FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 2017
Commission File Number: 001-35025
DIANA CONTAINERSHIPS INC.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
Pendelis 18, 175 64 Palaio Faliro, Athens, Greece
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F [X] Form 40-F [ ]
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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached to this report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release dated February 21, 2017 of Diana Containerships Inc. (the "Company") announcing that on February 16, 2017, the Company filed its 2016 Annual Report on Form 20-F with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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.
DIANA CONTAINERSHIPS INC.
(registrant)
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Dated: February 21, 2017
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By:
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/s/
Anastasios Margaronis
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Anastasios Margaronis
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President
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Exhibit 99.1
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Corporate Contact:
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Ioannis Zafirakis
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Director, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary
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Telephone: +30-216-600-2400
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Email:
izafirakis@dcontainerships.com
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Website:
www.dcontainerships.com
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For Immediate Release
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Investor and Media Relations:
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Edward Nebb
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Comm-Counsellors, LLC
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Telephone: + 1-203-972-8350
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Email:
enebb@optonline.net
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DIANA CONTAINERSHIPS INC. ANNOUNCES
THE FILING OF ITS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 20-F
ATHENS, GREECE, February 21, 2017 – Diana Containerships Inc. (NASDAQ: DCIX), (the "Company"), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of containerships, today announced that on February 16, 2017 it filed its 2016 Annual Report on Form 20-F with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The Annual Report is available for download on the Company's website,
www.dcontainerships.com
. Any shareholder may receive a hard copy of the Company's complete Annual Report, which includes the Company's complete 2016 audited financial statements, free of charge upon request.
About the Company
Diana Containerships Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership of containerships. The Company's vessels are employed primarily on time charters with leading liner companies carrying containerized cargo along worldwide shipping routes.