d1095620_6-k.htm
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 April 2010
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)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F
[X] Form 40-F
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Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): [ ].
Note: Regulation S-T Rule
101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely
to provide an attached annual report to security holders.
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): [ ].
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101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to
furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer
must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the
registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant's
"home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the
registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is
not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the
registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already
been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on
EDGAR.
INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release from Diana Shipping Inc. (the
"Company") dated April 29, 2010 announcing the schedule of the first quarter
2010 earnings release and conference call.
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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.
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DIANA
SHIPPING INC.
(registrant)
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Dated: April
29, 2010
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By:
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/s/
Anastasios Margaronis
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Anastasios
Margaronis
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President
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Exhibit
99.1
Corporate Contact:
Ioannis Zafirakis
Director, Executive Vice-President and
Secretary
Telephone: +
30-210-9470100
Email: izafirakis@dianashippinginc.com
For Immediate
Release
Investor and Media
Relations:
Edward Nebb
Comm-Counsellors, LLC
Telephone: +
1-203-972-8350
Email: enebb@optonline.net
DIANA
SHIPPING INC. SCHEDULES FIRST QUARTER 2010
EARNINGS
RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL
ATHENS,
GREECE, April 29, 2010 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping
company specializing in the transportation of dry bulk cargoes, today announced
that its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010 are
scheduled to be released before the opening of the U.S. financial markets on
Wednesday, May 26, 2010.
The
Company's management will conduct a conference call and simultaneous Internet
webcast to review these results at 9:00 A.M. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, May
26, 2010.
Investors
may access the webcast by visiting the Company's website at www.dianashippinginc.com,
and clicking on the webcast link. The conference call also may be
accessed by telephone by dialing 1-877-407-8291 (for U.S.-based callers) or
1-201-689-8345 (for international callers), and asking the operator for the
Diana Shipping Inc. conference call.
A replay
of the webcast will be available soon after the completion of the call and will
be accessible on www.dianashippinginc.com. A
telephone replay will be available by dialing 1-877-660-6853 (for U.S.-based
callers) or 1-201-612-7415 (for international callers), and providing the
Account number 362 and Replay ID number 350106.
About
the Company
Diana
Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX) is a global provider of shipping transportation
services. The Company specializes in transporting dry bulk cargoes,
including such commodities as iron ore, coal, grain and other materials along
worldwide shipping routes.
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