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Diana Shipping Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2017

ATHENS, Greece, July 26, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, today reported a net loss of $23.8 million and net loss attributed to common stockholders of $25.3 million for the second quarter of 2017. This compares to a net loss of $31.3 million and  net loss attributed to common stockholders of $32.7 million for the second quarter of 2016.

Time charter revenues were $37.8 million for the second quarter of 2017, compared to $28.3 million for the same quarter of 2016. The increase in time charter revenues was due to increased average time charter rates achieved for the Company’s vessels during the quarter and increased revenues resulting from the enlargement of the fleet.

Net loss and net loss attributed to common stockholders for the six months ended June 30, 2017 amounted to $50.3 million and $53.2 million, respectively. This compares to a net loss and net loss attributed to common stockholders of $62.7 million and $65.6 million, respectively, for the same period of 2016. Time charter revenues were $69.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, compared to $59.1 million for the same period of 2016.


  Fleet Employment Profile (As of July 24, 2017)
  Diana Shipping Inc.’s fleet is employed as follows:
                 
  Vessel Sister Ships* Gross Rate (USD Per Day) Com** Charterers Delivery Date to Charterers*** Redelivery Date to Owners**** Notes
  BUILT  DWT
  23 Panamax Bulk Carriers
1 DANAE A $ 9,000 4.75 % Cargill International S.A., Geneva 8-Mar-17 24-May-17 1
      $ 7,750 5.00 % Phaethon International Company AG 24-May-17 9-Oct-17 - 29-Dec-17  
  2001  75,106              
2 DIONE A $ 7,200 5.00 % Caravel Shipping Limited, Hong Kong 3-Feb-17 4-May-17  
      $ 7,050 5.00 % 4-May-17 3-Nov-17 - 18-Feb-18  
  2001  75,172              
3 NIREFS A $ 6,500 5.00 % Raffles Shipping International Pte. Ltd., Singapore 14-Feb-17 5-May-17  
      $ 9,400 5.00 % Jaldhi Overseas Pte. Ltd., Singapore 5-May-17 5-Jun-18 - 5-Sep-18  
  2001  75,311              
4 ALCYON A $ 5,000 5.00 % Dampskibsselskabet Norden A/S, Copenhagen 4-May-16 20-Jul-17  
      $ 8,800 5.00 % Hudson Shipping Lines Incorporated 20-Jul-17 20-Jul-18 - 20-Oct-18  
  2001  75,247              
5 TRITON A $ 6,300 5.00 % Windrose SPS Shipping and Trading S.A., Geneva 25-Oct-16 4-Jun-17  
      $ 6,500 5.00 % Ausca Shipping Limited, Hong Kong 8-Jun-17 8-Jul-18 - 23-Oct-18  
  2001  75,336              
6 OCEANIS A $ 5,200 5.00 % Nidera S.P.A., Roma 30-Jun-16 30-May-17  
      $ 7,000 5.00 % Ausca Shipping Limited, Hong Kong 30-May-17 30-Jul-18 - 14-Nov-18  
  2001  75,211              
7 THETIS B $ 5,150 5.00 % Transgrain Shipping B.V., Rotterdam 19-Jun-16 14-Jul-17  
      $ 8,350 5.00 % Ausca Shipping Limited, Hong Kong 14-Jul-17 14-Jul-18 - 14-Oct-18  
  2004  73,583              
8 PROTEFS B $ 4,500 5.00 % Transgrain Shipping B.V., Rotterdam 23-Feb-16 2-Jun-17 2
      $ 7,900 5.00 % Hudson Shipping Lines Incorporated 24-Jun-17 24-Jun-18 - 9-Oct-18  
  2004  73,630              
9 CALIPSO   $ 9,000 5.00 % Transgrain Shipping B.V., Rotterdam 14-Mar-17 30-Jan-18 - 14-May-18  
  2005  73,691              
10 CLIO B $ 5,350 5.00 % Transgrain Shipping B.V., Rotterdam 22-May-16 9-Jul-17  
      $ 8,550 5.00 % Phaethon International Company AG 9-Jul-17 9-Aug-18 - 9-Nov-18  
  2005  73,691              
11 NAIAS B $ 7,500 5.00 % Glencore Agriculture B.V., Rotterdam 27-Dec-16 1-Aug-17 - 11-Nov-17 3
  2006  73,546              
12 ARETHUSA B $ 7,200 5.00 % Noble Resources International Pte. Ltd., Singapore 23-Jan-17 23-Nov-17 - 23-Mar-18 4
  2007  73,593              
13 ERATO C $ 4,650 5.00 % Glencore Grain B.V., Rotterdam 26-Mar-16 25-May-17  
      $ 7,250 5.00 % Phaethon International Company AG 25-May-17 10-Oct-17 - 30-Dec-17  
  2004  74,444              
14 CORONIS C $ 4,750 5.00 % Narina Maritime Ltd 19-Mar-16 16-May-17  
      $ 9,000 5.00 % 16-May-17 16-Apr-18 - 16-Jul-18  
  2006  74,381              
15 MELITE D $ 8,000 5.00 % Uniper Global Commodities SE, Düsseldorf 6-Dec-16 2-Aug-17 - 6-Oct-17 3
  2004  76,436              
16 MELIA D $ 9,500 5.00 % Nidera S.P.A., Roma 19-Mar-17 4-Feb-18 - 4-May-18  
  2005  76,225              
17 ARTEMIS   $ 5,350 5.00 % Bunge S.A., Geneva 7-Jun-16 8-Jul-17  
      $ 9,000 5.00 % Ausca Shipping Limited, Hong Kong 8-Jul-17 8-Jul-18 - 8-Oct-18  
  2006  76,942              
18 LETO   $ 7,750 5.00 % Glencore Agriculture B.V., Rotterdam 29-Dec-16 29-Sep-17 - 29-Jan-18  
  2010  81,297              
    E $ 4,500 5.00 % BG Shipping Co., Limited, Hong Kong 24-Jan-17 23-Feb-17  
19 SELINA   $ 7,100 5.00 % 23-Feb-17 24-Oct-17 - 8-Feb-18  
  2010  75,700              
20 MAERA E $ 4,500 5.00 % United Bulk Carriers International S.A., Luxembourg 10-May-16 30-Apr-17 5
      $ 8,500 5.00 % Transgrain Shipping B.V., Rotterdam 15-Jun-17 14-Aug-17 6,7
  2013  75,403              
21 ISMENE   $ 5,850 5.00 % Glencore Grain B.V., Rotterdam 7-Aug-16 29-Jul-17 - 22-Sep-17 3
  2013   77,901              
