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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 February 2023
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 [  ]











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 February 22, 2023 of Diana Shipping Inc. (the "Company") announcing the Company’s financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2022.
The information contained in this Report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company's registration statements on Form F-3 (File Nos. 333-256791 and 333-266999) that were filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and became effective on July 9, 2021 and September 16, 2022, respectively.




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)
   
   
Dated: February 22, 2023
By:
/s/ Ioannis Zafirakis
   
Ioannis Zafirakis
   
Chief Financial Officer
     
     





Exhibit 99.1






 
Corporate Contact:
 
Ioannis Zafirakis
 
Director, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
 
Telephone: + 30-210-9470100
 
Email: izafirakis@dianashippinginc.com
 
Website: www.dianashippinginc.com
 
Twitter: @Dianaship
For Immediate Release
 
 
Investor and Media Relations:
 
Edward Nebb
 
Comm-Counsellors, LLC
 
Telephone: + 1-203-972-8350
 
Email: enebb@optonline.net




DIANA SHIPPING INC. REPORTS FINANCIAL RESULTS
FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022;
DECLARES CASH DIVIDEND OF $0.15 PER SHARE FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER 2022 AND SPECIAL STOCK DIVIDEND

ATHENS, GREECE, February 22, 2023 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today reported net income of $25.7 million and net income attributed to common stockholders of $24.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2022. This compares to net income of $41.1 million and net income attributed to common stockholders of $39.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, including a gain of $15.3 million from the distribution of the common shares of OceanPal Inc. to the Company’s shareholders, following its spinoff. Earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $0.28 basic and $0.27 diluted, compared to earnings per share of $0.51 basic and $0.48 diluted in the same quarter in 2021.

Time charter revenues were $75.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $68.8 million for the same quarter of 2021.

Net income in 2022, amounted to $119.1 million and net income attributed to common stockholders amounted to $113.3 million. This compares to net income of $57.4 million and net income attributed to common stockholders of $51.6 million, in 2021. Time charter revenues were $290.0 million in 2022, compared to $214.2 million in 2021. Earnings per share in 2022 was $1.42 basic and $1.36 diluted, compared to earnings per share of $0.64 basic and $0.61 diluted in 2021.

Cash and Special Dividend Declarations

The Company has declared a cash dividend on its common stock of $0.15 per share, based on the Company’s results of operations during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022. The cash dividend will be payable on or about March 20, 2023 to all shareholders of record as of March 13, 2023. The Company currently has 104,687,232 common shares issued and outstanding. In addition, the Company is announcing that it intends to declare and pay quarterly cash dividends with respect to the next three quarters of 2023 in an amount of not less than $0.15 per share. The actual declaration of future cash dividends, and the establishment of record and payment dates, is subject to final determination by the Company’s board of directors each quarter after its review of the company's financial performance.

The Company has also declared a special stock dividend to shareholders of record as of April 24, 2023 of an aggregate of 13,157 Series D Convertible Preferred Shares of OceanPal Inc. held by the Company. The special stock dividend is expected to be paid on or around May 16, 2023 (the “Stock Dividend”). Because there is no public market currently existing or expected to develop for the Series D Convertible Preferred Shares of OceanPal Inc., as an accommodation to its common shareholders the Company will automatically convert the Series D Convertible Preferred Shares into OceanPal Inc. common shares on or around the Stock Dividend payment date and distribute such common shares to each common shareholder in lieu of Series D Convertible Preferred Shares of OceanPal Inc. Common shareholders of the Company will have the opportunity to elect to opt out, in whole but not in part, of the conversion of the Series D Convertible Preferred Shares and instead receive Series D Convertible Preferred Shares in connection with the Stock Dividend.

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Shareholders receiving OceanPal Inc. common shares will receive the pro-rata number of common shares to which they are entitled following conversion, rounded down to the nearest whole number, and any fractional shares shall be aggregated and sold and the net proceeds thereof will be delivered to common shareholders. All OceanPal Inc. fractional share calculations and the payment of cash in lieu thereof will be determined at the shareholder nominee level. Shareholders electing to receive Series D Convertible Preferred Shares by opting out of the automatic conversion will receive the number of Series D Convertible Preferred Shares equal to such shareholder’s pro-rata portion of all Series D Convertible Preferred Shares, rounded down to the nearest whole number. Any fractional Series D Convertible Preferred Shares that would otherwise be distributed will be converted into OceanPal Inc. common shares at the applicable conversion rate and sold, and the net proceeds therefrom will be delivered to such common shareholder.

