UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report: January 30, 2012

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 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

 

 

 


Item 1 — Information Contained in this Form 6-K Report

Unless we otherwise specify, when used in this Report, the terms “Seaspan,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Seaspan Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Acquisition of Seaspan Management Services Limited

Pursuant to an agreement with the owners of Seaspan Management Services Limited (together with its subsidiaries, the “Manager”), we have acquired all of the issued and outstanding share capital of the Manager, and we have acquired and cancelled all of the issued and outstanding shares of our Class C common stock, which shares of Class C common stock we issued in 2005 in connection with our initial public offering and which entitled the holder of such shares to increasing distributions to the extent our dividends reached specified thresholds.

The Manager provides to us all of our technical, administrative and strategic services, together with all of our employees, other than Gerry Wang, our Chief Executive Officer. In addition to providing services to us, the Manager also provides, or has agreed to provide, ship management services to Greater China Intermodal Investments LLC (an investment vehicle established by an affiliate of global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group) (“GCI”), Blue Water Commerce, LLC (an affiliate of our largest beneficial shareholder, Dennis R. Washington) (“Blue Water”) and Dennis R. Washington’s personal vessel owning companies. Prior to the acquisition, the Manager was owned 50.05% by trusts established for sons of Dennis R. Washington, including Kyle Washington, our Co-Chairman, and 49.95% by Thetis Holdings Ltd. (an entity indirectly owned by Graham Porter, one of our directors, and Gerry Wang, our Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer) (“Thetis”).

The purchase price for the acquisition includes:

 

   

a base purchase price of $54 million, plus

 

   

additional payments (each a “Fleet Growth Payment”), as described below, for each newbuilding or existing containership ordered or acquired or leased (for a period of at least five years) prior to August 15, 2014 by us, GCI or Blue Water, or by affiliates of any such parties, and which containerships are to be managed by the Manager or one of our controlled affiliates after the acquisition.

The base purchase price was paid and any Fleet Growth Payments will be paid in shares of our Class A common stock, in each case valued on a per share basis equal to $12.794, being the volume-weighted average trading price of the Class A common stock for the 90 trading days immediately preceding the closing date of the acquisition (the “Per Share Value”). For each qualifying containership ordered, acquired or leased, the related Fleet Growth Payment will include the issuance of a fixed number of shares equal to the quotient of $0.5 million divided by the Per Share Value. Fleet Growth Payments will be paid quarterly, based on newbuilding orders or existing vessel acquisitions that occur during a quarter.

Prior to the closing of the acquisition, the Manager declared an aggregate dividend of $5.7 million to its owners. Following receipt of an audited balance sheet for the Manager as at

 

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December 31, 2011, the owners of the Manager will pay us an amount, if any, by which the Manager’s adjusted net asset value (with inventory valued at market prices and certain other adjustments) as of December 31, 2011 is more than the sum of (a) $5 million plus (b) the amount of the pre-closing dividend plus (c) the aggregate amount of the Manger’s expenses for the transaction.

Shares of Class A Common stock issued to the owners of the Manager in payment for the base purchase price for the acquisition are subject to graduated four-year lock-up agreements. Shares issued in connection with Fleet Growth Payments will not be subject to lock–up agreements. Under the lock–up agreements, the owners and certain of their affiliates will be restricted from transferring 100% of these shares for one year, 75% of such shares for two years, 50% of such shares for three years, and 25% of such shares for four years. We will register for resale under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, all shares of our Class A common stock issued to the owners of the Manager in connection with the acquisition, including any shares issued as Fleet Growth Payments. The portion of such registered shares issued as part of the base purchase price will, however, remain subject to the lock-up agreements to the extent described above.

The owners of the Manager are permitted to transfer all shares from the acquisition among themselves and to Deep Water Holdings, LLC (“Deep Water”), which is our largest shareholder and is controlled by Dennis R. Washington. Prior to the closing of the acquisition, we entered into an amendment to our Amended and Restated Shareholders Rights Agreement, which provides that all such shares are exempt from the shareholding thresholds otherwise applicable to Deep Water and other parties as “Excluded Persons” under such agreement. Thetis has entered into an agreement with Deep Water to transfer 50% of the shares it receives in connection with the acquisition to Deep Water.

In connection with the acquisition of the Manger, we also entered into an amended and restated omnibus agreement that provides that the non-competition and other provisions of the original omnibus agreement, as amended, do not apply to the Manager or any of its controlled affiliates. Under the amended and restated omnibus agreement, the non-competition and other provisions apply only to Seaspan Marine Corporation (formerly Seaspan International Ltd.), a company that owns substantially all of the Washington Companies’ marine transportation shipyards and ship management entities, Norsk Pacific Steamship Company Limited, a company within the Washington Marine Group, and their controlled affiliates.

We believe that the acquisition of the Manager increases our control over access to the services the Manager provides on a long-term basis, and reduces certain conflicts between us and our directors who had interests in the Manager. We previously paid fees to the Manager for technical services on a fixed basis, which fees were adjusted every three years. As a result of the acquisition of the Manager, our operating results will vary more directly with the actual cost of providing technical services for our fleet. The conflicts committee of our board of directors, which committee is composed of independent directors, with the assistance of financial and legal advisors, has reviewed and approved the acquisition of the Manager on the terms described above. The conflicts committee also received an opinion from an internationally-recognized investment banking firm that the purchase price we paid for the Manager and our outstanding shares of Class C common stock is fair to us from a financial point of view.

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

The statements in this Report that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements, including statements regarding our operations and financial position, including, in particular: the amount of any Fleet Growth Payments, the amount of any payments related to dividends to the Manager’s owners, and the effects of the acquisition of the Manager on us and our operations and results. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the outcome to be materially different. These risks and uncertainties include, among others: future operating and financial results of us and the Manager; future fleet growth; our business strategy and other plans and objectives for future operations; and those risks discussed in our public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements unless required to do so under the securities laws.

Item 6 — Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Report:

 

4.1   Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2012, among Seaspan Corporation, Seaspan Management Services Limited, The Kevin Lee Washington Trust II, the Kyle Roy Washington 2005 Irrevocable Trust under agreement dated July 15, 2005 and Thetis Holdings Ltd.
4.2   Escrow Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2012, among Canadian Stock Transfer Company Inc., as Escrow Agent, Seaspan Corporation, The Kevin Lee Washington Trust II, the Kyle Roy Washington 2005 Irrevocable Trust under agreement dated July 15, 2005 and Thetis Holdings Ltd.
4.3   Form of Lockup Agreement.
4.4   Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2012, among Seaspan Corporation, Seaspan Management Services Limited, Seaspan Ship Management Ltd., Seaspan Advisory Services Limited, Norsk Pacific Steamship Company Limited and Seaspan Marine Corporation.
4.5   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2012, among Seaspan Corporation, Seaspan Management Services Limited, The Kevin Lee Washington Trust II, the Kyle Roy Washington 2005 Irrevocable Trust under agreement dated July 15, 2005 and Thetis Holdings Ltd.
4.6   Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2012, between Seaspan Corporation and American Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Rights Agent.
4.7   Amending Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2012, between Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. and Gerry Wang.

 

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This Report on Form 6-K is filed with reference to and is hereby incorporated by reference into the following registration statements:

 

   

Registration Statement on Form F-3D of Seaspan Corporation filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 30, 2008 (Registration No. 333-151329);

 

   

Registration Statement on Form F-3 of Seaspan Corporation filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 19, 2010 (Registration No. 333-168938); and

 

   

Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Seaspan Corporation filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2011 (Registration No. 333-173207).

 

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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: January 30, 2012

    By:  

/s/ S AI W. C HU

      Sai W. Chu
      Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 4.1

E XECUTION V ERSION        

S HARE P URCHASE A GREEMENT

BY AND AMONG

S EASPAN C ORPORATION ,

S EASPAN M ANAGEMENT S ERVICES L IMITED

AND

T HE O WNERS OF S EASPAN M ANAGEMENT S ERVICES L IMITED

J ANUARY  27, 2012


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

                   Page  
ARTICLE I      DEFINITIONS      1   
  

1.1

  Certain Definitions      1   

ARTICLE II

     PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES      14   
  

2.1

  The Purchase      14   
  

2.2

  Closing      14   

ARTICLE III

     CONSIDERATION      14   
  

3.1

  Consideration      14   
  

3.2

  Purchase Price Allocations; Per Share Value      15   
  

3.3

  Payment      15   
  

3.4

  Calculation of Final Adjusted Net Asset Value      15   
  

3.5

  Pre-Closing Transactions      16   
  

3.6

  Fleet Growth Payments      17   

ARTICLE IV

     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS REGARDING THE COMPANY      17   
  

4.1

  Organization, Standing and Power      18   
  

4.2

  Subsidiaries      18   
  

4.3

  Authority and Enforceability      18   
  

4.4

  Non-Contravention      18   
  

4.5

  Consents; Approvals; Permits      19   
  

4.6

  Material Contracts      20   
  

4.7

  Capital Structure of Company; Ownership of Incentive Shares      22   
  

4.8

  Financial Statements      23   
  

4.9

  Absence of Certain Changes      24   
  

4.10

  Assets and Properties      26   
  

4.11

  Title to Property; Encumbrances      26   
  

4.12

  Litigation      27   
  

4.13

  Compliance with Laws      27   
  

4.14

  Intellectual Property      28   
  

4.15

  Environmental Matters      29   
  

4.16

  Taxes      30   
  

4.17

  Employee Benefit Plans      32   

 

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   4.18   Employee Matters      34   
  

4.19

  Interested Party Transactions      35   
  

4.20

  Insurance      35   
  

4.21

  Books and Records      35   
  

4.22

  Suppliers      36   
  

4.23

  Accounts Receivable      36   
  

4.24

  Inventory      36   
  

4.25

  Bank Accounts; Powers of Attorney      37   
  

4.26

  Finders’ Fees      37   

ARTICLE V

     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING EACH SELLER      37   
  

5.1

  Authority and Enforceability      37   
  

5.2

  Consents; Non-Contravention      37   
  

5.3

  Title to Shares      38   
  

5.4

  No Acquisitions      38   
  

5.5

  Litigation      38   
  

5.6

  Investment Representations      38   

ARTICLE VI

     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER      39   
  

6.1

  Organization and Standing      39   
  

6.2

  Authority and Enforceability      40   
  

6.3

  Non-Contravention      40   
  

6.4

  Government Consents      40   
  

6.5

  Capital      41   
  

6.6

  Financial Statements; Accounting Records      41   
  

6.7

  Securities Law Related Representations and Warranties      41   

ARTICLE VII

     COVENANTS      42   
  

7.1

  Conduct of Business of the Company      42   
  

7.2

  Reasonable Efforts      42   
  

7.3

  Third Party Consents; Notices      43   
  

7.4

  Public Disclosure      43   
  

7.5

  Notices      43   
  

7.6

  No Solicitation      43   
  

7.7

  Access to Information      44   

 

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   7.8   Management Agreements      44   
  

7.9

  Employee/SSB Assets      44   
  

7.10

  Cancellation of Incentive Shares      44   
  

7.11

  Expenses      45   
  

7.12

  Tax Matters      45   
  

7.13

  Accounts Receivable      47   

ARTICLE VIII

     CONDITIONS TO CLOSING      48   
  

8.1

  Conditions to Obligations of Each Party      48   
  

8.2

  Additional Conditions to Sellers’ Obligations      48   
  

8.3

  Conditions to Purchaser’s Obligations      49   

ARTICLE IX

     TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER      51   
  

9.1

  Termination      51   
  

9.2

  Effect of Termination      51   
  

9.3

  Amendment      52   
  

9.4

  Waiver      52   

ARTICLE X

     INDEMNIFICATION      52   
  

10.1

  Survival of Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements      52   
  

10.2

  Indemnification by Sellers      53   
  

10.3

  Indemnification by Purchaser      53   
  

10.4

  Limitations; Exclusive Remedy      54   
  

10.5

  Escrow Fund      56   
  

10.6

  Claims      56   
  

10.7

  Third Party Claims      56   
  

10.8

  Limitation      58   

ARTICLE XI

     GENERAL PROVISIONS      58   
  

11.1

  Notices      58   
  

11.2

  Interpretation      61   
  

11.3

  Counterparts      61   
  

11.4

  Entire Agreement; Parties in Interest      61   
  

11.5

  Assignment and Succession      62   
  

11.6

  Severability      62   
  

11.7

  Remedies Cumulative      62   
  

11.8

  Governing Law      62   

 

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   11.9   Rules of Construction      62   
  

11.10

  Confidentiality      63   
  

11.11

  Sellers’ Assurances      63   

 

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E XHIBITS AND S CHEDULES

 

Exhibit A      Form of Escrow Agreement
Exhibit B      Form of Lock-up Agreement
Exhibit C      Form of Amendment to Omnibus Agreement
Exhibit D      Form of Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit E      Form of Amendment to Shareholder Rights Agreement

 

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S HARE P URCHASE A GREEMENT

This S HARE P URCHASE A GREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of January 27, 2012 (the “ Agreement Date ”), by and among Seaspan Corporation, a Marshall Islands corporation (“ Purchaser ”), Seaspan Management Services Limited, a Bermuda company (the “ Company ”), The Kevin Lee Washington 1999 Trust II, the Kyle Roy Washington 2005 Irrevocable Trust under agreement dated July 15, 2005 and Thetis Holdings Ltd., a Cayman Islands company (each a “ Seller ” and together, the “ Sellers ”).

R ECITALS

A. Sellers own all of the issued and outstanding share capital of the Company (the “ Company Shares ”), consisting of shares of common shares (the “ Company Common Shares ”) and the Class B common shares (the “ Company Class B Shares ”), and the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the issued and outstanding shares of Class C common stock of the Purchaser (the “ Incentive Shares ”).

B. Sellers desire to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase from Sellers, the Company Shares (the “ Purchase ”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

C. Purchaser desires, by means of the Purchase, to acquire ownership of, for purposes of extinguishing, the Incentive Shares.

D. Sellers and Purchaser desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements in connection with the transactions contemplated herein.

E. Sellers and Purchaser intend the transaction to qualify as a tax-free reorganization pursuant to Section 368(a) of the Code.

A GREEMENT

N OW , T HEREFORE , in consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

D EFINITIONS

1.1 Certain Definitions .

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below.

Accounts Receivable ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.23 .

 

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Acquired Vessel ” means, without duplication, any container vessel acquired (pursuant to an asset purchase, share purchase, merger or otherwise) by Purchaser, GCI or Blue Water or any of their Subsidiaries or affiliates and managed by a Post-Closing Manager. For clarity, an Acquired Vessel will include a vessel, other than a New Building Vessel, subject to a finance or operating lease with a minimum term of five years to which Purchaser, GCI or Blue Water or any of their Subsidiaries or affiliates (including any company, joint venture or partnership directly or indirectly actually controlled by Purchaser, GCI or Blue Water or any combination of them) is the lessee and that is managed by a Post-Closing Manager.

Acquisition Proposal ” means any inquiry, proposal or offer from any Person or Group, other than Purchaser, relating to any (a) direct or indirect acquisition (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of assets of any Company Entity, (b) direct or indirect acquisition (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Section 13 under the Exchange Act) of any equity securities of any Company Entity, (c) tender offer or exchange offer that if completed would result in any Person or Group beneficially owning any equity securities of any Company Entity or (d) purchase, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving any Company Entity; in each case, other than this Agreement or any other offer, proposal or indication of interest by Purchaser or an affiliate of Purchaser.

Adjusted Net Asset Value ” means an amount equal to, without duplication, (a) the total assets of the Company (other than the Employee/SSB Assets) as reflected on the Audited Balance Sheet, determined in conformity with GAAP, minus (b) the total liabilities of the Company, as reflected on the Audited Balance Sheet, determined in conformity with GAAP, minus (c) to the extent not already reflected on the Audited Balance Sheet, the aggregate amount of obligations under the Seaspan Corporation Stock Incentive Plan relating to unpurchased shares of Class A common stock of Purchaser or otherwise (whether or not such obligations are required to be accrued in accordance with GAAP) as of December 31, 2011, and minus (d) all Transaction Expenses (excluding any such expenses incurred at the direction of Purchaser following the Closing) to the extent not included in clause (b) above and regardless of when incurred, whether before, on or after the Closing Date. For purposes of calculating the Adjusted Net Asset Value, (i) the value of Inventory will be determined based on the physical inventory taken as of December 31, 2011, with Marine Lubricants to be valued on a per liter basis as set forth in Section 1.1 of the Disclosure Schedule, (ii) accounts receivable shall exclude any Extraordinary Expenses (as that term is defined in the Management Agreements) incurred by the Company Entities prior to December 31, 2011 that are rejected after December 12, 2011 by the Conflicts Committee of the Purchaser’s board of directors, and (iii) any change in assets or liabilities to the extent attributable to (x) the accounting of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (e.g. any changes in fair value associated with “purchase benefits”) or (y) applying U.S. GAAP rather than Canadian GAAP in preparing the Audited Balance Sheet shall be disregarded.

Adjusted Net Asset Value Threshold ” means an amount equal to $5.0 million plus the amount of any Pre-Closing NAV Dividend.

 

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affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Agreement Date ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Approval ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a) .

Audited Balance Sheet ” shall mean the consolidated audited balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2011, with a scope exception only for inventory.

Balance Sheet Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8(a) .

Base Purchase Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b) .

Blue Water ” means Blue Water Commerce, LLC a Montana limited liability company.

Business Day ” means a day (a) other than Saturday or Sunday and (b) on which commercial banks are open for business in the province of British Columbia, the state of New York and the city of Hong Kong.

Canada Tax Act ” means the Income Tax Act (Canada).

Claim ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.6 .

Claim Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.6 .

Class A Common Stock ” means the Class A common stock of the Purchaser.

Closing ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .

Closing Consideration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c) .

Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .

Closing Date Unpaid Transaction Expenses ” means the aggregate amount of all unpaid Transaction Expenses as of the Effective Time.

Closing Expenses Certificate ” means a certificate executed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, on behalf of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying the aggregate amount of the Closing Date Unpaid Transaction Expenses.

Code ” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Company Class B Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

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Company Common Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Company Debt ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8(e) .

Company Employee Plan ” means any retirement, pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation, stock bonus, savings, bonus, incentive, medical, dental, vision, hospitalization, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, medical expense reimbursement, dependent care assistance, tuition reimbursement, disability, sick pay, holiday, vacation, severance, change of control, stock purchase, stock option, restricted stock, phantom stock or unit, stock appreciation rights or fringe benefit plan and any employment, consulting or personal services contract, qualified or nonqualified, funded or unfunded, or domestic or foreign, (a) sponsored, maintained or contributed to by any Company Entity, or to which any Company Entity is a party, (b) covering or benefiting any current or former officer, employee, agent, director or independent contractor of any Company Entity (or any dependent or beneficiary of any such individual), or (c) with respect to which any Company Entity has (or could have) any obligation or Liability, excluding all Statutory Plans.

Company Entities ” means, collectively, the Company and its Subsidiaries. “ Company Entity ” means any of the Company Entities.

Company Intellectual Property ” means all Intellectual Property owned by the Company Entities.

Company Real Estate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10(a) .

Company Representatives ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.6 .

Company Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Contract ” means any written or oral legally binding contract, agreement, instrument, commitment or undertaking of any nature (including leases, licenses, mortgages, notes, guarantees, sublicenses, subcontracts, letters of intent and purchase orders).

control ” means, when used with respect to a specified Person, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities or interests, by contract or otherwise. “ controlled ” and “ controlling ” will have correlative meanings.

Disclosure Schedule ” has the meaning set forth in Article IV .

Dispensation ” means an express, written applicable dispensation granted by a flag state or classification society with respect to a particular Vessel.

Dispute Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4 .

Effective Time ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .

Employee/SSB Assets ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.9 .

 

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Encumbrance ” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, title retention device, conditional sale or other security arrangement, collateral assignment, claim, adverse claim of title, ownership or right to use, restriction or other encumbrance of any kind in respect of the right, title or interest in or to such asset.

Environmental and Safety Laws ” means any federal, foreign, state, provincial or local laws, ordinances, codes, regulations, rules, conventions, treaties, directives, policies and orders, including those of the International Maritime Organization, that are intended to assure the protection of the environment, or that classify, regulate, call for the remediation of, require reporting with respect to, or list or define air, water, groundwater, solid waste, hazardous or toxic substances, materials, wastes, pollutants or contaminants, or which are intended to assure the safety of employees, workers or other persons, including the public, that have the force of law and are applicable to the Company Entities, their operations or the operation of Vessels managed by Company Entities.

Environmental Permits ” means all Permits required under or issued pursuant to any applicable Environmental and Safety Laws.

ERISA ” means the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

Escrow Agent ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.5 .

Escrow Agreement ” means the Escrow Agreement between Purchaser, the Escrow Agent and the Sellers, substantially in the form of Exhibit A .

Escrow Consideration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a) , which Escrow Consideration shall be represented by shares of Purchaser’s Class A Common Stock, having an aggregate value of $7.5 million based on the Per Share Value.

Escrow Exceptions ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(f) .

Estimated Adjusted Net Asset Value ” has the meaning given in Section 3.5 .

Exchange Act ” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Excluded Loss ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.12(e) .

Final Adjusted Net Asset Value ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4 .

Financial Records ” means all books of account and other financial data and information of each Company Entity, and includes all such records, data and information stored electronically, digitally or on computer-related media.

Financial Statements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8(a) .

Fleet Growth Payments ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a) .

 

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Fundamental Representations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a) .

GAAP ” means (a) in the case of the Audited Balance Sheet, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied, if applicable, consistent with past practice; and (ii) in all other cases, generally accepted accounting principles applied consistent with past practice in the jurisdiction of formation for the subject entity or such other jurisdiction as is specified herein.

GCI ” means Greater China Intermodal Investments LLC a company incorporated in the Marshall Islands.

Governmental Entity ” means any supranational, national, state, provincial, municipal, local or foreign government, including the International Maritime Organization, any court, tribunal, arbitrator, administrative agency, commission or other governmental official, authority or instrumentality, in each case whether domestic or foreign, any stock exchange or similar self-regulatory organization or any quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory, Taxing or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority.

Group ” shall have the definition ascribed to such term under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations thereunder.

Hazardous Materials ” means any toxic or hazardous substance, material or waste or any pollutant or contaminant, petroleum, or infectious or reactive substance, material or waste defined in or regulated under any Environmental and Safety Laws.

Hazardous Materials Activities ” means transporting, generating, storing, using, manufacturing, disposing of, arranging for the disposal of, releasing, or exposing employees or others to Hazardous Materials.

Indebtedness ” means, with respect to the Company Entities at any applicable time of determination, without duplication, (i) all obligations for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments or debt securities, (iii) all obligations under swaps, hedges or similar instruments, (iv) all obligations in respect of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances, (v) all obligations recorded or required to be recorded as capital leases in accordance with GAAP as of the date of determination of such Indebtedness, (vi) all obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or services or the acquisition of a business or portion thereof, whether contingent or otherwise, as obligor or otherwise (including any “earn out” or similar payments or obligations at the maximum amount payable in respect thereof), and (vii) all obligations created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to acquired property. For the avoidance of doubt, long-term “deferred revenue” incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practice shall not be considered Indebtedness for purposes of this Agreement.

Indemnifiable Damages ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.2 .

Indemnifiable Transaction Expenses ” means any Transaction Expenses which have not been taken into account in the calculation, directly or indirectly, of the Adjusted Net Asset Value. All Indemnifiable Transaction Expenses shall constitute “ Indemnifiable Damages ” for purposes of Article X .

 

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Indemnified Person(s) ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3 .

Indemnifying Person(s) ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.6 .

Infringed ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.14(d) .

Intellectual Property ” means algorithms, databases, data collections, diagrams, inventions, methods and processes (whether or not patentable), know-how, trade secrets, trademarks, service marks and other brand identifiers, proprietary information, protocols, schematics, specifications, software (in any form, including source code and executable code), techniques, interfaces, URLs, web sites, works of authorship, and all other forms of technology, in each case whether or not embodied in any tangible form.

Intellectual Property Rights ” means all rights of the following types, whether registered or unregistered, which may exist or be created under the laws of any jurisdiction: (a) rights associated with works of authorship, including exclusive exploitation rights, copyrights, and moral rights; (b) trademark, service mark, and trade name rights and similar rights; (c) trade secret rights; (d) patents and industrial property rights; (e) any other proprietary rights applicable to Intellectual Property; and (f) rights in or relating to registrations, renewals, extensions, combinations, divisions, and reissues of, and applications for, any of the rights referred to in clauses (a) through (e) above.

knowledge ” (or any other term signifying awareness) means (a) with respect to the Company only, (i) the actual knowledge of Graham Porter, Sai Chu, Peter Curtis, Kyle Washington and Gerry Wang of such fact, circumstance, event or other matter, and (ii) except with respect to Graham Porter and Kyle Washington, the knowledge or awareness that any such person referenced in clause (a)(i) above, as a prudent business person, would have obtained after making reasonable inquiry and investigation with respect to the particular matter in question and (b) with respect to each Seller, respectively, (i) the actual knowledge of such Seller of such fact, circumstance, event or other matter, and (ii) the knowledge such Seller, as a prudent business person, would have obtained after making reasonable inquiry and investigation with respect to the particular matter in question.

Latest Balance Sheet ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8(a) .

Leases ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10(a) .

Legal Requirements ” means any federal, state, provincial, foreign, local, municipal or other law, statute, constitution, resolution, ordinance, code, treaty, convention, directive, edict, decree, rule, regulation, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Entity and any Maritime Guideline, orders, writs, injunctions, awards, judgments and decrees, in each case having the force of law, applicable to any Company Entity or to any of its assets, properties or businesses.

 

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Liabilities ” means all costs, debts, liabilities and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, determined or determinable, asserted or unasserted, known or unknown, including those arising under any Legal Requirements or Proceeding and those arising under any Contract.

Lock-Up Agreements ” means the agreements between Purchaser and each Seller providing for limitations on the disposition of the Class A Common Stock issued as Base Purchase Price pursuant to Section 3.1 , and prohibiting related hedging transactions, substantially in the form of Exhibit B .

Locked-up Shares ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(e) .

Management Agreements ” means the management agreements set forth in Section 1.2 of the Disclosure Schedule .

Marine Lubricants ” means, collectively, those lubricants historically included as “Inventory” in the Company’s Financial Statements, including crankcase oil, cylinder-high TBN, cylinder-low TBN and generator oil.

Maritime Guideline ” means any rule, code of practice, convention, protocol, guideline, or similar requirement or restriction concerning or relating to any Vessel, and to which a Vessel is subject, imposed or published by any Governmental Entity, the International Maritime Organization, such Vessel’s classification society or the insurers of such Vessel, in each case having the force of law.

Material Adverse Effect ” means any change, event, development, circumstance or effect (each, an “ Effect ”) that, individually or taken together with all other Effects, is, or would be reasonably expected to, (a) be materially adverse to the condition (financial or otherwise), assets (including intangible assets), liabilities, business, results of operations of the Company Entities, taken as a whole, or the Purchaser, as applicable, except to the extent any such Effect results from or arises out of: (i) satisfaction of the obligations set forth herein, (ii) changes in the general economic conditions globally or in any region where the Company Entities or Purchaser operates its business, (iii) changes in the global financial or banking markets, (iv) changes generally applicable to the industries in which the Company Entities or Purchaser conducts its business, including changes in accounting principles and practices applicable generally or to such industries, (v) changes in laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Company Entities, Purchaser or their respective business or (vi) changes due to Purchaser’s breach of any existing obligations to the Company Entities or changes relating to Purchaser that are approved by Purchaser’s board of directors (except, with respect to the exceptions set forth in clauses (ii) through and including (v), to the extent that the Company Entities or Purchaser is disproportionately affected by such Effects).

Material Contract ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(a) .

Materiality Qualifier ” means any qualification for or references to “materially,” “materiality,” “material,” “in all material respects,” “Material Adverse Effect,” or words of similar import.

 

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Money Laundering Laws ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.13(d) .

New Building Vessel ” means, without duplication, a newly constructed container vessel (a) to be managed by a Post-Closing Manager, (b) for which a Post-Closing Manager will provide construction supervision services and (c) ordered during the Payment Period via a bona fide and fully-executed definitive newbuilding construction contract with a shipyard by Purchaser, GCI, or if such vessel is ordered pursuant to the Right of First Refusal Agreement, Blue Water or any of their Subsidiaries or affiliates. With respect to a New Building Vessel ordered by Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries, such New Building Vessel must be ordered with the express approval of a majority of the independent directors of Purchaser (or by a committee comprised of at least three independent directors of Purchaser). For clarity, a New Building Vessel will include a vessel subject to a finance or operating lease with a minimum term of five years to which Purchaser, GCI or Blue Water or any of their Subsidiaries or affiliates (including any joint venture or partnership directly or indirectly actually controlled by Purchaser, GCI or Blue Water, or any combination of them) is the lessee and that is managed by a Post-Closing Manager and for which a Post-Closing Manager will provide construction supervision services.

New Litigation Claim ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.5 .

NYSE ” means The New York Stock Exchange.

Omnibus Agreement ” means that Omnibus Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2005, as amended as of March 14, 2011, by and among Purchaser, the Company, Seaspan Ship Management Ltd., Seaspan Advisory Services Limited, Norsk Pacific Steamship Company Limited and Seaspan Marine Corporation (formerly known as Seaspan International Ltd.)

Omnibus Amendment ” means the Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit C .

Ordinary Course of Business ” means the conduct of business in the ordinary course and in substantially the same manner as conducted in the past.

Organizational Documents ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4 .

Ownership Interest ” means, with respect to a particular Seller, the percentage of the Company owned by such Seller, as set forth on Section 4.7(b) of the Disclosure Schedule .

Payment Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a) .

Per Share Value ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b) .

Permits ” means licenses, permits, registrations, certificates, consents, accreditations, approvals and franchises, membership affiliations, rights, approvals and orders of any Governmental Entity or Maritime Guideline.

Permitted Encumbrances ” means: (a) statutory liens for Taxes that are not yet due and payable; (b) statutory liens to secure obligations to landlords, lessors or renters under

 

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leases or rental agreements; (c) deposits or pledges made in connection with, or to secure payment of, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or similar programs mandated by applicable Legal Requirements; (d) statutory liens in favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen, to secure claims for labor, materials, repairs or supplies and other like liens; (e) statutory liens for unpaid crew wages or master’s disbursements to the extent such wages or disbursements are not yet due and owing; (f) liens for classification or drydocking services to the extent for which payment is not yet due and owing; and (g) any encumbrances set out in Section 1.3 of the Disclosure Schedule .

Person ” means any natural person, company, corporation, limited liability company, general partnership, limited partnership, trust, proprietorship, joint venture, business organization or Governmental Entity.

Post-Closing Manager ” means any Company Entity or another entity directly or indirectly controlled by Purchaser that will manage (whether technical, commercial or crew management) and, if applicable, provide construction supervision services for New Building Vessels and Acquired Vessels.

Pre-Closing Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 .

Pre-Closing NAV Dividend ” has the meaning given in Section 3.5 .

