As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 15, 2018
Registration Statement No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM F-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SEASPAN CORPORATION*
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
*And the Guarantors listed below
Republic of the Marshall Islands | 4412 | N/A | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Seaspan Corporation
Unit 2, 2nd Floor
Bupa Centre
141 Connaught Road West
Hong Kong
China
(852) 2540-1686
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants principal executive offices)
Puglisi & Associates
850 Library Avenue
Suite 204
Newark, Delaware 19711
(302) 738-6680
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
John Reiss, Esq.
Colin J. Diamond, Esq.
Andrew Weisberg, Esq.
White & Case LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Tel: (212) 819-8200
Fax: (212) 354-8113
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public : As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:
Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer) ☐
Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer) ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
The term new or revised financial accounting standard refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered |
Amount
Registered |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Note (1) |
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (1) |
Amount of
Registration Fee |
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5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 |
$250,000,000 | 100% | $250,000,000 | $31,125 | ||||
Guarantees of 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 |
N/A | (2) | (2) | (2) | ||||
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(1) | Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(f) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. |
(2) | No separate consideration will be received for the guarantees of notes being registered hereby. In accordance with Rule 457(n) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, no registration fee is payable with respect to the guarantees. |
The registrants hereby amend this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrants shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to Section 8(a), may determine.
TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS
Name of Additional Registrant* |
State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization |
I.R.S. Employer Identification Number |
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Seaspan Holding 140 Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | N/A | ||
Seaspan 140 Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | N/A | ||
Seaspan (Asia) Corporation |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | N/A | ||
Seaspan Containership 2180 Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | N/A | ||
Seaspan Containership 2181 Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | N/A | ||
Seaspan Holdco I Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | N/A | ||
Seaspan Holdco II Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | N/A | ||
Seaspan Holdco III Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | N/A | ||
Seaspan Holdco IV Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | N/A | ||
Seaspan Investment I Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | N/A | ||
Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. |
British Columbia, Canada | N/A | ||
Seaspan Crew Management Ltd. |
Commonwealth of the Bahamas | N/A | ||
Seaspan Management Services Limited |
Bermuda | N/A | ||
Seaspan Advisory Services Limited |
Bermuda | N/A |
* | Seaspan Corporation is the issuer of the New Exchange Notes offered hereby. The other listed registrants are guarantors of the New Exchange Notes. The address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Seanspan Corporations principal executive offices is Unit 2, 2nd Floor, Bupa Centre, 141 Connaught Road West, Hong Kong, China, Tel: (852) 2540-1686. The address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of the principal executive offices of each of Seaspan Holding 140 Ltd., Seaspan 140 Ltd., Seaspan (Asia) Corporation, Seaspan Containership 2180 Ltd., Seaspan Containership 2181 Ltd., Seaspan Holdco I Ltd., Seaspan Holdco II Ltd., Seaspan Holdco III Ltd., Seaspan Holdco IV Ltd. and Seaspan Investment I Ltd. is Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, PO Box 1405, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH 96960, Tel: (852) 2540-1686. The address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Seaspan Ship Management Ltd.s principal executive offices is 2600-200 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 1S4, Tel: (604) 638-2575. The address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Seaspan Crew Management Ltd.s principal executive offices is c/o H&J Corporate Services Ltd., Ocean Centre, East Bay Street, PO Box SS 19084, Nassau, Bahamas, Tel: (604) 638-2575. The address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of the principal executive offices of each of Seaspan Management Services Limited and Seaspan Advisory Services Limited is c/o Conyers Dill & Pearman, Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, PO Box HM 666, Hamilton HM CX, Bermuda, Tel: (852) 2540-1686. |
The information in this prospectus may change. We may not complete the exchange offer and issue these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted.
Subject to completion, dated June 15, 2018
PROSPECTUS
Seaspan Corporation
Offer to Exchange
up to $250,000,000 principal amount of 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 and the related guarantees,
which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
for
any and all outstanding unregistered
$250,000,000 principal amount of 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 and the related guarantees
We are offering to exchange, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and the accompanying letter of transmittal (the Exchange Offer) up to $250,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of our new 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 (the New Exchange Notes), which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), for any and all of our outstanding unregistered 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 (the Old Notes and, together with the New Exchange Notes, the Notes).
| We will exchange all outstanding Old Notes that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn for an equal principal amount of New Exchange Notes that are registered under the Securities Act. |
| You may withdraw tenders of Old Notes at any time prior to the expiration date of the Exchange Offer. |
| The Exchange Offer expires at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on , 2018 unless extended (such date, the Expiration Date). |
| The terms of the New Exchange Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer are identical in all material respects to the terms of the Old Notes, except that the New Exchange Notes will be registered under the Securities Act and will not be subject to transfer restrictions (unless required by applicable law) or registration rights. |
| The exchange of Old Notes for New Exchange Notes will not be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes. You should see the discussion in the section entitled Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations for more information. |
| Old Notes that are not exchanged will remain outstanding, but will not have further registration rights. |
| We will not receive any proceeds from the Exchange Offer. |
Each broker-dealer that receives New Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange for Old Notes, where such Old Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such New Exchange Notes. See Plan of Distribution.
For a more detailed description of the New Exchange Notes, see Description of the New Exchange Notes beginning on page 29.
See Risk Factors beginning on page 11 of this prospectus for a discussion of risks you should consider before participating in the Exchange Offer.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved the notes to be distributed in the Exchange Offer, nor have any of these organizations determined that this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is , 2018.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). Prior to making any decision with respect to the Exchange Offer, you should read this prospectus, together with the documents incorporated by reference herein, the registration statement, the exhibits thereto and the additional information described under the heading Where You Can Find More Information.
We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information other than that contained in this prospectus. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. We are making the Exchange Offer only in jurisdictions where such offer is permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of this prospectus or the respective dates of the documents incorporated herein by reference.
Unless otherwise indicated, references in this prospectus to Seaspan, the Company, we, us and our and similar terms refer to Seaspan Corporation and/or one or more of its subsidiaries, except that those terms, when used in this prospectus in connection with the Notes described herein, shall mean Seaspan Corporation. Unless otherwise indicated, all references in this prospectus to dollars and $ are to, and amounts are presented in, U.S. dollars, and financial information presented in this prospectus is prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
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All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus are forward-looking statements. In addition, we and our representatives may from time to time make other oral or written statements that are also forward-looking statements. Such statements include, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies, business prospects, changes and trends in our business, and the markets in which we operate. In some cases, you can identify the forward-looking statements by the use of words such as may, will, could, should, would, expect, plan, anticipate, intend, forecast, believe, estimate, predict, propose, potential, continue or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.
Forward-looking statements are made based upon managements current plans, expectations, estimates, assumptions and beliefs concerning future events affecting us. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those risks discussed in Risk Factors set forth in this prospectus and those risks discussed in other reports we file with the SEC and that are incorporated into this prospectus by reference, including, without limitation, our Annual Report on Form 20-F. The risks, uncertainties and assumptions involve known and unknown risks and are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. We caution that forward-looking statements are not guarantees and that actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.
We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of these factors. In addition, we cannot assess the effect of each such factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to be materially different from those contained in any forward-looking statement.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-4 regarding the securities covered by this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain all of the information found in the registration statement. For further information regarding us and the securities offered in this prospectus, you may wish to review the full registration statement, including its exhibits. In addition, we file annual, quarterly and other reports with and furnish information to the SEC. You may inspect and copy any document we file with or furnish to the SEC at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549-2736. Copies of this material can also be obtained upon written request from the Public Reference Section of the SEC at that address, at prescribed rates, or from the SECs web site at www.sec.gov free of charge. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on public reference rooms. You can also obtain information about us at the offices of The New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005. To obtain timely delivery of documents or information, we must receive your request no later than five business days before the Expiration Date of the Exchange Offer.
Each broker-dealer that receives New Exchange Notes for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such New Exchange Notes. The letter of transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of New Exchange Notes received in exchange for Old Notes where such Old Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. See Plan of Distribution.
As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act), from, among other things, certain rules prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and our executive officers, directors and principal security-holders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we are not required under the Exchange Act to file periodic reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act, including the filing of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or current reports on Form 8-K. However, we intend to make available quarterly reports containing our unaudited interim financial information for the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year.
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INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference into this prospectus information that we file with the SEC. This means that we can disclose important information to you without actually including the specific information in this prospectus by referring you to other documents filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus. Information that we later provide to the SEC, and which is deemed to be filed with the SEC, automatically will update information previously filed with the SEC, and may replace information in this prospectus.
We incorporate by reference into this prospectus the documents listed below:
| our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on March 6, 2018; |
| Reports of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on March 6, 2018, March 14, 2018, March 30, 2018, April 9, 2018, April 13, 2018, April 20, 2018, May 4, 2018, May 11, 2018, May 31, 2018, June 11, 2018 and two on June 15, 2018; and |
| any subsequent Reports of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC prior to the Expiration Date, in each case, that we identify in such Reports as being incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. |
These reports contain important information about us, our financial condition and our results of operations.
You may obtain any of the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus from the SEC through its public reference facilities or its website at the addresses provided above. You also may request a copy of any document incorporated by reference into this prospectus (excluding any exhibits to those documents, unless the exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference into this document), at no cost, by visiting our website at www.seaspancorp.com , or by writing or calling us at the following address:
Seaspan Corporation
Unit 2, 2nd Floor
Bupa Centre
141 Connaught Road West
Hong Kong, China
(852) 2540-1686
You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with any information. You should not assume that the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of each document.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or any other subsequently filed document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus modifies or supersedes the statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus. Any statement concerning the contents of any contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement is not necessarily complete. With respect to each contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, you are referred to that exhibit for a more complete description of the matter involved, and each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference.
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This summary highlights information about us and the Exchange Offer. Because it is a summary, it does not contain all the information that you should consider before tendering Old Notes for exchange and we urge you to read this entire prospectus carefully, including the Risk Factors section and the information and documents incorporated by reference herein, including our financial statements and notes thereto, before deciding to tender Old Notes for exchange. See the section of this prospectus entitled Where You Can Find More Information.
Seaspan Corporation
We are the worlds largest independent containership owner operator. The majority of the containerships in our fleet are chartered on long-term, fixed-rate time charters with major container liner companies. As of June 1, 2018, we operated a fleet of 112 containerships. As of June 1, 2018, the average age of the 112 vessels in our operating fleet was approximately five years, on a TEU weighted basis.
On March 13, 2018, we acquired the remaining 89% equity interest in Great China Intermodal Investments LLC (GCI) that we did not already own from affiliates of The Carlyle Group and the minority owners of GCI. We refer to this as the GCI Acquisition. Through the GCI Acquisition, we increased our fleet by 18 modern containerships, two of which were newbuild vessels which have been delivered to us as of June 1, 2018. We managed each of the 16 operating vessels prior to the GCI Acquisition.
The vessels in our fleet that are deployed on long-term, fixed-rate time charters generate stable cash flows and high utilization rates that are typically associated with long-term time charters. A portion of our fleet are deployed on short-term, fixed-rate time charters that generate stable cash flows while chartered. We seek to enter into new time charters for our vessels immediately upon expiry of existing time charters; however, the charter rates available are subject to change based on prevailing market conditions, and there may be a period where a vessel is off-charter between expiry of an existing time charter and commencement of a new time charter. As such, vessels in our fleet deployed on short-term, fixed-rate time charters are subject to more variability in cash flows and are expected to have lower utilization rates than vessels deployed on long-term, fixed-rate time charters. As of June 1, 2018, the charters on the 112 vessels in our operating fleet had an average remaining term of approximately five years, on a TEU weighted basis, excluding the effect of charterers options to extend certain time charters.
Customers for our operating fleet as at June 1, 2018 were CMA CGM S.A., its subsidiaries ANL Singapore Pte. Ltd., APL Singapore Pte. Ltd. and Cheng Lie Navigation Co., Ltd., COSCO Shipping Lines Co., Ltd., COSCO (Cayman) Mercury Co., Ltd., COSCO Shipping Lines (Europe) GmbH (a subsidiary of COSCO Shipping Lines Co., Ltd.), China Shipping Container Lines (Asia) Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd., which merged its container shipping business with COSCO Shipping Lines Co., Ltd.), Hapag-Lloyd AG, Maersk Line A/S, its subsidiary MCC Transport Singapore Pte. Ltd., MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (operating together under ONE, the Ocean Network Express), and Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.
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New Vessel Contracts
Our primary objective is to continue to grow our business through accretive vessel acquisitions as market conditions allow.
The following table indicates the estimated number of owned, leased and managed vessels in our fleet as of March 31, 2018:
Quarter Ended
March 31, 2018 |
Scheduled for the
Year Ended December 31, 2018 |
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Owned and leased vessels, beginning of year |
89 | 89 | ||||||
Deliveries (1)(2) |
3 | 7 | ||||||
Acquired (1) |
16 | 16 | ||||||
Total Fleet, end of period |
108 | 112 | ||||||
Total Capacity (TEU) |
865,900 | 905,900 |
(1) | Our acquisition of GCI on March 13, 2018 included 16 operating vessels and two vessels under construction. |
(2) | We have delivered the four newbuilding containerships and as of June 1, 2018 have 112 ships with a total capacity of 905,900 TEU. |
Corporate Information
We are a Marshall Islands corporation incorporated on May 3, 2005. We maintain our principal executive offices at Unit 2, 2nd Floor, Bupa Centre, 141 Connaught Road West, Hong Kong, China. Our telephone number is (852) 2540-1686. We maintain a website at www.seaspancorp.com . The information on our website is not part of this prospectus.
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Summary Description of the Exchange Offer
The following summary is provided solely for your convenience. This summary is not intended to be complete. You should read the full text and more specific details contained elsewhere in this prospectus.
The Exchange Offer |
We are offering up to $250,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of our new 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025, which have been registered under the Securities Act, for any and all of our outstanding unregistered 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 issued on February 14, 2018. |
Expiration Date |
The Exchange Offer will expire on the Expiration Date, or a later date and time to which we extend it. |
Withdrawal; Non-Acceptance |
You may withdraw any Old Notes tendered in the Exchange Offer at any time prior to the Expiration Date. If we decide for any reason not to accept any Old Notes tendered for exchange, the Old Notes will be returned to the registered holder at our expense promptly after the Expiration Date or termination of the Exchange Offer. In the case of the Old Notes tendered by book-entry transfer into the Exchange Agents (as defined below) account at The Depository Trust Company (DTC), any withdrawn or unaccepted Old Notes will be credited to the tendering holders account at DTC. For further information regarding the withdrawal of tendered Old Notes, see the sections entitled The Exchange OfferTerms of the Exchange Offer and the The Exchange OfferWithdrawal of Tenders. |
Conditions to the Exchange Offer |
The Exchange Offer is subject to customary conditions, including the following: |
| the Exchange Offer does not violate applicable law or any applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC; |
| the Old Notes are validly tendered in accordance with the Exchange Offer; |
| no action or proceeding would impair our ability to proceed with the Exchange Offer; and |
| any governmental approval has been obtained that we believe, in our sole discretion, is necessary for the completion of the Exchange Offer as outlined in this prospectus. |
Procedures for Participation in the Exchange Offer |
If you wish to accept the Exchange Offer, sign and date the letter of transmittal that was delivered with this prospectus in accordance with the instructions, and deliver the letter of transmittal, along with the Old Notes and any other required documentation, to the Exchange Agent. Alternatively, you can tender your outstanding Old Notes by following the procedures for book-entry transfer, as described in this prospectus. See The Exchange OfferProcedures for Tendering. |
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By executing the letter of transmittal or by transmitting an agents message in lieu thereof, you will represent to us that, among other things: |
| the New Exchange Notes you receive will be acquired in the ordinary course of your business; |
| you are not participating, and you have no arrangement with any person or entity to participate, in the distribution of the New Exchange Notes; |
| you are not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of ours, or, if you are such an affiliate, you will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable; |
| if you are a broker-dealer, you have not entered into any arrangement or understanding with us or any of our affiliates to distribute the New Exchange Notes; and |
| you are not acting on behalf of any person or entity that could not truthfully make these representations. |
If the exchange offeree is a broker-dealer holding Old Notes acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of New Exchange Notes received in respect of such Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer. |
Special Procedures for Beneficial Owners |
If you are a beneficial owner whose Old Notes are registered in the name of the broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and you wish to tender your Old Notes in the Exchange Offer, you should promptly contact the person in whose name the Old Notes are registered and instruct that person to tender on your behalf. If you wish to tender in the Exchange Offer on your own behalf, prior to completing and executing the letter of transmittal (or any Agents Message in lieu thereof) and delivering your Old Notes, you must either make appropriate arrangements to register ownership of the Old Notes in your name or obtain a properly completed bond power from the person in whose name the Old Notes are registered. |
U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations |
The exchange of the Old Notes for New Exchange Notes in the Exchange Offer will not be a taxable transaction for United States federal income tax purposes. See the discussion in the section entitled Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations for more information regarding the tax consequences to you of the Exchange Offer. |
Resales |
Based on interpretations by the staff of the SEC, as set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties, we believe that the New Exchange Notes you receive in the Exchange Offer may be offered |
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for resale, resold or otherwise transferred without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act. However, you will not be able to freely transfer the New Exchange Notes if: |
| you are our affiliate, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; |
| you are not acquiring the New Exchange Notes in the Exchange Offer in the ordinary course of your business; or |
| you are engaged in or intend to engage in, or have an arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in, the distribution, as defined in the Securities Act, of the New Exchange Notes you will receive in the Exchange Offer. |
If any of the statements above apply to you, you cannot rely on the position of the SEC staff described above and you must, therefore, comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of the New Exchange Notes, unless an exemption from these requirements is available to you. In that case, if you transfer any New Exchange Notes without delivering a prospectus that meets the requirements of the Securities Act or without an exemption from registration of your New Exchange Notes from those requirements, you may incur liability under the Securities Act. We will not assume or indemnify you against that liability. In addition, the SEC has not considered the Exchange Offer in the context of its interpretive letters and we cannot be sure that the staff of the SEC would make a similar determination with respect to the Exchange Offer as in such other circumstances. |
We have not entered into any arrangement or understanding with any person who will receive New Exchange Notes in the Exchange Offer to distribute those New Exchange Notes following completion of the Exchange Offer. We are not aware of any person that will participate in the Exchange Offer with a view to distribute the New Exchange Notes. |
Restrictions on Sale by Broker-Dealers |
Each broker-dealer that receives New Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange for Old Notes, where such Old Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such New Exchange Notes. See Plan of Distribution. |
Consequences of Not Exchanging Old Notes |
If you do not exchange Old Notes for New Exchange Notes, you will not be able to offer, sell or otherwise transfer your Old Notes except: |
| in compliance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws; |
| pursuant to an exemption from the securities laws; or |
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| in a transaction not subject to the securities laws. |
Old Notes that remain outstanding after completion of the Exchange Offer will continue to bear a legend reflecting these restrictions on transfer. In addition, upon completion of the Exchange Offer, you will not be entitled to any rights to have the resale of Old Notes registered under the Securities Act, and we currently do not intend to register under the Securities Act the resale of any Old Notes that remain outstanding after the completion of the Exchange Offer. The transfer restrictions and the availability of New Exchange Notes that are freely tradable could adversely affect the trading market for your Old Notes. |
Use of Proceeds |
We will not receive any proceeds from the Exchange Offer. |
Exchange Agent |
Bank of New York Mellon is the Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer. You can find the address and telephone number of the Exchange Agent below in the section entitled The Exchange OfferExchange Agent. |
Risk Factors |
For risks related to the Exchange Offer, please read the section of this prospectus entitled Risk Factors beginning on page 11 of this prospectus to determine whether participating in the Exchange Offer is appropriate for you. |
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The New Exchange Notes
The terms of the New Exchange Notes and those of the Old Notes are substantially identical, except that the transfer restrictions and registration rights relating to the Old Notes do not apply to the New Exchange Notes. The following summary contains basic information about the New Exchange Notes. It does not contain all of the information that may be important to you. For a more complete description of the terms of the New Exchange Notes, see Description of the New Exchange Notes.
