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Genco Shipping & Trading Limited Adopts Amendment to Limited Duration Shareholder Rights Plan to Protect the Best Interests of Shareholders
NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK) (“Genco” or the “Company”), the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the global transportation of commodities, today announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has adopted an amendment (the “Amendment”) to its one-year limited duration shareholder rights plan adopted on October 1, 2025 (the “Rights Plan”) that expires on September 30, 2026. The Amendment is effective immediately. T
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