Diana Shipping Inc. Announces the Date for the 2012 Second Quarter Financial Results, Conference Call and Webcast

Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Salt Lake City with Morgan Stanley

Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Dione with EDF

Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Drawdown of US$10.325 Million from an Increased Term Loan Facility with Nordea Bank

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

Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Delivery of the Newcastlemax Dry Bulk Carrier m/v Philadelphia and Commencement of Time Charter Contract with EDF; Drawdown of an Additional US$34.65 Million from a Loan Facility with China Eximbank

Diana Shipping Inc. Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2012; Announces Delivery of the Panamax Dry Bulk Carrier m/v Melia and Commencement of Time Charter Contract

Diana Shipping Inc. Announces the Filing of its 2011 Annual Report on Form 20-F

Diana Shipping Inc. Announces the Date for the 2012 First Quarter Financial Results, Conference Call and Webcast

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