Issuer |
Seaspan Corporation. |
Securities Offered |
Up to $250,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025. The New Exchange Notes will be issued under the Indenture pursuant to which we previously issued $250,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Old Notes. The New Exchange Notes and the Old Notes will be treated as a single class for all purposes under the Indenture. As used herein, the Indenture means that certain base indenture, dated as of October 10, 2017 (the Base Indenture), between us and The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon), as trustee (in such capacity, the Trustee), as supplemented, amended or otherwise modified by (i) a second supplemental indenture dated as of February 14, 2018 (the Second Supplemental Indenture), among us, certain of our subsidiaries, as guarantors, and the Trustee pursuant to which the Old Notes were issued and (ii) certain other supplemental indentures related to the Old Notes (such supplemental indentures, together with the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Supplemental Indentures). |
Maturity Date |
February 14, 2025. |
Interest Rate |
We will pay interest on the New Exchange Notes at an annual interest rate of 5.50%. |
Interest Payment Dates |
We will make interest payments on the New Exchange Notes quarterly in U.S. dollars, in arrears, on each January 30, April 30, July 30 and October 30, beginning on July 30, 2018. Interest will accrue from April 30, 2018. |
Guarantees |
The New Exchange Notes will be jointly and severally and fully and unconditionally guaranteed on (i) a senior secured basis by Seaspan Investment and (ii) a senior unsecured basis by (A) the other Initial Guarantors and (B) certain of our other existing and future subsidiaries as may be required under the Indenture (collectively, the Guarantors). These subsidiaries also guarantee the Old Notes. |
Initial Guarantors means, collectively, Seaspan Holding 140 Ltd.; Seaspan 140 Ltd.; Seaspan (Asia) Corporation; Seaspan Containership 2180 Ltd.; Seaspan Containership 2181 Ltd.; Seaspan Holdco I Ltd.; Seaspan Holdco II Ltd.; Seaspan Holdco III Ltd.; Seaspan Holdco IV Ltd.; Seaspan Investment I Ltd. (Seaspan Investment); Seaspan Ship Management Ltd.; Seaspan Crew Management Ltd.; Seaspan Management Services Limited; and Seaspan Advisory Services Limited. |
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Collateral |
The New Exchange Notes will be secured on a pari passu basis with the Old Notes by a pledge of all of the limited liability company interests of GCI directly held and owned from time to time by Seaspan Investment and all products and proceeds thereof, which collateral will also secure on an equal and ratable basis certain other indebtedness. |
Ranking |
The New Exchange Notes will be our senior unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of our other senior obligations (including the Old Notes) and senior in right of payment to all of our indebtedness that by its terms is subordinated to the New Exchange Notes. The guarantees of the New Exchange Notes (the New Exchange Note Guarantees) will, in the case of the New Exchange Note Guarantee of (i) Seaspan Investment, be a senior secured obligation of such Guarantor that is secured by the collateral and (ii) each other Guarantor, be a senior unsecured obligation of such Guarantor and, in each case, rank equally in right of payment with all other senior obligations of such Guarantor (including its guarantee of the Old Notes) and senior in right of payment to all indebtedness of such Guarantor that by its terms is subordinated to the New Exchange Note Guarantee of such Guarantor. |
Additional Amounts |
All payments made by us or on our behalf under or with respect to the New Exchange Notes or by any Guarantor with respect to its New Exchange Note Guarantee, will be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge (including penalties, interest and other liabilities related thereto) (hereinafter Taxes) unless the withholding or deduction of such Taxes is then required by law. If any deduction or withholding for, or on account of, any Taxes imposed or levied by or on behalf of the government of the Republic of Marshall Islands, or any political subdivision or any authority or agency therein or thereof having power to tax, or any other jurisdiction in which we (including any successor entity) or such Guarantor is organized or is otherwise resident for tax purposes, or any jurisdiction from or through which payment is made (including the jurisdiction of each paying agent) (each, a Specified Tax Jurisdiction), will at any time be required to be made from any payments made under or with respect to the New Exchange Notes or the New Exchange Note Guarantees. Subject to certain exceptions, we and the Guarantors will pay such additional amounts (the Additional Amounts) as may be necessary so that the net amount received in respect of such payments by a holder of a New Exchange Note (including Additional Amounts) after such withholding or deduction will not be less than the amount such holder would have received if such Taxes had not been withheld or deducted. See Description of the New Exchange NotesAdditional Amounts. |
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Optional Tax Redemption |
We may redeem the New Exchange Notes, at our option, at any time in whole but not in part, upon irrevocable notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount of New Exchange Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date and all Additional Amounts (if any) then due and which will become due on the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date and Additional Amounts (if any) in respect thereof), in the event that we determine in good faith that we have become or would become obligated to pay, on the next date on which any amount would be payable with respect to the New Exchange Notes and such obligation cannot be avoided by taking reasonable measures available to us (including making payment through a paying agent located in another jurisdiction), as a result of certain changes in the laws of a relevant taxing jurisdiction or interpretations thereof (including regulations or rulings in respect thereof). |
Optional Redemption |
On or after February 14, 2023, we may, at our option, redeem the New Exchange Notes in whole or in part at any time and from time to time at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the New Exchange Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to but excluding the redemption date. |
Change of Control |
If we undergo a change of control, we will be required to make an offer to each holder to repurchase all or a portion of their New Exchange Notes at 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to the date of repurchase. |
Annual Put Right |
It is anticipated that we will be required to make an offer to each holder to repurchase all or a portion of their New Exchange Notes at 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to the date of repurchase, which date of repurchase will be on each February 14, beginning on February 14, 2019. |
While the annual put right of each holder of a New Exchange Note described in the immediately preceding paragraph is not currently a part of the Indenture or any Old Note, we and the requisite holders of our Old Notes have agreed, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, to cause this put right to be added to the Indenture, and if it is added, it will inure to the benefit of the holders of the New Exchange Notes. Such right is expected to be added to the Indenture in July of 2018; however, no assurance can be given as to whether such conditions will be satisfied and such right will be so added during such month or ever. Consequently, no investor in the New Exchange Notes should assume that this put right will in fact be included in the Indenture or the New Exchange Notes. |
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Certain Covenants |
The indenture governing the New Exchange Notes contains covenants for the benefit of the holders of the New Exchange Notes that include, subject to important exceptions, restrictions on our ability and in certain cases, the ability of our subsidiaries to: |
| incur indebtedness and certain other liabilities that would cause our consolidated total borrowings to be equal to or exceed a percentage of our consolidated total assets; |
| permit our consolidated net worth to be equal to or less than a specified threshold; |
| create liens; |
| pay dividends, make distributions on or repurchase shares; |
| change our line of business; |
| merge or consolidate with, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose all or any substantial part of (i) our assets or (ii) the stock of any of our subsidiaries to, another person or liquidate or dissolve. |
Each of these covenants is subject to a number of significant exceptions. You should read Description of the New Exchange NotesCertain Covenants for a description of these covenants. |
Denominations |
The New Exchange Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof. |
Governing Law |
The Indenture and the Pledge Agreement are, and the New Exchange Notes will be, governed by New York law. |
Trustee |
The Bank of New York Mellon. |
Risk Factors |
Tendering your Old Notes in the Exchange Offer involves risks. You should carefully consider the information in the section entitled Risk Factors in this prospectus. |
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Before participating in the Exchange Offer, you should carefully consider the risk factors described below and in our periodic reports filed with the SEC, together with all of the other information included in this prospectus and the other information that we have incorporated by reference, including those risks discussed in our Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on April 13, 2018 and under the caption Item 3. Key InformationD. Risk Factors in our latest Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC. The risks and uncertainties described below and in the foregoing documents are not the only risks and uncertainties we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. If any of such risks were to occur, our business, financial condition, operating results or cash flows could be materially adversely affected and could cause the value of our securities to decline, which in turn could cause you to lose all or a part of your investment.
Risks Relating to the Exchange Offer and Holding the New Exchange Notes
Holders who fail to exchange their Old Notes will continue to be subject to restrictions on transfer and may have reduced liquidity after the Exchange Offer.
If you do not exchange your Old Notes for New Exchange Notes in the Exchange Offer, you will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer applicable to the Old Notes. The restrictions on transfer of your Old Notes arise because the Company issued the Old Notes under exemptions from, or in transactions not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. In general, you may only offer or sell the Old Notes if they are registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or are offered and sold under an exemption from these requirements.
In addition, the Company has not conditioned the Exchange Offer on receipt of any minimum or maximum principal amount of Old Notes. As Old Notes are tendered and accepted in the Exchange Offer, the principal amount of remaining Old Notes will decrease. This decrease could reduce the liquidity of the trading market for the Old Notes. The Company cannot assure you of the liquidity, or even the continuation, of the trading market for the Old Notes following the Exchange Offer.
You must comply with the Exchange Offer procedures to receive New Exchange Notes.
Holders are responsible for complying with all the Exchange Offer procedures. The issuance of New Exchange Notes in exchange for Old Notes will only occur upon completion of the procedures described in this prospectus under The Exchange Offer. Therefore, holders of Old Notes who wish to exchange them for New Exchange Notes should allow sufficient time for timely completion of the exchange procedures. Neither the Company nor the Exchange Agent is obligated to extend the Exchange Offer or notify you of any failure to follow the proper procedures or waive any defect if you fail to follow the proper procedures.
The New Exchange Notes have not been rated, and ratings of any other of our securities may affect the value of the New Exchange Notes.
We have not sought to obtain a rating for the New Exchange Notes, and the New Exchange Notes may never be rated. It is possible, however, that one or more rating agencies might independently determine to assign a rating to the New Exchange Notes or that we may elect to obtain a rating of our New Exchange Notes in the future. In addition, we may elect to issue other securities for which we may seek to obtain a rating. If any ratings are assigned to the New Exchange Notes in the future or if we issue other securities with a rating, such ratings, if they are lower than market expectations or are subsequently lowered or withdrawn (or if ratings for such other securities would imply a lower relative value for the New Exchange Notes), could adversely affect the value of your investment in the New Exchange Notes . Ratings only reflect the views of the issuing rating agency or
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agencies, and such ratings could at any time be revised downward or withdrawn entirely at the discretion of the issuing rating agency. A rating is not a recommendation to purchase, sell or hold any particular security, including the New Exchange Notes. Ratings do not reflect market prices or suitability of a security for a particular investor, and any future rating of the New Exchange Notes may not reflect all risks related to us and our business, or the structure or value of the New Exchange Notes.
The New Exchange Notes may not be freely tradeable by you based on various factors, including your affiliate status.
Based on interpretations by the staff of the SEC, as set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties, we believe that that the New Exchange Notes issued in the Exchange Offer may be offered for resale, resold or otherwise transferred by holders of such notes, subject to certain limitations. The New Exchange Notes may be offered for resale, resold or otherwise transferred without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, if:
| the holder is acquiring the New Exchange Notes in the ordinary course of its business; |
| the holder is not engaging in and does not intend to engage in a distribution of the New Exchange Notes; |
| the holder does not have any arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing the New Exchange Notes; and |
| the holder is not an affiliate of ours or any of the guarantors of the New Exchange Notes, within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act. |
However, we have not submitted a no-action letter to the SEC regarding this Exchange Offer and we cannot assure you that the SEC would make a similar determination with respect to this Exchange Offer. If you are an affiliate of ours or any of the guarantors of the New Exchange Notes, engaged in or intend to engage in or have any arrangement or understanding with respect to a distribution of the New Exchange Notes to be acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer, you will be subject to additional limitations. Such affiliates may sell the New Exchange Notes only in compliance with the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or another available exemption. See The Exchange OfferEffect of the Exchange Offer in this prospectus.
If you are a broker-dealer, your ability to transfer the New Exchange Notes may be restricted.
A broker-dealer that purchased Old Notes for its own account as part of market-making or trading activities must comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act when it resells the New Exchange Notes. The Companys obligation to make this prospectus available to broker-dealers is limited, and, as a result, the Company cannot guarantee that a proper prospectus will be available to broker-dealers wishing to resell their New Exchange Notes. See Plan of Distribution.
There is no public market for the New Exchange Notes, a market may not develop, and you may have to hold your New Exchange Notes to maturity.
The New Exchange Notes are a new issue of securities and there is no existing trading market for the New Exchange Notes. No assurance can be given that a liquid market will develop for the New Exchange Notes, that you will be able to sell your New Exchange Notes at a particular time or that the prices that you receive when you sell the New Exchange Notes will be favorable.
The liquidity of any market for the New Exchange Notes and the prices at which the New Exchange Notes will trade, if a trading market develops, will depend on a number of factors, including:
| the number of holders of New Exchange Notes; |
| the Companys operating performance and financial condition; |
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| the Companys ability to complete the offer to exchange the Old Notes; |
| the market for similar securities; |
| the interest of securities dealers in making a market in the New Exchange Notes; and |
| prevailing interest rates. |
We and our subsidiaries may still be able to incur substantially more debt. This could further exacerbate the risks associated with our level of indebtedness.
The terms of the Indenture permit us to incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future, including to finance working capital, capital expenditures, investments or acquisitions and including under any future credit facility. Although the Indenture limits our ability to incur additional indebtedness, and our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to incur liens, these restrictions are subject to a number of qualifications and exceptions and, under certain circumstances, debt incurred in compliance with these restrictions could be substantial. To the extent that we incur additional indebtedness, the risks associated with our leverage, including our possible inability to service our debt, would increase.
The terms of the Indenture, and future indebtedness may, restrict our current and future operations, particularly our ability to respond to changes in our business and to take certain actions.
