UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 20-F/A
| ¨ | REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
OR
| x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010
OR
| ¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
OR
| ¨ | SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Date of event requiring this shell company report: Not applicable
Commission file number 001-33922
DRYSHIPS INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
Republic of the Marshall Islands
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
80 Kifissias Avenue
GR 15125 Amaroussion
Greece
(Address of principal executive offices)
Mr. George Economou
Tel: + 011 30 210-80 90-570, Fax: + 011 30 210 80 90 585
(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of class |
Name of exchange on which registered | |||
| Common stock, $0.01 par value | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | |||
| Preferred Stock Purchase Rights | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | |||
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report: As of December 31, 2010, there were 369,649,777 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. x Yes ¨ No
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. ¨ Yes x No
Note—Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes ¨ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). ¨ Yes ¨ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See the definitions of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer ¨ Non-accelerated filer ¨
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
| US GAAP x |
International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ¨ |
Other ¨ |
If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow. ¨ Item 17 ¨ Item 18
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ¨ Yes x No
Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2011 (the “2010 Form 20-F”), is being filed solely for the purposes of furnishing Interactive Data File disclosure as Exhibit 101 in accordance with Rule 405 of Regulation S-T. This Exhibit was not previously filed.
Other than as expressly set forth above, this Form 20-F/A does not, and does not purport to, amend, update or restate the information in any other item of the 2010 Form 20-F, or reflect any events that have occurred after the 2010 Form 20-F was originally filed.
PART III
| ITEM 19. | EXHIBITS |
The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index hereof are filed herewith in response to this Item.
| Exhibits |
Description | |
| 101 | The following financial information from DryShips Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the SEC on April 15, 2011, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): | |
| (1) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2009 and 2010; (2) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010; (3) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders” Equity for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010; (4) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010; and (5) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. | ||
SIGNATURES
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F/A and has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.
| DRYSHIPS INC. | ||
| /s/ George Economou | ||
| George Economou | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Dated: May 10, 2011 | ||