d1117396_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 July 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
[ ]
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): [ ].
Note: Regulation S-T Rule
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
to this report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release of Diana Shipping
Inc. dated July 20, 2010 announcing the schedule of the second quarter 2010
earnings release and conference call.
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:
July 20, 2010
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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
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 SECOND QUARTER 2010
EARNINGS
RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL
ATHENS,
GREECE, July 20, 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 second quarter ended June 30, 2010 are
scheduled to be released before the opening of the U.S. financial markets on
Thursday, August 5, 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 Thursday, August
5, 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 354009.
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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