UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Dated July 17, 2007
Commission File Number 1-32591
SEASPAN CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Unit 2, 7th Floor
Bupa Centre
141 Connaught Road West
Hong Kong
China
(Address of principal executive office)
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 ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b)(1).
Yes ¨ No x
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b)(7).
Yes ¨ No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ¨ No x
If Yes is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- .
Explanatory Note
Seaspan Corporation is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 6-K/A to its Form 6-K dated July 17, 2007 solely to correct Schedule A to the Vessel Management Agreement - 2500 TEU/3500 TEU Vessels, dated May 18, 2007, which contains typographical errors relating to the initial technical services fees for the eight 2500 TEU vessels. The correct initial technical services fee for the management of the eight 2500 TEU vessels is $4,000 per vessel per day.
Except as described above, this Form 6-K/A does not update or otherwise amend the Form 6-K previously filed on July 17, 2007.
Item 1 Information Contained in this Form 6-K Report
On May 4, 2007, Seaspan Corporation (the Company) amended and restated its management agreement (the Original Management Agreement) dated August 8, 2005, among the Company, Seaspan Management Services Limited (the Manager), Seaspan Advisory Services Limited (SASL), Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. (SSML) and Seaspan Crew Management Ltd. (SCML) (the amended agreement is referred to as the Amended Management Agreement). The amendments primarily result from the Companys acquisition of four 4800 TEU secondhand vessels acquired from A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S (the Mærsk Vessels).
Under the terms of the Original Management Agreement, the Manager provided certain technical ship management services for the 23 vessels in the Companys initial contracted fleet at the time of the Companys initial public offering and certain administrative and strategic services to the Company. Under the Amended Management Agreement, the Manager will continue to provide the technical services for the initial contracted fleet and the administrative and strategic services to the Company. However, under the Amended Management Agreement, the Manager will also provide technical services for the Mærsk Vessels and the Company may, with the prior approval of the Manager, add to the Amended Management Agreement other vessels, whether under construction, new or secondhand, that the Company may acquire (these vessels together with the Mærsk Vessels and our initial contracted fleet are referred to as the Vessels).
The technical services provided by the Manager under the Amended Management Agreement are substantially the same as those provided under the Original Management Agreement except that certain amendments were made to account for the practicalities of acquiring secondhand vessels and vessels other than our initial contracted fleet. Those amendments include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Pre-delivery Services . The Manager will still oversee and supervise the construction or acquisition of Vessels and the Amended Management Agreement provides further details of such services. The Manager will obtain the approval of the Company for all material decisions in respect of Vessels under construction (other than any vessel in our initial contracted fleet) and, in respect of all Vessels, for the cost of the pre-delivery services and pre-delivery purchases and expenses. |
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Dry-docking Allocation . The Manager will still allocate a portion of the technical services fees of each Vessel toward the normally scheduled dry-docking costs and expenses of such Vessel (the Dry-docking Allocation). For our initial contracted fleet, the Manager will still reimburse the Company for the portion of the Dry-docking Allocation paid to the Manager if the Amended Management Agreement is terminated, expires or the Manager otherwise ceases to manage such Vessel (each a Termination Event) before the dry-docking occurs. However, for the Mærsk Vessels, if at the time of a Termination Event, a dry-docking has occurred for which the Manager has not fully recovered the Dry-docking Allocation through the payment of technical services fees for such Vessel, the Company will reimburse the Manager for the portion of the Dry-docking Allocation not yet recovered. |
For Vessels other than those of our initial contracted fleet or the Mærsk Vessels, the reimbursement of the Dry-docking Allocation upon a Termination Event will follow that of our initial contracted fleet if the Manager has sufficient time prior to the normally scheduled dry-docking after such vessel has been acquired to accrue the Dry-docking Allocation to cover the relevant cost and will follow that of the Mærsk Vessels if the Manager has paid the cost of a normally scheduled dry-docking prior to having sufficient time to accrue the Dry-docking Allocation from the Company.
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Repairs in advance of Dry-docking . For all Vessels, the Company will reimburse the Manager for costs and expenses associated with repairs the Manager reasonably considers must be performed prior to the next normally scheduled dry-docking if a Termination Event occurs before the Manager is able to fully recover the relevant allocated fees from the Company. |
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Stores and Equipment . For Vessels other than those in our initial contracted fleet, the Company will pay for, on the recommendation of the Manager, the pre-delivery purchase of stores, spares, lubricating oils, supplies, equipment and services related to the delivery of the Vessel to ensure its seaworthiness and readiness for service and will pay all fees associated with the classification society or registration of the vessel under the relevant flag. Generally, for our initial contracted fleet where the Manager provides |
certain stores and equipment, the Company will reimburse the Manager for the fair market value of such stores and equipment if a Termination Event occurs. Generally, for vessels that are not part of the initial contracted fleet where the Company provides certain stores and equipment, the Manager will either return such Vessel to the Company with the same level of stores and equipment required to continue operating the vessel or pay to the Company an equivalent amount at the Companys option. |
Under the Amended Management Agreement, the Company will pay an initial technical service fee of $5,750 per vessel per day to the Manager for the management of the Mærsk Vessels. As was the case under the Original Management Agreement, this fee will remain in effect until December 31, 2008 and will be adjusted every three years thereafter. The Amended Management Agreement expires on December 31, 2025, unless it is renewed or terminated earlier pursuant to its terms.
On May 18, 2007, the Company entered into a separate management agreement (the 2500/3500 Management Agreement) with the Manager, SASL, SSML, and SCML to provide technical services for the Companys two 3500 TEU vessels (COSCO Fuzhou and COSCO Yingkou) and eight of the ten 2500 TEU vessels that the Company has contracted to purchase from Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. On May 18, 2007, the Company also entered into a separate management agreement (the 5100 Management Agreement) with the Manager, SASL, SSML, and SCML to provide technical services for the four 5100 TEU vessels that the Company has contracted to acquire from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
The terms of the 2500/3500 Management Agreement and the 5100 Management Agreement are substantially similar to those of the Amended Management Agreement with respect to the technical services and services related to pre-delivery matters. Under both the 2500/3500 Management Agreement and the 5100 Management Agreement, the Manager will provide technical ship management and pre-delivery services for the relevant vessels, including managing day-to-day vessel operations, performing general vessel maintenance, ensuring regulatory compliance and compliance with the law of the flag of each vessel and of the places where the vessel trades, ensuring classification society compliance, supervising the maintenance and general efficiency of vessels, arranging the hire of qualified officers and crew, training, transportation, compensation and insurance of the crew (including processing all claims), performing normally scheduled dry-docking and general and routine repairs, arranging insurance for vessels (including marine hull and machinery insurance, protection and indemnity insurance and risks and crew insurance), purchasing certain stores and equipment, making maintenance capital expenditures for vessels during their operation, appointing supervisors and technical consultants, providing technical support, shoreside support, shipyard supervision, and attending to all other technical matters necessary to run the vessels.
Under the 2500/3500 Management Agreement, the Company will pay an initial technical service fee of $4,000 per vessel per day to the Manager for the management of the eight 2500 TEU vessels and $4,200 per vessel per day for the two 3500 TEU vessels. Under the 5100 Management Agreement, the Company will pay an initial technical service fee of $4,800 per vessel per day to the Manager for the management of the four 5100 TEU vessels. These fees will remain in effect until December 31, 2008 and will thereafter be adjusted every three years. The 2500/3500 Management Agreement and the 5100 Management Agreement each expire on December 31, 2025, unless they are renewed or terminated earlier pursuant to their terms.
On June 29, 2007, the Company amended its $365,000,000 credit facility agreement dated May 19, 2006 (the $365M Facility) with, among others, DnB Nor Bank ASA (DnB). The amendment to the $365M Facility (the $365M Facility Amendment) included permitting the Company to enter into 2500/3500 Management Agreement and requiring the Company to provide a first priority assignment of such management agreement in favor of the lenders and converting certain conditions precedent to each pre-delivery drawing into conditions subsequent that may be satisfied within 35 days after the relevant drawing. If the Company does not comply with the conditions subsequent within the required time periods set out in the amendment, it must immediately repay the relevant advance to which the non-compliance relates and the repayment will cure the non-compliance.
The descriptions of the Amended Management Agreement, the 2500/3500 Management Agreement, 5100 Management Agreement and the $365M Facility Amendment are qualified in their entirety by reference to the agreements themselves, which are incorporated by reference herein and included as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, 99.3 and 99.4 hereto.
The following documents are filed with reference to and hereby incorporated by reference into this report on Form 6-K.
99.1 | Amended and Restated Management Agreement, dated May 4, 2007 among Seaspan, Seaspan Management Services Limited, Seaspan Advisory Services Limited, Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. and Seaspan Crew Management Ltd. | |
99.2 | Vessel Management Agreement5100 TEU vessels, dated May 18, 2007 among Seaspan, Seaspan Management Services Limited, Seaspan Advisory Services Limited, Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. and Seaspan Crew Management Ltd. | |
99.3 | Vessel Management Agreement2500 TEU/3500 TEU Vessels, dated May 18, 2007 among Seaspan, Seaspan Management Services Limited, Seaspan Advisory Services Limited, Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. and Seaspan Crew Management Ltd. | |
99.4 | Amendment No. 1 dated June 29, 2007 to the Credit Facility Agreement dated May 19, 2006 among Seaspan, DnB Nor Bank ASA and the certain banks and financial institutions listed on the signature pages thereto. |
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.
SEASPAN CORPORATION | ||||||||
Date: October 9, 2007 | By: | /s/ Sai Chu | ||||||
Sai Chu | ||||||||
Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
Dated as of the 8 th day of August, 2005, as amended and restated
as of the 4th day of May, 2007.
Among
SEASPAN CORPORATION
SEASPAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
SEASPAN ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED
SEASPAN SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD. and
SEASPAN CREW MANAGEMENT LTD.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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12.12 |
Binding Effect | 45 | ||||
12.13 |
Amendment and Waivers | 45 | ||||
12.14 |
Entire Agreement | 45 | ||||
12.15 |
Waiver | 45 | ||||
12.16 |
Counterparts | 46 |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
THIS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT is dated as of the 8 th day of August, 2005, as amended and restated as of the 4th day of May, 2007.
AMONG: | ||
SEASPAN CORPORATION, a corporation formed under the laws of the Marshall Islands, having its registered office at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, P.O. Box 1405, Majuro, Marshall Islands, MH96960 | ||
AND | ||
SEASPAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED, a company formed under the laws of Bermuda, having its registered office at Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton, HM 11, Bermuda | ||
AND | ||
SEASPAN ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED, a company formed under the laws of Bermuda, having its registered office at Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton, HM 11, Bermuda | ||
AND | ||
SEASPAN SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD., a company formed under the laws of British Columbia, having an office at 2600 - 200 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6C 1S4 | ||
AND | ||
SEASPAN CREW MANAGEMENT LTD., a company formed under the laws of the Bahamas, having its registered office at Ocean Centre, Montagu Foreshore, East Bay Street, P.O. Box N-3247, Nassau, Bahamas |
RECITALS:
WHEREAS:
A. The shareholders (the Owners ) of Seaspan Container Lines Limited ( SCLL ) caused the Manager (as defined herein) to be formed;
B. SCLL, through its subsidiaries, owned and operated, or will own and operate, twenty-three containerships (the SCLL Business ) and elected to sell the SCLL Business (the Sale ) to the Company (as defined herein) in connection with an initial public offering of Common Shares of the Company (the Public Offering );
C. as a condition of the Sale and the Public Offering, the Company entered into a management agreement with the Manager pursuant to which the Manager and, indirectly, the Owners, received and will continue to receive fees and other consideration with respect to the on-going technical, administrative and strategic management of the IPO Vessels (as defined herein) and the growth and development of the SCLL Business, a business in which, upon its acquisition by the Company, the Advisor (as defined herein) held an interest as a consequence of entering into a management agreement among the Company, the Manager, the Advisor, the Ship Manager (as defined herein) and the Crew Manager (as defined herein) dated August 8, 2005 (the IPO Management Agreement );
D. concurrently with the Public Offering, certain of the Owners or their affiliates and associates subscribed for 7,145,000 Subordinated Shares (as defined herein) and 100 Incentive Shares (as defined herein) of the Company;
E. since the Public Offering, the Company has acquired the APMM Vessels (as defined herein) and the Company has engaged the Manager to provide certain vessel management services for the APMM Vessels;
F. the Company engaged the Manager to manage and operate the business and affairs of the Company, including the acquired SCLL Business, and the Manager accepted such engagement, on the terms and conditions set forth in the IPO Management Agreement;
G. the Ship Manager and the Advisor are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Manager, and the Crew Manager is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Ship Manager; and
H. the parties to the IPO Management Agreement now wish to amend and restate certain terms and provisions of the IPO Management Agreement as provided herein and enter into this amended and restated management agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and premises of the Parties herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by each Party), the Parties agree as follows:
1. | DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION |
1.1 | Certain Definitions |
In this Agreement, including the recitals hereto, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:
Accounting Referee has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.9.
Additional Vessels means the Containerships set out in Schedule B to this Agreement, and Additional Vessel means any one of them.
Adjusted Operating Surplus has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Articles of Incorporation.
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Adjusted Technical Services Fee has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.2.
Administrative Services means the services to be provided by the Manager to the Company under Section 4.
Administrative Services Fee has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.5.
Advisor means Seaspan Advisory Services Limited or any successor thereof permitted in accordance with this Agreement.
Affiliates means, with respect to any Person as at any particular date, any other Persons that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, are Controlled by, controls or are under common Control with the Person in question, and Affiliate means any one of them.
Agreement means this amended and restated management agreement as the same may be amended from time to time.
APMM means A.P. Møller Mærsk A/S.
APMM Vessels means the motor vessels MSC SWEDEN, MAERSK MATANE, MAERSK MARYSTOWN and MAERSK MONCTON that were acquired by the Company from APMM pursuant to memoranda of agreement dated October 11, 2006, and their respective addenda.
Applicable Laws means, in respect of any Person, property, transaction or event, all laws, including, without limitation, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC, all statutes, ordinances, regulations, municipal by-laws, treaties, judgments and decrees applicable to that Person, property, transaction or event, all applicable official directives, rules, consents, approvals, authorizations, guidelines, orders, codes of practice and policies of any Governmental Authority having authority over that Person, property, transaction or event and having the force of law, and all general principles of common law and equity.
Approved Budget has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.4(c).
Articles of Incorporation means the articles of incorporation of the Company, as amended from time to time, as filed with the Registrar of Corporations of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Base Dividend has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Articles of Incorporation.
Board of Directors means the board of directors of the Company as the same may be constituted from time to time.
Books and Records means all books of account and records, including tax records, sales and purchase records, vessel records, computer software, formulae, business reports, plans and projections and all other documents, files, correspondence and other information of the Company with respect to the Vessels or the Containership Business (whether or not in written, printed, electronic or computer printout form).
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Business Day means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday on which the banks in the Marshall Islands, Bermuda, Hong Kong or Vancouver, British Columbia are required to close.
Change of Control has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.5.
Charter means a charter party agreement between the Company and any Person that relates to any of the Vessels, and Charters means all such charter party agreements.
Charterers means HL USA, CSCL Asia, APMM and such other Persons that have entered into, or assumed the obligations under by novation or otherwise, a Charter with the Company, and Charterer means any one of them.
Chief Executive Officer means the chief executive officer of the Company.
Chief Financial Officer means the chief financial officer of the Company.
Commercial Services has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.2.
Common Shares means the Class A common shares, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.
Company means Seaspan Corporation and any successor company permitted under this Agreement.
Company Breach has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.4(b).
Company Group means the Company and its Subsidiaries.
Company Group Member means any member of the Company Group.
Containerships means ocean-going vessels that are intended to be used primarily to transport containers or are being used primarily to transport containers and Containership means any such vessel.
Containership Assets means Containerships and any assets that are customarily owned or operated in conjunction with Containerships, in each case, that are encompassed within the definition of Containership Business.
Containership Business means the business of chartering or re-chartering Containerships to others and any other lawful act or activity customarily conducted in conjunction therewith.
Continuing Directors means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors who (i) was a member of the Board of Directors immediately after the completion of the Public Offering, or (ii) was nominated for election or elected to the Board of
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Directors with the approval of a majority of the directors then still in office who were either directors immediately after the completion of the Public Offering or whose nomination or election was previously so approved.
Control or Controlled means, with respect to any Person, the right to elect or appoint, directly or indirectly, a majority of the directors of such Person or a majority of the Persons who have the right, including any contractual right, to manage and direct the business, affairs and operations of such Person, or the possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of Voting Securities, by contract, or otherwise.
Credit Facility means the credit facility agreement dated August 8, 2005, between, among others, the Company and Fortis Capital Corp. (as facility agent), as amended, supplemented or restated and any other credit facility or other financing facility in respect of the Vessels, including any replacement facilities or junior priority facilities.
Crew means the master, officers, employees, ratings and other crew members of a Vessel.
Crew Employment and Support Expenses means all Employment Expenses of the Crew and all expenses of a general nature which are not particularly referable to any individual member of the Crew or individual Vessel which are incurred for the purpose of providing Crew Management Services and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, shall include the cost of crew standby pay, training schemes for officers and ratings, cadet training schemes, study pay, recruitment and interviews.
Crew Insurances means insurances against crew risks which shall include but not be limited to death, sickness, repatriation, injury, shipwreck unemployment indemnity and loss of personal effects.
Crew Manager means Seaspan Crew Management Ltd. or any successor thereof permitted in accordance with this Agreement.
Crew Management Services has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.3.
CSCL Asia means China Shipping Container Lines (Asia) Co., Ltd. and any successor thereof.
Designated Representative and Designated Representatives each have the meaning ascribed to such terms in Section 11.1.
Dispute has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11.1.
Draft Budget has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.4(a).
Dry-docking Allocation has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.5(a).
Employment Expenses means all costs, expenses, debts, liabilities and obligations related to or incurred in respect of employment, including salaries, fees, wages, incentive pay,
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gratuities, bonuses, vacation pay, holiday pay, other paid leave, overtime, standby pay, sick pay, workers compensation legislation contributions or costs, benefits and related costs, statutory contributions and remittances, pension plan contributions and costs, recruitment costs, Severance Costs, payroll and accounting costs, training and education costs, discounts, meals, accommodation, legal costs associated arising from disputes, administrative costs, travel costs, perquisites, relocation expenses and uniform expenses.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , as amended.
Existing Ownership Group means:
(a) | any of Dennis Washington, Kyle Washington, Kevin Washington, Gerry Wang or Graham Porter or their estate, spouse or descendants; |
(b) | any trust for the benefit of the persons listed in (a) above; or |
(c) | any Affiliate of any of the persons listed in (a) or (b) above. |
Fair Market Fee has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.4.
Fiscal Year means the fiscal year of the Company, being the twelve month period ending December 31.
Fiscal Quarter means a fiscal quarter for the Company or, in the case of the first fiscal quarter of the Company, the portion of such fiscal quarter between the date of this Agreement and the commencement of the next fiscal quarter.
Force Majeure Event has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 12.5.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied in the United States of America.
Governmental Authority means any domestic or foreign government, including any federal, provincial, state, territorial or municipal government, any multinational or supranational organization, any government agency, including, without limitation, the SEC, any tribunal, labour relations board, commission or stock exchange, including, without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other authority or organization exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of, or pertaining to, government.
HL USA means Hapag-Lloyd USA, LLC or any successor thereof.
Incentive Shares means the Class C common shares, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.
Initial Term means the initial term of this Agreement as set out in Section 10.1.
Initial Technical Services Fee has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.1.
Insurances has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.4.
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IPO Vessels means the vessels set out in Schedule A to this Agreement (as of the date hereof and prior to any amendment of Schedule A), and IPO Vessel means any one of them.
ISM Code means the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention as adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) by resolution A.741(18) or any subsequent amendment thereto.
ISPS Code means the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code adopted by the International Maritime Organization Assembly as the same may have been or may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
License and Licenses each have the meaning ascribed to such terms in Section 3.1(p).
Legal Action means any action, claim, complaint, demand, suit, judgment, investigation or proceedings, pending or threatened, by any Person or before any Governmental Authority.
Lenders means the lenders, facility agent, security trustee, swap banks, swap agent or other financial institution contemplated by the Credit Facility.
Losses means losses, expenses, costs, liabilities and damages, excluding lost profits and consequential damages, but including interest charges, penalties, fines and monetary sanctions.
Management Services means, collectively, the Technical Services, Administrative Services and Strategic Services.
Manager means Seaspan Management Services Limited or any successor thereof permitted in accordance with this Agreement.
Manager Breach has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.3(a).
Manager Cause has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.3(c).
Manager Entities means the Manager, the Ship Manager, the Crew Manager and the Advisor, and Manager Entity means any one of them.
Manager Indemnified Persons has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.3.
Managers Personnel means all individuals that are employed by or have entered into consulting arrangements with any Manager Entity or any subcontractor under Section 2.3, other than the Crew.
Mediators Report has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11.2.
New Build means a Vessel under construction pursuant to a ship building contract between the Company and a ship builder.
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Omnibus Agreement means the omnibus agreement, dated August 8, 2005, among the Company, the Manager, the Advisor, Norsk Pacific Steamship Company Limited and Seaspan International Ltd., as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
Operating Surplus has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Articles of Incorporation.
Other Financing Agreements has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2(c).
Parties means the Company, the Manager, the Ship Manager, the Crew Manager and the Advisor, and Party means any one of them.
Person(s) means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or trustee, unincorporated organization, association, government, government agency or political subdivision thereof, or other entity.
Pre-delivery Services has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.3
Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.4.
Public Offering has the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals above.
Questioned Items has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.4(b) and Questioned Item means any of them.
Renewal Term means any renewal term of this Agreement referred to in Section 10.2.
SEC means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Severance Costs means the termination or severance liabilities, costs and expenses which employers are legally obliged to provide or pay to or in respect of their employees, or the compensation or damages owed in lieu of such liabilities, costs and expenses, as a result of the termination of any employment.
Ship Manager means Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. or any successor thereof permitted in accordance with this Agreement.
Ship Managers Account means a bank account in the name of the Ship Manager established at a financial institution selected by the Ship Manager.
STCW 95 means the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping to Seafarers, 1978, as amended in 1995 or any subsequent amendment thereto.
Stores and Equipment means the stores, spares, lubricating oil, supplies and equipment that customarily are considered part of a Containership for which a buyer would ordinarily reimburse a seller on the sale of such Containership and does not include consumables that are not of incremental value to the Containership.
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Strategic Services has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.
Strategic Opportunity has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.1.
Subordinated Shares means the Class B common shares, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, (a) a corporation of which more than 50% of the voting power of shares entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors or other governing body of such corporation is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more corporations Controlled by such Person or a combination thereof, (b) a partnership (whether general or limited) in which such Person or a corporation Controlled by such Person is, at the date of determination, a general or limited partner of such partnership, but only if more than 50% of the partnership interests of such partnership (considering all of the partnership interests of the partnership as a single class) is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, one or more corporations Controlled by such Person, or a combination thereof, or (c) any other Person (other than a corporation or a partnership) in which such Person, one or more corporations Controlled by such Person, or a combination thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, has (i) at least a majority ownership interest or (ii) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors or other governing body of such Person.
Technical Services means the Technical Vessel Management Services, the Commercial Services, the Crew Management Services, the procurement of insurance as described in Section 3.4, the dry-docking and repair services described in Section 3.5 and the regulatory compliance services described in Section 3.6.
Technical Services Fee means the Initial Technical Services Fee or Adjusted Technical Services Fee, as applicable.
Technical Vessel Management Services has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1.
Term means the Initial Term and any Renewal Term, in each case subject to any early termination of this Agreement as permitted herein.
Vessels means the vessels owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time as set out in Schedules A and B, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with Section 2.8, and Vessel means any one of them.
Voting Securities means securities of all classes of a Person entitling the holders thereof to vote on a regular basis in the election of members of the board of directors or other governing body of such Person.
Warehousing Service has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.2.
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1.2 | Construction |
In this Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise:
(a) | references to laws and regulations refer to such laws and regulations as they may be amended from time to time, and references to particular provisions of a law or regulation include any corresponding provisions of any succeeding law or regulation; |
(b) | references to money refer to legal currency of the United States of America; |
(c) | the word including when following any general term or statement shall not be construed as limiting the general term or statement to the specific matter immediately following the word including or to similar matters, and the general term or statement shall be construed as referring to all matters that reasonably could fall within the broadest possible scope of the general term or statement; |
(d) | words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa, and words importing gender include all genders; and |
(e) | a reference to an approval, authorization, consent, notice or agreement means an approval, authorization, consent, notice or agreement, as the case may be, in writing. |
1.3 | Headings |
All article or section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.
2. | ENGAGEMENT OF MANAGER |
2.1 | Engagement |
The Company hereby engages the Manager to provide the services specified herein and to manage each Vessel for and on behalf of the relevant Company Group Member, and the Manager hereby accepts such engagement, all in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Company and the Manager each acknowledge that to the extent set out in this Agreement, the Manager is acting solely on behalf of, as agent of and for the account of, the Company. The Manager may advise Persons with whom it deals on behalf of the Company that it is conducting such business for and on behalf of the Company.
2.2 | Powers and Duties of the Manager |
The Manager has the power and authority to take such actions on its own behalf or on behalf of the relevant Company Group Member as it from time to time considers necessary or appropriate to enable it to perform its obligations under this Agreement, subject to the customary oversight and supervision of the Company and its Board of Directors. The Manager shall use its reasonable best efforts to provide the Management Services and perform the Technical Services to be provided hereunder in accordance with customary ship management practice
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and with the care, diligence and skill that a prudent manager of vessels such as the Vessels would possess and exercise, except that the Manager in the performance of its management responsibilities under this Agreement may have regard to its overall responsibility in relation to all vessels as may from time to time be entrusted to its management and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Manager may allocate available supplies, manpower and services in such manner as in the prevailing circumstances the Manager, acting reasonably, considers to be fair and reasonable.
2.3 | Ability to Subcontract |
The Manager may subcontract any of its duties and obligations hereunder to any of its Affiliates without the consent of the Company and may subcontract certain of its duties and obligations to Persons that are not Affiliates with the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. In the event of any subcontract by the Manager, the Manager shall promptly notify the Company thereof and shall remain fully liable for the due performance of its obligations under this Agreement. The Ship Manager, Advisor and Crew Manager may subcontract any of their obligations under any subcontract of the Management Agreement to any Affiliate of the Manager without the consent of the Company. In the event of any subcontract by the Ship Manager, Advisor or Crew Manager, the Ship Manager, Advisor or Crew Manager, as the case may be, shall promptly notify the Company thereof and the Manager shall remain fully liable for the due performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
The Company acknowledges the Manager shall engage (a) the Ship Manager to provide all or certain of the Technical Services and Administrative Services to the Company pursuant to a subcontract of the relevant provisions of this Agreement; (b) the Crew Manager to provide all or certain of the Crew Management Services pursuant to a subcontract of the relevant provisions of this Agreement; and (c) the Advisor to perform all of the Strategic Services pursuant to a subcontract of the relevant provisions of this Agreement; and the Ship Manager, Crew Manager and Advisor hereby accept such engagement providing that the Manager give the notice referred to in Section 8.10 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, the Manager shall be responsible for all costs and expenses related to any subcontracting of the Technical Services, and the Technical Services Fee will not be adjusted therefor.
2.4 | Outside Activities |
The Company acknowledges that the Manager and its Affiliates may have business interests and engage in business activities in addition to those relating to the Company, for its own account and for the accounts of others. Subject to the provisions of the Omnibus Agreement, the Manager and its Affiliates may undertake activities that may compete with the Company.
2.5 | Exclusive Appointment |
The Company acknowledges that the appointment of the Manager hereunder is an exclusive appointment for the Term. The Company shall not appoint other managers with respect to the Vessels or the Containership Business during the Term, except in circumstances in which it is necessary to do so in order to comply with Applicable Law or as otherwise agreed by the Manager in writing. This Section 2.5 does not prohibit the Company from having its own employees perform the Management Services.
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2.6 | Authority of the Parties |
Each Party represents to the others that it is duly authorized with full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement. The Company represents that the engagement of the Manager has been duly authorized by the Company and is in accordance with all governing documents of the Company.
2.7 | Inspection of Books and Records |
At all reasonable times and on reasonable notice, any person authorized by the Company may inspect, examine, copy and audit the Books and Records of the Company kept pursuant to this Agreement.
2.8 | Changes to Vessels subject to this Agreement |
With the prior approval of the Manager and subject to Section 8.3, the Company may engage the Manager to provide the services contemplated by this Agreement for other Containerships that are to be financed under the Credit Facility. The Company, with reasonable notice to the Manager, may remove a Vessel from the engagement under this Agreement, provided that the Manager is being engaged to manage such Vessel under a separate agreement with the Company. Unless the parties otherwise agree, a Vessel will automatically be removed from engagement under this Agreement upon a sale or total loss of such Vessel. Upon any addition of a Containership to this engagement or any removal of a Vessel from this engagement, the parties will amend Schedules A or B, as required, provided that if an IPO Vessel is removed from this engagement and then subsequently returned to this engagement, it will be reflected on Schedule A only.
3. | TECHNICAL SERVICES |
Subject to Section 9.2, in exchange for the Technical Services Fee, the Manager shall provide to the Company the Technical Services in this Section 3 at the Managers own cost.
3.1 | Technical Vessel Management Services |
Commencing with the acquisition of each Vessel by any Company Group Member, the Manager shall provide all usual and customary technical vessel management services with respect to the operation of that Vessel, including but not limited to:
(a) | supervising the day-to-day operation, maintenance, safety and general efficiency of the Vessel to ensure the seaworthiness and maintenance condition of the Vessel; |
(b) | arranging for, supervising and paying for general and routine repairs, alterations and maintenance of the Vessel, and the Manager will provide the Company with a description of such repairs, alterations and maintenance normally included in the operating expense budget for each Vessel, which list will be subject to the acknowledgment and consent of the Company; |
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(c) | in the case of an IPO Vessel, prior to the delivery of such Vessel to the Company, and in the case of all Vessels, during the term of the Agreement, purchasing the necessary stores, spares, lubricating oil, supplies and equipment (other than such equipment as is covered by Section 9.2(c)), and the Manager will provide the Company with a description of such stores, spares, lubricating oil, supplies and equipment normally included in the operating expense budget for each Vessel, which list will be subject to the acknowledgment and consent of the Company; |
(d) | appointing such surveyors, supervisors, technical consultants and other support for the Vessel on behalf of the Company as the Manager may consider from time to time to be necessary; |
(e) | providing technical and shore-side support for the Vessel and attending to all other technical matters necessary for the operation of the Vessel; |
(f) | handling of each Vessel while in ports or transiting canals either directly or by use of vessel agents, unless otherwise handled by the Charterer; |
(g) | procuring and arranging for port entrance and clearance, pilots, vessel agents, consular approvals, and other services necessary or desirable for the management and safe operation of each Vessel, unless otherwise procured or arranged by the Charterer; |
(h) | preparing, issuing or causing to be issued to shippers the customary freight contract, cargo receipts and/or bills of lading unless normally prepared, issued or arranged for by the Charterer; |
(i) | performing all usual and customary duties concerned with the loading and discharging of cargoes at all ports unless normally performed by the Charterer; |
(j) | arranging for the prompt dispatch of each Vessel from loading and discharging ports in accordance with the Charterers instructions and for transit through canals; |
(k) | arranging for employment of counsel and the investigation, follow-up and negotiating of the settlement of all claims arising in connection with the operation of each Vessel; |
(l) | paying all ordinary charges incurred in connection with the management of each Vessel, including, but not limited to, all canal tolls, port charges, any amounts due to any Governmental Authority with respect to the Crew and all duties and taxes in respect of cargo or freight (whether levied against the Vessel or the Company) unless otherwise paid by the Charterer; |
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(m) | in such form and on such terms as may be requested by the Company, the prompt reporting to the Company of each Vessels movement, position at sea, arrival and departure dates, major casualties and damages received or caused by each Vessel; |
(n) | informing the Company promptly of any major release or discharge of oil or other hazardous material not in compliance with Applicable Laws; |
(o) | if the Company requests, providing the Company with a copy of any vessel inspection reports, valuations, surveys, insurance claims and other similar reports prepared by ship brokers, valuators, surveyors, classification societies and insurers; and |
(p) | arranging and paying for any and all material licenses, permits, franchises, registrations and similar authorizations of any Governmental Authority which are necessary and used in the operation of the Vessels (each a License and collectively, the Licenses ); |
(which together, comprise the Technical Vessel Management Services ).