OceanPal Inc. will file a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission registering the OceanPal Inc. common shares and/or Series D Convertible Preferred Shares in the Stock Distribution. No distribution of the Series D Convertible Preferred Shares or OceanPal Inc. common shares will be made until such registration statement has been declared effective.

Other Matters

Board of Directors. The Company’s board of directors has determined to increase the size of the board from nine to eleven members, effective February 22, 2023. Mr. Eleftherios Papatrifon will be transitioning from the role of Chief Operating Officer to a member of the board of directors and an executive committee member, and Ms. Jane Chao will fill the second vacancy resulting from the increase in the size of the board of directors. Mr. Papatrifon is a seasoned professional in the shipping industry with significant experience in public company management, asset management, and corporate finance. Ms. Jane Chao is a businessperson with many years of diverse experiences and successes in real estate, hotel and food and beverage industries, she is also a Director of Wah Kwong (China).

The Company is also announcing that it has signed a non-binding term sheet with a major European bank for a new credit facility in an amount of up to $100 million. The new credit facility remains subject to successful negotiation of definitive documentation and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. If completed, the proceeds of the new credit facility will be used to refinance existing credit facilities secured by nine of the vessels in the Company’s current fleet. The facility is expected to have a term of five years and bear interest at the secured overnight financing rate plus 2.2%, and to include customary financial and other covenants and conditions.


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Fleet Employment (As of February 21, 2023)
 
                 
 
VESSEL
SISTER SHIPS*
GROSS RATE (USD PER DAY)
COM**
CHARTERERS
DELIVERY DATE
TO
CHARTERERS***
REDELIVERY DATE TO OWNERS****
NOTES
 
BUILT DWT
9 Ultramax Bulk Carriers
1
DSI Phoenix
A
13,250
5.00%
ASL Bulk Marine Limited
4-Nov-22
4/Mar/2024 - 4/May/2024
 
 
2017 60,456
             
2
DSI Pollux
A
17,000
5.00%
Delta Corp Shipping Pte. Ltd.
27-Oct-22
27/Dec/2023 - 27/Feb/2024
 
 
2015 60,446
             
3
DSI Pyxis
A
17,100
4.75%
Cargill Ocean Transportation Singapore
Pte. Ltd.
16-Oct-22
16/Aug/2023 - 16/Oct/2023
 
 
2018 60,362
           
4
DSI Polaris
A
13,100
5.00%
ASL Bulk Marine Limited
12-Nov-22
12/May/2024 - 12/Jul/2024
 
 
2018 60,404
             
5
DSI Pegasus
A
14,000
5.00%
Reachy Shipping (SGP) Pte. Ltd.
7-Dec-22
15/Jul/2024 - 15/Sep/2024
 
 
2015 60,508
           
6
DSI Aquarius
B
14,200
5.00%
Engelhart CTP Freight (Switzerland) SA
1-Feb-23
10/Jan/2024 - 25/Mar/2024
 
 
2016 60,309
           
7
DSI Aquila
B
13,300
5.00%
Western Bulk Carriers AS
22-Nov-22
15/Sep/2023 - 15/Nov/2023
 
 
2015 60,309
             
8
DSI Altair
B
14,400
5.00%
Western Bulk Pte. Ltd.
28-Dec-22
25/Jun/2023 - 25/Aug/2023
 
 
2016 60,309
             
9
DSI Andromeda
B
14,250
5.00%
Western Bulk Carriers AS
17-Nov-22
16/Oct/2023 - 16/Dec/2023
1, 2
 
2016 60,309
             
10
Nord
Potomac(tbr)
 
-
-
-
-
-
3
 
2016 63,379
             
8 Panamax Bulk Carriers
11
MELIA
 
15,000
5.00%
Oriental Pal Shipping
Pte., Ltd.
26-Sep-22
21/Oct/2022
 
 
2005 76,225
 
14,000
5.00%
21-Oct-22
21/Nov/2022
 
   
8,500
5.00%
21-Nov-22
9/Dec/2022
 
   
11,000
5.00%
Asahi Shipping Co., Ltd.
10-Dec-22
4/Feb/2023
4
12
ARTEMIS
 
21,250
4.75%
Cargill International S.A., Geneva
21-Mar-22
20/Jun/2023 -20/Aug/2023
 
