UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Rule 13d-1(b)

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Rule 13d-1(c)

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Rule 13d-1(d)

CUSIP No. 55262C100

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (Entities Only)

Hosking Partners LLP

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)

o

(b)

x

3.

SEC Use Only

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
United Kingdom

5.

Sole Voting Power
4,706,616

6.

Shared Voting Power
0

7.

Sole Dispositive Power
777,748

8.

Shared Dispositive Power
0

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
5,484,364

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
6.01%(1)

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA

Item 1.

(a)

Name of Issuer
Diana Shipping, Inc.

(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
Pendelis 16

175 64 Palaio Faliro

Athens, Greece

Item 2.

(a)

Name of Person Filing
Hosking Partners LLP

(b)

Address of the Principal Office or, if none, Residence
2 St James’s Market,

London SW1Y 4AH

(c)

Citizenship
United Kingdom

(d)

Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock, par value of $0.01 per share

(e)

CUSIP Number
Y2066G104

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a)

o

Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b)

o

Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c)

o

Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d)

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Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

(e)

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An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)

o

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)

o

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)

o

A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)

o

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)

o

Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4.

Ownership.

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:   

5,484,364

(b)

Percent of class:   

6.01%

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote   

4,706,616.

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote    

0.

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   

777,748.

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   

0.

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following   o.

Not Applicable.

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities, a statement to that effect should be included in response to this item and, if such interest relates to more than five percent of the class, such person should be identified.  A listing of the shareholders of an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries of employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment fund is not required.

Various persons have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the common stock of Diana Shipping, Inc.

No one person’s interest in the common stock of Diana Shipping, Inc. is more than 5% of the total outstanding common stock.

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

If a parent holding company has filed this schedule, pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G), so indicate under Item 3(g) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and the Item 3 classification of the relevant subsidiary.  If a parent holding company has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) or Rule 13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the identification of the relevant subsidiary.

N/A

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), so indicate under Item 3(j) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and Item 3 classification of each member of the group.  If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to §240.13d-1(c) or §240.13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the identity of each member of the group.

N/A

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Notice of dissolution of a group may be furnished as an exhibit stating the date of the dissolution and that all further filings with respect to transactions in the security reported on will be filed, if required, by members of the group, in their individual capacity.  See Item 5.

N/A

Item 10.

Certification.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.

January 30, 2020

Date

HOSKING PARTNERS LLP

By: Simon Hooper

/s/ SIMON HOOPER

By:

Simon Hooper

Title:

Attorney-In-Fact

HOSKING PARTNERS LLP

/s/ Julius Mort

Name: Julius Mort

Title: Designated Member of Hosking Partners LLP