3.2 | Commercial Management Services |
Commencing with the acquisition of each Vessel by any Company Group Member, the Manager shall administer the Charters and monitor payment to any Company Group Member or its nominee of all hire, freight revenues or other moneys to which the Company may be entitled arising out of the Charter or other employment of that Vessel (the Commercial Services ).
3.3 | Crew Management Services |
Commencing with or, to the extent reasonably necessary for the provision of the Crew Management Services in an efficient manner, prior to the acquisition of each Vessel by any Company Group Member, the Manager shall provide all usual and customary crew management services in respect of that Vessel and shall manage all aspects of the employment of the Crew, including but not limited to:
(a) | procuring, supervising and managing suitably qualified Crew, which in the opinion of the Manager is required for the Vessel, in accordance with the STCW 95 requirements; |
(b) | recruiting, selecting, hiring and engaging the Vessels Crew, arranging and paying, at its own expense, all compensation and administering payroll arrangements, pensions and other benefits and insurance for the Crew (including processing all claims); |
(c) | ensuring that the Applicable Laws of the flag of the Vessel and all places where the Vessel trades are satisfied in respect of manning levels, rank, qualification and certification of the Crew and employment regulations, including statutory withholding tax requirements and social insurance requirements; |
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(d) | ensuring that all members of the Crew have passed a medical examination with a qualified doctor certifying that they are fit for the duties for which they are engaged and are in possession of valid medical certificates issued in accordance with appropriate flag state requirements and, in the absence of applicable flag state requirements, the medical certificate shall be dated not more than three months prior to the respective Crew members leaving their country of domicile and shall be maintained for the duration of their service on board the Vessel; |
(e) | ensuring that the Crew have command of the English language at a sufficient standard to enable them to perform their duties effectively and safely; |
(f) | arranging for all transportation (including repatriation), board and lodging for the Crew as and when required at rates and types of accommodations as customary in the industry; |
(g) | attending to and supervising the training, discipline, discharge and other terms and conditions of employment of the Crew; |
(h) | conducting all union negotiations for and on behalf of the Company pursuant to Section 4.5(c); |
(i) | administering the Companys and the Managers drug and alcohol policy in respect of the Crew; |
(j) | ensuring that any concerns of the Charterer with respect to the master or any of the officers or other Crew are appropriately investigated in a timely manner, communicating the results of such investigations to the Charterer and the Company and, if such concerns are well-founded, ensuring that any appropriate remedial actions are taken without delay; |
(k) | keeping and maintaining full and complete records of any labour agreements which may be entered into with the Crew and reporting to the Company reasonably promptly after notice or knowledge thereof is received of any change or proposed change in labour agreements or other regulations relating to the Crew; |
(l) | negotiating the settlement of all wages with the Crew during the course of and upon termination of their employment; |
(m) | handling all details and negotiating the settlement of any and all claims of the Crew including, but not limited to, those arising out of accidents, sickness, death, loss of personal effects, or disputes under articles or contracts of enlistment, policies of insurance and fines; |
(n) | keeping and maintaining all administrative and financial records relating to the Crew as required by Applicable Law and any labour or collective agreements of the Company, and rendering to the Company any and all reports when, as and in such form as requested by the Company; and |
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(o) | performing any other function in connection with the Crew as may be requested by the Company; |
(collectively, the Crew Management Services ).
3.4 | Insurance |
The Manager shall obtain, purchase and maintain insurance for each Vessel from third party providers for and on behalf of the Company against physical damage, total loss, third party liability and other risks normally insured against in accordance with industry practice, including:
(a) | usual hull and machinery marine risks (including crew negligence) and excess liabilities; |
(b) | protection and indemnity risks (including pollution risks and Crew Insurances); and |
(c) | war risks (including protection and indemnity and crew risks); |
each in accordance with the best practice of prudent owners of vessels of a similar type to each Vessel, with insurance companies, underwriters or associations in amounts and on terms that are in accordance with industry practice, and in any event, are no less than the market value of the Vessel (and in the case of protection and indemnity coverage, entered for her full gross tonnage) (collectively, the Insurances ).
The Manager shall pay on behalf of the Company all premiums and calls on the Insurances promptly and in any event by their due date. The Manager shall procure for and on behalf of the Company any such additional insurance required under the Credit Facility, including arranging for any of the Lenders thereto being named as loss payee or additional insured in accordance with the terms of the Credit Facility. The Manager shall co-operate with the Companys insurers and underwriters with respect to the investigation or settlement of claims by the Company or any third party under the Insurances, including taking the necessary steps to have repairs contemplated in Section 9.2(a) covered by the applicable insurance policy or policies.
3.5 | Dry-Docking, Repairs and Improvements |
(a) | General |
Subject to Section 9.2, the Manager shall arrange, pay for and supervise the dry-dockings, repairs, alterations and maintenance of each Vessel to the standards required to ensure that each Vessel will comply, in all material respects, with the laws of the flag of such Vessel and of the places where such Vessel trades and all requirements and recommendations of the classification society. Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to this Section 3.5, the Manager shall pay only for the costs and expenses associated with normally scheduled dry-docking and general and routine repairs, maintenance and alterations of the Vessels. The Company acknowledges that the Manager intends to allocate a portion of the Technical Services Fees of each Vessel toward the normally scheduled dry-docking costs and expenses
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of such Vessel and that the amount allocated will be based on a period of time specified and agreed to between the Company and the Manager (the Dry-docking Allocation ). The Company shall make available to the Manager sufficient funds for such other dry-dockings, repairs, alterations and maintenance as described in Section 9.2.
(b) | IPO Vessels |
In the case of an IPO Vessel, if and to the extent the Company has paid to the Manager any amounts included in the Technical Services Fee that comprise the Dry-docking Allocation of such IPO Vessel, and this Agreement is terminated for any reason or expires, or the Manager otherwise ceases to manage such IPO Vessel under this Agreement, prior to the carrying out of such dry-docking the partial or full costs of which have been prepaid in the Technical Services Fee, the Manager shall refund to the Company the Dry-docking Allocation for such IPO Vessel.
(c) | APMM Vessels |
In the case of an APMM Vessel, if and to the extent the Manager has already paid the costs associated with a normally scheduled dry-docking of an APMM Vessel, and this Agreement is terminated for any reason or expires, or the Manager otherwise ceases to manage such APMM Vessel under this Agreement, prior to the Manager having fully recovered the relevant Dry-docking Allocation for the APMM Vessel for such dry-docking, the Company shall reimburse the Manager the portion of the Dry-docking Allocation not yet paid to the Manager.
(d) | Other Additional Vessels |
In the case of any Additional Vessel except for the APMM Vessels, if the Manager has sufficient time prior to the normally scheduled dry-docking after such Additional Vessels acquisition to accrue the Dry-docking Allocation from the Technical Services Fees to be paid for such Additional Vessel in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of the normally scheduled dry-docking, then the refund mechanism in Section 3.5(b) above shall apply if this Agreement is terminated for any reason or expires, or the Manager otherwise ceases to manage such Additional Vessel under this Agreement, prior to the carrying out of such dry-docking. For any Additional Vessel except for the APMM Vessels, if the Manager has already paid the costs associated with the normally scheduled dry-docking after such Additional Vessels acquisition prior to the Manager having sufficient time to accrue the Dry-docking Allocation from the Technical Services Fee paid in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of the normally scheduled dry-docking, then the reimbursement mechanism in Section 3.5(c) above shall apply if this Agreement is terminated for any reason or expires, or the Manager otherwise ceases to manage such Additional Vessel under this Agreement, prior to the carrying out of such dry-docking.
(e) | Major Expenditures Prior to Dry-docking |
If and to the extent there is any major expenditure for repairing a Vessel where such cost or expense is not within Section 9.2 and may be repaired at the next normally scheduled dry-docking, but the Manager reasonably considers such repair should be performed prior to the next normally scheduled dry-docking and the Manager pays for such repair to be performed, and this Agreement is terminated for any reason or expires, or the Manager otherwise ceases to
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manage such Vessel under this Agreement, prior to the next normally scheduled dry-docking, the Company shall reimburse the Manager for the costs and expenses for such repair that the Manager has not yet recovered from the Dry-docking Allocation of the Technical Services Fees paid to the Manager.
3.6 | Regulatory Compliance Services |
The Manager shall operate and maintain the Vessels, in all material respects, in compliance with, and take all actions necessary to ensure that each Vessel is in compliance with, all Applicable Laws, including the laws of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or such other flag as each Vessel may bear, the Applicable Laws of the countries to which the Vessels trade and with the requirements of the relevant classification society, the ISM Code and ISPS Code.
4. | ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES |
In exchange for the Administrative Services Fee, the Manager shall provide to the Company the services set out in this Section 4 (the Administrative Services ).
4.1 | Accounting and Records |
The Manager shall, on behalf of the Company, establish an accounting system, including the development, implementation, maintenance and monitoring of internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures, and maintain Books and Records, with such adoptions or modifications as may be necessary to comply with Applicable Laws. The Books and Records will be the property of the Company but will be kept at the Managers primary office or such other place as the Company and the Manager may mutually determine. Upon expiry or termination of this Agreement, all of the Books and Records shall be provided to the Company or a new manager, reasonably promptly, pursuant to Section 10.6(e).
4.2 | Reporting Requirements |
The Manager shall prepare and deliver to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer the following reports:
(a) | a monthly report to be delivered within 15 Business Days of the end of the month setting out the interim financial results of the Company for such month, including the comparison between the actual results and the budget, with an explanation for any major variances; |
(b) | a quarterly report to be delivered within 12 Business Days of the end of each Fiscal Quarter setting out the interim financial results of the Company for such quarter, including the comparison between the actual results and the budget, with an explanation for any major variances; |
(c) | a draft of the reports, certificate, documents and other information required under the Credit Facility and any other financing arrangements of the Company ( Other Financing Agreements ) to be delivered 5 Business Days prior to their required delivery to the Lenders or lenders under Other Financing Agreements; |
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(d) | as and when requested by the Board, Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, draft reports regarding financial and other information required in connection with the relevant Applicable Laws (including annual, quarterly, current and other reports that may be required to be filed under the Exchange Act and all other Applicable Laws); and |
(e) | other reports with respect to financial and other information of the Company that may be, from time to time, requested by the Company. |
4.3 | Financial Statements and Tax Returns |
At the instruction of the Chief Financial Officer, the Manager shall prepare for review by the Chief Financial Officer and audit committee the following:
(a) | within 15 Business Days of the end of each Fiscal Quarter, unaudited financial statements of the Company, to be reviewed by the external auditors of the Company, prepared in accordance with GAAP and the rules and regulations of the SEC, on a consolidated basis with any Subsidiary, for the relevant Fiscal Quarter; |
(b) | within 60 Business Days of the end of each Fiscal Year, financial statements of the Company, to be audited by the external auditors of the Company, prepared in accordance with GAAP and the rules and regulations of the SEC, on a consolidated basis with any Subsidiary, for the relevant Fiscal Year; and |
(c) | tax returns for the Company and any Subsidiary required by law to be filed in the manner prescribed by Applicable Laws, including attending to the time calculation and payment of all taxes payable by the Company. |
At the instruction of the Chief Financial Officer, the Manager shall cause the Companys external accountants to review unaudited financial statements, prepare audited financial statements and finalize tax returns. The Manager shall make available to the Companys accountants the relevant Books and Records for the Company and shall assist the accountants in otherwise preparing the relevant financial statements and tax returns.
4.4 | Budgets and Corporate Planning |
(a) | Draft Budgets |
On or before October 31 of each year, the Manager, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, shall prepare and submit to the Board of Directors a detailed draft budget for the next Fiscal Year in a format acceptable to the Companys Board of Directors and generally used by the Manager, which shall include: (1) a statement of estimated revenue and expenses; and (2) a proposed budget for capital expenditures, repairs or alterations, including proposed expenditures in respect of dry-docking, together with an analysis as to when and why such replacements, improvements, renovations or expenditures may be required (the Draft Budget ).
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(b) | Process for Finalizing the Draft Budget |
For a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of the Draft Budget, the Board of Directors, from time to time, may request further details and submit written comments on the Draft Budget. The Company shall give good faith consideration to the Draft Budget. If, after giving good faith consideration to the Draft Budget, the Company does not agree with any term thereof, the Company shall, within the same thirty (30) day period, give the Manager notice of the Companys enquiry to the Draft Budget, which notice will include the list of the items under consideration (the Questioned Items ) and a proposal for resolution of each such Questioned Item. The Company and the Manager shall endeavour, both acting reasonably, to resolve any such differences between them with respect to the Questioned Items. In resolving any Questioned Item, the Company and the Manager shall have regard to the Companys obligations under the relevant Charters, the Credit Facility and Other Financing Agreements, and the amount of the Technical Services Fee and Administrative Services Fee to be paid to the Manager.
(c) | Approved Budget |
By December 31 of the relevant year, the Manager shall prepare and deliver to the Company a revised budget that has been approved by the Board of Directors (the Approved Budget ). However, the Company acknowledges that the Approved Budget is only an estimate of the performance of the Companys vessels and the Manager makes no assurance, representation or warranty that the actual performance of the Companys vessels in the applicable Fiscal Year will correspond to the estimates contained in the Approved Budget for that Fiscal Year. The Parties acknowledge that the projections contained in the Approved Budget are subject to and may be affected by changes in financial, economic and other conditions and circumstances beyond the control of the Parties.
(d) | Amendments to Approved Budget |
The Manager may, from time to time, in any Fiscal Year propose amendments to the Approved Budget upon fifteen (15) days notice to the Company, in which event the Company shall have the right to approve the amendments in accordance with the process set out in Section 4.4(b) with the relevant time periods being amended accordingly and provided that any Questioned Items are resolved within forty-five (45) days of receipt of the notice by the Company. Whenever, due to circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the Manager, emergency expenditures are required to ensure that the Companys vessels are being operated and maintained as required under the Charters, the Manager may make such emergency expenditures and reasonably request prompt
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reimbursement thereof, to the extent that such items are the responsibility of Company, including pursuant to Sections 5.4 and 9.2, even if such expenditures are not included or reflected in the Approved Budget.
4.5 | Legal and Securities Compliance Services |
(a) | Responsibilities of the Manager |
The Manager shall assist the Company with the following whether or not related to any of the Companys vessels:
(1) | ensuring that the Company is in compliance with all Applicable Laws, including without limitation, all relevant securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC, the New York Stock Exchange and any other securities exchange upon which the Companys securities are listed; |
(2) | arranging for the provision of advisory services to the Company with respect to the Companys obligations under applicable securities legislation in the United States of America and arranging for compliance with all disclosure and reporting obligations under applicable securities legislation, including the preparation for review, approval and filing by the Company of reports and other documents with the SEC and all other applicable regulatory authorities; |
(3) | maintaining the Companys corporate existence and good standing in all necessary jurisdictions and assisting in all other corporate and regulatory compliance matters; |
(4) | investor relations matters on behalf of the Company; |
(5) | administering and supervising Legal Actions by, against or in respect of any of the Companys vessels or any Company Group Member; and |
(6) | adjusting and negotiating settlements, with or on behalf of claimants or underwriters, of any claim, damages for which are recoverable under policies of insurance. |
(b) | Administration and Settlement of Legal Actions |
If any Legal Action is commenced against or is required to be commenced in favour of any Company Group Member or any of the Companys vessels, the Manager shall arrange for the commencement or defence of such Legal Action, as the case may be, in the name of, on behalf of and at the expense of the Company Group Member, including retaining and instructing legal counsel, investigating the substance of the Legal Action and entering pleadings with respect to the Legal Action. The Manager may settle any Legal Action on behalf of the Company Group Member where the amount of settlement is less than $50,000 with the approval of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and, in excess of such amount, with the approval of the Board of Directors.
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(c) | Labour Relations Proceedings |
For Legal Actions in favour of or against any Company Group Member that relate to labour relations or employment proceedings, strikes and collective bargaining, the Manager shall represent the Company Group Member in any such labour relations or employment proceedings and shall undertake any labour relations or employment negotiations in respect of any the Companys vessels or any Company Group Member on behalf of such Company Group Member, should such representation or negotiations be required, with such labour organization or other entity that becomes lawfully entitled to represent the Crew. The Manager shall keep the Company advised of the progress of any such labour relations proceedings or negotiations. The Manager may enter into collective bargaining agreements and other labour or employment agreements and any material amendments thereto, provided that such agreements and amendments have been approved by the Board of Directors if the terms and conditions of such agreements or amendments are inconsistent, in a material and adverse way to the Company Group Member, with other collective bargaining agreements concerning or in respect of the Crew.
4.6 | Bank Accounts |
(a) | Administration by Manager |
The Manager shall oversee banking services for the Company and shall establish in the name of the Company an operating account, a retention account and such other accounts and with such financial institutions as the Company may request. The Manager shall administer and manage all of the Companys accounts, including making any deposits and withdrawals reasonably necessary for the management of its business and day-to-day operations. The Manager shall promptly deposit all moneys payable to the Company and received by the Manager into a bank account held in the name of the Company.
(b) | Payments from Operating Account |
On or about August 8, 2005, the Company shall transfer or shall arrange to transfer sufficient funds representing the prepaid charter hire into the operating account of the Company. The Company shall ensure that all charter hire associated with the CSCL Asia Charters and the APMM Charters is paid by CSCL Asia and APMM, as the case may be, into the operating account and the charter hire associated with the HL USA Charters is paid by HL USA into the operating account and into the Ship Managers Account in accordance with the HL USA Charters. Unless otherwise instructed by the Company, the Manager shall instruct the financial institutions at which the accounts have been established to pay from the operating account: (1) on the first Business Day of
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each month to the Ship Managers Account the amount of the Technical Services Fee less any amount already paid by a Charterer directly to the Ship Managers Account pursuant to a Charter (such as the HL USA Charters); and (2) amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility or Other Financing Agreements as and when required under the Credit Facility or Other Financing Agreements.
4.7 | Licence |
The Manager shall procure, and the Company shall enter into, licence agreements, in the form attached as Schedule C hereto that permit the Company to use the Seaspan name and trademark and the Washington trademark in connection with its business.
4.8 | Other Administrative Services |
The Manager shall:
(a) | develop, maintain and monitor internal audit controls, disclosure controls and information technology for the Company; |
(b) | assist with arranging board meetings, director accommodation and travel for board meetings, and preparing meeting materials; |
(c) | prepare detailed papers and agendas for scheduled meetings of the Board of Directors (and any and all committees thereof) that, where applicable, contain such information as is reasonably available to the Manager to enable the Board of Directors (and any such committees) to base their opinion; |
(d) | in conjunction with the papers and agendas referred to in paragraph (c) above, prepare or cause to be prepared reports to be considered by the Board of Directors (or any applicable committee thereof) in accordance with the Companys internal policies and procedures on any acquisition, investment or sale of any part of the Containership Business proposed for consideration by such Board of Directors and otherwise in respect of the performance of the Managers obligations under this Agreement; |
(e) | obtain on behalf of the Company general insurance, director and officer liability insurance and other insurance of the Company not related to the Companys vessels that would normally be obtained for a company in a similar business to the Company; |
(f) | administer payroll services, benefits and directors fees, as applicable, for the Crew, Chief Financial Officer and any other employee, officer or director of the Company and for convenience, the Manager may include the Managers Personnel, Chief Financial Officer and the Crew in one payroll and human resource system; |
(g) | provide office space and office equipment for personnel of the Company at the location of the Manager, including a suitable office for the Chief Financial Officer and clerical, secretarial, accounting and administrative assistance as may be reasonably necessary; |
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(h) | provide all administrative services required in connection with the Credit Facility and Other Financing Agreements; |
(i) | negotiate loan and credit terms with lenders in the ordinary course and monitor and maintain compliance therewith; |
(j) | negotiate and arrange for interest rate swap agreements, foreign currency contracts and forward exchange contracts; |
(k) | monitor the performance of investment managers; |
(l) | at the request and under the direction of the Company, handle all administrative and clerical matters in respect of (i) the call and arrangement of all annual and/or special meetings of shareholders, (ii) the preparation of all materials (including notices of meetings and information circulars) in respect thereof and (iii) the submission of all such materials to the Company in sufficient time prior to the dates upon which they must be mailed, filed or otherwise relied upon so that the Company has full opportunity to review, approve, execute and return them to the Manager for filing or mailing or other disposition as the Company may require or direct; |
(m) | provide, at the request and under the direction of the Company, such communications to the transfer agent for the Company as may be necessary or desirable; |
(n) | make recommendations to the Company for the appointment of auditors, accountants, legal counsel and other accounting, financial or legal advisers, and technical, commercial, marketing or other independent experts; |
(o) | attend to all matters necessary for any reorganization, bankruptcy or insolvency petitions or proceedings, liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company; and |
(p) | attend to all other administrative matters necessary to ensure the professional management of the Companys business. |
5. | STRATEGIC SERVICES |
The Manager shall provide the strategic services set out in this Section 5 (hereinafter collectively referred to as the Strategic Services ) to the Company:
5.1 | Acquisitions, Charter Parties and Finance |
The Manager shall provide strategic, corporate planning, business development and advisory services to the Company as follows:
(a) | identifying, negotiating and securing opportunities for the Company to acquire or to construct Containerships, and negotiating and carrying out the purchase of both new and used Containerships; |
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(b) | identifying, negotiating and securing opportunities for the Company to acquire or merge with companies, partnerships or other entities that own or operate Containerships or are otherwise involved in the container shipping industry and working to integrate such acquired businesses; |
(c) | identifying, negotiating and securing charterers and charter parties and other employment for the Companys vessels and the conclusion (including the execution thereof) of charter parties or other contracts relating to the employment of the Companys vessels, for and on behalf of the Company; |
(d) | maintaining and managing relationships between the Company and the Charterers and potential charterers, shipbuilders, insurers, Lenders and potential financiers of the Company and other shipping industry participants; |
(e) | arranging, negotiating and procuring pre-delivery and post-delivery financing or refinancing for the construction of containerships and financing or refinancing for the acquisition of used Containerships; |
(f) | identifying, negotiating and securing potential divestitures or dispositions of any of the Companys vessels and any other of the Companys Containership Assets, and evaluating and recommending the sale of all or any part of the business owned by the Company; |
(g) | identifying, investigating and implementing tax planning, leasing or other tax savings initiatives; |
(h) | providing general strategic planning services and implementing corporate strategy, including, but not limited to, developing acquisition and divestiture strategies; and |
(i) | such other strategic, corporate planning, business development and advisory services as the Company may reasonably identify from time to time. |
If pursuant to the provision of Strategic Services, the Manager identifies a potential opportunity for the Company ( Strategic Opportunity ), the Manager shall present the Strategic Opportunity to the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer for further consideration and presentation to the Board of Directors, who shall then approve or reject the Strategic Opportunity.
5.2 | Warehousing |
In respect of a Strategic Opportunity involving the acquisition or construction of new Containerships and the securing of charter parties for such Containerships, the Company may request that the Manager or a Manager Entity enter into, in its own name, such agreement with
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respect to such New Build until such time that the Company is able to pursue such Strategic Opportunity (the Warehousing Service ), provided a binding agreement is or will be entered into between the Company and the Manager.
5.3 | Pre-delivery Services |
For the acquisition of any Vessel other than an IPO Vessel, the Manager shall oversee and supervise, in all material respects, the construction of the New Build or the acquisition of any Vessel to be purchased and made subject to this Agreement, as the case may be, prior to its delivery, including but not limited to the following, as applicable:
(a) | negotiating the ship building contract and specifications and related documentation; |
(b) | attending to plan approval for the design of the New Build; |
(c) | liaising with the ship builder and supervising the ship builders progress with respect to the New Build and reviewing the general operation and efficiency of the ship builder; |
(d) | arranging for and supervising alterations and changes to the New Build; |
(e) | overseeing construction to ensure the ship builder is constructing the New Build in accordance with the relevant ship building contract, design and specifications; |
(f) | negotiating the purchase and sale agreement and related documentation; |
(g) | liaising with classification societies, suppliers and other service providers; |
(h) | procuring, supervising and managing suitably qualified Crew to test the New Build in the water prior to delivery; |
(i) | attending to the purchasing and other activities related to the Pre-Delivery Purchases and Expenses; and |
(j) | arranging for registration of the Vessel under the relevant flag and in accordance with Applicable Laws and registration of the Vessel with the relevant classification society and other authorities as may be required for obtaining trading, canal, and other marine certificates for the Vessel; |
(collectively, the Pre-delivery Services ).
5.4 | Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses |
Prior to the delivery to the Company of any Vessel other than an IPO Vessel, the Company shall provide at its own expense, but at the recommendation of the Manager, the necessary stores, spares, lubricating oil, supplies, equipment and services related to the delivery of the Vessel (all of which will be set out by the Manager in a pre-delivery budget for each Vessel and subject to the acknowledgment and consent of the Company) to ensure the seaworthiness and readiness
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for service of each such Vessel and shall pay for the fees associated with the relevant classification society or the registration of the Vessel in the name of the Company under the relevant flag, whether a New Build or a used vessel ( Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses ). For greater certainty, the Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses may include items that are identified before or after delivery of the Vessel once the Manager has determined that such items are required for the safe and efficient operation of the Vessel so that it can be managed and operated as contemplated by this Agreement. The Manager shall arrange for and make such Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses for and on behalf of the Company and the Company shall reimburse the Manager in accordance with Section 8.7.
5.5 | Estimates and Consultation |
For each New Build other than an IPO Vessel, the Manager shall consult with and obtain the approval of the Company with respect to all material decisions to be made regarding the New Build. The Manager shall also consult with the Company regarding, and provide to the Company an estimate of the cost of, the Pre-delivery Services and the various Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses for any Vessel, other than an IPO Vessel, for approval by the Company reasonably in advance of such services being provided or such items being purchased.
If the actual cost of the Pre-delivery Services or any of the Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses exceeds the previous estimate provided the Manager by $50,000 or less, the Manager shall so advise the Company prior to settling payment of the relevant invoice. If the actual cost of the Pre-delivery Services or any of the Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses exceeds the previous estimate provided by the Manager by more than $50,000, the Manager shall consult with and obtain the prior approval of the Company prior to incurring such costs.
6. | EMPLOYEES AND MANAGERS PERSONNEL |
6.1 | Managers Personnel |
The Manager shall provide the Management Services hereunder through the Managers Personnel and the Crew. The relevant Manager Entity shall be responsible for all aspects of the employment or other relationship of such Managers Personnel and Crew as required in order for the Manager to perform its obligations hereunder, including recruitment, training, staffing levels, compensation and benefits, supervision, discipline and discharge, and other terms and conditions of employment or contract. However, the Manager shall remain directly responsible and liable to the Company to carry out all of its obligations under this Agreement, whether performed directly or subcontracted to the Ship Manager, Crew Manager, Advisor or any other Person, and the Manager (and not the Company) shall be responsible for the compensation and reimbursement of all such entities at its own cost to the extent such services are encompassed in the Technical Services. In respect of the Managers Personnel, including the Chief Executive Officer, although such Managers Personnel will at all times remain employees of the relevant Manager Entity, the Company shall reimburse the Manager, in accordance with Section 8.7, for that portion of the Employment Expenses of the Managers Personnel attributable to the provision of Administrative Services and Strategic Services provided pursuant to this Agreement. Subject to Section 8.10, the Manager shall in turn reimburse the relevant Manager Entity as required.
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6.2 | Officers |
(a) | Chief Executive Officer and the Other Executive Officers |
The Manager shall cause the Ship Manager to make available to the Company the Ship Managers chief executive officer to manage the Companys day-to-day operations and affairs as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, provided that the Chief Executive Officer may continue to perform limited Chief Executive Officer duties for the Ship Manager in accordance with his employment agreement. The Manager shall make available to the Company such other executive officers to which the Company and the Manager agree. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may employ directly any other officers or employees as it may deem necessary that will not be subject to this Agreement.
(b) | Termination and Replacement of Executive Officers |
The Board of Directors may require any officer (other than the Chief Executive Officer) that is provided by the Manager to be an executive officer (or otherwise perform the duties of an executive officer) of the Company be relieved of his duties with respect to, and no longer perform any of the Management Services for, the Company for any reason not prohibited by Applicable Laws. Such officer may continue to be employed by the Manager but shall no longer provide any Management Services hereunder.
The Board of Directors may require the Chief Executive Officer be relieved of his duties with respect to, and no longer perform any of the Management Services for, the Company if the Board of Directors determines the Chief Executive Officer is not performing the tasks and duties associated with his office with the skill, diligence and care of a chief executive officer of a similarly situated company. The Chief Executive Officer may continue to be employed by the Ship Manager, as the case may be, but shall no longer provide the Management Services hereunder.
Except in the case of termination for cause, the Ship Manager shall not terminate the Chief Executive Officer without the prior consent of Company, not to be unreasonably withheld. In the case of termination for cause, the Ship Manager shall provide prior notice to the Company of the termination to the extent that prior notice is practicable in the circumstances.
If any officer that is made available to the Company by the Manager or the Ship Manager, as the case may be, resigns, is terminated or otherwise vacates his office, the Manager shall, as soon as practicable after acceptance of any resignation or after termination, use reasonable best efforts to identify suitable candidates for replacement of such officer for the approval by the Board of Directors. The Manager and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to minimize interruption in the performance of the duties of the officer.
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(c) | Chief Financial Officer |
The Chief Financial Officer will be an employee of the Company and the Company shall be responsible for all aspects of the employment of the Chief Financial Officer with the Company, including recruitment, training, staffing levels, compensation and benefits, supervision, discipline and discharge, and such other terms and conditions of employment.
(d) | Other Duties of the Managers Personnel |
The Company acknowledges that, other than the Chief Executive Officer, the other officers provided by the Manager and the other Managers Personnel that provide the Management Services may, subject to the terms of the Omnibus Agreement, engage in business activities of the Manager and its Affiliates that are unrelated to the Company and that conflicts of interest may exist.
(e) | Reporting Structure |
The Chief Executive Officer shall report to and be under the direction of the Board of Directors. The Manager shall report to the Company and the Board of Directors through the Chief Executive Officer.