22 CRYSTALIA F $ 6,250 5.00 % SwissMarine Services S.A., Geneva 28-Jun-16 2-Aug-17  21-Oct-17 3,8
  2014  77,525              
23 ATALANDI F $ 5,300 5.00 % Glencore Grain B.V., Rotterdam 26-Mar-16 26-Nov-17 - 26-Apr-18  
  2014   77,529              
  5 Kamsarmax Bulk Carriers
24 MAIA G $ 7,500 5.00 % RWE Supply & Trading GmbH, Essen 13-Nov-15 29-Jul-17 3,9
  2009  82,193              
25 MYRSINI G $ 5,550 5.00 % RWE Supply & Trading GmbH, Essen 9-Mar-16 8-Jun-17  
      $ 8,650 5.00 % 8-Jun-17 31-Aug-18  31-Dec-18  
  2010  82,117              
26 MEDUSA G $ 6,300 5.00 % Quadra Commodities S.A., Geneva 7-Apr-16 6-Jul-17  
      $ 10,000 4.75 % Cargill International S.A., Geneva 6-Jul-17 6-Jul-18 - 6-Oct-18  
  2010   82,194              
27 MYRTO G $ 8,000 4.75 % Cargill International S.A., Geneva 17-Jan-17 17-Jan-18 - 17-Apr-18  
  2013  82,131              
28 ASTARTE   $ 9,000 5.00 % Glencore Agriculture B.V., Rotterdam 12-Jun-17 12-Aug-18 - 12-Nov-18 10
  2013  81,513              
  5 Post-Panamax Bulk Carriers
29 ALCMENE   $ 6,750 5.00 % ADM International Sarl, Rolle, Switzerland 13-May-15 1-Jun-17  
      $ 8,000 4.75 % Cargill International S.A., Geneva 8-Jun-17 8-Jul-18 - 23-Oct-18  
  2010  93,193              
30 AMPHITRITE H $ 7,700 5.00 % Bunge S.A., Geneva 15-Jul-15 31-Jul-17 - 30-Aug-17 3
  2012  98,697              
31 POLYMNIA H $ 10,100 4.75 % Cargill International S.A., Geneva 15-Mar-17 31-Mar-18 - 15-Jul-18 11
  2012  98,704              
32 ELECTRA I $ 8,000 5.00 % Uniper Global Commodities SE, Düsseldorf 11-Jun-17 11-Jul-18 - 11-Nov-18 12
  2013  87,150              
33 PHAIDRA I $ 7,750 5.00 % Jera Trading Singapore Pte. Ltd. 19-May-17 19-Sep-17 - 3-Jan-18  
  2013  87,146              
  14 Capesize Bulk Carriers
34 NORFOLK   $ 12,000 5.00 % Trafigura Maritime Logistics Pte. Ltd., Singapore 26-Apr-17 11-Oct-17 - 26-Dec-17  
  2002  164,218              
35 ALIKI   $ 10,300 5.00 % SwissMarine Services S.A., Geneva 14-Feb-17 30-Dec-17 - 14-Apr-18  
  2005  180,235              
36 BALTIMORE   $ 11,300 4.75 % Cargill International S.A., Geneva 16-Feb-17 16-Mar-18 - 1-Jul-18  
  2005  177,243              
37 SALT LAKE CITY   $ 9,000 5.00 % Uniper Global Commodities SE, Düsseldorf 20-Jan-17 20-Jan-18 - 20-May-18  
  2005  171,810              
38 SIDERIS GS J $ 6,500 5.00 % Rio Tinto Shipping (Asia) Pte., Ltd., Singapore 22-Dec-15 21-Jun-17  
      $ 13,000 5.00 % 21-Jun-17 21-Jul-18 - 21-Nov-18  
  2006  174,186              
39 SEMIRIO J $ 4,800 5.00 % SwissMarine Services S.A., Geneva 6-Feb-16 21-May-17 13
      $ 14,150 5.00 % Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore 21-May-17 21-May-18 - 21-Sep-18  
  2007  174,261              
40 BOSTON J $ 13,000 4.75 % Clearlake Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore 9-Aug-15 1-Aug-17 - 24-Oct-17 3,14,15
  2007  177,828              
41 HOUSTON J $ 10,000 5.00 % SwissMarine Services S.A., Geneva 17-Feb-17 2-Mar-18 - 17-May-18 16
  2009   177,729              
42 NEW YORK J $ 5,200 5.00 % Rio Tinto Shipping (Asia) Pte., Ltd., Singapore 3-Feb-16 23-Apr-17  
      $ 14,450 5.00 % Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore 23-Apr-17 8-Oct-17 - 29-Dec-17  
  2010  177,773              
43 SEATTLE K $ 11,700 5.00 % Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore 8-Feb-17 8-Apr-18 - 23-Jul-18  
  2011  179,362              
44 P. S. PALIOS K $ 10,550 5.00 % Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore 27-Jan-17 27-Jan-18 - 11-Jun-18 17
  2013  179,134              
45 G. P. ZAFIRAKIS L $ 6,500 5.00 % RWE Supply & Trading GmbH, Essen 14-Feb-16 31-Jul-17 - 14-Aug-17 3
  2014  179,492              
46 SANTA BARBARA L $ 12,000 4.75 % Cargill International S.A., Geneva 24-Jan-17 9-Jan-18 - 24-Apr-18  
  2015  179,426              
47 NEW ORLEANS   $ 11,250 5.00 % Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore 10-Dec-16 10-Dec-17 - 10-Apr-18  
  2015  180,960              
  4 Newcastlemax Bulk Carriers
48 LOS ANGELES M BCI_2014 5TCs AVG + 14% 5.00 % SwissMarine Services S.A., Geneva 22-Jan-17 7-Feb-18 - 22-Apr-18  
  2012  206,104              
49 PHILADELPHIA M $ 15,500 5.00 % Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore 14-Mar-17 14-Jan-18 - 29-Apr-18  
  2012  206,040              
50 SAN FRANCISCO N $ 11,750 5.00 % Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore 5-Jan-17 5-Jan-18 - 20-May-18  
  2017  208,006              
51 NEWPORT NEWS N BCI_2014 5TCs AVG + 24% 5.00 % SwissMarine Services S.A., Geneva 10-Jan-17 10-Nov-18 - 10-Mar-19  
  2017  208,021              
* Each dry bulk carrier is a "sister ship", or closely similar, to other dry bulk carriers that have the same letter.
** Total commission percentage paid to third parties.
*** In case of newly acquired vessel with time charter attached, this date refers to the expected/actual date of delivery of the vessel to the Company.
**** Range of redelivery dates, with the actual date of redelivery being at the Charterers’ option, but subject to the terms, conditions, and exceptions of the particular charterparty.
 