Pre-Closing Taxes ” means (a) all Taxes (or the non-payment thereof) of the Company Entities for all Pre-Closing Tax Periods, or which relate to an event or transaction occurring on or before the Closing Date, (b) all Taxes of any member of Tax Group of which any of the Company Entities (or any predecessor of any of the foregoing) is or was a member on or prior to the Closing Date, (c) any and all Taxes of any Person (other than the Company Entities) imposed on any of the Company Entities arising under contract, by operation of law, by reason of being a successor or transferee, or otherwise, which Taxes relate to an event or transaction occurring on or before the Closing Date, and (d) all Taxes arising out of or resulting from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, for greater certainty, the Pre-Closing Transactions); provided, however, that Pre-Closing Taxes shall not include any Taxes (e) reflected in the reserves for Taxes (excluding reserves for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and tax income) set forth on the Audited Balance Sheet and taken into account in determining the Final Adjusted Net Asset Value (f) arising from the amendment of any tax return filed by any Company Entity for any taxation year ending on or before the Closing, or any other action taken by the Purchaser or any Company Entity which has the effect of shifting income, deduction, credit, or allowance from one fiscal period to another fiscal period or between or among a Company Entity and another taxpayer, unless such amendment or other action is required by applicable law or is consented to by the Sellers, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, (g) any Taxes arising as a consequence of a Company Entity filing any election provided for in any Tax Return which increases Taxes payable by any Company Entity for a period ending on or before the Closing Date, or (h) arising from a reorganization that occurs after the Closing Date of any Company Entity which results in a liability for Taxes for a period ending on or before the Closing Date.

 

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Pre-Closing Tax Period ” means all taxable periods ending on or before the Closing Date and the portion through the end of the Closing Date for any Straddle Period.

Pre-Closing Transactions ” means the Pre-Closing NAV Dividend and the transfer to the Sellers of the Employee/SSB Assets as contemplated by Section 7.9 .

Proceedings ” means any action, suit, proceeding, application for a provisional or protective measure, complaint, demand, claim, charge, inquiry, investigation, arbitration or mediation whether or not before or by a Governmental Entity or any arbitrator or arbitration panel or any mediator or mediation panel.

Proposed Final Adjusted Net Asset Value ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4 .

Pro Rata Portion ” means, with respect to a particular Seller, a percentage equal to the Seller’s Ownership Interest.

Purchase ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Purchaser ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Purchaser Closing Certificate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(b) .

Purchaser Indemnified Person(s) ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.2 .

Registered Intellectual Property ” means all Intellectual Property Rights that are registered, filed, or issued under the authority of any Governmental Entity, including all patents, registered copyrights and registered trademarks.

Registration Rights Agreement ” means the agreement between Purchaser and the Sellers relating to the registration of the Class A Common Stock following the Closing, substantially in the form of Exhibit D .

Related Parties ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.19 .

Representative ” when used with respect to a Party means each director, officer, employee, agent, consultant, adviser and other representative of that Party who is involved in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Sanctions ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.13(e) .

Seaspan Mark License Agreement ” means the agreement between the Purchaser and Seaspan Marine Corporation, in such form as mutually agreed by the Sellers and the Purchaser.

SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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Seller Indemnified Person(s) ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3 .

Shareholders Rights Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Shareholders Rights Agreement between Purchaser and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, dated April 19, 2011.

Shareholder Rights Agreement Amendment ” means an amendment to the Shareholder Rights Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit E , providing that Class A Common Stock acquired by Sellers pursuant to Article III of this Agreement shall be excluded from the beneficial ownership calculations for the purpose of the “Acquiring Person” definition in the Shareholder Rights Agreement.

Significant Supplier ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.22 .

Statutory Plans ” means any employee benefit plan, policy or program mandated by statute of a jurisdiction other than the United States and which any Company Entity is required to participate in or contribute to.

Straddle Period ” means any Tax period that includes but does not end on the Closing Date or the date immediately prior to the Closing Date.

Subsidiary ” means, as of the applicable point in time, each corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which a Person owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities or voting equity interests or of which a Person has the power, directly or indirectly, whether through ownership of equity securities, by contract or otherwise, to direct or manage the business or affairs.

Survival Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 .

Tax ” (and, with correlative meaning, “ Taxes ” and “ Taxable ”) means (i) any federal, state, provincial, local and foreign tax, charge, fee, levy, impost, duty and other similar assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever imposed by the United States of America, Canada, Hong Kong, Bermuda, India or any Governmental Entity responsible for the imposition of any such tax (domestic or foreign) (each such Governmental Entity, a “ Tax Authority ”), including net income, alternative or add-on minimum tax, gross income, estimated, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, capital stock, profits, license, registration, withholding, payroll, social security (or equivalent), employment, unemployment, disability, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property (real, tangible or intangible), environmental or windfall profit tax, custom duty or other tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest or any penalty, addition to tax or additional amount, whether disputed or not, imposed with respect to the foregoing, (ii) any liability for any amounts of the type described in clause (i) as a result of being or ceasing to be a member of any Tax Group (including any liability under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or any comparable provision of federal, state, provincial, local or foreign law) and (iii) any liability for any amounts of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) arising under contract, by operation of law, by reason of being a successor or transferee, otherwise.

 

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Tax Group ” means any “affiliated group” of corporations within the meaning of Code Section 1504 (or any similar affiliated combined, consolidated, or unitary group or arrangement for group relief for state, provincial, local or foreign Tax purposes).

Tax Return ” means any return, statement, report or form (including estimated Tax returns and reports, withholding Tax returns and reports, any schedule or attachment, and information returns and reports) filed or required to be filed with respect to Taxes.

Tender Offer ” means the issuer tender offer commenced by the Purchaser on December 13, 2011.

Termination Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b) .

Third Party Claim ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.7(a) .

Third Party Intellectual Property ” means all Intellectual Property owned by third parties that is used by any Company Entity in the conduct of its business, including all Intellectual Property Rights thereto.

Threshold Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(b) .

Transaction Expenses ” means all out of pocket fees and expenses of the Company Entities in connection with the Purchase and this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, whether or not paid, payable, billed or accrued prior to the Closing (including any fees and expenses of legal counsel, fees and expenses payable to financial advisors, accountants, investment bankers and brokers of any of the Company Entities notwithstanding any contingencies for escrows, and any such fees incurred by Sellers and paid for or to be paid for by any of the Company Entities, and expenses of Sellers in connection with the Purchase that any of the Company Entities has agreed to pay or is otherwise obligated to pay); provided however, that in no event will Transaction Expenses include any fees or expenses of legal counsel, financial advisors, accountants, investment bankers or brokers for services provided to or at the request of Purchaser and to the extent unrelated to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Treasury Regulations ” means the income tax regulations promulgated under the Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).

Triggering Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.12(g) .

Vessel ” means any container vessel operated or managed by any Company Entity.

W Logo License Agreement ” means the agreement between the Purchaser and Washington Business Services, Inc. (formerly known as Washington Corporations), in such form as mutually agreed by the Sellers and the Purchaser.

 

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Other capitalized terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement and not defined in this Section 1.1 shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

P URCHASE AND S ALE OF S HARES

2.1 The Purchase .

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, Sellers shall sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver to Purchaser, free and clear of all Encumbrances, and Purchaser shall purchase, acquire and accept the Company Shares from Sellers, for the Purchase Price.

2.2 Closing .

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the Sellers and Purchaser shall cause the closing of the Purchase (the “ Closing ”) to occur on January 27, 2012 (the “ Closing Date ”), at 8:00 a.m. Pacific time at the offices of Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited, Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton, Bermuda, or such other date, time or location as Purchaser and Sellers agree. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Closing shall be deemed to have occurred at 12:01 a.m. Pacific time on the Closing Date (the “ Effective Time ”). At the Closing, the parties to this Agreement each shall deliver all documents, instruments, certificates and other items as may be required under this Agreement.

ARTICLE III

C ONSIDERATION

3.1 Consideration .

On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Purchaser agrees to purchase the Company Shares from Sellers, and Sellers agree to sell the Company Shares and to deliver the Company Shares to Purchaser, free and clear of any Encumbrance. Subject to the adjustments set forth herein and Section 3.5 , the aggregate purchase price for the Company Shares shall be (as adjusted, the “ Purchase Price ”):

(a) US$7,500,000 (the “ Escrow Consideration ”), to be deposited with the Escrow Agent in accordance with Section 10.5 ; plus

(b) US$46,500,000 (the “ Closing Consideration ,” and together with the Escrow Consideration, the “ Base Purchase Price ”), payable to Sellers as described in Section 3.3 ; and plus

(c) Fleet Growth Payments, if any, payable to Sellers in accordance with Section 3.6 .

 

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3.2 Purchase Price Allocations; Per Share Value .

(a) Subject to the provisions for the Escrow Consideration set forth in Section 3.3 , the Purchase Price will be paid to Sellers based on the Ownership Interest of each Seller, as set forth in Section 4.7(b) of the Disclosure Schedule .

(b) The Base Purchase Price and the Fleet Growth Payments, if any, shall be payable in shares of Class A Common Stock free and clear of any Encumbrances (other than Encumbrances under the Escrow Agreement, the Lock-up Agreements and applicable securities laws), with such shares valued on a per share basis equal to $12.794, being the volume-weighted average trading price of the Class A Common Stock on the NYSE for the 90 trading days immediately preceding the Closing Date (the “ Per Share Value ”).

3.3 Payment .

At the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver (a) to each Seller (i) an amount of Class A Common Stock in the name of such Seller equal to such Seller’s Pro Rata Portion of the Base Purchase Price, less (ii) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock, in the name of such Seller equal to such Seller’s Pro Rata Portion of the Escrow Consideration, and (b) to the Escrow Agent, an aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the Escrow Consideration, in each case, calculated in accordance with Section 3.2 . The Escrow Agent will hold the Escrow Consideration pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, and will be instructed to release the Escrow Consideration to the Sellers to the extent the Escrow Consideration is not used to pay for indemnification obligations pursuant to Article X and in accordance with the Escrow Agreement. Following the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Sellers the Fleet Growth Payments, if any, as set forth in Section 3.6 .

3.4 Calculation of Final Adjusted Net Asset Value .

(a) On or before April 30, 2012, Purchaser shall deliver to the Sellers the Audited Balance Sheet. On or before thirty (30) days after receipt of the Audited Balance Sheet, Sellers shall deliver to Purchaser a statement, prepared in good faith and in accordance with GAAP, showing the amount of Adjusted Net Asset Value as of the date of the Audited Balance Sheet (the “ Proposed Final Adjusted Net Asset Value ”). The Sellers shall be responsible for the first $100,000 in fees of KPMG for the preparation of the Audited Balance Sheet and 50% of all such fees in excess of such $100,000 amount. The Purchaser shall be responsible for 50% of the KPMG fees for the preparation of the Audited Balance Sheet to the extent in excess of $100,000.

(b) During the period from the date of delivery of the Audited Balance Sheet until the date no later than 30 days after the Sellers receipt of the Audited Balance Sheet, the Purchaser shall give the Sellers and their Representatives such assistance and access to the Financial Records as the Sellers and their Representatives may reasonably request in order to enable them to reasonably assess the Audited Balance Sheet and prepare the calculation of the Proposed Final Adjusted Net Asset Value. The Sellers’ Representatives shall be provided copies of all working papers and draft balance sheets created by the Purchaser and its Representatives concurrently with the delivery of such documents to the Company in connection with such preparation, in each case solely for use in connection with the determination of the Final Adjusted Net Asset Value.

 

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(c) Within twenty (20) days of Purchaser’s receipt of such Proposed Final Adjusted Net Asset Value, Purchaser may give written notice to Sellers that Purchaser disputes certain items contained in the Proposed Final Adjusted Net Asset Value (the “ Dispute Notice ”), which shall specify in reasonable detail the dollar amount of any objection and basis therefor; provided , however , that if Purchaser does not deliver a Dispute Notice by such date, Purchaser will be deemed to have accepted such Proposed Final Adjusted Net Asset Value and the Proposed Final Adjusted Net Asset Value shall be final and binding on Sellers and Purchaser.

(d) Upon timely delivery of the Dispute Notice, Purchaser and Sellers agree to confer in good faith with regard to the disputed items and an appropriate adjustment to the Proposed Final Adjusted Net Asset Value shall be made to the extent agreed upon by Purchaser and Sellers. If, within fifteen (15) days after delivery of a Dispute Notice, Purchaser and Sellers are unable to resolve the matter, either of them may within ten (10) days after the end of the previous fifteen (15)-day period notify in writing the other party of its intention to submit the dispute to arbitration.

(e) Within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such notice, Sellers and Purchaser shall submit the disputed matters to Ernst & Young LLP, or such other agreed upon independent accounting firm of recognized international standing (the “ Arbitrator ”), who shall adjudicate only those items still in dispute with respect to the Proposed Final Adjusted Net Asset Value. In making its calculation of the Final Adjusted Net Asset Value, the Arbitrator may consider only those items or amounts in the Proposed Final Adjusted Net Asset Value as to which Purchaser has disagreed as set forth in the Dispute Notice. The Arbitrator’s determination of any disputed items or amounts and its calculation of the Final Adjusted Net Asset Value must be within the range of the amount shown on the Proposed Final Adjusted Net Asset Value and the amount shown on the Dispute Notice. The Arbitrator shall deliver to Purchaser and Sellers, as promptly as practicable (but not more than 45 days from the date of engagement of the Arbitrator), a report setting forth its Final Adjusted Net Asset Value calculation. The Arbitrator’s report will be final and binding upon Purchaser and Sellers. The fees, costs and expenses of the Arbitrator shall be evenly split between Purchaser and Sellers. The Adjusted Net Asset Value agreed upon by Sellers and Purchaser (or deemed accepted by Purchaser) under this subsection, as adjusted, if necessary based on a decision by the Arbitrator hereunder, is referred to herein as the “ Final Adjusted Net Asset Value .”

3.5 Pre-Closing Transactions . Prior to the Closing, the Company shall estimate the Final Adjusted Net Asset Value (“ Estimated Adjusted Net Asset Value ”) and shall (without causing an adjustment to the Purchase Price hereunder) be entitled to declare a cash dividend to the Sellers on the Company Common Shares of the amount by which the Final Adjusted Net Asset Value exceeds US$5.0 million and pay in respect of that dividend an aggregate amount equal to 125% of the amount by which the Estimated Adjusted Net Asset Value exceeds US$5.0 million (the “ Pre-Closing NAV Dividend ”). If the Adjusted Net Asset Value Threshold exceeds the Final Adjusted Net Asset Value, the Sellers will, promptly after the determination of the Final Adjusted Net Asset Value, repay, based on their respective Pro Rata Portions, to the Company, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company, an aggregate amount equal to the amount by which the Adjusted Net Asset Value Threshold exceeds the Final Adjusted Net Asset Value.

 

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3.6 Fleet Growth Payments .

(a) Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 3.6 , Purchaser will pay Sellers as additional consideration for the Company Shares 39,081 shares of Purchaser’s Class A Common Stock (equal to the quotient of US$500,000 divided by the Per Share Value) for each New Building Vessel and each Acquired Vessel ordered or acquired, respectively, after December 12, 2011 and prior to August 15, 2014 (the “ Payment Period ”) by Purchaser, GCI or Blue Water or their Subsidiaries or affiliates (such payments being referred to herein as the “ Fleet Growth Payments ”).

(b) Purchaser shall cause to be paid to Sellers, in proportion to their respective Pro Rata Portions, the applicable Fleet Growth Payments, if any, within ten (10) days after each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 during the Payment Period.

(c) Sellers acknowledge and agree that, subject to Section 7.8 below, (i) their sole and exclusive right under this Section 3.6 will be to receive, subject to the other terms of this Agreement, the Fleet Growth Payments; (ii) Purchaser will have the right to operate the Company Entities as it chooses, in its sole discretion; (iii) Purchaser is not under any obligation to undertake any specific actions (or to refrain from taking any specific actions) with respect to the operation of the Company Entities; (iv) Purchaser is not representing or warranting that any specific level of fleet growth will be achieved; and (v) all payments made under this Section 3.6 and all other payments made under this Agreement to Sellers are being paid solely for the purchase of the Company Shares, and the Parties will not take a Tax Return position inconsistent with the foregoing.

ARTICLE IV

R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES OF S ELLERS R EGARDING THE C OMPANY

Subject to the disclosures set forth in the disclosure schedule delivered to Purchaser concurrently with the parties’ execution of this Agreement (the “ Disclosure Schedule ”) (each of which disclosures shall indicate the Section of this Article IV to which it relates, provided that (other than with respect to first clause of Section 4.9) any disclosure made under the heading of one section of the Disclosure Schedule may apply to and/or qualify disclosures made in one or more other sections to the extent that it is reasonably apparent on its face that such disclosures apply to or qualify other disclosures, notwithstanding the omission of an appropriate cross reference to such other section), the Company and each Seller, severally and not jointly, hereby represent and warrant to Purchaser, on the date hereof and on the Closing Date, as set forth below in this Article IV. Each representation and warranty shall be construed as a separate and independent representation and warranty and, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, shall not be limited or restricted by reference to or inference from any other term of this Agreement or other representation and warranty.

 

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4.1 Organization, Standing and Power .

The Company is organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Bermuda and has the corporate power and authority to enable it to own, lease or otherwise hold its properties and to conduct its business as now being conducted. The Company is qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.2 Subsidiaries .

All of the Subsidiaries of the Company and their respective jurisdictions of organization are set forth in Section 4.2 of the Disclosure Schedule . Each Subsidiary of the Company is a corporation organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has the corporate power and authority to enable it to own, lease or otherwise hold its properties and to conduct its business as now being conducted. Each Subsidiary of the Company is qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as may be set forth in Section 4.2 of the Disclosure Schedule , (a) each of the Subsidiaries of the Company is wholly owned by the Company, directly or indirectly, free and clear of any Encumbrances and (b) no Company Entity owns, directly or indirectly, any capital stock of or ownership interest in, or any other securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for capital stock of or any ownership interest in, any Person.

4.3 Authority and Enforceability .

The Company has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all other agreements contemplated hereby to which it is a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and complete the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and all other agreements contemplated hereby to which the Company is a party, and the performance of all its obligations hereunder and the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly and validly approved and authorized by all necessary corporate actions. This Agreement and all other agreements contemplated hereby to which the Company is a party have been (and, in the case of such other agreements, at Closing will be) duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitute (or in the case of the other agreements, will constitute) the valid and binding agreements of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability hereof or thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ or others’ rights generally and limitations on the availability of equitable remedies.

4.4 Non-Contravention .

Except as set forth in Section 4.4 of the Disclosure Schedule , the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, the execution and delivery of each of the other agreements contemplated hereby to which the Company is or will be a party does not and will not at Closing, the completion by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not at Closing, and the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and thereunder do not and will not at Closing:

(a) conflict with, or result in any violation of or default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both), or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or loss of any benefit under, or to increased, additional, accelerated or guaranteed rights or entitlements of any Person under, or require any consent, approval or waiver from any Person pursuant to, (i) any provision of the memorandum and articles of association or other charter, bylaw or similar organizational or governing document (collectively, the “ Organizational Documents ”) of any Company Entity, (ii) any Contract of any Company Entity or (iii) any Legal Requirements applicable to any Company Entity or to any of its material properties or assets, except with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii) above for such conflicts, violations, defaults, rights, losses and entitlements that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect or for such consents, approvals and waivers which the failure to obtain would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

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(b) result in the creation of any Encumbrance (other than a Permitted Encumbrance) on any of the material properties or assets of any Company Entity or any of the Company Shares or Incentive Shares.

4.5 Consents; Approvals; Permits .

(a) None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, the execution and delivery of each of the other agreements contemplated hereby to which the Company is or will be a party, the completion by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, or the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, requires any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing by the Company with or notification by any Company Entity to, any Governmental Entity, except for the consent or approval of any Governmental Entity listed in Section 4.5(a) of the Disclosure Schedule (each, an “ Approval ”).

(b) Except as set forth in Section 4.5(b) of the Disclosure Schedule , the Company Entities possess all Permits necessary for the Company Entities to own, lease or otherwise hold their properties and to conduct their businesses as now being conducted except where a lack of a Permit would not have a Material Adverse Effect. No Company Entity is in material violation of, or materially delinquent with respect to, any Legal Requirement or Material Contract with, or any Permit from, any Governmental Entity (where any applicable cure period has expired). There is no action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of Sellers, threatened regarding, and to the knowledge of Sellers no event has occurred that has resulted in or after notice or lapse of time or both could reasonably be expected to result in, the revocation, suspension, adverse modification, non-renewal, impairment, restriction, termination or cancellation of, or order of forfeiture or substantial fine with respect to any material Permit. Except where the Company has been granted a Dispensation (and provided that upon the termination of such Dispensation the Company will have regained full compliance with respect to the applicable Vessel for the matter covered by such Dispensation), no Company Entity has received from any Governmental Entity any notification with respect to material non-compliance with any such Permits.

 

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4.6 Material Contracts.

(a) Listed in Section 4.6(a) of the Disclosure Schedule are Contracts in force as of Closing to which any Company Entity is a party or by which any Company Entity is bound pertaining to the following (each a “ Material Contract ”):

(i) Service agreements affecting any assets of the Company Entities where the annual service charge under such agreement exceeds, or the service charge over the remaining term of the agreement exceeds, US$200,000;

(ii) Contracts that require any Company Entity to purchase its total requirements of any product or service from a third party or that contain “take or pay” provisions, where the aggregate obligation of the Company Entities under any such Contract exceeds US$100,000;

(iii) Contracts that provide for indemnification by any Company Entity of any Person or the assumption of any Tax, environmental or other Liability of any Person, where the aggregate obligation of the Company Entities under such Contract exceeds US$100,000;

(iv) Contracts that relate to the acquisition or disposition of any business, a material amount of assets of any Company Entity or other Person or any real property (whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise) outside the Ordinary Course of Business;

(v) with respect to shore personnel of the Company entities, employment agreements and Contracts with independent contractors or consultants (or similar arrangements) where the annual remuneration for the employee, contractor or consultant exceeds US$100,000;

(vi) agreements for the future payment of severance benefits, retention bonuses, change in control payments or bonuses to any employee where such payments are likely to exceed US$100,000 for an employee;

(vii) plans, contracts or arrangements with respect to Company Employee Plans;

(viii) Contracts with customers (including management agreements and any subcontracts to provide management services) and vendors of any Company Entity for the purchase or sale of goods or services involving annual payments under such Contract in excess of US$200,000;

(ix) Contracts for the purchase or sale of equipment or other materials where the purchase price under such Contract exceeds US$200,000;

(x) Leases, subleases or licenses, either as lessee or sublessee or lessor or sublessor, of personal property or intangibles where the annual payments under such lease, sublease or license exceed, or the payments over the remaining term of the lease, sublease or license is reasonably expected to exceed, US$100,000;

 

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(xi) Leases or subleases for real property;

(xii) except for Contracts relating to trade receivables, Contracts relating to Indebtedness (including, without limitation, guarantees) where the aggregate payment obligation of any Company Entity or Company Entities under such Contract exceeds US$100,000;

(xiii) Contracts with any Governmental Entity where the aggregate consideration under such Contract exceeds US$100,000;

(xiv) Contracts that limit or purport to limit the ability of any Company Entity to compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any geographic area or during any period of time;

(xv) Contracts restricting in any manner any Person’s right to compete with any Company Entity, to sell to or purchase from any customer or vendor of any Company Entity or to solicit for employment or hire any employee of any Company Entity;

(xvi) secrecy or confidentiality agreements, but excluding agreements with such provisions whose primary commercial purpose is not secrecy or confidentiality;

(xvii) Contracts that provide for any joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement by any Company Entity;

(xviii) Contracts between or among any Company Entity on the one hand and any Seller or any affiliate of any Seller on the other hand;

(xix) Contracts between or among any Company Entity and GCI or Blue Water or any of their respective affiliates;

(xx) any Contract with any labor union or collective bargaining agreement or similar contract with its employees; or

(xxi) any other Contract involving aggregate consideration in excess of US$200,000, or that is otherwise material to any Company Entity and not previously disclosed pursuant to this Section 4.6 .

(b) Except as set forth in Section 4.6(b ) of the Disclosure Schedule , all Material Contracts are in written form. Each Company Entity has performed in all material respects all of the obligations required to be performed by it under each Material Contract. Except as set forth in Section 4.6(b) of the Disclosure Schedule , there exists no default or event of default or event, occurrence, condition or act, with respect to any Company Entity or, to Sellers’ knowledge, with respect to any other contracting party (other than the Purchaser), which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time or the completion of the Purchase and the transactions contemplated hereby, (i) is or would become a material default or event of default under any Material Contract or (ii) would give any third party the right to accelerate the maturity or performance of any material obligation of any Company Entity under any Material Contract or to cancel, terminate or materially modify any Material Contract or cause the granting or triggering

 

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of any other material right under any Material Contract. No Company Entity has received any notice regarding (and to the Sellers’ knowledge is not aware of) any outstanding violation or material breach of, default under, or intention to cancel or modify any Material Contract. Each Company Entity is in compliance in all material respects with each Management Agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound.

(c) Each of the Material Contracts is in full force and effect and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the applicable Company Entities, and Sellers have no knowledge that any Material Contract is not a legal, valid and binding agreement of any other party thereto, subject only to the effect, if any, of (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws of general application affecting the enforcement of rights of creditors or others and (b) limitations on the availability of equitable remedies.

(d) True and complete copies of each Material Contract, together with all amendments and supplements thereto, have been provided or made available to Purchaser prior to the Agreement Date; provided, however, that true and complete copies of each Material Contract, together with all amendments and supplements thereto, entered into after the Agreement Date shall have been provided or made available to Purchaser prior to the Closing Date.

4.7 Capital Structure of Company; Ownership of Incentive Shares .

(a) The authorized share capital of the Company is $12,000 divided into shares of $1.00 each and consists solely of 11,988 Common shares, par value $1.00, and 12 Class B Common shares, par value $1.00. A total of 11,988 Common shares of the Company and 12 Class B Common shares of the Company are issued and outstanding. Other than as disclosed above in this Section 4.7(a) there are no issued and outstanding shares or other securities of the Company and no outstanding commitments of any character or Contracts to issue any shares in the share capital or other securities of the Company.

(b) Section 4.7(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the number of shares of Company Shares owned by each Seller, and each Seller’s respective Ownership Interest. All shares of Company Shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, were issued in compliance with all applicable securities and other Legal Requirements and are free of any Encumbrances, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or “put” or “call” rights. All issued and outstanding shares of Company Shares or other securities of the Company are held of record by Sellers as set forth on Section 4.7(b) of the Disclosure Schedule . The Company is not under any obligation to register under the Securities Act any shares of capital stock or any other securities of the Company, whether currently outstanding or that may subsequently be issued.

(c) No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company (i) having the right to vote on any matters on which members may vote (or which is convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having such right) or (ii) the value of which is in any way based upon or derived from capital or voting stock of the Company, are issued or outstanding as of the Agreement Date.

 

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(d) Except as set forth in Section 4.7(d) of the Disclosure Schedule , there are no shareholder agreements, investor rights agreements, buy-sell agreements, voting agreements or other similar Contracts relating to the rights or obligations of Sellers or any other Person with regard to the Company Shares. The Company is not a party to any voting trust agreement or other contract restricting or otherwise relating to voting or dividend rights with respect to the Company Shares or any stock of any Subsidiary of the Company.

(e) Section 4.7(e) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth (i) the number of shares of each class and series of capital stock that are authorized under each of the Company’s Subsidiaries’ Organizational Documents, and (ii) the aggregate number of shares of each class and series of each Company Subsidiary outstanding. No Person other than a Company Entity has any binding right to acquire directly or indirectly in any manner any capital stock of any Subsidiary of the Company, or has a legally enforceable interest in the profits or success of any Subsidiary. There are no outstanding Contracts affecting title to the capital stock of any Subsidiary except for this Agreement or any transactions related hereto.

(f) There are no accrued and unpaid dividends or other distributions with respect to any outstanding shares of capital stock of any Company Entity.

(g) Section 4.7(g) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the number of Incentive Shares owned by Seaspan Advisory Services Limited. Seaspan Advisory Services Limited is the sole shareholder of record and beneficial owner of the Incentive Shares, which Incentive Shares are, and at the Closing will be, free and clear of all Encumbrances.

4.8 Financial Statements .

(a) The Company has delivered or made available to Purchaser the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010 and the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (including, in each case, balance sheets, statements of operations and statements of cash flows) (collectively, the “ Financial Statements ”). The balance sheet of the Company as of September 30, 2011 (the “ Balance Sheet Date ”) is referred to herein as the “ Latest Balance Sheet .”

(b) The Financial Statements (including the notes thereto) have been prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP consistently applied during the periods covered thereby (except as otherwise disclosed therein) and fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position and the results of operations of the Company as of the dates and during the periods indicated therein, except as may be disclosed in any notes to the Financial Statements and except in the case of the unaudited Financial Statements for (i) normal and customary year-end adjustments, none of which have customarily been material individually or in the aggregate and (ii) the omission of accompanying notes and schedules. The books and records of the Company Entities have been maintained in accordance with GAAP and properly reflect all material transactions entered into by the Company Entities.

 

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(c) Except as reflected in the Latest Balance Sheet, the Company, on a consolidated basis, has no material Liabilities (and there is no reasonable basis for any present or future proceeding against it giving rise to any material Liability) except for (i) Liabilities incurred by the Company subsequent to the date of the Latest Balance Sheet in the Ordinary Course of Business and not discharged since the date of the Latest Balance Sheet, (ii) Liabilities under this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iii) Liabilities in relation to the Pre-Closing Transactions.

(d) The Company Entities maintain systems of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations and (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability. The Company has provided or made available to Purchaser copies of any material correspondence with outside accounting firms relating to reviews, audits or other procedures with respect to the Company’s financial statements or internal controls, provided such material correspondence is not privileged.

(e) Section 4.8(e) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all Indebtedness of the Company (“ Company Debt ”). No Company Entity is in default with respect to any Company Debt, and no such Company Debt or any instrument or agreement relating thereto purports to limit the sale of the Company Shares or the Incentive Shares. True, correct and complete copies of all Material Contracts (including all amendments and supplements) relating to the Company Debt have been delivered or made available to Purchaser. All Company Debt may be prepaid at the Closing without penalty under the terms of the Contracts governing such Company Debt. No Company Entity is a guarantor of any Liability of any other Person (other than another Company Entity or the Purchaser).

(f) There are no Contracts that prevent any Subsidiary from distributing in full all earnings and profits of the Subsidiary.

