Douglas Mavrinac of Jefferies Interview With Barry Parker on DryShips

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - July 17, 2008) - Barry Parker of Bdp1 Consulting interviews Douglas Mavrinac, Senior Equity Research Analyst and Maritime Group Head of Jefferies & Company on the development and prospects of DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS).

The interview is available as of 8:30 a.m. EDT today as an audio webcast on www.CapitalLinkShipping.com where it will remain archived under "Interviews."

In a recent note on DryShips, Douglas Mavrinac expresses the opinion that DryShips shares are attractively valued with DryShips' underlying dry bulk shipping business currently valued at essentially less than 1.0 times 2009 EPS and 2009 CFPS based on the upcoming UDW spin-off value of approximately $67 per share.

The interview focuses on the valuation of the UDW business unit, as well as on the fundamentals and outlook of the Ultra Deep Water Drilling and the Dry Bulk Shipping sectors. Also, on DryShips' positioning in these two sectors and on the company's valuation and prospects.

Anyone interested can request a transcript at no cost through the event page at www.CapitalLinkShipping.com. The transcript will be available in about 24 hours after the interview.

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