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under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Form 20-F [X] Form 40-F
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by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as
permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ___
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Note:
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a
Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to
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| Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submession in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR. |
| INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT |
| Attached to this report on Form 6-K as Exhibit I is a press release dated July 8, 2009 of Diana Shipping Inc. (the “Company”) announcing that it has scheduled its second quarter 2009 earnings release and conference call. |
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Corporate
Contact:
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Ioannis
Zafirakis
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Director,
Executive Vice-President and Secretary
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Telephone:
+ 30-210-9470100
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Email:
izafirakis@dianashippinginc.com
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Investor
and Media Relations:
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Edward
Nebb
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Comm-Counsellors,
LLC
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Telephone:
+ 1-203-972-8350
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Email:
enebb@optonline.net
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Dated: July
8, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Anastassis
Margaronis
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Anastassis
Margaronis
President
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