7. | COVENANTS OF THE MANAGER |
The Manager hereby agrees and covenants with the Company that, for so long as this Agreement is effective, the Manager shall:
(a) | obtain professional indemnity insurance and other insurance and maintain such coverage as is reasonable having regard to the nature and extent of the Managers obligations under this Agreement; |
(b) | exercise all due care, loyalty, skill and diligence in carrying out its duties under this Agreement as required by Applicable Laws; |
(c) | provide the Board of Directors with all information in relation to the performance of the Managers obligations under this Agreement as the Board of Directors may reasonably request; |
(d) | ensure that all material property of the Company is clearly identified as such, held separately from property of the Manager and, where applicable, in safe custody; |
(e) | ensure that all property of the Company (other than money to be deposited to any bank account of the Company) is transferred to or otherwise held in the name of the Company or any nominee or custodian appointed by the Company; and |
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(f) | ensure that (i) the Company owns or possesses all Licenses which are necessary and used in the operation of its business as of August 8, 2005, (ii) all such Licenses are in full force and effect at all material times, (iii) all required filings with respect to such Licenses have been timely made and all required applications for renewal thereof have been timely filed and (iv) if at any time any Licenses are not in full force and effect, the Manager shall be responsible for any and all claims or costs associated with such Licenses not being in full force and effect. |
8. | MANAGERS COMPENSATION |
8.1 | Initial Technical Services Fee |
For the provision of the Technical Services between the commencement of this Agreement and December 31, 2008, the Company shall pay to the Manager in advance on a monthly basis the daily fixed fees per Vessel set out in Schedules A and B hereto (the Initial Technical Services Fee ). This fee is all-inclusive and represents all costs to be paid to the Manager for the provision of Technical Services; any related costs paid by the Manager in connection with the Technical Services shall not be passed through to or be reimbursed by the Company, except as set forth in Section 9.2 below. The Company and the Manager each acknowledge that the Initial Technical Services Fee for the IPO Vessels represents the fair market value of providing the Technical Services for each IPO Vessel on August 8, 2005 and that the Initial Technical Services Fee for the Additional Vessels represents the fair market value of providing the Technical Services Fee for each Additional Vessel as of the date such Additional Vessel was acquired by the Company. The Technical Services Fee is payable regardless of whether the Vessels are subject to a Charter or whether the relevant Charterer has paid the relevant charter hire to the Company. However, in circumstances where the Vessel is off-hire (whether or not subject to a Charter), there shall be an appropriate downward adjustment to the Technical Services Fee for any decrease in variable costs during such period.
8.2 | Adjustment to Initial Technical Services Fee |
The Initial Technical Services Fee will remain in effect until December 31, 2008, and thereafter will be adjusted every three years beginning January 1, 2009. Ninety (90) days prior to December 31, 2008 and the end of each successive three-year period thereafter, the Manager and the Company shall negotiate the fee for Technical Services for the successive three-year period (the Adjusted Technical Services Fee ).
8.3 | Technical Services Fees for New Vessels |
If the Company acquires a Containership that is to be financed under the Credit Facility, the Technical Services Fee in respect of that Containership will be the same fee that is applicable to Vessels of the same size, unless there is a material and demonstrable difference in the operating costs associated with such Containership. If such a difference exists or if there are no Vessels of a similar size already owned by the Company, the Company and the Manager shall negotiate in good faith a fair market Technical Services Fee for that Containership. The Parties shall update Schedule B as required from time to time to reflect the Technical Services Fees for the newly acquired Containerships. For Containerships that were previously subject to this Agreement and are subsequently being returned to the engagement under this Agreement, the Technical Services Fee will be that which was applicable prior to removal from this Agreement.
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8.4 | Dispute Resolution of Technical Services Fee |
If the Company and the Manager are unable to agree on the Adjusted Technical Services Fee pursuant to Section 8.2 within forty-five (45) days prior to the end of the applicable calendar year or are unable to agree on the Technical Services Fee for a newly acquired Containership pursuant to Section 8.3, the Company and the Manager shall engage an independent arbitrator to determine the fair market value of providing the Technical Services to the Company for the Vessel or Vessels, as the case may be, in accordance with this Agreement (the Fair Market Fee ). In determining the Fair Market Fee in respect of the Adjusted Technical Services Fee, the arbitrator will be provided with the proposed terms of the Adjusted Technical Services Fee discussed between the Company and the Manager in the prior 45-day period, all the relevant historical information regarding the Vessels for the previous three-year period, the anticipated costs of operating and managing such Vessels for the next three-year period and any other information that the Company or the Manager may deem relevant. In determining the Fair Market Fee in respect of any newly acquired vessel, the arbitrator will be provided with the proposed Technical Services Fee of such vessel as discussed between the Company and the Manager, the anticipated costs of operating and managing such vessel for the next three-year period and any other information that the Company or the Manager may deem relevant. The arbitrator shall determine the Fair Market Fee within thirty (30) days of its engagement and furnish the Company and the Manager with its determination, and the Adjusted Technical Services Fee for the ensuing three-year period, in the case of Section 8.2, or the Technical Services Fee for relevant period, in the case of a newly acquired vessel pursuant to Section 8.3, will be the Fair Market Fee as determined by the arbitrator.
Solely in the case of the Adjusted Technical Services Fee for the three-year period commencing January 1, 2009, the Adjusted Technical Services Fee will be the greater of (a) the Fair Market Fee determined by the arbitrator; and (b) the Initial Technical Services Fee. During all other periods, the Adjusted Technical Services Fee will be the Fair Market Fee determined by the arbitrator. The fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be paid by the Company and the Manager in equal proportions.
8.5 | Administrative Services Fee |
For the provision of the Administrative Services, the Company shall pay to the Manager a maximum annual fee of $72,000, payable in monthly installments of $6,000 at the beginning of each month (the Administrative Services Fee ), subject to the appropriate downward adjustment for any reduction in the Administrative Services provided.
8.6 | Incentive Shares |
For the provision of the Strategic Services, the Advisor shall subscribe for, concurrently with the Public Offering, and the Company shall issue to the Advisor, 100 Incentive Shares having an aggregate purchase price of $1,000. The Advisor may dispose of, and the Company may repurchase, the Incentive Shares in accordance with Section 10.6 below.
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8.7 | Reimbursement for Expenses for Administrative Services and Strategic Services |
In addition to the payment by the Company to the Manager of the Administrative Services Fee, the Company shall reimburse the Manager for: (i) all of the reasonable direct costs and expenses incurred by the Manager and its Affiliates in providing the Administrative Services and Strategic Services, including the Pre-Delivery Purchases and Expenses; and (ii) all reasonable and necessary costs and expenses incurred by the Manager and its Affiliates that are allocable to the provision of the Administrative Services and Strategic Services to the Company (including the allocable Employment Expenses associated with officers and employees of the Manager and its Affiliates to the extent that they provide Administrative Services or Strategic Services to the Company for the Manager pursuant to this Agreement). If any of the costs and expenses are incurred pursuant to the provision of services the benefit of which will be shared among or realized by the Company, the Manager and another Person or Persons, the reimbursement of such costs and expenses shall be apportioned accordingly and the Manager shall promptly notify the Company of such apportionment.
8.8 | Invoicing |
The Manager shall in good faith determine the expenses related to the Administrative Services and Strategic Services that are allocable to the Company in any reasonable manner determined by the Manager and shall provide to the Company on a monthly basis an invoice for the costs and expenses to be reimbursed under Section 8.7, which invoice will contain a description in reasonable detail of the costs and expenses that comprise the aggregate amount of the payment being invoiced. The Manager shall maintain the records of all costs and expenses incurred, including any invoices, receipts and supplementary materials as are necessary or proper for the settlement of accounts between the Parties. The Company shall pay such invoices within thirty (30) days of receipt, unless the invoice is being disputed in accordance with this Agreement.
8.9 | Dispute of Invoice |
If the Company, in good faith, disputes the amount of the invoice, the Company shall give written notice of such dispute on or before the due date with respect to all or any portion of the relevant invoice, with the particulars of such dispute. Upon receipt of such notice, the Manager shall furnish the Company with additional supporting documentation to reasonably substantiate the amount of the invoice. Upon delivery of such additional documentation, the Company and the Manager shall cooperate in good faith and use their reasonable best efforts to resolve such dispute. If they are unable to resolve their dispute within ten (10) Business Days of the delivery of such additional supporting information, then the dispute shall be referred for resolution to a firm of independent accountants of nationally recognized standing reasonably satisfactory to each of the Manager and the Company (the Accounting Referee ), which shall determine the disputed amounts within thirty (30) days of the referral of such dispute to such Accounting Referee. The determination of the Accounting Referee shall not require the Company to pay more than the amount in dispute nor require the Manager to return any amount previously paid by the Company. The fees and expenses of the Accounting Referee shall be borne equally by the Company and the Manager. If any dispute is resolved in favour of the Manager, the Company shall make payment to the Manager within ten (10) days of resolution of the dispute. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Company be entitled to withhold any amounts other than those portions of the applicable payment that are in dispute.
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8.10 | Direction to Pay |
By written notice to the Company, the Manager shall direct the Company to pay any amounts owing under this Agreement to an Affiliate of the Manager, pursuant to a subcontract of any provisions of this Agreement, directly to such Affiliate. The Manager hereby directs that the Technical Services Fee be paid by the Company directly to the Ship Manager.
9. | LIABILITY OF THE MANAGER; INDEMNIFICATION |
9.1 | Liability of the Manager |
The Manager shall not be liable whatsoever to the Company for any loss, damage, delay or expense of whatsoever nature, whether direct or indirect, (including but not limited to loss of profit arising out of or in connection with arrest, detention of or delay to any Vessel) and arising from the Management Services unless and to the extent that such loss, damage, delay or expense resulted from:
(a) | the fraud, gross negligence, recklessness or wilful misconduct of the Manager or any of the Manager Entities or any of their employees, agents or sub-contractors ( Manager Misconduct ); or |
(b) | any breach of this Agreement by the Manager or any of the Manager Entities. |
9.2 | Extraordinary Costs and Capital Expenditures |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Manager shall not be responsible for paying any costs, liabilities and expenses in respect of a Vessel to the extent that such costs, liabilities and expenses are extraordinary, which consist of the following:
(a) | repairs, refurbishment or modifications resulting from maritime accidents, collisions, other accidental damage or unforeseen events (except to the extent that such accidents, collisions, damage or events are due to Managers Misconduct unless and to the extent otherwise covered by insurance); |
(b) | unscheduled or non-routine dry-docking of a Vessel; |
(c) | any improvement, upgrade or modification to, structural changes with respect to or the installation of new equipment aboard any Vessel that results from a change in, an introduction of new, or a change in the interpretation of, Applicable Laws, at the recommendation of the classification society for that Vessel or otherwise; |
(d) | any increase in Crew Employment and Support Expenses resulting from an introduction of new, or a change in the interpretation of, Applicable Laws; or |
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(e) | any other similar costs, liabilities and expenses that were not reasonably contemplated by the Company and the Manager as being encompassed by or a component of the Technical Services Fee at the time the Technical Services Fee was determined. |
9.3 | Manager Indemnification |
The Company shall indemnify and save harmless each Manager Entity, and its respective current and former directors, officers, employees, subcontractors and current and future affiliates (the Manager Indemnified Persons ) from and against any and all Losses incurred or suffered by the Manager Indemnified Persons by reason of, resulting from, in connection with, or arising in any manner whatsoever out of or in the course of their performance of this Agreement or a Legal Action brought or threatened against such Manager Indemnified Persons in connection with their performance of this Agreement, other than for any Losses related to:
(a) | any liabilities or obligations that the Manager has agreed to pay or for which the Manager is otherwise responsible under this Agreement; |
(b) | Manager Misconduct; or |
(c) | any breach of this Agreement by the Manager or any of the Manager Entities. |
9.4 | Company Indemnification |
The Manager shall indemnify and save harmless each Company Group Member, and its respective current and former directors, officers, employees, subcontractors and current and future affiliates (the Company Indemnified Persons ) from and against any and all Losses incurred or suffered by the Company Indemnified Persons, related to:
(a) | any liabilities or obligations that the Manager has agreed to pay or for which the Manager is otherwise responsible under this Agreement; |
(b) | Manager Misconduct; or |
(c) | any breach of this Agreement by the Manager or any of the Manager Entities. |
9.5 | Limitation Regarding Crew |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Manager shall not be liable for any of the actions of the Crew, even if such actions are negligent, grossly negligent or wilful, except only to the extent that they are shown to have resulted from a failure by the Manager to discharge its obligations under Section 3.3, in which case its liability shall be determined in accordance with the terms of this Section 9.
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10. | TERM AND TERMINATION |
10.1 | Initial Term |
The initial term of this Agreement commences on August 12, 2005 and ends on December 31, 2025, unless terminated earlier pursuant to this Agreement (the Initial Term ).
10.2 | Renewal Term |
This Agreement will, without any further act or formality on the part of any Parties, on the expiration of the Initial Term, or any Renewal Term, be automatically renewed for a further term of five (5) years (each a Renewal Term ) unless notice of termination is given by the Company to the Manager in accordance with Section 10.3(g), in the case of the Initial Term, or Section 10.3(h), in the case of any Renewal Term.
10.3 | Termination by the Company |
This Agreement may be terminated by the Company:
(a) | if, at any time, there has been a material breach of this Agreement by the Manager and the matter is unresolved after ninety (90) days pursuant to the Dispute Resolution in Section 11 ( Manager Breach ); |
(b) | if, after the fifth anniversary of the Public Offering, |
(1) | there are six (6) consecutive quarters in which (A) the Company does not declare and pay, out of Operating Surplus, the Base Dividend on Common Shares and (B) the Adjusted Operating Surplus generated during such six (6) consecutive quarters was insufficient to pay the Base Dividend on the Common Shares; and |
(2) | a majority of the holders of the outstanding Common Shares and Subordinated Shares, voting together as a single class, elect to terminate the Agreement; |
(c) | if, at any time, |
(1) | the Manager has been convicted of, has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendre with respect to, or has entered into a plea bargain or settlement admitting guilt for, a crime, which conviction, plea bargain or settlement is demonstrably and material injurious to the Company; and |
(2) | a majority of the holders of the outstanding Common Shares elect to terminate the Agreement; |
(together, Manager Cause )
(d) |
if, at any time, the Manager becomes insolvent, admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, commits an act of bankruptcy, is adjudged |
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bankrupt or declares bankruptcy or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, a proposal or similar action under the bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws of Bermuda or any applicable jurisdiction, or commences or consents to proceedings relating to it under any reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any jurisdiction; |
(e) | if any Person or group of Persons acquires Control or economic control of the Manager or the Advisor in contravention of Section 12.3; |
(f) | if, in the fourth Fiscal Quarter of 2019, two-thirds of the independent members of the Board elect to terminate the Agreement, which termination shall be effective on December 31, 2020; |
(g) | if, in the fourth Fiscal Quarter of 2024, the Company elects to terminate the Agreement by notice to the Manager, which termination shall be effective on December 31, 2025; or |
(h) | if, in the fourth Fiscal Quarter of any Fiscal Year immediately preceding the end of any Renewal Term, the Company elects to terminate the Agreement by notice to the Manager, which termination shall be effective at the end of the Fiscal Year for the final year of the Renewal Term. |
10.4 | Termination by the Manager |
This Agreement may be terminated by the Manager:
(a) | after the fifth anniversary of the Public Offering, with twelve (12) months notice by the Manager to the Company; or |
(b) | if, at any time, the Company materially breaches the Agreement and the matter is unresolved after ninety (90) days pursuant to the Dispute Resolution in Section 11 ( Company Breach ). |
10.5 | Automatic Termination |
This Agreement will terminate automatically and immediately after a Change of Control of the Company. In this Section 10, a Change of Control means:
(a) | the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the Companys assets, except such a disposition to a member of the Existing Ownership Group; |
(b) | an order made for, or the adoption by the Board of Directors of a plan of, liquidation or dissolution of the Company; |
(c) |
the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any person (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act ) becomes the beneficial owner, directly or |
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indirectly, of more than a majority of the Companys Voting Securities (unless such person beneficially owns a majority of the Subordinated Shares or is a member of the Existing Ownership Group), measured by voting power rather than number of shares; |
(d) | if, at any time, the Company becomes insolvent, admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, commits an act of bankruptcy, is adjudged bankrupt or declares bankruptcy or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or makes a proposal or similar action under the bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws of the Marshall Islands or any applicable jurisdiction or commences or consents to proceedings relating to it under any reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any jurisdiction; |
(e) | a change in directors after which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors are not Continuing Directors; or |
(f) | the consolidation of the Company with, or the merger of the Company with or into, any person (other than a member of the Existing Ownership Group), or the consolidation of any person (other than a member of the Existing Ownership Group) with, or the merger of any person (other than a member of the Existing Ownership Group) with or into, the Company, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding Common Shares or Subordinated Shares are converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property or receive a payment of cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where (i) the Companys voting stock outstanding immediately prior to such transaction is converted into or exchanged for voting stock of the surviving or transferee person constituting a majority of the outstanding shares of such voting stock of such surviving or transferee person immediately after giving effect to such issuance and (ii) the Subordinated Shares are treated the same as the Common Shares. |
10.6 | Effects of Termination or Expiry of this Agreement |
(a) | If the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to Sections 10.3(a) through 10.3(e), the Company may purchase the Incentive Shares for $100 at the time of termination. |
(b) | If the Manager terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.4(a): |
(1) | the Company may purchase the Incentive Shares for $100 at the time of termination; |
(2) | the Company shall have the option to require the Manager to continue to provide Technical Services to the Company at the Fair Market Fee for up to an additional two-year period from the date of termination of this Agreement, provided that the Manager or any of its Affiliates continues in the business of providing such services to third parties for similar types of vessels; and |
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(3) | the Omnibus Agreement shall remain in effect and binding on the parties thereto for a two-year period from the date of termination of this Agreement. |
(c) | If the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to Sections 10.3(f) through 10.3(h), or the Manager terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.4(b), the Manager or its Affiliates shall continue to receive dividends on the Incentive Shares for a period of five (5) years from the date of actual termination of the Agreement, and at the end of such five (5) year period the Incentive Shares shall be surrendered to the Company at no cost to the Company. |
(d) | If the Agreement terminates pursuant to Section 10.5, the Company may purchase the Incentive Shares or the Manager may cause the Company, or its successor, to purchase the Incentive Shares for the fair market value of such shares, which is to be determined as follows: |
(1) | the Manager and the Company shall each select an independent investment bank or other qualified appraiser with the consent of the other, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; |
(2) | each such investment bank or other qualified appraiser shall independently determine the fair market value of the Incentive Shares within forty-five (45) days and assuming that the Incentive Shares have a term that ends five years from the earliest date that the Company can cause termination under Section 10.3(g); |
(3) | in determining the fair market value, each investment bank or other qualified appraiser shall: |
(A) | determine the fair market value of the Incentive Shares based on the projected dividends to be paid on the Incentive Shares for the relevant period, discounted at a rate of seven (7) percent; |
(B) | value the projected cash flow of the Company; |
(C) | disregard any potential increases or decreases with respect to the number of Vessels owned by the Company unless a written agreement for the purchase or sale of vessels has been approved by the Board of Directors; |
(D) | disregard any impact caused or created by the transaction that results in the Change of Control, including any change in management; and |
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(E) | assume that dividends on the Incentive Shares for the relevant period will be the greater of (i) the average dividend paid on the Incentive Shares for the previous five (5) year period; and (ii) the amount of dividends projected to be declared on the Incentive Shares due to any anticipated increased cash flows of the Company; and |
(4) | the purchase price for the Incentive Shares shall equal the average of the two appraisers valuations if the Company and the Manager so agree, failing which the matter shall be referred to an arbitrator who shall select one of the two valuations or determine an amount within the range of the two valuations. |
The fair market value determined under this Section 10.6 is final and binding on the Company and the Manager.
(e) | Upon lawful termination or expiry of this Agreement, this Agreement will be void and there shall be no liability on the part of any Party (or their respective officers, directors or employees) except that the obligation of the Company to pay to the Manager or its Affiliates the amounts accrued but outstanding under Section 8 and the terms and conditions set forth in Sections 9, 10.6 and 12.6 shall survive such termination. After a written notice of termination has been given under this Section 10 or upon expiry, the Company may direct the Manager to, at the cost of the Company, undertake any actions reasonably necessary to transfer any aspect of the ownership or control of the assets of the Company to the Company or to any nominee of the Company and to do all other things reasonably necessary to bring the appointment of the Manager to an end at the appropriate time, and the Manager shall comply with all such reasonable directions. Upon termination or expiry of this Agreement, the Manager shall deliver to any new manager or the Company any Books and Records held by the Manager under this Agreement and shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such things as may reasonably be required to permit the new manager of the Company to assume its responsibilities. |
10.7 | Effects of Termination or Expiry of Agreement or Cessation of Management |
Upon termination for any reason whatsoever or expiry of this Agreement or upon the Manager otherwise ceasing to manage a Vessel under this Agreement, with respect to the Stores and Equipment provided by the Company or the Manager, as applicable, the following shall occur:
(a) |
in the case of an IPO Vessel where the necessary stores, spares, lubricating oils, supplies and equipment were provided by the Manager, at the time of such termination, expiry or cessation, the Company shall reimburse the Manager for the fair market value of the Stores and Equipment that had been placed on board the Vessel at the time of delivery of the Vessel to the Company, taking into account reasonable wear and tear (such value to be proposed by the Manager and agreed to by the Company), except that if the IPO Vessel is to be scrapped |
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immediately following such termination, expiry or cessation, the Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to sell, re-use or recycle the Stores and Equipment and any compensation received by the Manager in doing so shall be deducted from the amounts to be reimbursed by the Company to the Manager; and |
(b) | in the case of an Additional Vessel where the necessary stores, spares, lubricating oils, supplies and equipment were provided by the Company, at the time of such termination, expiry or cessation, the Manager shall either: (i) return the Vessel to the Company with materially the same level and complement of Stores and Equipment as required to continue operating the Vessel in accordance with customary ship operation and practice that a prudent owner of a vessel such as the Additional Vessel would deem reasonably necessary, taking into account reasonable wear and tear; or (ii) pay to the Company an amount representing the equivalent thereof at the option of the Company, (such amount to be proposed by the Manager and approved by the Company). If the Additional Vessel is to be scrapped immediately following such termination, expiry or cessation, the Manager shall be required to make the payment contemplated in (ii) above. |
Until any of the foregoing events arise, the Company and the Manager shall have no obligation to each other to account for any diminution in value of the Stores and Equipment.
10.8 | Nature of the Agency |
Except as specifically set forth in Section 10 of this Agreement, this Agreement and the engagement of the Manager hereunder may not be terminated by the Company, which acknowledges that the Manager and its affiliates have an on-going interest in the Company, its Containership Business and the agency relationship created by this Agreement. The agency relationship created hereunder is an agency coupled with the interest of the Manager and its affiliates as more fully described in the Recitals to this Agreement.
11. | DISPUTE RESOLUTION |
11.1 | Notice of Dispute |
If a dispute or disagreement arises among the Parties with respect to any provisions of this Agreement (other than Section 8.9), including its interpretation or the performance of a Party under this Agreement, and any circumstance where (a) the Company in good faith believes that a Manager Breach has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur or (b) the Manager in good faith believes that a Company Breach has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur (each a Dispute ), any Party may, or the Party alleging such breach shall, deliver written notice to the other Party. Such notice shall contain in detail the specific facts and circumstances relating to the Dispute. Each Party shall designate an individual to negotiate and resolve the Dispute (each a Designated Representative and together, the Designated Representatives ). The Designated Representatives shall in good faith attempt to resolve the matter within a thirty (30) day period from the date of the notice referred to above. If any Designated Representative
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intends to be accompanied by counsel at any meeting, such Designated Representative shall give the other Designated Representative at least three (3) Business Days notice. All discussions and negotiations pursuant to this Section 11 will be confidential but without prejudice to settlement negotiations.
11.2 | Mediation |
If a Dispute is not resolved by the Designated Representatives after the thirty (30) days provided in Section 11.1, any of the affected Parties shall refer the matter to mediation, such mediator to be mutually agreed upon by the Parties, and such mediator will be instructed to:
(a) | review the terms of the Dispute and the position of the Parties; |
(b) | consider the terms of and context of this Agreement; and |
(c) | render a non-binding report within sixty (60) days of the appointment of the mediator (the Mediators Report ) or such later date as to which the Parties may agree. |
The Parties shall consider the Mediators Report and may decide, unanimously, to make it a binding report. If the mediator is not able to facilitate a binding agreement between the Parties, the Dispute is not resolved to the satisfaction of the Parties as a result of the Mediators Report or a mediator cannot be chosen mutually by the Parties, this Agreement is breached and the Parties may commence legal proceedings in the Supreme Court of British Columbia in the City of Vancouver.
12. | GENERAL |
12.1 | Incentive Shares |
The Advisor shall not transfer, sell or dispose of the Incentive Shares to another Person (other than to its Affiliates, an Affiliate of the Manager or members of the Existing Ownership Group) for the Term.
12.2 | Assignment |
The Parties may not assign any of their rights under this Agreement in whole or in part without the prior written consent of the other Parties, which consent may be arbitrarily withheld.
12.3 | Change of Control of the Manager |
If any Person or group of Persons acting in concert proposes to acquire Control of the Manager, directly or indirectly, the Manager shall provide thirty (30) days written notice of the change of Control to the Company, which notice will identify the Person that will acquire, directly or indirectly, Control of the Manager. A change of Control of the Manager may occur only with the consent of the Company, which consent cannot be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
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12.4 | Ownership of Advisor and Ship Manager |
For the Term, the Manager shall not transfer, sell or dispose of its interest in or otherwise relinquish Control of the Advisor or the Ship Manager, and the Ship Manager shall not transfer, sell or dispose of its interest in or otherwise relinquish Control of the Crew Manager.
12.5 | Force Majeure |
Neither of the Parties shall be under any liability for any failure to perform any of their obligations hereunder if any of the following occurs (each a Force Majeure Event ):
(a) | any event, cause or condition which is beyond the reasonable control of any or all of the Parties and which prevents any or all of the Parties from performing any of its obligations under this Agreement; |
(b) | acts of God, including fire, explosions, unusually or unforeseeably bad weather conditions, epidemic, lightening, earthquake, tsunami or washout; |
(c) | acts of public enemies, including war or civil disturbance, vandalism, sabotage, terrorism, blockade or insurrection; |
(d) | acts of a governmental entity, including injunction or restraining orders issued by any judicial, administrative or regulatory authority, expropriation or requisition; |
(e) | government rule, regulation or legislation, embargo or national defence requirement; or |
(f) | labour troubles or disputes, strikes or lockouts, including any failure to settle or prevent such event which is in the control of any Party. |
A Party shall give written notice to the other Party promptly upon the occurrence of a Force Majeure Event.
12.6 | Confidentiality |
Each Party agrees that, except with the prior written consent of the other Party, it shall at all times keep confidential and not disclose, furnish or make accessible to anyone (except to employees, agents and professional advisors in the ordinary course of business) any confidential or proprietary information, knowledge or data concerning or relating to the other Party and to the business or financial affairs of the other Party to which such Party has been or shall become privy by reason of this Agreement, except for any (a) disclosure required by judicial or administrative process (including discovery for litigation), (b) information that becomes publicly available through no fault of such Party or otherwise ceases to be confidential, (c) information required by law or applicable stock exchange rules to be disclosed, or (d) disclosure made to a Person under a binding confidentiality agreement in favour of the Party whose confidential or proprietary information is being disclosed.
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12.7 | Notices |
Each notice, consent or request required to be given to a Party pursuant to this Agreement must be given in writing. A notice may be given by delivery to an individual or by fax, and shall be validly given if delivered on a Business Day to an individual at the following address, or, if transmitted on a Business Day, by fax addressed to the following Party:
(a) |
if to Seaspan Corporation: | (b) | if to Seaspan Management Services Limited: | |||||||
Address: |
Unit 2, 7 th Floor, Bupa Centre 141 Connaught Road West Hong Kong F4 00000 China |
Address: |
Clarendon House 2 Church Street Hamilton, HM 11 Bermuda |
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Attention: | Chief Financial Officer | Attention: | Managing Director | |||||||
Fax No.: | (852) 2540-1689 | Fax No.: | (441) 278-9977 | |||||||
(c) | if to Seaspan Advisory Services Limited: | (d) | if to Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. or Seaspan Crew Management Ltd.: | |||||||
Address: |
Clarendon House 2 Church Street Hamilton, HM 11 Bermuda |
Address: |
2600 - 200 Granville Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 1S4 Canada |
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Attention: | Chief Executive Officer | Attention: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
Fax No.: | (441) 278-9977 | Fax No.: | (604) 638-2595 |
or to any other address, fax number or individual that the Party designates. Any notice
(a) | if validly delivered on a Business Day, shall be deemed to have been given when delivered; |
(b) | if validly transmitted by fax before 3:00 p.m. (local time at the place of receipt) on a Business Day, shall be deemed to have been given on that Business Day; and |
(c) | if validly transmitted by fax after 3:00 p.m. (local time at the place of receipt) on a Business Day, shall be deemed to have been given on the Business Day after the date of the transmission. |
12.8 | Third Party Rights |
The provisions of this Agreement are enforceable solely by the Parties to this Agreement, and no shareholder, employee, agent of any Party or any other Person shall have the right, separate and apart from the Parties hereto, to enforce any provision of this Agreement or to compel any Party to this Agreement to comply with the terms of this Agreement.
12.9 | No Partnership |
Nothing in this Agreement is intended to create or shall be construed as creating a partnership or joint venture, and this Agreement shall not be deemed for any purpose to constitute any party a partner of any other Party to this Agreement in the conduct of any business or otherwise or as a member of a joint venture or joint enterprise with any other Party to this Agreement.
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12.10 | Severability |
Each provision of this Agreement is several. If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of that provision will not affect:
(a) | the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement; or |
(b) | the legality, validity or enforceability of that provision in any other jurisdiction; |
except that if:
(c) | on the reasonable construction of this Agreement as a whole, the applicability of the other provision presumes the validity and enforceability of the particular provision, the other provision will be deemed also to be invalid or unenforceable; and |
(d) | as a result of the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that any part of this Agreement is unenforceable or invalid and, as a result of this Section 12.10, the basic intentions of the Parties in this Agreement are entirely frustrated, the Parties shall use all reasonable efforts to amend, supplement or otherwise vary this Agreement to confirm their mutual intention in entering into this Agreement. |
12.11 | Governing Law and Jurisdiction |
This Agreement is governed exclusively by, and is to be enforced, construed and interpreted exclusively in accordance with, the laws of British Columbia, which are deemed to be the proper law of the Agreement. Each Party shall submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of British Columbia and all courts having appellate jurisdiction thereover in any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement commenced in such court by any Party against any other Party or Parties, and each Party waives and shall not assert by way of motion as a defence or otherwise in any such action, any claim that:
(a) | such Party is not subject to the jurisdiction of such Court; |
(b) | such action is brought in an inconvenient forum; |
(c) | the venue of such action is improper; or |
(d) | any subject matter of such action may not be enforced in or by such Court; |
and shall not seek and hereby waives any suit or action brought to obtain a judgment for the recognition or enforcement of any final judgment rendered in an action and review, other than by way of appeal, in any court of any other jurisdiction of or pertaining to the merits of any action, whether or not such Party appears in or defends the action.
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12.12 | Binding Effect |
This Agreement is binding upon and inures to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their successors but shall not be assignable except as provided in Section 12.2.
