d1254558_6-k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of December 2011
Commission File Number 001-35298
OCEAN RIG UDW INC.
10 Skopa Street, Tribune House
2nd Floor, Office 202, CY 1075
Nicosia, Cyprus
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F [X] Form 40-F [ ]
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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
On December 23, 2011 Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (the "Company") held its 2011 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting").
The following proposals were approved and adopted at the Meeting:
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the election of Mr. George Economou as a Class A Director of the Company to serve until the 2014 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders;
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the appointment of Ernst & Young (Hellas) Certified Auditors Accountants S.A., as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011; and
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the delisting of the Company's common shares from the Oslo Bors or, alternatively, the Oslo Axess, as applicable, if, and only if, such delisting should be determined by the Company's board of directors to be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, and to authorize the Company's board of directors, in its discretion, to apply for and effect such delisting at any time on or prior to the Company's 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
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The Company has requested an indefinite extension for the proposed listing date on the Oslo Bors, or alternatively, the Oslo Axess.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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OCEAN RIG UDW INC.
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Dated: December 30, 2011
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By:
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/s/George Economou
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George Economou
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Chief Executive Officer
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