 
2006 76,942
           
13
LETO
 
25,500
4.75%
Aquavita International S.A.
3-Oct-21
29/Jan/2023
5
 
2010 81,297
 
14,500
4.75%
Cargill International S.A., Geneva
29-Jan-23
1/Mar/2024 - 30/Apr/2024
 
14
SELINA
C
22,000
5.00%
Speed Logistics Marine
Limited
18-Jun-22
15/Apr/2023 - 20/Jun/2023
 
 
2010 75,700
           
15
MAERA
C
26,000
5.00%
ASL Bulk Shipping HK
Limited
18-Sep-21
14/Oct/2022
 
 
2013 75,403
 
14,250
5.00%
Oriental Pal Shipping
Pte., Ltd.
15-Oct-22
12/Nov/2022
6
   
12,000
4.75%
Cargill International S.A., Geneva
16-Dec-22
28/Oct/2023 - 28/Dec/2023
 

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16
ISMENE
 
18,500
4.75%
Cargill International S.A., Geneva
23-Nov-21
10/Jan/2023
 
 
2013 77,901
 
14,000
5.00%
ST Shipping and
Transport Pte. Ltd.
10-Jan-23
20/Aug/2023 - 10/Oct/2023
 
17
CRYSTALIA
D
26,100
5.00%
Uniper Global
Commodities SE,
Dusseldorf
21-Sep-21
12/Nov/2022
 
 
2014 77,525
 
12,500
5.00%
Reachy Shipping (SGP)
Pte. Ltd.
12-Nov-22
1/Sep/2023 - 15/Oct/2023
 
18
ATALANDI
D
24,500
4.75%
Aquavita International
S.A.
5-Oct-21
15/Feb/2023
 
 
2014 77,529
 
13,250
4.75%
 
15-Feb-23
5/Mar/2024 - 5/May/2024
 
6 Kamsarmax Bulk Carriers
19
MAIA
E
25,000
5.00%
Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.
24-May-22
20/Sep/2023 -20/Nov/2023
7
 
2009 82,193
             
20
MYRSINI
E
22,000
4.75%
Cargill International S.A., Geneva
15-Nov-21
22/Nov/2022
8
 
2010 82,117
 
15,000
5.00%
Salanc Pte. Ltd.
22-Nov-22
20/Apr/2024 - 28/Jun/2024
 
21
MEDUSA
E
26,000
4.75%
Cargill International S.A., Geneva
9-Mar-22
15/May/2023 - 15/Jul/2023
 
 
2010 82,194
           
22
MYRTO
E
18,000
5.00%
Tata NYK Shipping Pte. Ltd.
3-Aug-22
15/Jul/2023 - 15/Sep/2023
9
 
2013 82,131
             
23
ASTARTE
 
21,500
5.00%
Tongli Shipping Pte. Ltd.
30-Jan-22
15/Apr/2023 - 15/Jun/2023
 
 
2013 81,513
             
24
LEONIDAS P. C.
 
24,500
4.75%
Cargill International S.A., Geneva
18-Feb-22
1/Mar/2023 - 10/Mar/2023
10
 
2011 82,165
           
5 Post-Panamax Bulk Carriers
25
ALCMENE
 
17,100
5.00%
SwissMarine Pte. Ltd., Singapore
25-Nov-21
2/Jan/2023
 
 
2010 93,193
 
13,000
5.00%
2-Jan-23
10/Jan/2024 - 25/Mar/2024
 
26
AMPHITRITE
F
27,000
5.00%
BG Shipping Co., Limited,
Hong Kong
13-Sep-21
9/Nov/2022
 
 
2012 98,697
 
14,250
5.00%
Cobelfret S.A.
9-Nov-22
1/Dec/2023 - 15/Feb/2024
 
27
POLYMNIA
F
24,750
5.00%
CLdN Cobelfret SA, Luxembourg
4-Feb-22
14/Jan/2023
 
 
2012 98,704
 
15,000
5.00%
14-Jan-23
1/Apr/2024 - 31/May/2024
11
28
ELECTRA
G
17,500
5.00%
Refined Success Limited
2-Jul-22
1/Apr/2023 - 30/May/2023
 
 
2013 87,150
             
29
PHAIDRA
G
11,250
5.00%
Element Maritime S.A.
20-Sep-22
19/Nov/2022
12
 
2013 87,146
 
25,000
5.00%
Comerge Shipping Co.,
Limited
24-Nov-22
28/Feb/2023
13,14
11 Capesize Bulk Carriers
30
ALIKI
 
24,500
5.00%
Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore
21-Feb-22
2/Feb/2023
4
 
