FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March 2021
Commission File Number: 001-32458
DIANA SHIPPING INC.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
Pendelis 16, 175 64 Palaio Faliro, Athens, Greece
(Address of principal executive office)
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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached to this Report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release dated March 10, 2021 of Diana Shipping Inc. (the "Company") announcing that the Company will hold its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 20, 2021 in virtual format.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| | DIANA SHIPPING INC. |
| | (registrant) |
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| Dated: March 10, 2021 | By: | /s/ Anastassis Margaronis |
| | | Anastassis Margaronis |
| | | President |
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Exhibit 99.1
| | Corporate Contact: |
| | Ioannis Zafirakis |
| | Director, Chief Financial Officer, |
| | Chief Strategy Officer, Treasurer and Secretary |
| | Telephone: + 30-210-9470-100 |
| | Email: izafirakis@dianashippinginc.com |
| | Website: www.dianashippinginc.com |
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| | Investor and Media Relations: |
| | Edward Nebb |
| | Comm-Counsellors, LLC |
| | Telephone: + 1-203-972-8350 |
| | Email: enebb@optonline.net |
DIANA SHIPPING INC. ANNOUNCES DATE FOR ITS
2021 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
ATHENS, GREECE, March 10, 2021 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, announced today that, due to the public health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company will hold its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) in a virtual format only. The Board of Directors (the “Board”) has scheduled the Meeting for May 20, 2021 in virtual format. Shareholders and their proxy representatives will not be able to attend the Meeting physically. The Board has set a record date for the Meeting of March 31, 2021.
Additional information confirming how shareholders may vote before or during the Meeting, as well as the time of the virtual Meeting and how to access it as a shareholder, will be included in the Company’s proxy statement to be separately provided to shareholders. In order to streamline the virtual meeting process, the Company strongly encourages shareholders to vote in advance of the Meeting.
About the Company
Diana Shipping Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership of dry bulk vessels. The Company’s vessels are employed primarily on medium to long-term time charters and transport a range of dry bulk cargoes, including such commodities as iron ore, coal, grain and other materials along worldwide shipping routes.
