Diana shipping inc. announces the sale of a capesize dry bulk vessel, the m/v baltimore

Athens, greece, june 15, 2022 (globe newswire) -- diana shipping inc. (nyse: dsx), (the “company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, announced that it has signed, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, a memorandum of agreement to sell one of its dry bulk vessels, the m/v baltimore, to oceanpal inc., a related party. the aggregate sale price of the vessel is $22.0 million, 20% of which was paid upon signing of the memorandum of agreement and 80% of which will be paid upon the delivery of the vessel in the form of newly issued preferred shares of oceanpal inc. the terms of the preferred shares will be mutually agreeable between the company and oceanpal inc., and are expected to include a preferred dividend and to be convertible into oceanpal inc. common shares at any time. the aggregate sale price was agreed upon based on the average of two independent broker vessel valuations, adjusted for a scheduled drydocking of the vessel prior to delivery to oceanpal inc. and taking into account the share-based component of the consideration.
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