12.13 | Amendment and Waivers |
No amendment, supplement, restatement or termination of any provision of this Agreement is binding unless it is in writing and signed by each Person that is a Party to this Agreement at the time of the amendment, supplement, restatement or termination.
12.14 | Entire Agreement |
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings pertaining thereto.
12.15 | Waiver |
No failure by any Party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or of any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.
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12.16 | Counterparts |
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on the Parties hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the Parties hereto as of the 4 th day of May, 2007.
SEASPAN CORPORATION | SEASPAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | |||||||||
By: |
/s/ Kevin Kennedy |
By: |
/s/ Gerry Wang |
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Name: | Kevin Kennedy | Name: | Gerry Wang | |||||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | Title: | Director | |||||||
SEASPAN ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED | SEASPAN SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD. | |||||||||
By: |
/s/ Kyle Washington |
By: |
/s/ Sai Chu |
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Name: | Kyle Washington | Name: | Sai Chu | |||||||
Title: | Director | Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
SEASPAN CREW MANAGEMENT LTD. | ||||||||||
By: |
/s/ Sai Chu |
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Name: | Sai Chu | |||||||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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SCHEDULE A
IPO VESSELS AND INITIAL TECHNICAL SERVICES FEES
The following table lists the IPO Vessels that are presently owned or will be acquired by the Company on or after the date of this Agreement together with the applicable Initial Technical Services Fees.
Delivered Vessels |
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Vessel Name |
Charterer |
Commencement of Charter |
Initial
Technical Services Fees (US$) per day |
Intended Flag |
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CSCL Hamburg | CSCL Asia | July 2001 | 4,500 | Hong Kong | ||||
CSCL Chiwan | CSCL Asia | September 2001 | 4,500 | Hong Kong | ||||
CSCL Ningbo | CSCL Asia | June 2002 | 4,500 | Hong Kong | ||||
CSCL Dalian | CSCL Asia | September 2002 | 4,500 | Hong Kong | ||||
CSCL Felixstowe | CSCL Asia | October 2002 | 4,500 | Hong Kong | ||||
CSCL Oceania | CSCL Asia | December 2004 | 6,000 | Hong Kong | ||||
CSCL Africa | CSCL Asia | January 2005 | 6,000 | Hong Kong | ||||
CSCL Vancouver | CSCL Asia | February 2005 | 4,500 | Hong Kong | ||||
CSCL Sydney | CSCL Asia | April 2005 | 4,500 | Hong Kong | ||||
CSCL New York | CSCL Asia | May 2005 | 4,500 | Hong Kong | ||||
CSCL Melbourne | CSCL Asia | August 2005 | 4,500 | Hong Kong | ||||
CSCL Brisbane | CSCL Asia | September 2005 | 4,500 | Hong Kong | ||||
New Delhi Express | HL USA | October 2005 | 4,500 | Hong Kong | ||||
Dubai Express | HL USA | January 2006 | 4,500 | Hong Kong | ||||
Jakarta Express | HL USA | February 2006 | 4,500 | Hong Kong | ||||
Saigon Express | HL USA | April 2006 | 4,500 | Hong Kong | ||||
Lahore Express | HL USA | July 2006 | 4,500 | Hong Kong | ||||
Rio Grande Express | HL USA | October 2006 | 4,500 | Hong Kong | ||||
Santos Express | HL USA | November 2006 | 4,500 | Hong Kong | ||||
CSCL Zeebrugge | CSCL Asia | March 2007 | 6,500 | Hong Kong | ||||
Rio de Janeiro Express. | HL USA | March 2007 | 4,500 | Hong Kong |
Vessels under Construction |
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Proposed Vessel Name |
Charterer |
Contractual Delivery Date |
Initial
Technical Services Fee (US$) per day |
Intended Flag |
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Manila Express. | HL USA | June 14, 2007 | 4,500 | Hong Kong | ||||
CSCL Long Beach | CSCL Asia | August 31, 2007 | 6,500 | Hong Kong |
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SCHEDULE B
ADDITIONAL VESSELS AND INITIAL TECHNICAL SERVICES FEES
The following table lists the Additional Vessels that are presently owned or will be acquired by the Company on or after the date of this Agreement together with the applicable Initial Technical Services Fees.
Delivered Vessels |
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Vessel Name |
Charterer |
Commencement of Charter |
Initial
Technical Services Fees (US$) per day |
Intended Flag |
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MSC Sweden | APMM | November 6, 2006 | 5,750 | Hong Kong | ||||
Maersk Matane | APMM | November 20, 2006 | 5,750 | Hong Kong | ||||
Maersk Marystown | APMM | December 6, 2006 | 5,750 | Hong Kong | ||||
Maersk Moncton | APMM | December 22, 2006 | 5,750 | Hong Kong |
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SCHEDULE C
FORM OF LICENSE AGREEMENT
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Exhibit 99.2
VESSEL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
5100 TEU Vessels
Dated as of the 18 th day of May, 2007.
Among
SEASPAN CORPORATION
SEASPAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
SEASPAN ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED
SEASPAN SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD. and
SEASPAN CREW MANAGEMENT LTD.
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VESSEL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
THIS VESSEL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT is dated as of the 18 th day of May, 2007.
AMONG: | ||
SEASPAN CORPORATION, a corporation formed under the laws of the Marshall Islands, having its registered office at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, P.O. Box 1405, Majuro, Marshall Islands, MH96960 | ||
AND | ||
SEASPAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED, a company formed under the laws of Bermuda, having its registered office at Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton, HM 11, Bermuda | ||
AND | ||
SEASPAN ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED, a company formed under the laws of Bermuda, having its registered office at Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton, HM 11, Bermuda | ||
AND | ||
SEASPAN SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD., a company formed under the laws of British Columbia, having an office at 2600 - 200 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6C 1S4 | ||
AND | ||
SEASPAN CREW MANAGEMENT LTD., a company formed under the laws of the Bahamas, having its registered office at Ocean Centre, Montagu Foreshore, East Bay Street, P.O. Box N-3247, Nassau, Bahamas |
RECITALS:
WHEREAS:
A. the Company has already engaged the Manager to manage and operate the business and affairs of the Company pursuant to a management agreement dated August 8, 2005, as amended (the IPO Management Agreement ); and
B. the Company has acquired the Vessels (as defined herein) and has engaged the Manager to provide certain vessel management services for the Vessels, and the parties wish to formalize such engagement as set out in this vessel management agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and premises of the Parties herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by each Party), the Parties agree as follows:
1. | DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION |
1.1 | Certain Definitions |
In this Agreement, including the recitals hereto, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:
Accounting Referee has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.8.
Adjusted Technical Services Fee has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.2.
Advisor means Seaspan Advisory Services Limited or any successor thereof permitted in accordance with this Agreement.
Affiliates means, with respect to any Person as at any particular date, any other Persons that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, are Controlled by, or are under common Control with the Person in question, and Affiliate means any one of them.
Agreement means this vessel management agreement as the same may be amended from time to time.
Applicable Laws means, in respect of any Person, property, transaction or event, all laws, including, without limitation, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, all statutes, ordinances, regulations, municipal by-laws, treaties, judgments and decrees applicable to that Person, property, transaction or event, all applicable official directives, rules, consents, approvals, authorizations, guidelines, orders, codes of practice and policies of any Governmental Authority having authority over that Person, property, transaction or event and having the force of law, and all general principles of common law and equity.
Books and Records means all books of account and records, including tax records, sales and purchase records, vessel records, computer software, formulae, business reports, plans and projections and all other documents, files, correspondence and other information of the Company with respect to the Vessels (whether or not in written, printed, electronic or computer printout form).
Business Day means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday on which the banks in the Marshall Islands, Bermuda, Hong Kong or Vancouver, British Columbia are required to close.
Charter means a charter party agreement with the Company that relates to any of the Vessels, and Charters means all such charter party agreements.
Charterer means Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. and such other Persons that have entered into, or assumed the obligations under by novation or otherwise, a Charter with the Company.
Commercial Services has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.2.
Company means Seaspan Corporation and any successor company permitted under this Agreement.
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Company Breach has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7.3(b).
Company Group means the Company and its Subsidiaries.
Company Group Member means any member of the Company Group.
Company Indemnified Persons has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 6.4;
Containerships means ocean-going vessels that are intended to be used primarily to transport containers or are being used primarily to transport containers, and Containership means any such vessel.
Control or Controlled means, with respect to any Person, the right to elect or appoint, directly or indirectly, a majority of the directors of such Person or a majority of the Persons who have the right, including any contractual right, to manage and direct the business, affairs and operations of such Person, or the possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of Voting Securities, by contract, or otherwise.
Credit Facilities means the credit facility agreement dated October 16, 2006, between, among others, the Company and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as facility agent, as amended, supplemented or restated and any other credit facility or other financing facility in respect of the Vessels, including any replacement facilities or junior priority facilities.
Crew means the master, officers, employees, ratings and other crew members of a Vessel.
Crew Employment and Support Expenses means all Employment Expenses of the Crew and all expenses of a general nature which are not particularly referable to any individual member of the Crew or individual Vessel which are incurred for the purpose of providing Crew Management Services and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, shall include the cost of crew standby pay, training schemes for officers and ratings, cadet training schemes, study pay, recruitment and interviews.
Crew Insurances means insurances against crew risks which shall include but not be limited to death, sickness, repatriation, injury, shipwreck unemployment indemnity and loss of personal effects.
Crew Manager means Seaspan Crew Management Ltd. or any successor thereof permitted in accordance with this Agreement.
Crew Management Services has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.3.
Designated Representative and Designated Representatives each have the meaning ascribed to such terms in Section 8.1.
Dispute has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.1.
Dry-docking Allocation has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.5(a).
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Employment Expenses means all costs, expenses, debts, liabilities and obligations related to or incurred in respect of employment, including salaries, fees, wages, incentive pay, gratuities, bonuses, vacation pay, holiday pay, other paid leave, overtime, standby pay, sick pay, workers compensation legislation contributions or costs, benefits and related costs, statutory contributions and remittances, pension plan contributions and costs, recruitment costs, Severance Costs, payroll and accounting costs, training and education costs, discounts, meals, accommodation, associated legal costs arising from disputes, administrative costs, travel costs, perquisites, relocation expenses and uniform expenses.
Fair Market Fee has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.4.
Force Majeure Event has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.2.
Governmental Authority means any domestic or foreign government, including any federal, provincial, state, territorial or municipal government, any multinational or supranational organization, any government agency, including, without limitation, the SEC, any tribunal, labour relations board, commission or stock exchange, including, without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other authority or organization exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of, or pertaining to, government.
Initial Term means the initial term of this Agreement as set out in Section 7.1.
Initial Technical Services Fee has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.1.
Insurances has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.4.
IPO Management Agreement has the meaning ascribed to it in the recitals to this Agreement.
Legal Action means any action, claim, complaint, demand, suit, judgment, investigation or proceeding, pending or threatened, by any Person or before any Governmental Authority.
Losses means losses, expenses, costs, liabilities and damages, excluding lost profits and consequential damages, but including interest charges, penalties, fines and monetary sanctions.
Management Services means, collectively, the Technical Services and Pre-delivery Services.
Manager means Seaspan Management Services Limited or any successor thereof permitted in accordance with this Agreement.
Manager Breach has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7.3(a).
Manager Entities means the Manager, the Ship Manager, the Crew Manager and the Advisor, and Manager Entity means any one of them.
Manager Indemnified Persons has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.3.
Manager Misconduct has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 6.1(a).
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Managers Personnel means all individuals that are employed by or have entered into consulting arrangements with any Manager Entity or any subcontractor under Section 2.3, other than the Crew.
Mediators Report has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.2.
New Build means a Vessel under construction pursuant to a ship building contract between the Company and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.
Parties means the Company, the Manager, the Ship Manager, the Crew Manager and the Advisor, and Party means any one of them.
Person means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or trustee, unincorporated organization, association, government, government agency or political subdivision thereof, or other entity.
Pre-delivery Services has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1
Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2.
Renewal Term means any renewal term of this Agreement referred to in Section 7.2.
Severance Costs means the termination or severance liabilities, costs and expenses which employers are legally obliged to provide or pay to or in respect of their employees, or the compensation or damages owed in lieu of such liabilities, costs and expenses, as a result of the termination of any employment.
Ship Manager means Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. or any successor thereof permitted in accordance with this Agreement.
Stores and Equipment means the stores, spares, lubricating oil, supplies and equipment that customarily are considered part of a Containership for which a buyer would ordinarily reimburse a seller on the sale of such Containership and does not include consumables that are not of incremental value to the Containership.
Subsidiaries means, with respect to any Person, (a) a corporation of which more than 50% of the voting power of shares entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors or other governing body of such corporation is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more corporations Controlled by such Person or a combination thereof, (b) a partnership (whether general or limited) in which such Person or a corporation Controlled by such Person is, at the date of determination, a general or limited partner of such partnership, but only if more than 50% of the partnership interests of such partnership (considering all of the partnership interests of the partnership as a single class) is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, one or more corporations Controlled by such Person, or a combination thereof, or (c) any other Person (other than a corporation or a partnership) in which such Person, one or more corporations Controlled by such Person, or a combination thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, has (i) at least a majority ownership interest or (ii) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors or other governing body of such Person.
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Technical Services means the Technical Vessel Management Services, the Commercial Services, the Crew Management Services, the procurement of insurance as described in Section 3.4, the dry-docking and repair services described in Section 3.5 and the regulatory compliance services described in Section 3.6.
Technical Services Fee means the Initial Technical Services Fee or Adjusted Technical Services Fee, as applicable.
Technical Vessel Management Services has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1.
Term means the Initial Term and any Renewal Term, in each case subject to any early termination of this Agreement as permitted herein.
Vessels means the vessels owned, under construction or to be acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time as set out in Schedule A, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with Section 2.8, and Vessel means any one of them.
1.2 | Construction |
In this Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise:
(a) | references to laws and regulations refer to such laws and regulations as they may be amended from time to time, and references to particular provisions of a law or regulation include any corresponding provisions of any succeeding law or regulation; |
(b) | references to money refer to legal currency of the United States of America; |
(c) | the word including when following any general term or statement shall not be construed as limiting the general term or statement to the specific matter immediately following the word including or to similar matters, and the general term or statement shall be construed as referring to all matters that reasonably could fall within the broadest possible scope of the general term or statement; |
(d) | words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa, and words importing gender include all genders; and |
(e) | a reference to an approval, authorization, consent, notice or agreement means an approval, authorization, consent, notice or agreement, as the case may be, in writing. |
1.3 | Headings |
All article or section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.
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2. | ENGAGEMENT OF MANAGER |
2.1 | Engagement |
The Company hereby engages the Manager to provide the services specified herein and to manage each Vessel for and on behalf of the relevant Company Group Member, and the Manager hereby accepts such engagement, all in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Company and the Manager each acknowledge that to the extent set out in this Agreement, the Manager is acting solely on behalf of, as agent of and for the account of, the Company. The Manager may advise Persons with whom it deals on behalf of the Company that it is conducting such business for and on behalf of the Company.
2.2 | Powers and Duties of the Manager |
The Manager has the power and authority to take such actions on its own behalf or on behalf of the relevant Company Group Member as it from time to time considers necessary or appropriate to enable it to perform its obligations under this Agreement, subject to the customary oversight and supervision of the Company and its board of directors. The Manager shall use its reasonable best efforts to provide the Management Services and perform the Technical Services to be provided hereunder in accordance with customary ship management practice and with the care, diligence and skill that a prudent manager of vessels such as the Vessels would possess and exercise, except that the Manager in the performance of its management responsibilities under this Agreement may have regard to its overall responsibility in relation to all vessels as may from time to time be entrusted to its management and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Manager may allocate available supplies, manpower and services in such manner as in the prevailing circumstances the Manager, acting reasonably, considers to be fair and reasonable.
2.3 | Ability to Subcontract |
The Manager may subcontract any of its duties and obligations hereunder to any of its Affiliates without the consent of the Company and may subcontract certain of its duties and obligations to Persons that are not Affiliates with the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. In the event of any subcontract by the Manager, the Manager shall promptly notify the Company thereof and shall remain fully liable for the due performance of its obligations under this Agreement. The Ship Manager, Advisor and Crew Manager may subcontract any of their obligations under any subcontract of the Management Agreement to any Affiliate of the Manager without the consent of the Company. In the event of any subcontract by the Ship Manager, Advisor or Crew Manager, the Ship Manager, Advisor or Crew Manager, as the case may be, shall promptly notify the Company thereof and the Manager shall remain fully liable for the due performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
The Company acknowledges the Manager shall engage (a) the Ship Manager to provide all or certain of the Technical Services to the Company pursuant to a subcontract of the relevant provisions of this Agreement; (b) the Crew Manager to provide all or certain of the Crew Management Services pursuant to a subcontract of the relevant provisions of this Agreement; and (c) the Advisor to perform all of the Pre-delivery Services pursuant to a subcontract of the relevant provisions of this Agreement; and the Ship Manager, Crew Manager and Advisor hereby accept
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such engagement providing that the Manager give the notice referred to in Section 5.9 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, the Manager shall be responsible for all costs and expenses related to any subcontracting of the Technical Services, and the Technical Services Fee shall not be adjusted therefor.
2.4 | Outside Activities |
The Company acknowledges that the Manager and its Affiliates may have business interests and engage in business activities in addition to those relating to the Company, for its own account and for the accounts of others. Subject to the provisions of the omnibus agreement dated August 8, 2005 between, among others, the Company and the Manager, the Manager and its Affiliates may undertake activities that may compete with the Company.
2.5 | Exclusive Appointment |
The Company acknowledges that the appointment of the Manager hereunder is an exclusive appointment for the Term. The Company shall not appoint other managers with respect to the Vessels or the Containership business during the Term, except in circumstances in which it is necessary to do so in order to comply with Applicable Laws or as otherwise agreed by the Manager in writing. This Section 2.5 does not prohibit the Company from having its own employees perform the Management Services.
2.6 | Authority of the Parties |
Each Party represents to the others that it is duly authorized with full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement. The Company represents that the engagement of the Manager has been duly authorized by the Company and is in accordance with all governing documents of the Company.
2.7 | Inspection of Books and Records |
At all reasonable times and on reasonable notice, any person authorized by the Company may inspect, examine, copy and audit the Books and Records of the Company kept pursuant to this Agreement.
2.8 | Changes to Vessels subject to this Agreement |
With the prior approval of the Manager and subject to Section 5.3, the Company may engage the Manager to provide the services contemplated by this Agreement for other Containerships that are to be financed under the Credit Facilities. The Company, with reasonable notice to the Manager, may remove a Vessel from the engagement under this Agreement, provided that the Manager is being engaged to manage such Vessel under a separate agreement with the Company. Unless the parties otherwise agree, a Vessel shall automatically be removed from engagement under this Agreement upon a sale or total loss of such Vessel. Upon any addition of a Containership to this engagement or any removal of a Vessel from this engagement, the parties shall amend Schedule A as required.
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2.9 | Managers Personnel |
The Manager shall provide the Management Services hereunder through the Managers Personnel and the Crew. The relevant Manager Entity shall be responsible for all aspects of the employment or other relationship of such Managers Personnel and Crew as required in order for the Manager to perform its obligations hereunder, including recruitment, training, staffing levels, compensation and benefits, supervision, discipline and discharge, and other terms and conditions of employment or contract. However, the Manager shall remain directly responsible and liable to the Company to carry out all of its obligations under this Agreement, whether performed directly or subcontracted to the Ship Manager, Crew Manager, Advisor or any other Person, and the Manager (and not the Company) shall be responsible for the compensation and reimbursement of all such entities at its own cost to the extent such services are encompassed in the Technical Services. Although such Managers Personnel will at all times remain employees of the relevant Manager Entity, the Company shall reimburse the Manager, in accordance with Section 5.6, for that portion of the Employment Expenses of the Managers Personnel attributable to the provision of Pre-delivery Services provided pursuant to this Agreement. Subject to Section 5.9, the Manager shall in turn reimburse the relevant Manager Entity as required.
3. | TECHNICAL SERVICES |
Subject to Section 6.2, in exchange for the Technical Services Fee, the Manager shall provide to the Company the Technical Services in this Section 3 at the Managers own cost.
3.1 | Technical Vessel Management Services |
Commencing with the acquisition of each Vessel by any Company Group Member, the Manager shall provide all usual and customary technical vessel management services with respect to the operation of that Vessel, including but not limited to:
(a) | supervising the day-to-day operation, maintenance, safety and general efficiency of the Vessel to ensure the seaworthiness and maintenance condition of the Vessel; |
(b) | arranging for, supervising and paying for general and routine repairs, alterations and maintenance of the Vessel, and the Manager shall provide the Company with a description of such repairs, alterations and maintenance normally included in the operating expense budget for each Vessel, which list will be subject to the acknowledgment and consent of the Company; |
(c) | purchasing the necessary stores, spares, lubricating oil, supplies and equipment (other than such equipment as is covered by Section 6.2(c)), and the Manager shall provide the Company with a description of such stores, spares, lubricating oil, supplies and equipment normally included in the operating expense budget for each Vessel, which list will be subject to the acknowledgment and consent of the Company; |
(d) | appointing such surveyors, supervisors, technical consultants and other support for the Vessel on behalf of the Company as the Manager may consider from time to time to be necessary; |
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(e) | providing technical and shore-side support for the Vessel and attending to all other technical matters necessary for the operation of the Vessel; |
(f) | handling of each Vessel while in ports or transiting canals either directly or by use of vessel agents, unless otherwise handled by the Charterer; |
(g) | procuring and arranging for port entrance and clearance, pilots, vessel agents, consular approvals, and other services necessary or desirable for the management and safe operation of each Vessel, unless otherwise procured or arranged by the Charterer; |
(h) | preparing, issuing or causing to be issued to shippers the customary freight contract, cargo receipts and/or bills of lading unless normally prepared, issued or arranged for by the Charterer; |
(i) | performing all usual and customary duties concerned with the loading and discharging of cargoes at all ports unless normally performed by the Charterer; |
(j) | arranging for the prompt dispatch of each Vessel from loading and discharging ports in accordance with the Charterers instructions and for transit through canals; |
(k) | arranging for employment of counsel and the investigation, follow-up and negotiating of the settlement of all claims arising in connection with the operation of each Vessel; |
(l) | paying all ordinary charges incurred in connection with the management of each Vessel, including, but not limited to, all canal tolls, port charges, any amounts due to any Governmental Authority with respect to the Crew and all duties and taxes in respect of cargo or freight (whether levied against the Vessel or the Company) unless otherwise paid by the Charterer; |
(m) | in such form and on such terms as may be requested by the Company, the prompt reporting to the Company of each Vessels movement, position at sea, arrival and departure dates, major casualties and damages received or caused by each Vessel; |
(n) | informing the Company promptly of any major release or discharge of oil or other hazardous material not in compliance with Applicable Laws; |
(o) | if the Company requests, providing the Company with a copy of any vessel inspection reports, valuations, surveys, insurance claims and other similar reports prepared by ship brokers, valuators, surveyors, classification societies and insurers; and |
(p) | arranging and paying for any and all material licenses, permits, franchises, registrations and similar authorizations of any Governmental Authority which are necessary and used in the operation of the Vessels; |
(which together comprise the Technical Vessel Management Services ).
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3.2 | Commercial Management Services |
Commencing with the acquisition of each Vessel by any Company Group Member, the Manager shall administer the Charters and monitor payment to any Company Group Member or its nominee of all hire, freight revenues or other moneys to which the Company may be entitled arising out of the Charter or other employment of that Vessel (the Commercial Services ).
3.3 | Crew Management Services |
Commencing with or, to the extent reasonably necessary for the provision of the Crew Management Services in an efficient manner, prior to the acquisition of each Vessel by any Company Group Member, the Manager shall provide all usual and customary crew management services in respect of that Vessel and shall manage all aspects of the employment of the Crew, including but not limited to:
(a) | procuring, supervising and managing suitably qualified Crew, which in the opinion of the Manager is required for the Vessel, in accordance with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping to Seafarers, 1978, as amended in 1995 or any subsequent amendment thereto; |
(b) | recruiting, selecting, hiring and engaging the Vessels Crew, arranging and paying, at its own expense, all compensation and administering payroll arrangements, pensions and other benefits and insurance for the Crew (including processing all claims); |
(c) | ensuring that the Applicable Laws of the flag of the Vessel and all places where the Vessel trades are satisfied in respect of manning levels, rank, qualification and certification of the Crew and employment regulations, including statutory withholding tax requirements and social insurance requirements; |
(d) | ensuring that all members of the Crew have passed a medical examination with a qualified doctor certifying that they are fit for the duties for which they are engaged and are in possession of valid medical certificates issued in accordance with appropriate flag state requirements and, in the absence of applicable flag state requirements, the medical certificate shall be dated not more than three months prior to the respective Crew members leaving their country of domicile and shall be maintained for the duration of their service on board the Vessel; |
(e) | ensuring that the Crew have command of the English language at a sufficient standard to enable them to perform their duties effectively and safely; |
(f) | arranging for all transportation (including repatriation), board and lodging for the Crew as and when required at rates and types of accommodations as customary in the industry; |
(g) | attending to and supervising the training, discipline, discharge and other terms and conditions of employment of the Crew; |
(h) | conducting all union negotiations for and on behalf of the Company pursuant to Section 4.5(c) of the IPO Management Agreement; |
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(i) | administering the Companys and the Managers drug and alcohol policy in respect of the Crew; |
(j) | ensuring that any concerns of the Charterer with respect to the master or any of the officers or other Crew are appropriately investigated in a timely manner, communicating the results of such investigations to the Charterer and the Company and, if such concerns are well-founded, ensuring that any appropriate remedial actions are taken without delay; |
(k) | keeping and maintaining full and complete records of any labour agreements which may be entered into with the Crew and reporting to the Company reasonably promptly after notice or knowledge thereof is received of any change or proposed change in labour agreements or other regulations relating to the Crew; |
(l) | negotiating the settlement of all wages with the Crew during the course of and upon termination of their employment; |
(m) | handling all details and negotiating the settlement of any and all claims of the Crew including, but not limited to, those arising out of accidents, sickness, death, loss of personal effects, or disputes under articles or contracts of enlistment, policies of insurance and fines; |
(n) | keeping and maintaining all administrative and financial records relating to the Crew as required by Applicable Law and any labour or collective agreements of the Company, and rendering to the Company any and all reports when, as and in such form as requested by the Company; and |
(o) | performing any other function in connection with the Crew as may be requested by the Company; |
(collectively, the Crew Management Services ).
3.4 | Insurance |
The Manager shall obtain, purchase and maintain insurance for each Vessel from third party providers for and on behalf of the Company against physical damage, total loss, third party liability and other risks normally insured against in accordance with industry practice, including:
(a) | usual hull and machinery marine risks (including crew negligence) and excess liabilities; |
(b) | protection and indemnity risks (including pollution risks and Crew Insurances); and |
(c) | war risks (including protection and indemnity and crew risks); |
each in accordance with the best practice of prudent owners of vessels of a similar type to each Vessel, with insurance companies, underwriters or associations in amounts and on terms that are in accordance with industry practice and, in any event, are no less than the market value of the Vessel (and in the case of protection and indemnity coverage, entered for her full gross tonnage) (collectively, the Insurances ).
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The Manager shall pay on behalf of the Company all premiums and calls on the Insurances promptly and in any event by their due date. The Manager shall procure for and on behalf of the Company any such additional insurance required under the Credit Facilities, including arranging for any of the lenders, facility agent or security agent being named as loss payee or additional insured in accordance with the terms of the Credit Facilities. The Manager shall co-operate with the Companys insurers and underwriters with respect to the investigation or settlement of claims by the Company or any third party under the Insurances, including taking the necessary steps to have repairs contemplated in Section 6.2(a) covered by the applicable insurance policy or policies.
3.5 | Dry-Docking, Repairs and Improvements |
(a) | General |
Subject to Section 6.2, the Manager shall arrange, pay for and supervise the dry-dockings, repairs, alterations and maintenance of each Vessel to the standards required to ensure that each Vessel will comply, in all material respects, with the laws of the flag of such Vessel and of the places where such Vessel trades and all requirements and recommendations of the classification society. Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to this Section 3.5, the Manager shall pay only for the costs and expenses associated with normally scheduled dry-docking and general and routine repairs, maintenance and alterations of the Vessels. The Company acknowledges that the Manager intends to allocate a portion of the Technical Services Fees of each Vessel toward the normally scheduled dry-docking costs and expenses of such Vessel and that the amount allocated will be based on a period of time specified and agreed to between the Company and the Manager (the Dry-docking Allocation ). The Company shall make available to the Manager sufficient funds for such other dry-dockings, repairs, alterations and maintenance as described in Section 6.2.
(b) | Refund |
If and to the extent the Company has paid to the Manager any amounts included in the Technical Services Fee that comprise the Dry-docking Allocation of such Vessel, and this Agreement is terminated for any reason or expires, or the Manager otherwise ceases to manage such Vessel under this Agreement, prior to the carrying out of such dry-docking the partial or full costs of which have been prepaid in the Technical Services Fee, the Manager shall refund to the Company the Dry-docking Allocation for such Vessel.
(c) | Major Expenditures Prior to Dry-docking |
If and to the extent there is any major expenditure for repairing a Vessel where such cost or expense is not within Section 6.2 and may be repaired at the next normally scheduled dry-docking, but the Manager reasonably considers such repair should be performed prior to the next normally scheduled dry-docking and the Manager pays for such repair to be performed, and this Agreement is terminated for any reason or expires, or the Manager otherwise ceases to manage such Vessel under this Agreement, prior to the next normally scheduled dry-docking, the Company shall reimburse the Manager for the costs and expenses for such repair that the Manager has not yet recovered from the Dry-docking Allocation of the Technical Services Fees paid to the Manager.
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3.6 | Regulatory Compliance Services |
The Manager shall operate and maintain the Vessels, in all material respects, in compliance with, and take all actions necessary to ensure that each Vessel is in compliance with, all Applicable Laws, including the laws of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or such other flag as each Vessel may bear, the Applicable Laws of the countries to which the Vessels trade and with the requirements of the relevant classification society, the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention as adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) by resolution A.741(18), or any subsequent amendment thereto, and the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code adopted by the International Maritime Organization Assembly, as the same may have been or may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
4. | PRE-DELIVERY SERVICES |
In addition to any Strategic Services (as defined in the IPO Management Agreement), the Manager shall provide to the Company the services set out in this Section 4.
4.1 | Pre-delivery Services |
The Manager shall oversee and supervise, in all material respects, the construction of the New Build or the acquisition of any Vessel to be purchased and made subject to this Agreement, as the case may be, prior to its delivery, including but not limited to the following, as applicable:
(a) | negotiating the ship building contract and specifications and related documentation; |
(b) | attending to plan approval for the design of the New Build; |
(c) | liaising with the ship builder and supervising the ship builders progress with respect to the New Build and reviewing the general operation and efficiency of the ship builder; |
(d) | arranging for and supervising alterations and changes to the New Build; |
(e) | overseeing construction to ensure the ship builder is constructing the New Build in accordance with the relevant ship building contract, design and specifications; |
(f) | negotiating the purchase and sale agreement and related documentation; |
(g) | liaising with classification societies, suppliers and other service providers; |
(h) | procuring, supervising and managing suitably qualified Crew to test the New Build in the water prior to delivery; |
(i) | attending to the purchasing and other activities related to the Pre-Delivery Purchases and Expenses; and |
(j) | arranging for registration of the Vessel under the relevant flag and in accordance with Applicable Laws and registration of the Vessel with the relevant classification society and other authorities as may be required for obtaining trading, canal, and other marine certificates for the Vessel; |
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(collectively, the Pre-delivery Services ).
