d1126869_6-k.htm
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 August 2010
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
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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): [ ].
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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 as Exhibit 1 is Supplement No. 1 to the proxy statement of
DryShips Inc. (the “Company”) dated July 26, 2010. As previously
announced, the Company’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual
Meeting”) will be held on September 6, 2010. Supplement No. 1,
together with the Company’s proxy statement, cover letter to shareholders,
notice of the Annual Meeting and 2009 Annual Report (collectively, the “Proxy
Materials”) are available on the Company’s website at http://drys.agmdocuments.com/ASM2010.html.
Shareholders may receive a hard copy of any of the Proxy Materials free of
charge upon request.
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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DRYSHIPS
INC.
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(Registrant)
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Dated: August
27, 2010
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By: /s/George
Economou
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George
Economou
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Chief
Executive Officer
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Exhibit
1
______________________
SUPPLEMENT
NO. 1 TO
PROXY
STATEMENT
FOR
ANNUAL
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO
BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
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INFORMATION
CONCERNING SOLICITATION AND VOTING
This
Supplement No. 1 supplements the proxy statement of DryShips Inc. (the
“Company”) dated July 26, 2010 and mailed to shareholders on or about that date
in connection with the Company’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held
on September 6, 2010. This Supplement No. 1 can be found on the
Company’s website at http://drys.agmdocuments.com/ASM2010.html.
Shareholders may also receive a hard copy of this Supplement No. 1 free of
charge upon request.
VOTING
RIGHTS AND OUTSTANDING SHARES
On July
19, 2010 (the “Record Date”), the Company had outstanding 294,827,321 shares of
common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Shares”) and 52,238,806
shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
“Preferred Shares” and, together with the Common Shares, the “Voting
Shares”). Each shareholder of record at the close of business on the
Record Date is entitled to one vote for each Voting Share then
held. One or more shareholders representing at least a majority of
the Voting Shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting,
whether represented in person or by proxy, shall be a quorum for the purposes of
the Meeting.
The
Common Shares are listed on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol
“DRYS.” The Preferred Shares are not publicly traded.