DryShips -- Presentation Material to Be Used at Today's Conference Call on Strategic Expansion at 9:00 A.M. EDT
           

<p>ATHENS, GREECE--(Marketwire - October 6, 2008) -  DryShips (<exchange name="NASDAQ">NASDAQ</exchange>: <ticker name="DRYS">DRYS</ticker>) management
team will host a conference call today, Monday, October 6, 2008,
at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time to discuss the Company's
strategic expansion with the addition of 9 Capesize drybulk
vessels and 2 Ultra Deep Water drillships, as announced this
morning.
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The material to be used at this conference call and webcast can
be accessed on the company's website at www.dryships.com, at the
Investor Relations section under "Presentations," or by clicking
on the link below or copying and pasting this link in your
computer's browser:

           

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