d1384183_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 May 2013
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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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 May 20, 2013 of Diana Shipping Inc. (the "Company") announcing the results of the Company's 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
The information contained in this Report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company's registration statement on Form F-3 (File no. 333-181540) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with an effective date of July 6, 2012.
DIANA SHIPPING INC.
(registrant)
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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Dated: May 20, 2013
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By:
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/s/ Anastassis Margaronis
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Anastassis Margaronis
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President
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Exhibit 99.1
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Corporate Contact:
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Ioannis Zafirakis
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Director, Executive Vice-President and Secretary
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Telephone: + 30-210-9470-100
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Email: izafirakis@dianashippinginc.com
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For Immediate Release
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Investor and Media Relations:
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Edward Nebb
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Comm-Counsellors, LLC
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Telephone: + 1-203-972-8350
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Email: enebb@optonline.net
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DIANA SHIPPING INC. ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF
2013 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
ATHENS, GREECE, May 20, 2013 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, announced today that the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders was duly held on May 16, 2013, in Istanbul, Turkey pursuant to a Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders dated April 9, 2013. Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. acted as inspector of the Meeting.
At the Meeting, each of the following proposals, which are set forth in more detail in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the Company's Proxy Statement sent to shareholders on or around April 9, 2013, were approved and adopted:
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The re-election of William (Bill) Lawes and Konstantinos Psaltis as Class II Directors of the Company, to serve until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders; and
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The appointment of Ernst & Young (Hellas) as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.
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About the Company
Diana Shipping Inc. is a leading global provider of shipping transportation services through the ownership and operation 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.
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