The Indenture contains, and agreements governing future indebtedness may contain, a number of restrictive covenants that impose operating and financial restrictions on us and may limit our ability to engage in acts that may be in our long-term best interest, including restrictions on our ability and, in certain cases the ability of our subsidiaries, to:
| incur indebtedness and certain other liabilities that would cause our consolidated total borrowings to be equal to or exceed a percentage of our consolidated total assets; |
| permit our consolidated net worth to be equal to or less than a specified threshold; |
| create liens; |
| pay dividends, make distributions on or repurchase shares; |
| change our line of business; and |
| merge or consolidate with, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose all or any substantial part of (i) our assets or (ii) the stock of any of our subsidiaries to, another person or liquidate or dissolve. |
The covenants in the Indenture are subject to important exceptions and qualifications, which are described under Description of the New Exchange Notes. In addition, if we enter into a credit facility in the future or issue other debt securities, they may contain financial covenants, including maintenance covenants that would require us to satisfy such covenants on an ongoing basis. Our ability to comply with these financial covenants can be affected by events beyond our control.
A breach of the covenants under the Indenture, or under any agreements for future indebtedness, could result in an event of default under the applicable indebtedness. Such a default may allow the creditors of the defaulted indebtedness to accelerate the related debt and may also result in the acceleration of any other debt which has a cross-acceleration or cross-default provision to the related debt. Furthermore, if we were unable to repay the amounts due and payable under any secured arrangement, those respective lenders could proceed against the collateral securing such indebtedness, which could include the collateral securing the New Exchange Notes. In the event our lenders or noteholders accelerate the repayment of our borrowings, we and our subsidiaries may not have sufficient assets to repay that indebtedness.
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As a result of restrictions contained in the Indenture, and that may be contained in any agreements for future indebtedness, we may be limited in how we conduct our business, unable to raise additional debt or equity financing to operate during general economic or business downturns or unable to compete effectively or to take advantage of new business opportunities.
The Collateral may be difficult to realize upon and its value may not be sufficient to satisfy all the obligations secured by such Collateral. As a result, holders of the New Exchange Notes may not receive full payment on their New Exchange Notes following an event of default.
Liquidating the Collateral may not produce proceeds in an amount sufficient to pay any amounts due under the New Exchange Notes and the liquidation of assets that are not part of the Collateral may not produce sufficient proceeds to pay amounts due under the New Exchange Notes after applying such proceeds to satisfy the obligations of creditors with prior claims on such assets. To the extent the proceeds of any sale of the Collateral are insufficient to satisfy the obligations under the New Exchange Notes or the New Exchange Note Guarantees, any claim in respect of the New Exchange Notes and the New Exchange Note Guarantees for the difference between the amount, if any, realized by the holders of the New Exchange Notes from the sale of the Collateral, and the remaining obligations under the New Exchange Notes will rank equally in right of payment with all of our other unsecured, unsubordinated indebtedness and other obligations, including trade payables, and will be effectively junior in right of payment to any of our existing and future indebtedness that is secured by assets that are not part of the Collateral, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.
In addition, to the extent that liens, security interests and other rights granted to other parties encumber assets owned by us, those parties have or may exercise rights and remedies with respect to the property subject to their liens that could adversely affect the ability of the Collateral Agent or the holders of the New Exchange Notes to realize or foreclose on the Collateral. If we enter into a future credit facility or upon the issuance of the 5.50% Senior Notes due 2026 by the Company pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreement dated as of March 13, 2018, in addition to diluting your rights to the Collateral, pursuant to the terms of the pledge agreement governing the New Exchange Notes, the right of the lenders under the future credit facility or the 5.50% Senior Notes due 2026 to exercise certain remedies with respect to the Collateral could delay liquidation of the Collateral.
Bankruptcy laws and other laws relating to foreclosure and sale also could substantially delay or prevent the ability of the Collateral Agent or any holder of the New Exchange Notes to obtain the benefit of any Collateral. Such delays would likely have a material adverse effect on the value of the Collateral.
No appraisal has been made for any of the Collateral in connection with the issuance of the New Exchange Notes, and the book value of the Collateral should not be relied upon as a measure of realizable value for such assets. The value of the Collateral at any time will depend on market and other economic conditions, including the availability of suitable buyers for the Collateral. In the event of a liquidation, bankruptcy or similar proceeding, no assurance can be given that the proceeds from any sale or liquidation of the Collateral will be sufficient to pay our obligations under the New Exchange Notes or any of the Guarantors obligations under the New Exchange Note Guarantees, in full or at all. By its nature, the Collateral may not have a readily ascertainable market value or may not be saleable or, if saleable, there may be substantial delays in its liquidation, particularly if we are forced to sell it under distressed circumstances in the future, if those circumstances arise.
Payment of principal and interest on the New Exchange Notes will be effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness we may incur in the future that is secured by assets that are not part of the Collateral to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.
In the event of a liquidation, dissolution, reorganization, bankruptcy or any similar proceeding, any debt that ranks ahead of the New Exchange Notes and the New Exchange Note Guarantees will be entitled to be paid in
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full from our assets before any payment may be made with respect to the New Exchange Notes and the New Exchange Note Guarantees. Accordingly, there may not be sufficient funds remaining to pay amounts due on all or any of the New Exchange Notes. Payment under the New Exchange Notes will be effectively junior in right of payment to any secured indebtedness we may incur in the future that is secured by assets that are not part of the Collateral (to the extent of the value of such assets).
The Company may not be able to purchase the New Exchange Notes upon the occurrence of a Change of Control or in connection with the Annual Put Right.
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined below), the Company will be required to offer to purchase all of the New Exchange Notes then outstanding at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest. If a Change of Control were to occur, the Company may not have sufficient funds to pay the purchase price for the outstanding New Exchange Notes tendered, and expects that it would require third-party financing; however , the Company may not be able to obtain such financing on favorable terms, if at all. In addition, the occurrence of a Change of Control may result in an event of default under, or require the Company to purchase, the Companys other existing or future senior indebtedness. Moreover, the exercise by the holders of their right to require the Company to purchase the New Exchange Notes could cause a default under its existing or future senior indebtedness, even if the occurrence of a Change of Control itself does not, due to the financial effect of such purchase on the Company and its subsidiaries. The Companys failure to purchase tendered New Exchange Notes at a time when the purchase is required by the indenture would constitute an event of default under the indenture, which, in turn, may constitute an event of default under future debt. See Description of the New Exchange NotesChange of Control and Annual Put RightChange of Control.
In addition, if the covenant containing the Annual Put Right (as defined below) is added to the Indenture, which is expected to occur in July of 2018, each holder of the New Exchange Notes will have the right once a year, at its option, to require the Company to purchase all of the New Exchange Notes held by such holder at a purchase price of 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest. The Company may not have sufficient funds to pay the purchase price for any New Exchange Notes tendered in connection with an Annual Put Right, and may require third-party financing; however, the Company may not be able to obtain such financing on favorable terms, if at all. Moreover, the exercise by the holders of their right to require the Company to purchase the New Exchange Notes could cause a default under its existing or future senior indebtedness, even if the Annual Put Right itself does not, due to the financial effect of such purchase on the Company and its subsidiaries. The Companys failure to purchase tendered New Exchange Notes at a time when the purchase is required by the indenture would constitute an event of default under the indenture, which, in turn, may constitute an event of default under future debt. See Description of the New Exchange NotesChange of Control and Annual Put RightAnnual Put Right.
The provisions in the indenture that will govern the New Exchange Notes relating to change of control transactions will not necessarily protect you in the event of a highly leveraged transaction.
The provisions in the indenture will not necessarily afford you protection in the event of a highly leveraged transaction that may adversely affect you, including a reorganization, restructuring, merger or other similar transaction involving the Company or its subsidiaries. These transactions may not involve a change in voting power or beneficial ownership or, even if they do, may not involve a change of the magnitude required under the definition of Change of Control in the indenture to trigger the provision. Except as described under Description of the New Exchange NotesChange of Control and Annual Put RightChange of Control, the indenture does not contain provisions that permit the holders of the New Exchange Notes to require the Company to purchase the New Exchange Notes in the event of a takeover, recapitalization or similar transaction. Finally, the provisions under the indenture relative to the Companys obligation to make an offer to purchase the New Exchange Notes as a result of a Change of Control may be waived or modified with the written consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the New Exchange Notes; accordingly, you may not be able to require the purchase of your New Exchange Notes upon a Change of Control even if you have not consented to the waiver of such obligation.
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Servicing the Companys indebtedness will require a significant amount of cash. The Companys ability to generate cash depends on a variety of factors, many of which are beyond its control.
The Companys ability to make payments on its indebtedness, including the New Exchange Notes, will depend on the Companys ability to generate cash in the future. This, to a certain extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive and other factors that are beyond the Companys control. The Companys business may not be able to generate sufficient cash flow from operations and future borrowings may not be available to it in an amount sufficient to enable the Company to pay its indebtedness, including the New Exchange Notes, or to fund its other liquidity needs. The Company may need to refinance all or a portion of its indebtedness on or before maturity. However, the Company may not be able to complete such refinancing on commercially reasonable terms or at all.
The Company is a holding company, and its ability to make any required payment on the New Exchange Notes is dependent on the operations of, and the distribution of funds from, its subsidiaries.
The issuer of the New Exchange Notes, the Company, is a holding company, and its subsidiaries will conduct substantially all of its operations and own all of its operating assets. Therefore, the Company will depend on dividends and other distributions from its subsidiaries to generate the funds necessary to meet its obligations, including its required obligations under the New Exchange Notes. Moreover, each of the Companys subsidiaries is a legally distinct entity and, other than those of its subsidiaries that are the Exchange Note Guarantors, have no obligation to pay amounts due pursuant to the New Exchange Notes or to make any of their funds or other assets available for these payments.
Only some of the Companys subsidiaries will guarantee the New Exchange Notes. Your right to receive payments on the New Exchange Notes could be adversely affected if any of the Companys subsidiaries that are not Exchange Note Guarantors declare bankruptcy, liquidate or reorganize.
Not all of the Companys subsidiaries will guarantee the New Exchange Notes, and those subsidiaries may incur debt and other liabilities to the extent permitted by the indenture governing the New Exchange Notes. Accordingly, the New Exchange Notes will be effectively subordinated to the prior payment of debts and other liabilities (including trade payables) of the Companys subsidiaries that are not Exchange Note Guarantors. In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization of any of the Companys subsidiaries that are not Exchange Note Guarantors, holders of their indebtedness and their trade creditors will generally be entitled to payment of their claims from the assets of those subsidiaries before any assets are made available for distribution to the Company.
The indebtedness represented by the New Exchange Notes and the Exchange Note Guarantees may be unenforceable due to voidable transfer statutes.
The Company believes that the indebtedness represented by the New Exchange Notes and the Exchange Note Guarantees is being incurred for proper purposes, in good faith, and not to hinder, delay, or defraud any entity to which it is, or will become on or after the consummation of the Exchange Offer, indebted. Based on present forecasts, asset valuations and other financial information, the Company and the Exchange Note Guarantors are, and after the consummation of the Exchange Offer, will be, solvent and will have reasonably sufficient capital for carrying on the current and contemplated businesses of the Company and the Exchange Note Guarantors and will be able to pay debts of the Company and the Exchange Note Guarantors as they come due. Notwithstanding this belief, however, under federal or state voidable transfer laws, if a court of competent jurisdiction in a suit by an unpaid creditor or representative of creditors (such as a trustee in bankruptcy or a debtor-in-possession) were to find that the Company or the Exchange Note Guarantors did not receive fair consideration (or reasonably equivalent value) for issuing the New Exchange Notes or the Exchange Note Guarantees or for any indebtedness refinanced by the New Exchange Notes and at the time of the issuance of that indebtedness or those Exchange Note Guarantees, the Company or the Exchange Note Guarantors were insolvent, were rendered insolvent by reason of that incurrence, were engaged in a business or transaction for which the Companys or the Exchange
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Note Guarantors remaining assets constituted unreasonably small capital, intended to incur, or believed that the Company or the Exchange Note Guarantors would incur, debts beyond any of their ability to pay such debts as they became due, or that any of the Company or the New Exchange Notes Guarantors intended to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors, then that court could, among other things, (i) void all or a portion of the Companys obligations to the holders of the New Exchange Notes or the Exchange Note Guarantors obligations under the Exchange Note Guarantees, (ii) subordinate all or a portion of the payments made to holders of the New Exchange Notes (or the Exchange Note Guarantees) to the Companys (or the Exchange Note Guarantors) other existing and future indebtedness to a greater extent than would otherwise be the case, the effect of which would be to entitle those other creditors to be paid in full before any payment could be made on the New Exchange Notes. The measure of insolvency for purposes of the foregoing will vary depending upon the law of the relevant jurisdiction. Generally, however, a company would be considered insolvent for purposes of the foregoing if the sum of that companys debts was greater than all of that companys assets at a fair valuation, or if the present fair saleable value of that companys assets was less than the amount that would be required to pay the probable liability on its existing debts as they become absolute and due. There can be no assurance as to what standards a court would apply to determine whether the Company or the Exchange Note Guarantors were solvent at the relevant time, or whether, whatever standard was applied, the Exchange Note Guarantees would not be voided on any of the grounds set forth above.
Risks Relating to Our Business
For a description of the risks associated with the Company, see the section entitled Risk Factors in our latest Annual Report on Form 20-F as well as the other information incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
Disruptions and security threats to our technology systems could negatively impact our business.
In the ordinary course of business, we rely on the security of information and operational technology systems, including those of our business partners and other third parties, to manage or support a variety of business activities including operating and navigating our fleet; tracking container contents and delivery; maintaining vessel infrastructure; communicating with personnel, management, customers and business partners; collecting, processing, transmitting, and storing electronic information, including personal, employee, business, financial and operational data; facilitating business and financial transactions; and providing services to our customers. A cyber-attack on us, or our business partners, could significantly disrupt these and other commercial activities and business functions resulting in a loss of revenue and customer relationships. For operational technology in particular, a cyber-attack could result in physical damage to assets and infrastructure, injury or loss of life and environmental harm.
Our global technology network faces many threats from criminal hackers and competitors who may use phishing emails, unauthorized network intrusions, electronic communications or portable electronic devices to distribute computer viruses and ransomware, enable fraudulent transactions, or otherwise alter the confidentiality, integrity and availability of our information and information systems. Despite our continuing efforts to secure our technology network infrastructure, protect our critical data and systems, and ensure operational resiliency, cyberattacks may occur that could have a material impact on our financial performance, reputation and continuous operations. Further, as the methods of cyber-attacks continue to evolve, we may be required to expend additional resources to enhance and supplement our existing protective measures. A successful cyber-attack could also result in significant costs associated with the investigation and remediation of our technology systems, as well as increased regulatory and legal liability. We have taken steps to manage this risk, including assessing the security of our systems and policies, developing tools that support tracking and monitoring cyber events, and increasing awareness and training of our employees.
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table sets forth our ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the periods presented:
Three Months
Ended March 31, |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (1) |
2.4 | 2.0 | | (2) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 4.7 | |||||||||||||||||
Dollar amount (in thousands of U.S. dollars) of deficiency in earnings to fixed charges |
| | 142,850 | | | |
(1) | For purposes of calculating the ratios of consolidated earnings to fixed charges: |
| earnings consist of pre-tax income from continuing operations prepared under U.S. GAAP (which includes non-cash unrealized gains and losses on derivative financial instruments) plus fixed charges, net of capitalized interest and capitalized amortization of deferred financing fees; and |
| fixed charges represent interest incurred (whether expensed or capitalized) and amortization of deferred financing costs (whether expensed or capitalized) and accretion of discount. |
(2) | The ratio of earnings to fixed charges for this period was less than 1.0. |
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Purpose of the Exchange Offer
We issued $250,000,000 of Old Notes that are subject to this Exchange Offer on February 14, 2018 in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act. In connection with the issuance and sale, we entered into a registration rights agreement with the purchasers of the Old Notes. In the registration rights agreement we agreed to, among other things:
| file with the SEC a registration statement on an appropriate form under the Securities Act (the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) not later than 180 days after the original issuance of the Old Notes; |
| use our commercially reasonable efforts to have the Exchange Offer Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC not later than 180 days after the original issuance of the Old Notes; and |
| keep the Exchange Offer open for acceptance for a period of not less than 20 business days; and use our commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be consummated not later than 45 days after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective. |
If:
| we are not permitted to file the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or to consummate the Exchange Offer because of any changes in law, SEC rules or regulations or applicable interpretations thereof by the staff of the SEC; |
| for any other reason the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not declared effective on or prior to the 180th day after the original issuance of the Old Notes, or the Exchange Offer is not consummated not later than 45 days after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective; or |
| any holder of notes is not eligible to participate in the Exchange Offer or does not receive freely tradeable New Exchange Notes in the Exchange Offer other than by reason of such holder being our affiliate; |
we agree to file with the SEC a shelf registration statement (the Shelf Registration Statement) to cover resale of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) by the holders thereof. We will use our commercially reasonable efforts to cause the applicable registration statement to be declared effective within the time periods specified in the Registration Rights Agreement. We will use our commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended until the first anniversary of the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement or such shorter period that will terminate when all the registrable securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement have been sold pursuant thereto or cease to be outstanding.
