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 September 2015
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)
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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Announcement
On September 8, 2015, Mr. Kylos Melas resigned from the board of directors (the "Board") of Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (the "Company") and Mr. George Kokkodis was appointed to the Board as an independent, Class C director to replace Mr. Melas, effective as of the same date. Mr. Kokkodis will serve as a member of the Company's Nominating Committee, Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.
Since 2009, Mr. Kokkodis has been an Independent Business Introducer and Independent Client Advisor of financial investments at BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA, where he was a Senior Private Banker from 2003 to 2009 and the Head of the Greek Private Banking Desk from 1999 to 2003. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Kokkodis was Vice President of Private Banking at Merrill Lynch Bank Suisse S.A. and, prior to that, was Vice President of Private Banking at Bankers Trust International PLC from 1993 to 1996. Mr. Kokkodis holds a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology and a Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Glasgow. Mr. Kokkodis is a member of the board of directors of MIG Real Estate R.E.I.C.
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: September 11, 2015
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By:
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George Economou
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George Economou
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Chief Executive Officer
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