Diana Shipping Announces Drawdown of $10.325M From an Increased Term Loan Facility With Nordea Bank

Diana Shipping Inc.

announced that on June 22, 2012, it completed the drawdown of US$10.325 million through a supplemental loan agreement with Nordea Bank Finland Plc, London Branch. This drawdown increased the size of the previously announced term loan facility from the original amount of US$16.125 million to an amount of up to US$26.450 million.