If (i) the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not filed with the SEC on or prior to the 180th day after the issue date of the notes, (ii) the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has not been declared effective on or prior to the 180th day after the issue date of the notes, (iii) the Exchange Offer is not consummated not later than 45 days after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, (iv) the Shelf Registration Statement is not declared effective within the time periods specified in the Registration Rights Agreement, (v) the Shelf Registration Statement when declared effective fails to register all of the Registrable Debt Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), or (vi) the suspension period for the Shelf Registration Statement exceeds 60 days in one instance or 60 days in the aggregate during any consecutive 12-month period (each such event referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) above, a Registration Default), the rate of interest on the notes shall be increased by 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of the notes offered hereby, and will further increase by an additional 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of the notes for each subsequent 90-day period (or portion thereof) while a Registration Default is continuing up to a maximum of 2.00% per annum. Following the cure of all Registration Defaults, the accrual of Additional Interest with respect to Registration Defaults will cease.
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Once the Exchange Offer is complete, we will have no further obligation to register any of the Old Notes not tendered to us in the Exchange Offer. See Risk FactorsRisks Relating to the Exchange Offer and Holding the New Exchange NotesHolders who fail to exchange their Old Notes will continue to be subject to restrictions on transfer and may have reduced liquidity after the Exchange Offer.
Effect of the Exchange Offer
Based on interpretations of the staff of the SEC, as set forth in no-action letters to third parties, including the Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (April 13, 1988) and similar letters, we believe that the notes issued in the Exchange Offer may be offered for resale, resold or otherwise transferred by holders of such notes, other than by any holder that is a broker-dealer who acquired Old Notes for its own account as a result of market-making or other trading activities or by any holder which is an affiliate of us within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act. The New Exchange Notes may be offered for resale, resold or otherwise transferred without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, if:
| the holder is acquiring the New Exchange Notes in the ordinary course of its business; |
| the holder is not engaging in and does not intend to engage in a distribution of the New Exchange Notes; |
| the holder does not have any arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing the New Exchange Notes; and |
| the holder is not an affiliate of ours or any of the guarantors of the New Exchange Notes, within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act. |
However, the SEC has not considered the Exchange Offer in the context of a no-action letter, and we cannot guarantee that the staff of the SEC would make a similar determination with respect to the Exchange Offer as in these other circumstances.
Each holder must furnish a written representation, at our request, that:
| it is not an affiliate of us or, if an affiliate, that it will comply with registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable; |
| it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of the notes issued in the Exchange Offer and has no arrangement or understanding to participate in a distribution of notes issued in the Exchange Offer; and |
| it is acquiring the New Exchange Notes in the ordinary course of its business. |
Each holder who cannot make such representations:
| will not be able to rely on the interpretations of the staff of the SEC in the above-mentioned interpretive letters; |
| will not be permitted or entitled to tender Old Notes in the Exchange Offer; and |
| must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any sale or other transfer of Old Notes, unless the sale is made under an exemption from such requirements. |
In addition, each broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for its own account in exchange for Old Notes, where such Old Notes were acquired by that broker-dealer as a result of market-making or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver this prospectus in connection with any resale of such notes issued in the Exchange Offer. See Plan of Distribution for a discussion of the exchange and resale obligations of broker-dealers in connection with the Exchange Offer.
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We have not entered into any arrangement or understanding with any person who will receive New Exchange Notes in the Exchange Offer to distribute those New Exchange Notes following completion of the Exchange Offer. We are not aware of any person that will participate in the Exchange Offer with a view to distribute the New Exchange Notes.
In addition, to comply with state securities laws of certain jurisdictions, the New Exchange Notes may not be offered or sold in any state unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and complied with by the holders selling the New Exchange Notes. We have not agreed to register or qualify the New Exchange Notes for offer or sale under state securities laws.
Terms of the Exchange Offer
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer described in this prospectus and in the accompanying letter of transmittal, we will accept for exchange all Old Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn before 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date (unless we elect in our sole discretion to accept for exchange Old Notes prior to the Expiration Date). We will issue $1,000 principal amount of exchange notes in exchange for each $1,000 principal amount of Old Notes accepted in the Exchange Offer. You may tender some or all of your Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer. However, Old Notes may be tendered only in a minimum principal amount of $1,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
The New Exchange Notes will be substantially identical to the Old Notes, except that:
| the offering of the New Exchange Notes has been registered under the Securities Act; |
| the New Exchange Notes will not be subject to transfer restrictions; and |
| the New Exchange Notes will be issued free of any covenants regarding registration rights and free of any provision for additional interest. |
The New Exchange Notes will evidence the same debt as the Old Notes and will be issued under and be entitled to the benefits of the same indenture under which the Old Notes were issued. The Old Notes and the New Exchange Notes will be treated as a single series of debt securities under the indenture. For a description of the terms of the indenture and the New Exchange Notes, see Description of the New Exchange Notes.
The Exchange Offer is not conditioned upon any minimum aggregate principal amount of Old Notes being tendered for exchange. As of the date of this prospectus, we have an aggregate of $250,000,000 principal amount of Old Notes.
We intend to conduct the Exchange Offer in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC. Holders of Old Notes do not have any appraisal or dissenters rights under law or under the indenture in connection with the Exchange Offer. Old Notes that are not tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest, but will not retain any rights under the registration rights agreement (except in the case of the Initial Purchasers and Participating Broker-Dealers as provided herein).
We will be deemed to have accepted for exchange validly tendered Old Notes when we have given oral or written notice of the acceptance to the exchange agent. The exchange agent will act as agent for the tendering holders of Old Notes for the purposes of receiving the New Exchange Notes from us and delivering the New Exchange Notes to the tendering holders. Subject to the terms of the registration rights agreement, we expressly reserve the right to amend or terminate the Exchange Offer, and not to accept for exchange any Old Notes not previously accepted for exchange, upon the occurrence of any of the conditions specified below under Conditions. All Old Notes accepted for exchange will be exchanged for exchange notes promptly following the Expiration Date (or, if we elect to accept for exchange Old Notes prior to the Expiration Date, promptly after acceptance). If we decide for any reason to delay for any period our acceptance of any Old Notes for exchange, we will extend the Expiration Date for the same period.
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If we do not accept for exchange any tendered Old Notes because of an invalid tender, the occurrence of certain other events described in this prospectus or otherwise, such unaccepted Old Notes will be returned, without expense, to the holder tendering them or the appropriate book-entry will be made, in each case, as promptly as practicable after the Expiration Date.
We are not making, nor is our Board of Directors making, any recommendation to you as to whether to tender or refrain from tendering all or any portion of your Old Notes in the Exchange Offer. No one has been authorized to make any such recommendation. You must make your own decision whether to tender in the Exchange Offer and, if you decide to do so, you must also make your own decision as to the aggregate amount of Old Notes to tender after reading this prospectus and the letter of transmittal and consulting with your advisers, if any, based on your own financial position and requirements.
Expiration Date; Extensions; Amendments
The term Expiration Date means 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on , 2018 unless we, in our sole discretion, extend the Exchange Offer, in which case the term Expiration Date shall mean the latest date and time to which the Exchange Offer is extended.
If we determine to extend the Exchange Offer, we will notify the exchange agent of any extension by oral or written notice. We will notify the registered holders of Old Notes of the extension no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the business day immediately following the previously scheduled Expiration Date.
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion:
| to delay accepting for exchange any Old Notes; |
| to extend the Exchange Offer or to terminate the Exchange Offer and to refuse to accept Old Notes not previously accepted if any of the conditions set forth below under Conditions have not been satisfied by the Expiration Date; or |
| subject to the terms of the registration rights agreement, to amend the terms of the Exchange Offer in any manner. |
Any such delay in acceptance, extension, termination or amendment will be followed as promptly as practicable by oral or written notice to the registered holders of Old Notes. If we amend the Exchange Offer in a manner that we determine to constitute a material change, we will promptly disclose the amendment in a manner reasonably calculated to inform the holders of the Old Notes of the amendment.
Without limiting the manner in which we may choose to make public announcements of any delay in acceptance, extension, termination or amendment of the Exchange Offer, we will have no obligation to publish, advertise or otherwise communicate any public announcement, other than by making a timely release to a financial news service.
During any extension of the Exchange Offer, all Old Notes previously tendered will remain subject to the Exchange Offer, and we may accept them for exchange. We will return any Old Notes that we do not accept for exchange for any reason without expense to the tendering holder as promptly as practicable after the expiration or earlier termination of the Exchange Offer.
Interest on the New Exchange Notes and the Old Notes
Any Old Notes not tendered or accepted for exchange will continue to accrue interest at the rate of 5.50% per annum in accordance with their terms. The New Exchange Notes will accrue interest at the rate of 5.50% per annum from the date of the last periodic payment of interest on the Old Notes or, if no interest has been paid,
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from the date of original issuance of the Old Notes. Interest on the New Exchange Notes and any Old Notes not tendered or accepted for exchange will be payable quarterly in arrears on January 30, April 30, July 30 and October 30 of each year.
Procedures for Tendering
Only a registered holder of Old Notes may tender those notes in the Exchange Offer. To tender in the Exchange Offer, a holder must properly complete, sign and date the letter of transmittal, have the signatures thereon guaranteed if required by the letter of transmittal, and mail or otherwise deliver such letter of transmittal, together with all other documents required by the letter of transmittal, to the exchange agent at one of the addresses set forth below under Exchange Agent, before 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date. In addition, either:
| the exchange agent must receive, before the Expiration Date, a timely confirmation of a book-entry transfer of the tendered Old Notes into the exchange agents account at DTC, or the depositary, according to the procedure for book-entry transfer described below; or |
| the holder must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures described below. |
A tender of Old Notes by a holder that is not withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date will constitute an agreement between that holder and us in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and in the letter of transmittal.
The method of delivery of letters of transmittal and all other required documents to the exchange agent, including delivery through DTC, is at the holders election and risk. Instead of delivery by mail, we recommend that holders use an overnight or hand delivery service. If delivery is by mail, we recommend that holders use certified or registered mail, properly insured, with return receipt requested. In all cases, holders should allow sufficient time to assure delivery to the exchange agent before the Expiration Date. Holders should not send letters of transmittal or other required documents to us. Holders may request their respective brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies or other nominees to effect the above transactions for them.
Any beneficial owner whose Old Notes are registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and who wishes to tender those notes should contact the registered holder promptly and instruct it to tender on the beneficial owners behalf.
We will determine, in our sole discretion, all questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt), acceptance of tendered Old Notes and withdrawal of tendered Old Notes, and our determination will be final and binding. We reserve the absolute right to reject any and all Old Notes not properly tendered or any Old Notes the acceptance of which would, in the opinion of us or our counsel, be unlawful. We also reserve the absolute right to waive any defects or irregularities or conditions of the Exchange Offer as to any particular Old Notes either before or after the Expiration Date. Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer as to any particular Old Notes either before or after the Expiration Date, including the instructions in the letter of transmittal, will be final and binding on all parties. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of Old Notes for exchange must be cured within such time as we shall determine. Although we intend to notify holders of any defects or irregularities with respect to tenders of Old Notes for exchange, neither we nor the exchange agent nor any other person shall be under any duty to give such notification, nor shall any of them incur any liability for failure to give such notification. Tenders of Old Notes will not be deemed to have been made until all defects or irregularities have been cured or waived. Any Old Notes delivered by book-entry transfer within DTC, will be credited to the account maintained within DTC by the participant in DTC which delivered such Old Notes, unless otherwise provided in the letter of transmittal, as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date.
In addition, we reserve the right in our sole discretion (a) to purchase or make offers for any Old Notes that remain outstanding after the Expiration Date, (b) as set forth below under Conditions, to terminate the
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Exchange Offer and (c) to the extent permitted by applicable law, purchase Old Notes in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The terms of any such purchases or offers could differ from the terms of the Exchange Offer.
By signing, or otherwise becoming bound by, the letter of transmittal, each tendering holder of Old Notes (other than certain specified holders) will represent to us that:
| it is acquiring the New Exchange Notes in the Exchange Offer in the ordinary course of its business; |
| it is not engaging in and does not intend to engage in a distribution of the New Exchange Notes; |
| it is not participating, does not intend to participate, and has no arrangements or understandings with any person to participate in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing the New Exchange Notes; and |
| it is not an affiliate of ours or any of the guarantors of the New Exchange Notes, within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act, or, if it is our affiliate, it will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable. |
If the tendering holder is a broker-dealer that will receive exchange notes for its own account in exchange for Old Notes that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, it may be deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act. Any such holder will be required to acknowledge in the letter of transmittal that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale or transfer of these exchange notes. However, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, the holder will not be deemed to admit that it is an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act.
Book-Entry Transfer
The exchange agent will establish a new account or utilize an existing account with respect to the Old Notes at DTC promptly after the date of this prospectus, and any financial institution that is a participant in DTCs systems may make book-entry delivery of Old Notes by causing DTC to transfer these Old Notes into the exchange agents account in accordance with DTCs procedures for transfer. However, the exchange for the Old Notes so tendered will only be made after timely confirmation of this book-entry transfer of Old Notes into the exchange agents account, and timely receipt by the exchange agent of an agents message and any other documents required by the letter of transmittal. The term agents message means a message transmitted by DTC to, and received by, the exchange agent and forming a part of a book-entry confirmation, that states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from a participant in DTC tendering Old Notes that are the subject of the book-entry confirmation stating (1) the aggregate principal amount of Old Notes that have been tendered by such participant, (2) that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by the terms of the letter of transmittal and (3) that we may enforce such agreement against the participant.
Although delivery of Old Notes must be effected through book-entry transfer into the exchange agents account at DTC, the letter of transmittal, properly completely and validly executed, with any required signature guarantees, or an agents message in lieu of the letter of transmittal, and any other required documents, must be delivered to and received by the exchange agent at one of its addresses listed below under Exchange Agent, before 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, or the guaranteed delivery procedure described below must be complied with.
Delivery of documents to DTC in accordance with its procedures does not constitute delivery to the exchange agent.
All references in this prospectus to deposit or delivery of Old Notes shall be deemed to also refer to DTCs book-entry delivery method.
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Guaranteed Delivery Procedures
Holders who wish to tender their Old Notes and (1) who cannot deliver a confirmation of book-entry transfer of Old Notes into the exchange agents account at DTC, the letter of transmittal or any other required documents to the exchange agent prior to the Expiration Date or (2) who cannot complete the procedure for book-entry transfer on a timely basis, may effect a tender if:
| the tender is made through an eligible institution; |
| before the Expiration Date, the exchange agent receives from the eligible institution a properly completed and duly executed notice of guaranteed delivery, by facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery, listing the principal amount of Old Notes tendered, stating that the tender is being made thereby and guaranteeing that, within three New York Stock Exchange, Inc. trading days after the Expiration Date, a duly executed letter of transmittal together with a confirmation of book-entry transfer of such Old Notes into the exchange agents account at DTC, and any other documents required by the letter of transmittal and the instructions thereto, will be deposited by such eligible institution with the exchange agent; and |
| the properly completed and executed letter of transmittal and a confirmation of book-entry transfer of all tendered Old Notes into the exchange agents account at DTC and all other documents required by the letter of transmittal are received by the exchange agent within three New York Stock Exchange, Inc. trading days after the Expiration Date. |
Upon request to the exchange agent, a notice of guaranteed delivery will be sent to holders who wish to tender their Old Notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures described above.
Withdrawal of Tenders
Except as otherwise provided in this prospectus, tenders of Old Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.
For a withdrawal to be effective, the exchange agent must receive a written or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal at one of its addresses set forth below under Exchange Agent. Any notice of withdrawal must:
| specify the name of the person who tendered the Old Notes to be withdrawn; |
| identify the Old Notes to be withdrawn, including the principal amount of such Old Notes; |
| be signed by the holder in the same manner as the original signature on the letter of transmittal by which the Old Notes were tendered and include any required signature guarantees; and |
| specify the name and number of the account at DTC to be credited with the withdrawn Old Notes and otherwise comply with the procedures of DTC. |
We will determine, in our sole discretion, all questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) of any notice of withdrawal, and our determination shall be final and binding on all parties. Any Old Notes so withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for exchange for purposes of the Exchange Offer and no exchange notes will be issued with respect thereto unless the Old Notes so withdrawn are validly retendered. Properly withdrawn Old Notes may be retendered by following one of the procedures described above under Procedures for Tendering at any time prior to the Expiration Date.
Any Old Notes that are tendered for exchange through the facilities of DTC but that are not exchanged for any reason will be credited to an account maintained with DTC for the Old Notes as soon as practicable after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the Exchange Offer.
