DIANA SHIPPING INC 8.875% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares, $0.01 par value

Diana Shipping, Inc. operates as a holding company, which engages in the provision of shipping transportation services through the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels. The company is headquartered in Athina, Attiki and currently employs 939 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2005-03-18. The firm specializes in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels. The firm's operating fleet consists of 40 dry bulk vessels, including 4 Newcastlemax, 11 Capesize, 5 Post-Panamax, 6 Kamsarmax, 8 Panamax, and 6 Ultramax. Its fleet combined carrying capacity is approximately 4.7 million deadweight tonnage (dwt) with a weighted average age of 10.16 years. The firm's fleet is managed by its wholly-owned subsidiary Diana Shipping Services S.A. and its established 50/50 joint venture with Wilhelmsen Ship Management named Diana Wilhelmsen Management Limited.