4.9 Absence of Certain Changes .

Since September 30, 2011, there has not been any Material Adverse Effect on the Company, and except in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company Entities have conducted their businesses only in the Ordinary Course of Business, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(a) no Company Entity has acquired, sold, assigned, disposed, licensed, leased or transferred any material asset of any Company Entity other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(b) there has not occurred any change in accounting methods or practices (including any change in revenue recognition policies) by the Company which at the time of such change was not in compliance with GAAP in effect at such time or any revaluation by any Company Entity of any of its assets;

(c) except as set forth in Section 4.9(c) of the Disclosure Schedule , there has not occurred any declaration, setting aside, or payment of a dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) with respect to any securities of the Company, or any direct or indirect redemption, purchase or other acquisition by any Company Entity of any of its

 

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securities, or any change in any rights, preferences, privileges or restrictions attached to any of its outstanding securities, and the Company has not effected or approved any split, combination or reclassification of the capital stock of the Company;

(d) except for any Contract to which the Purchaser is a party or as set forth in Section 4.9(d) of the Disclosure Schedule , no Company Entity has entered into, amended, terminated, breached, or waived any material rights, benefits or claims of any Company Entity under any Material Contract, and there has not occurred any material default under any Material Contract to which any Company Entity is a party or by which it is, or any of its assets and properties are, bound;

(e) there has not occurred any amendment or change to the Organizational Documents of any Company Entity;

(f) except as set forth in Section 4.9(f) of the Disclosure Schedule , there has not occurred any increase in or modification of the compensation or benefits payable or to become payable by any Company Entity to any of its directors, officers, employees or consultants (other than increases or modifications made with respect to non-officers and non-directors in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practice that do not result in a material increase in benefits or compensation expense to the Company Entities);

(g) except as set forth in Section 4.9(g) of the Disclosure Schedule , with respect to shore personnel, there has not occurred the execution of any employment agreements or the extension of the term of any existing employment agreement with any Company Entity employee where the annual remuneration for such employee exceeds US$100,000;

(h) except in the Ordinary Course of Business, no Company Entity has incurred, created or assumed any new Encumbrance (other than a Permitted Encumbrance) on any of its assets or properties, or incurred, created or assumed any Indebtedness;

(i) no Company Entity has paid, discharged, cancelled or waived any material Encumbrance or Liability which was not shown on the Latest Balance Sheet or incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business since the Balance Sheet Date;

(j) except as set forth in Section 4.9(j) of the Disclosure Schedule , no Company Entity has incurred any Liability to its directors, officers or stockholders (other than Liabilities to pay compensation or benefits in connection with services rendered in the Ordinary Course of Business or for any Pre-Closing Transactions);

(k) no Company Entity has failed to pay or otherwise satisfy any material Liability of any Company Entity that is presently due and payable except Liabilities that are being contested in good faith by appropriate means or proceedings;

(l) there has been no material damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, affecting the assets or properties of any Company Entity;

(m) no Company has entered into any Contract that imposes any restriction on the right or ability of any Company Entity to engage in any line of business or to compete with any other Person or contains any most favored nation or similar provisions other than provisions in favor of a Company Entity;

 

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(n) no Company Entity has (i) made or changed any election in respect of Taxes which at the time of election could not reasonably be supported by the factual circumstances, (ii) adopted or changed any accounting method in respect of Taxes which at the time of adoption or change was not in compliance with the applicable tax rules in effect at such time, (iii) filed any material amendment to or materially amended a Tax Return, (iv) entered into any closing agreement, or settlement or compromise of any claim or assessment, in respect of Taxes, (v) consented to the extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any claim or assessment by a Tax Authority in respect of Taxes with any Tax Authority, or (vi) surrendered any right to claim a refund of Taxes;

(o) except as set forth in Section 4.9(o) of the Disclosure Schedule , no Company Entity has failed to renew or canceled any insurance policy; and

(p) no Company Entity has agreed, in writing or otherwise, to do any of the foregoing.

4.10 Assets and Properties .

(a) No Company Entity owns any real property. Section 4.10(a) of the Disclosure Schedule identifies each parcel of real property leased by any Company Entity (the “ Company Real Estate ”). There are no facts known to the Company that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the possession of the Company Real Estate in the Ordinary Course of Business. No Company Entity would be required as a result of any alterations to any Company Real Estate ongoing or in process in any manner as of the Closing Date to expend in excess of US$25,000 in causing the Company Real Estate to comply with the surrender conditions set forth in the applicable lease. The Company has provided or made available to Purchaser copies of all leases, subleases and other Material Contracts under which any Company Entity has the right to possess, now or in the future, any real property or facility, including all modifications, amendments and supplements thereto (the “ Leases ”). The Company Entities have complied in all material respects with the terms of all Leases, and all Leases are in full force and effect.

(b) The assets of the Company Entities (i) include all of the assets that are used in the operation of the business as currently conducted; (ii) are adequate to conduct the business as currently conducted; and (iii) will be adequate to enable Purchaser to continue to conduct the business as currently conducted.

(c) The tangible personal property of the Company Entities that is used in the operations of its business is in normal operating condition and repair, subject to ordinary wear and tear.

4.11 Title to Property; Encumbrances .

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and assets, valid leasehold possession of such properties and assets in accordance with the terms of such leases, in each case, free and clear of all Encumbrances, except (a) Permitted Encumbrances, and (b) the rights of landlords or lessors under such leasehold interests.

4.12 Litigation .

(a) Except as listed in Section 4.12(a) of the Disclosure Schedule , there is no Proceeding pending, or, to the knowledge of Sellers, threatened against any Company Entity or any of its assets or properties or any of its directors, officers or employees (in their capacities as such or relating to their employment, services or relationship with the Company Entities), nor, to the knowledge of Sellers, is there any reasonable and valid basis for any such Proceeding.

(b) There is no judgment, decree, injunction or court order against or applicable to any Company Entity, any of its assets or properties, or, to the knowledge of Sellers, any of its directors, officers or employees (in their capacities as such or relating to their employment, services or relationship with the Company Entities).

(c) There is no Proceeding pending, or, to the knowledge of Sellers, threatened against any Company Entity based upon the Company entering into this Agreement or any of the other transactions or Contracts contemplated hereby.

(d) Except as listed in Section 4.12(d) of the Disclosure Schedule , no Company Entity has any Proceeding pending against any other Person.

4.13 Compliance with Laws .

(a) Except where the Company has been granted a Dispensation (and provided that upon the termination of such dispensation the Company will have regained full compliance with respect to the applicable Vessel for the matter covered by such Dispensation), each Company Entity has complied in all material respects with, is not in material violation of, and has not received any notice of, or any other communication regarding, any material violation, investigation relating to any material violation, or threat to be charged with any material violation with respect to, any Legal Requirement with respect to the Company Entity, the conduct of its business, or the ownership or operation of its business, where any applicable cure period for such non-compliance or violation has expired.

(b) No Company Entity has received any notice of, or any other communication regarding, (i) any material violation of any Permit or any failure to comply with any material term or requirement of any Permit or (ii) any actual or possible revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, termination or modification of any Permit, in either case that would result in a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of Sellers, none of the Permits of the Company Entities will be terminated or impaired, or will become terminable solely as a result of the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(c) To the knowledge of the Sellers, no Company Entity has, directly or indirectly, in violation of any Legal Requirements applicable to such Company Entity, used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity, made any unlawful payment or provided unlawfully anything of

 

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value to foreign or domestic officials or employees of a Governmental Entity, to foreign or domestic state-owned enterprise officials or employees, to private corporation officials or employees, or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns, established or maintained a secret or unrecorded fund, to the extent applicable to a Company Entity, participated in or cooperated with an international boycott as defined in Section 999 of the Code or the U.S. Anti-Boycott Act, to the extent applicable to a Company Entity, violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, to the extent applicable to a Company Entity, the Canadian Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, or U.K. Bribery Act 2010 or other applicable anti-corruption laws, or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment or kickback, for the purpose of influencing any act or decision of any such Person acting in his or her official capacity or inducing the Person to do or omit to do any action in violation of his or her lawful duty, inducing such Person to use his or her influence with any government to affect or influence any act or decision of such government or instrumentality, in order to assist any Company Entity to obtain or retain any business advantage.

(d) To the extent applicable to the Company, the operations of the Company Entities are and have been conducted at all times in compliance in all material respects with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Entity (collectively, the “ Money Laundering Laws ”) and no Proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving any Company Entity with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of Sellers, threatened.

(e) Neither any Company Entity nor, to the knowledge of Sellers, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of any Company Entity is currently subject to any sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Treasury Department, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority.

4.14 Intellectual Property .

(a) Section 4.14(a) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth and fairly and completely describes (i) each item of Registered Intellectual Property that is Company Intellectual Property (whether owned jointly or exclusively by any Company Entity), and (ii) the jurisdiction in which such item of Registered Intellectual Property has been registered or filed and the applicable registration or serial number.

(b) The Company Entities own all Company Intellectual Property free and clear of any Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances). The Company Entities have not received any notice of any material claims challenging the exclusive ownership of the Company Entities of any Company Intellectual Property or the validity or enforceability of any Company Intellectual Property. No Company Entity has granted to any Person any exclusive rights in any Company Intellectual Property.

 

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(c) To the knowledge of Sellers, the Company Intellectual Property together with the Third Party Intellectual Property constitutes all of the Intellectual Property necessary to operate the business of the Company Entities as currently conducted. The Company Entities have all rights in and to the Third Party Intellectual Property and all other Intellectual Property necessary to operate the business of the Company Entities as currently conducted, except where the failure to have such rights will not result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(d) No Company Entity has infringed, misappropriated, or otherwise violated (collectively, “ Infringed ”), and is not Infringing, any Intellectual Property Right of any Person where such infringement will result in a Material Adverse Effect. No claim of Infringement by a Company Entity of any Intellectual Property Right of any Person is pending or, to the knowledge of Sellers, threatened against any Company Entity or, to the knowledge of Sellers, by any Person who may be entitled to be indemnified, defended, held harmless, or reimbursed by any Company Entity for such Infringement. To the knowledge of Sellers, no Company Intellectual Property is subject to any Proceeding or subject to any outstanding order (in each case involving any Company Entity) that restricts in any manner the use, transfer or licensing thereof by any Company Entity or may affect the validity, use or enforceability of the Company Intellectual Property.

(e) To the knowledge of Sellers, no Person has Infringed, or is Infringing, any of the Intellectual Property Rights applicable to the Company Intellectual Property.

(f) No Company Intellectual Property is Registered Intellectual Property.

4.15 Environmental Matters . Except as disclosed in Section 4.15 of the Disclosure Schedule:

(a) Each Company Entity has complied in all material respects with, and is in compliance in all material respects with any and all Environmental and Safety Laws.

(b) No Company Entity has been named as a liable or potentially liable party under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, 42 USC § 9601 et seq. , as amended.

(c) No Company Entity has engaged in any Hazardous Materials Activities in material violation of any Environmental and Safety Law.

(d) Each Company Entity holds and at all relevant times has held all material Environmental Permits required under Environmental and Safety Laws with respect to the properties and assets, including Vessels, operated, occupied, held or managed by such Company Entity and necessary for the conduct of such Company Entity’s businesses.

(e) No action, Proceeding, revocation proceeding, amendment procedure, writ, or injunction is pending and, to the knowledge of Sellers, no action, Proceeding, revocation proceeding, amendment procedure, writ, or injunction has been threatened by any Governmental Entity or other Person against any Company Entity concerning any Environmental and Safety Laws, Environmental Permit, Hazardous Material, or any Hazardous Materials Activities of any Company Entity. No Company Entity has received notification that it is or may be liable for

 

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natural resource damages, the investigation or cleanup of Hazardous Materials, the response costs incurred by others in conducting such investigation or cleanup, or the failure to comply with any Environmental and Safety Laws.

(f) Other than pursuant to the Management Agreements and newbuilding vessel construction supervision agreements, no Company Entity has, either by agreement or by operation of law, assumed or undertaken any Liability of another Person under any Environmental and Safety Law, including any obligation for investigation, remediation, cleanup, corrective action, or natural resource damages, with respect to Hazardous Materials.

(g) There has been no release of any Hazardous Materials in material violation of any Environmental and Safety Law resulting, or that would be reasonably expected to result, in a material Liability to any Company Entity at the site of any of its current or former operations or from any of the Vessels or otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect.

(h) No Company Entity has treated, generated, stored, disposed of, arranged for or permitted the disposal of, or transported or otherwise handled any Hazardous Materials in material violation of any Environmental and Safety Laws.

(i) The Company has furnished or made available to Purchaser all environmental audits and reports relating to each Company Entity’s or its predecessors’ or controlled affiliates’ past or current properties, facilities, or operations, including any environmental compliance reports provided to the Company’s audit committee and any site assessment, investigation, or remediation report, that are in its possession or under its reasonable control.

4.16 Taxes .

(a) Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.16(a) each Company Entity has timely filed all Tax Returns it was required to file and has timely paid all Taxes it was required to pay (whether or not shown as due on any Tax Returns). All such Tax Returns were at the time they were prepared, and continue to be, complete and accurate in all material respects. Except as disclosed in Section 4.16(a), no Company Entity is currently the beneficiary of any extension of time to file any Tax Return that has not been filed.

(b) Each Company Entity has complied in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements relating to the payment, reporting and withholding of Taxes. Each Company Entity has complied in all material respects with all information reporting and withholding provisions of applicable Legal Requirements, including the collection, review and retention of any required withholding certificates or comparable documents.

(c) Each Company Entity has (i) collected all sales, use, value added, goods and services, harmonized sales and similar Taxes required to be collected and (ii) timely remitted all such Taxes collected to the appropriate Tax Authority in accordance with applicable Tax laws.

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reserves for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the Audited Balance Sheet. The accruals and reserves in the Audited Balance Sheet for any unpaid Taxes, whether or not shown as being due on any Tax Returns, and any refund of Taxes, are true, accurate and complete in all material respects.

(e) Except as disclosed in Section 4.16(e) of the Disclosure Schedule , there is (i) no written claim for Taxes being asserted against any Company Entity that has resulted in a statutory lien against the property of any Company Entity (other than Permitted Encumbrances), (ii) no audit or pending audit of any Tax Return of any Company Entity being conducted by a Tax Authority and no Company Entity has received any notice from any Tax Authority indicating an intent to commence any such audit, and (iii) no extension of any statute of limitations on the assessment of any Taxes granted by any Company Entity that currently is in effect.

(f) Except as set out in Section 4.16(f) of the Disclosure Schedule , each Company Entity has complied in all material respects with all applicable Tax laws and regulations of each jurisdiction (including political subdivisions thereof) in which each Company Entity has operated, provided services or otherwise carried on business. No written claim has been received by any Company Entity from any Tax Authority in a jurisdiction where the Company Entities do not file Tax Returns that any Company Entity is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.

(g) No Company Entity has executed or filed with any Tax Authority any power of attorney (other than powers of attorney authorizing employees of any Company Entity to act on behalf of such Company Entity) with respect to any Taxes of any Company Entity.

(h) The Company has made available to Purchaser true, correct, and complete copies of all (i) Tax Returns filed by the Company Entities and (ii) correspondence with any Tax Authority related to Taxes, in each case with respect to Taxes and Tax Returns for which the statute of limitations has not expired.

(i) Except as disclosed in Section 4.16(i) of the Disclosure Schedule , no Company Entity is engaged in or has ever engaged in a trade or business through a “permanent establishment” within the meaning of an applicable income Tax treaty in any country other than the country in which the Company Entity is formed or organized.

(j) No Company Entity is or has ever been engaged in a “trade or business within the United States” within the meaning of Code Sections 864(b) and 882(a). No Company Entity is or has ever been (i) a partner of a partnership (or an owner of an interest in any “business entity” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-2(a) classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income Tax purposes) that is or was engaged in a “trade or business within the United States” within the meaning of Sections 864(b) or 882(a) of the Code or (ii) a beneficiary of an estate or trust that is or was engaged in a “trade or business within the United States” within the meaning of Sections 864(b) or 882(a) of the Code.

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provided under this Agreement, under any arrangement contemplated by this Agreement, or under any plan that, either alone or together with any other payments or benefits, constitutes or could constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Code Section 280G(b)(2) (or any comparable provision of state, provincial, local, or foreign law). No Company Entity, Purchaser, or any affiliate of Purchaser will be obligated to pay or reimburse any Person for any Taxes imposed under Code Section 4999 (or any comparable provision of state, provincial, local, or foreign law) as a result of the consummation of the Purchase, either alone or in connection with any other event.

(l) All transactions between any Company Entity that is a resident of Canada (for purposes of the Canada Tax Act) and any non-resident of Canada (for purposes of the Canada Tax Act ) that were not at arm’s length (for purposes of the Canada Tax Act) were made in accordance with the provisions of section 69 and 247 of the Canada Tax Act (and any corresponding or similar provision of state, provincial, local or foreign tax law), and the Company Entity has made or obtained records or documents that it has been advised by its professional advisors meet the requirements of subsection 247(4) of the Canada Tax Act (and any corresponding or similar provision of state, provincial, local or foreign tax law).

4.17 Employee Benefit Plans .

(a) Section 4.17(a) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all Company Employee Plans. No Company Entity has any agreement, arrangement, commitment or obligation, whether formal or informal, whether written or unwritten and whether legally binding or not, to create, enter into or contribute to any additional Company Employee Plan, or to modify or amend any existing Company Employee Plan. There has been no amendment, interpretation or other announcement (written or oral) by any Company Entity or any other Person relating to, or change in participation or coverage under, any Company Employee Plan that, either alone or together with other such items or events, could materially increase the expense of maintaining such Company Employee Plan (or the Company Employee Plans taken as a whole) above the level of expense incurred with respect thereto for the most recent fiscal year included in the Financial Statements. Participation in each Company Employee Plan can be amended or terminated by the applicable Company Entity at any time (whether before or after the Closing) and without any penalty, Liability or expense to any Company Entity or such Company Employee Plan.

(b) The Company has delivered or made available to Purchaser’s counsel, with respect to each Company Employee Plan (to the extent applicable thereto), true, correct and complete copies of: (i) all documents embodying such Company Employee Plan (including all amendments thereto) or, if such Company Employee Plan is not in writing, a written description of such Company Employee Plan; (ii) the most recent description of such Company Employee Plan; (iii) all Contracts (and any amendments thereto) relating to such Company Employee Plan, including all trust agreements, investment management agreements, annuity contracts, insurance contracts, bonds, indemnification agreements and service provider agreements; (iv) the most recent annual actuarial valuation prepared for such Company Employee Plan; (v) the most recent financial statement prepared for such Company Employee Plan; and (vi) all correspondence to or from a Governmental Entity relating to such Company Benefit Plan.

 

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(c) None of the Company Employee Plans is (or has ever been) subject to the laws of the United States of America, and none of the Company Entities sponsors, maintains or contributes to an employee benefit plan, program, policy or arrangement that is (or was) subject to the laws of the United States of America. With respect to each Company Employee Plan: (i) such Company Employee Plan was properly and legally established; (ii) such Company Employee Plan is, and at all times since inception has been, maintained, administered, operated and funded in all material respects in accordance with its terms and in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements; (iii) each Company Entity has properly performed all of its duties and obligations (whether arising by operation of Legal Requirements, by contract or otherwise) under or with respect to such Company Employee Plan, including all reporting, disclosure, and notification duties and obligations; (iv) all returns, reports, notices, statements and other disclosures relating to such Company Employee Plan required to be filed with any Governmental Entity or provided to any Company Employee Plan participant (or the beneficiary of any such participant) have been properly prepared and duly filed or provided in a timely manner and are accurate in all respects; and (v) all contributions, premiums and other payments due or required to be paid to (or with respect to) such Company Employee Plan have been paid on or before their respective due dates, or, if not yet due, have been accrued as a liability on the Latest Balance Sheet. Each Company Employee Plan that is intended to qualify for special tax treatment meets all of the requirements for such treatment and has obtained all necessary approvals of all relevant Governmental Entities. No Company Employee Plan has any material unfunded liabilities, determined in accordance with GAAP, that have not been fully accrued on the Financial Statements or that will not be fully offset by insurance. All of the Company Employee Plans are registered where required by, and are in good standing under, all applicable Legal Requirements.

(d) None of the Company Employee Plans provides severance, life insurance, medical or other benefits to any current or former employee of any Company Entity, or to any other Person, after his or her retirement or other termination of employment or service, and none of the Company Entities has ever represented, promised or contracted (whether in written or oral form) to any such employee or former employee, or to any other Person, that such benefits would be provided. No insurance contract or any other contract or agreement affecting any Company Employee Plan requires or permits a retroactive increase in premiums or payments due thereunder.

(e) Except as disclosed in Section 4.17(e) of the Disclosure Schedule , there are no actions, suits or claims (other than routine claims for benefits) pending or, to the knowledge of Sellers, threatened with respect to (or against the assets of) any Company Employee Plan, nor, to the knowledge of Sellers, is there any basis for any such action, suit or claim. No Company Employee Plan is currently under investigation, audit or review, directly or indirectly, by any Governmental Entity, and, to the knowledge of Sellers, no such action is contemplated or under consideration by any Governmental Entity.

(f) Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.17(f) of the Disclosure Schedule , neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent event(s)) will: (i) entitle any individual to severance pay, unemployment compensation or any other payment from any Company Entity, any Subsidiary of Purchaser, or

 

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any Company Employee Plan; (ii) otherwise increase the amount of compensation due to any individual or forgive indebtedness owed by any individual; (iii) result in any benefit or right becoming established or increased, or accelerate the time of payment or vesting of any benefit under any Company Employee Plan; or (iv) require any Company Entity, Purchaser or any Subsidiary of Purchaser to transfer or set aside any assets to fund or otherwise provide for any benefits for any individual.

(g) Each Company Entity has at all times timely made all contributions required to be made to, and performed all of its duties and responsibilities with respect to, each Statutory Plan.

4.18 Employee Matters .

(a) Each Company Entity is in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements respecting employment, discrimination in employment, terms and conditions of employment, worker classification (including the proper classification of workers as independent contractors and consultants), wages, hours and occupational safety and health and employment practices, except where such non-compliance will not have an Material Adverse Effect. Excluding each Company Entity’s obligations under any Statutory Plans, no Company Entity is liable for any payment to any trust or other fund or to any Governmental Entity, with respect to unemployment compensation benefits, social security or other benefits or obligations for employees (other than routine payments to be made in the Ordinary Course of Business and consistently with past practice).

(b) Except as disclosed in Section 4.18(b) of the Disclosure Schedule :

(i) There are no pending claims against any Company Entity under any workers compensation plan or policy or for long term disability. There are no controversies pending or, to the knowledge of Sellers, threatened, between any Company Entity and any of its employees, which controversies have or would reasonably be expected to result in a material action, suit, proceeding, claim, arbitration or investigation before any Governmental Entity.

(ii) No Company Entity has ever been a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement or other labor union Contract, no collective bargaining agreement is being negotiated by any Company Entity and no Company Entity has any duty to bargain with any labor organization. There is no pending demand for recognition or any other request or demand from a labor organization for representative status with respect to any Person employed by any Company Entity. The Sellers have no knowledge of any activities or proceedings of any labor union or to organize its employees. There is no labor dispute, strike or work stoppage against any Company Entity pending or, to the knowledge of Sellers, threatened which could reasonably be expected to interfere with the business activities of any Company Entity.

(c) To the knowledge of the Sellers, no employee of any Company Entity is in violation of any material term of any employment agreement, patent disclosure agreement, non-competition agreement, or any restrictive covenant to a former employer relating to the right of any such employee to be employed by any Company Entity because of the nature of the business conducted by the Company Entities or to the use of trade secrets or proprietary information of others.

 

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(d) Section 4.18(d) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all officers and directors of the Company Entities. The employment of each employee who is not employed under a collective bargaining agreement can be terminated either in accordance with the terms of a written employment or severance agreement or, in the absence of such a written agreement, on the giving of reasonable notice in accordance with Legal Requirements by the Applicable Company Entity.

(e) The Company has provided or made available to Purchaser’s counsel true, correct and complete copies of all employment agreements and severance agreements with directors and officers of the Company Entities, and all forms of confidentiality, non-competition or inventions agreements between current employees and consultants and the Company Entities.

4.19 Interested Party Transactions .

Except as set forth in Section 4.19 of the Disclosure Schedule , no Company Entity has entered into any Contract, arrangement or other business relationship with any of the Company Entities’ directors, officers, or stockholders and their respective affiliates (the “ Related Parties ”) other than normal employment arrangements and Company benefit plans. Except as set forth in Section 4.19 of the Disclosure Schedule , no Company Entity is owed nor does it owe any amount from or to the Related Parties (excluding employee compensation and other ordinary incidents of employment).

4.20 Insurance .

All insurance policies (including fire and casualty, general liability, theft, life, workers’ compensation, directors and officers, business interruption and all other forms of insurance) which are owned by the Company Entities or which name any Company Entity as an insured (or loss payee) or which the Company Entities maintain on behalf of Purchaser, are in full force and effect and represent protection against such losses and risks, in such amounts as are reasonably adequate and customary in the business in which the Company Entities or Purchaser is engaged. There is no material claim pending under any such policy as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriter of such policy. All premiums due and payable under all such policies have been paid, and no Company Entity is liable for retroactive premiums or similar payments (except in extraordinary circumstances), and each Company Entity is otherwise in compliance in all material respects with the terms of such policies. Except for annual negotiations of insurance coverage in the Ordinary Course of Business, neither Sellers nor the Company Entities have knowledge of any threatened termination, material increase in the premium or material change in the amount of coverage of any such policy.

4.21 Books and Records .

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containing records of all meetings (and consents in lieu of meetings) by the board of directors (or similar governing body) of each Company Entity, committees of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of each Company Entity and members of each Company Entity since January 1, 2010. The books, records and accounts of the Company Entities (i) are true, correct and complete in all material respects, (ii) have been maintained in accordance with reasonable business practices on a basis consistent with prior years and (iii) are stated in reasonable detail and accurately and fairly reflect in all material respects the transactions and dispositions of the assets and properties of the Company Entities.

4.22 Suppliers . Section 4.22 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth each supplier of the Company Entities which, for the year ended December 31, 2010 and nine months ended September 30, 2011, was one of the 10 largest suppliers of products or services to the Company Entities, based on amounts paid or payable (each, a “ Significant Supplier ”), excluding the supply of products or services by one Company Entity to another Company Entity. The Company Entities have no outstanding material disputes concerning products or services provided by any Significant Supplier. No Company Entity has received notice from any Significant Supplier, and no Significant Supplier has, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, that such supplier will not continue as a supplier to the Company Entities or that such supplier intends to terminate or materially modify its existing relationship with the Company Entities.

4.23 Accounts Receivable .

Except as set forth in Section 4.23 of the Disclosure Schedule and excluding accounts receivable from the Purchaser, the accounts receivable of the Company Entities arose in the Ordinary Course of Business and represent bona fide claims against debtors for sales and other charges, and allowances for doubtful accounts have been (and for accounts receivable arising after the Balance Sheet Date but prior to the Closing Date will be) prepared in accordance with GAAP and with the Company’s past practices. Except as set forth in Section 4.23 of the Disclosure Schedule , to the knowledge of Sellers, no amount of the accounts receivable of the Company Entities, excluding accounts receivable from the Purchaser, is subject to any claim of offset, recoupment, setoff or counter-claim, and except as set forth in Section 4.23 of the Disclosure Schedule , Sellers have no knowledge of any specific facts or circumstances (whether asserted or unasserted) that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any such claim. Except as set forth in Section 4.23 of the Disclosure Schedule , accounts receivable from third parties included in the Adjusted Net Asset Value calculation (the “ Accounts Receivable ”) are collectible in full in the Ordinary Course of Business for the Company Entities within 270 days from the date of the Audited Balance Sheet.

4.24 Inventory .

The Inventory consists primarily of Marine Lubricants of a quantity and quality usable in the Ordinary Course of Business. “ Inventory ” means all inventory, wherever located, and of any kind, including raw materials, and all rights of the Company Entities to the warranties received from suppliers and distributors and any related claims, credits, rights of recovery and setoffs with respect to such inventory.

 

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4.25 Bank Accounts; Powers of Attorney .

Section 4.25 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list showing the name and location of each bank in which each Company Entity has an account.

4.26 Finders’ Fees . Except as set forth in Section 4.26 of the Disclosure Schedule , neither Sellers nor any Company Entity is obligated for the payment of any fees or expenses of any investment banker, broker, advisor, finder or similar party in connection with the origin, negotiation or execution of this Agreement, any of the other agreements contemplated hereby to which Sellers or any Company Entity is or will be a party, or in connection with the Purchase or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement by reason of any act taken on behalf of Sellers or any Company Entity.

ARTICLE V

R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES R EGARDING E ACH S ELLER

Each Seller, severally and not jointly, hereby makes the representations and warranties to Purchaser with respect to such Seller that are set forth in this Article V .

5.1 Authority and Enforceability .

Seller has the corporate or other necessary power and authority to execute and perform this Agreement and all other agreements to be executed or delivered by Seller in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all other agreements to be executed or delivered by Seller in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the completion by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly and validly approved and authorized by all necessary corporate or similar action.

This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Seller and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, except to the extent enforcement may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws of general application affecting the enforcement of rights of creditors or others and (b) limitations on the availability of equitable remedies. At the Closing, all other agreements contemplated hereby to be executed and delivered by Seller will be duly executed and delivered by Seller and will constitute valid and binding obligations of Seller, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except to the extent enforcement may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws of general application affecting the enforcement of rights of creditors or others and (b) limitations on the availability of equitable remedies.

5.2 Consents; Non-Contravention .

Seller does not need to give any notice to, make any filing with or obtain any authorization, consent, order or approval of any Person in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other agreements contemplated hereby to which Seller is or will be a party or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and

 

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thereby. Neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby to be executed and delivered by Seller, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby: (a) will conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default under any of the Seller’s organizational or constating documents; (b) will violate any law or order to which Seller or any of Seller’s assets or businesses is subject or otherwise bound; or (c) will result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance upon any of the Company Shares.

5.3 Title to Shares . Seller owns, as the sole record and beneficial owner, the number of Company Shares listed opposite Seller’s name on Section 4.7(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, free and clear of all Encumbrances. The Ownership Interest set forth opposite Seller’s name on Section 4.7(b) of the Disclosure Schedule is accurate.

5.4 No Acquisitions . Except for this Agreement, neither Seller nor any of Seller’s affiliates is a party to or bound by any Contract, undertaking or commitment with respect to any purchase, sale, share exchange, merger, reorganization, consolidation or similar transaction involving any Company Entity, the Company Shares or the Incentive Shares.

5.5 Litigation . There is no litigation, arbitration, action, suit, judgment, order, injunction, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of such Seller, threatened against Seller with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or which would reasonably be expected to have a material impact on the ability of Seller to complete the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

5.6 Investment Representations .

(a) The shares of Class A Common Stock to be acquired by Seller pursuant to the terms of this Agreement are, subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Lock-up Agreements or as otherwise publicly disclosed with the SEC, solely for Seller’s own account and for investment purposes only and Seller has no present intention of distributing, selling, or otherwise disposing of such securities in connection with a distribution within the meaning of the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state in the United States, except as (i) permitted by the terms of the Lock-up Agreements or (ii) disclosed in the letter agreement dated December 12, 2011 between Thetis Holdings Ltd. and Deep Water Holdings LLC, a copy of which the Seller has delivered to Purchaser.

(b) Seller is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act.

(c) Seller understands that the Class A Common Stock may not be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of by Seller without registration under the Securities Act and any applicable securities laws, or an exemption therefrom, and that in the absence of an effective registration statement covering such securities or an available exemption from registration Seller may be required to hold it indefinitely. Seller understands that the Class A Common Stock may not be sold pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act unless all of the conditions of that rule are met.

