Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
October 06 2014 - 6:48AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 October 2014
Commission File Number 001-33922
DRYSHIPS INC.
74-76 V. Ipeirou Street
151 25, Marousi
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 registrants home country), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrants 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 registrants 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 hereto as Exhibit 23.1 is the consent of Ernst & Young (Hellas) Certified Auditors Accountants S.A. relating to the
incorporation by reference of the financial statements and auditor report of Ocean Rig UDW Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2013, dated February 21, 2014,
into the prospectus supplement of DryShips Inc. filed for the purpose of registering its Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (the Prospectus Supplement).
This Report on Form 6-K and the exhibits hereto are hereby incorporated by reference into the Companys Registration Statement on Form
F-3 ASR (Registration No. 333-190951) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 3, 2013 and into the Prospectus Supplement.
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: October 6, 2014 |
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/s/ George Economou |
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George Economou Chief Executive
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Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption Experts in the Registration Statement (Form F-3/ASR No. 333-190951) and related
Prospectus of DryShips Inc. for the registration of its Senior Secured Notes due 2017 and to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated February 21, 2014 with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Ocean
Rig UDW Inc., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Ocean Rig UDW Inc. included in the Annual Report (Form 20-F) of Ocean Rig UDW Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2013.
/s/ Ernst & Young (Hellas) Certified Auditors Accountants S.A.
Athens, Greece
October 1, 2014
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