Chief Commercial Officer Christensen Jesper exercised 46,243 shares at a strike of $7.89 and sold $617,688 worth of shares (34,202 units at $18.06), increasing direct ownership by 21% to 69,363 units (SEC Form 4)
$GNK
Marine Transportation
Consumer Discretionary
| 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 |
|
|||||||||||||||
| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
|
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD [ GNK ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 09/08/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
|
| 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 | 09/08/2025 | M(1) | 32,771 | A | $7.06 | 90,093 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 09/08/2025 | S(2) | 12,810 | D | $18.06 | 77,283 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 09/08/2025 | M(3) | 13,472 | A | $9.91 | 90,755 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 09/08/2025 | S(4) | 7,392 | D | $18.06 | 83,363 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 09/08/2025 | S(5) | 14,000 | D | $18.06(6) | 69,363 | 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 | (7)(8) | (8) | (8) | Common Stock | 30,303 | 30,303 | D | ||||||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (7)(9) | (9) | (9) | Common Stock | 6,421 | 6,421 | D | ||||||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (7)(10) | (10) | (10) | Common Stock | 6,135 | 6,135 | D | ||||||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (7)(11) | (11) | (11) | Common Stock | 9,646 | 9,646 | D | ||||||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (7)(12) | (12) | (12) | Common Stock | 6,135 | 6,135 | D | ||||||||
| Option | $9.91 | 09/08/2025 | M(3) | 13,472 | 02/23/2022(13) | 02/23/2027 | Common Stock | 13,472 | $0 | 0 | D | ||||
| Option | $7.06 | 09/08/2025 | M(3) | 32,771 | 02/25/2021(14) | 02/25/2026 | Common Stock | 32,771 | $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. on February 25, 2026. |
| 2. Represents shares withheld by the issuer for the cashless exercise of options for 32,771 shares of the issuer's common stock. |
| 3. Represents exercise of stock options held by the reporting person that were scheduled to expire, if not exercised, at 5:00 p.m. on February 23, 2027. |
| 4. Represents shares withheld by the issuer for the cashless exercise of options for 13,472 shares of the issuer's common stock. |
| 5. A portion of these shares was sold in order to satisfy the reporting person's tax obligations for shares of common stock received upon the exercise of options. |
| 6. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $17.97 to $18.16 (inclusive) on September 8, 2025. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote. |
| 7. 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. |
| 8. 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. |
| 9. 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. |
| 10. 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. |
| 11. 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. |
| 12. These restricted stock units generally vest in equal installments on each of the first five anniversaries of February 23, 2022, subject to postponement of settlement if the vesting occurs during a blackout period or other trading restriction. |
| 13. These options generally become exercisable in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of February 23, 2021. |
| 14. These options generally became exercisable in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of February 25, 2020. |
| /s/ Jesper Christensen | 09/10/2025 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||