Diana keeps $24.80-a-share Genco bid after Star Bulk pact ends

Diana Shipping and Star Bulk Carriers have scrapped an agreement under which Star Bulk would have bought 16 Genco vessels after Diana's proposed takeover of Genco Shipping & Trading, but Diana said the change leaves its bid for the shares it does not already own unchanged and its $1.411 billion committed financing from six international banks intact. The offer remains $24.80 a share in cash, adjusted for Genco's recently declared $0.80 dividend, plus one Diana share valued at $2.54 using Diana's 30-day volume-weighted average price as of June 16, 2026, and carries no financing condition. Diana said nearly eight weeks have passed since its revised proposal without a substantive response from Genco's board, while Star Bulk said it withdrew because of the board's unwillingness to negotiate. Diana shares rose 3.36% to $2.46 in Tuesday trading and Star Bulk shares were down 0.07% at $28.40.

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