Diana Shipping Inc. filings document a foreign private issuer operating a dry bulk shipping fleet through vessel-owning and bareboat-chartering subsidiaries. Form 6-K current reports disclose time charter contracts and extensions for vessels such as the m/v New York, m/v DSI Pyxis, m/v Myrto and m/v Crystalia, along with related material agreements and company announcements.
The company’s regulatory record also includes Form 20-F annual reporting, annual meeting notices and proxy materials, an amended and restated equity incentive plan, and disclosures incorporated into Form F-3 registration statements. These filings cover audited financial statements, governance, shareholder voting matters, capital structure and recurring public-company reporting obligations.
Diana Shipping Inc. (DSX) reports an amendment to beneficial ownership: Semiramis Paliou may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own 27,858,240 common shares, or 20.35%, through Tuscany Shipping Corp. and 4 Sweet Dreams S.A. Tuscany may be deemed to beneficially own 18,210,394 shares (13.30%); 4 Sweet Dreams may be deemed to beneficially own 9,647,846 shares (7.05%).
The reported ownership-percentage change reflects an increase in Diana Shipping's total outstanding shares; the company had 136,869,100 shares outstanding as of October 16, 2026. The amendment also reports that on September 11, 2026, the reporting persons exercised 3,527,501 warrants, resulting in the issuance of 5,980,066 common shares.
Diana Shipping Inc. (DSX) reported that 331,223 warrants held indirectly by director Symeon Palios through Limon Compania Financiera S.A. were exercised on October 13, 2026, at an exercise price of $4.00 per warrant. The exercise resulted in issuance of 561,511 common shares, using an exercise ratio of 1.69527 common shares per warrant, including the applicable Bonus Share Fraction.
Diana Shipping Inc. (DSX) director Anastasios Margaronis reported an exercise by ESX Investments Inc. of 208,928 warrants on October 12, 2026, at an exercise price of $1.69527, resulting in the issuance of 354,189 common shares. The shares are held indirectly through ESX, whose voting and disposition Margaronis controls; the reported resulting common-stock position was 1,398,831 shares. The transactions were not reported as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, Diana Shipping Inc. entered into a time charter contract with Classic Maritime Inc. for the m/v G. P. Zafirakis, a 179,492 dwt Capesize vessel built in 2014. The gross charter rate is US$38,000 per day, minus a 5.00% commission paid to third parties. The charter is expected to commence October 10, 2026, and runs until a minimum of October 1, 2027, up to a maximum of December 15, 2027.
Diana anticipates approximately US$13.34 million of gross revenue for the minimum scheduled period. The vessel is currently chartered to Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha at a gross rate of US$26,800 per day, minus a 5.00% commission paid to third parties.
Diana Shipping Inc. director Anastasios Margaronis reported an indirect exercise through Anamar Investments Inc. of 703,886 warrants on September 29, 2026, at an exercise price of $1.69527 per warrant, resulting in the issuance of 1,193,276 common shares. His reported post-transaction indirect holding was 9,851,998 shares, including 808,408 unvested shares awarded under the company's 2014 Equity Incentive Plan.
Diana Shipping Inc. director Margaronis Anastasios reported an exercise involving 1,000,000 warrants held indirectly through Anamar Investments Inc. on September 21, 2026, at an exercise price of $1.69527 per warrant; the exercise resulted in issuance of 1,695,269 common shares. Reported common-stock holdings through Anamar were 8,658,722 shares afterward. Anamar held 703,866 remaining warrants, exercisable for 1,193,242 common shares.
DIANA SHIPPING INC. (DSX) director Eleftherios Papatrifon reported selling a total of 20,000 Warrants to purchase Common Stock in two transactions on September 18, 2026 and September 21, 2026. These Warrants were originally received as part of a December 14, 2023 dividend distribution of one-fifth of a warrant per common share.
The Warrants carry an exercise price of $1.69527 and entitle the holder to receive Common Stock upon exercise. After the reported sales, Papatrifon currently owns 171,311 Warrants from that distribution, which are exercisable for 290,418 shares of Common Stock. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported for these transactions.
Diana Shipping Inc. (DSX) entered into a new time charter contract, through a wholly owned subsidiary, for its Ultramax dry bulk vessel m/v DSI Polaris with Dai An Ocean Shipping Company Limited. The vessel will earn a gross rate of US$18,000 per day, minus a 5.00% commission, for a period running until minimum May 1, 2028 and up to maximum June 30, 2028, with the charter expected to commence on September 25, 2026.
The DSI Polaris, a 60,404 dwt Ultramax built in 2018, is currently on charter to Cargill Ocean Transportation at US$12,250 per day, minus a 4.75% commission. The new employment is anticipated to generate about US$10.37 million in gross revenue over the minimum charter term. Diana Shipping’s fleet consists of 36 dry bulk vessels totaling approximately 4.1 million dwt, with a weighted average age of 12.83 years, and it expects delivery of two methanol dual fuel Kamsarmax newbuildings by the second half of 2027 and first half of 2028.
DIANA SHIPPING INC. (DSX) director Eleftherios Papatrifon reported derivative transactions involving company warrants. On September 16–17, 2026, he disposed of a total of 20,000 warrants, linked to 33,905 shares of common stock. He continues to hold 191,311 warrants, exercisable into 324,323 common shares at an exercise price of $1.69527 per share, all from a prior warrant dividend distribution.
DIANA SHIPPING INC. (DSX) director Anastasios Margaronis reported an indirect exercise of warrants held by his spouse, Mrs. Maria Margaroni, through Coronis Investments Inc. On September 17, 2026, 122,471 warrants were exercised at $1.69527, issuing 207,621 common shares, bringing their reported indirect common stock holdings to 1,181,452 shares. All securities are reported with a disclaimer that he is not deemed the beneficial owner beyond any pecuniary interest, and no Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported.