Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX) ("Diana" or "the Company"), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels that is the largest shareholder of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK) ("Genco"), today announced an extension of the fully committed financing supporting Diana’s offer to acquire the outstanding shares of Genco not already owned by Diana. The extension is a further demonstration of Diana's commitment to completing a transaction and of its banking partners' confidence in the strength and credibility of Diana's proposal.

The fully committed financing — in the amount of $1.412 billion — is arranged by DNB Carnegie and Nordea, with participation from leading international banks, including DNB, Nordea, BNP Paribas, Standard Chartered, Deutsche Bank and Danske Bank. The total financing amount reflects an adjustment to Tranche B of the commitment from $331 million to $310 million, following Genco's sale of two vessels — the Picardy and the Predator. Tranche A remains unchanged at $1.102 billion.

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