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Conditions
Despite any other term of the Exchange Offer, we will not be required to accept for exchange, or to issue exchange notes in exchange for, any Old Notes, and we may terminate the Exchange Offer as provided in this prospectus prior to the Expiration Date, if:
| the Exchange Offer, or the making of any exchange by a holder of Old Notes, would violate applicable law or any applicable interpretation of the SEC staff; |
| the Old Notes are not tendered in accordance with the Exchange Offer; |
| you do not represent that you are acquiring the New Exchange Notes in the ordinary course, that you are not engaging in and do not intend to engage in a distribution of the New Exchange Notes, of your business and that you have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in a distribution of the New Exchange Notes and you do not make any other representations as may be reasonably necessary under applicable SEC rules, regulations or interpretations to render available the use of an appropriate form for registration of the New Exchange Notes under the Securities Act; or |
| any action or proceeding is instituted or threatened in any court or by or before any governmental agency with respect to the Exchange Offer which, in our judgment, would reasonably be expected to impair our ability to proceed with the Exchange Offer. |
These conditions are for our sole benefit and may be asserted by us regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any of these conditions or may be waived by us, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time in our reasonable discretion. Our failure at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of the right and each right shall be deemed an ongoing right which may be asserted at any time and from time to time.
If we determine in our reasonable judgment that any of the conditions are not satisfied, we may:
| refuse to accept and return to the tendering holder any Old Notes or credit any tendered Old Notes to the account maintained within DTC by the participant in DTC which delivered the Old Notes; or |
| extend the Exchange Offer and retain all Old Notes tendered before the Expiration Date, subject to the rights of holders to withdraw the tenders of Old Notes (see Withdrawal of Tenders above); or |
| waive the unsatisfied conditions with respect to the Exchange Offer prior to the Expiration Date and accept all properly tendered Old Notes that have not been withdrawn or otherwise amend the terms of the Exchange Offer in any respect as provided under Expiration Date; Extensions; Amendments. If a waiver constitutes a material change to the Exchange Offer, we will promptly disclose the waiver by means of a prospectus supplement that will be distributed to the registered holders, and we will extend the Exchange Offer as required in our judgment by law, depending upon the significance of the waiver and the manner of disclosure to the registered holders, if the Exchange Offer would otherwise expire during such extended period. |
In addition, we will not accept for exchange any Old Notes tendered, and we will not issue exchange notes in exchange for any of the Old Notes, if at that time any stop order is threatened or in effect with respect to the registration statement of which this prospectus constitutes a part or the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.
Exchange Agent
The Bank of New York Mellon has been appointed as the exchange agent for the Exchange Offer. All signed letters of transmittal and other documents required for a valid tender of your Old Notes should be directed to the exchange agent at one of the addresses set forth below. Questions and requests for assistance, requests for
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additional copies of this prospectus or of the letter of transmittal and requests for notices of guaranteed delivery should be directed to the exchange agent addressed as follows:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
101 Barclay Street, Floor 7E
New York, NY 10286
Attn. Joellen McNamara
Delivery to other than the above addresses or facsimile number will not constitute a valid delivery.
Fees and Expenses
We will bear the expenses of soliciting tenders. We have not retained any dealer-manager in connection with the Exchange Offer and will not make any payments to brokers, dealers or others soliciting acceptance of the Exchange Offer. The principal solicitation is being made by mail; however, additional solicitation may be made by facsimile, telephone or in person by our officers and employees.
We will pay the expenses to be incurred in connection with the Exchange Offer. These expenses include fees and expenses of the exchange agent and the trustee, accounting and legal fees, printing costs, and related fees and expenses.
Transfer Taxes
Holders who tender their Old Notes for exchange will not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in connection with the Exchange Offer. If, however, exchange notes issued in the Exchange Offer, or Old Notes for principal amounts not tendered or accepted for exchange, are to be delivered to, or are to be issued in the name of, any person other than the registered holder of the Old Notes tendered, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the exchange of Old Notes for exchange notes in connection with the Exchange Offer, then the holder must pay any applicable transfer taxes, whether imposed on the registered holder or on any other person. If satisfactory evidence of payment of, or exemption from, transfer taxes is not submitted with the letter of transmittal, the amount of the transfer taxes will be billed directly to the tendering holder.
Accounting Treatment
We will record the New Exchange Notes in our accounting records at the same carrying values as the Old Notes on the date of the exchange. Accordingly, we will recognize no gain or loss, for accounting purposes, as a result of the Exchange Offer. The expenses of the Exchange Offer will be amortized over the term of the New Exchange Notes.
Consequences of Failure to Exchange
Holders of Old Notes who do not exchange their Old Notes for exchange notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer of the Old Notes as set forth in the legend printed thereon as a consequence of the issuance of the Old Notes pursuant to an exemption from the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Old Notes not exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer will continue to accrue interest at 5.50% per annum, and the Old Notes will otherwise remain outstanding in accordance with their terms.
In general, the Old Notes may not be offered or sold unless registered under the Securities Act, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Upon completion of the Exchange Offer, holders of Old Notes will not be entitled to any rights to have the resale of Old Notes registered under the Securities Act, and we currently do not intend to register under the Securities Act the resale of any Old Notes that remain outstanding after completion of the Exchange Offer.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW EXCHANGE NOTES
We issued the Old Notes and will issue the New Exchange Notes (collectively, the Notes) under a base indenture, dated as of October 10, 2017 (the Base Indenture) between Seaspan Corporation, as issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon), as trustee (in such capacity, the Trustee), as supplemented, amended or otherwise modified by a second supplemental indenture dated as of February 14, 2018 (the Second Supplemental Indenture), among Seaspan (as defined below), certain of its Subsidiaries, as guarantors, and the Trustee, a third supplemental indenture, dated as of February 22, 2018 (the Third Supplemental Indenture), among Seaspan, certain of its Subsidiaries, as guarantors, and the Trustee, a fourth supplemental indenture, dated as of March 22, 2018 (the Fourth Supplemental Indenture), among Seaspan, certain of its Subsidiaries, as guarantors, and the Trustee, a fifth supplemental indenture, dated as of March 26, 2018 (the Fifth Supplemental Indenture), among Seaspan, certain of its Subsidiaries, as guarantors, and the Trustee, a sixth supplemental indenture, dated as of March 26, 2018 (the Sixth Supplemental Indenture), among Seaspan, certain of its Subsidiaries, as guarantors, and the Trustee and a seventh supplemental indenture, dated as of June 8, 2018 (the Seventh Supplemental Indenture and, together with the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Supplemental Indentures), among Seaspan, certain of its Subsidiaries, as guarantors, and the Trustee. In this description, unless otherwise specified, the word Indenture shall be deemed to refer to the Base Indenture, as supplemented, amended or otherwise modified by the Supplemental Indentures and except to the extent the context may otherwise require, references to provisions of the Indenture solely relate to the Notes (and not any other Securities issued under the Base Indenture).
The New Exchange Notes will be secured on a pari passu basis with the Old Notes by a pledge of all of the limited liability company interests of Greater China Intermodal Investments LLC (GCI) directly held and owned from time to time by Seaspan Investment I Ltd. (Seaspan Investment) and all products and proceeds thereof (collectively, the Collateral) pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Seaspan Investment Pledge and Collateral Agent Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2018 (the Pledge Agreement), among Seaspan Investment, Seaspan, BNY Mellon, as collateral agent (in such capacity, the Collateral Agent) and the Trustee.
The following description is a summary of certain provisions of the Indenture and the Pledge Agreement, does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the Indenture (including those provisions made a part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the TIA)) and the Pledge Agreement. Seaspan and the Guarantors urge you to read the Indenture because it, and not this description, defines your rights as a holder of the applicable New Exchange Notes.
You can find the definitions of certain capitalized terms used in the following description under the subheading Certain Definitions. Defined terms used but not defined in this description under the subheading Certain Definitions have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture and if not defined therein, the Pledge Agreement. In this description, references to Seaspan or the Company refer only to Seaspan Corporation and not any of its Subsidiaries.
The registered holder of a Note (each, a Holder) will be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. Only Holders will have rights under the Indenture.
Ranking
The Notes will:
| be senior unsecured obligations of Seaspan; |
| rank equally in right of payment with all other senior obligations of Seaspan and senior in right of payment to all Indebtedness that by its terms is subordinated to the Notes; |
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| be effectively subordinated to any Indebtedness of Seaspan that is secured by a lien on its assets to the extent of the value thereof; and |
| be unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by certain of Seaspans Subsidiaries, as set forth under Guarantees below. |
The Notes will initially be guaranteed by Seaspan Investment and the other Initial Guarantors. Each Guarantee of a Guarantor will:
| in the case of the Guarantee of (i) Seaspan Investment, be a senior secured obligation of such Guarantor that is secured by the Collateral and (ii) each other Guarantor, be a senior unsecured obligation of such Guarantor; |
| rank equally in right of payment with all other senior obligations of each Guarantor and senior in right of payment to all Indebtedness that by its terms is subordinated to the Guarantee of such Guarantor; and |
| be effectively subordinated to any Indebtedness of such Guarantor that is secured by a lien on its assets to the extent of the value thereof. |
Principal, Maturity and Interest
In this offering, Seaspan will issue up to $250,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 (the New Exchange Notes) in exchange for the 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 issued on the Issue Date of like principal amount (the Old Notes). The New Exchange Notes shall bear interest at 5.50% per annum, and will mature on February 14, 2025. Interest on the New Exchange Notes will be payable quarterly in arrears in Dollars on January 30, April 30, July 30 and October 30 of each year, beginning with July 30, 2018. Interest will be payable to the holders of record of the New Exchange Notes at the close of business on January 15, April 15, July 15 or October 15, whether or not such day is a business day, as the case may be, immediately preceding such interest payment date.
Interest on the New Exchange Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprising twelve 30-day months. Interest on the New Exchange Notes will accrue from the most recent date on which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from and including April 30, 2018.
All payments in respect of the Notes shall include Additional Amounts as and to the extent set forth under Additional Amounts below.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Indenture but subject to the terms of the Pledge Agreement, the Company may, from time to time, with the prior written consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes, create and issue additional Notes (Additional Notes) having the same interest rate, maturity and other terms (except for the issue date, the public offering price and the first interest payment date) as, ranking equally and ratably with, the Notes. Additional Notes issued in this manner shall be consolidated with and shall form a single series with the previously outstanding Notes and will vote together as one class on all matters with respect to such Notes. Any Additional Notes issued will be secured, equally and ratably with the Notes. As a result, the issuance of Additional Notes will have the effect of diluting the security interest on the Collateral for the then outstanding Notes. However, any Additional Notes that are not fungible with existing Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes will have a separate CUSIP, ISIN and other identifying number from such existing Notes. However, no Additional Notes may be issued if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Notes. Unless the context otherwise requires, for all purposes of the Indenture and this Description of the New Exchange Notes, references to the Notes include any Additional Notes actually issued.
New Exchange Notes will be issued fully registered form in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.
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Additional Amounts
All payments made by or on behalf of the Company under or with respect to the Notes or by any Guarantor with respect to any Guarantee, will be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge (including penalties, interest and other liabilities related thereto) (hereinafter Taxes) unless the withholding or deduction of such Taxes is then required by law. If any deduction or withholding for, or on account of, any Taxes imposed or levied by or on behalf of the government of the Republic of Marshall Islands, or any political subdivision or any authority or agency therein or thereof having power to tax, or any other jurisdiction in which the Company (including any successor entity) or such Guarantor is organized or is otherwise resident for tax purposes, or any jurisdiction from or through which payment is made (including the jurisdiction of each paying agent) (each, a Specified Tax Jurisdiction), will at any time be required to be made from any payments made under or with respect to the Notes or the Guarantees. The Company and the Guarantors will pay such additional amounts (the Additional Amounts) as may be necessary so that the net amount received in respect of such payments by a Holder (including Additional Amounts) after such withholding or deduction will not be less than the amount such Holder would have received if such Taxes had not been withheld or deducted; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay Additional Amounts does not apply to:
(1) | any Taxes that would not have been so imposed but for the Holder or beneficial owner of the Notes having any present or former connection with the Specified Tax Jurisdiction (other than the mere acquisition, ownership, holding, enforcement or receipt of payment in respect of the Notes); |
(2) | any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or governmental charge; |
(3) | any Taxes payable other than by deduction or withholding from payments under, or with respect to, the Notes; |
(4) | any Taxes imposed as a result of the failure of the Holder or beneficial owner of the Notes to complete, execute and deliver to the Company any form or document to the extent applicable to such Holder or beneficial owner that may be required by law or by reason of administration of such law and which is reasonably requested in writing to be delivered to the Company in order to enable the Company to make payments on the Notes without deduction or withholding for Taxes, or with deduction or withholding of a lesser amount, which form or document will be delivered within 60 days of a written request therefor by the Company; |
(5) | any Taxes that would not have been so imposed but for the beneficiary of the payment having presented a note for payment (in cases in which presentation is required) more than 30 days after the date on which such payment or such note became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later (except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to Additional Amounts had the note been presented on the last day of such 30-day period); |
(6) | any Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment by the Company to the Holder if such Holder is a fiduciary or partnership or person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment, to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary, a member of such partnership or the beneficial owner of such payment would not have been entitled to Additional Amounts had such beneficiary, settlor, member or beneficial owner been the actual Holder of such note; |
(7) | any Taxes that are required to be deducted or withheld on a payment pursuant to European Council Directive 2003/48/EC or any law implementing, or introduced in order to conform to, such directive; |
(8) | any combination of items (1) through (7) above. |
If the Company or any Guarantor becomes aware that it will be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to any payment under or with respect to the Notes or the Guarantees, the Company will deliver to the Trustee and paying agent at least 30 days prior to the date of that payment (unless the obligation to pay
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Additional Amounts arises after the 30th day prior to that payment date, in which case the Company will notify the Trustee and paying agent promptly thereafter but in no event later than two business days prior to the date of payment) an Officers Certificate stating the fact that Additional Amounts will be payable and the amount so payable. The Officers Certificate must also set forth any other information necessary to enable the paying agent to pay Additional Amounts to Holders on the relevant payment date. The Trustee and paying agent will be entitled to rely solely on such Officers Certificate as conclusive proof that such payments are necessary. The Company will provide the Trustee and paying agent with documentation evidencing the payment of Additional Amounts.
The Company will make all withholdings and deductions required by law and will remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant governmental authority on a timely basis in accordance with applicable law. As soon as practicable, the Company will provide the Trustee and paying agent with an official receipt or, if official receipts are not obtainable, other documentation evidencing the payment of the Taxes so withheld or deducted. Upon request, copies of those receipts or other documentation, as the case may be, will be made available by the Trustee and paying agent to the Holders of the Notes.
Whenever in the Indenture there is referenced, in any context, the payment of amounts based upon the principal amount of the Notes or of principal, interest or any other amount payable under, or with respect to, the Notes, such reference will be deemed to include payment of Additional Amounts as described under this heading to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof.
The Company will indemnify a Holder, within 10 business days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Taxes paid by such Holder to a governmental authority of a Specified Tax Jurisdiction, on or with respect to any payment by on or account of any obligation of the Company to withhold or deduct an amount on account of Taxes for which the Company would have been obliged to pay Additional Amounts under this Additional Amounts and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant governmental authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Company by a Holder will be conclusive absent manifest error.
The Company will pay any present or future stamp, court or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies that arise in any Specified Tax Jurisdiction from the execution, delivery, enforcement or registration of the Notes, the Indenture or any other document or instrument in relation thereof, or the receipt of any payments with respect to the Notes, and the Company will indemnify the Holders for any such taxes paid by such Holders.
The obligations described under this heading will survive any termination, defeasance or discharge of the Indenture and will apply mutatis mutandis to any jurisdiction in which any successor person to the Company is organized or any political subdivision or authority or agency thereof or therein.
Transfer and exchange
A Holder may transfer or exchange Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents. No service charge will be made for any registration of transfer or exchange or redemption of the Notes, except, in certain cases, for any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith and any other expenses (including fees and expenses of the Trustee) that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of the Notes, other than certain exchanges not involving any transfer. The registrar will not be required to exchange or register a transfer of any Note during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before any selection of Notes to be redeemed and ending on the relevant redemption date except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.
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Guarantees
Guarantees
The full and prompt payment of the Companys payment obligations under the Notes and the Indenture will be guaranteed, jointly and severally, by the Initial Guarantors and each other Subsidiary of the Company that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the covenant described under Certain CovenantsSubsidiary Guarantee. Each Guarantor will fully and unconditionally guarantee (each a Guarantee and, collectively, the Guarantees), jointly and severally, to each Holder and the Trustee that: (a) the principal of, interest and premium on the Notes shall be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee under the Indenture or the Notes shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Notes; and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection. The Guarantee of each Guarantor will rank senior in right of payment to all existing and future subordinated Indebtedness of such Guarantor and equally in right of payment with all other existing and future senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor. Each Guarantee will be unsecured other than the Guarantee of Seaspan Investment which shall be secured by the Collateral.
Limitation on Guarantor Liability
The Guarantees will provide that (i) it is the intent of each Guarantor and Holder that the Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal, state or foreign law to the extent applicable to any Guarantee and (ii) accordingly, the obligations of each Guarantor shall be limited to the maximum amount as shall, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law. Each Guarantor that makes a payment under its Guarantee shall be entitled upon payment in full of all guaranteed obligations under the Indenture to a contribution from each other Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Guarantors pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Guarantors at the time of such payment determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Guarantors may consolidate, etc., only on certain terms
A Guarantor shall not consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person, or sell, assign, convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any other Person, and such Guarantor shall not permit any other Person to consolidate with or merge into such Guarantor or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to such Guarantor; unless:
(1) | the other Person is the Company or a Guarantor; |
(2) | (A) either (x) such Guarantor is the continuing Person or (y) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person expressly assumes, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed by the successor Person and delivered to the Trustee, all of the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee of the Notes; and (B) immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Event of Default or event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing; or |
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(3) | the transaction constitutes the sale, exchange or transfer (by merger, consolidation, amalgamation, wind-up liquidation, dissolution or otherwise) of the Capital Stock of such Guarantor (including any sale, exchange or transfer), other than to a Subsidiary of the Company, and such sale, exchange or transfer is made in compliance with the Indenture. |
In the event of any such sale, consolidation, merger, transfer, assignment, conveyance, lease or other transaction, either such Guarantor or the successor Person shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such transaction and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture complies with this Guarantors may consolidate, etc., only on certain terms and that all conditions precedent in the Indenture provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Upon any consolidation by a Guarantor with or merger of a Guarantor into any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets of a Guarantor substantially as an entirety to any Person, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which such Guarantor is merged or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, such Guarantor under the Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as a Guarantor in the Indenture.
Release of Guarantees
A Guarantee of the Notes by a Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, and no further action by such Guarantor, the Company or the Trustee is required for the release of such Guarantors Guarantee, upon (1) any sale, exchange or transfer (by merger, consolidation, amalgamation, wind-up liquidation, dissolution or otherwise) of the Capital Stock of such Guarantor (including any sale, exchange or transfer), other than to a Subsidiary of the Company, after which the applicable Guarantor is no longer a Subsidiary of the Company, if such sale, exchange or transfer is made in compliance with the Indenture; (2) the Company exercising its legal defeasance option in accordance with the second paragraph of Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture; DefeasanceDefeasance and Covenant Defeasance or covenant defeasance option in accordance with the third paragraph of Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture; DefeasanceDefeasance and Covenant Defeasance or the Companys obligations under the Indenture being discharged in accordance with the terms of the Indenture; (3) the merger or consolidation of any Guarantor with and into the Company or another Guarantor that is the surviving Person in such merger or consolidation, or upon the liquidation of such Guarantor following the transfer of all or substantially all of its assets to the Company or another Guarantor; and (4) such Guarantor delivering to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Collateral
The Notes and other Indenture Obligations will be secured by a lien on the Collateral pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, which Collateral will also secure on an equal and ratable basis other Indebtedness identified in an accession agreement to the Pledge Agreement (such other Indebtedness is referred to herein as Additional Secured Debt and, together with the Notes, the Secured Debt) and other obligations in respect thereof (together with such Additional Secured Debt, Additional Secured Obligations); provided that the Pledge Agreement provides that notwithstanding anything to the contrary therein, (i) the only Indebtedness that may constitute Additional Secured Debt shall be (x) $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.50% Senior Notes due 2026 to be issued by the Company pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, dated as of March 13, 2018, between the Company and the other parties thereto, (y) up to $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of term loans and (z) up to $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of revolving loans and letters of credit, in each case, and any Refinancing thereof and (ii) no Secured Debt may be increased, extended, renewed, replaced, restated, supplemented, restructured, refunded, refinanced or otherwise amended from time to time (each, a Refinancing) if after giving effect to any such Refinancing, such Indebtedness would have an aggregate
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principal amount greater than the sum of (x) the aggregate principal amount of the Secured Debt that is the subject of such Refinancing (or, if such Secured Debt is issued with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted value) as of the date of such proposed Refinancing, (y) the amount of accrued but unpaid interest thereon and any premium (including any tender premium) required to be paid thereon (as reasonably determined by the issuer thereof) in connection with such Refinancing and (z) the amount of reasonable fees, expenses and defeasance costs relating to the Refinancing of such Secured Debt.
Application of Proceeds
The proceeds received by the Collateral Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral pursuant to the exercise by the Collateral Agent of its remedies (collectively, the Collateral Proceeds) shall be applied, in full or in part, together with any other sums then held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, as follows:
(i) | first, to the payment of all fees, costs, reimbursements, indemnities, expenses and other amounts owing to, or incurred by, the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Pledge Agreement; |
(ii) | second, to the extent proceeds remain after the application pursuant to the preceding clause (i), an amount equal to the outstanding Secured Obligations shall be paid to the Secured Parties as provided in the second immediately succeeding paragraph below, with each Secured Party receiving an amount equal to its outstanding Secured Obligations or, if the proceeds are insufficient to pay in full all such Secured Obligations, its Pro Rata Share of the amount remaining to be distributed; and |
(iii) | third, to the extent proceeds remain after the application pursuant to the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), to Seaspan Investment or to whomever may be lawfully entitled to receive such surplus. |
For purposes of the immediately preceding paragraph, Pro Rata Share shall mean, when calculating a Secured Partys portion of any distribution or amount, that amount (expressed as a percentage) equal to a fraction, the numerator of which is the then unpaid amount of such Secured Partys Secured Obligations, and the denominator of which is the then outstanding amount of all Secured Obligations.
All payments required to be made under this Application of Proceeds shall be made (x) if to the Holders of the Notes or the Trustee, to the Trustee for the account of the Holders of the Notes and the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture, and (y) if to any holder of Additional Secured Obligations to the representative for such holders for the account of such holders in accordance with the terms of the agreements or instruments that govern or evidence the Additional Secured Obligations of such holders.
Covenant Regarding GCI
Seaspan Investment shall not permit GCI to issue any additional limited liability company interests unless such additional limited liability company interests are issued to Seaspan Investment, the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company and a lien on and security interest in all of the right, title and interest of Seaspan Investment, the Company or such Subsidiary of the Company, as applicable, over such additional limited liability company interests is pledged, assigned and granted to the Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of the Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes.
Instructing Group
The Collateral Agent shall act or omit to act in relation to the Collateral in accordance with the instructions of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and the Additional Secured Debt, if any, voting together as a single class (the Instructing Group), and prior to taking any action or omitting to take any action hereunder (both before and after an Event of Default) the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to request and rely upon the written direction of the Instructing Group. If the Collateral Agent shall not have received instructions in accordance with the Pledge Agreement from the Instructing Group, it shall be under
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no duty to take or refrain from taking such action and it shall incur no liability therefor. For purposes of determining whether the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and the Additional Secured Debt have provided an instruction, the Trustee and each representative of the holders of Additional Secured Debt shall provide to the Collateral Agent the following information with respect to the Secured Debt for which it represents: (i) the aggregate principal amount of such outstanding Secured Debt, and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of such Secured Debt held by the holders that provided such instruction. The Collateral Agent may conclusively rely on the information provided by each representative of holders of Additional Secured Debt pursuant to this paragraph and shall incur no liability for acting in reliance thereon. In the event that the Trustee or a representative of the holders of Additional Secured Debt does not provide any of the information required to be provided by it pursuant to this paragraph, then the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to refrain from taking any action with respect to such instruction and shall incur no liability for so refraining. For purposes of the Trustee and each representative of the holders of Additional Secured Debt providing the information in (i) and (ii) in this paragraph, any Notes or Additional Secured Debt held by the Company, Seaspan Investment or any other Affiliate of the Company shall be deemed not to be outstanding; provided, however, that in providing such information, the Trustee and each representative of the holders of Additional Secured Debt shall be entitled to assume that no Notes and Additional Secured Debt are held by the Company, Seaspan Investment or any other Affiliate of the Company unless it shall have received written notice from the Company or Seaspan Investment thereof; provided further that in no event shall the Collateral Agent be responsible or liable for determining whether any Notes or Additional Secured Debt is held by the Company, Seaspan Investment or any other Affiliate of the Company.
As between the Holders of the Notes and the holders of Additional Secured Debt, only the Instructing Group shall have the right to direct the Collateral Agent in conducting foreclosures and in taking other actions with respect to the Collateral or an Event of Default. The Instructing Group shall have the sole right to instruct the Collateral Agent to act or refrain from acting with respect to the Collateral, and the Collateral Agent shall not follow any instructions with respect to such Collateral from any other person. No authorized representative of any Secured Debt (other than the Instructing Group) will instruct the Collateral Agent to commence any judicial or non-judicial foreclosure proceedings with respect to, seek to have a trustee, receiver, liquidator or similar official appointed for or over, attempt any action to take possession of, exercise any right, remedy or power with respect to, or otherwise take any action to enforce its interests in or realize upon, or take any other action available to it in respect of, the Collateral.
Release of Collateral
Seaspan Investment shall be entitled to the release any lien on the Collateral that secures the Indenture Obligations (i) upon the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture Obligations held by the Holders of the outstanding Notes or (ii) if consented to by the Holders of each Outstanding Note. For the avoidance of doubt, any termination of any lien on the Collateral that secures, or partial termination of this Agreement with respect to, the Indenture Obligations shall not shall not amend, modify or prejudice the rights of the holders of any Additional Secured Obligations under the Pledge Agreement unless certain other conditions are satisfied.
Optional Redemption
Optional redemption for changes in withholding taxes
The Company may redeem the Notes, at its option, at any time in whole but not in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days irrevocable notice by the Company, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount of Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date and all Additional Amounts (if any) then due and which will become due on the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date and Additional Amounts (if any) in respect thereof), in the event that the Company determines in good faith that the Company has become or would become obligated to pay, on the next
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date on which any amount would be payable with respect to the Notes, Additional Amounts and such obligation cannot be avoided by taking reasonable measures available to the Company (including making payment through a paying agent located in another jurisdiction), as a result of:
(1) | a change in or an amendment to the laws (including any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) of the Republic of Marshall Islands or any political subdivision, or any other jurisdiction in which the Company (including any successor entity) is organized or is otherwise resident for tax purposes, affecting taxation, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after the Issue Date; or |
(2) | any change in or amendment to any official position of a taxing authority in the Republic of Marshall Islands or any political subdivision, or any other jurisdiction in which the Company (including any successor entity) is organized or is otherwise resident for tax purposes regarding the application, administration or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction), which change or amendment is announced and becomes effective on or after the Issue Date. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such notice of redemption may be given earlier than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Company would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the Notes were then due. Before the Company delivers such notice of redemption of the Notes, the Company will deliver to the Trustee and paying agent (a) an Officers Certificate stating that the Company is entitled to effect such redemption and setting forth a statement of facts showing that the conditions precedent to the right of the Company to so redeem have occurred and (b) an opinion of a nationally recognized independent legal counsel that the Company has or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of the circumstances referred to in clause (1) or (2) of the preceding paragraph.
The Trustee and paying agent will accept and will be entitled to conclusively rely upon the Officers Certificate and opinion as sufficient evidence of the satisfaction of the conditions precedent described above, in which case they will be conclusive and binding on the Holders.
Optional Redemption
On or after February 14, 2023, the Notes will be redeemable in whole or in part at any time and from time to time, at the Companys option, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to but excluding the redemption date.
Notice of Redemption, Payment of Interest and Selection
Notice of redemption shall be given not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date to the Holders of the Notes. Any notice that is mailed to the Holder of the Notes in the manner provided in the Indenture shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not such Holder receives the notice.
All notices of redemption shall state:
(1) | the redemption date, |
(2) | the redemption price (or the formula for calculating it), |
(3) | if less than all outstanding Notes are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption, the principal amount) of the Notes to be redeemed, |
(4) | in case any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice which relates to such Note shall state that on and after the redemption date, upon surrender of such Note, the Holder of such Note will receive, without charge, a new Note or Notes of authorized denominations for the principal amount thereof remaining unredeemed, |
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(5) | that, on the redemption date, the redemption price shall become due and payable upon each such Note or portion thereof to be redeemed, and, if applicable, that interest thereon shall cease to accrue on and after said date, |
(6) | the place or places where such Notes are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price and any accrued interest and Additional Amounts pertaining thereto, and |
(7) | the CUSIP number or the Euroclear or the Cedel reference numbers of such Notes, if any (or any other numbers used by a Depository to identify such Notes). |
Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Notes so to be redeemed shall, on the redemption date, become due and payable at the redemption price therein specified, and from and after such date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the redemption price and accrued interest) such Notes shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Note for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Note shall be paid by the Company at the redemption price, together with any accrued interest and Additional Amounts to the redemption date; provided, however, that, except as otherwise specified in or pursuant to the Indenture or the Notes, installments of interest on Notes whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the redemption date shall be payable to the Holders of such Notes registered as such at the close of business on the regular record dates therefor according to their terms and the provisions of the Indenture.
If any Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium, until paid, shall bear interest from the redemption date at the rate prescribed therefor in the Note.
If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the redemption date by the Trustee from the Outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption: (i) by lot or such other similar method in accordance with applicable procedures of the Depository (if the Notes are global notes), or (ii) if there are no such requirements of the Depository, on a pro rata basis and in compliance with any applicable stock exchange rules; provided, however, that no such partial redemption shall reduce the portion of the principal amount of a Note not redeemed to less than $1,000.
Any Note which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at any office or agency for such Note (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Note without service charge, a new Note or Notes, containing identical terms and provisions, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Note so surrendered.
Open Market Repurchases
Notwithstanding any provision in the Indenture to the contrary, the Company and its Affiliates may purchase Notes from investors who are willing to sell from time to time, either in the open market at prevailing prices or in private transactions at negotiated prices. Notes that the Company or any of its Affiliates purchase will be cancelled.
Change of Control and Annual Put Right
Change of Control
If a Change of Control occurs at any time, Holders will have the right, at their option, to require the Company to purchase for cash any or all of the Notes, or any portion of the principal amount thereof, that is equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000. The price the Company is required to pay (the Change of Control
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Purchase Price) is equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes to be purchased plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the Change of Control Purchase Date (unless the Change of Control Purchase Date is after a record date and on or prior to the interest payment date to which such record date relates, in which case the Company will instead pay the full amount of accrued and unpaid interest to the Holder on such record date and the Change of Control Purchase Price will be equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes to be purchased). The Change of Control Purchase Date will be a date specified by the Company that is not less than 35 or more than 60 calendar days following the date of the Change of Control notice as described below. Any Notes purchased by the Company will be paid for in cash. A Change of Control will be deemed to have occurred at the time after the Notes are originally issued if:
(1) | any Person (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders, is or becomes the Beneficial Owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that for purposes of this clause (1) such Person shall be deemed to have Beneficial Ownership of all shares that any such Person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company; |
(2) | the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person or the merger of another Person with or into the Company, or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Company (determined on a consolidated basis) to another Person other than (i) a transaction in which the survivor or transferee is a Person that is controlled by the Permitted Holders or (ii) a transaction following which, in the case of a merger or consolidation transaction, holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction (or other securities into which such securities are converted as part of such merger or consolidation transaction) own directly or indirectly at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person in such merger or consolidation transaction immediately after such transaction and in substantially the same proportion as before the transaction; or |
(3) | Continuing Directors and the directors nominated by the Holders pursuant to the covenant under Certain CovenantsBoard Representation cease to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors. |
On or before the 20th day after the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company will provide to all Holders and the Trustee and paying agent a notice of the occurrence of the Change of Control and of the resulting purchase right. Such notice shall state, among other things: (i) the events causing a Change of Control; (ii) the date of the Change of Control; (iii) the last date on which a Holder may exercise the repurchase right; (iv) the Change of Control Purchase Price; (v) the Change of Control Purchase Date; (vi) the name and address of the paying agent; and (vii) the procedures that Holders must follow to require the Company to purchase their Notes.
To exercise the Change of Control purchase right, Holders must deliver, on or before the business day immediately preceding the Change of Control Purchase Date, the Notes to be purchased, duly endorsed for transfer, together with a written purchase notice and the form entitled Option of Holder to Elect Purchase on the reverse side of the Notes duly completed, to the paying agent. The purchase notice must state: (i) if certificated, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be delivered for purchase or if not certificated, the notice must comply with appropriate Depository procedures; (ii) the portion of the principal amount of Notes to be purchased, which must be $1,000 or a multiple thereof; and (iii) that the Notes are to be purchased by the Company pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Notes and the Indenture.
Holders may withdraw any purchase notice (in whole or in part) by a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the paying agent prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the Change of Control Purchase Date. The notice of withdrawal shall state: (i) the principal amount of the withdrawn Notes; (ii) if certificated Notes have been issued, the certificate numbers of the withdrawn Notes, or if not certificated, the notice must comply with appropriate Depository procedures; and (iii) the principal amount, if any, which remains subject to the purchase notice.
