What Do DryShips And The U.S. Government Have In Common?

The answer is they both seem to be issuing lots of paper. Last week, DryShips announced two transactions designed to reduce their future financial commitments. In the first instance, it transferred its interest in three Capesize newbuildings to an unaffiliated entity generating savings of $364 million in exchange for total consideration of $116.4 million. The latter consists of $36.4 million in previously paid deposits, $30 million paid to the purchaser and two additional tranches of $25 million payable to the purchaser within 30 and 60 days respectively. The last two tranches are payable either in cash or, at the option of the company, by issuing 2.6 million shares of common stock for each tranche.

Not surprisingly, the company also unwound the previously announced acquisition of 9 Capesize bulkcarriers from

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