Diana Shipping 13D/A: Paliou Group Exercises Warrants, Adds 5.98M Shares, Holds 20.35%
DSX sits 55% above its 52-week low of $1.6.
Summary
Paliou's group exercised 3.5M warrants for 5.98M new Diana Shipping shares on September 11, 2026, lifting its beneficial stake to 27.86M shares, or 20.35% of the enlarged share count. No open-market sales were reported.
Key Events · Ownership and Investor Activity · DSX
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Warrants Exercised for 5.98M Shares
On September 11, 2026, the Reporting Persons exercised 3,527,501 warrants, receiving 5,980,066 new common shares of Diana Shipping.
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Group Stake Reaches 20.35%
Paliou Semiramis indirectly beneficially owns 27,858,240 shares, or 20.35% of the 136,869,100 shares outstanding as of October 16, 2026.
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Holdings Split Across Two Entities
Tuscany Shipping Corp. holds 18,210,394 shares (13.30%) and 4 Sweet Dreams S.A. holds 9,647,846 shares (7.05%), both controlled by Paliou.
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Percentage Drop Is Denominator-Driven
The lower ownership percentage versus prior amendments reflects an increase in total shares outstanding, not any sale — the filing reports no share transactions in the past 60 days.
Analysis · DSX · Energy & Transportation
This is real share issuance, not a paper mark-to-market: Semiramis Paliou's group converted 3,527,501 warrants into 5,980,066 new Diana Shipping shares on September 11, 2026. Beneficial ownership now stands at 27,858,240 shares, or 20.35% of the 136,869,100 shares outstanding, split between Tuscany Shipping (13.30%) and 4 Sweet Dreams (7.05%). The percentage decline versus prior filings is purely mechanical: the denominator grew because total shares outstanding rose, not because the group sold anything — the filing states no share sales in the past 60 days. This lands weeks after Diana withdrew its hostile tender for Genco Shipping on August 14, 2026, so the group is consolidating its position in the standalone company rather than exiting. The added float is modest dilution, but a 20%+ holder increasing its share count keeps control concentrated.
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At the time of this filing, DSX was trading at $2.48 on NYSE in the Energy & Transportation sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $311M. The 52-week trading range was $1.60 to $3.20. This filing was assessed with neutral market sentiment and an importance score of 7 out of 10.