4.2 | Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses |
Prior to the delivery to the Company of any Vessel, the Company shall provide at its own expense, but at the recommendation of the Manager, the necessary stores, spares, lubricating oil, supplies, equipment and services related to the delivery of the Vessel (all of which shall be set out by the Manager in a pre-delivery budget for each Vessel and subject to the acknowledgment and consent of the Company) to ensure the seaworthiness and readiness for service of each such Vessel and shall pay for the fees associated with the relevant classification society or the registration of the Vessel in the name of the Company under the relevant flag ( Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses ). For greater certainty, the Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses may include items that are identified before or after delivery of the Vessel once the Manager has determined that such items are required for the safe and efficient operation of the Vessel so that it can be managed and operated as contemplated by this Agreement. The Manager shall arrange for and make such Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses for and on behalf of the Company and the Company shall reimburse the Manager in accordance with Section 5.6.
4.3 | Estimates and Consultation |
The Manager shall consult with and obtain the approval of the Company with respect to all material decisions to be made regarding the New Build. The Manager shall also consult with the Company regarding, and provide to the Company an estimate of the cost of, the Pre-delivery Services and the various Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses for any Vessel for approval by the Company reasonably in advance of such services being provided or such items being purchased.
If the actual cost of the Pre-delivery Services or any of the Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses exceeds the previous estimate provided by the Manager by $50,000 or less, the Manager shall so advise the Company prior to settling payment of the relevant invoice. If the actual cost of the Pre-delivery Services or any of the Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses exceeds the previous estimate provided by the Manager by more than $50,000, the Manager shall consult with and obtain the prior approval of the Company prior to incurring such costs.
5. | COMPENSATION |
5.1 | Initial Technical Services Fee |
For the provision of the Technical Services between the commencement of this Agreement and December 31, 2008, the Company shall pay to the Manager in advance on a monthly basis the daily fixed fees per Vessel set out in Schedule A hereto (the Initial Technical Services Fee ). This fee is all-inclusive and represents all costs to be paid to the Manager for the provision of the Technical Services; any related costs paid by the Manager in connection with the Technical Services shall not be passed through to or be reimbursed by the Company, except as set forth in Section 6.2 below. The Company and the Manager each acknowledge that the Initial Technical Services Fee for the Vessels represents the fair market value of providing the Technical Services for each Vessel as of the date hereof. The Technical Services Fee is payable regardless of whether the Vessels are
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subject to a Charter or whether the relevant Charterer has paid the relevant charter hire to the Company. However, in circumstances where the Vessel is off-hire (whether or not subject to a Charter), there shall be an appropriate downward adjustment to the Technical Services Fee for any decrease in variable costs during such period.
5.2 | Adjustment to Initial Technical Services Fee |
The Initial Technical Services Fee shall remain in effect until December 31, 2008, and thereafter will be adjusted every three years beginning January 1, 2009. Ninety (90) days prior to December 31, 2008 and the end of each successive three-year period thereafter, the Manager and the Company shall negotiate the fee for Technical Services for the successive three-year period (the Adjusted Technical Services Fee ).
5.3 | Technical Services Fees for New Vessels |
If the Company acquires a Containership that is to be financed under the Credit Facilities, the Technical Services Fee in respect of that Containership shall be the same fee that is applicable to Vessels of the same size, unless there is a material and demonstrable difference in the operating costs associated with such Containership. If such a difference exists or if there are no Vessels of a similar size already owned by the Company, the Company and the Manager shall negotiate in good faith a fair market Technical Services Fee for that Containership. The Parties shall update Schedule A as required from time to time to reflect the Technical Services Fees for the newly acquired Containerships. For Containerships that were previously subject to this Agreement and are subsequently being returned to the engagement under this Agreement, the Technical Services Fee shall be that which was applicable prior to removal from this Agreement.
5.4 | Dispute Resolution of Technical Services Fee |
If the Company and the Manager are unable to agree on the Adjusted Technical Services Fee pursuant to Section 5.2 within forty-five (45) days prior to the end of the applicable calendar year or are unable to agree on the Technical Services Fee for a newly acquired Containership pursuant to Section 5.3, the Company and the Manager shall engage an independent arbitrator to determine the fair market value of providing the Technical Services to the Company for the Vessel or Vessels, as the case may be, in accordance with this Agreement (the Fair Market Fee ). In determining the Fair Market Fee in respect of the Adjusted Technical Services Fee, the arbitrator will be provided with the proposed terms of the Adjusted Technical Services Fee discussed between the Company and the Manager in the prior 45-day period, all the relevant historical information regarding the Vessels for the previous three-year period, the anticipated costs of operating and managing such Vessels for the next three-year period and any other information that the Company or the Manager may deem relevant. In determining the Fair Market Fee in respect of any newly acquired vessel, the arbitrator will be provided with the proposed Technical Services Fee of such vessel as discussed between the Company and the Manager, the anticipated costs of operating and managing such vessel for the next three-year period and any other information that the Company or the Manager may deem relevant. The arbitrator shall determine the Fair Market Fee within thirty (30) days of its engagement and furnish the Company and the Manager with its determination, and the Adjusted Technical Services Fee for the ensuing three-year period, in the case of Section 5.2, or the Technical Services Fee for relevant period, in the case of a newly acquired vessel pursuant to Section 5.3, shall be the Fair Market Fee as determined by the arbitrator.
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Solely in the case of the Adjusted Technical Services Fee for the three-year period commencing January 1, 2009, the Adjusted Technical Services Fee shall be the greater of (a) the Fair Market Fee determined by the arbitrator; and (b) the Initial Technical Services Fee. During all other periods, the Adjusted Technical Services Fee shall be the Fair Market Fee determined by the arbitrator. The fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be paid by the Company and the Manager in equal proportions.
5.5 | Incentive Shares |
Under the IPO Management Agreement, the Manager was engaged to provide certain Strategic Services (as defined therein), which services included certain Pre-delivery Services as set out herein. In respect of such Strategic Services, which were subcontracted to the Advisor, the Advisor received 100 Incentive Shares having an aggregate purchase price of $1,000. The Company, the Manager and the Advisor each acknowledge that the Incentive Shares were issued to the Advisor, in part, as consideration for the provision of the Pre-Delivery Services hereunder.
5.6 | Reimbursement for Expenses for Pre-delivery Services |
The Company shall reimburse the Manager for: (a) all of the reasonable direct costs and expenses incurred by the Manager and its Affiliates in providing the Pre-delivery Services, including the Pre-Delivery Purchases and Expenses; and (b) all reasonable and necessary costs and expenses incurred by the Manager and its Affiliates that are allocable to the provision of the Pre-delivery Services to the Company (including the allocable Employment Expenses associated with officers and employees of the Manager and its Affiliates to the extent that they provide such Pre-delivery Services to the Company for the Manager pursuant to this Agreement). If any of the costs and expenses are incurred pursuant to the provision of services the benefit of which will be shared among or realized by the Company, the Manager and another Person or Persons, the reimbursement of such costs and expenses shall be apportioned accordingly and the Manager shall promptly notify the Company of such apportionment.
5.7 | Invoicing |
The Manager shall in good faith determine the expenses related to the Pre-delivery Services that are allocable to the Company in any reasonable manner determined by the Manager and shall provide to the Company on a monthly basis an invoice for the costs and expenses to be reimbursed under Section 5.6, which invoice will contain a description in reasonable detail of the costs and expenses that comprise the aggregate amount of the payment being invoiced. The Manager shall maintain the records of all costs and expenses incurred, including any invoices, receipts and supplementary materials as are necessary or proper for the settlement of accounts between the Parties. The Company shall pay such invoices within thirty (30) days of receipt, unless the invoice is being disputed in accordance with this Agreement.
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5.8 | Dispute of Invoice |
If the Company, in good faith, disputes the amount of the invoice, the Company shall give written notice of such dispute on or before the due date with respect to all or any portion of the relevant invoice, with the particulars of such dispute. Upon receipt of such notice, the Manager shall furnish the Company with additional supporting documentation to reasonably substantiate the amount of the invoice. Upon delivery of such additional documentation, the Company and the Manager shall cooperate in good faith and use their reasonable best efforts to resolve such dispute. If they are unable to resolve their dispute within ten (10) Business Days of the delivery of such additional supporting information, then the dispute shall be referred for resolution to a firm of independent accountants of nationally recognized standing reasonably satisfactory to each of the Manager and the Company (the Accounting Referee ), which shall determine the disputed amounts within thirty (30) days of the referral of such dispute to such Accounting Referee. The determination of the Accounting Referee shall not require the Company to pay more than the amount in dispute nor require the Manager to return any amount previously paid by the Company. The fees and expenses of the Accounting Referee shall be borne equally by the Company and the Manager. If any dispute is resolved in favour of the Manager, the Company shall make payment to the Manager within ten (10) days of resolution of the dispute. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Company be entitled to withhold any amounts other than those portions of the applicable payment that are in dispute.
5.9 | Direction to Pay |
By written notice to the Company, the Manager shall direct the Company to pay any amounts owing under this Agreement to an Affiliate of the Manager, pursuant to a subcontract of any provisions of this Agreement, directly to such Affiliate. The Manager hereby directs that the Technical Services Fee be paid by the Company directly to the Ship Manager.
5.10 | Payments from Operating Account of Company |
The Company shall ensure that all charter hire associated with the Charters is paid by the Charterer into one or more operating accounts of the Company. Unless otherwise instructed by the Company, the Manager shall instruct the financial institutions at which the account or accounts have been established to pay from the relevant operating account: (1) on the first Business Day of each month to the bank account of the Ship Manager that the Ship Manager designates the amount of the Technical Services Fee; and (2) amounts outstanding under the Credit Facilities as and when required under the Credit Facilities.
6. | LIABILITY OF THE MANAGER; INDEMNIFICATION |
6.1 | Liability of the Manager |
The Manager shall not be liable whatsoever to the Company for any loss, damage, delay or expense of whatsoever nature, whether direct or indirect, (including but not limited to loss of profit arising out of or in connection with arrest, detention of or delay to any Vessel) and arising from the Management Services unless and to the extent that such loss, damage, delay or expense resulted from:
(a) | the fraud, gross negligence, recklessness or wilful misconduct of the Manager or any of the Manager Entities or any of their employees, agents or sub-contractors ( Manager Misconduct ); or |
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(b) | any breach of this Agreement by the Manager or any of the Manager Entities. |
6.2 | Extraordinary Costs and Capital Expenditures |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Manager shall not be responsible for paying any costs, liabilities and expenses in respect of a Vessel to the extent that such costs, liabilities and expenses are extraordinary, which consist of the following:
(a) | repairs, refurbishment or modifications resulting from maritime accidents, collisions, other accidental damage or unforeseen events (except to the extent that such accidents, collisions, damage or events are due to Managers Misconduct unless and to the extent otherwise covered by insurance); |
(b) | unscheduled or non-routine dry-docking of a Vessel; |
(c) | any improvement, upgrade or modification to, structural changes with respect to or the installation of new equipment aboard any Vessel that results from a change in, an introduction of new, or a change in the interpretation of Applicable Laws, at the recommendation of the classification society for that Vessel or otherwise; |
(d) | any increase in Crew Employment and Support Expenses resulting from an introduction of new, or a change in the interpretation of, Applicable Laws; or |
(e) | any other similar costs, liabilities and expenses that were not reasonably contemplated by the Company and the Manager as being encompassed by or a component of the Technical Services Fee at the time the Technical Services Fee was determined. |
6.3 | Manager Indemnification |
The Company shall indemnify and save harmless each Manager Entity and its respective current and former directors, officers, employees, subcontractors and current and future Affiliates (the Manager Indemnified Persons ) from and against any and all Losses incurred or suffered by the Manager Indemnified Persons by reason of, resulting from, in connection with, or arising in any manner whatsoever out of or in the course of their performance of this Agreement or a Legal Action brought or threatened against such Manager Indemnified Persons in connection with their performance of this Agreement, other than for any Losses related to:
(a) | any liabilities or obligations that the Manager has agreed to pay or for which the Manager is otherwise responsible under this Agreement; |
(b) | Manager Misconduct; or |
(c) | any breach of this Agreement by the Manager or any of the Manager Entities. |
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6.4 | Company Indemnification |
The Manager shall indemnify and save harmless each Company Group Member and its respective current and former directors, officers, employees, subcontractors and current and future Affiliates (the Company Indemnified Persons ) from and against any and all Losses incurred or suffered by the Company Indemnified Persons related to:
(a) | any liabilities or obligations that the Manager has agreed to pay or for which the Manager is otherwise responsible under this Agreement; |
(b) | Manager Misconduct; or |
(c) | any breach of this Agreement by the Manager or any of the Manager Entities. |
6.5 | Limitation Regarding Crew |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Manager shall not be liable for any of the actions of the Crew, even if such actions are negligent, grossly negligent or wilful, except only to the extent that they are shown to have resulted from a failure by the Manager to discharge its obligations under Section 3.3, in which case its liability shall be determined in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.
7. | TERM AND TERMINATION |
7.1 | Initial Term |
The initial term of this Agreement commences on May 18, 2007 and ends on December 31, 2025, unless terminated earlier pursuant to this Agreement (the Initial Term ).
7.2 | Renewal Term |
This Agreement shall, without any further act or formality on the part of any Parties, on the expiration of the Initial Term, or any Renewal Term, be automatically renewed for a further term of five (5) years (each a Renewal Term ) unless notice of termination is given by the Company to the Manager in accordance with Section 7.3.
7.3 | Termination for Breach |
This Agreement may be terminated:
(a) | by the Company if, at any time, there has been a material breach of this Agreement by the Manager and the matter is unresolved after ninety (90) days pursuant to the dispute resolution process in Section 8 ( Manager Breach ); and |
(b) | by the Manager if, at any time, there has been a material breach of this Agreement by the Company and the matter is unresolved after ninety (90) days pursuant to the dispute resolution process in Section 8 ( Company Breach ). |
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7.4 | Other Termination |
This Agreement may also be terminated by the Company or the Manager in the same manner that the IPO Management Agreement may be terminated, with the same notice or cure periods as applicable. Sections 10.3(b) to (h), Section 10.4(a) and Section 10.5 of the IPO Management Agreement shall apply to this Agreement mutatis mutandis, and the term Agreement as used in those sections shall mean this Agreement. Any notice of termination given under the IPO Management Agreement shall be deemed to be given in respect of this Agreement as well. This Agreement shall terminate automatically and immediately if and when the IPO Management Agreement is terminated for any reason whatsoever.
7.5 | Effects of Termination, Expiry or Cessation of Management |
(a) | Option of Company |
If the Manager terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.4 of this Agreement but with reliance on Section 10.4(a) of the IPO Management Agreement,
(1) | the Company shall have the option to require the Manager to continue to provide Technical Services to the Company at the Fair Market Fee for up to an additional two-year period from the date of termination of this Agreement, provided that the Manager or any of its Affiliates continues in the business of providing such services to third parties for similar types of vessels; and |
(2) | the omnibus agreement dated August 8, 2005 shall remain in effect and binding on the parties thereto for a two-year period from the date of termination of this Agreement. |
(b) | Liability after termination |
Upon lawful termination or expiry of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be void and there shall be no liability on the part of any Party (or their respective officers, directors or employees) except that the obligation of the Company to pay to the Manager or its Affiliates the amounts accrued but outstanding under Section 5 and the terms and conditions set forth in Sections 6, 7.5 and 9.3 shall survive such termination.
(c) | Return of Vessels |
After a written notice of termination has been given under this Section 7 or upon expiry, the Company may direct the Manager to, at the cost of the Company, undertake any actions reasonably necessary to transfer any aspect of the possession or control of the Vessels to the Company or to any nominee of the Company and to do all other things reasonably necessary to bring the appointment of the Manager hereunder to an end at the appropriate time, and the Manager shall comply with all such reasonable directions. Upon termination or expiry of this Agreement, the Manager shall deliver to any new manager or the Company any Books and Records in respect of the Vessels held by the Manager under this Agreement and shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such things as may reasonably be required to permit the new manager of the Company to assume its responsibilities.
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(d) | Stores and Equipment |
Upon termination for any reason whatsoever or expiry of this Agreement or upon the Manager otherwise ceasing to manage a Vessel under this Agreement, at the time of such termination, expiry or cessation, the Manager shall either: (i) return the Vessel to the Company with materially the same level and complement of Stores and Equipment as required to continue operating the Vessel in accordance with customary ship operation and practice that a prudent owner of a vessel such as the Vessel would deem reasonably necessary, taking into account reasonable wear and tear; or (ii) pay to the Company an amount representing the equivalent thereof at the option of the Company, (such amount to be proposed by the Manager and approved by the Company). If the Vessel is to be scrapped immediately following such termination, expiry or cessation, the Manager shall be required to make the payment contemplated in (ii) above. Until any of the foregoing events arise, the Manager shall have no obligation to the Company to account for any diminution in value of the Stores and Equipment.
7.6 | Nature of the Agency |
Except as specifically set forth in Section 7 of this Agreement, this Agreement and the engagement of the Manager hereunder may not be terminated by the Company, which acknowledges that the Manager and its Affiliates have an on-going interest in the Company, its Containership business and the agency relationship created by this Agreement. The agency relationship created hereunder is an agency coupled with the interest of the Manager and its Affiliates as more fully described in the Recitals to this Agreement and the IPO Management Agreement.
8. | DISPUTE RESOLUTION |
8.1 | Notice of Dispute |
If a dispute or disagreement arises among the Parties with respect to any provision of this Agreement (other than Section 5.8), including its interpretation or the performance of a Party under this Agreement, and any circumstance where (a) the Company in good faith believes that a Manager Breach has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur or (b) the Manager in good faith believes that a Company Breach has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur (each a Dispute ), any Party may, or the Party alleging such breach shall, deliver written notice to the other Party. Such notice shall contain in detail the specific facts and circumstances relating to the Dispute. Each Party shall designate an individual to negotiate and resolve the Dispute (each a Designated Representative and together, the Designated Representatives ). The Designated Representatives shall in good faith attempt to resolve the matter within a thirty (30) day period from the date of the notice referred to above. If any Designated Representative intends to be accompanied by counsel at any meeting, such Designated Representative shall give the other Designated Representative at least three (3) Business Days notice. All discussions and negotiations pursuant to this Section 8 shall be confidential but without prejudice to settlement negotiations.
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8.2 | Mediation |
If a Dispute is not resolved by the Designated Representatives after the thirty (30) days provided in Section 8.1, any of the affected Parties shall refer the matter to mediation, such mediator to be mutually agreed upon by the Parties, and such mediator shall be instructed to:
(a) | review the terms of the Dispute and the position of the Parties; |
(b) | consider the terms of and context of this Agreement; and |
(c) | render a non-binding report within sixty (60) days of the appointment of the mediator (the Mediators Report ) or such later date as to which the Parties may agree. |
The Parties shall consider the Mediators Report and may decide, unanimously, to make it a binding report. If the mediator is not able to facilitate a binding agreement between the Parties, the Dispute is not resolved to the satisfaction of the Parties as a result of the Mediators Report or a mediator cannot be chosen mutually by the Parties, this Agreement is breached and the Parties may commence legal proceedings in the Supreme Court of British Columbia in the City of Vancouver.
9. | GENERAL |
9.1 | Assignment |
The Parties may not assign any of their rights under this Agreement in whole or in part without the prior written consent of the other Parties, which consent may be arbitrarily withheld.
9.2 | Force Majeure |
None of the Parties shall be under any liability for any failure to perform any of their obligations hereunder if any of the following occurs (each a Force Majeure Event ):
(a) | any event, cause or condition which is beyond the reasonable control of any or all of the Parties and which prevents any or all of the Parties from performing any of its obligations under this Agreement; |
(b) | acts of God, including fire, explosions, unusually or unforeseeably bad weather conditions, epidemic, lightning, earthquake, tsunami or washout; |
(c) | acts of public enemies, including war or civil disturbance, vandalism, sabotage, terrorism, blockade or insurrection; |
(d) | acts of a governmental entity, including injunction or restraining orders issued by any judicial, administrative or regulatory authority, expropriation or requisition; |
(e) | government rule, regulation or legislation, embargo or national defence requirement; or |
(f) | labour troubles or disputes, strikes or lockouts, including any failure to settle or prevent such event which is in the control of any Party. |
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A Party shall give written notice to the other Party promptly upon the occurrence of a Force Majeure Event.
9.3 | Confidentiality |
Each Party agrees that, except with the prior written consent of the other Party, it shall at all times keep confidential and not disclose, furnish or make accessible to anyone (except to employees, agents and professional advisors in the ordinary course of business) any confidential or proprietary information, knowledge or data concerning or relating to the other Party and to the business or financial affairs of the other Party to which it has been or shall become privy by reason of this Agreement, except for any (a) disclosure required by judicial or administrative process (including discovery for litigation), (b) information that becomes publicly available through no fault of it or otherwise ceases to be confidential, (c) information required by law or applicable stock exchange rules to be disclosed, or (d) disclosure made to a Person under a binding confidentiality agreement in favour of the Party whose confidential or proprietary information is being disclosed.
9.4 | Notices |
Each notice, consent or request required to be given to a Party pursuant to this Agreement must be given in writing. A notice may be given by delivery to an individual or by fax, and shall be validly given if delivered on a Business Day to an individual at the following address, or, if transmitted on a Business Day, by fax addressed to the following Party:
(a) if to Seaspan Corporation: |
(b) |
(b) if to Seaspan Management Services Limited: |
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Address: |
Unit 2, 7 th Floor, Bupa Centre 141 Connaught Road West Hong Kong F4 00000 China |
Address: |
Clarendon House 2 Church Street Hamilton, HM 11 Bermuda |
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Attention: |
Chief Financial Officer |
Attention: |
Managing Director | |||||||
Fax No.: |
(852) 2540-1689 |
Fax No.: |
(441) 278-9977 | |||||||
(c) if to Seaspan Advisory Services Limited: |
(d) if to Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. or Seaspan Crew Management Ltd.: |
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Address: |
Clarendon House 2 Church Street Hamilton, HM 11 Bermuda |
Address: |
2600 - 200 Granville Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 1S4 Canada |
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Attention: |
Chief Executive Officer |
Attention: |
Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
Fax No.: |
(441) 278-9977 |
Fax No.: |
(604) 638-2595 |
or to any other address, fax number or individual that the Party designates. Any notice
(a) | if validly delivered on a Business Day, shall be deemed to have been given when delivered; |
(b) | if validly transmitted by fax before 3:00 p.m. (local time at the place of receipt) on a Business Day, shall be deemed to have been given on that Business Day; and |
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(c) | if validly transmitted by fax after 3:00 p.m. (local time at the place of receipt) on a Business Day, shall be deemed to have been given on the next Business Day after the date of the transmission. |
9.5 | Third Party Rights |
The provisions of this Agreement are enforceable solely by the Parties to this Agreement, and no shareholder, employee, agent of any Party or any other Person shall have the right, separate and apart from the Parties hereto, to enforce any provision of this Agreement or to compel any Party to this Agreement to comply with the terms of this Agreement.
9.6 | No Partnership |
Nothing in this Agreement is intended to create or shall be construed as creating a partnership or joint venture, and this Agreement shall not be deemed for any purpose to constitute any party a partner of any other Party to this Agreement in the conduct of any business or otherwise or as a member of a joint venture or joint enterprise with any other Party to this Agreement.
9.7 | Severability |
Each provision of this Agreement is several. If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of that provision shall not affect:
(a) | the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement; or |
(b) | the legality, validity or enforceability of that provision in any other jurisdiction; |
except that if:
(c) | on the reasonable construction of this Agreement as a whole, the applicability of the other provision presumes the validity and enforceability of the particular provision, the other provision shall be deemed also to be invalid or unenforceable; or |
(d) | as a result of the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that any part of this Agreement is unenforceable or invalid and, as a result of this Section 9.7, the basic intentions of the Parties in this Agreement are entirely frustrated, the Parties shall use all reasonable efforts to amend, supplement or otherwise vary this Agreement to confirm their mutual intention in entering into this Agreement. |
9.8 | Governing Law and Jurisdiction |
This Agreement is governed exclusively by, and is to be enforced, construed and interpreted exclusively in accordance with, the laws of British Columbia, which are deemed to be the proper law of the Agreement. Each Party shall submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of British Columbia and all courts having appellate jurisdiction thereover in any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement commenced in such court by any Party against any other Party or Parties, and each Party waives and shall not assert by way of motion as a defence or otherwise in any such action, any claim that:
(a) | such Party is not subject to the jurisdiction of such Court; |
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(b) | such action is brought in an inconvenient forum; |
(c) | the venue of such action is improper; or |
(d) | any subject matter of such action may not be enforced in or by such Court; |
and shall not seek and hereby waives any suit or action brought to obtain a judgment for the recognition or enforcement of any final judgment rendered in an action and review, other than by way of appeal, in any court of any other jurisdiction of or pertaining to the merits of any action, whether or not such Party appears in or defends the action.
9.9 | Binding Effect |
This Agreement is binding upon and inures to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their successors but shall not be assignable except as provided in Section 9.1.
9.10 | Amendment and Waivers |
No amendment, supplement, restatement or termination of any provision of this Agreement is binding unless it is in writing and signed by each Person that is a Party to this Agreement at the time of the amendment, supplement, restatement or termination.
9.11 | Entire Agreement |
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings pertaining thereto.
9.12 | Waiver |
No failure by any Party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or of any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.
9.13 | Counterparts |
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on the Parties hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the Parties hereto as of the date first above written.
SEASPAN CORPORATION | SEASPAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | |||||||
By: |
/s/ Gerry Wang |
By: |
/s/ Graham Porter |
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Name: | Gerry Wang | Name: | Graham Porter | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | Title: | Managing Director and Deputy Chairman |
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SEASPAN ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED | SEASPAN SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD. | |||||||||
By: |
/s/ Graham Porter |
By: |
/s/ Sai Chu |
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Name: | Graham Porter | Name: | Sai Chu | |||||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
SEASPAN CREW MANAGEMENT LTD. | ||||||||||
By: |
/s/ Sai Chu |
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Name: | Sai Chu | |||||||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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SCHEDULE A
VESSELS AND INITIAL TECHNICAL SERVICES FEES 1
The following table lists the Vessels that are under construction for the Company with the applicable Initial Technical Services Fees.
Vessel Name or Builders Hull No. and TEU |
TEU |
Charterer |
Contracted Delivery Date |
Initial Technical Services Fees (US$) per day |
Intended Flag |
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1970 | 5100 | Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. | April 20, 2009 | 4,800 | Hong Kong | |||||
1971 | 5100 | Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. | August 5, 2009 | 4,800 | Hong Kong | |||||
1972 | 5100 | Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. | November 20, 2009 | 4,800 | Hong Kong | |||||
1973 | 5100 | Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. | December 23, 2009 | 4,800 | Hong Kong |
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Schedule as of May 18, 2007 |
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Exhibit 99.3
VESSEL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
2500 TEU / 3500 TEU Vessels
Dated as of the 18th day of May, 2007.
Among
SEASPAN CORPORATION
SEASPAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
SEASPAN ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED
SEASPAN SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD. and
SEASPAN CREW MANAGEMENT LTD.
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VESSEL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
THIS VESSEL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT is dated as of the 18th day of May, 2007.
AMONG: |
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SEASPAN CORPORATION, a corporation formed under the laws of the Marshall Islands, having its registered office at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, P.O. Box 1405, Majuro, Marshall Islands, MH96960 | ||
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SEASPAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED, a company formed under the laws of Bermuda, having its registered office at Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton, HM 11, Bermuda | ||
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SEASPAN ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED, a company formed under the laws of Bermuda, having its registered office at Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton, HM 11, Bermuda | ||
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SEASPAN SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD., a company formed under the laws of British Columbia, having an office at 2600 - 200 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6C 1S4 | ||
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SEASPAN CREW MANAGEMENT LTD., a company formed under the laws of the Bahamas, having its registered office at Ocean Centre, Montagu Foreshore, East Bay Street, P.O. Box N-3247, Nassau, Bahamas |
RECITALS:
WHEREAS:
A. the Company has already engaged the Manager to manage and operate the business and affairs of the Company pursuant to a management agreement dated August 8, 2005, as amended (the IPO Management Agreement ); and
B. the Company has acquired the Vessels (as defined herein) and has engaged the Manager to provide certain vessel management services for the Vessels, and the parties wish to formalize such engagement as set out in this vessel management agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and premises of the Parties herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by each Party), the Parties agree as follows:
1. | DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION |
1.1 | Certain Definitions |
In this Agreement, including the recitals hereto, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:
Accounting Referee has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.8.
Adjusted Technical Services Fee has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.2.
Advisor means Seaspan Advisory Services Limited or any successor thereof permitted in accordance with this Agreement.
Affiliates means, with respect to any Person as at any particular date, any other Persons that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, are Controlled by, or are under common Control with the Person in question, and Affiliate means any one of them.
Agreement means this vessel management agreement as the same may be amended from time to time.
Applicable Laws means, in respect of any Person, property, transaction or event, all laws, including, without limitation, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, all statutes, ordinances, regulations, municipal by-laws, treaties, judgments and decrees applicable to that Person, property, transaction or event, all applicable official directives, rules, consents, approvals, authorizations, guidelines, orders, codes of practice and policies of any Governmental Authority having authority over that Person, property, transaction or event and having the force of law, and all general principles of common law and equity.
Books and Records means all books of account and records, including tax records, sales and purchase records, vessel records, computer software, formulae, business reports, plans and projections and all other documents, files, correspondence and other information of the Company with respect to the Vessels (whether or not in written, printed, electronic or computer printout form).
Business Day means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday on which the banks in the Marshall Islands, Bermuda, Hong Kong or Vancouver, British Columbia are required to close.
Charter means a charter party agreement with the Company that relates to any of the Vessels, and Charters means all such charter party agreements.
Charterer means, in respect of the relevant Vessel, the entity listed in Schedule A as the charterer of that Vessel or such other Persons that have entered into, or assumed the obligations under by novation or otherwise, a Charter with the Company, and Charterers means all such entities or Persons.
Commercial Services has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.2.
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Company means Seaspan Corporation and any successor company permitted under this Agreement.
Company Breach has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7.3(b).
Company Group means the Company and its Subsidiaries.
Company Group Member means any member of the Company Group.
Company Indemnified Persons has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 6.4;
Containerships means ocean-going vessels that are intended to be used primarily to transport containers or are being used primarily to transport containers, and Containership means any such vessel.
Control or Controlled means, with respect to any Person, the right to elect or appoint, directly or indirectly, a majority of the directors of such Person or a majority of the Persons who have the right, including any contractual right, to manage and direct the business, affairs and operations of such Person, or the possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of Voting Securities, by contract, or otherwise.
Credit Facilities means the credit facility agreement dated May 19, 2006, between, among others, the Company and DnB NOR Bank ASA, as administrative agent, as amended, supplemented or restated and any other credit facility or other financing facility in respect of the Vessels, including any replacement facilities or junior priority facilities.
Crew means the master, officers, employees, ratings and other crew members of a Vessel.
Crew Employment and Support Expenses means all Employment Expenses of the Crew and all expenses of a general nature which are not particularly referable to any individual member of the Crew or individual Vessel which are incurred for the purpose of providing Crew Management Services and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, shall include the cost of crew standby pay, training schemes for officers and ratings, cadet training schemes, study pay, recruitment and interviews.