 

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(d) Seller understands and agrees that the certificates evidencing the Class A Common Stock or any other securities issued in respect of the Class A Common Stock upon any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or similar event, shall, subject to registration of such shares under the Securities Act, bear a legend in substantially the following form (in addition to any legend required by the Lock-up Agreements or under applicable securities laws):

“THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY OTHER SECURITIES LAWS. THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS THERE IS AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR OTHER QUALIFICATION RELATING TO SUCH SHARES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND ANY APPLICABLE OTHER SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS THE CORPORATION RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION THAT SUCH REGISTRATION OR OTHER QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND ANY APPLICABLE OTHER SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH TRANSFER, SALE, OFFER OR DISPOSITION.

THE SALE, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR TRANSFER OF THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A CERTAIN SHAREHOLDERS RIGHTS AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG THE COMPANY AND CERTAIN HOLDERS OF CAPITAL STOCK OF THE COMPANY. COPIES OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.”

ARTICLE VI

R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES OF P URCHASER

Purchaser represents and warrants to Sellers as follows:

6.1 Organization and Standing .

Purchaser is a corporation organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and has the corporate power and authority to enable it to own, lease or otherwise hold its properties and to conduct its business as now being conducted. The Purchaser is qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Purchaser.

 

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6.2 Authority and Enforceability .

Purchaser has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, each of the other agreements contemplated hereby to which Purchaser is or will be a party and to complete the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the other agreements contemplated hereby to which Purchaser is or will be a party and the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Purchaser. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Purchaser and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Purchaser enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, and each other agreement contemplated hereby to which Purchaser is or will be a party, after being duly executed and delivered by Purchaser will (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto and thereto) constitute a valid and binding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, in each case subject only to the effect, if any, of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and limitations on the availability of equitable remedies.

6.3 Non-Contravention .

The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Purchaser, the execution and delivery of each of the other agreements contemplated hereby to which Purchaser is or will be a party, the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and the performance by Purchaser of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, do not and will not:

(a) conflict with, or result in any violation of or default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both), or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or loss of any benefit under, or to increased, additional, accelerated or guaranteed rights or entitlements of any Person under, or require any consent, approval or waiver from any Person pursuant to, (i) the Organizational Documents of the Purchaser, (ii) any Contract of the Purchaser or (iii) any Legal Requirements applicable to the Purchaser or to any of its material properties or assets, except with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii) above for such conflicts, violations, defaults, rights, losses and entitlements that, individually or in the aggregate, do not or would not reasonably be expected to result in a material loss of rights or any material liability to the Purchaser or for such consents, approvals and waivers the failure to obtain which, do not or would not reasonably be expected to result in a material loss of rights or any material liability to the Purchaser; or

(b) result in the creation of any Encumbrance on any Class A Common Stock to be issued in respect of the Base Purchase Price or the Fleet Growth Payments, except as set forth in the Escrow Agreement, the Lockup Agreements and applicable securities laws.

6.4 Government Consents .

The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Purchaser do not, the execution and delivery of each of the other agreements contemplated hereby to which Purchaser is or will be a party, the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not, and the performance by Purchaser of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, do not and will not require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing by Purchaser with or notification by any Company Entity to, any Governmental Entity.

 

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6.5 Capital . All Class A Common Stock to be issued in connection with this Agreement, have been, or will be, as the case may be, duly authorized and validly issued as fully paid and non-assessable common stock in the capital of the Purchaser and will not be issued in violation of any pre-emptive right. All Class A Common Stock to be issued in connection with this Agreement, when issued: (a) shall have been issued in compliance with all applicable securities laws and the applicable requirements of the SEC and the NYSE; and (b) shall be free and clear of any and all Encumbrances (other than Encumbrances under the Escrow Agreement, the Lock-up Agreements and applicable securities laws).

6.6 Financial Statements; Accounting Records . Since December 31, 2008, Purchaser has filed all forms, reports and documents with the SEC required to be filed by it pursuant to the United States federal securities laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and all forms, reports and documents filed with the SEC have complied in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the U.S. federal securities laws and the SEC rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “ SEC Filings ”). To the actual knowledge of the members of the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (and provided that the Company has no knowledge to the contrary), the audited consolidated financial statements included in the SEC Filings comply as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Purchaser and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results of their operations and changes in cash flows, as the case may be, for the periods then ended. To the actual knowledge of the members of the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (and provided that the Company has no knowledge to the contrary), the unaudited U.S. interim financial statements included in the SEC Filings were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and fairly present the consolidated financial position of the Purchaser and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results of their operations and changes in cash flows, as the case may be, for the periods then ended subject to normal and recurring year-end audit adjustments and any other adjustments described therein.

6.7 Securities Law Related Representations and Warranties .

(1) In connection with the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, the Purchaser has not solicited offers for, or offered or sold, and will not solicit offers for, or offer to sell, Class A Common Stock by any form of general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D under the Securities Act) or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

(2) The Purchaser has not and no Person acting on its behalf have engaged or will engage in any directed selling efforts (within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act) with respect to the issue of the Class A Common Stock as contemplated by this Agreement and any such Person has complied or will comply with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S to the extent applicable.

(3) The Purchaser has not, nor has any of its Affiliates, sold, offered for sale, solicited offers to buy or otherwise negotiated in respect of, any security (as defined in the Securities Act) which is or will be integrated with the sale of the Class A Common Stock which are the subject of this Agreement in a manner that would require registration under the Securities Act of any of such securities.

 

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(4) Assuming the accuracy of and compliance with the representations, covenants and agreements of the Sellers contained in this Agreement, it is not necessary in connection with the offer, sale and delivery of the Class A Common Stock to the Sellers in respect of the Base Purchase Price in the manner contemplated by this Agreement to register such Class A Common Stock under the Securities Act. Assuming the accuracy of and compliance with the representations, covenants and agreements of the Sellers contained in this Agreement, it is not necessary in connection with the offer, sale and delivery of the Class A Common Stock to be issued to the Sellers in respect of the Fleet Growth Payments to register such Class A Common Stock under the Securities Act upon issuance.

ARTICLE VII

C OVENANTS

7.1 Conduct of Business of the Company .

Except as specifically set forth in this Agreement or as set forth in Section 7.1 of the Disclosure Schedule , during the period from the Agreement Date and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement and the actual closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (and irrespective of the Effective Time) (the “ Pre-Closing Period ”), the Company Entities shall (a) conduct its and their business in the Ordinary Course of Business (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve intact its and their business, to retain the services of its and their current officers and key employees, and to preserve the commercial relationships with its and their customers, suppliers and other Persons with which it has material business dealings. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement or as set forth in Section 7.1 of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, take any of the actions that would result in a breach of Section 4.9 without the prior written consent of the Conflicts Committee of the Purchaser’s board of directors.

7.2 Reasonable Efforts .

(a) Each of the parties hereto shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action, or to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to complete and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to cause the conditions to the obligations of the other party hereto to complete the transactions contemplated hereby to be satisfied at the Closing as provided herein, including satisfying all Legal Requirements and obtaining all consents and approvals of all Governmental Entities and removing any injunctions or other Encumbrances on the Company Shares, the Incentive Shares or any assets of the Company Entities, the satisfaction, obtaining or removal of which are necessary, proper or advisable to the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The parties hereto shall reasonably cooperate with each other in connection with the taking of all actions referenced in the preceding sentence.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no Party shall be required to expend any amount of money, commence any litigation or offer or grant any accommodation (financial or otherwise) to any third party in connection with cooperating with the other parties in obtaining any consent, substitution, approval or amendment required to be obtained by any other Party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

7.3 Third Party Consents; Notices .

Sellers and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain prior to the Closing, and deliver to Purchaser at or prior to the Closing, the consents, waivers and approvals listed in Section 7.3 of the Disclosure Schedule .

7.4 Public Disclosure . None of the parties shall, and each party shall cause each of its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, issue any press release or other public statement relating to the terms of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or use the other party’s name or refer to the other party directly or indirectly in connection with the other party’s relationship with the disclosing party with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any media interview, advertisement, news release, press release or professional or trade publication, or in any print media, whether or not in response to an inquiry, without the prior approval of the nondisclosing party, unless required by law or stock exchange rules and except as reasonably necessary for Sellers and the Company Entities to obtain the consents and approvals contemplated by this Agreement and except for communications by Purchaser as part of its normal investor relations program and as required by law or regulation in connection with its existing issuer tender offer. If a party is required by law or stock exchange rules to make any such public statement, the party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide a copy of the public statement to the nondisclosing party prior to its release to the public.

7.5 Notices .

Sellers and the Company will (a) notify Purchaser in writing promptly after learning of any Proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity or arbitrator initiated by or against it, or known by Sellers or the Company to be threatened against any Company Entity or any of its directors, officers, employees or members in their capacity as such (a “ New Litigation Claim ”), (b) notify Purchaser of ongoing material developments in any New Litigation Claim and (c) consult in good faith with Purchaser regarding the conduct of the defense of any New Litigation Claim. Sellers and the Company will notify Purchaser in writing promptly after it becomes aware of a breach of any representation or warranty by Sellers, or of any matter that may cause any closing condition not to be satisfied.

7.6 No Solicitation . From the date of this Agreement through January 27, 2012, the Company and Sellers will not, nor will the Company authorize or permit any Company Entity or any of its officers, directors, affiliates, stockholders or employees or any investment banker, attorney or other advisor or representative retained by any Company Entity (all of the foregoing collectively being the “ Company Representatives ”) to, directly or indirectly, (a) solicit, initiate, seek, encourage, facilitate, support or induce the making, submission or announcement of any inquiry, expression of interest, proposal or offer that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal, (b) enter into, participate in, maintain or continue

 

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any communications (except solely to provide written notice as to the existence of these provisions) or negotiations regarding, or deliver or make available to any Person any non-public information with respect to, or take any other action similar to the foregoing regarding, any inquiry, expression of interest, proposal or offer that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal, (c) agree to, accept, approve, endorse or recommend (or publicly propose or announce any intention or desire to agree to, accept, approve, endorse or recommend) any Acquisition Proposal, (d) enter into any letter of intent or any other Contract contemplating or otherwise relating to any Acquisition Proposal or (e) submit any Acquisition Proposal to the vote of any members of the Company. The Company will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any and all existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Persons conducted prior to or on the Agreement Date with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. If any Company Representatives, whether in its, his or her capacity as such or in any other capacity, takes any action that the Company is obligated pursuant to this Section 7.6 to cause such Company Representatives not to take with the knowledge of the Sellers, then the Company shall be deemed for all purposes of this Agreement to have breached this Section 7.6.

7.7 Access to Information .

(a) During the Pre-Closing Period, Sellers and the Company shall afford Purchaser and its accountants, counsel and other representatives, reasonable access during regular business hours to all of the Company Entity’s properties, books, Contracts, employees and records, and all other information concerning the business, properties and personnel of the Company Entities as Purchaser may reasonably request.

(b) Subject to compliance with applicable Legal Requirements during the Pre-Closing Period, Sellers and the Company shall confer from time to time as reasonably requested by Purchaser with one or more representatives of Purchaser to discuss any material changes or developments in the operational matters of the Company Entities and the general status of the ongoing operations of the Company Entities.

7.8 Management Agreements . Without the prior consent of Sellers, Purchaser shall not (a) voluntarily terminate, or amend in a manner that would materially and adversely affect the Sellers with respect to the Fleet Growth Payments to be paid by Purchaser pursuant to Section 3.6, any Management Agreement, or (b) cause any New Building Vessels or Acquired Vessels to be supervised, operated or technically managed by any person or entity other than a Post-Closing Manager.

7.9 Employee/SSB Assets . Prior to the Closing Date, Sellers shall cause the Company to distribute or otherwise transfer from the Company the loans receivable and the Seaspan Ship Brokers ownership interest listed in Section 7.9 of the Disclosure Schedule (the “ Employee/SSB Assets ”).

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7.11 Expenses . Whether or not the Purchase is completed, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such expense.

7.12 Tax Matters .

(a) Purchaser shall prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed all Tax Returns for the Company Entities that are filed after the Closing Date, and shall pay or cause to be paid all Taxes to which such Tax Returns relate, subject to Purchaser’s right to indemnification pursuant to Section 10.2(c). Purchaser shall prepare any Tax Return that relates to a Pre-Closing Tax Period in accordance with the past custom and practice of the Company Entities in filing such Tax Returns and in a manner which results in the least amount of tax payable (except as otherwise required by applicable law).

(b) In the case of any Straddle Period, the amount of any Taxes based on or measured by income, receipts, or payroll of the Company Entities for the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be determined based on an interim closing of the books as of the close of business on the Closing Date and the amount of other Taxes of the Company Entities for a Straddle Period that relates to the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be deemed to be the amount of such Tax for the entire taxable period multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days in the taxable period ending on the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of days in such Straddle Period.

(c) Purchaser and Sellers shall cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested by the other party, in connection with the filing of Tax Returns pursuant to Section 7.12(a) and any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the other party’s request) the provision of records and information that are reasonably relevant to any such audit, litigation or other proceeding and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder. Purchaser and Sellers further agree, upon request, to use their reasonable efforts to obtain any certificate or other document from any Tax Authority or any other Person as may be necessary to mitigate, reduce or eliminate any Tax that could be imposed (including with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement).

(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other such Taxes, and all conveyance fees, recording charges and other fees and charges (including any penalties and interest) incurred in connection with consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be borne by the Sellers and paid when due.

(e) If any Claim with respect to Taxes is made against a Purchaser Indemnified Person or a Company Entity by or in respect of a third party, the Purchaser Indemnified Person shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnifying Person of any written notice or inquiry, notice or letter of commencement of audit, notice of assessment, or notice of reassessment received from a Tax Authority and relating to a matter that may give rise to a claim for indemnity under Section 10.2 , provided, however, that the failure to give prompt written notice shall not affect the liability of the Indemnifying Person hereunder unless the failure to give such notice adversely and materially affects the ability of such Indemnifying Person to defend, object, oppose, or contest any claim, assessment, or reassessment made by a Tax Authority as provided for hereunder. Failure to give written notice of the commencement of such audit within 21 days of receipt of a notice or letter of commencement of audit shall be deemed for all purposes of this Agreement to adversely and materially impact the ability of such Indemnifying Person to object, oppose, or contest any claim arising out of such audit. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 7.12(e) , provided that the Indemnifying Person promptly acknowledges in writing its liability pursuant to Article X for any amount for which it may have to make an indemnification payment, the Indemnifying Person shall have the sole right at its expense to represent the interests of the relevant Company Entities in any tax audit or administrative or court proceeding relating to fiscal years of the relevant Company Entities ending on or prior to the Closing Date or with respect to any other matter which may give rise to a claim for indemnity under Article X and to control the conduct of such audit or proceeding, including settlement or other disposition thereof and the execution and delivery by any Company Entity of a waiver for such fiscal years as provided for in subsection 152(4) of the Canada Tax Act or any similar requirement under tax legislation, provided that (i) no settlement shall be made without notification of such proposed settlement has been first given to the Purchaser and (ii) no settlement that results, in whole or in part, in an Excluded Loss shall be made without the consent of the Purchaser. The Purchaser Indemnified Person shall retain the right to employ its own counsel and to participate, at its own expense, in the defense or handling of any Third Party Claim, the defense of which has been assumed by the Indemnifying Person pursuant hereto. The Purchaser Indemnified Person shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Indemnifying Person for information and assistance and shall permit such party during normal business hours to inspect and make copies, at its expense, of relevant books and records. The Purchaser Indemnified Person agrees to execute or cause to be executed any document necessary, reasonable, and appropriate to enable the Indemnifying Person to so defend, object, oppose, or contest. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of Section 10.7 and this Section 7.12(e) , the provisions of this Section 7.12(e) shall govern.

 

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The Sellers shall not have any liability for, and shall not be obliged to hold harmless and indemnify any Purchaser Indemnified Person for any Pre-Closing Taxes or any Indemnifiable Damages relating to Pre-Closing Taxes, including a breach of any representation, warranty, or covenant of the Sellers or a Company Entity in this Agreement, (the “Excluded Loss”) to the extent that such Excluded Loss directly arises out of or results from any assessment and/or reassessment for Pre-Closing Taxes by any Tax Authority alleging that fees or other amounts paid or payable or should have been paid or payable by the Purchaser (or any Subsidiary of the Purchaser) to any Company Entity was not the amount of fee or other amount paid or payable that would have been paid or payable by persons acting at arm’s length and in accordance with arm’s length principles (as that term is used in the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines) or otherwise violate the transfer pricing rules of the income tax legislation or policy of the relevant jurisdiction. If a taxation authority raises an issue with a Seller that could reasonably result in an Excluded Loss, that Seller shall give prompt written notice to the Purchaser and each Seller shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Purchaser for information and assistance.

(f) For the period beginning after the Closing and ending on December 31, 2018, the Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the Purchaser or its assigns take no steps that would constitute a “triggering event” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.367(a)-8(j)(1) and (2), and Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)-8(k) (“ Triggering Event ”). In the event of a breach of this Section 7.12(f) , the Purchaser shall pay each of the Kevin Lee Washington 1999 Trust II and the Kyle Roy Washington 2005 Irrevocable Trust the sum of (i) the amount of any interest imposed on such Seller pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)-8(c)(1)(v) as a result of such breach, (ii) with respect to each share of Class A Common Stock delivered to such Seller pursuant to Section 3.3 hereof, interest, which shall accrue at a rate equal to the actual stated interest rate on any commercially reasonable borrowing incurred by the Kevin Lee Washington 1999 Trust II or the Kyle Roy Washington 2005 Irrevocable Trust in order to pay any Tax imposed on the gain recognized by such Seller with respect to such share of Class A Common Stock pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)-8(c)(1)(i) as a result of such breach from the date on which such Tax is paid until the earlier of (A) the date of the taxable disposition of such share of Class A Common Stock for United States federal income tax purposes, or (B) the 15th anniversary of the date on which such Tax is paid and (iii) any reasonable costs incurred in connection with such borrowing; provided , however , that such Seller (iv) shall not make an election pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)-8(c)(2)(vi) without first consulting with the Purchaser and (v) shall for purposes of computing the amounts payable hereunder be deemed to have paid any such Tax on the earlier of (C) the actual payment date or (D) the due date (excluding extensions) for the filing of such Seller’s United States federal income Tax Return for the taxable year that includes the Triggering Event. Interest payable pursuant to clause (ii) shall be payable in cash on the last day of each calendar year beginning with the calendar year in which Seller is deemed to have paid such Tax pursuant to clause (v) and shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual number of days elapsed.

 

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(g) Tax related representations and covenants:

(i) Purchaser has no present plan or intention to cause the Company to issue additional shares of its stock that would result in Purchaser losing control of Company within the meaning of section 368(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(ii) Purchaser has no present plan or intention to liquidate Company; to merge Company into another corporation; to cause Company to sell or otherwise depose of any of its assets, except for dispositions made in the ordinary course of business; or to sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Company stock acquired in the transaction, except for transfers described in section 368(a)(2)(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(iii) Following the Purchase, Company intends to continue its historic business or use a significant portion of its historic business assets in a business.

7.13 Accounts Receivable . From the Closing until the date 270 days after the date of the Audited Balance Sheet, Purchaser will use reasonable efforts to seek to collect the Accounts Receivable in the Ordinary Course of Business for the Company Entities. Amounts received by Purchaser from customers of the Company Entities shall be deemed to have been paid first against the open invoices of the customer outstanding under the Accounts Receivable balance, unless such invoices are subject to a good faith dispute by such customer, and then against any invoices issued to the customer by Purchaser after the Closing Date. If Purchaser receives payment for any of the Accounts Receivable following receipt by the Purchaser of indemnification payments pursuant to Section 10.2 due to the prior lack of collection of such Account Receivable, Purchaser shall promptly pay to the Sellers, based on their respective Pro Rata Portions, an aggregate amount equal to the lesser amount of (a) such subsequent payment received by the Purchaser from the customer or (b) such indemnification payment.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

C ONDITIONS TO C LOSING

8.1 Conditions to Obligations of Each Party . The respective obligations of each party hereto to complete the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:

(a) No Proceeding shall be pending or threatened, which in the opinion of counsel is reasonably likely to result in an order that would prevent the carrying out of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, declare unlawful the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or cause such transactions to be rescinded; and

(b) All of the consents, authorizations, orders or approvals required to be listed on Sections 4.4 and 4.5 of the Disclosure Schedule shall have been obtained.

8.2 Additional Conditions to Sellers’ Obligations .

The obligations of Sellers and the Company to complete the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions (it being understood that each such condition is solely for the benefit of Sellers and may be waived by Sellers in writing in their sole discretion without notice or Liability to any Person):

(a) Representations, Warranties and Covenants . Each of the representations and warranties made by Purchaser in this Agreement and in the Purchaser Closing Certificate (i) shall have been accurate in all respects as of the Agreement Date and (ii) shall be accurate in all material respects as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date, except in the case of clause (ii) for those changes contemplated by this Agreement, those representations and warranties that contain a Materiality Qualifier (which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects at and as of the Closing Date), and for those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date (which representations and warranties shall have been accurate in all material respects as of such date, except for those representations and warranties that contain a Materiality Qualifier, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects at and as of such date). Purchaser shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants and agreements required to be performed and complied with by it pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to the Closing.

(b) Receipt of Closing Deliveries . Sellers shall have received, at or prior to the Closing, each of the following:

(i) A certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, executed on behalf of Purchaser by a duly authorized officer of Purchaser to the effect that each of the conditions set forth in clause (a) of this Section 8.2 has been satisfied (the “ Purchaser Closing Certificate ”).

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(iii) The Registration Rights Agreements, executed by Purchaser.

(iv) The Shareholders Rights Agreement Amendment, executed by Purchaser and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC.

(v) The Seaspan Mark License Agreement, executed by the Purchaser and Seaspan Marine Corporation.

(vi) The W Logo License Agreement, executed by the Purchaser and Washington Business Services, Inc. (formerly known as Washington Corporations).

(vii) The Omnibus Amendment, executed by each of the parties thereto.

(viii) The Closing Consideration, and confirmation of receipt by the Escrow Agent of the Escrow Consideration, in accordance with Sections 3.1 and 3.3.

(ix) All such other assurances, consents, agreements, documents and instruments as may be reasonably required by the Sellers to complete the transactions provided for in this Agreement, all of which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Sellers, acting reasonably.

(c) No Material Adverse Effect . During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing Date, there shall not have occurred, and there shall not exist on the Closing Date, any condition or fact that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or reasonably may be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Purchaser.

8.3 Conditions to Purchaser’s Obligations .

The obligations of Purchaser to complete the transactions contemplated hereby is subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions (it being understood that each such condition is solely for the benefit of Purchaser and may be waived by Purchaser in writing in its sole discretion without notice or Liability to any Person):

(a) Representations, Warranties and Covenants . Each of the representations and warranties made by Sellers in this Agreement and in the Company and Seller Closing Certificates (i) shall have been accurate in all respects as of the Agreement Date and (ii) shall be accurate in all material respects as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date, except in the case of clause (ii) for those changes contemplated by this Agreement, those representations and warranties that contain a Materiality Qualifier (which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects at and as of the Closing Date), and for those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date (which representations and warranties shall have been accurate in all material respects as of such date, except for those representations and warranties that contain a Materiality Qualifier, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects at and as of such date). Sellers and the Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants and agreements, required to be performed and complied with by Sellers and the Company Entities pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to the Closing.

 

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(b) Receipt of Closing Deliveries . Purchaser shall have received, at or prior to the Closing, each of the following:

(i) A certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and executed by Sellers and the Company to the effect that each of the conditions set forth in clauses (a) and (c) of this Section 8.3 have been satisfied (the “ Company and Seller Closing Certificates ”).

(ii) A certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and executed on behalf of the Company by its Secretary, certifying the Company Entities’ (a) Organizational Documents and (b) board resolutions approving the Purchase and adopting this Agreement.

(iii) The Escrow Agreement, executed by the Sellers and the Escrow Agent.

(iv) Lock-Up Agreements, executed by each Seller.

(v) The Shareholders Rights Agreement Amendment, executed by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC.

(vi) The Omnibus Amendment, executed by each of the parties thereto.

(vii) Certificates representing all of the issued and outstanding Company Shares and Incentive Shares, duly endorsed in blank or with duly executed stock powers attached.

(viii) Written resignations of Lawrence Simkins and Todd Wilson as directors of the Company Entities, effective no later than immediately prior to the Effective Time.

(ix) The Closing Expenses Certificate.

(x) The Seaspan Mark License Agreement, executed by Seaspan Marine Corporation.

(xi) The W Logo License Agreement, executed by Washington Business Services, Inc. (formerly known as Washington Corporations).

(xii) All such other assurances, consents, agreements, documents and instruments as may be reasonably required by the Purchaser to complete the transactions provided for in this Agreement, all of which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting reasonably.

(c) No Material Adverse Effect . During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing Date, there shall not have occurred, and there shall not exist on the Closing Date, any condition or fact that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or reasonably may be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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ARTICLE IX

T ERMINATION , A MENDMENT AND W AIVER

9.1 Termination .

At any time prior to the Closing, this Agreement may be terminated and the Purchase abandoned by authorized action taken by the terminating party:

(a) by mutual written consent of Sellers and Purchaser;

(b) by either Purchaser or Sellers, if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before January 27, 2012 or such other date that Purchaser and Sellers may agree upon in writing (the “ Termination Date ”); provided , however , that the right to terminate this Agreement under this clause (b) of Section 9.1 shall not be available to any party whose breach of this Agreement has resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur on or before the Termination Date;

(c) by either Purchaser or Sellers, if any permanent injunction or other order of a Governmental Entity of competent authority preventing the completion of the Purchase shall have become final and nonappealable;

(d) by Purchaser, if Sellers shall have materially breached any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein and such breach shall not have been cured within 30 days after receipt by Sellers from Purchaser of written notice of such breach ( provided , however , that no such cure period shall be available or applicable to any such breach which by its nature cannot be cured) and if not cured within the timeframe above and at or prior to the Closing, such breach would result in the failure of any of the conditions set forth in Section 8.1 or Section 8.3 to be satisfied; or

(e) by Sellers, if Purchaser shall have materially breached any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein and such breach shall not have been cured within 30 days after receipt by Purchaser from Sellers of written notice of such breach ( provided , however , that no such cure period shall be available or applicable to any such breach which by its nature cannot be cured) and if not cured within the timeframe above and at or prior to the Closing, such breach would result in the failure of any of the conditions set forth in Section 8.1 or Section 8.2 to be satisfied.

9.2 Effect of Termination .

In the event of termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 9.1 , this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability or obligation on the part of Purchaser, Sellers or the Company; provided , however , that (a) the provisions of this Section 9.2 (Effect of Termination) and Article XI (General Provisions) shall remain in full force and effect and survive any termination of this Agreement, and (b) nothing herein shall relieve any party hereto from liability in connection with any willful breach of such party’s representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein.

 

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9.3 Amendment .

Subject to the provisions of applicable Legal Requirements, the parties hereto may amend this Agreement at any time pursuant to an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. To the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, Purchaser and Sellers may cause this Agreement to be amended at any time after the Closing by execution of an instrument in writing signed on behalf of Purchaser and Sellers.

9.4 Waiver . A waiver of any default, breach or non-compliance under this Agreement shall not be effective unless in writing and signed by the Party to be bound by the waiver. No waiver shall be inferred from or implied by any failure to act or delay in acting by a Party in respect of any default, breach or non-observance or by anything done or omitted to be done by the other Party. The waiver by a Party of any default, breach or non-compliance under this Agreement will not operate as a waiver of that Party’s rights under this Agreement in respect of any continuing or subsequent default, breach or non-observance (whether of the same or any other nature).

ARTICLE X

I NDEMNIFICATION

10.1 Survival of Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements .

If the Purchase is completed, all of the representations and warranties and covenants of the parties hereunder (or in any schedule or certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement) shall survive the Closing and remain in full force and effect for the following periods (each, the applicable “ Survival Period ”):

(a) the representations and warranties in Sections 4.1 (Organization, Standing and Power), 4.3 (Authority and Enforceability), 4.7 (Capital Structure of the Company; Ownership of Incentive Shares), 4.16 (Taxes), 5.1 (Authority and Enforceability), 5.3 (Title to Shares) 6.1 (Organization and Standing), 6.2 (Authority and Enforceability) and 6.5 (Capital) (collectively, the “ Fundamental Representations ”), and any claims based on fraudulent breaches of representations and warranties under the Agreement shall survive until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations;

(b) the representations and warranties in Section 4.15 (Environmental Matters) shall terminate twenty-four (24) months following the Closing Date;

(c) all other representations and warranties in this Agreement, the schedules or any certificate delivered by any Party to any other Party in connection with this Agreement shall terminate twelve (12) months following the Closing Date; and

(d) all covenants and agreements in this Agreement shall not terminate until all obligations with respect thereto have been performed or satisfied or, if applicable, shall have expired or been terminated in accordance with their terms.

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result of arms’-length negotiation between the parties and that they intend for the time periods to be enforced as agreed by the parties. The parties further acknowledge that the time periods set forth in this Article X and elsewhere in the Agreement may be shorter than otherwise provided by applicable Legal Requirements and that the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall in no event be affected by any investigation, inquiry or examination made for or on behalf of any party or the acceptance by any party of any certificate hereunder.

10.2 Indemnification by Sellers . Each Seller, severally and not jointly (subject to Section 10.4(f)), shall hold harmless and indemnify Purchaser and its controlled affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, successors and assigns (each of the foregoing being referred to individually as a “ Purchaser Indemnified Person ” and collectively as “ Purchaser Indemnified Persons ”) from and against any and all losses, liabilities, damages, fees, obligations, judgments, settlements, interest, penalties, fees, Proceedings, costs and expenses, including costs of investigation and defense and reasonable fees and expenses of lawyers, experts and other professionals (collectively, “ Indemnifiable Damages ”), whether or not due to a third-party claim, arising out of, or resulting from (and without duplication):

(a) any breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company or Sellers in (i) this Agreement, (ii) any certificate delivered to Purchaser by Sellers in connection with this Agreement, or (iii) any document or agreement between the Company or the Sellers and the Purchaser delivered to Purchaser in connection with this Agreement;

(b) any breach of the covenants or agreements made by the Company or Sellers in (i) this Agreement, (ii) any certificate delivered to Purchaser by Sellers in connection with this Agreement, or (iii) any document or agreement between the Company or the Sellers and the Purchaser delivered to Purchaser in connection with this Agreement;

(c) Pre-Closing Taxes ; and

(d) any Indemnifiable Transaction Expenses.

10.3 Indemnification by Purchaser . The Purchaser shall hold harmless and indemnify the Sellers, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, successors and assigns (each of the foregoing being referred to individually as a “ Seller Indemnified Person ” and collectively as “Sellers Indemnified Persons”, and together with the Purchasers Indemnified Persons, the “ Indemnified Persons ”) from and against any and all Indemnifiable Damages, whether or not due to a third-party claim, arising out of, or resulting from (and without duplication):

(a) any breach of any representation or warranty made by the Purchaser in this Agreement or any certificate or other document or agreement delivered to the Company or Sellers by the Purchaser in connection with this Agreement; or

(b) any breach of the covenants or agreements made by the Purchaser in this Agreement or any certificate or other document or agreement delivered to the Company or Sellers by the Purchaser in connection with this Agreement.

