ATHENS, GREECE, July 31, 2024 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today reported a net loss of $2.8 million and a net loss attributed to common stockholders of $4.2 million for the second quarter of 2024. This compares to net income of $10.4 million and net income attributed to common stockholders of $8.9 million for the second quarter of 2023. Loss per share for the second quarter of 2024 was $0.04 basic and diluted, compared to earnings per share of $0.09 basic and diluted in the same quarter in 2023.

Time charter revenues were $56.0 million for the second quarter of 2024, compared to $67.4 million for the same quarter of 2023. The decrease in time charter revenues, compared to the same quarter last year, was due to decreased average charter rates and ownership days.

Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2024, amounted to $0.7 million and net loss attributed to common stockholders amounted to $3.6 million. This compares to net income of $33.1 million and net income attributed to common stockholders of $30.2 million, for the same period in 2023. Time charter revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2024, were $113.6 million, compared to $140.0 million in the same period of 2023. Loss per share was $0.03 basic and diluted, compared to earnings per share of $0.31 basic and $0.30 diluted in the six months ended June 30, 2023.

Dividend Declaration

The Company has declared a cash dividend on its common stock of $0.075 per share, based on the Company’s results of operations during the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. The cash dividend will be payable on August 30, 2024 to all common shareholders of record as of August 15, 2024. The Company currently has 125,116,865 common shares issued and outstanding. As of July 29, 2024, there were 6,339,423 warrants exercised.