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 September 2022
Commission File Number:
001-35025
PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.
(Translation of registrant's name
into English)
373 Syngrou
Avenue
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 ☒
Form 40-F ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the
Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the
submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an
attached annual report to security holders.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the
Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)7:
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Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the
submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report
or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must
furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which
the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the
registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home
country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded,
as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is
not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant's
security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already
been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission
filing on EDGAR.
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached to
this Report on Form 6-K as
Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press
release of Performance Shipping Inc. dated September 19, 2022
titled “Performance Shipping Inc. Announces acceptance of a Signed
Commitment Letter from Alpha Bank A.E.”
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, and the Company’s registration statement on Form
F-3 (File No. 333-237637), filed with the SEC with an effective
date of April 23, 2020.
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.
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PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.
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(Registrant)
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Dated: September 19, 2022
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/s/ Andreas Michalopoulos
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By:
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Andreas
Michalopoulos |
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Chief Executive Officer
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