 

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10.4 Limitations; Exclusive Remedy . The entitlement of any Indemnified Persons to be indemnified pursuant to this Article X shall be subject to each of the following principles or qualifications:

(a) No claim for the recovery of Indemnifiable Damages pursuant to Section 10.2 or 10.3 may be asserted by any Indemnified Person after the expiration of the applicable Survival Period; provided , however , that claims first asserted in writing prior to such expiration in a Claim Notice shall survive expiration of the applicable survival period.

(b) No claim for Indemnifiable Damages shall be made pursuant to Section 10.2(a) or 10.3(a) unless the aggregate of all Indemnifiable Damages for which claims under such Section 10.2(a) or 10.3(a) , as applicable, are made hereunder by the Purchaser Indemnified Persons or the Sellers Indemnified Persons, as applicable, exceeds $540,000 (the “ Threshold Amount ”). If the total amount of Indemnifiable Damages under such Section 10.2(a) or 10.3(a) , as applicable, exceeds the Threshold Amount, then the applicable Indemnified Persons shall be entitled to be indemnified against and compensated and reimbursed for all Indemnifiable Damages including the Threshold Amount. The Threshold Amount shall not apply to claims made pursuant to Section 10.2(a) or 10.3(a) based on fraud, breaches of the Fundamental Representations, or breach of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.23 with respect to collectibility of the Accounts Receivable. The foregoing notwithstanding, no Party shall have an obligation to indemnify Indemnified Persons with respect to any individual claim for which the Indemnifiable Damages are less than $5,000; provided, however , that for any individual claim for which such $5,000 amount is exceeded, Indemnified Persons shall be entitled to the full amount of any such claim, disregarding such $5,000 threshold.

(c) The amount of any Indemnifiable Damages that are subject to indemnification under this Article X shall be calculated net of the amount of any insurance proceeds actually received by the Indemnified Persons in connection with such Indemnifiable Damages or any of the events or circumstances giving rise or otherwise related to such Indemnifiable Damages (net of all deductibles, co-payments, and all costs of collection of any such insurance proceeds). If any such insurance proceeds are received by any Indemnified Person after receiving payment or reimbursement for any Indemnifiable Damages hereunder, such Indemnified Person shall promptly cause to be paid to the indemnifying Party an amount equal to the lesser of such insurance proceeds or the amount of such Indemnifiable Damages previously paid or reimbursed.

(d) For purposes of determining the amount of any Indemnifiable Damages only, each representation and warranty shall be read without regard and without giving effect to any Materiality Qualifier contained therein (as if each such standard or qualification were deleted from such representation or warranty).

(e) With the exception of claims based upon fraud or any breach of any Fundamental Representation, recourse of Purchaser and any other Purchaser Indemnified Person for claims under Section 10.2(a) shall be limited to the right to receive from the Sellers, at the Sellers option, either (i) shares of Class A Common Stock (which do not need to be then subject to the terms of the Lock-up Agreements (“ Locked-up Shares ”)), including any Escrow Consideration, valued on a Per Share Value basis, or (ii) cash if one or more of the Sellers elect

 

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to pay such Indemnifiable Damages in immediately available funds, in an aggregate amount equal to $7.5 million. For claims based on the Fundamental Representations and claims made under Sections 10.2(b), (c) or (d) , recourse of Purchaser and any other Purchaser Indemnified Person shall be limited to the right to receive from Sellers, at the Sellers option, either (i) shares of Class A Common Stock (which do not need to be Locked-up Shares), including any Escrow Consideration, valued on a Per Share Value basis, or (ii) cash if one or more of the Sellers elect to pay such Indemnifiable Damages in immediately available funds, in an aggregate amount equal to the lesser of (A) the Base Purchase Price and (B) the value (as of the date the applicable Claim Notice is first delivered by a Purchaser Indemnified Person with respect to the claim) of the then remaining Locked-up Shares, in each case calculated on a Per Share Value basis. For any claims for which one or more Sellers elect to pay in immediately available funds, the amount to be paid shall be equal to the amount of the Indemnifiable Damages. For claims based on fraud, recourse of Purchaser and any other Purchaser Indemnified Person shall be limited to the right to receive from Sellers Class A Common Stock in an amount up to the full Purchase Price paid or payable in Class A Common Stock, calculated on a Per Share Value basis.

(f) Other than for claims based upon fraud, any breach of any Fundamental Representation or, with respect to Section 4.15 (Environmental Matters), for claims made after 12 months after the Closing Date (the “ Escrow Exceptions ”), from and after the Closing, if either or both of the Sellers does not choose to satisfy their respective portion of such claims in cash then the Escrow Consideration pursuant to this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of Purchaser and any other Purchaser Indemnified Persons for monetary Indemnifiable Damages for claims made pursuant to Section 10.2(a) . Notwithstanding the foregoing, any claims following the Closing based upon the Escrow Exceptions or Sections 10.2(b), (c) or (d)  for which one or more of the Sellers do not choose to satisfy their respective portion in cash must be made, first, against the Escrow Fund, and only once all amounts in the Escrow Fund have been paid out to the applicable parties or the Escrow Fund has terminated may claims be made directly against any of the Sellers. To the extent there are claims related to the Escrow Exceptions and claims not related to the Escrow Exceptions, Indemnifiable Damages not related to the Escrow Exceptions will be charged against the Escrow Fund prior to the Indemnifiable Damages related to the Escrow Exceptions. The right of Purchaser or any other Purchaser Indemnified Person to recover directly from a Seller in connection with a claim related to the Escrow Exceptions or Sections 10.2(b), (c) or (d) shall be limited to the Seller’s Pro Rata Portion of the Purchase Price and the aggregate amount of the Purchase Price actually received by such Seller, unless that particular Seller committed (or was actively involved in the commission of) any relevant fraud. The amount of any indemnification payments under this Article X that are paid out of the Escrow Consideration shall be deemed to reduce the Escrow Fund, by each Seller’s Pro Rata Portion, of any such indemnification payments.

(g) All indemnification payments made pursuant to this Article X shall be treated by the parties as adjustments to the Purchase Price (other than in relation to payment obligations of the Sellers under Section 3.5) , including for Tax purposes, unless otherwise required by applicable law.

(h) No Seller Indemnified Person shall make any claim for an indemnity or contribution or otherwise against any Company Entity in connection with any liability which any Seller or Seller Indemnified Person has or may have with respect to any representation and warranty made by any Company Entity in this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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10.5 Escrow Fund .

The Escrow Consideration shall be deposited by Purchaser with Canadian Stock Transfer Company Inc., as escrow agent (the “ Escrow Agent ”), such deposit to be governed by the provisions set forth herein and in the Escrow Agreement. The Escrow Consideration shall be available to compensate Purchaser or any other Purchaser Indemnified Person for Indemnifiable Damages pursuant to the indemnification obligations set forth in this Article X .

10.6 Claims .

Any Indemnified Person seeking indemnification hereunder shall promptly notify in writing (the “ Claim Notice ”) the other party or parties from whom such Indemnified Person is seeking indemnification hereunder (the “ Indemnifying Person ,” which term shall include all Indemnifying Persons if there be more than one) of any claim for Indemnifiable Damages (a “ Claim ”) with respect to which the Indemnified Person claims indemnification hereunder. Any Claim Notice delivered under this Section 10.6 shall:

(a) state that a Indemnified Person has determined in good faith that it has a claim for indemnification pursuant to this Article X ;

(b) state the amount of such Indemnifiable Damages, if reasonably known (which, in the case of Indemnifiable Damages not yet incurred, paid, reserved or accrued, may be the maximum amount reasonably anticipated by the Indemnified Person in good faith to be incurred, paid, reserved or accrued); and

(c) specifying in reasonable detail the material facts known to the Indemnified Person giving rise to such claim (based upon the information then possessed by the Indemnified Person).

No delay in providing such Claim Notice within the applicable Survival Period shall affect a Purchaser Indemnified Person’s rights hereunder, unless (and then only to the extent that) the applicable Indemnifying Persons are materially prejudiced thereby.

10.7 Third Party Claims .

(a) If any Claim against the Indemnified Person is made by or in respect of a third party (a “ Third Party Claim ”), the Indemnified Person shall promptly deliver to the Indemnifying Person a Claim Notice, accompanied by copies of all documents and information reasonably relevant to the Third Party Claim and in the Indemnified Person’s possession. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no delay in providing such Claim Notice within the applicable survival period shall affect a Indemnified Person’s rights hereunder, unless (and then only to the extent that) the applicable Indemnifying Persons are prejudiced thereby.

(b) Upon written notice to the Indemnified Person, within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Claim Notice, the Indemnifying Person shall have the right to direct, through

 

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counsel of its own choosing but reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Person, the defense or settlement of any Third Party Claim at its own expense; provided, however, that the Indemnifying Person shall not control the defense of such Third Party Claim (unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Indemnified Person) and shall pay the fees and expenses of counsel retained by the Indemnified Person if (1) the claim for indemnification relates to or arises in connection with any criminal or quasi criminal proceeding, action, indictment, allegation or investigation; (2) the Indemnified Person reasonably believes an adverse determination with respect to the action, lawsuit, investigation, proceeding or other claim giving rise to such claim for indemnification would be materially detrimental to or materially injurious to the Indemnified Person’s reputation or future business prospects; (3) the claim seeks an injunction or equitable relief against the Indemnified Person; (4) the Indemnified Person has been advised by counsel that a reasonable likelihood exists of a conflict of interest between the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person; (5) the Indemnifying Person failed or is failing to vigorously prosecute or defend such claim; or (6) the Indemnified Person reasonably believes that the loss relating to the Third Party Claim will exceed the maximum amount that such Indemnified Person could then be entitled to recover under the applicable provisions of Article X . If the Indemnifying Person is entitled to and elects to direct the defense of any Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Person shall not pay, or permit to be paid, any part of any claim or demand arising from such asserted liability unless the Indemnifying Person consents in writing to such payment (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) or unless the Indemnifying Person, subject to Section 10.7(c) , withdraws from the defense of such asserted liability, or unless a final judgment from which no appeal may be taken by or on behalf of the Indemnifying Person is entered against the Indemnified Person for such liability. The Indemnifying Person shall keep the Indemnified Person timely apprised of the status of such Third Party Claim. The Indemnified Person shall retain the right to employ its own counsel and to participate, at its own expense, in the defense or handling of any Third Party Claim, the defense of which has been assumed by the Indemnifying Person pursuant hereto. If the Indemnifying Party is entitled to and has assumed the defense of any Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Person shall not settle such Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person (which shall not be unreasonably delayed or withheld) if, pursuant to or as a result of such settlement or cessation, (1) there is an admission of wrongdoing by the Indemnified Person or its affiliates, (2) injunctive or other equitable or non-monetary relief will be imposed upon the Indemnified Person or its affiliates, (3) there is not, as a term thereof an express and unconditional release of the Indemnified Person and its affiliates from the Third Party Claim and a complete and final resolution of all such Third Party Claims against the Indemnified Party and its affiliates, and (4) the monetary relief is not fully and actually covered by the Escrow Fund or the Indemnifying Person’s indemnification obligations under this Article X .

(c) If the Indemnifying Person does not give written notice to the Indemnified Person within twenty (20) days after receipt of the Claim Notice of a Third Party Claim that the Indemnifying Person has elected to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim or if the Indemnifying Person shall fail to defend or, if after commencing or undertaking any such defense, shall fail to prosecute or shall withdraw from such defense, the Indemnified Person shall have the right to undertake the defense or settlement thereof, at the Indemnifying Person’s expense. The Indemnifying Person shall pay the cost and expenses of the handling of the defense on a current basis, and any amounts not reimbursed within 30 days after invoice based on reasonable documentation shall accrue interest at 8% per annum and be included in

 

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Indemnifiable Damages. If the Indemnified Person assumes the defense of a Third Party Claim pursuant to the terms of this Section 10.7 , the Indemnified Person shall keep the Indemnifying Person timely apprised of the status of such Third Party Claim and shall, subject to this Section 10.7 , not settle such Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Person (which shall not be unreasonably delayed, withheld or conditioned and which will be deemed given if not objected to in writing within ten (10) days of written notice of the material terms of the settlement).

(d) In connection with any defense of a Third Party Claim, each of the parties to this Agreement shall, and shall cause their respective controlled affiliates to, cooperate in the defense or prosecution thereof and to in good faith retain and furnish such records, information and testimony, and attend such conferences, discovery proceedings, hearings, trials and appeals, as may be reasonably requested by any other party in connection therewith.

10.8 Limitation . The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that it has had the opportunity to conduct due diligence and investigation with respect to the Company Entities. The Sellers shall have no liability to the Purchaser with respect to a breach of any representation or warranty under this Agreement (other than the Fundamental Representations and Section 4.23 (Accounts Receivable)) to the extent that the members of the Conflicts Committee of the Purchaser’s Board of Directors or the Representatives of the Conflicts Committee had actual knowledge of such breach as of the Closing Date based on disclosure of such breach in the Disclosure Schedule in such a manner and in such detail as to enable such members or Representatives to make an informed assessment of the nature and scope of the disclosed breach and its financial, operational or other consequences to the Company Entities.

ARTICLE XI

G ENERAL P ROVISIONS

11.1 Notices .

All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally or by commercial delivery service, or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or sent via facsimile (with confirmation of receipt) to the parties hereto at the following address (or at such other address for a party or agent as shall be specified by like notice):

(i) if to Purchaser, to:

Seaspan Corporation

Unit 2 – 7 th Floor, Bupa Centre

141 Connaught Road West

Hong Kong

Fax:

Attention: Corporate Secretary

Facsimile No.: (604) 638 2595

 

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with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Seaspan Ship Management Ltd.

2600 - 200 Granville Street

Vancouver BC V6C 1S4

Attention: Secretary and Chair, Conflicts

Committee

Facsimile No.: +1.604.648.9514

and:

Perkins Coie LLP

1120 NW Couch Street, Tenth Floor

Portland, OR 97209-4128

Attention: David S. Matheson

Facsimile No.: (503) 727-2008

and, as agent for service of process before English courts:

Watson, Farley & Williams

15 Appold Street

London

EC2A 2HB

England

Attention: Mark Lawson

Facsimile No.: 44(0)20 7814 8018

(ii) if to Sellers, to each of the following:

Kevin Lee Washington 1999 Trust II

c/o Copper Lion, Inc., Trustee

P.O. Box 2490

Jackson, Wyoming 83001-2490

with a copy to:

Washington Corporations

101 International Drive

P.O. Box 16630

Missoula, MT 59808

Attention: Lawrence R. Simkins, President

Phone: (406)523-1300

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Kyle Roy Washington 2005 Irrevocable Trust u/a/d

July 15, 2005

c/o Copper Lion, Inc., Trustee

P.O. Box 2490

Jackson, Wyoming 83001-2490

with a copy to:

Washington Corporations

101 International Drive

P.O. Box 16630

Missoula, MT 59808

Attention: Lawrence R. Simkins, President

Phone: (406)523-1300

and, as agent for service of process before English courts for either trust:

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

23 College Hill

5th Floor

London EC4R 2RP

England

Attention: David G. Glennie

Facsimile No.: 011-44-207-429-560

and

Thetis Holdings Ltd., at its registered offices

Walkers Corporate Services

Walker House, 87 Mary Street

George Town, Grand Cayman

Cayman Islands KY1-9001

Attention: Managing Director and Secretary

(marked urgent)

Facsimile No.:+1-345-949-7886

with a copy to:

Tiger Ventures Limited

1401 Jardine House

1 Connaught Place, Central Hong Kong

Attention: Graham Porter (marked urgent)

Facsimile No.: +852-2160-5199

 

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and, as agent for service of process before English courts for Thetis:

WB Co (1404) Limited

c/o Wedlake Bell, 52 Bedford Row

London WC1R 4LR

England

11.2 Interpretation .

When a reference is made in this Agreement to Articles, Sections, Exhibits or Schedules, such reference shall be to an Article or Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation.” Any undefined accounting term shall have the meaning assigned to it pursuant to GAAP. Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires: (a) words of any gender include each other gender; (b) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively; and (c) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement.

11.3 Counterparts .

This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same instrument and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to the other parties hereto; it being understood that all parties hereto need not sign the same counterpart.

11.4 Entire Agreement; Parties in Interest .

This Agreement and the documents and instruments and other agreements specifically referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto, including all the exhibits attached hereto, and the Schedules, including the Disclosure Schedule, (a) constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, including the Memorandum of Understanding between Purchaser and Sellers dated December 12, 2011, and (b) are not intended to confer, and shall not be construed as conferring, upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder (except that Article X is intended to benefit Indemnified Persons). Unless expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement, a Person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce or enjoy the benefit of any term of this Agreement.

 

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11.5 Assignment and Succession .

Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement may be assigned or delegated, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any such assignment without such prior written consent shall be null and void, except that Purchaser may assign this Agreement to one or more of its affiliates without the prior consent of Sellers; provided , however , that Purchaser shall remain liable for all of its obligations under this Agreement. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

11.6 Severability .

In the event that any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect and shall be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties hereto shall use all reasonable efforts to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that shall achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision.

11.7 Remedies Cumulative .

Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a party hereto shall be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party hereto of any one remedy shall not preclude the exercise of any other remedy and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver by any party of any right to specific performance or injunctive relief. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity, and the parties hereby waive the requirement of any posting of a bond in connection with the remedies described herein.

11.8 Governing Law .

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England without reference to principles of conflicts of law. The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute, claim or proceeding that arises out of or in connection with this Agreement and hereby submit all such disputes, claims and proceedings to the jurisdiction of the English Courts. Each of the parties hereby appoints the applicable person indicated in Section 11.1 as its agent for service of process in England in respect of any proceedings, disputes and claims before such English courts.

11.9 Rules of Construction .

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Agreement, each Schedule and each exhibit attached hereto, the application of any law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document shall be construed against the party drafting such agreement or document.

11.10 Confidentiality . After the Closing, the Sellers and their Representatives shall keep confidential and not disclose any information of Purchaser or any Company Entity learned, acquired or obtained as a result of Sections 3.4, 7.12 or 10.7 to any other Person without the prior written consent of the Purchaser unless (a) the disclosure is in response to a legal, regulatory requirement, order, subpoena or request or inquiry of a Governmental Entity, in which case the Sellers shall use commercially reasonable steps to safeguard the confidentiality of such information, (b) the disclosure is required to facilitate the investigation, litigation and disposition of any claims that may have been or may be made by or against any party or its affiliates or (c) the information otherwise is readily ascertainable from public or published information (without violation of the foregoing provisions of this sentence).

11.11 Sellers’ Assurances . Each Seller agrees that it shall not intentionally take any action that would adversely affect its ability to comply fully with its obligations to the Purchaser under this Agreement.

[S IGNATURE P AGE F OLLOWS ]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Share Purchase Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

S EASPAN C ORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Sai W. Chu

Name:   Sai W. Chu
Title:   Chief Financial Officer
S EASPAN MANAGEMENT S ERVICES L IMITED
By:  

/s/ Graham Porter

Name:  

Graham Porter

Title:  

Director

S ELLERS :
T HE K EVIN L EE W ASHINGTON 1999 T RUST II
B Y : C OPPER L ION , I NC ., AS TRUSTEE
By:  

/s/ Christopher Hawks

Name:   Christopher Hawks
Title:   President
T HE K YLE R OY W ASHINGTON 2005 I RREVOCABLE T RUST U / A / D J ULY  15, 2005
B Y : C OPPER L ION , I NC ., AS TRUSTEE
By:  

/s/ Christopher Hawks

Name:   Christopher Hawks
Title:   President
T HETIS H OLDINGS L TD .
By:  

/s/ Graham Porter

Name:   Graham Porter
Title   Director

SIGNATURE PAGE TO SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Exhibit 4.2

ESCROW AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of January 27, 2012.

AMONG:

CANADIAN STOCK TRANSFER COMPANY INC. , a company existing under the laws of Canada (the “ Escrow Agent ”)

- and -

SEASPAN CORPORATION , a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Marshall Islands (the “ Company ”)

- and -

The securityholders identified in Schedule “A” of this Agreement (each a “ Security Holder ” and collectively the “ Security Holders ”)

WHEREAS the Company and the Security Holders entered into a Share Purchase Agreement dated as of January 27, 2012 (as amended, the “ Purchase Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Company is purchasing from the Security Holders all of the Company Shares and acquiring all of the Incentive Shares (each as defined in the Purchase Agreement), owned directly or indirectly, by the Company. The Purchase Agreement provides that the Company shall deposit 586,212 shares of Class A common stock of the Company (or any Class A common stock issued by the Company in exchange for or in replacement thereof) in segregated escrow accounts titled in the name of the respective Security Holders to be held by Escrow Agent to secure the Company’s right to indemnification set forth in the Purchase Agreement;

WHEREAS the foregoing statements of fact and recitals are made by the parties hereto other than the Escrow Agent;


AND WHEREAS the Escrow Agent is willing to act as the escrow agent hereunder and to hold, administer and distribute the securities deposited with it in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties each intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

ARTICLE ONE

INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions.

The terms listed below and used herein shall have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

  (a) affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

  (b) Business Day ” means a day (a) other than a Saturday or Sunday and (b) on which commercial banks are open for business in the province of British Columbia, the State of New York and the city of Hong Kong.

 

  (c) Cash Payment Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a) .

 

  (d) Claim ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a) .

 

  (e) Demand Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a) .

 

  (f) Determination ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a) .

 

  (g) Documents ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.7 .

 

  (h) Effective Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.10 .

 

  (i) Escrow Termination Date ” shall mean the first anniversary of the Closing Date.

 

  (j) Indemnified Parties ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5 .

 

  (k) Joint Written Direction ” shall mean a written direction executed by the Company and the Security Holders directing Escrow Agent to disburse all or a portion of the Securities or to take or refrain from taking an action pursuant to this Agreement.


  (k) KLW Trust ” means The Kevin Lee Washington 1999 Trust II.

 

  (l) KRW Trust ” means The Kyle Roy Washington 2005 Irrevocable Trust U/A/D July 15, 2005.

 

  (m) Objection Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a) .

 

  (m) Per Share Value ” means the volume-weighted average trading price of the Company’s Class A common shares on The New York Stock Exchange for the 90 trading days immediately preceding the Closing Date (as the same may be appropriately adjusted for any stock split or other reorganization affecting the Company’s Class A common shares after the Closing Date).

 

  (n) Purchase Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

  (o) Securities ” means shares of Class A common stock of the Company, in the amounts set forth opposite the name of each Security Holder in Schedule “A” hereto, and any Class A common shares or other securities issued by the Company in exchange for or in replacement of the shares set forth on Schedule “A” hereto (including, without limitation, any Class A common shares issued as a result of a stock split or other reorganization).

 

  (p) Thetis ” means Thetis Holdings Ltd.

ARTICLE TWO

ESCROW PROVISIONS

2.1 Appointment of Escrow Agent.

The Company and the Security Holders hereby appoint the Escrow Agent to serve as escrow agent and the Escrow Agent hereby agrees to act as escrow agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

2.2 Delivery into Escrow.

The Company hereby places and deposits in escrow the Securities with the Escrow Agent, and the Escrow Agent will credit the segregated accounts of the Security Holders with the Escrow Shares, in book-entry form.

The Escrow Agent shall have no liability or responsibility for any property until it is in fact received by the Escrow Agent.

2.3 Holding of Securities.

The Securities, when delivered, will be held by the Escrow Agent in the name of the Security Holders and dealt with in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.


The parties hereby agree that the Securities and the beneficial ownership of or any interest in them shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company and the Escrow Agent, be sold, assigned, hypothecated, alienated, released from escrow, transferred within escrow, or otherwise in any manner dealt with, without the express written escrow, or otherwise in any manner dealt with except as may be required by reason of the death or bankruptcy of any Security Holder, in which cases the Escrow Agent shall hold the Securities subject to this Agreement, for whatever person, firm or corporation shall be legally entitled to be or become the registered owner thereof, provided such person, firm or corporation shall agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

2.4 Value of Securities

The Securities to be deposited and distributed pursuant to this Agreement shall be rounded to the nearest whole number and shall be valued at the Per Share Value price per share.

2.5 Release of Securities.

The Company and the Security Holders hereby direct the Escrow Agent to retain the Securities (including any replacement securities) and not to do or cause anything to be done to release the same from escrow or to allow any transfer, hypothecation or alienation thereof, except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

The Securities shall be released from escrow as follows:

(a) Release for Indemnification .

(i) The Company may deliver to the Escrow Agent a claim in writing (a copy of which shall be sent contemporaneously to the Security Holders by the Company) (a “ Claim ) setting forth that the Company reasonably believes in good faith that there is or has been a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant contained in the Purchase Agreement or that the Company is otherwise entitled to indemnification pursuant to Article X of the Purchase Agreement and describing in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances of the claim, the basis upon which indemnification is sought pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the amount of Indemnifiable Damages that exist with respect to such claim if then ascertainable and, if not ascertainable, the estimated amount thereof (the “ Demand Amount ”). The Company shall instruct the Escrow Agent to release, subject to the other provisions of this Section 2.5 , a number of shares from the Securities which, when multiplied by the Per Share Value, equals the Demand Amount. The Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility for determining or calculating the amounts and number of shares set forth in this Section 2.5(a)(i) and the Company and or the Security Holders shall promptly provide detailed written instructions with respect to this Section 2.5(a)(i) . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any Claim not received by the Escrow Agent and the Security Holders prior to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the Escrow Termination Date shall be of no effect.


(ii) Unless the Escrow Agent receives from the Security Holders a written notice (a) of objection to a Claim (the “ Objection Notice ”) and/or (b) that any Security Holder has satisfied its pro rata portion of the Claim in cash (“ Cash Payment Notice ”), which notices may be combined, and in each case, a copy of which shall be sent contemporaneously to the Company by the Security Holders) prior to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the 20th calendar day after receipt of the related Claim by the Escrow Agent, the Escrow Agent shall release to the Company, as soon as possible after the 20th calendar day, in satisfaction of the Demand Amount set forth in such Claim, the number of Securities which, when multiplied by the Per Share Value, equals the Demand Amount, allocated among the Security Holders as follows: 25% to the KLW Trust, 25% to the KRW Trust and 50% to Thetis, to the address or account of the Company set forth in Schedule A . In any Objection Notice, the Security Holders may state an objection to all or a portion of the Demand Amount sought in such Claim. If the Security Holders object to only a portion of such Demand Amount, such Objection Notice shall instruct the Escrow Agent to release, and the Escrow Agent shall release, to the Company in accordance with this Section 2.5(a)(ii) the number of shares from the Securities which, when multiplied by the Per Share Value, equals that portion of the Demand Amount that is not contested by the Security Holders.

(iii) In the event that the Security Holders deliver to each of the Escrow Agent and the Company an Objection Notice within the time period specified in Section 2.5(a)(ii) , the Escrow Agent shall not release the number of shares from the Securities relating to the contested portion of the Demand Amount or the unspecified Indemnifiable Damages, as the case may be, until the Escrow Agent receives a Determination (hereinafter defined). If the Security Holders deliver an Objection Notice to any Claim within the time period specified in Section 2.5(a)(ii) , the Security Holders and the Company shall attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute related to the Claim. If the Company and the Security Holders resolve such dispute, such written resolution shall be binding on the Company and the Security Holders, and a settlement agreement signed by the Company and the Security Holders or other Joint Written Direction shall be sent to the Escrow Agent, which shall, upon receipt thereof, release the applicable shares from the Securities in accordance with this Agreement. Unless and until the Escrow Agent shall receive written notice that any such dispute has been resolved by the Company and the Security Holders, the Escrow Agent may assume without inquiry that such dispute has not been resolved. If the Company and the Security Holders fail to reach agreement with respect to the contested Claim within 45 days of the delivery of the Objection Notice, either the Company or the Security Holders may


commence Proceedings with respect to such disputed items in accordance with Section 11.8 of the Purchase Agreement. For purposes of this Escrow Agreement, a “ Determination ” shall mean: (x) a written settlement signed by both the Company and the Security Holders or other Joint Written Direction, or (y) a court order or a decision of an arbitrator delivered by the presenting party. In all cases, the Determination shall indicate that all or a specified portion of the Demand Amount is to be released to the Company from the Securities, or that no amount from the Securities is to be released to the Company. Any such Demand Amount specified to be released to the Company in a Determination shall promptly be delivered by Escrow Agent to the Company to the address or account specified in Schedule A . The parties acknowledge and agree that the Escrow Agent shall be entitled absolutely to rely and act upon any such order received, even if such order is found not to be final and subject to further appeal and potential reversal.

(iv) In the event that any Security Holder delivers to each of the Escrow Agent and the Company a Cash Payment Notice within the time period specified in Section 2.5(a)(ii) , the Company and the Security Holder shall deliver to the Escrow Agent, within ten Business Days of receipt of the Cash Payment Notice by the Company a Joint Written Direction, confirming that such Security Holder has paid in cash all or a portion of its pro rata portion of the Claim not contested by the Security Holders, and such notice shall instruct the Escrow Agent to release, and the Escrow Agent shall release to the Security Holder, the number of shares from the Securities which, when multiplied by the Per Share Value, equals the portion of the Security Holder’s pro rata portion of the Demand Amount paid by the Security Holder in cash. If the Security Holder pays only a portion of such Demand Amount in cash, such Joint Written Direction shall instruct the Escrow Agent to release, and the Escrow Agent shall release, to the Company in accordance with this Section 2.5(a)(ii) the number of shares from the Securities which, when multiplied by the Per Share Value, equals that portion of the Demand Amount that has not been paid in cash by the Security Holder. The Company and the Security Holders hereby agree that the purpose of the Joint Written Direction contemplated in this Section 2.5(a)(iv) is to allow the Company the opportunity to confirm calculation of the cash payment and receipt thereof.

(v) Upon the release of any Securities from escrow in connection with a Claim, the Escrow Agent shall provide notice to each Security Holder, at the address set forth in Schedule A , of the amount of Securities of the Security Holder remaining is escrow.

(b) Release of Securities .

Within three (3) Business Days following the Escrow Termination Date, the Escrow Agent shall release any remaining Securities to the Security Holders, at each Security


Holder’s address or brokerage account as specified in Schedule A , less any amount of Securities which, when multiplied by the Per Share Value, is necessary to satisfy any Demand Amounts pending at such time upon the Escrow Termination Date. Any amounts retained by the Escrow Agent with respect to pending Demand Amounts shall be released in accordance with Section 2.5(a) . If any such pending claim is resolved through a Determination after the Escrow Termination Date for an amount less than the amount retained by the Escrow Agent in respect thereof under this Section 2.5(b) , the Escrow Agent shall within three (3) Business Days of releasing Escrow Shares to the Company in satisfaction of such claim, release to the Security Holders an aggregate number of Securities which, when multiplied by the Per Share Value, equals the difference between the amount necessary to satisfy any remaining pending claims and the amount paid to the Company in satisfaction of the settled claim. The Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility for determining or calculating the amounts and number of shares set forth in this Section 2.5(b) and the Company and/or the Security Holders shall provide detailed written instructions with respects to this Section 2.5(b) .

