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DryShips Inc. Mandatory Offer Period for the Acquisition of the Remaining Shares of Ocean Rig ASA
| Source: DryShips Inc.
ATHENS, GREECE--(Marketwire - May 14, 2008) - DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ : DRYS ) today announced
that the Mandatory Offer period for the acquisition of all the outstanding
shares of Ocean Rig ASA commenced today and the appropriate Offer Document
has been filed with the Oslo Stock Exchange.
The mandatory offer period will end on 11th June, 2008. As of 14 May 2008,
Primelead Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of DryShips, Inc., owns
128,035,373 shares in Ocean Rig or 75.1% of the shares and votes in Ocean
Rig ASA.
About DryShips, Inc.
DryShips Inc., based in Greece, is an owner and operator of drybulk
carriers that operate worldwide. As of the day of this release, DryShips
owns a fleet of 47 drybulk carriers comprising 4 Capesize, 32 Panamax, 2
Supramax, 9 newbuilding drybulk vessels, with a combined deadweight
tonnage of over 4 million tons.
DryShips Inc.'s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market where it
trades under the symbol "DRYS."
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that may affect attitudes of time charterers to scheduled and unscheduled
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shipping routes due to accidents and political events or acts by
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