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On each Change of Control Purchase Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful, (i) accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the applicable Change of Control offer made by the Company, (ii) deposit with the paying agent at least one business day prior to the Change of Control Purchase Date an amount equal to the Change of Control Purchase Price in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to the applicable Change of Control offer made by the Company and (iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officers Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being repurchased. If the paying agent holds money or securities sufficient to pay the Change of Control Purchase Price of the Notes on the Change of Control Purchase Date, then: (i) the Notes will cease to be outstanding and interest will cease to accrue (whether or not book-entry transfer of the Notes is made or whether or not the Notes are delivered to the paying agent); and (ii) all other rights of the Holder will terminate (other than the right to receive the Change of Control Purchase Price).
In connection with any purchase offer pursuant to a Change of Control purchase notice, the Company will, if required, comply with the provisions of the tender offer rules under the Exchange Act that may then be applicable and file a Schedule TO or any other required schedule under the Exchange Act. To the extent that the provisions of any such securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control provisions of the Notes, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control provisions of the Notes by virtue of such conflicts.
No Notes may be purchased at the option of Holders upon a Change of Control if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to such date.
Annual Put Right
While the covenant described below and certain related provisions elsewhere in this Description of the New Exchange Notes are not currently a part of the Indenture and no Holder of a Note has an Annual Put Right (as defined below), the Company and the requisite holders of its Notes have agreed, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, to cause this covenant to be added to the Indenture, such event is expected to occur in July of 2018; however, no assurance can be given as to whether such conditions will be satisfied or this covenant will be so added during such month or ever. Consequently, no investor in the New Exchange Notes should assume that this covenant and the other provisions related thereto will in fact be included in the Indenture or the Notes.
Once a year, each Holder will have the right (the Annual Put Right), at its option, to require the Company to purchase for cash any or all of the Notes held by such Holder, or any portion of the principal amount thereof, that is equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 pursuant to this Annual Put Right. The price the Company is required to pay (the Annual Put Right Purchase Price) is equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be purchased plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the Annual Put Right Purchase Date. The Annual Put Right Purchase Date will be on the anniversary of the Issue Date that immediately follows the Annual Put Right Election Deadline (unless the Annual Put Right Purchase Date is not a business day, in which case the Annual Put Right Purchase Date shall be the immediately succeeding business day of such anniversary of the Issue Date). Any Notes purchased by the Company will be paid for in cash.
To exercise the Annual Put Right, Holders must irrevocably deliver to the paying agent, (i) on or after September 17 of any year (commencing with September 17, 2018) and on or prior to October 17 (the Annual Put Right Election Deadline) of such year, a written purchase notice and (ii) on or before the second business day prior to the Annual Put Right Purchase Date, the Notes to be purchased, duly endorsed for transfer, together with the form entitled Option of Holder to Elect Purchase on the reverse side of the Notes duly completed. The purchase notice must state: (i) if certificated, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be delivered for purchase or if not certificated, the notice must comply with appropriate Depository procedures; (ii) the portion of the principal amount of Notes to be purchased, which must be $1,000 or a multiple thereof; and (iii) that the Notes are to be purchased by the Company pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Notes and the Indenture.
Holders may not withdraw or revoke any purchase notice (in whole or in part) or withdraw any Notes or any portion thereof so delivered pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph.
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On each Annual Put Right Purchase Date, the Company will (i) accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly delivered pursuant to the related Annual Put Right, (ii) deposit with the paying agent at least one business day prior to such Annual Put Right Purchase Date an amount equal to the Annual Put Right Purchase Price in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly delivered and (iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officers Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being repurchased. If the paying agent holds money or securities sufficient to pay the Annual Put Right Purchase Price of the Notes on such Annual Put Right Purchase Date, then: (i) the Notes will cease to be outstanding and interest will cease to accrue (whether or not book-entry transfer of the Notes is made or whether or not the Notes are delivered to the paying agent); and (ii) all other rights of the Holder will terminate (other than the right to receive the Annual Put Right Purchase Price).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Annual Put Right, (i) no Notes may be purchased at the option of Holders pursuant to the exercise of the Annual Put Right in any year if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to the Annual Put Right Election Deadline occurring during such year; and (ii) if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated at any time following the delivery of any Notes or portion thereof pursuant to the second paragraph of this Annual Put Right and on or prior to the applicable Annual Put Right Purchase Date, any Notes or portions thereof so delivered shall be returned to the Holder thereof that delivered the same to the paying agent and no such Notes or portions thereof shall be purchased pursuant to the Annual Put Right.
Certain Covenants
Limitation on Borrowings
The Company shall not permit Total Borrowings to equal or exceed 65% of Total Assets.
Limitation on Minimum Net Worth
The Company shall ensure that its Net Worth always exceeds $450.0 million.
Negative Pledge
The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, create, assume or permit to exist any security or lien of any nature whatsoever on any of its assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than Permitted Security.
Financial Reports
During the period that any Cross Default exists, at the request of any Holder, the Company shall provide, to the extent that it is not prevented or restricted from doing so by the provisions of any relevant Credit Facility, to such Holder any report or other information that is provided to any lender or other financier under the Credit Facility giving rise to the Cross Default. As a condition to the receipt of such report or other information, such Holder must agree not to disclose such report or information to any third party or to purchase or sell any of the Companys securities on the basis of any material, nonpublic information included in such report or other information.
The Company shall provide unaudited financial statements to the Holders for the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year and audited annual financial statements for each fiscal year, all on a timely basis and in no case later than 60 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters and 90 days after the end of the fiscal year, respectively. The Company shall also provide other financial information the Holders may reasonably request from time to time.
Restricted Payments
The Company will not, nor will the Company permit any of its Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except (a) the Company may make Restricted Payments payable solely in equity interests issued by the Company and not in cash (which shall include
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dividends paid in equity interests through the Companys dividend reinvestment plan), (b) a Subsidiary of the Company may make Restricted Payments in cash to the Company or another Subsidiary of the Company and in each case to other owners of the equity of such Subsidiary on a pro rata basis and (c) the Company may make any other Restricted Payments in cash in accordance with applicable law so long as (i) after giving effect thereto no Default has occurred and is continuing and no Default will result therefrom and (ii) such payment is a Permitted Payment.
Line of Business
The primary business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, shall be the direct or indirect ownership, management, operation, leasing or chartering of container vessels and containers and any business incidental thereto.
Fundamental Changes
The Company will not, nor will the Company permit any of its Subsidiaries (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with the Company or its Subsidiaries, or sell, transfer, lease (other than leases and charters in the ordinary course of business) or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or any substantial part of the assets of the Company, or all or any substantial part of the stock of any of the Subsidiaries of the Company (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
(1) | any Subsidiary may merge into the Company in a transaction in which the Company is the surviving corporation; |
(2) | any Subsidiary may merge into any other Subsidiary in a transaction in which the consolidated ownership interest percentage in the surviving Subsidiary is no less than the consolidated ownership interest percentage in either predecessor entity; |
(3) | any Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to the Company or to another Subsidiary; |
(4) | any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if the Board of Directors determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interest of the Company and is not materially disadvantageous to the Holders; |
(5) | the Company and any Subsidiary may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Company or its Subsidiaries assets (in the ordinary course of business or otherwise) in any transaction or series of transactions so long as (A) the aggregate market value of all assets so sold, transferred, leased or otherwise disposed of under this clause (5) during any fiscal year does not exceed 25% of the aggregate market value of all of the Company and its Subsidiaries assets on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year and (B) the Company receives, or the relevant Subsidiary receives, consideration at the time of such sale, transfer, lease or other disposition at least equal to the fair market value (including as to the value of all non-cash consideration), as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, of the assets subject to such sale, transfer, lease or other disposition; |
(6) | the Company and any of its Subsidiaries may enter into any sale, transfer or disposition that is followed by the leasing back of the asset sold, transferred or disposed of, provided those transactions are carried out in the ordinary course of business; and |
(7) | so long as no Default or Change of Control would result therefrom, the Company and any of its Subsidiaries may acquire the assets or interests of any Person, by way of merger or consolidation, so long as, after taking into account such acquisition, container vessels and any assets used in any business incidental thereto (which may include the ownership, management and leasing of containers) constitute at least 75% of the Companys consolidated total assets. |
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Subsidiary Guarantee
If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acquires or creates another Subsidiary after the Issue Date, then the Company shall cause that newly acquired or created Subsidiary to execute a supplemental indenture pursuant to which it shall become a Guarantor and execute a joinder to the Registration Rights Agreement. Each future Guarantee by a Subsidiary shall be limited to an amount not to exceed the maximum amount that can be guaranteed by that Subsidiary without rendering the Guarantee, as it relates to such Subsidiary, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subsidiary Guarantee, (i) the Specified Entities (which term is defined to include GCI and its Subsidiaries set forth in a schedule to the Fourth Supplemental Indenture) shall not be required to provide a Guarantee and execute a joinder to the Registration Rights Agreement if doing so would cause such Specified Entity to breach a contractual obligation applicable to such Specified Entity as in effect as of March 13, 2018 (such contractual obligation an Existing Obligation); provided that if at any time a Specified Entity is able to provide a Guarantee without breaching an Existing Obligation, then the Company shall cause such Specified Entity to promptly (but in any event not later than 10 business days following the date on which such Existing Obligation ceases to be in effect) execute a supplemental indenture pursuant to which such Specified Entity shall become a Guarantor and execute a joinder to the Registration Rights Agreement and (ii) the Company shall, and shall cause Seaspan Crew Management India Private Ltd. (Seaspan India) to, use its commercially best efforts to cause Seaspan India to provide a valid Guarantee, which will include taking all commercially best efforts to apply for and obtain Indian regulatory approval to permit Seaspan India to provide a Guarantee. If such regulatory approval is obtained, the Company shall cause Seaspan India to promptly (but in any event not later than 10 business days following the date on which such regulatory approval is obtained) execute a supplemental indenture pursuant to which Seaspan India shall become a Guarantor and execute a joinder to the Registration Rights Agreement. The future Guarantee by (A) such Specified Entity shall be limited to an amount not to exceed the maximum amount that can be guaranteed by that Specified Entity without rendering the Guarantee, as it relates to such Specified Entity, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and (B) Seaspan India shall be limited to an amount not to exceed the lesser of (x) the maximum amount that it can guarantee without rendering its Guarantee voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and (y) any limitation provided in, or pursuant to, such regulatory approval. For the avoidance of doubt, if such commercially best efforts shall have been made and such regulatory approval shall not have been obtained, then Seaspan India shall neither be required to become a Guarantor or provide a Guarantee.
Board Representation
The Initial Beneficial Owners shall have the right to designate (a) two members of the Board of Directors if at least $125.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes remain outstanding and (b) one member of the Board of Directors if less than $125.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes remain outstanding but greater than $50.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes remain outstanding (each, a Noteholder Director), in each case to be appointed to the Board of Directors promptly following such designation, and the Company shall cause such Noteholder Directors to be duly appointed or elected to the Board; provided, however, that such directors (x) must be reasonably qualified to serve as a member of the Board of Directors and (y) are not prohibited from acting as a member of the Board of Directors by any applicable law or regulation (including but not limited to U.S. securities laws and New York Stock Exchange regulations). In the event that any Noteholder Director resigns or is removed from office, the Company agrees to take all necessary actions to install, in lieu of such person, such new person on the Board of Directors as may be designated by the Initial Beneficial Owners, in accordance with this Board Representation.
Compliance Measurement
Compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Limitation on Borrowings and Limitation on Minimum Net Worth above shall be measured on the last day of each of the Companys fiscal quarters. Within
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60 days after the end of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year and within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers Certificate confirming compliance with each of the covenants in this Certain Covenants. Each such Officers Certificate will be made available to the Holders of the Notes upon request to the Trustee. The Company shall mail, within 10 business days of the discovery thereof, to all Holders of the Notes and Trustee, notice of any Default in compliance with the covenants in this Certain Covenants.
Reports by Company
The Company shall (i) file with the Commission within the time periods prescribed by its rules and regulations and applicable to the Company; and (ii) furnish to the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes within 15 days after the date on which the Company would be required to file the same with the Commission pursuant to its rules and regulations (giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act), all quarterly and annual financial information to the extent required of the Company to be contained in Forms 20-F, 10-Q and 10-K and, with respect to the annual consolidated financial statements only, a report thereon by the Companys independent auditors. The Company shall not be required to file any report or other information with the Commission if the Commission does not permit such filing, although such reports will be required to be furnished to the Trustee. Documents filed by the Company with the Commission via the EDGAR system will be deemed to have been furnished to the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes as of the time such documents are filed via EDGAR. Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustees receipt of such shall not constitute actual or constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Companys compliance with any of its covenants under the Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely conclusively on Officers Certificates).
Company Statement as to Compliance; Notice of Certain Defaults
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, a written statement (which need not be contained in or accompanied by an Officers Certificate) signed by the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer or the principal accounting officer of the Company, stating that
(a) | a review of the activities of the Company during such year and of its performance under the Indenture has been made under his or her supervision, and |
(b) | to the best of his or her knowledge, based on such review, (i) the Company has complied with all the conditions and covenants imposed on it under the Indenture throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such condition or covenant, specifying each such default known to him or her and the nature and status thereof, and (ii) no event has occurred and is continuing which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default, or, if such an event has occurred and is continuing, specifying each such event known to him and the nature and status thereof. |
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within thirty days after the occurrence thereof, written notice of any Event of Default or any event which after notice or lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default pursuant to clause (4) of RemediesEvents of Default below, and the status thereof and what actions the Company is taking or proposes to take in respect thereof.
Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustees receipt of such shall not constitute actual or constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Companys compliance with any of its covenants under the Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely conclusively on Officers Certificates).
Consolidation, Merger and Sales
Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms
The Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person (whether or not affiliated with the Company), or sell, assign, convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets as an entirety or
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substantially as an entirety to any other Person (whether or not affiliated with the Company), and the Company shall not permit any other Person (whether or not affiliated with the Company) to consolidate with or merge into the Company or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company; unless:
(1) | in case the Company shall consolidate with or merge into another Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any Person, the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases, the properties and assets of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety shall be a Corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or the Republic of The Marshall Islands and shall expressly assume, by an indenture (or indentures, if at such time there is more than one Trustee) supplemental hereto, executed by the successor Person and delivered to the Trustee the due and punctual payment of the principal of, any premium and interest on and any Additional Amounts with respect to all the Notes and other Securities and the performance of every obligation in the Indenture and the Outstanding Notes and other Securities on the part of the Company to be performed or observed and shall provide for conversion or exchange rights in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and other Securities of any series that are convertible or exchangeable into Common Stock or other securities; |
(2) | immediately after giving effect to such transaction and treating any Indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Company or a Subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having been incurred by the Company or such Subsidiary at the time of such transaction, no Event of Default or event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing; and |
(3) | either the Company or the successor Person shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with this Consolidation, Merger and Sales and that all conditions precedent in this Consolidation, Merger and Sales provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with. |
Successor Person Substituted for Company
Upon any consolidation by the Company with or merger of the Company into any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety to any Person in accordance with Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under the Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company in the Indenture; and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Person shall be released from all obligations and covenants under the Indenture and the Notes and other Securities.
Remedies
Events of Default
Each of the following is an Event of Default with respect to the Notes:
(1) | default in the payment of any interest on any Note, or any Additional Amounts payable with respect thereto, when such interest becomes or such Additional Amounts become due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; or |
(2) | default in the payment of the principal of or any premium on any Note, or any Additional Amounts payable with respect thereto, when such principal or premium becomes or such Additional Amounts become due and payable at their Maturity; or |
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(3) | default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty of the Company in the Indenture or the Notes (other than a covenant or warranty a default in the performance or the breach of which is elsewhere in this Events of Default specifically dealt with or which has been expressly included in the Base Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of Securities other than the Notes), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes, a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a Notice of Default under this clause (3); or |
(4) | the entry by a court having competent jurisdiction of: |
(A) | a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; |
(B) | a decree or order adjudging the Company or any Significant Subsidiary to be insolvent, or approving a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or |
(C) | a final and non-appealable order appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or other similar official of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of any substantial part of the property of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary. |
(5) | the commencement by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of a voluntary proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of a voluntary proceeding seeking to be adjudicated insolvent or the consent by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary to the entry of a decree or order for relief in an involuntary proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or relief under any applicable law, or the consent by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or similar official of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or any substantial part of the property of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or the making by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the taking of corporate action by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary in furtherance of any such action; |
(6) | any Indebtedness of the Company (other than the Notes) or any Significant Subsidiary with an aggregate principal amount outstanding, individually or in the aggregate, of at least $25,000,000 shall not have been paid when due and upon the demand of its holders and within any applicable grace period after final maturity (or when otherwise due by acceleration or otherwise); |
(7) | the entry against the Company of one or more final and non-appealable judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate uninsured or unbonded amount in excess of $25,000,000, by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction, which judgment remains or judgments remain undischarged, unstayed or unsatisfied for a period of 90 consecutive days; |
(8) | failure by the Company to repurchase Notes tendered in accordance with the Annual Put Right in conformity with the covenant set forth above under Change of Control and Annual Put RightAnnual Put Right; |
(9) | failure by the Company to perform or comply with the provisions of Consolidation, Merger and Sales above relating to mergers and similar events; |
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(10) | failure by the Company to provide notice of a Change of Control or to repurchase Notes tendered for repurchase following the occurrence of a Change of Control in conformity with the covenant set forth set forth above under Change of Control and Annual Put RightChange of Control; |
(11) | any Guarantee of a Guarantor that is also a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Guarantors that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary shall be held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or, except as permitted by the Indenture, shall cease for any reason to be in full force and effect or any Guarantor, or any Person acting on behalf of any Guarantor, shall deny or disaffirm its obligations under its Guarantee; and |
(12) | the Pledge Agreement or any security interest or lien purported to be created by the Pledge Agreement ceases for any reason to be enforceable or Seaspan Investment, or any Person acting on behalf of Seaspan Investment, denies or disaffirms, in writing, any obligation of Seaspan Investment set forth in or arising under the Pledge Agreement. |
Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (4) or (5) of Events of Default above) occurs and is continuing, then the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes may declare the principal of all the Notes to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by the Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal shall become immediately due and payable.