2005 180,235
           
31
SEMIRIO
H
19,700
5.00%
C Transport Maritime
Ltd., Bermuda
15-Dec-21
15/Aug/2023 - 15/Nov/2023
 
 
2007 174,261
           
32
BOSTON
H
20,500
5.00%
Aquavita International
S.A.
15-Jul-22
1/Apr/2023 - 31/May/2023
 
 
2007 177,828
             


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33
HOUSTON
H
27,000
5.00%
Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore
30-Aug-21
21/Nov/2022
15
 
2009 177,729
 
13,000
5.00%
EGPN Bulk Carrier Co.,
Limited
21-Nov-22
1/Jul/2024 - 31/Aug/2024
 
34
NEW YORK
H
14,000
5.00%
EGPN Bulk Carrier Co.,
Limited, Hong Kong
29-Dec-20
2/Jul/2022
 
 
2010 177,773
           
     
23,000
5.00%
C Transport Maritime
Ltd., Bermuda
2-Jul-22
10/Jun/2023 - 25/Aug/2023
 
35
SEATTLE
I
26,500
5.00%
Solebay Shipping Cape Company Limited, Hong
Kong
2-Mar-22
1/Oct/2023 - 15/Dec/2023
 
 
2011 179,362
           
36
P. S. PALIOS
I
31,000
5.00%
Classic Maritime Inc.
11-Jun-22
15/Apr/2024 - 30/Jun/2024
 
 
2013 179,134
             
37
G. P. ZAFIRAKIS
J
22,750
4.75%
Cargill International S.A., Geneva
1-Dec-21
12/Jan/2023
16
 
2014 179,492
 
17,000
5.00%
Solebay Shipping Cape Company Limited, Hong
Kong
12-Jan-23
15/Jun/2024 - 15/Aug/2024
 
38
SANTA BARBARA
J
29,500
4.75%
Cargill International S.A., Geneva
19-Mar-22
10/May/2023 - 10/Jul/2023
17
 
2015 179,426
           
39
NEW ORLEANS
 
32,000
5.00%
Engelhart CTP Freight (Switzerland) SA
25-Mar-22
20/Nov/2023 - 31/Jan/2024
17
 
2015 180,960
           
40
FLORIDA
 
25,900
5.00%
Bunge S.A., Geneva
29-Mar-22
29/Jan/2027 - 29/May/2027
2
 
2022 182,063
             
4 Newcastlemax Bulk Carriers
41
LOS ANGELES
K
26,250
5.00%
Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore
30-Jan-22
15/Jan/2023
 
 
2012 206,104
 
17,700
5.00%
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo
15-Jan-23
20/May/2024 - 5/Aug/2024
 
42
PHILADELPHIA
K
26,000
5.00%
C Transport Maritime
Ltd., Bermuda
12-Apr-22
1/Feb/2024 - 15/Apr/2024
 
 
2012 206,040
           
43
SAN FRANCISCO
L
30,500
5.00%
Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore
18-Feb-22
18/Feb/2023
18
 
2017 208,006
 
22,000
5.00%
SwissMarine Pte. Ltd., Singapore
18-Feb-23
5/Jan/2025 - 5/Mar/2025
 
44
NEWPORT NEWS
L
28,000
5.00%
Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore
16-Dec-21
1/Jul/2023 - 30/Sep/2023
 
 
2017 208,021
           
                 
* Each dry bulk carrier is a “sister ship”, or closely similar, to other dry bulk carriers that have the same letter.
** Total commission percentage paid to third parties.
*** In case of newly acquired vessel with time charter attached, this date refers to the expected/actual date of delivery of the vessel to the Company.
**** Range of redelivery dates, with the actual date of redelivery being at the Charterers’ option, but subject to the terms, conditions, and exceptions of the particular charterparty.
 
1The fixture includes the option for redelivery of vessel east of Suez against a gross ballast bonus of US$250,000.
2Bareboat chartered-in for a period of ten years.
3The Company expects to take delivery of the vessel by the beginning of April 2023.