2.6 Dividends

If during the period in which any of the Securities are retained in escrow pursuant hereto, any dividend is received by the Escrow Agent in respect of the Securities, other than in connection with a stock split, whether effected directly or through a stock dividend, shall be forthwith paid or transferred to the respective Security Holders entitled thereto to each Security Holder’s address or brokerage account as specified on Schedule A for stock dividends, and to each Security Holder’s bank account, as specified on Schedule A , for cash dividends, and shall not be subject to the terms of this Agreement.

2.7 Voting Rights

All voting rights attached to the Securities shall at all times be exercised by the respective registered owners thereof.

ARTICLE THREE

RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE ESCROW AGENT

3.1 Rights and Duties of Escrow Agent.

The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith, excepting only loss or other liability caused by its own gross negligence, wilful misconduct, fraud or lack of good faith. Under no circumstances shall the Escrow Agent be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, consequential, exemplary or punitive losses or damages hereunder, including any loss of profits, whether foreseeable or unforeseeable.

3.2 Retain Experts.

The Escrow Agent may appoint such agents and employ or retain such counsel, accountants, engineers, appraisers or other experts or advisers as it may reasonably require for the purpose of discharging its duties and determining its rights hereunder and may pay reasonable remuneration for all services performed by any of them, without taxation of costs of any counsel, and shall not be responsible for any misconduct solely on the part of any of


them. The Company and the Security Holders shall pay or reimburse the Escrow Agent for any reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of such counsel, advisors, agents or other experts as set forth in Section 3.6 .

3.3 Reliance on Experts.

The Escrow Agent may act and rely and shall be protected in acting and relying in good faith on the opinion or advice of or information obtained from any agent, counsel, accountant, engineer, appraiser or other expert or adviser, retained or employed by the Company or the Escrow Agent, in relation to any matter arising in the performance of its duties under this Agreement.

3.4 Express Duties.

The Escrow Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities except as expressly provided in this Agreement and shall have no liability or responsibility arising under any other agreement, including any agreement referred to in this Agreement, to which the Escrow Agent is not a party.

3.5 Indemnity.

In addition to and without limiting any other protection of the Escrow Agent hereunder or otherwise by law, the Company and each Security Holder hereby agree, in the amounts set forth in Section 3.6 , to indemnify and hold harmless the Escrow Agent and it officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “ Indemnified Parties ”) harmless from and against any and all liabilities, losses, claims, damages, penalties, actions, suits, demands, levies, costs, expenses and disbursements including any and all reasonable legal and adviser fees and disbursements of whatever kind or nature which may at any time be suffered by, imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Escrow Agent, whether groundless or otherwise, howsoever arising from or out of any act, omission or error of the Escrow Agent in connection with its acting as Escrow Agent hereunder unless arising from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct or bad faith on the part of any Indemnified Party. The Indemnified Parties shall have the right to select and employ one counsel to represent all of the Indemnified Parties with respect to any action or claim brought or asserted against them, unless the Indemnified Parties have been advised by counsel that a reasonable likelihood exists of a conflict of interest between the Indemnified Parties, and the reasonable fees of such counsel (and such counsel’s reasonable costs and expenses) shall be paid, upon demand, by the Company and the Security Holders in the amounts set forth in Section 3.6 . Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, this indemnity shall survive the removal or resignation of the Escrow Agent and the termination of this Agreement.

3.6 Remuneration.

Each of the Company and the Security Holders agrees to pay or reimburse, as applicable, the Escrow Agent for 50% of (a) the Escrow Agent’s fees for the services to be rendered hereunder, which unless otherwise agreed in writing shall be as described in Schedule A attached hereto and (b) upon its written request (accompanied by reasonable evidence of the incurrence and amount of such cost or expense), for all (i) reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances reasonably incurred or made by the Escrow Agent in the administration of its duties hereunder (including, without limitation, reasonable legal


fees and expenses and the reasonable compensation and disbursements of all other advisers, agents and assistants not regularly in its employ) and (ii) other indemnifiable claims pursuant to Section 3.5 . The parties hereto agree that if any of the Escrow Agent’s undisputed fees, expenses and disbursements are unpaid by the responsible party for more than 30 days after the payment due date, then the Escrow Agent has the right to withhold the release of any Securities to such party until such fees, expenses and disbursements are paid in full.

3.7 Validity of Certificates, etc.

The Escrow Agent shall be protected in acting and relying upon any notice, request, waiver, consent, receipt, direction, instruction, affidavit or other paper, writing or document (collectively referred to as “ Documents ”) furnished to it and purporting to have been executed or issued by any officer or person required to or entitled to execute and deliver to the Escrow Agent any such Documents in connection with this Agreement, not only as to its due execution and the validity and effectiveness of it provisions, but also as to the truth or accuracy of any information therein contained, which it in good faith believes to be genuine.

The Escrow Agent shall have the right not to act and shall not be liable for refusing to act unless it has received clear and reasonable documentation that complies with the terms of this Agreement. Such documentation must not require the exercise of any discretion or independent judgment by the Escrow Agent.

3.8 Anti-Money Laundering.

The Escrow Agent shall have the right not to act and shall not be liable for refusing to act under this Agreement if, due to a lack of information or for any other reason, the Escrow Agent it its reasonable judgment, determines that such act might cause it to be in non-compliance with any applicable anti-money laundering or anti-terrorist legislation, regulation or guideline. Should the Escrow Agent, in its reasonable judgment, determine at any time that its acting under this Agreement has resulted in the Escrow Agent being in non-compliance with any applicable anti-money laundering or anti-terrorist legislation, regulation or guideline, then the Escrow Agent shall have the right to resign on 20 days’ written notice to the Company, provided (i) that the written notice shall describe the circumstances of such non-compliance; and (ii) that if such circumstances are rectified or shown not to exist to the Escrow Agent’s satisfaction within such 20 day period, then such resignation shall not be effective.

3.9 Termination

Notwithstanding any provisions contained in this Agreement, if the Escrow Agent continues to hold the Securities in escrow after five (5) years from the date of this Agreement, then the Escrow Agent shall return the Securities to the Company to be held in trust for the Security Holders (subject to any continuing indemnification claims made by the Company prior to the Escrow Termination Date) and the duties and obligations of the Escrow Agent under this Agreement shall cease immediately.

3.10 Replacement of the Escrow Agent.

The Escrow Agent may resign and be discharged from all further duties and obligations hereunder by giving to the Company thirty (30) days’ written notice of the effective date


of resignation (“ Effective Date ”). In the event of the Escrow Agent resigning, the Company shall, with the consent of the Security Holders (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) forthwith appoint a successor agent. Upon the Effective Date, if the Company has not appointed a successor agent, the Security Holders may appoint a successor agent, with the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Failing such appointment by the Security Holders within thirty (30) days from the Effective Date, the Escrow Agent may, at the expense of the Company and the Security Holders in the amounts set forth in Section 3.6, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor escrow agent or for other appropriate relief, and any such resulting appointment shall be binding upon all of the parties hereto. Escrow Agent’s sole responsibility after any such second thirty (30) day notice period expires shall be to hold the Securities and to deliver the same to a designated substitute escrow agent, if any, or in accordance with the directions of a court order, at which time of delivery Escrow Agent’s obligations hereunder shall cease and terminate.

Any new escrow agent appointed pursuant to the provisions of the section shall be a corporation authorized to carry on the business of an escrow agent in the Province of British Columbia. On any new appointment, the new escrow agent shall be vested with the same powers, rights, duties and obligations as if it had been originally named herein as escrow agent, without any further assurance, conveyance, act or deed. The Escrow Agent, upon receipt of payment for any outstanding amounts for its services and expenses then unpaid, shall transfer, deliver and pay over to such successor escrow agent, who shall be entitled to receive, all cash and property on deposit with such predecessor hereunder.

3.11 Entire Agreement.

This Agreement sets forth exclusively the duties of the Escrow Agent with respect to any and all matters pertinent hereto and no implied duties or obligations shall be read into the agreement against the Escrow Agent, including any agreement referred to in this Agreement to which the Escrow Agent is not a party.

3.12 Not Required to Expend its own Funds.

None of the provisions contained in this Agreement or any supplement shall require the Escrow Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in performing its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers.


ARTICLE FOUR

GENERAL

4.1 Notice.

Unless herein otherwise provided, any notice to be given hereunder to the Company, the Escrow Agent or the Security Holder shall be deemed to be validly given if delivered or if sent by mail, postage prepaid, or by overnight delivery (providing proof of delivery) or if transmitted by facsimile:

if to the Company

Seaspan Corporation

Attn: Corporate Secretary

Unit 2 – 7th Floor, Bupa Centre

141 Connaught Road West

Hong Kong

Facsimile No.: (604) 638-2595

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Perkins Coie LLP

1120 NW Couch Street, Tenth Floor

Portland, OR 97209-4128

Attention: David S. Matheson

Facsimile No.: (503) 727-2008

 

if to the Escrow Agent:   Canadian Stock Transfer Company Inc.

Canadian Stock Transfer Company Inc.

1600-1066 West Hastings St.

Vancouver, BC

V6E 3X1

Attention: Van Bot

Facsimile: 604-688-4301

 

if to the Security Holders:   To the name and address or facsimile
  number on Schedule “A” to this Agreement

and any such notice delivered in accordance with the foregoing shall be deemed to have been received on the date of delivery or, if mailed, on the third (3 rd ) Business Day following the date of the postmark on such notice or, if transmitted by facsimile, on the next Business Day following the date of transmission.

The Company, the Escrow Agent or the Security Holder, as the case may be, may from time to time notify the other parties in the manner provided in this Section of a change of address which, from the effective date of such notice and until changed by like notice, shall be the address of the Company or the Escrow Agent or the Security Holder, as the case may be, for all purposes of this agreement.

If, by reason of a strike, lockout or other work stoppage, actual or threatened, involving postal employees any notice to be given to the Escrow Agent or the Company or the Security Holder hereunder could reasonably be considered unlikely to reach its destination, such notice shall be valid and effective only if it is delivered, or sent by facsimile transmission.


4.2 Representation.

Each party represents that it has the power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, that the person or persons signing this Agreement on behalf of the named party are properly authorized and empowered to sign it and that the Agreement is valid and binding on the party and enforceable against the party in accordance with its terms.

4.3 Invalidity.

If any of the provisions of this Agreement becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any law, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected or impaired.

4.4 Currency.

All amounts stated herein are expressed in United States dollars.

4.5 Amendment.

No provision of this Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended or modified by any party unless such waiver, amendment or modification is in writing and signed by the parties hereto.

4.6 Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and said counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.

4.7 Successors and Assigns.

This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as may be otherwise specifically provided herein, no assignment shall be made of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the parties hereto, except that the Company may assign this Agreement to one or more of its Affiliates without the prior consent of the other parties hereto; provided, however, that the Company shall remain liable for all of its obligations under this Agreement.

4.8 Governing Law.

This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, and any actions, proceedings, claims or disputes regarding it shall be resolved by the courts in that province.

4.9 Consent to Jurisdiction and Venue.

In the event that any party hereto commences a lawsuit or other proceeding relating to or arising from this Agreement, the parties hereto agree that the courts of or located in British Columbia shall have the sole and exclusive jurisdiction over any such proceeding. Any final judgment shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit


on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Any of these courts shall be proper venue for any such lawsuit or judicial proceeding and the parties hereto waive any objection to such venue and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit or proceeding in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

The parties hereto consent to and agree to submit to the jurisdiction of any of the courts specified herein and agree to accept service of process to vest personal jurisdiction over them in any of these courts.

Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right to a trial by jury and agrees that any of them may file a copy of this section of this Agreement with any court as written evidence of the knowing, voluntary and bargained-for agreement among the parties hereto irrevocably to waive the right to trial by jury in any litigation related to or arising under this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above by their duly authorized signing officers.

 

SEASPAN CORPORATION      CANADIAN STOCK TRANSFER COMPANY INC.
By:  

/s/    Sai W. Chu

     By:  

/s/    Van Bot

Name:   Sai W. Chu      Name:   Van Bot
Title:   Chief Financial Officer      Title:   Authorized Signatory
       By:  

/s/    Kathy Straw

       Name:   Kathy Straw
       Title:   Authorized Signatory


IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above by their duly authorized signing officers.

 

SECURITY HOLDERS
The Kevin Lee Washington 1999 Trust II
By: Copper Lion, Inc., as trustee
By:  

/s/ Christopher Hawks

Name:   Christopher Hawks
Title:   President
Kyle Roy Washington 2005 Irrevocable Trust U/A/D July 15, 2005
By Copper Lion, Inc., as trustee
By:  

/s/ Christopher Hawks

Name:   Christopher Hawks
Title:   President
T HETIS H OLDINGS L TD .
By:  

/s/ Graham Porter

Name:   Graham Porter
Title:  

Director


Schedule “A”

 

1. Securities to be Deposited

 

Security Holder :    Number of Shares of Class A Common Stock :        

The Kevin Lee Washington 1999 Trust II

   146,553         

c/o Copper Lion, Inc., Trustee

  

P.O. Box 2490

  

Jackson, Wyoming

  

83001-2490

  

Attention:

  

Facsimile:        (    )

  

With a copy to:

Lawrence R. Simkins, President

Washington Corporations

101 International Drive

P.O. Box 16630

Missoula, MT 5980

(406) 523-1300

lsimkins@washcorp.com

 

Security Holder :    Number of Shares of Class A Common Stock :        

Kyle Roy Washington 2005 Irrevocable Trust

  

u/a/d July 15, 2005

   146,553         

c/o Copper Lion, Inc., Trustee

  

P.O. Box 2490

  

Jackson, Wyoming

  

83001-2490

  

Attention:

  

Facsimile:        (    )

  

With a copy to:

Lawrence R. Simkins, President

Washington Corporations

101 International Drive

P.O. Box 16630

Missoula, MT 5980

(406) 523-1300

lsimkins@washcorp.com


Security Holder :    Number of Shares of Class A Common Stock :        
Thetis Holdings Ltd.    293,106         
Walkers Corporate Services   
Walker House   
87 Mary Street   
George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands   
KY1-9001   
Attention: Managing Director and Secretary, marked “Urgent”   
Facsimile: +1 345 949 7886   

With a copy to:

Mr. Graham Porter, marked “Urgent”

c/o Tiger Ventures Limited

1401Jardine House

1 Connaught Place

Central, Hong Kong

Facsimile: +852 2160 5199

E-mail: graham.porter@tigergroup.hk

 

2. Account Information for Distribution of Cash Dividends :

Kevin Lee Washington 1999 Trust II

Bank Name: First Interstate Bank, Jackson, WY

Bank ABA Routing Number: # 092901683

Account Name: Kevin Washington 1999 Trust II

Account Number: # 1400976922

Kyle Roy Washington 2005 Irrevocable Trust u/a/d July 15, 2005

Bank Name: First Interstate Bank, Jackson, WY

Bank ABA Routing Number: # 092901683

Account Name: The Roy Dennis Washington 2005 Irrevocable Trust Agreement FBO

Kyle Roy Washington

Account Number: # 1400977813

Thetis Holdings Ltd.

Iban: CH14 0483 5085 3266 1200 0

Acc. Name: Thetis Holdings Ltd.

Bank: Credit Suisse AG, Zürich

Swift: CRES CH ZZ 80A

Clearing No.:4835

Credit Suisse Private Banking

Att. Christian Blum

P.O. Box 500

8070 Zurich, Switzerland


3. Brokerage Accounts for Distribution of Escrow Shares :

Kevin Lee Washington 1999 Trust II

Delivery Instructions

DTC #0418

Citigroup Global Markets

A/C #554-XXX69-15-833

Account Name: The Kevin Lee Washington 1999 Trust II

Kyle Roy Washington 2005 Irrevocable Trust u/a/d July 15, 2005

Delivery Instructions

DTC #0418

Citigroup Global Markets

A/C #554-XXX7C-18-833

Account Name: The Kyle Roy Washington 2005 Irrevocable Trust

Thetis Holdings Ltd.

Iban: CH14 0483 5085 3266 1200 0

Acc. Name: Thetis Holdings Ltd.

Bank: Credit Suisse AG, Zürich

Swift: CRESCHZH80A

Clearing No.:4835

Credit Suisse Private Banking

Att. Christian Blum

P.O. Box 500

8070 Zurich, Switzerland

The Company : Instruct Transfer Agent to return shares to Treasury.

 

4.         Escrow Agent Fee .    One time payment in the amount of $4,000.

 

5. Amendments to this Schedule A . Sections 2 and 3 of this Schedule A may be amended by giving written notice to the Escrow Agent at the address set forth in Section 4.1 of this Agreement at least three (3) Business Days prior to any distribution, and in accordance with Section 4.1 of this Agreement.

Exhibit 4.3

LOCK UP AGREEMENT

This LOCK UP AGREEMENT dated as of January 27, 2012 (this “ Agreement ”), is by and between SEASPAN CORPORATION, a Marshall Islands corporation (the “ Company ”), and                      (“ Seller ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company and Seller are parties to a Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2012 (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), and are entering into an Escrow Agreement (the “ Escrow Agreement ”) of even date herewith;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the Company will issue to Seller the number of Class A common shares, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (“ Class A Common Shares ”) identified as “ Closing Consideration Shares ” on Schedule A to this Agreement and deposit on Seller’s behalf with the Escrow Agent the number of Class A Common Shares identified as “ Escrow Consideration Shares ” on Schedule A to this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, as an inducement and a condition to closing the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the Company desires that Seller enter into, and Seller is willing to enter into, this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and Seller, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

AGREEMENTS

1. Certain Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere herein, capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement:

(a) “ affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

(b) “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(c) “ Beneficially Own ” or “ Beneficial Ownership ” with respect to any securities means having “beneficial ownership” of such securities as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, as the same may be amended.

(d) “ Change of Control ” means

 

  i. 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 Company’s assets;

 

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  ii. an order made for, or the adoption by the Board of a plan of, liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

 

  iii. the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” (for the purposes of this definition, as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than a majority of the Company’s voting securities, measured by voting power rather than number of shares;

 

  iv. 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;

 

  v. a change in directors after which a majority of the members of the Board are not Continuing Directors; or

 

  vi. the consolidation of the Company with, or the merger of the Company with or into, any “person”, or the consolidation of any “person” with, or the merger of any “person” (with or into) the Company, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding common shares of the Company 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 the Company’s 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.

(e) “ Common Shares ” means the Closing Consideration Shares and the Escrow Consideration Shares, or any Class A Common Shares issued by the Company in exchange for or in replacement of the Closing Consideration Shares or the Escrow Consideration Shares (including any Class A Common Shares issued as a result of a stock split or other reorganization).

(f) “ Continuing Directors ” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board who either (i) was a member as of the date of this Agreement or (ii) was nominated for election or appointment to the Board with the approval of the majority of the members of the Board who either were members of the Board as of the date of this Agreement or whose nomination or election was previously so approved.

 

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(g) “ Control ” includes, but is not limited to, when used with respect to a specific Person (i) any other Person who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of such Person or the distributable profits or losses of such Person, or (ii) any other Person having the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities or interests, by contract or otherwise. “ Controlled ” and “ Controlling ” will have correlative meanings.

(h) “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(i) “ Lockup Securities ” means with respect to the Seller at any time:

 

  i. during the first year of the Lockup Period, one hundred percent (100%) of (A) the Common Shares owned of record or Beneficially Owned by the Seller as of the date hereof (as set forth on Schedule A ) and (B) any Class A Common Shares issued by the Company after the Closing in exchange for or in replacement of the Closing Consideration Shares or the Escrow Consideration Shares (including any Class A Common Shares issued as a result of a stock split or other reorganization);

 

  ii. during the second year of the Lockup Period, an amount of Common Shares equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of the aggregate Common Shares owned of record or Beneficially Owned by the Seller as of the date hereof (as set forth on Schedule A ); provided, however , that the number of Lockup Securities shall be appropriately adjusted for any Class A Common Shares issued by the Company after the Closing in exchange for or in replacement of the Closing Consideration Shares or the Escrow Consideration Shares (including any Class A Common Shares issued as a result of a stock split or other reorganization);

 

  iii. during the third year of the Lockup Period, an amount of Common Shares equal to fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Common Shares owned of record or Beneficially Owned by the Seller as of the date hereof (as set forth on Schedule A ); provided, however , that the number of Lockup Securities shall be appropriately adjusted for any Class A Common Shares issued by the Company after the Closing in exchange for or in replacement of the Closing Consideration Shares or the Escrow Consideration Shares (including any Class A Common Shares issued as a result of a stock split or other reorganization); and

 

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  iv. during the last year of the Lockup Period, an amount of Common Shares equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the aggregate Common Shares owned of record or Beneficially Owned by the Seller as of the date hereof (as set forth on Schedule A ); provided, however , that the number of Lockup Securities shall be appropriately adjusted for any Class A Common Shares issued by the Company after the Closing in exchange for or in replacement of the Closing Consideration Shares or the Escrow Consideration Shares (including any Class A Common Shares issued as a result of a stock split or other reorganization).

 

  (j) Person ” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust (including, without limitation, any beneficiary thereof), “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

  (k) Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

2. Restrictions on Transfer; Covenants.

(a) Lock Up . During the period from the date hereof until the fourth anniversary of the date hereof (the “ Lockup Period ”), the Seller shall not (and shall not permit its affiliates to), directly or indirectly (i) offer, agree or offer to sell, sell, grant an option for the purchase or sale of, transfer, assign, distribute or otherwise dispose of any Lockup Securities, or (ii) establish any “put equivalent position” or liquidate or decrease any “call equivalent position” with respect to any Lockup Securities, or otherwise enter into any swap, derivative or other transaction or arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any economic consequence of ownership of, whether or not such transaction is to be settled by delivery of any Lockup Securities, other securities, cash or other consideration (each, a “ Transfer ”).

(b) Permitted Transfers . Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Lockup Period, the Seller and the Seller’s affiliates shall be permitted to Transfer any Lockup Securities as follows: (i) pursuant to (x) a tender offer or exchange offer commenced by the Company or (y) a bona fide third party tender offer or exchange offer which is not induced directly or indirectly by the Seller or any of the Seller’s affiliates and which is approved by the Board or in which the Seller would be disadvantaged, in any material respect, if the Seller failed to tender; (ii) on the Seller’s death by will or intestacy; (iii) to another party to the Purchase Agreement, (iv) to an affiliate of the Seller or (v) to Deep Water Holdings, LLC; provided however , that in the case of a Transfer pursuant to (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above, it shall be a condition to such Transfer that the transferee (each a “ Permitted Transferee ”) execute an agreement substantially in the form of this Agreement (but with any appropriate adjustments to the percentages in the definition of “Lockup Securities” for such Transferred Lockup Securities, to ensure that Lockup Securities retain their locked up status as a result of the Transfer as originally intended by this Agreement) stating that the transferee is receiving and holding the Lockup Securities subject to the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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(c) Legends/Stop Orders . Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Company shall be entitled to place legends on the certificates representing any of the Lockup Securities and/or stop orders with the transfer agent of the Company with respect to any of the Lockup Securities; provided , however , that any Closing Consideration Shares may be held by a custodian.

(d) Annual Certification . On or within five business days of each anniversary of the date hereof (or upon the reasonable request of the Company from time to time), Seller shall deliver to the Company a certificate, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company, certifying the number of Common Shares held of record or Beneficially Owned by Seller and Seller’s affiliates as of such anniversary date or such other date, as applicable.

(e) Termination . Except as otherwise provided herein, the covenants and agreements contained in this Section 2 with respect to the Common Shares shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the end of the Lockup Period or (ii) a Change of Control of the Company.

(f) Certain Events . Except as otherwise provided herein, Seller agrees that this Agreement and the obligations hereunder shall attach to the Lockup Securities and shall be binding upon any Person to which legal or Beneficial Ownership of the Lockup Securities shall pass, whether by operation of law or otherwise. Notwithstanding any such transfer of Lockup Securities, the transferor shall remain liable for the performance of all obligations under this Agreement.

3. Ownership of Shares; Voting Rights. During the Lockup Period, Seller shall retain all rights of ownership in the Common Shares, including, voting rights and the right to receive any dividends that may be declared in respect thereof and paid in cash or Class A Common Shares (in each case, a “ Dividend ”). Any Class A Common Shares issued to Seller during the Lockup Period (i) as a Dividend (other than in connection with a stock split, whether effected directly or through a Dividend), (ii) upon reinvestment of a Dividend through the Company’s dividend reinvestment program, or (iii) in satisfaction of a Fleet Growth Payment to which Seller is entitled under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, shall not be subject to the terms of this Agreement.

4. Representations and Warranties. Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

(a) Ownership of Shares . Seller owns the number of Common Shares listed opposite such Seller’s name on Schedule A hereto free and clear of all liens, claims, security interests, proxies, voting trusts or agreements, understandings or arrangements or any other encumbrances whatsoever.

(b) Authorization . Seller has the legal capacity, power and authority to enter into and perform all of Seller’s obligations under this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Seller will not violate any other agreement to which Seller is a party including, without limitation, any voting agreement, shareholders agreement, voting trust, trust or similar agreement. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Seller and constitutes a valid and binding agreement enforceable against Seller in accordance

 

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with its terms. There is no beneficiary or holder of a voting trust certificate or other interest of any trust of which Seller is a trustee whose consent is required for the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby.

(c) No Conflicts . (i) No filing with, and no permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Entity is necessary for the execution of this Agreement by Seller and the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller, the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby or compliance by Seller with any of the provisions hereof shall (A) conflict with or result in any breach of the organizational documents of Seller (if applicable), (B) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any third party right of termination, cancellation, material modification or acceleration) under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license, contract, commitment, arrangement, understanding, agreement or other instrument or obligation of any kind to which Seller is a party or by which Seller or any of its properties or assets may be bound, or (C) violate any order, writ injunction, decree, judgment, order, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Seller or any of its properties or assets.

5. Further Assurances. From time to time until the expiration of the Lockup Period, at the Company’s request and without further consideration, Seller shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further lawful action as may be necessary or desirable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

6. Miscellaneous.

(a) Entire Agreement . This Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and the Purchase Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

(b) Assignment . This Agreement shall not be assigned by operation of law or otherwise without the prior written consent of the Board in the case of an assignment by Seller, and Seller in the case of any assignment by the Company.

(c) Amendment and Modification . This Agreement may not be amended, changed, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified or terminated, except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by the parties hereto.

(d) Notices . Any notice or other communication required or which may be given hereunder shall be in writing and delivered (i) personally, (ii) via telecopy, (iii) via overnight courier (providing proof of delivery) or (iv) via registered or certified mail (return receipt requested). Such notice shall be deemed to be given, dated and received (x) when delivered personally or via overnight courier, upon actual delivery, (y) when sent by confirmed facsimile, if sent during normal business hours of the recipient; if not, then on the next business day, or (z) five days after the date of mailing, if mailed by registered or certified mail. Any notice pursuant to this section shall be delivered as follows:

If to Seller, to the address set forth for Seller on Schedule A .

 

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If to the Company:

Seaspan Corporation

Attn: Corporate Secretary

Unit 2 – 7th Floor, Bupa Centre

141 Connaught Road West

Hong Kong

Fax: 604.638.2595

with copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Perkins Coie LLP

Attn: David S. Matheson

1120 N.W. Couch Street

Tenth Floor

Portland, OR 97209-4128

Fax: 503.727.2222

as agent for service of process in British Columbia:

Farris, Vaughan, Willis & Murphy LLP

2500 – 700 W Georgia St.

Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3

Canada

Attention: Mark Chu

Facsimile No.: (604) 661-9349

(e) Severability . Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law but if any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement in such jurisdiction, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion of any provision had never been contained herein.

(f) Specific Performance . Each of the parties hereto agrees, recognizes and acknowledges that a breach by it of any covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement will cause the other parties to sustain damages for which they would not have an adequate remedy at law for money damages, and therefore each of the parties hereto agrees that in the event of any such breach any aggrieved party shall be entitled to the remedy of specific performance of such covenants and agreements (without any requirement to post bond or other security and without having to prove actual damages) and injunctive and other equitable relief in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled, at law or in equity.

 

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(g) Remedies Cumulative . All rights, powers and remedies provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity shall be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise of any such rights, powers or remedies by any party shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of any other such right, power or remedy by such party.

(h) No Waiver . The failure of any party hereto to exercise any right, power or remedy provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity, or to insist upon compliance by any other party hereto with its obligations hereunder, and any custom or practice of the parties at variance with the terms hereof, will not constitute a waiver by such party of its right to exercise any such or other right, power or remedy or to demand such compliance.

(i) No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is not intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.

(j) Governing Law . This Agreement will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. Each party irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of or located in British Columbia in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the agreements delivered in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment relating thereto, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agrees that any claim in respect of any such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined in the courts of or located in British Columbia, (ii) waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in such courts, (iii) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in such courts, (iv) agrees that any actions or proceedings arising in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought, tried and determined only in the court within British Columbia and (v) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding will be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Each party appoints the person indicated as its authorized agent under Section 6(d) or Schedule A , as applicable, to accept and acknowledge on its behalf service and any and all process which may be served in any action, suit or proceeding of the nature referred to above; said designation and appointment shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be irrevocable until this Agreement is terminated. Each party irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for giving notices in Section 6(d). Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

(k) Description Headings . The description headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

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(l) Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be considered one and the same Agreement and will become effective when such counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.

[ Signature page follows ]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Seller have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

THE COMPANY
SEASPAN CORPORATION
By:  

 

Name:   Sai W. Chu
Title:   Chief Financial Officer
SELLER
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 


SCHEDULE A

 

Seller

 

Address for Notice
(including facsimile
number)

 

Address for Service of
Process in British

Columbia (including

facsimile number)

 

Closing

Consideration

Shares

 

Escrow

Consideration

Shares

       
       
       

Exhibit 4.4

Execution Version

AMENDED AND RESTATED OMNIBUS AGREEMENT

Dated as of January 27, 2012

Among

SEASPAN CORPORATION,

NORSK PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED,

SEASPAN MARINE CORPORATION (formerly known as SEASPAN INTERNATIONAL LTD.),

SEASPAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED,

SEASPAN SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD.

and

SEASPAN ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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1.       DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION      1   
  1.1   Certain Definitions      1   
  1.2   Construction      5   
  1.3   Headings      5   
2.   RESTRICTED BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES      5   
  2.1   Restricted Businesses      5   
  2.2   Permitted Exceptions      6   
  2.3   Procedures for Offer to Sell      7   
  2.4   Scope of Prohibition      9   
  2.5   Enforcement      9   
3.   RIGHTS OF FIRST OFFER      9   
  3.1   Right of First Offer in Favor of Seaspan Marine      9   
  3.2   Right of First Offer in Favor of the Company      9   
  3.3   Exceptions      10   
  3.4   Transfer Notice      10   
  3.5   Negotiation Period      10   
  3.6   Consents to Transfer      10   
4.   GENERAL      11   
  4.1   Assignment      11   
  4.2   Force Majeure      11   
  4.3   Confidentiality      11   
  4.4   Notices      12   
  4.5   Third Party Rights      13   
  4.6   Severability      13   
  4.7   Governing Law and Jurisdiction      13   
  4.8   Binding Effect      14   
  4.9   Amendment and Waivers      14   
  4.10   Entire Agreement      14   
  4.11   Waiver      14   
  4.12       Counterparts      14   

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED

OMNIBUS AGREEMENT

This AMENDED AND RESTATED OMNIBUS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of January 27, 2012, is entered into among SEASPAN CORPORATION, a Marshall Islands corporation (the “ Company ”), NORSK PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED, a Bahamas corporation, and SEASPAN MARINE CORPORATION (formerly known as SEASPAN INTERNATIONAL LTD.), a British Columbia corporation, and solely for purposes of Section 4.13, SEASPAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED, a Bermuda corporation, SEASPAN SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD., a British Columbia company, and SEASPAN ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED, a Bermuda company.