Crew Insurances means insurances against crew risks which shall include but not be limited to death, sickness, repatriation, injury, shipwreck unemployment indemnity and loss of personal effects.
Crew Manager means Seaspan Crew Management Ltd. or any successor thereof permitted in accordance with this Agreement.
Crew Management Services has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.3.
Designated Representative and Designated Representatives each have the meaning ascribed to such terms in Section 8.1.
Dispute has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.1.
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Dry-docking Allocation has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.5(a).
Employment Expenses means all costs, expenses, debts, liabilities and obligations related to or incurred in respect of employment, including salaries, fees, wages, incentive pay, gratuities, bonuses, vacation pay, holiday pay, other paid leave, overtime, standby pay, sick pay, workers compensation legislation contributions or costs, benefits and related costs, statutory contributions and remittances, pension plan contributions and costs, recruitment costs, Severance Costs, payroll and accounting costs, training and education costs, discounts, meals, accommodation, associated legal costs arising from disputes, administrative costs, travel costs, perquisites, relocation expenses and uniform expenses.
Fair Market Fee has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.4.
Force Majeure Event has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.2.
Governmental Authority means any domestic or foreign government, including any federal, provincial, state, territorial or municipal government, any multinational or supranational organization, any government agency, including, without limitation, the SEC, any tribunal, labour relations board, commission or stock exchange, including, without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange, and any other authority or organization exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of, or pertaining to, government.
Initial Term means the initial term of this Agreement as set out in Section 7.1.
Initial Technical Services Fee has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.1.
Insurances has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.4.
IPO Management Agreement has the meaning ascribed to it in the recitals to this Agreement.
Legal Action means any action, claim, complaint, demand, suit, judgment, investigation or proceeding, pending or threatened, by any Person or before any Governmental Authority.
Losses means losses, expenses, costs, liabilities and damages, excluding lost profits and consequential damages, but including interest charges, penalties, fines and monetary sanctions.
Management Services means, collectively, the Technical Services and Pre-delivery Services.
Manager means Seaspan Management Services Limited or any successor thereof permitted in accordance with this Agreement.
Manager Breach has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7.3(a).
Manager Entities means the Manager, the Ship Manager, the Crew Manager and the Advisor, and Manager Entity means any one of them.
Manager Indemnified Persons has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.3.
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Manager Misconduct has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 6.1(a).
Managers Personnel means all individuals that are employed by or have entered into consulting arrangements with any Manager Entity or any subcontractor under Section 2.3, other than the Crew.
Mediators Report has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.2.
New Build means a Vessel under construction pursuant to a ship building contract between the Company and Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. and the applicable trading house, if any.
Parties means the Company, the Manager, the Ship Manager, the Crew Manager and the Advisor, and Party means any one of them.
Person means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or trustee, unincorporated organization, association, government, government agency or political subdivision thereof, or other entity.
Pre-delivery Services has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1
Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2.
Renewal Term means any renewal term of this Agreement referred to in Section 7.2.
Severance Costs means the termination or severance liabilities, costs and expenses which employers are legally obliged to provide or pay to or in respect of their employees, or the compensation or damages owed in lieu of such liabilities, costs and expenses, as a result of the termination of any employment.
Ship Manager means Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. or any successor thereof permitted in accordance with this Agreement.
Stores and Equipment means the stores, spares, lubricating oil, supplies and equipment that customarily are considered part of a Containership for which a buyer would ordinarily reimburse a seller on the sale of such Containership and does not include consumables that are not of incremental value to the Containership.
Subsidiaries means, with respect to any Person, (a) a corporation of which more than 50% of the voting power of shares entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors or other governing body of such corporation is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more corporations Controlled by such Person or a combination thereof, (b) a partnership (whether general or limited) in which such Person or a corporation Controlled by such Person is, at the date of determination, a general or limited partner of such partnership, but only if more than 50% of the partnership interests of such partnership (considering all of the partnership interests of the partnership as a single class) is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, one or more corporations
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Controlled by such Person, or a combination thereof, or (c) any other Person (other than a corporation or a partnership) in which such Person, one or more corporations Controlled by such Person, or a combination thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, has (i) at least a majority ownership interest or (ii) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors or other governing body of such Person.
Technical Services means the Technical Vessel Management Services, the Commercial Services, the Crew Management Services, the procurement of insurance as described in Section 3.4, the dry-docking and repair services described in Section 3.5 and the regulatory compliance services described in Section 3.6.
Technical Services Fee means the Initial Technical Services Fee or Adjusted Technical Services Fee, as applicable.
Technical Vessel Management Services has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1.
Term means the Initial Term and any Renewal Term, in each case subject to any early termination of this Agreement as permitted herein.
Vessels means the vessels owned, under construction or to be acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time as set out in Schedule A, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with Section 2.8, and Vessel means any one of them.
1.2 | Construction |
In this Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise:
(a) | references to laws and regulations refer to such laws and regulations as they may be amended from time to time, and references to particular provisions of a law or regulation include any corresponding provisions of any succeeding law or regulation; |
(b) | references to money refer to legal currency of the United States of America; |
(c) | the word including when following any general term or statement shall not be construed as limiting the general term or statement to the specific matter immediately following the word including or to similar matters, and the general term or statement shall be construed as referring to all matters that reasonably could fall within the broadest possible scope of the general term or statement; |
(d) | words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa, and words importing gender include all genders; and |
(e) | a reference to an approval, authorization, consent, notice or agreement means an approval, authorization, consent, notice or agreement, as the case may be, in writing. |
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1.3 | Headings |
All article or section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.
2. | ENGAGEMENT OF MANAGER |
2.1 | Engagement |
The Company hereby engages the Manager to provide the services specified herein and to manage each Vessel for and on behalf of the relevant Company Group Member, and the Manager hereby accepts such engagement, all in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Company and the Manager each acknowledge that to the extent set out in this Agreement, the Manager is acting solely on behalf of, as agent of and for the account of, the Company. The Manager may advise Persons with whom it deals on behalf of the Company that it is conducting such business for and on behalf of the Company.
2.2 | Powers and Duties of the Manager |
The Manager has the power and authority to take such actions on its own behalf or on behalf of the relevant Company Group Member as it from time to time considers necessary or appropriate to enable it to perform its obligations under this Agreement, subject to the customary oversight and supervision of the Company and its board of directors. The Manager shall use its reasonable best efforts to provide the Management Services and perform the Technical Services to be provided hereunder in accordance with customary ship management practice and with the care, diligence and skill that a prudent manager of vessels such as the Vessels would possess and exercise, except that the Manager in the performance of its management responsibilities under this Agreement may have regard to its overall responsibility in relation to all vessels as may from time to time be entrusted to its management and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Manager may allocate available supplies, manpower and services in such manner as in the prevailing circumstances the Manager, acting reasonably, considers to be fair and reasonable.
2.3 | Ability to Subcontract |
The Manager may subcontract any of its duties and obligations hereunder to any of its Affiliates without the consent of the Company and may subcontract certain of its duties and obligations to Persons that are not Affiliates with the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. In the event of any subcontract by the Manager, the Manager shall promptly notify the Company thereof and shall remain fully liable for the due performance of its obligations under this Agreement. The Ship Manager, Advisor and Crew Manager may subcontract any of their obligations under any subcontract of the Management Agreement to any Affiliate of the Manager without the consent of the Company. In the event of any subcontract by the Ship Manager, Advisor or Crew Manager, the Ship Manager, Advisor or Crew Manager, as the case may be, shall promptly notify the Company thereof and the Manager shall remain fully liable for the due performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
The Company acknowledges the Manager shall engage (a) the Ship Manager to provide all or certain of the Technical Services to the Company pursuant to a subcontract of the relevant
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provisions of this Agreement; (b) the Crew Manager to provide all or certain of the Crew Management Services pursuant to a subcontract of the relevant provisions of this Agreement; and (c) the Advisor to perform all of the Pre-delivery Services pursuant to a subcontract of the relevant provisions of this Agreement; and the Ship Manager, Crew Manager and Advisor hereby accept such engagement providing that the Manager give the notice referred to in Section 5.9 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, the Manager shall be responsible for all costs and expenses related to any subcontracting of the Technical Services, and the Technical Services Fee shall not be adjusted therefor.
2.4 | Outside Activities |
The Company acknowledges that the Manager and its Affiliates may have business interests and engage in business activities in addition to those relating to the Company, for its own account and for the accounts of others. Subject to the provisions of the omnibus agreement dated August 8, 2005 between, among others, the Company and the Manager, the Manager and its Affiliates may undertake activities that may compete with the Company.
2.5 | Exclusive Appointment |
The Company acknowledges that the appointment of the Manager hereunder is an exclusive appointment for the Term. The Company shall not appoint other managers with respect to the Vessels or the Containership business during the Term, except in circumstances in which it is necessary to do so in order to comply with Applicable Laws or as otherwise agreed by the Manager in writing. This Section 2.5 does not prohibit the Company from having its own employees perform the Management Services.
2.6 | Authority of the Parties |
Each Party represents to the others that it is duly authorized with full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement. The Company represents that the engagement of the Manager has been duly authorized by the Company and is in accordance with all governing documents of the Company.
2.7 | Inspection of Books and Records |
At all reasonable times and on reasonable notice, any person authorized by the Company may inspect, examine, copy and audit the Books and Records of the Company kept pursuant to this Agreement.
2.8 | Changes to Vessels subject to this Agreement |
With the prior approval of the Manager and subject to Section 5.3, the Company may engage the Manager to provide the services contemplated by this Agreement for other Containerships that are to be financed under the Credit Facilities. The Company, with reasonable notice to the Manager, may remove a Vessel from the engagement under this Agreement, provided that the Manager is being engaged to manage such Vessel under a separate agreement with the Company. Unless the parties otherwise agree, a Vessel shall automatically be removed from engagement under this Agreement upon a sale or total loss of such Vessel. Upon any addition of a Containership to this engagement or any removal of a Vessel from this engagement, the parties shall amend Schedule A as required.
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2.9 | Managers Personnel |
The Manager shall provide the Management Services hereunder through the Managers Personnel and the Crew. The relevant Manager Entity shall be responsible for all aspects of the employment or other relationship of such Managers Personnel and Crew as required in order for the Manager to perform its obligations hereunder, including recruitment, training, staffing levels, compensation and benefits, supervision, discipline and discharge, and other terms and conditions of employment or contract. However, the Manager shall remain directly responsible and liable to the Company to carry out all of its obligations under this Agreement, whether performed directly or subcontracted to the Ship Manager, Crew Manager, Advisor or any other Person, and the Manager (and not the Company) shall be responsible for the compensation and reimbursement of all such entities at its own cost to the extent such services are encompassed in the Technical Services. Although such Managers Personnel will at all times remain employees of the relevant Manager Entity, the Company shall reimburse the Manager, in accordance with Section 5.6, for that portion of the Employment Expenses of the Managers Personnel attributable to the provision of Pre-delivery Services provided pursuant to this Agreement. Subject to Section 5.9, the Manager shall in turn reimburse the relevant Manager Entity as required.
3. | TECHNICAL SERVICES |
Subject to Section 6.2, in exchange for the Technical Services Fee, the Manager shall provide to the Company the Technical Services in this Section 3 at the Managers own cost.
3.1 | Technical Vessel Management Services |
Commencing with the acquisition of each Vessel by any Company Group Member, the Manager shall provide all usual and customary technical vessel management services with respect to the operation of that Vessel, including but not limited to:
(a) | supervising the day-to-day operation, maintenance, safety and general efficiency of the Vessel to ensure the seaworthiness and maintenance condition of the Vessel; |
(b) | arranging for, supervising and paying for general and routine repairs, alterations and maintenance of the Vessel, and the Manager shall provide the Company with a description of such repairs, alterations and maintenance normally included in the operating expense budget for each Vessel, which list will be subject to the acknowledgment and consent of the Company; |
(c) | purchasing the necessary stores, spares, lubricating oil, supplies and equipment (other than such equipment as is covered by Section 6.2(c)), and the Manager shall provide the Company with a description of such stores, spares, lubricating oil, supplies and equipment normally included in the operating expense budget for each Vessel, which list will be subject to the acknowledgment and consent of the Company; |
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(d) | appointing such surveyors, supervisors, technical consultants and other support for the Vessel on behalf of the Company as the Manager may consider from time to time to be necessary; |
(e) | providing technical and shore-side support for the Vessel and attending to all other technical matters necessary for the operation of the Vessel; |
(f) | handling of each Vessel while in ports or transiting canals either directly or by use of vessel agents, unless otherwise handled by the Charterer; |
(g) | procuring and arranging for port entrance and clearance, pilots, vessel agents, consular approvals, and other services necessary or desirable for the management and safe operation of each Vessel, unless otherwise procured or arranged by the Charterer; |
(h) | preparing, issuing or causing to be issued to shippers the customary freight contract, cargo receipts and/or bills of lading unless normally prepared, issued or arranged for by the Charterer; |
(i) | performing all usual and customary duties concerned with the loading and discharging of cargoes at all ports unless normally performed by the Charterer; |
(j) | arranging for the prompt dispatch of each Vessel from loading and discharging ports in accordance with the Charterers instructions and for transit through canals; |
(k) | arranging for employment of counsel and the investigation, follow-up and negotiating of the settlement of all claims arising in connection with the operation of each Vessel; |
(l) | paying all ordinary charges incurred in connection with the management of each Vessel, including, but not limited to, all canal tolls, port charges, any amounts due to any Governmental Authority with respect to the Crew and all duties and taxes in respect of cargo or freight (whether levied against the Vessel or the Company) unless otherwise paid by the Charterer; |
(m) | in such form and on such terms as may be requested by the Company, the prompt reporting to the Company of each Vessels movement, position at sea, arrival and departure dates, major casualties and damages received or caused by each Vessel; |
(n) | informing the Company promptly of any major release or discharge of oil or other hazardous material not in compliance with Applicable Laws; |
(o) | if the Company requests, providing the Company with a copy of any vessel inspection reports, valuations, surveys, insurance claims and other similar reports prepared by ship brokers, valuators, surveyors, classification societies and insurers; and |
(p) | arranging and paying for any and all material licenses, permits, franchises, registrations and similar authorizations of any Governmental Authority which are necessary and used in the operation of the Vessels; |
(which together comprise the Technical Vessel Management Services ).
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3.2 | Commercial Management Services |
Commencing with the acquisition of each Vessel by any Company Group Member, the Manager shall administer the Charters and monitor payment to any Company Group Member or its nominee of all hire, freight revenues or other moneys to which the Company may be entitled arising out of the Charter or other employment of that Vessel (the Commercial Services ).
3.3 | Crew Management Services |
Commencing with or, to the extent reasonably necessary for the provision of the Crew Management Services in an efficient manner, prior to the acquisition of each Vessel by any Company Group Member, the Manager shall provide all usual and customary crew management services in respect of that Vessel and shall manage all aspects of the employment of the Crew, including but not limited to:
(a) | procuring, supervising and managing suitably qualified Crew, which in the opinion of the Manager is required for the Vessel, in accordance with the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping to Seafarers, 1978, as amended in 1995 or any subsequent amendment thereto; |
(b) | recruiting, selecting, hiring and engaging the Vessels Crew, arranging and paying, at its own expense, all compensation and administering payroll arrangements, pensions and other benefits and insurance for the Crew (including processing all claims); |
(c) | ensuring that the Applicable Laws of the flag of the Vessel and all places where the Vessel trades are satisfied in respect of manning levels, rank, qualification and certification of the Crew and employment regulations, including statutory withholding tax requirements and social insurance requirements; |
(d) | ensuring that all members of the Crew have passed a medical examination with a qualified doctor certifying that they are fit for the duties for which they are engaged and are in possession of valid medical certificates issued in accordance with appropriate flag state requirements and, in the absence of applicable flag state requirements, the medical certificate shall be dated not more than three months prior to the respective Crew members leaving their country of domicile and shall be maintained for the duration of their service on board the Vessel; |
(e) | ensuring that the Crew have command of the English language at a sufficient standard to enable them to perform their duties effectively and safely; |
(f) | arranging for all transportation (including repatriation), board and lodging for the Crew as and when required at rates and types of accommodations as customary in the industry; |
(g) | attending to and supervising the training, discipline, discharge and other terms and conditions of employment of the Crew; |
(h) | conducting all union negotiations for and on behalf of the Company pursuant to Section 4.5(c) of the IPO Management Agreement; |
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(i) | administering the Companys and the Managers drug and alcohol policy in respect of the Crew; |
(j) | ensuring that any concerns of the Charterer with respect to the master or any of the officers or other Crew are appropriately investigated in a timely manner, communicating the results of such investigations to the Charterer and the Company and, if such concerns are well-founded, ensuring that any appropriate remedial actions are taken without delay; |
(k) | keeping and maintaining full and complete records of any labour agreements which may be entered into with the Crew and reporting to the Company reasonably promptly after notice or knowledge thereof is received of any change or proposed change in labour agreements or other regulations relating to the Crew; |
(l) | negotiating the settlement of all wages with the Crew during the course of and upon termination of their employment; |
(m) | handling all details and negotiating the settlement of any and all claims of the Crew including, but not limited to, those arising out of accidents, sickness, death, loss of personal effects, or disputes under articles or contracts of enlistment, policies of insurance and fines; |
(n) | keeping and maintaining all administrative and financial records relating to the Crew as required by Applicable Law and any labour or collective agreements of the Company, and rendering to the Company any and all reports when, as and in such form as requested by the Company; and |
(o) | performing any other function in connection with the Crew as may be requested by the Company; |
(collectively, the Crew Management Services ).
3.4 | Insurance |
The Manager shall obtain, purchase and maintain insurance for each Vessel from third party providers for and on behalf of the Company against physical damage, total loss, third party liability and other risks normally insured against in accordance with industry practice, including:
(a) | usual hull and machinery marine risks (including crew negligence) and excess liabilities; |
(b) | protection and indemnity risks (including pollution risks and Crew Insurances); and |
(c) | war risks (including protection and indemnity and crew risks); |
each in accordance with the best practice of prudent owners of vessels of a similar type to each Vessel, with insurance companies, underwriters or associations in amounts and on terms that are in accordance with industry practice and, in any event, are no less than the market value of the Vessel (and in the case of protection and indemnity coverage, entered for her full gross tonnage) (collectively, the Insurances ).
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The Manager shall pay on behalf of the Company all premiums and calls on the Insurances promptly and in any event by their due date. The Manager shall procure for and on behalf of the Company any such additional insurance required under the Credit Facilities, including arranging for any of the lenders, administrative agent or security agent being named as loss payee or additional insured in accordance with the terms of the Credit Facilities. The Manager shall co-operate with the Companys insurers and underwriters with respect to the investigation or settlement of claims by the Company or any third party under the Insurances, including taking the necessary steps to have repairs contemplated in Section 6.2(a) covered by the applicable insurance policy or policies.
3.5 | Dry-Docking, Repairs and Improvements |
(a) | General |
Subject to Section 6.2, the Manager shall arrange, pay for and supervise the dry-dockings, repairs, alterations and maintenance of each Vessel to the standards required to ensure that each Vessel will comply, in all material respects, with the laws of the flag of such Vessel and of the places where such Vessel trades and all requirements and recommendations of the classification society. Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to this Section 3.5, the Manager shall pay only for the costs and expenses associated with normally scheduled dry-docking and general and routine repairs, maintenance and alterations of the Vessels. The Company acknowledges that the Manager intends to allocate a portion of the Technical Services Fees of each Vessel toward the normally scheduled dry-docking costs and expenses of such Vessel and that the amount allocated will be based on a period of time specified and agreed to between the Company and the Manager (the Dry-docking Allocation ). The Company shall make available to the Manager sufficient funds for such other dry-dockings, repairs, alterations and maintenance as described in Section 6.2.
(b) | Refund |
If and to the extent the Company has paid to the Manager any amounts included in the Technical Services Fee that comprise the Dry-docking Allocation of such Vessel, and this Agreement is terminated for any reason or expires, or the Manager otherwise ceases to manage such Vessel under this Agreement, prior to the carrying out of such dry-docking the partial or full costs of which have been prepaid in the Technical Services Fee, the Manager shall refund to the Company the Dry-docking Allocation for such Vessel.
(c) | Major Expenditures Prior to Dry-docking |
If and to the extent there is any major expenditure for repairing a Vessel where such cost or expense is not within Section 6.2 and may be repaired at the next normally scheduled dry-docking, but the Manager reasonably considers such repair should be performed prior to the next normally scheduled dry-docking and the Manager pays for such repair to be performed, and this Agreement is terminated for any reason or expires, or the Manager otherwise ceases to manage such Vessel under this Agreement, prior to the next normally scheduled dry-docking, the Company shall reimburse the Manager for the costs and expenses for such repair that the Manager has not yet recovered from the Dry-docking Allocation of the Technical Services Fees paid to the Manager.
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3.6 | Regulatory Compliance Services |
The Manager shall operate and maintain the Vessels, in all material respects, in compliance with, and take all actions necessary to ensure that each Vessel is in compliance with, all Applicable Laws, including the laws of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or such other flag as each Vessel may bear, the Applicable Laws of the countries to which the Vessels trade and with the requirements of the relevant classification society, the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention as adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) by resolution A.741(18), or any subsequent amendment thereto, and the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code adopted by the International Maritime Organization Assembly, as the same may have been or may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
4. | PRE-DELIVERY SERVICES |
In addition to any Strategic Services (as defined in the IPO Management Agreement), the Manager shall provide to the Company the services set out in this Section 4.
4.1 | Pre-delivery Services |
The Manager shall oversee and supervise, in all material respects, the construction of the New Build or the acquisition of any Vessel to be purchased and made subject to this Agreement, as the case may be, prior to its delivery, including but not limited to the following, as applicable:
(a) | negotiating the ship building contract and specifications and related documentation; |
(b) | attending to plan approval for the design of the New Build; |
(c) | liaising with the ship builder and supervising the ship builders progress with respect to the New Build and reviewing the general operation and efficiency of the ship builder; |
(d) | arranging for and supervising alterations and changes to the New Build; |
(e) | overseeing construction to ensure the ship builder is constructing the New Build in accordance with the relevant ship building contract, design and specifications; |
(f) | negotiating the purchase and sale agreement and related documentation; |
(g) | liaising with classification societies, suppliers and other service providers; |
(h) | procuring, supervising and managing suitably qualified Crew to test the New Build in the water prior to delivery; |
(i) | attending to the purchasing and other activities related to the Pre-Delivery Purchases and Expenses; and |
(j) | arranging for registration of the Vessel under the relevant flag and in accordance with Applicable Laws and registration of the Vessel with the relevant classification society and other authorities as may be required for obtaining trading, canal, and other marine certificates for the Vessel; |
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(collectively, the Pre-delivery Services ).
4.2 | Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses |
Prior to the delivery to the Company of any Vessel, the Company shall provide at its own expense, but at the recommendation of the Manager, the necessary stores, spares, lubricating oil, supplies, equipment and services related to the delivery of the Vessel (all of which shall be set out by the Manager in a pre-delivery budget for each Vessel and subject to the acknowledgment and consent of the Company) to ensure the seaworthiness and readiness for service of each such Vessel and shall pay for the fees associated with the relevant classification society or the registration of the Vessel in the name of the Company under the relevant flag ( Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses ). For greater certainty, the Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses may include items that are identified before or after delivery of the Vessel once the Manager has determined that such items are required for the safe and efficient operation of the Vessel so that it can be managed and operated as contemplated by this Agreement. The Manager shall arrange for and make such Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses for and on behalf of the Company and the Company shall reimburse the Manager in accordance with Section 5.6.
4.3 | Estimates and Consultation |
The Manager shall consult with and obtain the approval of the Company with respect to all material decisions to be made regarding the New Build. The Manager shall also consult with the Company regarding, and provide to the Company an estimate of the cost of, the Pre-delivery Services and the various Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses for any Vessel for approval by the Company reasonably in advance of such services being provided or such items being purchased.
If the actual cost of the Pre-delivery Services or any of the Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses exceeds the previous estimate provided by the Manager by $50,000 or less, the Manager shall so advise the Company prior to settling payment of the relevant invoice. If the actual cost of the Pre-delivery Services or any of the Pre-delivery Purchases and Expenses exceeds the previous estimate provided by the Manager by more than $50,000, the Manager shall consult with and obtain the prior approval of the Company prior to incurring such costs.
5. | COMPENSATION |
5.1 | Initial Technical Services Fee |
For the provision of the Technical Services between the commencement of this Agreement and December 31, 2008, the Company shall pay to the Manager in advance on a monthly basis the daily fixed fees per Vessel set out in Schedule A hereto (the Initial Technical Services Fee). This fee is all-inclusive and represents all costs to be paid to the Manager for the provision of the Technical Services; any related costs paid by the Manager in connection with the Technical Services shall not be passed through to or be reimbursed by the Company, except as set forth in Section 6.2 below. The Company and the Manager each acknowledge that the Initial Technical Services Fee for the Vessels represents the fair market value of providing the Technical Services for each Vessel as of the date hereof. The Technical Services Fee is payable regardless of whether the Vessels are subject to a Charter or whether the relevant Charterer has paid the relevant charter hire to the Company. However, in circumstances where the Vessel is off-hire (whether or not subject to a Charter), there shall be an appropriate downward adjustment to the Technical Services Fee for any decrease in variable costs during such period.
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5.2 | Adjustment to Initial Technical Services Fee |
The Initial Technical Services Fee shall remain in effect until December 31, 2008, and thereafter will be adjusted every three years beginning January 1, 2009. Ninety (90) days prior to December 31, 2008 and the end of each successive three-year period thereafter, the Manager and the Company shall negotiate the fee for Technical Services for the successive three-year period (the Adjusted Technical Services Fee ).
5.3 | Technical Services Fees for New Vessels |
If the Company acquires a Containership that is to be financed under the Credit Facilities, the Technical Services Fee in respect of that Containership shall be the same fee that is applicable to Vessels of the same size, unless there is a material and demonstrable difference in the operating costs associated with such Containership. If such a difference exists or if there are no Vessels of a similar size already owned by the Company, the Company and the Manager shall negotiate in good faith a fair market Technical Services Fee for that Containership. The Parties shall update Schedule A as required from time to time to reflect the Technical Services Fees for the newly acquired Containerships. For Containerships that were previously subject to this Agreement and are subsequently being returned to the engagement under this Agreement, the Technical Services Fee shall be that which was applicable prior to removal from this Agreement.
5.4 | Dispute Resolution of Technical Services Fee |
If the Company and the Manager are unable to agree on the Adjusted Technical Services Fee pursuant to Section 5.2 within forty-five (45) days prior to the end of the applicable calendar year or are unable to agree on the Technical Services Fee for a newly acquired Containership pursuant to Section 5.3, the Company and the Manager shall engage an independent arbitrator to determine the fair market value of providing the Technical Services to the Company for the Vessel or Vessels, as the case may be, in accordance with this Agreement (the Fair Market Fee ). In determining the Fair Market Fee in respect of the Adjusted Technical Services Fee, the arbitrator will be provided with the proposed terms of the Adjusted Technical Services Fee discussed between the Company and the Manager in the prior 45-day period, all the relevant historical information regarding the Vessels for the previous three-year period, the anticipated costs of operating and managing such Vessels for the next three-year period and any other information that the Company or the Manager may deem relevant. In determining the Fair Market Fee in respect of any newly acquired vessel, the arbitrator will be provided with the proposed Technical Services Fee of such vessel as discussed between the Company and the Manager, the anticipated costs of operating and managing such vessel for the next three-year period and any other information that the Company or the Manager may deem relevant. The arbitrator shall determine the Fair Market Fee within thirty (30) days of its engagement and furnish the Company and the Manager with its determination, and the Adjusted Technical Services Fee for the ensuing three-year period, in the case of Section 5.2, or the Technical Services Fee for relevant period, in the case of a newly acquired vessel pursuant to Section 5.3, shall be the Fair Market Fee as determined by the arbitrator.
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Solely in the case of the Adjusted Technical Services Fee for the three-year period commencing January 1, 2009, the Adjusted Technical Services Fee shall be the greater of (a) the Fair Market Fee determined by the arbitrator; and (b) the Initial Technical Services Fee. During all other periods, the Adjusted Technical Services Fee shall be the Fair Market Fee determined by the arbitrator. The fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be paid by the Company and the Manager in equal proportions.
5.5 | Incentive Shares |
Under the IPO Management Agreement, the Manager was engaged to provide certain Strategic Services (as defined therein), which services included certain Pre-delivery Services as set out herein. In respect of such Strategic Services, which were subcontracted to the Advisor, the Advisor received 100 Incentive Shares having an aggregate purchase price of $1,000. The Company, the Manager and the Advisor each acknowledge that the Incentive Shares were issued to the Advisor, in part, as consideration for the provision of the Pre-Delivery Services hereunder.
5.6 | Reimbursement for Expenses for Pre-delivery Services |
The Company shall reimburse the Manager for: (a) all of the reasonable direct costs and expenses incurred by the Manager and its Affiliates in providing the Pre-delivery Services, including the Pre-Delivery Purchases and Expenses; and (b) all reasonable and necessary costs and expenses incurred by the Manager and its Affiliates that are allocable to the provision of the Pre-delivery Services to the Company (including the allocable Employment Expenses associated with officers and employees of the Manager and its Affiliates to the extent that they provide such Pre-delivery Services to the Company for the Manager pursuant to this Agreement). If any of the costs and expenses are incurred pursuant to the provision of services the benefit of which will be shared among or realized by the Company, the Manager and another Person or Persons, the reimbursement of such costs and expenses shall be apportioned accordingly and the Manager shall promptly notify the Company of such apportionment.
5.7 | Invoicing |
The Manager shall in good faith determine the expenses related to the Pre-delivery Services that are allocable to the Company in any reasonable manner determined by the Manager and shall provide to the Company on a monthly basis an invoice for the costs and expenses to be reimbursed under Section 5.6, which invoice will contain a description in reasonable detail of the costs and expenses that comprise the aggregate amount of the payment being invoiced. The Manager shall maintain the records of all costs and expenses incurred, including any invoices, receipts and supplementary materials as are necessary or proper for the settlement of accounts between the Parties. The Company shall pay such invoices within thirty (30) days of receipt, unless the invoice is being disputed in accordance with this Agreement.
5.8 | Dispute of Invoice |
If the Company, in good faith, disputes the amount of the invoice, the Company shall give written notice of such dispute on or before the due date with respect to all or any portion of the relevant invoice, with the particulars of such dispute. Upon receipt of such notice, the Manager shall furnish the Company with additional supporting documentation to reasonably substantiate the amount of the
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invoice. Upon delivery of such additional documentation, the Company and the Manager shall cooperate in good faith and use their reasonable best efforts to resolve such dispute. If they are unable to resolve their dispute within ten (10) Business Days of the delivery of such additional supporting information, then the dispute shall be referred for resolution to a firm of independent accountants of nationally recognized standing reasonably satisfactory to each of the Manager and the Company (the Accounting Referee ), which shall determine the disputed amounts within thirty (30) days of the referral of such dispute to such Accounting Referee. The determination of the Accounting Referee shall not require the Company to pay more than the amount in dispute nor require the Manager to return any amount previously paid by the Company. The fees and expenses of the Accounting Referee shall be borne equally by the Company and the Manager. If any dispute is resolved in favour of the Manager, the Company shall make payment to the Manager within ten (10) days of resolution of the dispute. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Company be entitled to withhold any amounts other than those portions of the applicable payment that are in dispute.
