Diana Shipping Inc. Signs Shipbuilding Contracts for the Purchase of Two Ice Class Panamax Dry Bulk Carriers

Diana Shipping Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2011

Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Coronis with EDF and Drawdown of US$37.45 Million from a Loan Facility with China Eximbank

Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Clio with Cargill

Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Delivery of the Newcastlemax Dry Bulk Carrier m/v Los Angeles and Time Charter Contract with EDF; Drawdown of US$16.125 Million from a Term Loan Facility with Nordea Bank; Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Thetis with EDF

Diana Shipping Inc. Announces the Date for the 2011 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results, Conference Call and Webcast

Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Delivery of the Panamax Dry Bulk Carrier m/v Leto and Commencement of Time Charter Contract with EDF

Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Development Related to the Charter of m/v Houston

Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Leto

Diana Shipping Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011; Board of Directors Authorizes a New Share Repurchase Program