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4Vessel sold and delivered to her new Owners on February 8, 2023.
5Aquavita International S.A. has agreed to compensate the owners for the early redelivery of the vessel until the minimum agreed redelivery date, February 1, 2023.
6Vessel on scheduled drydocking from November 12, 2022 to December 16, 2022.
7Vessel off hire for 3.93 days.
8Charterers compensated the owners for the early redelivery of the vessel by paying the difference between the new rate and the previous rate, from the redelivery date from the charterers to December 1, 2022.
9Vessel on scheduled drydocking from October 12, 2022 to November 7, 2022.
10Based on latest information.
11The charter rate was US$10,000 per day for the first 30 days of the charter period.
12Charter included a one time ballast bonus payment of US$250,000.
13Redelivery date based on an estimated time charter trip duration of about 91 days.
14Charter includes a one time ballast bonus payment of US$300,000.
15The Charterers have compensated the owners for the days over and above the maximum redelivery date.
16The Charterers will compensate the Owners for the excess of the charter party period at the rate of 123% of the average of the Baltic Cape Index 5TC average for the days exceeding the period or the vessel’s present charter party rate whichever is higher.
17Bareboat chartered-in for a period of eight years.
18Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd. has agreed to compensate the owners for the early redelivery of the vessel by paying the difference between the new rate and the previous rate, from the redelivery date from the Charterers, to March 1, 2023.




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Summary of Selected Financial & Other Data (unaudited)
 
   
Three months ended December 31,
   
For the years ended December 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
2022
   
2021
 
                         
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA (in thousands of US Dollars)
 
Time charter revenues
 
$
75,705
   
$
68,845
   
$
289,972
   
$
214,203
 
Voyage expenses
   
2,846
     
821
     
6,942
     
5,570
 
Vessel operating expenses
   
19,527
     
18,194
     
72,033
     
74,756
 
Net income
   
25,682
     
41,140
     
119,063
     
57,394
 
Net income attributable to common stockholders
   
24,240
     
39,698
     
113,294
     
51,625
 
FLEET DATA
 
Average number of vessels
   
38.2
     
35.0
     
35.4
     
36.6
 
Number of vessels
   
42.0
     
33.0
     
42.0
     
33.0
 
Weighted average age of vessels
   
10.2
     
10.4
     
10.2
     
10.4
 
Ownership days
   
3,512
     
3,216
     
12,924
     
13,359
 
Available days
   
3,453
     
3,184
     
12,449
     
13,239
 
Operating days
   
3,393
     
3,171
     
12,306
     
13,116
 
Fleet utilization
   
98.3
%
   
99.6
%
   
98.9
%
   
99.1
%
AVERAGE DAILY RESULTS
 
Time charter equivalent (TCE) rate (1)
 
$
21,100
   
$
21,364
   
$
22,735
   
$
15,759
 
Daily vessel operating expenses (2)
 
$
5,560
   
$
5,657
   
$
5,574
   
$
5,596
 

Non-GAAP Measures

(1) Time charter equivalent rates, or TCE rates, are defined as our time charter revenues less voyage expenses during a period divided by the number of available days during the period, which is consistent with industry standards.  Voyage expenses include port charges, bunker (fuel) expenses, canal charges and commissions.  TCE is a non-GAAP measure.  TCE rate is a standard shipping industry performance measure used primarily to compare daily earnings generated by vessels on time charters with daily earnings generated by vessels on voyage charters, because charter hire rates for vessels on voyage charters are generally not expressed in per day amounts while charter hire rates for vessels on time charters are generally expressed in such amounts.

(2) Daily vessel operating expenses, which include crew wages and related costs, the cost of insurance, expenses relating to repairs and maintenance, the costs of spares and consumable stores, tonnage taxes and other miscellaneous expenses, are calculated by dividing vessel operating expenses by ownership days for the relevant period.


Conference Call and Webcast Information

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, February 22, 2023.

Investors may access the webcast by visiting the Company’s website at www.dianashippinginc.com, and clicking on the webcast link. An accompanying investor presentation also will be available via the webcast link and on the Company’s website. 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 for 30 days on www.dianashippinginc.com. A telephone replay also will be available for 30 days by dialing 1-877-660-6853 (for U.S.-based callers) or 1-201-612-7415 (for international callers) and providing the Replay ID number 13736130.

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About the Company

Diana Shipping Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership and bareboat charter-in 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.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts.

The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words “believe,” “anticipate,” “intends,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “plan,” “potential,” “may,” “should,” “expect,” “pending” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, Company management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in the Company’s records and other data available from third parties. Although the Company believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies that are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond the Company’s control, the Company cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.

In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in the Company’s view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the severity, magnitude and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, including impacts of the pandemic and of businesses’ and governments’ responses to the pandemic on our operations, personnel, and on the demand for seaborne transportation of bulk products; the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand for dry bulk shipping capacity, changes in the Company’s operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for the Company’s vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions, including risks associated with the continuing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and related sanctions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, vessel breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other factors. Please see the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

(See financial tables attached)


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DIANA SHIPPING INC.
 
