Diana Shipping Inc. Issues Statement Regarding Genco Shipping & Trading’s Response to Diana’s Acquisition Proposal

13 Jan 2026 22:51 CET

Athens, Greece – January 13, 2026 – 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 owns approximately 14.8% of the
outstanding shares of common stock of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:
GNK) (“Genco”), announced that it has received a letter from the Genco Board of
Directors (the “Board”) rejecting Diana’s non-binding indicative proposal to
acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Genco common stock not
already owned by Diana for $20.60 per share in cash (the “proposal” or the
“offer”).

Diana’s proposal, which was publicly disclosed on November 24, 2025, was flatly
rejected by the Genco Board without any engagement with Diana. Despite taking
more than six weeks to respond to Diana’s attractive offer, the Board refused to
enter into any discussions, raise any specific questions or seek any
clarification with Diana on the proposal.

Diana’s proposal to acquire Genco provides certainty for Genco shareholders
through an all-cash structure that represents:

- an attractive 23% premium to the VWAP of Genco’s shares for each of the 30-day
and 90-day periods ending November 21, 2025;
- a 15% premium to the closing price of Genco’s shares on November 21, 2025;
- a 21% premium to the closing price of Genco’s shares on July 17, 2025, the
date of the initial disclosure of Diana’s ownership stake in Genco; and
- is in line with Genco’s 10-year high share price of $20.84/share, adjusted for
dividends.

Diana’s offer is backed by a highly confident letter from DNB Bank and Nordea
Bank, two prominent shipping banks, that have been engaged to lead the financing
for up to $1,102,000,000 in new debt financing to fund the full purchase price
for Genco’s outstanding shares, refinance Genco’s existing outstanding
indebtedness and pay transaction fees and expenses.

Furthermore, the Genco Board put forth a suggestion for Genco to acquire Diana,
recognizing the benefits of dry bulk industry consolidation, however, it does
not include any details on price or premium, amount of cash or stock
consideration, or any other basic financial terms necessary to be properly
evaluated. Diana believes this “proposal” is merely a tactic that serves no
serious purpose other than to dismiss and detract from Diana’s attractive offer.
In contrast, Diana has consistently sought to engage the Genco Board regarding
Diana’s actionable proposal that includes specific financial and structural
terms, and provides a meaningful opportunity for Genco’s shareholders to obtain
immediate liquidity at a premium.

Diana’s Chief Executive Officer, Semiramis Paliou, said, “We are deeply
disappointed that, despite our continued willingness to enter into discussions
with Genco’s Board, it instead chose to reject our proposal without any
engagement with us or our advisors. In fact, Genco’s letter raised questions
about the structure, value and certainty of execution that we are ready and
willing to discuss if they engage with us directly.”

“We are encouraged that Genco acknowledges the industrial logic of a combination
of our two companies. We continue to believe that our proposed all-cash
transaction is the optimal way to implement the combination, and we would
welcome a dialogue with Genco’s Board to address any questions they may have
about our proposal,” Ms. Paliou concluded.

Diana’s Board is considering all its options to advance its highly compelling
offer to acquire Genco.

A copy of Genco’s response letter is being filed with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as an Exhibit to Diana’s Schedule 13D
with respect to its ownership of Genco shares...

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