Diana Shipping announces extension of tender offer for shares of common stock
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, on December 20 announced that in light of the closure of the U.S. financial markets on the national day of mourning observed on December 5, 2018 for President George H.W. Bush, the Company has extended its previously announced cash tender offer to purchase shares of its common stock until the end of the day, 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, on December 21, 2018, to allow additional time for stockholders to tender their shares. Except as set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Offer (as defined below) remain the same.
On November 21, 2018, the Company announced the commencement of a tender offer to purchase up to 4,166,666 shares, or about 3.86%, of its outstanding common stock using funds available from cash and cash equivalents at a price of $3.60 per share (the “Offer”).
As of December 20, 2018, approximately 3,257,805 shares had been tendered in the Offer.
Stockholders who have previously validly tendered and not withdrawn their shares do not need to re-tender their shares or take any other action in response to the extension of the Offer. The terms and conditions of the Offer, prior to the amendment described in this release, were set forth in the Company’s “Offer to Purchase” and “Letter of Transmittal”, each dated November 21, 2018, and the other related materials that the Company distributed to stockholders, which were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as exhibits to the Company’s Schedule TO on November 21, 2018.
Diana Shipping Inc. retained Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as the depositary for the tender offer and Georgeson Inc. as the information agent.
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.