FINANCIAL TABLES
 
Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share data
 
                         
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
   
Three months ended December 31,
   
For the years ended December 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
2022
   
2021
 
REVENUES:
                       
Time charter revenues
 
$
75,705
   
$
68,845
   
$
289,972
   
$
214,203
 
OPERATING EXPENSES
                               
Voyage expenses
   
2,846
     
821
     
6,942
     
5,570
 
Vessel operating expenses
   
19,527
     
18,194
     
72,033
     
74,756
 
Depreciation and amortization of deferred charges
   
12,228
     
10,089
     
43,326
     
40,492
 
General and administrative expenses
   
7,407
     
8,130
     
29,367
     
29,192
 
Management fees to related party
   
61
     
238
     
511
     
1,432
 
Gain on Sale of Vessels
   
(9
)
   
-
     
(2,850
)
   
(1,360
)
Insurance recoveries
   
-
     
-
     
(1,789
)
   
-
 
Other Operating (Income)/Loss
   
209
     
303
     
(265
)
   
603
 
Operating income, total
 
$
33,436
   
$
31,070
   
$
142,697
   
$
63,518
 
                                 
OTHER INCOME / (EXPENSES):
                               
Interest expense and finance costs
   
(9,795
)
   
(5,216
)
   
(27,419
)
   
(20,239
)
Interest and other income
   
1,484
     
97
     
2,737
     
176
 
Loss on extinguishment of debt
   
(222
)
   
-
     
(435
)
   
(980
)
Gain on spin-off of OceanPal Inc.
   
-
     
15,252
     
-
     
15,252
 
Gain on dividend distribution
   
589
     
-
     
589
     
-
 
Gain/(loss) from equity method investments
   
190
     
(63
)
   
894
     
(333
)
Total other (expenses)/income, net
 
$
(7,754
)
 
$
10,070
   
$
(23,634
)
 
$
(6,124
)
                                 
Net income
 
$
25,682
   
$
41,140
   
$
119,063
   
$
57,394
 
Dividends on series B preferred shares
   
(1,442
)
   
(1,442
)
   
(5,769
)
   
(5,769
)
Net income attributable to common stockholders
   
24,240
     
39,698
     
113,294
     
51,625
 
Earnings per common share, basic
 
$
0.28
   
$
0.51
   
$
1.42
   
$
0.64
 
                                 
Earnings per common share, diluted
 
$
0.27
   
$
0.48
   
$
1.36
   
$
0.61
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic
   
87,076,947
     
78,495,204
     
80,061,040
     
81,121,781
 
                                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted
   
90,474,943
     
83,432,834
     
83,318,901
     
84,856,840
 
                                 

   
Three months ended December 31,
   
For the years ended December 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
2022
   
2021
 
                         
Net Income
 
$
25,682
   
$
41,140
   
$
119,063
   
$
57,394
 
Other comprehensive income (Defined benefit plan)
   
181
     
2
     
182
     
2
 
Comprehensive Income
 
$
25,863
   
$
41,142
   
$
119,245
   
$
57,396
 


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA
       
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)
       
             
   
2022
     
2021**

ASSETS
 
(unaudited)
         
               
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and time deposits
 
$
143,928
*
 
$
126,788
 
Other current assets
   
17,636
     
15,357
 
Fixed assets
   
996,702
     
682,579
 
Investments in related parties
   
8,250
     
7,644
 
Other noncurrent assets
   
16,403
     
9,582
 
Total assets
 
$
1,182,919
   
$
841,950
 
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
                 
Long-term debt and finance liabilities, net of deferred financing costs
 
$
663,442
   
$
423,675
 
Other liabilities
   
32,149
     
25,080
 
Total stockholders' equity
   
487,328
     
393,195
 
 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
1,182,919
   
$
841,950
 

           
*
Includes time deposits of $46.5 million
**
The balance sheet data have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date.


OTHER FINANCIAL DATA (unaudited)
 
   
Three months ended December 31,
   
For the years ended December 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
2022
   
2021
 
                         
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
$
34,745
   
$
32,216
   
$
158,859
   
$
89,705
 
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities
   
(218,718
)
   
(14,702
)
   
(273,097
)
   
13,363
 
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities
 
$
151,726
   
$
(36,975
)
 
$
84,878
   
$
(59,189
)


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