1 Charter included a one time gross ballast bonus payment of US$400,000.
2 Vessel on scheduled drydocking from June 2, 2017 to June 24, 2017.
3 Based on latest information.
4 Vessel off-hire from June 27, 2017 to July 1, 2017.
5 Charterers have agreed to pay the BPI 4 T/C Average as published by The Baltic Exchange on 28th April 2017 and in any case not below the current rate of USD 4,500 for
the excess period commencing April 28, 2017.
6 Charter includes a one time gross ballast bonus payment of US$350,000.
7 Redelivery date based on an estimated time charter trip duration of about 60 days.
8 Vessel off-hire for drydocking from March 2, 2017 to April 26, 2017.
9 Charterers have agreed to pay the weighted average of the 4 T/C routes on 14th July 2017 plus 20% for the excess period commencing July 13, 2017.
10 Vessel on scheduled drydocking from May 26, 2017 to June 12, 2017.
11 Vessel off-hire for drydocking from April 30, 2017 to May 14, 2017.
12 Vessel on scheduled drydocking from May 29, 2017 to June 11, 2017.
13 Vessel on scheduled drydocking from March 16, 2017 to April 2, 2017.
14 Clearlake Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore is a member of the Gunvor Group.
15 Vessel off-hire for drydocking from June 1, 2017 to June 23, 2017.
16 Charterers will pay US$5,150 per day for the first 15 days of the charter period.
17 Vessel off-hire for drydocking from July 9, 2017 to July 20, 2017.