5.9 | Direction to Pay |
By written notice to the Company, the Manager shall direct the Company to pay any amounts owing under this Agreement to an Affiliate of the Manager, pursuant to a subcontract of any provisions of this Agreement, directly to such Affiliate. The Manager hereby directs that the Technical Services Fee be paid by the Company directly to the Ship Manager.
5.10 | Payments from Operating Account of Company |
The Company shall ensure that all charter hire associated with the Charters is paid by the Charterers into one or more operating accounts of the Company. Unless otherwise instructed by the Company, the Manager shall instruct the financial institutions at which the account or accounts have been established to pay from the relevant operating account: (1) on the first Business Day of each month to the bank account of the Ship Manager that the Ship Manager designates the amount of the Technical Services Fee; and (2) amounts outstanding under the Credit Facilities as and when required under the Credit Facilities.
6. | LIABILITY OF THE MANAGER; INDEMNIFICATION |
6.1 | Liability of the Manager |
The Manager shall not be liable whatsoever to the Company for any loss, damage, delay or expense of whatsoever nature, whether direct or indirect, (including but not limited to loss of profit arising out of or in connection with arrest, detention of or delay to any Vessel) and arising from the Management Services unless and to the extent that such loss, damage, delay or expense resulted from:
(a) | the fraud, gross negligence, recklessness or wilful misconduct of the Manager or any of the Manager Entities or any of their employees, agents or sub-contractors ( Manager Misconduct ); or |
(b) | any breach of this Agreement by the Manager or any of the Manager Entities. |
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6.2 | Extraordinary Costs and Capital Expenditures |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Manager shall not be responsible for paying any costs, liabilities and expenses in respect of a Vessel to the extent that such costs, liabilities and expenses are extraordinary, which consist of the following:
(a) | repairs, refurbishment or modifications resulting from maritime accidents, collisions, other accidental damage or unforeseen events (except to the extent that such accidents, collisions, damage or events are due to Managers Misconduct unless and to the extent otherwise covered by insurance); |
(b) | unscheduled or non-routine dry-docking of a Vessel; |
(c) | any improvement, upgrade or modification to, structural changes with respect to or the installation of new equipment aboard any Vessel that results from a change in, an introduction of new, or a change in the interpretation of Applicable Laws, at the recommendation of the classification society for that Vessel or otherwise; |
(d) | any increase in Crew Employment and Support Expenses resulting from an introduction of new, or a change in the interpretation of, Applicable Laws; or |
(e) | any other similar costs, liabilities and expenses that were not reasonably contemplated by the Company and the Manager as being encompassed by or a component of the Technical Services Fee at the time the Technical Services Fee was determined. |
6.3 | Manager Indemnification |
The Company shall indemnify and save harmless each Manager Entity and its respective current and former directors, officers, employees, subcontractors and current and future Affiliates (the Manager Indemnified Persons ) from and against any and all Losses incurred or suffered by the Manager Indemnified Persons by reason of, resulting from, in connection with, or arising in any manner whatsoever out of or in the course of their performance of this Agreement or a Legal Action brought or threatened against such Manager Indemnified Persons in connection with their performance of this Agreement, other than for any Losses related to:
(a) | any liabilities or obligations that the Manager has agreed to pay or for which the Manager is otherwise responsible under this Agreement; |
(b) | Manager Misconduct; or |
(c) | any breach of this Agreement by the Manager or any of the Manager Entities. |
6.4 | Company Indemnification |
The Manager shall indemnify and save harmless each Company Group Member and its respective current and former directors, officers, employees, subcontractors and current and future Affiliates (the Company Indemnified Persons ) from and against any and all Losses incurred or suffered by the Company Indemnified Persons related to:
(a) | any liabilities or obligations that the Manager has agreed to pay or for which the Manager is otherwise responsible under this Agreement; |
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(b) | Manager Misconduct; or |
(c) | any breach of this Agreement by the Manager or any of the Manager Entities. |
6.5 | Limitation Regarding Crew |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Manager shall not be liable for any of the actions of the Crew, even if such actions are negligent, grossly negligent or wilful, except only to the extent that they are shown to have resulted from a failure by the Manager to discharge its obligations under Section 3.3, in which case its liability shall be determined in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.
7. | TERM AND TERMINATION |
7.1 | Initial Term |
The initial term of this Agreement commences on May 18, 2007 and ends on December 31, 2025, unless terminated earlier pursuant to this Agreement (the Initial Term ).
7.2 | Renewal Term |
This Agreement shall, without any further act or formality on the part of any Parties, on the expiration of the Initial Term, or any Renewal Term, be automatically renewed for a further term of five (5) years (each a Renewal Term ) unless notice of termination is given by the Company to the Manager in accordance with Section 7.3.
7.3 | Termination for Breach |
This Agreement may be terminated:
(a) | by the Company if, at any time, there has been a material breach of this Agreement by the Manager and the matter is unresolved after ninety (90) days pursuant to the dispute resolution process in Section 8 ( Manager Breach ); and |
(b) | by the Manager if, at any time, there has been a material breach of this Agreement by the Company and the matter is unresolved after ninety (90) days pursuant to the dispute resolution process in Section 8 ( Company Breach ). |
7.4 | Other Termination |
This Agreement may also be terminated by the Company or the Manager in the same manner that the IPO Management Agreement may be terminated, with the same notice or cure periods as applicable. Sections 10.3(b) to (h), Section 10.4(a) and Section 10.5 of the IPO Management Agreement shall apply to this Agreement mutatis mutandis, and the term Agreement as used in those sections shall mean this Agreement. Any notice of termination given under the IPO Management Agreement shall be deemed to be given in respect of this Agreement as well. This Agreement shall terminate automatically and immediately if and when the IPO Management Agreement is terminated for any reason whatsoever.
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7.5 | Effects of Termination, Expiry or Cessation of Management |
(a) | Option of Company |
If the Manager terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.4 of this Agreement but with reliance on Section 10.4(a) of the IPO Management Agreement,
(1) | the Company shall have the option to require the Manager to continue to provide Technical Services to the Company at the Fair Market Fee for up to an additional two-year period from the date of termination of this Agreement, provided that the Manager or any of its Affiliates continues in the business of providing such services to third parties for similar types of vessels; and |
(2) | the omnibus agreement dated August 8, 2005 shall remain in effect and binding on the parties thereto for a two-year period from the date of termination of this Agreement. |
(b) | Liability after termination |
Upon lawful termination or expiry of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be void and there shall be no liability on the part of any Party (or their respective officers, directors or employees) except that the obligation of the Company to pay to the Manager or its Affiliates the amounts accrued but outstanding under Section 5 and the terms and conditions set forth in Sections 6, 7.5 and 9.3 shall survive such termination.
(c) | Return of Vessels |
After a written notice of termination has been given under this Section 7 or upon expiry, the Company may direct the Manager to, at the cost of the Company, undertake any actions reasonably necessary to transfer any aspect of the possession or control of the Vessels to the Company or to any nominee of the Company and to do all other things reasonably necessary to bring the appointment of the Manager hereunder to an end at the appropriate time, and the Manager shall comply with all such reasonable directions. Upon termination or expiry of this Agreement, the Manager shall deliver to any new manager or the Company any Books and Records in respect of the Vessels held by the Manager under this Agreement and shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such things as may reasonably be required to permit the new manager of the Company to assume its responsibilities.
(d) | Stores and Equipment |
Upon termination for any reason whatsoever or expiry of this Agreement or upon the Manager otherwise ceasing to manage a Vessel under this Agreement, at the time of such termination, expiry or cessation, the Manager shall either: (i) return the Vessel to the Company with materially the same level and complement of Stores and Equipment as required to continue operating the Vessel in accordance with customary ship operation and
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practice that a prudent owner of a vessel such as the Vessel would deem reasonably necessary, taking into account reasonable wear and tear; or (ii) pay to the Company an amount representing the equivalent thereof at the option of the Company, (such amount to be proposed by the Manager and approved by the Company). If the Vessel is to be scrapped immediately following such termination, expiry or cessation, the Manager shall be required to make the payment contemplated in (ii) above. Until any of the foregoing events arise, the Manager shall have no obligation to the Company to account for any diminution in value of the Stores and Equipment.
7.6 | Nature of the Agency |
Except as specifically set forth in Section 7 of this Agreement, this Agreement and the engagement of the Manager hereunder may not be terminated by the Company, which acknowledges that the Manager and its Affiliates have an on-going interest in the Company, its Containership business and the agency relationship created by this Agreement. The agency relationship created hereunder is an agency coupled with the interest of the Manager and its Affiliates as more fully described in the Recitals to this Agreement and the IPO Management Agreement.
8. | DISPUTE RESOLUTION |
8.1 | Notice of Dispute |
If a dispute or disagreement arises among the Parties with respect to any provision of this Agreement (other than Section 5.8), including its interpretation or the performance of a Party under this Agreement, and any circumstance where (a) the Company in good faith believes that a Manager Breach has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur or (b) the Manager in good faith believes that a Company Breach has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur (each a Dispute ), any Party may, or the Party alleging such breach shall, deliver written notice to the other Party. Such notice shall contain in detail the specific facts and circumstances relating to the Dispute. Each Party shall designate an individual to negotiate and resolve the Dispute (each a Designated Representative and together, the Designated Representatives ). The Designated Representatives shall in good faith attempt to resolve the matter within a thirty (30) day period from the date of the notice referred to above. If any Designated Representative intends to be accompanied by counsel at any meeting, such Designated Representative shall give the other Designated Representative at least three (3) Business Days notice. All discussions and negotiations pursuant to this Section 8 shall be confidential but without prejudice to settlement negotiations.
8.2 | Mediation |
If a Dispute is not resolved by the Designated Representatives after the thirty (30) days provided in Section 8.1, any of the affected Parties shall refer the matter to mediation, such mediator to be mutually agreed upon by the Parties, and such mediator shall be instructed to:
(a) | review the terms of the Dispute and the position of the Parties; |
(b) | consider the terms of and context of this Agreement; and |
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(c) | render a non-binding report within sixty (60) days of the appointment of the mediator (the Mediators Report ) or such later date as to which the Parties may agree. |
The Parties shall consider the Mediators Report and may decide, unanimously, to make it a binding report. If the mediator is not able to facilitate a binding agreement between the Parties, the Dispute is not resolved to the satisfaction of the Parties as a result of the Mediators Report or a mediator cannot be chosen mutually by the Parties, this Agreement is breached and the Parties may commence legal proceedings in the Supreme Court of British Columbia in the City of Vancouver.
9. | GENERAL |
9.1 | Assignment |
The Parties may not assign any of their rights under this Agreement in whole or in part without the prior written consent of the other Parties, which consent may be arbitrarily withheld.
9.2 | Force Majeure |
None of the Parties shall be under any liability for any failure to perform any of their obligations hereunder if any of the following occurs (each a Force Majeure Event ):
(a) | any event, cause or condition which is beyond the reasonable control of any or all of the Parties and which prevents any or all of the Parties from performing any of its obligations under this Agreement; |
(b) | acts of God, including fire, explosions, unusually or unforeseeably bad weather conditions, epidemic, lightning, earthquake, tsunami or washout; |
(c) | acts of public enemies, including war or civil disturbance, vandalism, sabotage, terrorism, blockade or insurrection; |
(d) | acts of a governmental entity, including injunction or restraining orders issued by any judicial, administrative or regulatory authority, expropriation or requisition; |
(e) | government rule, regulation or legislation, embargo or national defence requirement; or |
(f) | labour troubles or disputes, strikes or lockouts, including any failure to settle or prevent such event which is in the control of any Party. |
A Party shall give written notice to the other Party promptly upon the occurrence of a Force Majeure Event.
9.3 | Confidentiality |
Each Party agrees that, except with the prior written consent of the other Party, it shall at all times keep confidential and not disclose, furnish or make accessible to anyone (except to employees, agents and professional advisors in the ordinary course of business) any confidential or proprietary information, knowledge or data concerning or relating to the other Party and to the business or financial affairs of the other Party to which it has been or shall become privy by reason of this
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Agreement, except for any (a) disclosure required by judicial or administrative process (including discovery for litigation), (b) information that becomes publicly available through no fault of it or otherwise ceases to be confidential, (c) information required by law or applicable stock exchange rules to be disclosed, or (d) disclosure made to a Person under a binding confidentiality agreement in favour of the Party whose confidential or proprietary information is being disclosed.
9.4 | Notices |
Each notice, consent or request required to be given to a Party pursuant to this Agreement must be given in writing. A notice may be given by delivery to an individual or by fax, and shall be validly given if delivered on a Business Day to an individual at the following address, or, if transmitted on a Business Day, by fax addressed to the following Party:
(a) if to Seaspan Corporation: |
(b) |
(b) if to Seaspan Management Services Limited: |
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Address: |
Unit 2, 7 th Floor, Bupa Centre 141 Connaught Road West Hong Kong F4 00000 China |
Address: |
Clarendon House 2 Church Street Hamilton, HM 11 Bermuda |
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Attention: |
Chief Financial Officer |
Attention: |
Managing Director | |||||||
Fax No.: |
(852) 2540-1689 |
Fax No.: |
(441) 278-9977 | |||||||
(c) if to Seaspan Advisory Services Limited: |
(d) if to Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. or Seaspan Crew Management Ltd.: |
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Address: |
Clarendon House 2 Church Street Hamilton, HM 11 Bermuda |
Address: |
2600 - 200 Granville Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 1S4 Canada |
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Attention: |
Chief Executive Officer |
Attention: |
Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
Fax No.: |
(441) 278-9977 |
Fax No.: |
(604) 638-2595 |
or to any other address, fax number or individual that the Party designates. Any notice
(a) | if validly delivered on a Business Day, shall be deemed to have been given when delivered; |
(b) | if validly transmitted by fax before 3:00 p.m. (local time at the place of receipt) on a Business Day, shall be deemed to have been given on that Business Day; and |
(c) | if validly transmitted by fax after 3:00 p.m. (local time at the place of receipt) on a Business Day, shall be deemed to have been given on the next Business Day after the date of the transmission. |
9.5 | Third Party Rights |
The provisions of this Agreement are enforceable solely by the Parties to this Agreement, and no shareholder, employee, agent of any Party or any other Person shall have the right, separate and apart from the Parties hereto, to enforce any provision of this Agreement or to compel any Party to this Agreement to comply with the terms of this Agreement.
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9.6 | No Partnership |
Nothing in this Agreement is intended to create or shall be construed as creating a partnership or joint venture, and this Agreement shall not be deemed for any purpose to constitute any party a partner of any other Party to this Agreement in the conduct of any business or otherwise or as a member of a joint venture or joint enterprise with any other Party to this Agreement.
9.7 | Severability |
Each provision of this Agreement is several. If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of that provision shall not affect:
(a) | the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement; or |
(b) | the legality, validity or enforceability of that provision in any other jurisdiction; |
except that if:
(c) | on the reasonable construction of this Agreement as a whole, the applicability of the other provision presumes the validity and enforceability of the particular provision, the other provision shall be deemed also to be invalid or unenforceable; or |
(d) | as a result of the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that any part of this Agreement is unenforceable or invalid and, as a result of this Section 9.7, the basic intentions of the Parties in this Agreement are entirely frustrated, the Parties shall use all reasonable efforts to amend, supplement or otherwise vary this Agreement to confirm their mutual intention in entering into this Agreement. |
9.8 | Governing Law and Jurisdiction |
This Agreement is governed exclusively by, and is to be enforced, construed and interpreted exclusively in accordance with, the laws of British Columbia, which are deemed to be the proper law of the Agreement. Each Party shall submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of British Columbia and all courts having appellate jurisdiction thereover in any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement commenced in such court by any Party against any other Party or Parties, and each Party waives and shall not assert by way of motion as a defence or otherwise in any such action, any claim that:
(a) | such Party is not subject to the jurisdiction of such Court; |
(b) | such action is brought in an inconvenient forum; |
(c) | the venue of such action is improper; or |
(d) | any subject matter of such action may not be enforced in or by such Court; |
and shall not seek and hereby waives any suit or action brought to obtain a judgment for the recognition or enforcement of any final judgment rendered in an action and review, other than by way of appeal, in any court of any other jurisdiction of or pertaining to the merits of any action, whether or not such Party appears in or defends the action.
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9.9 | Binding Effect |
This Agreement is binding upon and inures to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their successors but shall not be assignable except as provided in Section 9.1.
9.10 | Amendment and Waivers |
No amendment, supplement, restatement or termination of any provision of this Agreement is binding unless it is in writing and signed by each Person that is a Party to this Agreement at the time of the amendment, supplement, restatement or termination.
9.11 | Entire Agreement |
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings pertaining thereto.
9.12 | Waiver |
No failure by any Party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or of any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.
9.13 | Counterparts |
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on the Parties hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the Parties hereto as of the date first above written.
SEASPAN CORPORATION | SEASPAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | |||||||
By: |
/s/ Gerry Wang |
By: |
/s/ Graham Porter |
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Name: | Gerry Wang | Name: | Graham Porter | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | Title: | Managing Director and Deputy Chairman | |||||
SEASPAN ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED | SEASPAN SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD. | |||||||
By: |
/s/ Graham Porter |
By: |
/s/ Sai Chu |
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Name: | Graham Porter | Name: | Sai Chu | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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SEASPAN CREW MANAGEMENT LTD. | ||
By: |
/s/ Sai Chu |
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Name: | Sai Chu | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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SCHEDULE A
VESSELS AND INITIAL TECHNICAL SERVICES FEES 1
The following table lists the Vessels that are under construction for or have been delivered to the Company, together with the applicable Initial Technical Services Fees.
Vessel Name or Builders Hull No. and TEU) |
TEU |
Charterers |
Contracted Delivery Date, or for delivered Vessels, actual Delivery Date |
Initial
Technical Services Fees (US$) per day |
Intended Flag |
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YZJ2005-696C | 2500 |
China Shipping Container Lines (Asia) Co. Ltd. |
August 30, 2008 | 4,000 | Hong Kong | |||||
YZJ2006-716C | 2500 |
China Shipping Container Lines (Asia) Co. Ltd. |
November 30, 2008 | 4,000 | Hong Kong | |||||
YZJ2006-717C | 2500 |
China Shipping Container Lines (Asia) Co. Ltd. |
January 30, 2009 | 4,000 | Hong Kong | |||||
YZJ2006-718C | 2500 |
China Shipping Container Lines (Asia) Co. Ltd. |
February 28, 2009 | 4,000 | Hong Kong | |||||
YZJ2006-719C | 2500 |
China Shipping Container Lines (Asia) Co. Ltd. |
May 10, 2009 | 4,000 | Hong Kong | |||||
YZJ2006-720C | 2500 |
China Shipping Container Lines (Asia) Co. Ltd. |
June 10, 2009 | 4,000 | Hong Kong | |||||
YZJ2006-721C | 2500 |
China Shipping Container Lines (Asia) Co. Ltd. |
July 10, 2009 | 4,000 | Hong Kong | |||||
YZJ2006-722C | 2500 |
China Shipping Container Lines (Asia) Co. Ltd. |
August 10, 2009 | 4,000 | Hong Kong | |||||
Cosco Fuzhou (ZJB04-125) |
3500 |
COSCO Container Lines Co. Ltd. |
March 27, 2007 (actual date of delivery to the Company) |
4,200 | Hong Kong | |||||
Cosco Yingkou (ZJB04-126) |
3500 |
COSCO Container Lines Co. Ltd. |
July 31, 2007 | 4,200 | Hong Kong |
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Schedule as of May 18, 2007 |
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Exhibit 99.4
AMENDMENT NO. 1
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO (1) THE CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT (this Amendment) is made as of the 29th day of June, 2007, among SEASPAN CORPORATION (the Borrower), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, DNB NOR BANK ASA, a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Kingdom of Norway, acting through its New York Branch (DnB NOR) and the certain banks and financial institutions listed on the signature pages hereto, and amends and is supplemental to the senior secured reducing revolving credit facility agreement, dated May 19, 2006 (the Credit Facility Agreement) made among (i) the Borrower, (ii) DnB NOR, as sole bookrunner, administrative agent and security agent, (iii) DnB NOR, Credit Suisse and Fortis Capital Corp., as mandated lead arrangers, (iv) Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen, as documentation agent and (v) the banks and financial institutions listed on Schedule 1 of the Credit Facility Agreement, as lenders (together with any bank or financial institution which becomes a Lender pursuant to Section 11 of the Credit Facility Agreement, the Lenders) and (2) the Assignments of Shipbuilding Contracts (as such term is defined in the Credit Facility Agreement).
W I T N E S S E T H T H A T:
WHEREAS pursuant to the Credit Facility Agreement, the Lenders agreed to provide to the Borrower a senior secured reducing revolving credit facility in the amount of up to three hundred sixty five million United States dollars (US$365,000,000) (the Facility);
WHEREAS it is a condition precedent to the availability of certain Advances under the Credit Facility Agreement that the Borrower provide to DnB NOR as Administrative Agent the documents listed in Section 4 of the Credit Facility Agreement; and
WHEREAS pursuant to Section 18.7 of the Credit Facility Agreement and 17 of the Assignments of Shipbuilding Contracts, the parties hereto wish to amend, inter alia, Section 4 of the Credit Facility Agreement and Section 12 of the Assignment of Shipbuilding Contracts on the terms and conditions set out in this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and such other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties, it is hereby agreed as follows:
1. Definitions . All capitalized terms without separate definition herein, including in the preamble and recitals hereto, have the meaning ascribed to them in the Credit Facility Agreement.
2. Representations and Warranties . The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof, each and every representation and warranty made in the Credit Facility Agreement, except where stated to be made as of a different date, is true and correct, updated mutatis mutandis .
3. No Defaults . The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof, no Event of Default or event which, with the passage of time, giving of notice or both would become an Event of Default, has occurred.
4. Performance of Covenants . The Borrower hereby reaffirms that it has duly performed and observed each of the covenants and undertakings set forth in the Credit Facility Agreement, the Note and the other Security Documents, as each may be amended, on its part to be performed, except to the extent waived by the Administrative Agent, Majority Lenders or Lenders, as the
case may be, and the Borrower covenants and undertakes to continue to duly perform and observe such covenants and undertakings so long as the Credit Facility Agreement, as the same is hereby amended and as the same may further be amended, shall remain in effect.
5. Amendment to the Credit Facility Agreement . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
(a) | Section 1.1 is amended by inserting in alphabetical order in that Section the following: |
Assignment of Management Agreement means the first priority assignment in respect of the Management Agreement, to be executed by the Borrower in favor of the Security Agent, substantially in the form set out in Exhibit L;
(b) | Section 1.1 is further amended by inserting in the definition of Assignments the term Assignment of Management Agreement, prior to Assignment of Earnings; |
(c) | Section 1.1 is further amended by deleting the definition of Management Agreement entirely and replacing it with: |
Management Agreement means the management agreement dated May 18, 2007 between, among others, the Borrower and the Manager, as the same may be amended pursuant to this Agreement;
(d) | Sections 4.2(b), 4.3, 4.4 and 4.6 are amended by deleting those sections entirely and replacing them with the corresponding numbered sections set out in Schedule A hereto; and |
(e) | Section 5.7 is amended by deleting [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED] and replacing the same with Mandatory Prepayment: Non-compliance with Certain Pre-Delivery Construction Advance Conditions Subsequent . If the Borrower fails to comply with any condition subsequent referred to in Section 4.6(a), the Borrower shall immediately repay the relevant Pre-Delivery Advances to which such non-compliance relates and if such repayment is made, it shall be deemed to cure such non-compliance with Section 4.6(a).; |
(f) | Section 9.4(a)(ii) is amended by inserting except in accordance with the Management Agreement, after alternative manager,; |
(g) | The Schedules to the Credit Facility Agreement are amended by deleting Schedule 4 entirely and replacing it with a new Schedule 4 attached as Schedule D hereto; |
(h) | The Exhibits to the Credit Facility Agreement are amended by deleting Exhibit F entirely and replacing it with a new Exhibit F attached as Schedule B hereto and by inserting as new Exhibit L, the Exhibit L attached as Schedule C hereto; and |
(i) |
Section 12 of Exhibit G to the Credit Facility Agreement is amended by inserting including, but not limited to, after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, to make a demand upon the relevant Refund Guarantor for payment under any Refund Guarantee in accordance with the relevant Refund |
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Guarantee and Assignment Notice, and if such Refund Guarantor does not make payment in accordance with the terms of the relevant Refund Guarantee, to bring an action, suit or proceeding against a Refund Guarantor for payment under the Refund Guarantee after the phrase herein granted in the first sentence of such Section 12. |
6. Amendments to the Assignment of Shipbuilding Contracts . Section 12 of each of the Assignments of Shipbuilding Contract which have been executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent as of the date hereof, as the same may have been amended and supplemented, are amended or further amended, as the case may be, by inserting including, but not limited to, after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, to make a demand upon the relevant Refund Guarantor for payment under any Refund Guarantee in accordance with the relevant Refund Guarantee and Assignment Notice, and if such Refund Guarantor does not make payment in accordance with the terms of the relevant Refund Guarantee, to bring an action, suit or proceeding against a Refund Guarantor for payment under the Refund Guarantee after the phrase herein granted in the first sentence of such Section 12.
7. Fees and Expenses . The Borrower shall pay promptly to the Administrative Agent all costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) of the Creditors in connection with the preparation and execution of this Amendment.
8. No Other Amendment . All other terms and conditions of the Credit Facility Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and the Credit Facility Agreement shall hereafter be read and construed as if the terms of this Amendment were included therein by way of addition, deletion, modification or substitution, as the case may be.
9. Other Documents . By the execution and delivery of this Amendment, each of the parties hereby consents and agrees that all references in the Credit Facility Agreement, the Note and the Security Documents to the Credit Facility Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Credit Facility Agreement as amended and supplemented by this Amendment. By the execution and delivery of this Amendment, the Borrower hereby consents and agrees that the Security Documents and any other documents that have been or may be executed as security for the Facility and any of its obligations under the Credit Facility Agreement, the Note or any Security Document shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the amendments contemplated hereby.
10. Conditions Precedent . The effectiveness of this Amendment shall be expressly subject to the following conditions precedent:
(a) | Corporate Documents . The Administrative Agent shall have received such evidence as it may reasonably require as to the authority of the directors, officers or attorneys-in-fact executing this Amendment; and |
(b) | No Event of Default . The Lenders shall be satisfied that no Event of Default or event which, with the passage of time, giving of notice or both would become an Event of Default have occurred and be continuing and the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Credit Facility Agreement shall be true on and as of the date of this Amendment. |
11. Governing Law . This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
12. Further Assurances . The parties hereby consent and agree that if this Amendment shall at any time be determined or deemed for any reason insufficient in whole or in part to carry out the true intent and spirit hereof or thereof, the parties shall execute or cause to be executed such other and further assurances and documents as may be reasonably required in order more effectively to accomplish the purposes of this Amendment.
13. Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in as many counterparts as may be deemed necessary or convenient and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same agreement.
14. Headings; Amendment . In this Amendment, section headings are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the interpretation of this Amendment. This Amendment cannot be amended other than by written agreement signed by the parties hereto (with the consent of the Majority Lenders, or all of the Lenders if required by Section 16.8 of the Credit Facility Agreement).
[Signature Pages to Follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Amendment by its duly authorized representative on the day and year first above written.
