DryShips Inc. Announces Date of 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
(firmenpresse) - ATHENS, GREECE -- (Marketwired) -- 09/06/16 -- DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) (the "Company" or "DryShips"), an international owner of drybulk carriers and offshore support vessels, announced today that the Company''s 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") will be held at the Company''s offices located at 109 Kifisias Avenue & Sina Street, GR 151 24, Marousi, Athens, Greece on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 4:00 p.m., local time.
The Company''s board of directors has fixed the close of business on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 as the record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to receive notice and to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.
Formal notice of the Annual Meeting and the Company''s proxy statement are expected to be sent to shareholders on or about Tuesday, September 20, 2016.
DryShips Inc. is an owner of drybulk carriers and offshore support vessels that operate worldwide. DryShips owns a fleet of 20 Panamax drybulk carriers with a combined deadweight tonnage of approximately 1.5 million tons, and 6 offshore supply vessels, comprised of 2 platform supply and 4 oil spill recovery vessels.
DryShips'' common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market where it trades under the symbol "DRYS."
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Matters discussed in this release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with such safe harbor legislation.
Forward-looking statements reflect the Company''s current views with respect to future events and financial performance and may include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies and other statements.
The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, management''s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.
Important factors that, in the Company''s view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including changes in charter rates and vessel values, failure of a seller to deliver one or more vessels, failure of a buyer to accept delivery of a vessel, inability to procure acquisition financing, default by one or more charterers of our ships, changes in demand for drybulk commodities, changes in demand that may affect attitudes of time charterers, scheduled and unscheduled drydocking, changes in our voyage and operating expenses, including bunker prices, dry-docking and insurance costs, changes in governmental rules and regulations, changes in our relationships with the lenders under our debt agreements, potential liability from pending or future litigation, domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents, international hostilities and political events or acts by terrorists.
Risks and uncertainties are further described in reports filed by DryShips Inc. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company''s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 20-F.
Nicolas Bornozis
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