Company: DSX-PB
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001562762-25-000050
Chunk: 181

Company: DIANA SHIPPING INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 6
Chunk 181
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determined by our

board of directors

to be “independent”

under the rules

of the NYSE

and the rules

and

regulations of

the SEC.

As directed

by its

written charter, the

Audit Committee

is responsible

for appointing,

and overseeing the

work of the

independent auditors,

including reviewing

and approving their

engagement

letter

and

all

fees

paid

to

our

auditors,

reviewing

the

adequacy

and

effectiveness

of

the

Company's

accounting

and

internal

control

procedures

and

reading

and

discussing

with

management

and

the

independent auditors the

annual audited

financial statements. The

members of

the Audit

Committee are

Mr. Kyriacos

Riris (chairman and financial

expert) and Mr.

Apostolos Kontoyannis (member and

financial

expert).

We

have established

a Compensation

Committee comprised

of two

members, which,

as directed

by its

written charter, is responsible

for setting the

compensation of

executive officers of

the Company, reviewing

the Company’s incentive

and equity-based

compensation plans,

and reviewing

and approving

employment

and severance

agreements. The

members of

the Compensation

Committee are

Mr. Apostolos Kontoyannis

(chairman) and Mr. Konstantinos Psaltis (member).

We have established

a Nominating

Committee comprised

of two

members, which,

as directed

by its

written

charter,

is responsible

for identifying,

evaluating and

making recommendations

to the

board of

directors

concerning individuals for selections as

director nominees for the

next annual meeting of

stockholders or

to

otherwise

fill

board

of

director

vacancies.

The

members

of

the

Nominating

Committee

are

Mr. Konstantinos Psaltis (chairman) and Mr. Kyriacos Riris (member).

We have established a Sustainability

Committee comprised of Mr. Apostolos Kontoyannis

(Chairman) and

Ms.

Semiramis

Paliou

(member).

The

Sustainability

Committee,

as

directed

by

its

written

charter