RECITALS

A. The Parties are parties to the Omnibus Agreement dated as of August 8, 2005 (the “ Original Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Parties evidenced their understanding with respect to, among other things, those business opportunities that certain Parties would not pursue during the term of the Original Agreement.

B. The Parties amended the Original Agreement on March 14, 2011 in connection with the Company’s investment in Greater China Intermodal Investments LLC and related transactions.

C. In connection with the Company’s acquisition of the Manager, the Parties now desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement, as amended, as set forth herein in accordance with Section 4.9 of the Original 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:

Acquiring Party ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.3(a).

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with, the Person in question.

Agreement ” means this amended and restated omnibus agreement as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

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Board of Directors ” means the board of directors of the Company as the same may be constituted from time to time.

Break-up Costs ” means the aggregate amount of any and all costs associated with the disposition of Containership Assets as contemplated in Section 2.3, including any taxes, registration fees, administrative expenses, Severance Costs, and other similar costs and expenses of the relevant Seaspan Marine Entities that would be required to transfer Containership Assets to the Company Group pursuant to Section 2.3, separately from the assets acquired by the relevant Seaspan Marine Entities in a larger transaction.

Business Day ” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday in Hong Kong, the Marshall Islands or Vancouver, British Columbia on which banks in Hong Kong, the Marshall Islands or Vancouver, British Columbia are required to close.

Charter ” means a charter party agreement between the Company and any Person that relates to any of the Vessels.

Charterer ” means any Person that has entered into a Charter with the Company.

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 the Management Agreement.

Company Group ” means the Company and its Subsidiaries.

Company Group Member ” means any member of the Company Group.

Containerships ” means any ocean-going vessel that is intended to be used primarily to transport containers or is being used primarily to transport containers.

Containership Assets ” means Containerships, or 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.

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.

 

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First Offer Negotiation Period ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.5.

Force Majeure Event ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2.

GC Intermodal Entities ” means Greater China Intermodal Investments LLC, Greater China Industrial Investments LLC, their respective existing and future Subsidiaries, and any successors of the foregoing.

Management Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Management Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2007, among the Manager, the Ship Manager, the Strategic Manager, Seaspan Crew Management Ltd. and the Company, as the same may be amended from time to time.

Manager ” means Seaspan Management Services Limited or any successor thereof permitted in accordance with the Management Agreement.

Manager Entities ” means the Manager, the Ship Manager and the Strategic Manager and each of their Subsidiaries.

Norsk ” means Norsk Pacific Steamship Company Limited or any successor thereof.

Offer ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.3(b).

Offer Period ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.3(d).

Offered Assets ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.3(b).

Offeree ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.3(b).

Parties ” means the Company, the Manager, the Ship Manager, the Strategic Manager, Norsk and Seaspan Marine, 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.

Potential Transferee ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.4.

Restricted Business ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1.

Sale Assets ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.4.

Seaspan Marine ” means Seaspan Marine Corporation or any successor thereof.

 

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Seaspan Marine Entities ” means Norsk and Seaspan Marine, and “Seaspan Marine Entity” means either of them. Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, none of the GC Intermodal Entities shall be deemed to constitute a Seaspan Marine Entity or an Affiliate of a Seaspan Marine Entity for the purpose of this Agreement.

Severance Costs ” means the termination or severance liabilities, costs and expenses which employers are legally obliged to pay to or in respect of their employees as a result of the early termination of any employment.

Ship Manager ” means Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. or any successor thereof permitted in accordance with the Management Agreement.

Strategic Manager ” means Seaspan Advisory Services Ltd. or any successor thereof permitted in accordance with the Management Agreement.

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.

Transfer ” means, in respect of any assets or property, any transfer, assignment, sale or other disposition, excluding any grants of security interests in or mortgages or liens of such assets or property in favor of a bona fide third-party lender (but not the foreclosing of any such security interest, mortgage or lien).

Transfer Notice ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.4.

Transferring Party ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.4.

Vessel ” means each vessel owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time.

Washington Entity ” means Blue Water Commerce, LLC and its existing and future Affiliates.

 

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Washington ROFR Vessels ” has the meaning set forth in the Right of First Refusal Agreement dated as of March 14, 2011, by and among Greater China Intermodal Investments LLC, the Company and the Washington Entity.

 

  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 will 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 will 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;

(e) references to time of day or date mean the local time or date in Vancouver, British Columbia;

(f) a reference to an “approval”, authorizations”, “consent”, “notice” or “agreement” means an approval, authorization, consent, notice of agreement, as the case may be, in writing; and

(g) each reference to a statute is deemed to be a reference to that statute, and to the regulations made under that statute, as amended or reenacted from time to time.

 

  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. RESTRICTED BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

 

  2.1 Restricted Businesses

During the term of the Management Agreement, the Seaspan Marine Entities and each of their controlled Affiliates shall be prohibited from, directly or indirectly, engaging in the Containership Business and from acquiring or investing in any business involved in the Containership Business (each such business or activity, a “ Restricted Business ”).

 

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  2.2 Permitted Exceptions

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of Section 2.1 to the contrary, the Seaspan Marine Entities may:

(i) acquire Containership Assets and subsequently engage in the Containership Business to the extent that such Containership Assets were part of an acquired business, provided that:

(1) a majority of the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the board of directors of the applicable Seaspan Marine Entity) of the total assets or business comprising the acquired business is not attributable to the Containership Business; and

(2) the applicable Seaspan Marine Entity has, prior to the contemplated transaction, offered to sell to the Company, immediately upon the completion of the contemplated transaction by the Seaspan Marine Entity, for their fair market value plus any Break-up Costs, any and all Containership Assets that it would acquire pursuant to such transaction, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.3;

(ii) acquire, directly or indirectly, collectively, with Gerry Wang, Graham Porter and each of the controlled Affiliates of the Seaspan Marine Entities, Gerry Wang and Graham Porter, an aggregate of no more than 9.9% of the equity ownership, voting or profit participation, for investment purposes only, in any publicly traded Person that is engaged in the Containership Business;

(iii) after the Management Agreement is terminated, acquire Containership Assets from the Company pursuant to the right of first offer in Section 3;

(iv) provide technical ship management services relating to Containerships, including pre-delivery ship construction supervision and related services; and

(v) acquire and engage in the Containership Business with Containerships having a capacity of less than 1,000 TEU.

(b) The Company acknowledges and agrees that (i) certain Seaspan Marine Entities and certain officers, directors, employees, direct and indirect equity owners and Affiliates of certain Seaspan Marine Entities intend to make direct or indirect investments in, and/or provide management and other services to, the GC Intermodal Entities in connection with the investment in, and the acquisition, disposition, ownership and operation of, maritime vessel assets (including Containership Assets) by the GC Intermodal Entities and (ii) the making of such investments and the provision of such services will confer material direct and indirect benefits on the Company and its

 

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Subsidiaries, including in connection with the investment of the Company in Greater China Intermodal Investments LLC. Accordingly, the Company hereby agrees that, notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, no provision of this Agreement (including this Section 2) shall apply to the making of any investment in, or the provision of any services to, any GC Intermodal Entity (including in connection with any investment in any Containership Assets made by any GC Intermodal Entity) or otherwise prohibit or restrict in any way any Seaspan Marine Entity or any officer, director, employee, direct or indirect equity owner or Affiliate of any Seaspan Marine Entity from (1) making any investment in, or providing management or other services to, any GC Intermodal Entity (including in connection with any investment in any Containership Assets made by any GC Intermodal Entity) or (2) acting as an employee or consultant to, designating any director or manager of, or assisting in any other manner, any GC Intermodal Entity, including in connection with the acquisition, ownership, operation, management or financing by the GC Intermodal Entities of one or more Containership Assets or the conduct or operation by the GC Intermodal Entities of any business related to the acquisition, ownership, operation, management or financing of one or more such Containership Assets, including any Containership Business. For the avoidance of doubt, in connection with any Washington ROFR Vessels, the Company also agrees that, notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, no provision of this Agreement (including this Section 2) shall apply to the making of any investment in, or the provision of any services to, a Washington Entity (including in connection with any investment in any Containership Assets made by a Washington Entity) or otherwise prohibit or restrict in any way any Seaspan Marine Entity or any officer, director, employee, direct or indirect equity owner or Affiliate of any Seaspan Marine Entity from (1) making any investment in, or providing management or other services to, a Washington Entity (including in connection with any investment in any Containership Assets made by a Washington Entity) or (2) acting as an employee or consultant to, designating any director or manager of, or assisting in any other manner, a Washington Entity, including in connection with the acquisition, ownership, operation, management or financing by any Washington Entity of one or more Containership Assets or the conduct or operation of any business related to the acquisition, ownership, operation, management or financing by any Washington Entity of one or more such Containership Assets, including any Containership Business.

 

  2.3 Procedures for Offer to Sell

(a) Notification . In the event that a Seaspan Marine Entity acquires Containership Assets as part of a larger transaction in accordance with Section 2.2(a)(i), then not later than 10 days after the consummation of the acquisition, the relevant acquiring Party (the “ Acquiring Party ”) shall notify the Company of such transaction.

(b) Offer . The Acquiring Party will offer to the Company the opportunity for the Company or if the Company so elects, one of its Affiliates (as applicable, the “ Offeree ”), to purchase such Containership Assets (the “ Offered Assets ”), not later than 30 days after consummation of the acquisition, for their fair market value (plus any Break-up Costs) on commercially reasonable terms in accordance with this Section 2.3 (the “ Offer ”). The Offer shall set forth the Acquiring Party’s proposed terms relating to

 

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the purchase of the Offered Assets by the Offeree. The Acquiring Party will deliver to the Offeree all information prepared by or on behalf of or in the possession of such Acquiring Party relating to the Offered Assets and reasonably requested by the Offeree.

(c) Election . As soon as practicable, but in any event, within thirty (30) days after receipt of such offer, the Offeree shall notify the Acquiring Party in writing that either: (1) the Offeree has elected not to purchase such Offered Assets, in which event the Acquiring Party shall, subject to the other terms of this Agreement, be free to continue to own and operate such Offered Assets, subject to the restrictions in Section 2.4 below; or (2) the Offeree has elected to purchase, or indicated interest in purchasing, such Offered Assets, in which event the procedures in Section 2.3(d) shall be followed.

(d) Purchase and Sale . After the receipt of the Offer by the Offeree, the Acquiring Party and the Offeree shall negotiate in good faith the fair market value (and any Break-up Costs) of the Offered Assets that are subject to the Offer and the other terms of the Offer on which the Offered Assets will be sold to the Offeree. If the Acquiring Party and the Offeree agree on the fair market value (and any Break-up Costs) of the Offered Assets that are subject to the Offer and the other terms of the Offer during the 30-day period (the “ Offer Period ”) after receipt by the Acquiring Party of the Offeree’s election to purchase, or indication of interest in purchasing, the Offered Assets, the Offeree shall purchase the Offered Assets on such terms as soon as commercially practicable after such agreement has been reached.

If the Acquiring Party and the Offeree are unable to agree on the fair market value (and any Break-up Costs) of the Offered Assets that are subject to the Offer or the other terms of the Offer during the Offer Period, the Acquiring Party and the Offeree will engage a mutually acceptable independent ship broker and/or a mutually acceptable independent investment banking firm prior to the end of the Offer Period to determine the fair market value (and any Break-up Costs) of the Offered Assets and/or the other terms on which the Acquiring Party and the Offeree are unable to agree. If the Acquiring Party and the Offeree are unable to agree on an independent ship broker and/or a mutually acceptable independent investment banking firm prior to the end of the Offer Period, then the parties shall appoint an arbitrator and such arbitrator shall make the selection.

In determining the fair market value (and any Break-up Costs) associated with the Offered Assets and other terms on which the Offered Assets are to be sold, the ship broker or investment banking firm, as applicable, will have access to all information prepared by or on behalf of or in possession of the Acquiring Party relating to the original acquisition by the Acquiring Party, the proposed sale and purchase values and terms for the Offer submitted by the Acquiring Party and the Offeree, respectively. Such ship broker and/or investment banking firm will determine the fair market value (and any Break-Up Costs) of the Offered Assets and/or the other terms on which the Acquiring Party and the Offeree are unable to agree within thirty (30) days of its engagement and furnish the Acquiring Party and the Offeree its determination. The fees and expenses of the ship broker or investment banking firm, as applicable, will be divided equally between the Acquiring Party and the Offeree. Upon receipt of such determination, the Offeree will have the option, but not the obligation, to:

(i) purchase the Offered Assets for the fair market value (and Break-up Costs) on the other terms determined by the ship broker and/or investment banking firm, as soon as commercially practicable after determinations have been made; or

 

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(ii) elect not to purchase such Offered Assets, in which event the Acquiring Party shall, subject to the other terms of this Agreement, be free to continue to own and operate such Offered Assets, subject to the restrictions in Section 2.4 below.

 

  2.4 Scope of Prohibition

If any of the Seaspan Marine Entities engages in, acquires or invests in any business involved in the ownership or operation of a Restricted Business pursuant to the exceptions described in Sections 2.2(a)(i), it may not subsequently expand that portion of such business; however, it may make maintenance and replacement capital expenditures with respect to that portion of such business.

 

  2.5 Enforcement

Each Party agrees and acknowledges that the other Parties do not have an adequate remedy at law for the breach by any such Party of its covenants and agreements set forth in this Section 2, and that any breach by any such Party of its covenants and agreements set forth in this Section 2 would result in irreparable injury to such other Parties. Each Party further agrees and acknowledges that any other Party may, in addition to the other remedies which may be available to such other Party, file a suit in equity to enjoin such Party from such breach, and consent to the issuance of injunctive relief to enforce the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement.

 

3. RIGHTS OF FIRST OFFER

 

  3.1 Right of First Offer in Favor of Seaspan Marine

Each of the Company Group Members hereby grants to the Seaspan Marine Entities a right of first offer on any proposed Transfer by the relevant Company Group Member of any Containership Assets owned or acquired by such Company Group Member. The right of first offer contained in this Section 3.1 is in effect, and applies only to a Transfer occurring, during the two (2) year period following expiry or termination of the Management Agreement.

 

  3.2 Right of First Offer in Favor of the Company

Each of the Seaspan Marine Entities and their controlled Affiliates hereby grants to the Company a right of first offer on any proposed Transfer by any of the Seaspan Marine Entities and their controlled Affiliates of any Containership Assets owned or acquired by any of them. The right of first offer contained in this Section 3.2 is in effect, and applies only to a Transfer occurring, during the term of the Management Agreement and shall extend for a two (2) year period following expiry or termination of the Management Agreement.

 

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  3.3 Exceptions

Sections 3.1 and 3.2 shall not apply to a Transfer of Containership Assets: (a) between or among any Affiliates of the respective Party; (b) that is completed pursuant to the terms of any Charter or other agreement with a Charterer; or (c) to the Charterers of any vessel acquired to replace any vessel so sold or transferred.

 

  3.4 Transfer Notice

If, pursuant to Section 3.1 or 3.2 of this Agreement, a Company Group Member, a Seaspan Marine Entity or a controlled Affiliate of a Seaspan Marine Entity (as applicable, the “ Transferring Party ”) proposes to Transfer any Containership Assets (the “ Sale Assets ”), then prior to any Transfer of such Containership Assets (occurring in the circumstances other than as described in Section 3.3), such Transferring Party shall give Seaspan Marine or the Company, as applicable (the “ Potential Transferee ”), written notice setting forth a description of the Sale Assets and the material terms and conditions of a proposed Transfer, if any, on which the Transferring Party desires to Transfer the Sale Assets (the “ Transfer Notice ”). The material terms set forth in the Transfer Notice shall have been approved by the board of directors of the relevant entity.

 

  3.5 Negotiation Period

If the Potential Transferee indicates an interest in writing to the Transferring Party with respect to the Sale Assets, the Transferring Party will negotiate in good faith with the Potential Transferee for a thirty (30) day period following the delivery of the Transfer Notice (the “ First Offer Negotiation Period ”) to reach an agreement for the Transfer of such Sale Assets to the Potential Transferee. If no such agreement with respect to the Sale Assets is concluded during the First Offer Negotiation Period, the Transferring Party may Transfer the Sale Assets to (or agree in writing to undertake such a transaction with) any Person within 180 days after the end of the First Offer Negotiation Period on terms generally no less favorable to the Transferring Party than those last proposed by the Potential Transferee to Transferring Party. If the Transferring Party has not concluded a Transfer of, or agreed in writing to Transfer, such Sale Assets to any Person within 180 days after the end of the First Offer Negotiation Period, the Transferring Party shall not thereafter Transfer any of the Sale Assets without first offering such assets to the applicable Potential Transferee in accordance with this Section 3.

 

  3.6 Consents to Transfer

The Parties acknowledge that all potential Transfers of Containership Assets pursuant to this Section 3 are subject to obtaining any and all written consents of governmental authorities and other non-affiliated third parties and to the terms of all existing agreements in respect of such Containership Assets.

 

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4. GENERAL

 

  4.1 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.

 

  4.2 Force Majeure

None of the Parties shall be under any liability for any failure to perform any of their obligations hereunder if the any of the following occurs (each a “ Force Majeure Event ”):

(a) any cause of 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, store 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 defense requirement;

(f) labor troubles or disputes, strikes or lockouts, including any failure to settle or prevent such event which is in the control of any Party; or

(g) any other event or cause of any nature or kind beyond the reasonable control of a Party.

A Party will give written notice to the other Parties promptly upon the concurrent of a Force Majeure Event.

 

  4.3 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 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

 

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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, and (d) disclosure made to a Person under a binding confidentiality agreement in favor of the Party whose confidential or proprietary information is being disclosed.

 

  4.4 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 will 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 the Company:

Unit 2 – 7 th Floor, Bupa Centre

141 Connaught Road West

Hong Kong

Fax: (604) 638 2595

Attention: Corporate Secretary

with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Seaspan Ship Management Ltd.

2600 - 200 Granville Street

Vancouver BC V6C 1S4

Attention: Secretary

Fax No.: +1.604.648.9514

(b) if to the any of the Seaspan Marine Entities:

c/o Washington Corporations

101 International Way, P.O. Box 16630

Missoula, MT 59808

with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

10 Pemberton Avenue

North Vancouver, BC

Canada V7P 2R1

Tel: 604.988.3111

Fax: 604.984.1613

Attention: Jonathan Whitworth

or to any other address, fax number or individual that the party designates.

Any notice:

(a) if validly delivered, will be deemed to have been given when delivered;

 

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(b) if validly transmitted by fax before 3:00 p.m. (local time at the place of receipt) on a Business Day, will 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, will be deemed to have been given on the Business Day after the date of the transmission.

 

  4.5 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.

 

  4.6 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 4.6, the basic intentions of the parties in this Agreement are entirely frustrated, the parties will use all reasonable efforts to amend, supplement or otherwise vary this Agreement to confirm their mutual intention in entering into this Agreement.

 

  4.7 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 is deemed to be the proper law of the Agreement. Each Party will submit to the 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 will not assert by way of motion as a defence or Omnibus Agreement 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 will not seek and hereby waives in any suit or action brought to obtain a judgment for the recognition or enforcement of any final judgment rendered in a 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.

 

  4.8 Binding Effect

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors but shall not be assignable except as provided in Section 4.1.

 

  4.9 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.

 

  4.10 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, including, but not limited to the Original Agreement, as amended.

 

  4.11 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.

 

  4.12 Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on the parties hereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement has been duly executed by the Parties hereto as of the date first written above.

 

SEASPAN CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Sai W. Chu

Name:   Sai W. Chu
Title:   Chief Financial Officer
NORSK PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Paul W. Keiper

Name:   Paul W. Keiper
Title:   Corporate Secretary
SEASPAN MARINE CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Paul W. Keiper

Name:   Paul W. Keiper
Title:   Corporate Secretary
SEASPAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Kyle R. Washington

Name:   Kyle R. Washington
Title:   Chairman
SEASPAN SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD.
By:  

/s/ Kyle R. Washington

Name:   Kyle R. Washington
Title:   Executive Chairman
SEASPAN ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Kyle R. Washington

Name:   Kyle R. Washington
Title:   Chairman

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED OMNIBUS AGREEMENT

Exhibit 4.5

Execution Version

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT dated as of January 27, 2012 (this “ Agreement ”) is by and among SEASPAN CORPORATION, a Marshall Islands corporation (the “ Company ”), THE KEVIN LEE WASHINGTON 1999 TRUST II (the “ KL Trust ”), the KYLE ROY WASHINGTON 2005 IRREVOCABLE TRUST UNDER AGREEMENT DATED JULY 15, 2005 (the “ KR Trust ”), and THETIS HOLDINGS LTD. (“ Thetis ” and collectively with the KL Trust and the KR Trust, the “ Shareholders ,” and each, individually, a “ Shareholder ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company and the Shareholders are parties to a Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2011 (the “ Purchase Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the Company will issue to Shareholder the number of Class A common shares, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (“ Class A Common Shares ”) identified as “ Closing Consideration Shares ” on Schedule A and deposit on Shareholder’s behalf with the Escrow Agent the number of Class A Common Shares identified as “ Escrow Consideration Shares ” on Schedule A ;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company may issue to the Shareholders additional Class A Common Shares as Fleet Growth Payments (the “ Fleet Growth Shares ”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to grant to the Shareholders certain registration rights as set forth below.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Shareholders, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

GENERAL

 

1.1 Definitions.

In addition to the terms defined elsewhere herein, capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement:

Affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 144 under the Security Act.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Business Day ” means a business day in the City of New York.

 

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Class A Common Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Common Shares ” means the Closing Consideration Shares and the Escrow Consideration Shares, or any Class A Common Shares issued by the Company in exchange for or in replacement of the Closing Consideration Shares or the Escrow Consideration Shares (including any Class A Common Shares issued as a result of a stock split or other reorganization).

Common Shares Registration Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 .

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or similar federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.

Fleet Growth Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Fleet Growth Shares Registration Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .

Holder ” means each Shareholder and any other holder of Registrable Securities to whom the registration rights conferred by this Agreement have been assigned in compliance with Section 2.9 hereof.

Holder Indemnitee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(a) .

Holders’ Counsel ” means one counsel for all the selling Holders chosen by Holders.

Lock-up Agreements ” means the Lock-up Agreements entered into by and between the Company and each of the Shareholders, of even date herewith.

NYSE ” means the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

Parity Securities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b) .

Person ” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust or unincorporated organization or any government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

Piggyback Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a) .

Purchase Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Register ,” “ registered ,” and “ registration ” shall refer to a registration effected by preparing and (a) filing a registration statement in compliance with the Securities Act and applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or (b) filing a prospectus and/or prospectus supplement in respect of an appropriate effective registration statement on Form F-3 or S-3.

 

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Registrable Securities ” means the Common Shares and the Fleet Growth Shares; provided that the Common Shares and the Fleet Growth Shares shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) they are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, (ii) they are sold pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) they shall have ceased to be outstanding (iv) they have been sold in a private transaction in which the transferor’s rights under this Agreement are not assigned to the transferee of the Shares or (v) they have been otherwise transferred and new certificates for them not bearing a legend restricting transfer under the Securities Act shall have been delivered by the Company and such securities may be publicly resold without registration under the Securities Act. No Registrable Securities may be registered under more than one registration statement at any one time.

Registration Expenses ” shall mean all expenses incurred by the Company in effecting any registration pursuant to this Agreement, including, (i) all registration and filing fees and any other fees and expenses associated with filings required to be made with the SEC or the NYSE (or any other securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which Class A Common Shares are at such time admitted for trading or otherwise quoted), (ii) all printing, duplicating, word processing, messenger, telephone, facsimile and delivery expenses (including expenses of printing certificates for the Registrable Securities in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company and of printing prospectuses), (iii) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (iv) Blue Sky fees and expenses, (v) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange or quotation of the Registrable Securities on any inter-dealer quotation system, (vi) expenses of the Company’s independent accountants in connection with any regular or special reviews or audits incident to or required by any such registration, and (vii) all fees and expenses of any special experts or other Persons retained by the Company in connection with any registration.

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

Scheduled Black-out Period ” means the period beginning two weeks preceding the last day of a fiscal quarter of the Company to and including the second Business Day after the day on which the Company publicly releases its earnings for such fiscal quarter.

SEC ” or “ Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission and any successor agency.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or similar federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.

Selling Expenses ” means all fees and disbursements of Holders’ Counsel and all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities.

Shareholder ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

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ARTICLE 2

REGISTRATION

 

2.1 Registration of Common Shares.

The Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the Commission, as soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing Date (but in no event more than 60 days following the Closing Date), a Registration Statement on Form F-3 (the “ Common Shares Registration Statement ”), relating to the resale of the Common Shares. The Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Common Shares Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of two years from the date of issuance of the Common Shares or such shorter period ending when (i) all Common Shares covered by the Common Shares Registration Statement have been sold in the manner set forth and as contemplated in the Registration Statement, or (ii) when the Common Shares have been, or are eligible to be, sold pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) without restriction under the Securities Act. If the Company for reasons beyond its control is unable to make the Registration Statement effective within 90 days of the Closing Date, the Shareholders shall have piggy-back registration rights set forth in Section 2.3 with respect to the Common Shares, pending such registration.

 

2.2 Registration of Fleet Growth Shares.

The Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the Commission, as soon as reasonably practicable following each of January 10, 2013, January 10, 2014 and August 25, 2014, a Registration Statement on Form F-3 (the “ Fleet Growth Shares Registration Statement ”), relating to the resale of any Fleet Growth Shares issued to the Shareholders and in the case of the Fleet Growth Registration Statements to be filed as soon as reasonably practicable following each of January 10, 2013 and January 10, 2014, earned during the prior calendar year, and in the case of the Fleet Growth Registration Statement to be filed as soon as reasonably practicable following August 25, 2014, earned during the 2014 calendar year. The Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to keep each Fleet Growth Shares Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of two years from the latest date of issuance of the Fleet Growth Shares covered by such Fleet Growth Shares Registration Statement or such shorter period ending when (i) all Fleet Growth Shares covered by such Fleet Growth Registration Statement has been sold in the manner set forth and as contemplated in the Fleet Growth Registration Statement, or (ii) when such Fleet Growth Shares have been, or are eligible to be, sold pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) without restriction under the Securities Act. If the Company for reasons beyond its control is unable to make a Fleet Growth Registration Statement effective within 90 days of any of any of January 10, 2013, January 10, 2014 or August 15, 2014, the Shareholders shall have piggy-back registration rights as set forth in Section 2.3 with respect to the Fleet Growth Shares that were to be Registered under the Fleet Growth Shares Registration Statement not filed, pending such registration.

 

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2.3 Piggyback Registration.

(a) If the Company at any time proposes to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any offering of its securities for its own account or for the account of any other Persons (other than (i) a registration on Form F-4 or S-8 or any successor form to such referenced forms or (ii) a registration of securities solely relating to an offering and sale to employees or directors of the Company pursuant to any employee stock plan or other employee benefit plan arrangement), then, as soon as practicable (but in no event less than 30 days prior to the proposed date of filing of such registration statement), the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to all Holders of Registrable Securities, and such notice shall offer each Holder the opportunity to Register under such registration statement such number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request in writing, except that such number shall not exceed the number of Registrable Securities which the Company was required but unable to register pursuant to Section 2.1 or 2.2, as applicable (a “ Piggyback Registration ”). Subject to the foregoing limitation and Section 2.3(b), the Company shall include in such registration statement all such Registrable Securities that are requested to be included therein within 15 days after such notice is delivered; provided that if at any time after giving written notice of its intention to Register any securities and prior to the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such registration, the Company shall determine for any reason not to Register or to delay registration of such securities, the Company shall give written notice of such determination to each Holder and, thereupon:

(i) in the case of a determination not to Register, shall be relieved of its obligation to Register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration (but not from its obligation to pay the Registration Expenses in connection therewith), without prejudice, however, to the rights of any Holders of Registrable Securities entitled to such registration under Section 2.1 or 2.2; and (ii) in the case of a determination to delay Registering, shall be permitted to delay Registering any Registrable Securities, for the same period as the delay in Registering such other securities. If the offering pursuant to such registration statement is to be underwritten, then each Holder making a request for a Piggyback Registration pursuant to this Section 2.3(a) must, and the Company shall make such arrangements with the managing underwriter or underwriters so that each such Holder may, participate in such underwritten offering. If the offering pursuant to such registration statement is to be on any other basis, then each Holder making a request for a Piggyback Registration pursuant to this Section 2.3(a) must, and the Company shall make such arrangements so that each such Holder may, participate in such offering on such basis.

Each Holder of Registrable Securities shall be permitted to withdraw all or part of such Holder’s Registrable Securities from a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of such registration statement.

(b) If the managing underwriter or underwriters of any proposed underwritten offering of Registrable Securities included in a Piggyback Registration informs the Company and the Holders in writing that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities which such Holders and any other Persons intend to include in such offering exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering without being likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, then the securities to be included in such registration shall be:

(i) first, up to 100% of the securities that the Company proposes to include in the offering;

 

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(ii) second, and only if all of the securities referred to in clause (i) have been included, up to 100% of the securities proposed to be offered by security holders having registration rights existing as of the date of this Agreement; and

(iii) third, and only if all of the securities referred to in clause (ii) have been included, pro rata among the Holders who have requested participation in such offering and any other holder of securities of the Company having rights of registration that are neither expressly senior nor subordinated to the Registrable Securities (the “ Parity Securities ”). The pro rata allocations pursuant to clause (iii) for each selling Holder who has requested participation in such offering shall be the product of (a) the aggregate number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such offering multiplied by (b) the fraction derived by dividing (x) the number of Registrable Securities owned on the Closing Date by such selling Holder by (y) the aggregate number of Registrable Securities owned on the Closing Date by all selling Holders who have requested participation in such offering plus the aggregate number of Parity Securities owned on the Closing Date by all holders of Parity Securities that are participating in the offering.

(c) The Piggyback Registration rights set forth in this Section 2.3 shall be available to the Holders only in the event that the Company is unable to file the Common Shares Registration Statement or a Fleet Growth Registration Statement in accordance with Section 2.1 or 2.2, respectively, and shall terminate with respect to each of Section 2.1 and Section 2.2 upon the earlier of (i) when the Common Shares and any Fleet Growth Shares, as applicable, have been registered under the Securities Act, and (ii) when the Common Shares and any Fleet Growth Shares, as applicable, have been, or are eligible to be, sold pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) without restriction under the Securities Act.

