DryShips Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2011 Results Release Date, Conference Call and Webcast
News Release
DryShips Inc.
August 29, 2011
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<P align=left>ATHENS, GREECE </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">— </FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman">August 29, 2011 - DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) (the</P>
<P align=left>"Company" or "DryShips"), a global provider of marine
transportation services for</P>
<P align=left>drybulk and petroleum cargoes, and through its majority owned
subsidiary, Ocean Rig</P>
<P align=left>UDW Inc., of off-shore contract drilling oil services, announced
today that it will release</P>
<P align=left>its results for the second quarter 2011 after the market closes in
New York on Tuesday,</P>
<P align=left>August 30, 2011.</P></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">
<P align=left>DryShips’ management team will host a conference call the
following </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">day on</P>
<P align=left>Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at 8:00 a.m. ED</FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman">T to discuss the Company’s financial</P></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman">
<P align=left>results.</P></FONT><B><FONT face="Times New Roman">
<P align=left>Conference Call details:</P></B></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman">
<P align=left>Participants should dial into the call 10 minutes before the
scheduled time using the</P>
<P align=left>following numbers: 1(866) 819-7111 (from the US), 0(800) 953-0329
(from the UK) or</P>
<P align=left>+(44) (0) 1452 542 301 (from outside the US). Please quote
"DryShips."</P>
<P align=left>A replay of the conference call will be available until September
2, 2011. The United</P>
<P align=left>States replay number is 1(866) 247-4222; from the UK 0(800)
953-1533; the standard</P>
<P align=left>international replay number is (+44) (0) 1452 550 000 and the
access code required for</P>
<P align=left>the replay is: 2133051#.</P></FONT><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman">
<P align=left>Slides and audio webcast:</P></B></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman">
<P align=left>There will also be a simultaneous live webcast over the Internet,
through the DryShips</P>
<P align=left>Inc. website (www.dryships.com). Participants to the live webcast
should register on the</P>
<P>website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the
webcast.</P></FONT>
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<P align=left>ATHENS, GREECE </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">— </FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman">August 29, 2011 - DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) (the</P>
<P align=left>"Company" or "DryShips"), a global provider of marine
transportation services for</P>
<P align=left>drybulk and petroleum cargoes, and through its majority owned
subsidiary, Ocean Rig</P>
<P align=left>UDW Inc., of off-shore contract drilling oil services, announced
today that it will release</P>
<P align=left>its results for the second quarter 2011 after the market closes in
New York on Tuesday,</P>
<P align=left>August 30, 2011.</P></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">
<P align=left>DryShips’ management team will host a conference call the
following </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">day on</P>
<P align=left>Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at 8:00 a.m. ED</FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman">T to discuss the Company’s financial</P></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman">
<P align=left>results.</P></FONT><B><FONT face="Times New Roman">
<P align=left>Conference Call details:</P></B></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman">
<P align=left>Participants should dial into the call 10 minutes before the
scheduled time using the</P>
<P align=left>following numbers: 1(866) 819-7111 (from the US), 0(800) 953-0329
(from the UK) or</P>
<P align=left>+(44) (0) 1452 542 301 (from outside the US). Please quote
"DryShips."</P>
<P align=left>A replay of the conference call will be available until September
2, 2011. The United</P>
<P align=left>States replay number is 1(866) 247-4222; from the UK 0(800)
953-1533; the standard</P>
<P align=left>international replay number is (+44) (0) 1452 550 000 and the
access code required for</P>
<P align=left>the replay is: 2133051#.</P></FONT><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman">
<P align=left>Slides and audio webcast:</P></B></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman">
<P align=left>There will also be a simultaneous live webcast over the Internet,
through the DryShips</P>
<P align=left>Inc. website (www.dryships.com). Participants to the live webcast
should register on the</P>
<P>website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the
webcast.</P></FONT>
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