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DryShips Inc. Reports Financial and Operating Results for the Third Quarter 2012

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Total vessels', drilling rigs' and drillships' operating expenses and total depreciation and amortization increased to $181.1 million and $84.6 million, respectively, for the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $105.7 million and $71.0 million, respectively, for the three-month period ended September 30, 2011. Total general and administrative expenses increased to $35.3 million in the third quarter of 2012 from $28.4 million during the comparative period in 2011.

Interest and finance costs, net of interest income, amounted to $51.9 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, compared to $36.0 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2011.

(1) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure; please see later in this press release for a reconciliation to net income.

Fleet List

The table below describes our fleet profile as of November 14, 2012:


                                               Gross                    Year                       rate          Redelivery                   Built   DWT       Type      Per day   Earliest  Latest                 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------Drybulk fleetCapesize:Mystic              2008   170,040   Capesize  $52,310   Aug-18    Dec-18Robusto             2006   173,949   Capesize  $26,000   Aug-14    Dec-14Cohiba              2006   174,234   Capesize  $26,250   Oct-14    Feb-15Montecristo         2005   180,263   Capesize  $23,500   May-14    Oct-14Flecha              2004   170,012   Capesize  $55,000   Jul-18    Nov-18Manasota            2004   171,061   Capesize  $30,000   Jan-18    Aug-18Partagas            2004   173,880   Capesize  $10,000   Jun-13    Aug-13Alameda             2001   170,662   Capesize  $27,500   Nov-15    Jan-16Capri               2001   172,579   Capesize  $10,000   Nov-13    Mar-14Fakarava            2012   206,000   Capesize  $25,000   Sept-15   Sept-15Panamax:Raraka              2012   76,037    Panamax   $13,150   Feb-13    Apr-13Woolloomooloo       2012   76,064    Panamax   $13,150   Jan-13    Mar-13Amalfi              2009   75,206    Panamax   $39,750   Jul-13    Sep-13Rapallo             2009   75,123    Panamax   Spot      N/A       N/ACatalina            2005   74,432    Panamax   $40,000   Jun-13    Aug-13Majorca             2005   74,477    Panamax   Spot      N/A       N/ALigari              2004   75,583    Panamax   Spot      N/A       N/ASaldanha            2004   75,707    Panamax   Spot      N/A       N/ASorrento            2004   76,633    Panamax   $24,500   Aug-21    Dec-21Mendocino           2002   76,623    Panamax   Spot      N/A       N/ABargara             2002   74,832    Panamax   Spot      N/A       N/AOregon              2002   74,204    Panamax   Spot      N/A       N/AEcola               2001   73,931    Panamax   Spot      N/A       N/ASamatan             2001   74,823    Panamax   Spot      N/A       N/ASonoma              2001   74,786    Panamax   Spot      N/A       N/ACapitola            2001   74,816    Panamax   Spot      N/A       N/ALevanto             2001   73,925    Panamax   Spot      N/A       N/AMaganari            2001   75,941    Panamax   Spot      N/A       N/ACoronado            2000   75,706    Panamax   Spot      N/A       N/AMarbella            2000   72,561    Panamax   Spot      N/A       N/ARedondo             2000   74,716    Panamax   Spot      N/A       N/ATopeka              2000   74,716    Panamax   $12,250   Dec-12    Feb-13Ocean Crystal       1999   73,688    Panamax   Spot      N/A       N/AHelena              1999   73,744    Panamax   Spot      N/A       N/ASupramax:Byron               2003   51,118    Supramax  Spot      N/A       N/AGalveston           2002   51,201    Supramax  Spot      N/A       N/A                                               Gross                    Year                       rate           Redelivery                   Built   DWT       Type      Per day   Earliest  Latest                 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------NewbuildingsNewbuilding VLOC #2                 2013   206,000   Capesize  Spot      N/A       N/ANewbuilding VLOC #3                 2013   206,000   Capesize  $21,500   Jan-20    Jan-27Newbuilding VLOC #4                 2013   206,000   Capesize  Spot      N/A       N/ANewbuilding VLOC #5                 2014   206,000   Capesize  Spot      N/A       N/ANewbuilding Capesize 1         2013   176,000   Capesize  Spot      N/A       N/ANewbuilding Capesize 2         2013   176,000   Capesize  Spot      N/A       N/ANewbuilding Ice -class Panamax 1   2014   75,900    Panamax   Spot      N/A       N/ANewbuilding Ice -class Panamax 2   2014   75,900    Panamax   Spot      N/A       N/ANewbuilding Ice -class Panamax 3   2014   75,900    Panamax   Spot      N/A       N/ANewbuilding Ice -class Panamax 4   2014   75,900    Panamax   Spot      N/A       N/ATanker fleetPetalidi            2012   158,300   Suezmax   Spot      N/A       N/ALipari              2012   158,300   Suezmax   Spot      N/A       N/AVilamoura           2011   158,300   Suezmax   Spot      N/A       N/ACalida              2012   115,200   Aframax   Spot      N/A       N/ASaga                2011   115,200   Aframax   Spot      N/A       N/ADaytona             2011   115,200   Aframax   Spot      N/A       N/ABelmar              2011   115,200   Aframax   Spot      N/A       N/ANewbuildingsBlanca              2013   158,300   Suezmax   Spot      N/A       N/ABordeira            2013   158,300   Suezmax   Spot      N/A       N/AEsperona            2013   158,300   Suezmax   Spot      N/A       N/AAlicante            2013   115,200   Aframax   Spot      N/A       N/AMareta              2013   115,200   Aframax   Spot      N/A       N/A

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