 

2.4 Expenses of Registration.

Except as specifically provided herein, all Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any registration, qualification or compliance hereunder shall be borne by the Company. All Selling Expenses incurred in connection with any registrations hereunder, shall be borne by the holders of the securities so registered pro rata on the basis of the aggregate offering or sale price of the securities registered.

 

2.5 Obligations of the Company.

Whenever required to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities under Section 2.1 or 2.2, the Company shall, as expeditiously as reasonably practicable (but in no event more than 60 days following such requirement):

(a) Prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective, or prepare and file with the SEC a prospectus supplement with respect to such Registrable Securities pursuant to an effective registration statement.

 

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(b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to the applicable registration statement and the prospectus or prospectus supplement used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement for the period set forth in Section 2.1 or 2.2, as applicable.

(c) Furnish to the Holders such number of copies of the applicable registration statement and each such amendment and supplement thereto (including in each case all exhibits) and of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities owned by them.

(d) Use its commercially reasonable efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holders, to keep such registration or qualification in effect for so long as such registration statement remains in effect, and to take any other action which may be reasonably necessary to enable such seller to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the securities owned by such Holder; provided that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions.

(e) Enter customary agreements (including if the method of distribution is by means of an underwriting, an underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing underwriter(s) of such offering) and take such other actions (including participating in and making documents available for the due diligence review of underwriters if the method of distribution is by means of an underwriting) as are reasonably required in order to facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities. Each Holder participating in such underwriting shall also enter into and perform its obligations under such underwriting agreement.

(f) Notify each Holder at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the applicable prospectus, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing.

(g) Use its commercially reasonable efforts to furnish, on the date that such Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, (i) an opinion, dated as of such date, of outside legal counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, and (ii) a letter dated as of such date, from the independent registered public accountants of the Company, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent registered public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering addressed to the underwriters.

 

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(h) Give written notice to the Holders:

(i) when any registration statement filed pursuant to Section 2.1 or 2.2 or any amendment thereto has been filed with the SEC and when such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;

(ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to any registration statement filed pursuant to Section 2.1 or 2.2 or the prospectus included therein or for additional information;

(iii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed pursuant to Section 2.1 or 2.2 or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose;

(iv) of the receipt by the Company or its legal counsel of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Common Shares or the Fleet Growth Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and

(v) of the occurrence of any event that requires the Company to make changes in any effective registration statement filed pursuant to Section 2.1 or 2.2 or the prospectus related to the registration statement in order to make the statements therein not misleading (which notice shall be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the prospectus until the requisite changes have been made).

(i) Use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance or obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement referred to in Section 2.5(h)(i) within a reasonable time.

(j) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 2.5(h)(iii) above, prepare a post-effective amendment to such registration statement or a supplement to the related prospectus or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the Holders, the prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If the Company notifies the Holders in accordance with Section 2.5(h)(iii) above to suspend the use of the prospectus until the requisite changes to the prospectus have been made, then the Holders shall suspend use of such prospectus and use their commercially reasonable efforts to return to the Company all copies of such prospectus then in such Holder’s possession.

(k) Use commercially reasonable efforts to procure the cooperation of the Company’s transfer agent in settling any offering or sale of Registrable Securities, including with respect to the transfer of physical stock certificates into book-entry form in accordance with any procedures reasonably requested by the Holders or the underwriters.

 

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2.6 Suspension of Sales.

During any Scheduled Black-out Period or upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a registration statement, prospectus or prospectus supplement contains or may contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or that circumstances exist that make inadvisable use of such registration statement, prospectus or prospectus supplement, each Holder of Registrable Securities shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until termination of such Scheduled Black-Out Period or until the Holder has received copies of a supplemented or amended prospectus or prospectus supplement, or until such Shareholder is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the prospectus and, if applicable, prospectus supplement may be resumed, and, if so directed by the Company, such Holder shall deliver to the Company all copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the prospectus and, if applicable, prospectus supplement covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.

 

2.7 Delay of Registration; Furnishing Information.

(a) No Holder shall use any free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) in connection with the sale of Registrable Securities without the prior written consent of the Company.

(b) It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to Section 2.1 or 2.2 that the selling Holders shall furnish to the Company such information regarding themselves, the Registrable Securities held by them and the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be required to effect the registration of their Registrable Securities.

 

2.8 Indemnification.

(a) The Company agrees to indemnify each Holder and, if a Holder is a person other than an individual, such Holder’s officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives and Affiliates, and each person or entity, if any, that controls a Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act (each, a “ Holder Indemnitee ”), against any and all losses, claims, damages, actions, liabilities, costs and expenses (including without limitation reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of attorneys and other professionals), joint or several, arising out of or based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any registration statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto or contained in any free writing prospectus (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) prepared by the Company or authorized by it in writing for use by such Holder (or any amendment or supplement thereto); or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, that the Company shall not be liable to such Holder Indemnitee in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability (or action or proceeding in respect thereof) or expense arises out of or is based upon (i) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such registration statement, including

 

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any such preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any such amendments or supplements thereto or contained in any free writing prospectus (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) prepared by the Company or authorized by it in writing for use by such Holder (or any amendment or supplement thereto), in reliance upon and in conformity with information regarding such Holder Indemnitee or its plan of distribution or ownership interests which was furnished to the Company for use in connection with such registration statement, including any such preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any such amendments or supplements thereto, (ii) offers or sales effected by or on behalf such Holder Indemnitee “by means of” (as defined in Securities Act Rule 159A) a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Securities Act Rule 405) that was not authorized in writing by the Company, or (iii) the failure of any Holder to deliver or make available to a purchaser of Registrable Securities, a copy of any registration statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto (if the same was required by applicable law to be delivered or made available), provided that the Company shall have delivered to such Holder such registration statement, including such preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein and any amendments or supplements thereto.

(b) If the indemnification provided for in Section 2.8(a) is unavailable to a Holder Indemnitee with respect to any losses, claims, damages, actions, liabilities, costs or expenses referred to therein or is insufficient to hold the Holder Indemnitee harmless as contemplated therein, then the Company, in lieu of indemnifying such Holder Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Holder Indemnitee as a result of such losses, claims, damages, actions, liabilities, costs or expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Holder Indemnitee, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, actions, liabilities, costs or expenses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and of the Holder Indemnitee, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other factors, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Holder Indemnitee and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission; the Company and each Holder agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 2.8(b) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in Section 2.8(a). No Holder Indemnitee guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from the Company if the Company was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

2.9 Assignment of Registration Rights.

The rights of the Shareholder or a Holder to registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to Article 2 of this Agreement may be assigned by the Shareholder or a Holder to a Permitted Transferee (as defined under the Lock-up Agreements; provided, however, that (i) the transferor shall, within ten (10) days after such transfer, furnish to the Company written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned and (ii) such transferee acquired such Registrable Securities in a transaction that complied with the Purchase Agreement and the Lock-up Agreement and shall agree to be subject to all applicable restrictions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the Lock-up Agreement and this Agreement.

 

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2.10 “Market Stand-Off” Agreement; Agreement to Furnish Information.

Each Shareholder and each Holder hereby agree that the Shareholder and/or Holder shall not sell, transfer, make any short sale of, grant any option for the purchase of, or enter into any hedging or similar transaction with the same economic effect as a sale with respect to, any Common Shares or any Fleet Growth Shares (or other securities of the Company) held by the Shareholder or Holder (other than those included in the registration) for a period (the “ Restricted Period ”) specified by the representatives of the underwriters of Class A Common Shares (or other securities of the Company) not to exceed ten (10) days prior and ninety (90) days following any registered sale by the Company. Each Holder agrees to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company or the representatives of the underwriters which are consistent with the foregoing or which are necessary to give further effect thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (1) during the last 17 days of the Restricted Period, the Company issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs; or (2) prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, the Company announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the Restricted Period, the restrictions imposed by this Section 2.10 shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event.

In addition, if requested by the Company or the representative of the underwriters of Class A Common Shares (or other securities of the Company), each Holder shall provide, within ten (10) days of such request, such information as may be required by the Company or such representative in connection with the completion of any public offering of the Company’s securities pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act in which such Holder participates.

 

2.11 Rule 144 and Exchange Act Reporting.

With a view to making available to the Shareholders and Holders the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the SEC which may permit the sale of the Registrable Securities that are Class A Common Shares to the public without registration, the Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to:

(a) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 or any similar or analogous rule promulgated under the Securities Act, at all times after the effective date of this Agreement;

(b) file with the SEC, in a timely manner, all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act; and

(c) so long as any of the Shareholders or any other Holder owns any Registrable Securities, furnish to the Shareholders or such Holder forthwith upon request: a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, and of the Exchange Act; a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company; and such

 

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other reports and documents as any Shareholder or Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the SEC allowing it to sell any such Class A Common Shares without registration.

 

2.12 No Inconsistent Agreements: Additional Rights.

The Company shall not enter into, and is not currently a party to, any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with right granted to the Holders by this Agreement.

ARTICLE 3

MISCELLANEOUS

 

3.1 Successors and Assigns.

Except as otherwise provided herein, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties (including transferees of any shares of Registrable Securities to the extent set forth herein). Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement. The term “Shareholder,” as used herein, shall include the entity referenced as the Shareholder in the Preamble to this Agreement and, if such entity shall have transferred the Shares to an Affiliate, such Affiliate.

 

3.2 Applicable Law and Submission to Jurisdiction.

(a) This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed within the State of New York.

(b) The Shareholder and the Holders irrevocably submit to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or United States Federal court sitting in the County of New York, New York over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby. The Shareholders and the Holders irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (i) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (ii) EACH PARTY

 

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UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (iii) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (iv) EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 3.2(b).

 

3.3 Counterparts and Facsimile.

For the convenience of the parties hereto, this Agreement may be executed in any number of separate counterparts, each such counterpart being deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts will together constitute the same agreement. Executed signature pages to this Agreement may be delivered by facsimile and such facsimiles will be deemed as sufficient as if actual signature pages had been delivered.

 

3.4 Titles and Subtitles.

The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

 

3.5 Notices.

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices, requests, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand or overnight courier service, or when received by facsimile transmission if promptly confirmed, as follows:

(A) If to a Shareholder, to the address set forth for Seller on Schedule A .:

(B) If to the Company:

Seaspan Corporation

Unit 2, 7th Floor, Bupa Center

141 Connaught Road West

Hong Kong, China

Attention: Sai W. Chu, Chief Financial Officer

Facsimile: (604) 638 2595

and to:

Seaspan Ship Management Ltd.

2600 - 200 Granville Street

Vancouver BC V6C 1S4

Attention: Secretary

Fax No.: +1.604.648.9514

and to:

Perkins Coie LLP

1120 N.W. Couch Street, Tenth Floor

Portland, Oregon 97209 USA

Attention: David Matheson

Facsimile: 503-346-2008

 

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or to such other address, facsimile number or telephone as either party may, from time to time, designate in a written notice given in a like manner.

 

3.6 Amendments and Waivers.

Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each Holder of any Registrable Securities then outstanding, each future Holder of all such Registrable Securities, and the Company.

 

3.7 Severability.

If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, will remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon a suitable and equitable substitute provision to effect the original intent of the parties

 

3.8 Aggregation of Securities.

All Registrable Securities held or acquired by any wholly-owned subsidiary or parent of, or any corporation or entity that is controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, Holder shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement.

 

3.9 Entire Agreement, Etc.

This Agreement, the Purchase Agreement and the Lock-up Agreement constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, between the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Sellers have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

THE COMPANY
SEASPAN CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Sai W. Chu

  Name: Sai W. Chu
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
SHAREHOLDERS
THE KEVIN LEE WASHINGTON 1999 TRUST II
By:   Copper Lion, Inc., as trustee
By:  

/s/ Christopher Hawks

  Name:  

Christopher Hawks

  Title:  

President

KYLE ROY WASHINGTON 2005 IRREVOCABLE TRUST UNDER AGREEMENT DATED JULY 15, 2005
By:   Copper Lion, Inc., as trustee
By:  

/s/ Christopher Hawks

  Name:  

Christopher Hawks

  Title:  

President

THETIS HOLDINGS LTD.
By:  

/s/ Graham Porter

  Name:  

Graham Porter

  Title:  

Director

 

Signature page to Registration Rights Agreement


SCHEDULE A

 

Seller

  

Address for Notice (including facsimile number)

   Closing
Consideration
Shares
     Escrow
Consideration
Shares
 

The Kevin Lee

Washington 1999 Trust II

  

c/o Copper Lion, Inc. Trustee

PO Box 2490

Jackson, WY 83001

 

with a copy to:

 

Lawrence R. Simkins, President

Washington Corporations

101 International Drive

PO box 16630

Missoula, MT 5980

(406) 523-1300

lsimkins@washcorp.com

     1,055,182         146,553   

Kyle Roy Washington

2005 Irrevocable Trust

under agreement dated

July 15, 2005

  

c/o Copper Lion, Inc. Trustee

PO Box 2490

Jackson, WY 83001

 

with a copy to:

 

Lawrence R. Simkins, President

Washington Corporations

101 International Drive

PO box 16630

Missoula, MT 5980

(406) 523-1300

lsimkins@washcorp.com

     1,055,182         146,553   

Thetis Holdings Ltd.

  

Walkers Corporate Services

Walker House,

87 Mary Street

George Town, Grand Cayman,

Cayman Islands, KY1-9001

Fax: 1 345 949 7886

Attn: Managing Director and

Secretary, URGENT

 

with a copy to:

 

Graham Porter, URGENT

c/o Tiger Ventures Limited

1401 Jardine House

1 Connaught Place

Central, Hong Kong

Fax: 852 2160 5199

 

with a copy to:

 

graham.porter@tigergroup.hk

     2,110,364         293,106   

Exhibit 4.6

Execution Version

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED

SHAREHOLDERS RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Amendment No. 1, dated January 27, 2012 (this “ Amendment No. 1 ”), to the Amended and Restated Shareholders Rights Agreement, dated April 19, 2011 (the “ Rights Agreement ”), is entered into by and between Seaspan Corporation, a Marshall Islands corporation (the “ Corporation ”), and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Rights Agent (the “ Rights Agent ”). Capitalized terms used in this Amendment No. 1 that are not otherwise herein defined shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Rights Agreement.

RECITALS

A. The Corporation intends to purchase all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Seaspan Management Services Limited and all of the issued and outstanding shares of Class C common stock of the Corporation in exchange for Common Shares.

B. Pursuant to Section 27 of the Rights Agreement, prior to a Distribution Date, the Corporation may supplement or amend the Rights Agreement in any respect without the approval of any holders of Rights and the Rights Agent shall, if the Corporation so directs, execute such supplement or amendment.

C. The Corporation now desires to amend the Rights Agreement as set forth herein.

AGREEMENT

In consideration of the foregoing and acting pursuant to the power and authority granted to the Corporation under Section 27 of Rights Agreement, the Corporation hereby amends the Rights Agreement as follows:

1. Certain Definitions .

(a) The definitions of “ Acquiring Person ,” “ Distribution Date ” and “ Shares Acquisition Date ” as set forth in Section 1 of the Rights Agreement are hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

Acquiring Person ” shall mean any Person (other than an Excluded Person, but only to the extent set forth below in this definition) who or which, together with all Affiliates and Associates of such Person, shall be the Beneficial Owner of 20% or more of the shares of Common Shares then outstanding, but shall not include the Corporation, any Subsidiary of the Corporation or any employee benefit plan of the Corporation or of any Subsidiary of the Corporation, or any entity holding shares of Common Shares for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Person shall be deemed to be an Acquiring Person as the result of an acquisition of shares of Common Shares by the Corporation which, by reducing the number of shares outstanding, increases the proportionate number of shares Beneficially Owned by such Person to 20% or more of the shares of Common Shares of the Corporation then outstanding; provided, however , that a Person who (i) becomes the Beneficial Owner of 20% or more of the

 

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shares of Common Shares of the Corporation then outstanding by reason of share purchases by the Corporation and (ii) then after such share purchases by the Corporation, becomes the Beneficial Owner of any additional shares of Common Shares of the Corporation (other than pursuant to (A) a dividend or distribution paid or made by the Corporation on the outstanding shares of Common Shares in shares of Common Shares, (B) a split or subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Shares or (C) with respect to Excluded Persons only, any present or future benefit plan or other compensatory plan, agreement or arrangement), such Person shall be deemed to be an Acquiring Person unless upon becoming the Beneficial Owner of such additional shares of Common Shares of the Corporation such Person does not Beneficially Own 20% or more of the shares of Common Shares of the Corporation then outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) if the Corporation’s Board of Directors determines in good faith that a Person who would otherwise be an “Acquiring Person,” as defined herein, has become such inadvertently (including, without limitation, because (A) such Person was unaware that it Beneficially Owned a percentage of the shares of Common Shares that would otherwise cause such Person to be an “Acquiring Person,” as defined herein, or (B) such Person was aware of the extent of the shares of Common Shares it Beneficially Owned but had no actual knowledge of the consequences of such Beneficial Ownership under this Agreement) and without any intention of changing or influencing control of the Corporation, and if such Person divested or divests as promptly as practicable a sufficient number of shares of Common Shares so that such Person would no longer be an “Acquiring Person,” as defined herein, then such Person shall not be deemed to be or to have become an “Acquiring Person” for any purposes of this Agreement; (ii) if, as of April 19, 2011, any Person was the Beneficial Owner of 20% or more of the shares of Common Shares outstanding, such Person shall not be or become an “Acquiring Person,” as defined herein, unless and until such time following April 19, 2011 as such Person shall become the Beneficial Owner of additional shares of Common Shares (other than pursuant to (A) a dividend or distribution paid or made by the Corporation on the outstanding shares of Common Shares in shares of Common Shares, (B) a split or subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Shares or (C) with respect to Excluded Persons only, any present or future benefit plan or other compensatory plan, agreement or arrangement), unless, upon becoming the Beneficial Owner of such additional shares of Common Shares, such Person is not then the Beneficial Owner of 20% or more of the shares of Common Shares then outstanding; (iii) no Investor shall be deemed to be an “Acquiring Person” as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement, including the purchase by such Investor of Stock Purchase Agreement Shares pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement or pursuant to such Investor’s preemptive rights under the Statement of Designation of the Series A or the issuance by the Corporation to such Investor of any Stock Purchase Agreement Shares pursuant to the terms of the Series A, including upon the conversion of the Series A, and any such Stock Purchase Agreement Shares shall be excluded from shares of Common Shares otherwise deemed Beneficially Owned by such Investor (or such Investor’s Affiliates or Associates) for purposes of this definition of “Acquiring Person”; provided, however , that the provisions set forth in this clause (iii) only apply to the Investors acquiring securities under the Stock Purchase Agreement and such provisions are not transferable other than to Affiliates of the Investors; and (iv) no Excluded Person shall be deemed to be an

 

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“Acquiring Person” so long as all Excluded Persons, together with all Affiliates and Associates of such Excluded Persons (other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries), collectively are the Beneficial Owners of not more than 30% of the Common Shares then outstanding, it being understood that (A) all exceptions to becoming an “Acquiring Person” set forth in this definition shall apply to Excluded Persons (and for purposes of this clause (iv) only, with references in the immediately preceding sentence and in this sentence to 20% being deemed to be 30% with respect to the collective Excluded Persons as applicable), (B) the SMSL Common Shares (whether issued to any Excluded Persons or subsequently transferred thereto) shall be excluded from shares of Common Shares otherwise deemed Beneficially Owned by the Excluded Persons for purposes of this definition of “Acquiring Person”, (C) no Person shall become an Excluded Person as a result of acquiring Common Shares from an Excluded Person and (D) subject to subclauses (A) and (B) above, if the Excluded Persons, together with all Affiliates and Associates of such Excluded Persons (other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries), collectively become the Beneficial Owners of more than 30% of the Common Shares then outstanding, each Excluded Person shall be deemed to be an “Acquiring Person.”

Distribution Date ” shall mean the earlier of (i) the Close of Business on the tenth day after the Shares Acquisition Date or (ii) the Close of Business on the tenth Business Day (or such later date as may be determined by action of the Corporation’s Board of Directors) after the date that a tender or exchange offer by any Person (other than the Corporation, any Subsidiary of the Corporation, any employee benefit plan of the Corporation or of any Subsidiary of the Corporation, or any Person or entity organized, appointed or established by the Corporation for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan) is first published or sent or given within the meaning of Rule 14d-4(a) of the General Rules and Regulations (or any successor rule) under the Exchange Act, if, assuming the successful consummation thereof, such Person would be an Acquiring Person. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Distribution Date shall not be deemed to have occurred as a result of (i) the execution and delivery of the Stock Purchase Agreement or the SMSL Share Purchase Agreement, (ii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement or the SMSL Share Purchase Agreement or (iii) the amendment and restatement of the Original Rights Agreement.

Shares Acquisition Date ” shall mean the first date of public announcement (which, for purposes of this definition, shall include, without limitation, a report filed pursuant to Section 13(d) under the Exchange Act) by the Corporation or an Acquiring Person that an Acquiring Person has become such; provided, however, that, if such Person is determined not to have become an Acquiring Person as defined herein, then no Shares Acquisition Date shall be deemed to have occurred. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a Shares Acquisition Date shall not be deemed to have occurred as a result of (i) the execution and delivery of the Stock Purchase Agreement or the SMSL Share Purchase Agreement, (ii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement or the SMSL Share Purchase Agreement or (iii) the amendment and restatement of the Original Rights Agreement.

 

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(b) The definition of “ Beneficial Owner ,” “ Beneficially Own ” and “ Beneficial Ownership ” as set forth in Section 1 of the Rights Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

“A Person shall be deemed the “ Beneficial Owner ” of and shall be deemed to “ Beneficially Own ” and have “ Beneficial Ownership ” of any shares of Common Shares:

(i) which such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 thereunder (or any comparable or successor law or regulation);

(ii) which such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates, directly or indirectly, has (A) the right to acquire (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time or upon the satisfaction of any conditions or both) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (other than customary agreements with and between underwriters and selling group members with respect to a bona fide public offering of securities), or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, rights (other than the Rights), warrants or options, or otherwise; provided, however , that a Person shall not be deemed pursuant to this subsection (ii)(A) to be the Beneficial Owner of, or to beneficially own, (1) shares of Common Shares tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by or on behalf of such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates until such tendered shares are accepted for purchase or exchange, (2) shares of Common Shares which a Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates may be deemed to have the right to acquire pursuant to any merger or other acquisition agreement between the Corporation and such Person (or one or more of its Affiliates or Associates) if such agreement has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation prior to there being an Acquiring Person, (3) shares of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of Rights at any time prior to the occurrence of a Triggering Event; or (4) shares of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of Rights from and after the occurrence of a Triggering Event, which Rights were acquired by such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates prior to the Distribution Date or pursuant to Sections 3(a) , 11(i) or 22 of this Agreement; (B) the right to vote pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding; provided, however , that a Person shall not be deemed the Beneficial Owner of, or to beneficially own, any shares of Common Shares under this subsection (ii)(B) if the agreement, arrangement or understanding to vote such shares (1) arises solely from a revocable proxy or consent given to such Person in response to a public proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable rules and regulations of the Exchange Act and (2) is not also then reportable on Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act (or any comparable or successor report); or (C) the right to the underlying economic benefits or value associated with such shares, whether or not any voting or control rights have been deliberately disclaimed or removed, including, without limitation, pursuant to any hedge, swap, derivative or similar transaction; or

(iii) which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any other Person (or any Affiliate or Associate thereof) with which such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates has any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not

 

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in writing (other than customary agreements with and between underwriters and selling group members with respect to a bona fide public offering of securities) for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except to the extent contemplated by the proviso to subsection (ii)(B) above) or disposing of any shares of Common Shares of the Corporation;

provided, however , that in no case shall an officer or director of the Corporation be deemed (x) the Beneficial Owner of any shares of Common Shares beneficially owned by another officer or director of the Corporation solely by reason of actions undertaken by such persons in their capacity as officers or directors of the Corporation or (y) the Beneficial Owner of shares of Common Shares held of record by the trustee of any employee benefit plan of the Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Corporation for the benefit of any employee of the Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Corporation, other than the officer or director, by reason of any influence that such officer or director may have over the voting of the securities held in the plan.

For all purposes of this Agreement, the phrase “then outstanding,” when used with reference to the percentage of the then outstanding shares of Common Shares Beneficially Owned by a Person (or by a Person and its Affiliates and Associates), shall mean the number of shares of Common Shares then issued and outstanding together with the number of shares of Common Shares not then actually issued and outstanding which such Person (or such Person and its Affiliates and Associates, as applicable) would be deemed to Beneficially Own hereunder.”

(c) The following definitions are added to Section 1 of the Rights Agreement, immediately following the definition of “Shares Acquisition Date”:

SMSL Common Shares ” shall mean Common Shares issued pursuant to the SMSL Share Purchase Agreement.

SMSL Share Purchase Agreement ” shall mean the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2012, among the Corporation, Seaspan Management Services Limited, a Bermuda company, The Kevin Lee Washington 1999 Trust II, the Kyle Roy Washington 2005 Irrevocable Trust under agreement dated July 15, 2005 and Thetis Holdings Ltd., a Cayman Islands company.

Stock Purchase Agreement Shares ” shall mean (a) the Series A issued to the Investors pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, (b) any Common Shares, Series A or any other equity securities of the Corporation issued to the Investors pursuant to the Investors’ preemptive rights under the Statement of Designation of the Series A and (c) any Common Shares issued by the Corporation to the Investors pursuant to the terms of the Series A, including upon the conversion of the Series A.

(d) References in the Rights Agreement to “the date hereof” are hereby deleted and replaced with “April 19, 2011”.

 

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(e) The first sentence of Section 29 is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

“For all purposes of this Agreement, any calculation of the number of shares of Common Shares outstanding at any particular time for purposes of determining the particular percentage of such outstanding shares of Common Shares of which any Person (or a Person and its Affiliates and Associates) is the Beneficial Owner, shall be made in accordance with the last paragraph of the definition of “ Beneficial Owner ,” “ Beneficially Own ” and “ Beneficial Ownership ” as set forth in Section 1 of this Agreement.”

2. Exhibit C – Summary of Rights .

(a) The “Distribution Date” paragraph as set forth in Exhibit C of the Rights Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

 

Distribution Date:    Subject to certain exceptions, the rights will separate from the common shares and become exercisable after (1) the 10th day after the public announcement that a person or group has acquired beneficial ownership of 20% or more of the company’s common shares or (2) the 10th business day (or such later date as determined by the company’s board of directors) after a person or group announces a tender or exchange offer which could result in that person or group holding 20% or more of the company’s common shares. Aggregate beneficial ownership of 20% or more but not more than 30% of the company’s common shares (excluding any Series A Securities and SMSL Common Shares, each as defined below) by Dennis R. Washington, the company’s largest shareholder, Kyle R. Washington, the company’s Chairman, certain of their relatives and their respective controlled affiliates, and other parties that enter into certain voting agreements with them (collectively, the “Excluded Persons”) will not cause the rights to separate from the common shares and become exercisable. As used in this Summary of Rights, (i) the term “Series A Securities” means, collectively, (a) the Series A preferred shares of the company purchased by the Excluded Persons pursuant to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of January 22, 2009 among the company and the Investors party thereto, (b) all company common shares issuable to the Excluded Persons upon conversion of such Series A preferred shares and (c) any other securities acquired by the Excluded Persons pursuant to certain preemptive rights granted to the Investors in connection with their purchase of Series A preferred shares, and (ii) the term “SMSL Common Shares” means the company common shares issued to the Excluded Persons pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement dated as of January 27, 2012 among the company, Seaspan Management Services Limited, The Kevin Lee Washington 1999 Trust II, the Kyle Roy Washington 2005 Irrevocable Trust under agreement dated July 15, 2005 and Thetis Holdings Ltd.

(b) The term “(excluding any Series A Securities)” in the “Flip-in,” “Flip-over,” “Exchange Provision” and “Redemption of Rights” paragraphs as set forth in Exhibit C of the Rights Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the term “(excluding any Series A Securities and SMSL Common Shares)”

 

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3. No Other Changes . Except as expressly provided herein, the Rights Agreement is not amended, supplemented, modified, revised or otherwise affected by this Amendment No. 1, and the Rights Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.

4. Governing Law . This Amendment No. 1 shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of New York and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of such jurisdiction applicable to contracts to be made and performed entirely within such jurisdiction.

5. Counterparts . This Amendment No. 1 may be executed in any number of counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

6. Descriptive Headings . Descriptive headings of the several Sections of this Amendment No. 1 are inserted for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.

[ Signature page follows ]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment No. 1 as of the date first written above.

 

SEASPAN CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Sai W. Chu

  Name:   Sai W. Chu
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer
AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, LLC
By:  

/s/ Paula Caroppoli

  Name:   Paula Caroppoli
  Title:   Senior Vice President

 

[ Signature page to Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Shareholders Rights Agreement ]

Exhibit 4.7

AMENDING AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDING AGREEMENT (the “ Amending Agreement ”) is dated as of the 27th day of January 2012.

BETWEEN:

SEASPAN SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD.

(the “ Company ”)

AND:

GERRY WANG

(the “ Executive ”)

WHEREAS:

 

A. The Executive and the Company are parties to an amended and restated executive employment agreement dated March 14, 2011 (the “ Employment Agreement ”) attached hereto as Schedule “A”.

 

B. The Company is a direct subsidiary of Seaspan Management Services Limited (“ SMSL ”). SMSL has entered into a share purchase agreement dated January 27, 2012 among Seaspan Corporation (“ Seaspan ”), The Kevin Lee Washington 1999 Trust II, The Kyle Roy Washington 2005 Irrevocable Trust under agreement dated July 15, 2005 and Thetis Holdings Ltd. (collectively the “ Sellers ”) whereby Seaspan has agreed to acquire and the Sellers have agreed to sell all of the issued and outstanding share capital of SMSL (the “ Transaction ”).

 

C. The Transaction will result in a Change of Control of the Company as defined by the Employment Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE in consideration of $1.00 and other good and valuable consideration given by each party hereto to the other, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by each of the parties, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1.1   Defined Terms. In this Amending Agreement all capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given to them in the Employment Agreement.

1.2   Amendment to Change of Control Definition. The definition of a “Change of Control” in Section 1.1 of the Employment Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced as with the following definition:

Change of Control ” has the meaning given in the executive employment agreement dated March 14, 2011 between the Executive and SC.


1.3   Further Assurances. The parties will execute all other documents and instruments and do all other things necessary to implement and carry out the terms of this Amending Agreement.

1.4   Full Force and Effect. All terms and conditions in the Employment Agreement that are not amended by operation of this Amending Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

1.5   Amendments. No term or provision of this Amending Agreement may be amended except by written instrument signed by each of the parties.

1.6   Binding Effect. This Amending Agreement shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the parties to this Amending Agreement and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns.

1.7   Counterparts. This Amending Agreement may be executed by facsimile or other means of electronic communication and in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original, but all of which will constitute one and the same instrument.

1.8   Governing Law. This Amending Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have duly executed and delivered this Amending Agreement as of the date and year first written above.

 

      SEASPAN SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD.

/s/ Gerry Wang

   Per:   

/s/ Sai W. Chu

Gerry Wang

      Authorized Signatory


SCHEDULE “A”

AMENDED AND RESTATED EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT