D

 

CUSIP No. Y2685T131

 

 

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 17)*

 

Genco Shipping and Trading Limited

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

Y2685T131

(CUSIP Number)

 

David B. Charnin, Esq.
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)

 

January 8, 2021

(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.  o

 

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 persons 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).

 

 

 


 

Schedule 13D

 

CUSIP No. Y2685T131

 

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Strategic Value Partners, LLC

 

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (VOLUNTARY)

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

 

(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

 

1,263,366 (1)

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

1,263,366 (1)

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

1,263,366 (1)

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

¨

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

3.0% (2)

14d

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

OO

 

(1) Consists of (i) 399,559 shares beneficially owned by Strategic Value Partners, LLC as the investment manager of Strategic Value Master Fund, Ltd. and (ii) 353,764 shares beneficially owned by SVP Special Situations III LLC as the investment manager of Strategic Value Special Situations Master Fund III, L.P., 100,547 shares beneficially owned by SVP Special Situations III-A LLC as the investment manager of Strategic Value Opportunities Fund, L.P. and 409,496 shares beneficially owned by SVP Special Situations II LLC as the investment manager of Strategic Value Special Situations Master Fund II, L.P., all of 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 41,801,753 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 4, 2020, as reported in the Issuers Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2020.

 

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Schedule 13D

 

CUSIP No. Y2685T131

 

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

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

 

353,764

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

353,764

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

353,764

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

¨

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

0.8% (1)

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

OO

 

(1) Based on 41,801,753 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 4, 2020, as reported in the Issuers Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2020.

 

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Schedule 13D

 

CUSIP No. Y2685T131

 

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

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

 

100,547

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

100,547

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

100,547

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

¨

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

0.2% (1)

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

OO

 

(1) Based on 41,801,753 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 4, 2020, as reported in the Issuers Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2020.

 

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Schedule 13D

 

CUSIP No. Y2685T131

 

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

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

 

409,496

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

409,496

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

409,496

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

¨

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

1.0% (1)

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

OO

 

(1) Based on 41,801,753 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 4, 2020, as reported in the Issuers Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2020.

 

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Schedule 13D

 

CUSIP No. Y2685T131

 

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

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

 

1,263,366 (1)

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

1,263,366 (1)

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

1,263,366 (1)

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

¨

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

3.0% (2)

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

OO

 

(1) Consists of (i) 399,559 shares beneficially owned by Strategic Value Partners, LLC as the investment manager of Strategic Value Master Fund, Ltd. and (ii) 353,764 shares beneficially owned by SVP Special Situations III LLC as the investment manager of Strategic Value Special Situations Master Fund III, L.P., 100,547 shares beneficially owned by SVP Special Situations III-A LLC as the investment manager of Strategic Value Opportunities Fund, L.P. and 409,496 shares beneficially owned by SVP Special Situations II LLC as the investment manager of Strategic Value Special Situations Master Fund II, L.P., all of which may also be deemed to be beneficially owned by Strategic Value Partners, LLC as the managing member of each such investment manager entity, and which is indirectly majority owned and controlled by the Reporting Person.

 

(2) Based on 41,803,753 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 4, 2020, as reported in the Issuers Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2020.

 

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Schedule 13D

 

CUSIP No. Y2685T131

 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 13 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, Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on November 12, 2015, Amendment No. 2 thereto filed on February 18, 2016, Amendment No. 3 thereto filed on May 13, 2016, Amendment No. 4 thereto filed on June 8, 2016, Amendment No. 5 thereto filed on June 30, 2016, Amendment No. 6 thereto filed on October 6, 2016, Amendment No. 7 thereto filed on October 13, 2016, Amendment No. 8 thereto filed on October 27, 2016, Amendment No. 9 thereto filed on October 31, 2016, Amendment No. 10 thereto filed on November 16, 2016, Amendment No. 11 thereto filed on December 21, 2016, Amendment No. 12 thereto filed on January 6, 2017, Amendment No. 13 thereto filed on March 29, 2018, Amendment No. 14 thereto filed on April 9, 2018, Amendment No. 15 thereto filed on November 18, 2019, Amendment No. 16 thereto filed on December 16, 2020 (as so amended, the Schedule13D). Terms defined in the Schedule 13D are used herein as so defined.

 

Item 5. Interests in Securities of the Issuer.

 

Item 5 is hereby amended and supplemented with the following:

 

(a)  (b) The information requested by this paragraph is incorporated by reference herein to the information provided on the cover pages of this Amendment No. 17.

 

(c)           The Reporting Persons have effected the following transactions with respect to the equity securities of the Issuer in the past sixty days:

 

Entity

 

Date

 

Shares
Sold

 

Price (1)

 

Strategic Value Master Fund, Ltd.

 

1/8/2021

 

251,571

 

$

8.58

(2)

Strategic Value Special Situations Master Fund II, L.P.

 

1/8/2021

 

257,827

 

$

8.58

(2)

Strategic Value Special Situations Master Fund III, L.P.

 

1/8/2021

 

222,737

 

$

8.58

(2)

Strategic Value Opportunities Fund, L.P.

 

1/8/2021

 

63,306

 

$

8.58

(2)

Strategic Value Master Fund, Ltd.

 

1/11/2021

 

538,575

 

$

8.31

(3)

Strategic Value Special Situations Master Fund II, L.P.

 

1/11/2021

 

551,969

 

$

8.31

(3)

Strategic Value Special Situations Master Fund III, L.P.

 

1/11/2021

 

476,847

 

$

8.31

(3)

Strategic Value Opportunities Fund, L.P.

 

1/11/2021

 

135,530

 

$

8.31

(3)

Strategic Value Master Fund, Ltd.

 

1/12/2021

 

1,392,738

 

$

8.12

(4)

Strategic Value Special Situations Master Fund II, L.P.

 

1/12/2021

 

1,427,375

 

$

8.12

(4)

Strategic Value Special Situations Master Fund III, L.P.

 

1/12/2021

 

1,233,111

 

$

8.12

(4)

Strategic Value Opportunities Fund, L.P.

 

1/12/2021

 

350,476

 

$

8.12

(4)

 

(1)         The prices in this table represent a weighted average price. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide to the staff of the SEC, upon request, information about the number of shares at each separate price within the ranges set forth below.

(2)         The transactions were effected in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $8.50 to $8.88, inclusive.

(3)         The transactions were effected in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $8.25 to $8.58, inclusive.

(4)         The transactions were effected in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $8.05 to $8.40, inclusive.

 

(e) The Reporting Persons ceased to be the beneficial owners of more than five percent of the Issuers Common Stock on January 12, 2021.

 

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Schedule 13D

 

CUSIP No. Y2685T131

 

 

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: January 12, 2021

 

 

STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ James Dougherty

 

 

Name: 

James Dougherty

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

SVP SPECIAL SITUATIONS II LLC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James Dougherty

 

 

Name:

James Dougherty

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

SVP SPECIAL SITUATIONS III LLC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James Dougherty

 

 

Name:

James Dougherty

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

SVP SPECIAL SITUATIONS III-A LLC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James Dougherty

 

 

Name:

James Dougherty

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Victor Khosla

 

 

Victor Khosla

 

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