13D Filing: Elliott Associates, L.P. and Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (ORIG)

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Item 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER
This statement relates to the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Ocean Rig UDW Inc., a company formed under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Issuer”).  The Issuer’s principal executive offices are located at Ocean Rig Cayman Management Services SEZC Limited, 3rd Floor Flagship Building, Harbour Drive, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.
Item 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND
(a)-(c)This
statement is being filed by Elliott Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively,
Elliott” or “we”), Elliott International, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership
(“Elliott International”), and Elliott International Capital Advisors Inc., a Delaware corporation (“EICA
and collectively with Elliott and Elliott International, the “Reporting Persons”). Paul E. Singer (“Singer”),
Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Capital Advisors”), which is controlled
by Singer, and Elliott Special GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Special GP”), which is controlled
by Singer, are the general partners of Elliott.  Hambledon, Inc., a Cayman Islands corporation (“Hambledon”),
which is also controlled by Singer, is the sole general partner of Elliott International. EICA is the investment manager for
Elliott International.  EICA expressly disclaims equitable ownership of and pecuniary interest in any shares of Common
Stock.
ELLIOTT
The business address of Elliott is 40 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019.
The principal business of Elliott is to purchase, sell, trade and invest in securities.
SINGER
Singer’s business address is 40 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019.
Singer’s principal business is to serve as a general partner of Elliott and Capital Advisors, as the president of EICA, and as a managing member of Special GP.
CAPITAL ADVISORS
The business address of Capital Advisors is 40 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019.
The principal business of Capital Advisors is the furnishing of investment advisory services.  Capital Advisors also serves as a managing member of Special GP.
The names, business addresses, and present principal occupation or employment of the general partners of Capital Advisors are as follows:

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