SEASPAN CORPORATION, as Borrower |
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By: |
/s/ Gerry Wang |
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Name: | Gerry Wang | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
DNB NOR BANK ASA, | ||
as Sole Bookrunner, Mandated Lead Arranger, Administrative Agent, Security Agent and Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Nikolai A. Nachamkin |
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Name: | Nikolai A. Nachamkin | |
Title: | Senior Vice President | |
By: |
/s/ Jack Sun |
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Name: | Jack Sun | |
Title: | Vice President |
CREDIT SUISSE, | ||||
as Mandated Lead Arranger and Lender |
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By: |
/s/ John Häfelfinger |
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Name: | John Häfelfinger | |||
Title | Managing Director | |||
By: |
/s/ Nadia Gautschi |
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Name: | Nadia Gautschi | |||
Title: | Assistant Vice President |
FORTIS CAPITAL CORP., | ||||
as Mandated Lead Arranger and Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Sven Engh |
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Name: | Sven Engh | |||
Title | Managing Director | |||
By: |
/s/ Carl Rasmussen |
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Name: | Carl Rasmussen | |||
Title | Senior Vice President |
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LANDESBANK HESSEN-THÜRINGEN, | ||||
as Documentation Agent and Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Gerhard A. Winklmeier |
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Name: | Gerhard A. Winklmeier | |||
Title | Senior Vice President | |||
By: |
/s/ Ralf Goebel |
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Name: | Ralf Goebel | |||
Title |
Vice President, Corporate Finance Asset Finance NY |
BAYERISCHE HYPO-UND VEREINSBANK AG, | ||||
as Lender | ||||
By: |
/s/ Nicolini |
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Name: | Nicolini | |||
Title | Vice President | |||
By: |
/s/ Schulz |
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Name: | Schulz | |||
Title | Assistant Vice President |
DEUTSCHE BANK AG FILIALE DEUTSCHLANDGESCHÄFT formerly Deutsche Bank in Hamburg, |
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as Lender |
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By: |
/s/ K. Seenfeld |
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Name: | K. Seenfeld | |||
Title | Director | |||
By: |
/s/ L. Peter Flug |
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Name: | L. Peter Flug | |||
Title | Vice President |
CREDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL, | ||||
NEW YORK BRANCH, | ||||
as Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Alex Aupoix |
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Name: | Alex Aupoix | |||
Title | Vice President | |||
By: |
/s/ Adrienne Molloy |
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Name: | Adrienne Molloy | |||
Title | Vice President |
DEUTSCHE SCHIFFSBANK AG, | ||||
as Lender | ||||
By: |
/s/ G. Wiechmann |
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Name: | G. Wiechmann | |||
Title | Prokurist Assistant General Manager | |||
By: |
/s/ P. Zimmerman |
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Name: | P. Zimmerman | |||
Title |
Hanoiungsbevollmächtigter Authorized Official |
SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORP., | ||||
as Lender | ||||
By: |
/s/ Phillipe Devos |
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Name: | Phillipe Devos | |||
Title | Deputy General Manager |
SCHEDULE D
Schedule 4
Estimated Addback Relating to Delivered Vessels * Depreciation
Date |
Amount of Add Back (US$) | |
30 September 2005 |
207,588,000 | |
31 December 2005 |
205,843,000 | |
31 March 2006 |
204,099,000 | |
30 June 2006 |
202,354,000 | |
30 September 2006 |
200,610,000 | |
31 December 2006 |
198,866,000 | |
31 March 2007 |
197,121,000 | |
30 June 2007 |
195,377,000 | |
30 September 2007 |
193,632,000 | |
31 December 2007 |
191,888,000 | |
31 March 2008 |
190,143,000 | |
30 June 2008 |
188,399,000 | |
30 September 2008 |
186,655,000 | |
31 December 2008 |
184,910,000 | |
31 March 2009 |
183,166,000 | |
30 June 2009 |
181,420,001 | |
30 September 2009 |
179,677,000 | |
31 December 2009 |
177,932,000 | |
31 March 2010 |
176,188,000 | |
30 June 2010 |
174,443,000 | |
30 September 2010 |
172,699,000 | |
31 December 2010 |
170,955,000 | |
31 March 2011 |
169,210,000 | |
30 June 2011 |
167,466,000 | |
30 September 2011 |
165,721,000 | |
31 December 2011 |
163,977,000 | |
30 March 2012 |
162,232,000 | |
29 June 2012 |
160,488,000 | |
29 September 2012 |
158,744,000 | |
30 December 2012 |
156,999,000 | |
31 March 2013 |
155,255,000 | |
30 June 2013 |
153,510,000 | |
30 September 2013 |
151,766,000 | |
31 December 2013 |
150,021,000 | |
31 March 2014 |
148,277,000 | |
30 June 2014 |
146,253,000 | |
30 September 2014 |
144,788,000 | |
31 December 2014 |
143,044,000 |
* | The certain delivered vessels referred to in the definitions of Tangible Net Worth and Total Assets are the following vessels: CSCL Hamburg, CSCL Chiwan, CSCL Ningbo, CSCL Dalian, CSCL Felixstowe, CSCL Oceania, CSCL Africa, CSCL Vancouver, CSCL Sydney and CSCL New York. |
Schedule A
[Section 4.2]
(b) Time Charters/Tranche B Time Charters Guarantee/Management Agreement . the Administrative Agent shall have received copies, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in all respects, certified by an officer of the Borrower, of the relevant Time Charter, and if such Advance relates to a Tranche B Collateral Vessel, the relevant Tranche B Time Charters Guarantee; provided that, if any Time Charter or Tranche B Time Charters Guarantee has been entered into on terms and conditions substantially identical to those previously accepted by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 4.2(b), such documents shall be considered satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent for purposes of this Section 4.2 (b);
4.3 Conditions Precedent to the Pre-Delivery Construction Advances . In addition to the conditions set forth in Section 4.1, 4.2 and 4.5, the obligations of the Lenders to make any Pre-Delivery Construction Advances with respect to any Collateral Vessel shall be expressly subject to the following conditions precedent on the relevant Drawdown Date:
(a) Refund Guarantees . the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) in the case of an Advance under Tranche A, a copy of the relevant Tranche A Refund Guarantee, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders in all respects together with evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that such Tranche A Refund Guarantee has been novated to, or assigned to, the Borrower or a new refund guarantee, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders in all respects, has been entered into in favor of the Borrower; and (ii) in the case of an Advance under Tranche B, a copy of the Refund Guarantee, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders in all respects, provided that, in either case, if any Refund Guarantee has been entered into on terms and conditions substantially identical to those previously accepted by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 4.3(a), such documents shall be considered satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent for purposes of this Section 4.3 (a);
(b) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED];
(c) Signatories Authority . the Administrative Agent having received such evidence of the signing authority of the relevant Shipyard and Guangdong, if a party to the relevant Shipbuilding Contract, to execute any Consent and Agreement with respect to the Assignment of Shipbuilding Contract;
(d) Fees . the Mandated Lead Arrangers and the Administrative Agent shall have received payment of the fees payable under Section 14 and under the Fee Letter to the extent that the relevant Drawdown Notice did not instruct such fees to be paid from the relevant Advance;
(e) Legal Opinions . the Administrative Agent shall have received opinions, dated the relevant Drawdown Date, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel, from (i) Johnson, Stokes & Master, special Hong Kong counsel to the Administrative Agent, and (ii) Global Law Office, special Chinese counsel to the Administrative Agent, the latter additionally related to the Consent and Agreement from each of the relevant Shipyard and Guangdong, as applicable; and
(f) Security Documents . the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent in respect of the Collateral Vessel to which such Advance relates the relevant (i) executed Assignment of Shipbuilding Contract and executed Assignment Notices and Consents and Agreements from the relevant Shipyard and Guangdong, as applicable, relating thereto, substantially in the form attached to this Agreement, (ii) personal property registry financing statements in British Columbia, and (iii) such Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statements as the Administrative Agent shall require, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
4.4 Conditions Precedent to the Post-Delivery Advances . In addition to the conditions set forth in Sections 4.1, 4.2(d) and 4.5 and, if there has been a Pre-Delivery Advance in respect of a Collateral Vessel, the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 and in Section 4.3, the obligations of the Lenders to make any Post-Delivery Advance shall be expressly subject to the following conditions precedent on the relevant Drawdown Date:
(a) The Collateral Vessel . the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it and its legal advisers that with respect to the relevant Collateral Vessel, such Collateral Vessel:
(i) | is classed in the highest classification and rating for vessels of the same age and type with the relevant Classification Society without any material outstanding overdue recommendations affecting class; |
(ii) | is seaworthy for hull and machinery insurance warranty purposes; |
(iii) | is in every material way fit for its contracted service under the relevant Time Charter; |
(iv) | is insured in accordance with the provisions of the Mortgage thereon and the requirements thereof in respect of such Insurances shall have been fulfilled and, more specifically, is insured with respect to: |
(A) | all risks hull and machinery (including excess risks); |
(B) | war risks covering, inter alia, the perils of confiscation, expropriation, nationalization and seizure; and |
(C) | protection and indemnity risks (including pollution risks, crew, cargo, contractual and removal of wreck insurance); and |
(v) | complies with all relevant laws, regulations and requirements (including environmental laws, regulations and requirements), statutory or otherwise, as are applicable to (A) vessels documented under Hong Kong flag and (B) vessels engaged in a trade or operations similar to that to be performed by such Collateral Vessel, except where the failure to so comply would not have a material adverse effect on the operation of such Collateral Vessel in its intended trade or operations or the financial condition of the respective owners; |
(b) Security Documents . the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent (i) executed Assignments of Earnings and the executed Assignment Notices relating thereto, substantially in
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the form attached to this Agreement, (ii) executed Tranche B Time Charters Guarantee Assignment in respect of any Tranche B Collateral Vessel and the executed Assignment Notices relating thereto, substantially in the form attached to this Agreement, (iii) executed Assignment of Management Agreement, the executed Assignment Notices relating thereto and the Managers Undertakings, each substantially in the form attached to this Agreement, (iv) executed Assignments of Insurances and the executed Assignment Notices relating thereto, substantially in the form attached to this Agreement, (v) personal property registry financing statements in British Columbia, (vi) such Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statements as the Administrative Agent shall require, and (vii) executed Mortgage with respect to the relevant Collateral Vessel, substantially in the form attached to this Agreement, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(c) Signatories Authority and Time Charter . Unless previously provided to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall have received such evidence of the signing authority of the Time Charterers to execute the relevant Time Charter and a copy, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in all respects, certified by an officer of the Borrower, of the relevant Time Charter, provided that, if any Time Charter has been entered into on terms and conditions substantially identical to those previously accepted by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 4.4(c), such documents shall be considered satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent for purposes of this Section 4.4 (c);
(d) Insurance . the Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable report from internal insurance advisors of the Administrative Agent confirming that the Insurances placed on the relevant Collateral Vessel are in compliance with the terms of the relevant Mortgage;
(e) Legal Opinions . for the first Post-Delivery Advance for each Collateral Vessel, the Administrative Agent shall have received legal opinions, dated the relevant Drawdown Date, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel, from (i) Bull, Housser & Tupper, LLP, counsel to the Borrower, (ii) Seward & Kissel LLP, special counsel to the Administrative Agent, Security Agent and the Lenders, (iii) Johnson, Stokes & Master, special Hong Kong counsel to the Administrative Agent, (iv) Appleby Spurling Hunter, special British Virgin Island counsel to the Administrative Agent and (v) Global Law Office, special Chinese counsel to the Administrative Agent; and
(f) Management Agreement . the Administrative Agent shall have received a copy, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in all respects, certified by an officer of the Borrower, of the Management Agreement for the Collateral Vessel; provided that if any Management Agreement has been entered into on terms and conditions substantially identical to those previously accepted by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 4.4(f), such documents shall be considered satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent for purposes of this Section 4.4(f).
4.6 Conditions Subsequent to Advances .
(a) With respect to any Pre-Delivery Construction Advance:
(i) SAFE Registration of Refund Guarantees . the relevant Refund Guarantee shall be registered with the applicable branch of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) of the relevant Refund Guarantor within thirty-five (35) days of the relevant Drawdown Date;
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(ii) Security Documents . the Borrower shall have procured delivery to the Administrative Agent of the Consent and Agreement from the relevant Refund Guarantor within thirty-five (35) days of the relevant Drawdown Date;
(iii) Signatories Authorities . on or prior to the last Banking Day in each six (6) month period (the Relevant Period), the first such period ending June 30, 2007, in which a Refund Guarantee is issued by a Refund Guarantor and assigned to the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent evidence of the authority of each Refund Guarantor to issue the relevant Refund Guarantee and the Consent and Agreement relating to the assignment thereof, including but not limited to the business license and articles of association or other constating documents (other than in the case of the Export Import Bank of China) and, if such Refund Guarantee and such Consent and Agreement are not issued by SWIFT, directors resolutions, powers of attorney or other corporate authorities with respect to execution of the Refund Guarantees and the Consents and Agreements for the relevant Refund Guarantor (whether in the form of new copy of the relevant documents or a bring down certificate with respect to documents previously provided) to the Administrative Agent; for greater certainty, if no Refund Guarantees are issued and assigned to the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement in the Relevant Period, there shall be no requirement to satisfy the terms and conditions in this Section 4.6(a)(iii); and
(iv) Legal Opinion . within ten (10) Banking Days of the end of the Relevant Period (as defined above) and unless otherwise waived by the Majority Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall receive an opinion each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in respect of the relevant Collateral Vessels from the special Chinese counsel to the Administrative Agent with respect to all Refund Guarantees issued by a Refund Guarantor and assigned to the Lenders pursuant to the Credit Agreement in the Relevant Period; for greater certainty, if no Refund Guarantees are issued and assigned to the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement in the Relevant Period, there shall be no requirement to satisfy the terms and conditions in this Section 4.6(a)(iv).
(b) With respect to the initial Post-Delivery Advance for each Vessel:
(i) The Collateral Vessel . the Borrower shall procure that on the Delivery Date of the respective Collateral Vessel for which an Advance has been made or on the first Drawdown Date on or subsequent to such Delivery Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it and its legal advisers that with respect to the relevant Collateral Vessel, such Collateral Vessel:
(A) | is in the sole and absolute ownership of the Borrower, unencumbered save and except for the Mortgage thereon in favor of the Security Agent and Permitted Liens, and is duly registered in the name of the Borrower under the flag of Hong Kong; and |
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(B) | has been accepted for service by the relevant Time Charterer under the applicable Time Charter and such Time Charter is in full force and effect; and |
(ii) Recording of the Collateral Vessel Mortgage . the Borrower shall procure that on the Delivery Date of the respective Collateral Vessel for which an Advance has been made or on the first Drawdown Date on or subsequent to such Delivery Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received satisfactory evidence that the relevant Statutory Mortgage has been duly executed and recorded under the laws of Hong Kong and constitutes a first priority mortgage or lien on the relevant Collateral Vessel under the laws of Hong Kong.
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SCHEDULE B
EXHIBIT F
MANAGERS UNDERTAKING
SEASPAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
DnB NOR Bank ASA, New York Branch,
as Security Agent for the Creditors
200 Park Avenue, 31 st Floor
New York, New York 10166
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Managers Undertaking pursuant to a credit facility agreement dated May 19, 2006, as it may be amended and supplemented, among (1) Seaspan Corporation as borrower; (2) DnB NOR Bank ASA (DnB NOR), acting through its New York Branch, as sole bookrunner, administrative agent, and security agent; (3) DnB NOR, Credit Suisse, and Fortis Capital Corp. as mandated lead arrangers; (4) Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen as documentation agent; and (5) the banks and financial institutions listed in Schedule 1 therein as lenders (the Facility Agreement)
Capitalized words and expressions defined in the Facility Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning when used in this letter of undertaking.
With respect to the Collateral Vessels, Seaspan Management Services Limited has been appointed as manager (the Manager) of each Collateral Vessel, and Seaspan Advisory Services Limited, Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. and Seaspan Crew Management Ltd. (such other companies, collectively the Sub-Managers and together with the Manager, collectively, the Managing Entities and each separately, a Managing Entity) are to perform certain services under the Management Agreement on behalf of the Manager in accordance with the terms of the Management Agreement with effect from the date set out in the Management Agreement.
The Manager undertakes full responsibility for the management of the Collateral Vessels in accordance with the Management Agreement, and the Manager further agrees that it shall continue to undertake the management of the Collateral Vessels until the Final Payment Date, subject always to the provisions of Section 9.4 of the Facility Agreement.
At all times during the Post-Delivery Advances Availability Period and until the Final Payment Date, with respect to each Collateral Vessel, the Manager confirms for itself and on behalf of the Sub-Managers that any Security Interest created in any of their respective favor with respect to such Collateral Vessel shall rank after and be fully subordinate to any Security Interest of the Creditors in such Collateral Vessel, including but not limited to the Mortgage, and no Managing Entity shall exercise any claims in respect of its Security Interest until such time as all obligations of the Borrower to the Creditors under the Facility Agreement, the Note and the other Facility Documents have been fulfilled; provided, however, that nothing in this undertaking shall prevent the Managing Entities from taking any action, making any filing or commencing any proceedings which such entity reasonably considers necessary for the preservation of its rights or claims, or to avoid the loss of or extinction of any of their rights at law, in equity, in admiralty or otherwise.
The Manager hereby represents and warrants that this Managers Undertaking has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Manager.
This letter is a Security Document and may only be modified in writing in accordance with Section 16.8 of the Facility Agreement.
This letter shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
The Manager hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in any action or proceeding brought against the Manager by any of the Creditors under this Managers Undertaking or under any document delivered hereunder and hereby irrevocably agrees that valid service of summons or other legal process on it may be effected by serving a copy of the summons and other legal process in any such action or proceeding on the Manager by mailing or delivering the same by hand to the Manager at the address indicated below the Managers signature hereto. The service, as herein provided, of such summons or other legal process in any such action or proceeding shall be deemed personal service and accepted by the Manager as such and shall be legal and binding upon the Manager for all the purposes of any such action or proceeding. The Manager shall advise the Security Agent promptly of any change of its address for the purpose of service of process. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Creditors may bring any legal action or proceeding in any other appropriate jurisdiction.
EACH OF THE MANAGER AND, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, THE SECURITY AGENT ON BEHALF OF THE CREDITORS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS MANAGERS UNDERTAKING OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Yours faithfully,
SEASPAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | ||
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Address: |
c/o 2600-200 Granville Street Vancouver, B.C. V6C 1S4 Canada |
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SCHEDULE C
EXHIBIT L
ASSIGNMENT OF MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
given by
SEASPAN CORPORATION
in favor of
DNB NOR BANK ASA,
acting through its New York Branch,
as Security Agent
, 2007
ASSIGNMENT OF MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
THIS ASSIGNMENT is made the day of , 2007, by SEASPAN CORPORATION (the Assignor), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, in favor of DNB NOR BANK ASA, a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Kingdom of Norway, acting through its New York Branch (DnB NOR), as security agent (the Assignee) for and on behalf of the Creditors.
WITNESSETH THAT :
WHEREAS:
(A) The Assignor has entered into a management agreement dated as of May , 2007 (as from time to time amended and supplemented, the Management Agreement) with SEASPAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED (the Manager), SEASPAN ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED (Advisor), SEASPAN SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD. (Ship Management) and SEASPAN CREW MANAGEMENT LTD. (Crew Management, and together with Advisor and Ship Management, the Sub-Managers , and each separately a Sub-Manager), providing for the management of the Hong Kong flag vessels owned or to be owned by the Assignor as set forth in Schedule 1 hereto (each a Vessel, and collectively, the Vessels);
(B) Pursuant to a senior secured reducing revolving credit facility agreement, dated May 19, 2006 (the Credit Facility Agreement) made among (i) the Assignor, as borrower, (the Borrower), (ii) DnB NOR, as sole bookrunner, administrative agent and security agent, (iii) DnB NOR, Credit Suisse and Fortis Capital Corp., as mandated lead arrangers, (iv) Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen, as documentation agent, and (v) the banks and financial institutions listed on Schedule 1 of the Credit Facility Agreement, as lenders (together with any bank or financial institution which becomes a Lender pursuant to Section 11 of the Credit Facility Agreement, the Lenders), the Assignee has agreed to serve as security agent under the terms of the Credit Facility Agreement on behalf of the Creditors, and the Lenders have agreed to provide to the Borrower a senior secured reducing revolving credit facility in the amount of up to Three Hundred Sixty Five Million United States Dollars (US$365,000,000) (the Facility); and
(C) It is a condition precedent to the availability of certain Advances under the Credit Facility Agreement that the Assignor executes and delivers to the Assignee, as security for the obligations of the Assignor to the Creditors in connection with the Credit Facility Agreement, an assignment of all of the Assignors rights, title and interest in and to the Management Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and by way of security for the due performance of all of the obligations of the Assignor under the Credit Facility Agreement, the Note, any Hedge Agreements and the other Security Documents:
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1. Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used herein (including in the preamble hereto) and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Credit Facility Agreement, and such definitions are hereby specifically incorporated herein and made a part hereof.
2. Grant of Security . As security for all of the obligations of the Assignor under and in connection with the Credit Facility Agreement, the Note, any Hedge Agreements and the other Security Documents, the Assignor, as legal and beneficial owner, does hereby assign, transfer and set over unto the Assignee, for the benefit of the Assignee and its successors and assigns, and does hereby grant the Assignee a security interest in, all of such Assignor's right, title and interest in and to (i) the Management Agreement, (ii) all moneys and claims for moneys due and to become due to the Assignor, whether as indemnities, payments or otherwise, under, and all claims for damages arising out of any breach of, the Management Agreement, and (iii) all proceeds of all of the foregoing ((i) through (iii) collectively herein called the Assigned Rights). The Assignor hereby represents and warrants that the Assigned Rights are free and clear of all prior liens and encumbrances whatsoever.
3. Notice of Assignment . The Assignor shall promptly give notice, in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit 1, of this Assignment to the Manager and obtain the acknowledgment of the Manager, for itself and for the Sub-Managers, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit 2.
4. Payment . The Assignor shall cause all sums payable to the Assignor and assigned hereby, whether as indemnities or otherwise, to be paid, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, directly to the Assignee at its offices at 200 Park Avenue, 31 st Floor, New York, New York 10166, to such account as the Assignee shall direct for the account of the Assignee. The Assignor shall cause the Manager to confirm, for itself and the Sub-Managers, that after notice from the Assignor of the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, any payments due to the Assignor under the Management Agreement be made directly to the Assignee for credit to the above referenced account.
5. Management Agreement in Full Force and Effect . The Assignor warrants and represents that the Management Agreement is in full force and effect and is enforceable in accordance with its terms and that there is no default under any of such terms of which the Assignor is aware.
6. Performance under Management Agreement; No Duty of Inquiry; Indemnification . The Assignor hereby undertakes that, notwithstanding the assignment herein contained, it shall perform, in all material respects, all of its respective obligations under the Management Agreement. It is hereby expressly agreed that anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Assignor shall remain liable under the Management Agreement to perform its obligations thereunder, and the Assignee shall have no obligation or liability under the Management Agreement by reason of or arising out of the assignment contained herein, nor shall the Assignee be required to assume or be obligated in any manner to perform or fulfill any obligation of the Assignor under or pursuant to the Management Agreement or to make any payment or make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the Assignee or, unless and until indemnified to its satisfaction, to present or file any claim or to take
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any other action to collect or enforce the payment of any amounts which may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled hereunder or pursuant hereto at any time or times. Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Assignor shall be entitled to exercise all of its rights under the Management Agreement (subject to the terms and conditions hereof) as if this Assignment had not been made. The Assignor shall indemnify and hold the Assignee harmless from and against all actions, losses, claims, proceedings, costs, demands and liabilities which may be suffered or incurred by the Assignee under or by virtue of the Management Agreement or in respect of the Vessels other than those incurred by the Assignee as a result of its own gross negligence or wilful misconduct.
7. Advances . As set forth in the immediately preceding Section, the Assignee shall be under no obligation to perform any obligation or exercise any right of the Assignor under the Management Agreement unless the Assignee in its sole discretion so elects. In the event the Assignee elects to perform any obligation or exercise any right under the Management Agreement upon the non-performance thereof by the Assignor and if the Assignee makes any payments in respect of or relating to the Management Agreement in addition to any such amount or amounts as the Creditors are obligated to advance under the Credit Facility Agreement, all moneys so expended by the Assignee for the purpose aforesaid shall on demand be repaid by the Assignor together with interest thereon at the Default Rate relating to Advances under Tranche A or Tranche B, as the case may be, from the date of such expenditure until payment.
8. Filings . Except as hereinafter stated, all filings and other actions necessary or advisable to perfect and protect the security interest granted herein have been or are being duly made or taken. Appropriate financing statements have been or are concurrently herewith being filed at all governmental offices and personal property registries in each jurisdiction where such filing is necessary to perfect the security interest intended to be covered hereby, and such security interest shall, upon such filing, constitute a perfected security interest in the Assigned Rights in favor of the Assignee in the relevant jurisdiction (to the extent that such security interest can be perfected in the Assigned Rights by filing a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or applicable state or foreign law) which is enforceable as such against all creditors of and purchasers from the Assignor. The Assignor does hereby irrevocably appoint and constitute the Assignee as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact to file, at the Assignors expense, any and all Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or other financing statements or renewals thereof in connection with this Assignment without the signature of such Assignor which the Assignee may deem to be necessary or advisable in order to perfect or maintain the security interest granted hereby.
9. No Consents . No authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body (other than as contemplated by the immediately preceding Section) is required either (i) for the grant by the Assignor of the security interest granted hereby or for the execution, delivery or performance of this Assignment by the Assignor or (ii) for the perfection of the security interest granted.
10. Negative Pledge . The Assignor does hereby warrant and represent that it has not assigned or pledged, and hereby covenants that it shall not assign or pledge so long as this Assignment shall remain in effect, any of its right, title or interest in the whole or any part of
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the Assigned Rights to anyone other than the Assignee, and it shall not take or omit to take any action, the taking or omission of which might result in a material adverse impairment of the Assigned Rights or any of the rights created in this Assignment; and the Assignor does hereby irrevocably appoint and constitute the Assignee as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact during the continuance of any Event of Default with full power (in the name of such Assignor or otherwise) (i) to ask, require, demand, receive, compound and give acquittance for any and all moneys and claims for moneys assigned hereby, (ii) to endorse any checks or other instruments or orders in connection therewith, and (iii) to file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings which the Assignee may deem to be necessary or advisable in connection with this Assignment or its rights and remedies hereunder; provided , however , that the Assignee shall not exercise its power as attorney-in-fact hereunder until such time as an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
11. Application of Proceeds . All moneys collected or received from time to time by the Assignee pursuant to this Assignment shall be dealt with as provided in Section 8.3 of the Credit Facility Agreement.
12. Further Assurances . The Assignor agrees that at any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Assignee, the Assignor shall promptly and duly execute and deliver any and all such further instruments and documents as the Assignee may reasonably deem desirable in obtaining the full benefits of this Assignment and of the rights and powers herein granted.
13. Remedies; Remedies Cumulative and Not Exclusive; No Waiver . Each and every right, power and remedy herein given to the Assignee shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other right, power and remedy of the Assignee now or hereafter existing at law, in equity or by statute, and each and every right, power and remedy, whether herein given or otherwise existing, may be exercised from time to time, in whole or in part, and as often and in such order as may be deemed expedient by the Assignee, and the exercise or the beginning of the exercise of any right, power or remedy shall not be construed to be a waiver of the right to exercise at the same time or thereafter any other right, power or remedy. No delay or omission by the Assignee in the exercise of any right or power in the pursuance of any remedy accruing upon any breach or default by the Assignor shall impair any such right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver of any such right, power or remedy or to be an acquiescence therein; nor shall the acceptance by the Assignee or any of the Creditors of any security or of any payment of or on account of any of the amounts due from the Assignor under or in connection with the Credit Facility Agreement, the Note, any Hedge Agreement or other Security Document or any document delivered in connection therewith and maturing after any breach or default, or of any payment on account of any past breach or default, be construed to be a waiver of any right to take advantage of any future breach or default or of any past breach or default not completely cured thereby.
14. Invalidity . If any provision of this Assignment shall at any time for any reason be declared invalid, void or otherwise inoperative by a court of competent jurisdiction, such declaration or decision shall not affect the validity of any other provision or provisions of this Assignment or the validity of this Assignment as a whole. In the event that it should transpire that by reason of any law or regulation, any ruling of any court or any other reason
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whatsoever, the assignment herein contained is either wholly or partly defective, the Assignor hereby undertakes to furnish the Assignee with an alternative assignment or alternative security and/or to do all such other acts as, in the reasonable opinion of the Assignee, shall be required in order to ensure and give effect to the full intent of this Assignment.
15. Continuing Security . It is declared and agreed that the security created by this Assignment shall be held by the Assignee as a continuing security for the payment of all moneys which may at any time and from time to time be or become payable by the Assignor under the Credit Facility Agreement and that the security so created shall not be satisfied by an intermediate payment or satisfaction of any part of the amount hereby secured and that the security so created shall be in addition to and shall not in any way be prejudiced or affected by any collateral or other security now or hereafter held by the Assignee for all or any part of the moneys hereby secured. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Assignee shall not be entitled to collect amounts under this Assignment which are greater that the then outstanding amount of the Facility, and any such amounts collected shall be disbursed in accordance with Section 11 hereof.
16. Irrevocable Assignment . The powers and authority granted to the Assignee herein have been given for a valuable consideration and are hereby declared to be irrevocable and unconditional and may not be amended or waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.
17. Waiver; Amendment . None of the terms and conditions of this Assignment may be changed, waived, modified or varied in any manner whatsoever unless in writing duly signed by the Assignor and the Assignee (with the consent of the Majority Lenders, or all of the Lenders if required by Section 16.8 of the Credit Facility Agreement).
18. Termination . If the Assignor has irrevocably and indefeasibly paid and discharged all of its obligations under or in connection with the Credit Facility Agreement, the Note and the other Security Documents or is released therefrom in accordance with the terms thereof, all of the right, title and interest herein assigned shall revert to the Assignor and this Assignment shall terminate.
19. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE ASSIGNOR AND, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, THE ASSIGNEE HEREBY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY HERETO OR ANY BENEFICIARY HEREOF ON ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THIS ASSIGNMENT.
20. Notices . All notices, requests, demands and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including prepaid overnight courier, facsimile transmission or similar writing) and shall be given to the Assignor at the address or facsimile number set forth below and to the Assignee at the address and facsimile number set forth below or at such other address or facsimile numbers as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to each other party hereto. Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective (i) if given by facsimile, when such facsimile is transmitted to the facsimile number specified in this Section 20 and telephonic confirmation of receipt thereof is obtained or (ii) if given by mail, prepaid overnight courier or any other means, when received at the address specified in this Section or when delivery at such address is refused.
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If to the Assignor: |
Seaspan Corporation | |
Unit 2, 7 th Floor, Bupa Centre | ||
141 Connaught Road West | ||
Hong Kong F4 00000 | ||
Attention: Kevin Kennedy, Chief Financial Officer | ||
Facsimile: +852 254 01689 | ||
With copy to: | ||
Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. | ||
2600-200 Granville Street | ||
Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6C 1S4 | ||
Attention: Gerry Wang | ||
Facsimile: (604) 331-0925 | ||
If to the Assignee: |
DnB NOR Bank ASA | |
New York Branch | ||
200 Park Avenue, 31 st Floor | ||
New York, New York 10166 | ||
Attention: Jack Sun and Erlend Bryn | ||
Facsimile: 212-681-3900/3999 |
21. Governing Law . This Assignment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to principles of conflict of law (excluding Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations law).
22. Submission to Jurisdiction . The Assignor hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in any action or proceeding brought against it by any of the Creditors under this Assignment or under any document delivered hereunder and hereby irrevocably agrees that valid service of summons or other legal process on it may be effected by serving a copy of the summons and other legal process in any such action or proceeding on the Assignor by mailing or delivering the same by hand to the Assignor at the address indicated for notices in Section 20. The service, as herein provided, of such summons or other legal process in any such action or proceeding shall be deemed personal service and accepted by the Assignor as such, and shall be legal and binding upon the Assignor for all the purposes of any such action or proceeding. Final judgment (a certified or exemplified copy of which shall be conclusive evidence of the fact and of the amount of any indebtedness of the Assignor to the Creditors), being a judgment from which an appeal cannot or can no longer be taken against the Assignor in any such legal action or proceeding, shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment. The Assignor shall advise the Assignee promptly of any change of address for the purpose of service of process. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Creditors may bring any legal action or proceeding in any other appropriate jurisdiction.
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23. Severability . If any provision hereof is invalid and unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (i) the other provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect in such jurisdiction and shall be liberally construed in favor of the Assignee in order to carry out the intentions of the parties hereto as nearly as may be possible; and (ii) the invalidity and unenforceability of any provision hereof in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
24. Headings . In this Assignment, Section headings are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the interpretation hereof.
25. Execution in Counterparts . This Assignment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Assignor has caused this Assignment to be executed on the day and year first above written.
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SCHEDULE 1
Vessel Name or Builders Hull No |
TEU |
Contracted Delivery Date, or for delivered Vessels, actual Delivery Date |
Intended Flag |
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YZJ2005-696C |
2500 | August 30, 2008 | Hong Kong | |||
YZJ2006-716C |
2500 | November 30, 2008 | Hong Kong | |||
YZJ2006-717C |
2500 | January 30, 2009 | Hong Kong | |||
YZJ2006-718C |
2500 | February 28, 2009 | Hong Kong | |||
YZJ2006-719C |
2500 | May 10, 2009 | Hong Kong | |||
YZJ2006-720C |
2500 | June 10, 2009 | Hong Kong | |||
YZJ2006-721C |
2500 | July 10, 2009 | Hong Kong | |||
YZJ2006-722C |
2500 | August 10, 2009 | Hong Kong | |||
Cosco Fuzhou |
3500 | March 27, 2007 | Hong Kong | |||
(ZJB04-125) |
(actual date of delivery to the Company) | |||||
ZJB04-126 |
3500 | July 31, 2007 | Hong Kong |
EXHIBIT 1
ASSIGNMENT NOTICE
TO: SEASPAN MANAGEMENT
SERVICES LIMITED, FOR ITSELF
AND THE SUB-MANAGERS
TAKE NOTICE:
(a) | that by an Assignment of Management Agreement dated the day of , 2007 made by us to DnB NOR Bank ASA, acting through its New York Branch (DnB NOR), as security agent (the Assignee), we have assigned to the Assignee as from the date hereof all of our right, title and interest in and to (i) the Management Agreement (as defined in such assignment), (ii) all moneys and claims for moneys due and to become due to the undersigned, whether as indemnities, payments or otherwise, under, and all claims for damages arising out of any breach of, the Management Agreement, and (iii) all proceeds of all of the foregoing. |
DATED THIS day of , 2007.
SEASPAN CORPORATION | ||
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EXHIBIT 2
CONSENT AND AGREEMENT
The undersigned, the Manager referred to in the foregoing Assignment, for value received, hereby acknowledges notice of and consents and agrees to said Assignment on its own behalf and on behalf of the Sub-Managers (as such term is defined in said Assignment).
The undersigned hereby warrants that the Management Agreement referred to in the foregoing Assignment has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the undersigned and each of the Sub-Managers, is validly existing, without amendment or modification, and is enforceable against the undersigned in accordance with its terms.
Dated: , 2007
SEASPAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | ||
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