FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of February 2019
Commission File Number: 001-35025
PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
Pendelis 18, 175 64 Palaio Faliro, Athens, Greece
(Address of principal executive office)
(Address of principal executive office)
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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Performance Shipping Inc. (the "Company") today announced that the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") was duly held on February 19, 2019, in Limassol, Cyprus, pursuant to a Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders dated January 9, 2019. Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. acted as inspector of the Meeting.
At the Meeting, each of the following proposals, which are set forth in more detail in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the Company's Proxy Statement sent to shareholders on or around January 9, 2019, was approved and adopted:
| (1) | The election of Symeon Palios, Giannakis (John) Evangelou, and Nikolaos Petmezas as Class III Directors of the Company, to serve until the Company's 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders; |
| (2) | The change of name of the Company from "Diana Containerships Inc." to "Performance Shipping Inc." and the amendment of the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation in order to reflect the foregoing; and |
| (3) | The appointment of Ernst & Young (Hellas) Certified Auditors Accountants S.A. as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. |
The information contained in this Report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company's registration statement on Form F-3 (File no. 333-197740), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") with an effective date of August 13, 2014, the Company's registration statement on Form F-3 (File no. 333-215748), as amended and filed with the SEC with an effective date of March 7, 2017, and the Company's registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-216944), filed with the SEC with an effective date of May 11, 2017.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.
(registrant)
| Dated: February 26, 2019 | By: | /s/ Anastasios Margaronis |
| Anastasios Margaronis | ||
| President |