UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March 2013
Commission File Number 001-33922
DRYSHIPS INC.
80 Kifissias Avenue
Amaroussion 15125, Athens Greece
(Address of principal executive offices)
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 [ ]
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): [ ].
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): [ ].
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.
1
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release of DryShips Inc. dated March 22, 2013: DryShips Inc. Announces Availability of 2012 Annual Report on Form 20-F.
2
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.
| DRYSHIPS INC. | |
| (Registrant) | |
|
| |
Dated: March 22, 2013 | By: /s/George Economou | |
|
| George Economou Chief Executive Officer |
3
Exhibit 99.1
DRYSHIPS INC. ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF
2012 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 20-F
ATHENS, GREECE March 22, 2013 - DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) (the Company or DryShips), a global provider of marine transportation services for drybulk and petroleum cargoes and off-shore contract drilling oil services, today announced that its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2012 (the Annual Report) has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Annual Report may also be accessed through the DryShips website, www.dryships.com, at the Investor Relations section under Quarterly and Annual Reports.
Shareholders may also request a hard copy of the Annual Report, which includes the Companys complete 2012 audited financial statements, free of charge by contacting Capital Link Inc., the Companys investor relations advisor, using the contact details provided below.
About DryShips
DryShips Inc. is an owner of drybulk carriers and tankers that operate worldwide. Through its majority owned subsidiary, Ocean Rig UDW Inc., DryShips owns and operates 10 offshore ultra deepwater drilling units, comprising of 2 ultra deepwater semisubmersible drilling rigs and 8 ultra deepwater drillships, 3 of which remain to be delivered to Ocean Rig during 2013 and 1 is scheduled for delivery during 2015. DryShips owns a fleet of 46 drybulk carriers (including newbuildings), comprising of 12 Capesize, 28 Panamax, 2 Supramax and 4 Very Large Ore Carriers (VLOC) with a combined deadweight tonnage of about 5.1 million tons, and 10 tankers, comprising 4 Suezmax and 6 Aframax, with a combined deadweight tonnage of over 1.3 million tons.
DryShipss common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market where it trades under the symbol DRYS.
Visit the Companys website at www.dryships.com
Investor Relations / Media:
Nicolas Bornozis
Capital Link, Inc. (New York)
Tel. 212-661-7566
E-mail: dryships@capitallink.com
4