Summary of Selected Financial & Other Data (unaudited)
      Three months ended June 30,   Six months ended June 30,
      2017
  2016
  2017
  2016
                   
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA (in thousands of US Dollars)
  Time charter revenues $ 37,752   $ 28,326   $ 69,040   $ 59,118  
  Voyage expenses   2,059     3,562     3,119     10,318  
  Vessel operating expenses   22,324     21,933     43,640     43,874  
  Net loss   (23,819 )   (31,284 )   (50,290 )   (62,670 )
  Net loss attributed to common stockholders   (25,261 )   (32,726 )   (53,174 )   (65,554 )
FLEET DATA
  Average number of vessels   49.4     45.6     48.6     44.4  
  Number of vessels   51.0     46.0     51.0     46.0  
  Weighted average age of vessels   7.9     7.7     7.9     7.7  
  Ownership days   4,491     4,147     8,804     8,078  
  Available days   4,367     4,125     8,643     8,005  
  Operating days   4,271     4,099     8,472     7,943  
  Fleet utilization   97.8 %   99.4 %   98.0 %   99.2 %
AVERAGE DAILY RESULTS
  Time charter equivalent (TCE) rate (1) $ 8,173   $ 6,003   $ 7,627   $ 6,096  
  Daily vessel operating expenses (2) $ 4,971   $ 5,289   $ 4,957   $ 5,431  

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(1)  Time charter equivalent rates, or TCE rates, are defined as our time charter revenues less voyage expenses during a period divided by the number of our available days during the period, which is consistent with industry standards.  Voyage expenses include port charges, bunker (fuel) expenses, canal charges and commissions.  TCE is a non-GAAP measure.  TCE rate is a standard shipping industry performance measure used primarily to compare daily earnings generated by vessels on time charters with daily earnings generated by vessels on voyage charters, because charter hire rates for vessels on voyage charters are generally not expressed in per day amounts while charter hire rates for vessels on time charters are generally expressed in such amounts.

(2)  Daily vessel operating expenses, which include crew wages and related costs, the cost of insurance, expenses relating to repairs and maintenance, the costs of spares and consumable stores, tonnage taxes and other miscellaneous expenses, are calculated by dividing vessel operating expenses by ownership days for the relevant period.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

The Company’s management will conduct a conference call and simultaneous Internet webcast to review these results at 9:00 A.M. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, July 26, 2017.

Investors may access the webcast by visiting the Company’s website at www.dianashippinginc.com, and clicking on the webcast link. The conference call also may be accessed by telephone by dialing 1-877-407-8291 (for U.S.-based callers) or 1-201-689-8345 (for international callers), and asking the operator for the Diana Shipping Inc. conference call.

A replay of the webcast will be available soon after the completion of the call and will be accessible for 30 days on www.dianashippinginc.com. A telephone replay also will be available for 30 days by dialing 1-877-660-6853 (for U.S.-based callers) or 1-201-612-7415 (for international callers), and providing the Replay ID number 13665613.

