0001193125-15-117970.txt : 20150402 0001193125-15-117970.hdr.sgml : 20150402 20150402163500 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-15-117970 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150402 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150402 GROUP MEMBERS: BLUE MOUNTAIN CREDIT ALTERNATIVES MASTER FUND L.P. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DryShips Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001308858 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: DEEP SEA FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT [4412] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-81450 FILM NUMBER: 15748179 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 109 KIFISSIAS AVENUE AND SINA STREET STREET 2: MAROUSI CITY: ATHENS STATE: J3 ZIP: 151 24 BUSINESS PHONE: 011-30-210-809-0570 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 109 KIFISSIAS AVENUE AND SINA STREET STREET 2: MAROUSI CITY: ATHENS STATE: J3 ZIP: 151 24 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001427430 IRS NUMBER: 261523875 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 280 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 905-3900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 280 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 SC 13G/A 1 d901519dsc13ga.htm SC 13G/A SC 13G/A

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

 

 

DRYSHIPS INC.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

Y2109Q101

(CUSIP Number)

Paul Friedman

BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC

280 Park Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, New York 10017

212-905-3990

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

April 1, 2015

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

 

¨ Rule 13d-1(b)

 

x Rule 13d-1(c)

 

¨ Rule 13d-1(d)

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 


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  1. 

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC

  2.

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions)

 

(a)  ¨        (b)  x

  3.

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4.

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware, United States of America

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

5. 

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

6.

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

36,097,336

7.

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

8.

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

36,097,336

  9.

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

36,097,336

10.

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions)

 

¨

11.

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

5.4% (1)

12.

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)

 

IA

 

(1) The percentage set forth in Row 11 of this Cover Page is based on the Issuer’s (as defined herein) 669,964,321 shares of Common Stock (as defined herein) outstanding as of December 31, 2014, as reported on the Issuer’s report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 10, 2015.


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  1. 

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Blue Mountain Credit Alternatives Master Fund L.P.

  2.

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions)

 

(a)  ¨        (b)  x

  3.

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4.

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Cayman Islands

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

5. 

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

6.

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

26,200,034

7.

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

8.

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

26,200,034

  9.

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

26,200,034

10.

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions)

 

¨

11.

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

3.9% (1)

12.

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)

 

PN

 

(1) The percentage set forth in Row 11 of this Cover Page is based on the Issuer’s 669,964,321 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2014, as reported on the Issuer’s report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on March 10, 2015.


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Item 1.

 

  (a) Name of Issuer

DryShips Inc.

 

  (b) Address of Issuer’s principal executive offices

74-76 V. Ipeirou Street

151 25, Marousi

Athens, Greece

Item 2.

 

  (a) Name of person filing

This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to the Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on November 3, 2014 is being filed on behalf of BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC (“BMCM”) and Blue Mountain Credit Alternatives Master Fund L.P. (“BMCA” and together with BMCM, the “Reporting Persons”), with respect to the shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of DryShips Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (the “Issuer”).

BMCM acts as investment manager to, and exercises investment discretion with respect to the Common Stock directly owned by, the following entities as of April 1, 2015:

 

  (i) BMCA, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, with respect to the 26,200,034 shares of Common Stock directly owned by it;

 

  (ii) BlueMountain Guadalupe Peak Fund L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, with respect to the 1,032,088 shares of Common Stock directly owned by it;

 

  (iii) BlueMountain Montenvers Master Fund SCA SICAV-SIF, an investment company with variable capital organized as a specialized investment fund in the form of a corporate partnership limited by shares under the laws of Luxembourg, with respect to the 3,388,554 shares of Common Stock directly owned by it;

 

  (iv) BlueMountain Kicking Horse Fund L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, with respect to the 742,138 shares of Common Stock directly owned by it;

 

  (v) BlueMountain Long/Short Credit Master Fund L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, with respect to the 3,331,297 shares of Common Stock directly owned by it;

 

  (vi) BlueMountain Timberline Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted limited company, with respect to the 1,403,225 shares of Common Stock directly owned by it; and

 

  (vii) BlueMountain Long/Short Credit & Distressed Reflection Fund, a sub fund of AAI BlueMountain Fund PLC, an Irish open-ended umbrella fund investment company incorporated as a public limited company with variable capital and with segregated liability between its sub-funds, with respect to the 0 shares of Common Stock directly owned by it.

The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that BMCM is, for the purpose of Section 13 of the Act, the beneficial owner of the Common Stock reported herein.

 

  (b) Address or principal business office or, if none, residence

280 Park Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10017

 

  (c) Citizenship

See Row 4 of each Cover Page.


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  (d) Title of class of securities

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

 

  (e) CUSIP No.

Y2109Q101

Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 

(a) ¨ Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b) ¨ Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c) ¨ Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) ¨ Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e) ¨ An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) ¨ An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) ¨ A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) ¨ A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i) ¨ A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) ¨ Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

Item 4. Ownership.

The information required by Items 4(a)-(c) is set forth in Rows 5-11 of the Cover Page and is incorporated herein by reference.

BMCM expressly declares that this filing shall not be construed as an admission that it is, for the purposes of Sections 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this filing.

Item 5. Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class.

This Amendment constitutes an exit filing for BMCA.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following ¨.

Item 6. Ownership of More than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not applicable.

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Not applicable.

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Certification.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.


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SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

DATED: April 2, 2015

BLUEMOUNTAIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

 

By:

/s/ PAUL FRIEDMAN

Paul Friedman, Chief Compliance Officer

BLUE MOUNTAIN CREDIT ALTERNATIVES MASTER FUND L.P.

By: Blue Mountain CA Master Fund GP, Ltd.

 

By:

/s/ ANDREW FELDSTEIN

Andrew Feldstein, Director