Speaking inside Downing Street, she said she would reflect on what she now needed to do to take the party forward after seeing a working majority of 17 wiped out.
She also apologised to colleagues who had "contributed so much to our country" and "didn't deserve to lose their seats".
Shortly after her comments Downing Street confirmed that five high-profile Cabinet ministers would remain in place.
Speaking outside Number 10 earlier in the day, Mrs May pledged to form a government that can "provide certainty and lead Britain forward at this critical time".
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Facing down calls to stand down by Labour, the Lib Dems and even some of her own MPs, a defiant Mrs May has decided to cling on to power by forming a minority Conservative government.
Following a meeting with the Queen to seal her continued premiership, she asserted only the Conservatives and the DUP have "the legitimacy and ability to provide that certainty by commanding a majority in the House of Commons" having secured the largest number of votes and the greatest number of seats in the General Election.
Image:Theresa May ended her statement by saying: 'Now let's get to work' She and her team are trying to produce a small working majority in coalition with the Democratic Unionist Party.
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She said the two parties had enjoyed "a strong relationship" over many years.
"This gives me the confidence to believe that we will work together in the interests of the whole United Kingdom," she said.
"This will allow us to come together as a country and channel our energies towards a successful Brexit deal that works for everyone.
"That's what people voted for last June. That's what we will deliver... now let's get to work."
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