About the Company

Diana Shipping Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership of dry bulk vessels. The Company’s vessels are employed primarily on medium to long-term time charters and transport a range of dry bulk cargoes, including such commodities as iron ore, coal, grain and other materials along worldwide shipping routes.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts.

The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words “believe,” “anticipate,” “intends,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “plan,” “potential,” “may,” “should,” “expect,” “pending” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, our management's examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.

In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand for dry bulk shipping capacity, changes in our operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for our vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, vessel breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other factors. Please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties.

(See financial tables attached)


DIANA SHIPPING INC.
FINANCIAL TABLES
Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share data
                   
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
                   
      Three months ended June 30,   Six months ended June 30,
      2017
  2016
  2017
  2016
                   
REVENUES:                
  Time charter revenues $ 37,752   $ 28,326   $ 69,040   $ 59,118  
                   
EXPENSES:                
  Voyage expenses   2,059     3,562     3,119     10,318  
  Vessel operating expenses   22,324     21,933     43,640     43,874  
  Depreciation and amortization of deferred
charges
  21,646     20,309     42,719     40,314  
  General and administrative expenses   6,651     6,465     12,438     12,743  
  Management fees to related party   440     360     861     720  
  Other income/(expenses)   176     (86 )   245     75  
  Operating loss   (15,544 )   (24,217 )   (33,982 )   (48,926 )
                   
OTHER INCOME / (EXPENSES):                
  Interest and finance costs   (6,687 )   (5,586 )   (13,076 )   (10,611 )
  Interest and other income   928     541     1,568     1,097  
  Loss from equity method investments   (2,516 )   (2,022 )   (4,800 )   (4,230 )
  Total other expenses, net   (8,275 )   (7,067 )   (16,308 )   (13,744 )
                   
Net loss $ (23,819 ) $ (31,284 ) $ (50,290 ) $ (62,670 )
                   
Dividends on series B preferred shares   (1,442 )   (1,442 )   (2,884 )   (2,884 )
                   
Net loss attributed to common stockholders   (25,261 )   (32,726 )   (53,174 )   (65,554 )
                   
Loss per common share, basic and diluted $ (0.26 ) $ (0.41 ) $ (0.60 ) $ (0.82 )
                   
Weighted average number of common shares,
basic and diluted
  96,691,952     80,534,351     89,015,484     80,287,498  
                   
      Three months ended June 30,   Six months ended June 30,
      2017
  2016
  2017
  2016
                   
Net loss $ (23,819 ) $ (31,284 ) $ (50,290 ) $ (62,670 )
Other comprehensive loss (Actuarial loss)   (7 )   (8 )   (14 )   (15 )
Comprehensive loss $ (23,826 ) $ (31,292 ) $ (50,304 ) $ (62,685 )



CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA    
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)    
           
      June 30, 2017   December 31, 2016*
ASSETS   (unaudited)    
           
Cash and cash equivalents $ 42,273 $ 98,142
Other current assets   18,295   17,174
Advances for vessels under construction and acquisitions and other vessel costs   -   46,863
Vessels' net book value   1,536,345   1,403,912
Other fixed assets, net   22,849   23,114
Restricted cash   25,500   23,000
Due from related parties, non-current   82,617   45,417
Equity method investments   4,214   6,014
Other non-current assets   7,116   5,027
  Total assets $ 1,739,209 $ 1,668,663
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY        
           
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs $ 633,602 $ 598,181
Other liabilities   20,321   13,893
Total stockholders' equity   1,085,286   1,056,589
  Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 1,739,209 $ 1,668,663
           
* The balance sheet data have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date.



OTHER FINANCIAL DATA (unaudited)
      Three months ended June 30,   Six months ended June 30,
      2017
  2016 
  2017
  2016 
                   
Net Cash provided by / (used in) operating activities $ 3,513   $ (4,192 ) $ 2,921   $ (13,625 )
Net Cash used in investing activities   (107,691 )   (19,010 )   (165,712 )   (45,558 )
Net Cash provided by financing activities $ 63,749   $ 809   $ 109,422   $ 14,603  

 

Corporate Contact:
Ioannis Zafirakis
Director, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary
Telephone: + 30-210-9470100
Email: izafirakis@dianashippinginc.com
Website: www.dianashippinginc.com
                                                       
Investor and Media Relations:
Edward Nebb
Comm-Counsellors, LLC
Telephone: + 1-203-972-8350
Email: enebb@optonline.net

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