If an Event of Default specified in clause (4) or (5) of Events of Default above occurs, all unpaid principal of and accrued interest on the Outstanding Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder of any Note.
At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Notes has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Remedies provided, the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if
(1) | the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum of money sufficient to pay |
(a) | all overdue installments of any interest on and Additional Amounts with respect to all of the Notes, |
(b) | the principal of and any premium on any Notes which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest thereon and any Additional Amounts with respect thereto at the rate or rates borne by or provided for in the Notes, |
(c) | to the extent that payment of such interest or Additional Amounts is lawful, interest upon overdue installments of any interest and Additional Amounts at the rate or rates borne by or provided for in the Notes, and |
(d) | all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee under the Indenture and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Trustee under the Indenture; and |
(2) | all Events of Default with respect to the Notes, other than the non-payment of the principal of, any premium and interest on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to the Notes which shall have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, shall have been cured or waived as provided in Waiver of Past Defaults below. |
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the election of the Company, the sole remedy with respect to an Event of Default for the failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust
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Indenture Act relating to the Companys failure to file any documents or reports that the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or of its covenants set forth in Certain CovenantsReports by Company (any such Event of Default, a Reporting Default), shall, after the occurrence of such Reporting Default consist exclusively of the right to receive additional interest (the Additional Interest) on the Notes at an annual rate equal to (i) 0.25% of the principal amount of the Notes for each day during the 90 calendar day period beginning on, and including, the date on which such Reporting Default first occurs and on which such Reporting Default is continuing and (ii) 0.50% of the principal amount of the Notes for each day during the 90 calendar day period beginning on, and including, the 91st day following the date on which such Reporting Default first occurs and on which such Reporting Default is continuing. If the Company so elects, the Additional Interest shall accrue on all Outstanding Notes from and including the date on which such Reporting Default first occurs until such violation is cured or waived and shall be payable as provided in the provision of the Indenture relating to the payment of interest and certain additional amounts and rights thereto being preserved. On the 181st day after such Reporting Default (if such violation is not cured or waived prior to such 181st calendar day), then the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes may declare the principal of all the Notes to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by the Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal or such lesser amount shall become immediately due and payable.
If the Company elects to pay the Additional Interest as the sole remedy for the Reporting Default, the Company shall notify in writing, by a certificate, the Holders, the paying agent and the Trustee of such election at any time on or before the close of business on the fifth business day prior to the date on which such Event of Default would otherwise occur. Unless and until a responsible officer of the Trustee receives at the Corporate Trust Office such a certificate, the Trustee may assume without inquiry that Additional Interest is not payable. The Company shall pay the Additional Interest semi-annually in arrears, with the first semi-annual payment due on the first interest payment date following the date of such Reporting Default, in the same manner as described on the face of the Note.
Application of Money Collected
Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Remedies shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal, or any premium, interest or Additional Amounts, upon presentation of the Notes, and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
FIRST: | To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee under the provisions of the Indenture relating to the Trustees right to compensation, reimbursement and indemnity from the Company; |
SECOND: | To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid upon the Notes for principal and any premium, interest and Additional Amounts in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the aggregate amounts due and payable on such Notes for principal and any premium, interest and Additional Amounts, respectively; |
THIRD: | The balance, if any, to the Person or Persons entitled thereto. |
Limitations on Suits
No Holder of any Note shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy under the Indenture, unless
(1) | such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default; |
(2) | the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee under the Indenture; |
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(3) | such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee such indemnity as is reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request; |
(4) | the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and |
(5) | no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes; it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of the Indenture or any Note to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other such Holders of the Notes or holders of other Securities, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other Holders or to enforce any right under the Indenture, except in the manner in provided therein and for the equal and ratable benefit of all Holders of the Notes and holders of other Securities. |
Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal and Any Premium, Interest and Additional Amounts
Notwithstanding any other provision in the Indenture, the Holder of any Note shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of, any premium and (subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the registration, transfer and exchange of Notes and the payment of interest and certain additional amounts and rights thereto being preserved) interest on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to, such Note on the respective Stated Maturity or Maturities therefor specified in such Note (or, in the case of redemption, on the redemption date or, in the case of repayment at the option of such Holder if provided in or pursuant to the Indenture, on the date such repayment is due) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such right shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.
Control by Holders of Notes
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, provided that
(1) | such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with the Indenture or the Notes, |
(2) | such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred in compliance with such direction; |
(3) | the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction, and |
(4) | such direction is not unduly prejudicial to the rights of the other Holders of the Notes not joining in such action. |
Waiver of Past Defaults
The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes may waive any past default under the Indenture and its consequences, except a default
(1) | in the payment of the principal of, any premium or interest on, or any Additional Amounts with respect to, any Note, or |
(2) | in respect of the payment of any amounts due from the Company to the Trustee pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the Trustees right to compensation, reimbursement and indemnity from the Company; or |
(3) | in respect of a covenant or provision of the Indenture which under Supplemental Indentures cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note affected. |
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Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of the Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance
Satisfaction and Discharge
Upon written direction of the Company as provided in the Indenture, the Indenture shall cease to be of further effect, and the Trustee, on receipt of such written direction, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture, when
(1) | either |
(a) | all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Notes which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in the provisions of the Indenture relating to mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and (ii) Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in provisions of the Indenture relating to moneys held in trust for payment of the Notes) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or |
(b) | all Notes (i) have become due and payable, or (ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or (iii) if redeemable at the option of the Company, are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company, and the Company, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for such purpose, money in Dollars in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such Notes, including the principal of, any premium and interest on, and any Additional Amounts with respect to such Notes, to the date of such deposit (in the case of Notes which have become due and payable) or to the Maturity or the applicable redemption date thereof, as the case may be; |
(2) | the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable under the Indenture by the Company, including, without limitation, any fees, expenses and indemnities owed to the Trustee; and |
(3) | the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Satisfaction and Discharge relating to the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture have been complied with. |
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under the provisions of the Indenture relating to the Trustees right to compensation, reimbursement and indemnity from the Company and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to clause (1)(b) of the immediately preceding paragraph, the obligations of the Company and the Trustee under provisions of the Indenture relating to (A) registration, transfer and exchange of the Notes, (B) mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes, (C) application of trust money, (D) maintenance of an office or agency for payment on or presentment of the Notes and (E) the holding of moneys in trust for payment on the Notes, with respect to the payment of Additional Amounts, if any, (but only to the extent that the Additional Amounts payable with respect to such Notes exceed the amount deposited in respect of such Additional Amounts pursuant to clause (1)(b) of the immediately preceding paragraph) shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture.
Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
The Company may at its option, at any time, elect to have defeasance or covenant defeasance pursuant to the second or third paragraph, respectively of this Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance be applied upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance.
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Upon the Companys exercise of the above option applicable to this paragraph, the Company shall be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to the Outstanding Notes on the date the conditions set forth in the fourth paragraph of this Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance are satisfied (hereinafter, defeasance). For this purpose, such defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the Outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be Outstanding only for the purposes of the provisions of the Indenture referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) below, and to have satisfied all of its other obligations under the Notes, and the Indenture (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged under the Indenture: (i) the rights of Holders of the Outstanding Notes to receive, solely from the trust fund described in the fourth paragraph of this Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance and as more fully set forth in such paragraph, payments in respect of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on, and Additional Amounts, if any, with respect to, the Notes when such payments are due, (ii) the obligations of the Company and the Trustee under provisions of the Indenture relating to (A) registration, transfer and exchange of the Notes, (B) mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes, (C) maintenance of an office or agency for payment on or presentment of the Notes and (D) the holding of moneys in trust for payment on the Notes and with respect to the payment of Additional Amounts, if any, on the Notes (but only to the extent that the Additional Amounts payable with respect to the Notes exceed the amount deposited in respect of such Additional Amounts pursuant to clause (a) of the fourth paragraph of this Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance), (iii) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee under the Indenture and (iv) this Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance. The Company may exercise its option under this second paragraph of this Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under the third paragraph of this Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance.
Upon the Companys exercise of the option to have this third paragraph of this Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance apply, (i) the Company shall be released from its obligations under the covenants set forth under Change of Control and Annual Put Right and Certain Covenants and (ii) the Events of Default set forth in clauses (4) (but only with respect to Significant Subsidiaries), (5) (but only with respect to Significant Subsidiaries), (6), (7) and (9) under RemediesEvents of Default shall not longer constitute Events of Default, on and after the date the conditions set forth in the fourth paragraph of this Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance are satisfied (hereinafter, covenant defeasance), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed to be not Outstanding for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or Act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with any such obligation or covenant, but shall continue to be deemed Outstanding for all other purposes under the Indenture. For this purpose, such covenant defeasance means that the Company may omit to comply with, and shall have no liability in respect of, any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere in the Indenture to any such provision or such other covenant or by reason of reference in any such covenant to any other provision in the Indenture or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a default or an Event of Default under clause (3) of RemediesEvents of Default or otherwise and the specified Events of Default shall not longer constitute Events of Default, as the case may be, but, except as specified above, the remainder of the Indenture and the Notes shall be unaffected thereby.
The following shall be the conditions to application of the second or third paragraph of this Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance:
(a) |
The Company shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee satisfying the requirements of set forth in the Indenture who shall agree to comply with the provisions of this Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, (1) an amount in Dollars, or (2) Government Obligations applicable to the Notes (determined on the basis of Dollars) which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on, and Additional Amounts, |
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if any, with respect to, the Notes, money in an amount, or (3) a combination thereof, in any case, in an amount, sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of such principal and interest, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee) to pay and discharge, and (y) the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on and Additional Amounts, if any, at the Stated Maturity of such principal or installment of principal or premium or interest. |
(b) | Such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, the Indenture or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound. |
(c) | No Event of Default or event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit and, with respect to defeasance only, at any time during the period ending on the 123rd day after the date of such deposit (it being understood that this condition shall not be deemed satisfied until the expiration of such period). |
(d) | In the case of an election under the second paragraph of this Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (i) the Company has received from the Internal Revenue Service a letter ruling, or there has been published by the Internal Revenue Service a Revenue Ruling, or (ii) since the date of execution of the Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. Federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the Holders of the Outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of such defeasance and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such defeasance had not occurred. |
(e) | In the case of an election under the third paragraph of this Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of the Outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of such covenant defeasance and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such covenant defeasance had not occurred. |
(f) | The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that, after the 123rd day after the date of deposit, all money and Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee) pursuant to this fourth paragraph of this Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance to be held in trust will not be subject to any case or proceeding (whether voluntary or involuntary) in respect of the Company under any Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law, or any decree or order for relief in respect of the Company issued in connection therewith. |
(g) | The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the defeasance or covenant defeasance under second or third paragraph of this Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance (as the case may be) have been complied with. |
Supplemental Indentures
Except as provided in the next three succeeding paragraphs, with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes, including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental to the Indenture for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Notes
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Without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note, no such supplemental indenture shall:
(1) | change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any premium or installment of interest on or any Additional Amounts with respect to the Notes, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate (or modify the calculation of such rate) of interest thereon or any Additional Amounts with respect thereto, or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof or otherwise, or change the obligation of the Company and the Guarantors to pay Additional Amounts pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, or change the redemption provisions or change the Place of Payment, currency in which the principal of, any premium or interest on, or any Additional Amounts with respect to the Notes is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the redemption date); |
(2) | reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of the Indenture or certain defaults thereunder and their consequences) provided for in the Indenture, or reduce the requirements of the provisions of the Indenture for quorum or voting; |
(3) | modify any of the provisions of the Indenture described under Supplemental Indentures, Remedies Waiver of Past Defaults or the provisions of the Indenture relating to waiver of certain covenants, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of the Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note; |
(4) | change the ranking of the Outstanding Notes or the Guarantees; |
(5) | make any change that adversely affects the right to convert or exchange any Note into or for securities of the Company or other securities (whether or not issued by the Company), cash or property in accordance with its terms; or |
(6) | modify any Guarantee or release any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Guarantee or the Indenture, except in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. |
With the consent of the Holders of each Note, including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer, the Company and the Trustee and/or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, may or may cause Seaspan Investment to enter into an amendment, supplement or waiver to the Pledge Agreement or the provisions in the Indenture dealing with the Collateral or the Pledge Agreement, as applicable.
Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, without the consent of any Holders of the Notes, the Company, each Guarantor and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, for any of the following purposes:
(1) | to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company or a Guarantor, and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company or such Guarantor, contained in the Indenture and in the Notes; |
(2) | to add to the covenants of the Company or the Guarantors for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes or to surrender any right or power in the Indenture conferred upon the Company or any Guarantor; |
(3) | to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment under the Indenture by a successor Trustee with respect to the Notes and to add to or change any of the provisions of the Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts under the Indenture by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of the Indenture related thereto; |
(4) | to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision in the Indenture which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision in the Indenture, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Indenture which shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of the Notes in any material respect; |
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(5) | to add any additional Events of Default with respect to the Notes; |
(6) | to supplement any of the provisions of the Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the defeasance and discharge of the Notes pursuant to Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture Defeasance, provided that any such action shall not adversely affect the interests of any Holder of the Notes in any material respect; |
(7) | to secure the Notes; |
(8) | to makes provisions with respect to conversion or exchange rights of Holders of the Notes; |
(9) | to amend or supplement any provision contained in the Indenture or in any supplemental indenture, provided that no such amendment or supplement shall materially adversely affect the interests of the Holders of the Notes; |
(10) | only if the Company is required to register the Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, to comply with the requirements of the Commission in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act; |
(11) | to make such provisions as necessary (as determined in good faith by the Company) for the issuance of exchange Notes issued pursuant to the Indenture in exchange for, and in an aggregate principal amount equal to, the Notes, in compliance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement; or |
(12) | to add a Guarantor under the Indenture. |
Trust Indenture Act Controls
If any provision of the Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision that is required or deemed to be included in the Indenture by the TIA, the required or deemed provision shall control.
Judgment Currency
The Company and each of the Guarantors agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so under applicable law, that (i) if for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert the sum due in respect of the principal of, or premium or interest, if any, or Additional Amounts on the Notes or any indemnities due hereunder from the Company or any Guarantor (the Required Currency) into a currency in which a judgment will be rendered (the Judgment Currency), the rate of exchange used shall be the rate at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Trustee could purchase in The City of New York the requisite amount of the Required Currency with the Judgment Currency on the New York Banking Day preceding the day on which a final unappealable judgment is given and (ii) its obligations under the Indenture to make payments in the Required Currency (a) shall not be discharged or satisfied by any tender, or any recovery pursuant to any judgment (whether or not entered in accordance with clause (i)), in any currency other than the Required Currency, except to the extent that such tender or recovery shall result in the actual receipt, by the payee, of the full amount of the Required Currency expressed to be payable in respect of such payments, (b) shall be enforceable as an alternative or additional cause of action for the purpose of recovering in the Required Currency the amount, if any, by which such actual receipt shall fall short of the full amount of the Required Currency so expressed to be payable and (c) shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other sum due under the Indenture. For purposes of the foregoing, New York Banking Day means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday in The City of New York or a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to be closed.
Governing Law
The Notes, the Guarantees, the Pledge Agreement and the Indenture are governed by the laws of the State of New York.
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The Trustee
The Indenture provides that, except during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Trustee will perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in the Indenture. During the existence of an Event of Default, the Trustee will exercise such rights and powers vested in it by the Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such persons own affairs.
The Indenture and the provisions of the TIA contain certain limitations on the rights of the Trustee, should it become a creditor of the Company, to obtain payments of claims in certain cases or to realize on certain property received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. Subject to the TIA, the Trustee will be permitted to engage in other transactions; provided that if the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest as described in the TIA, it must eliminate such conflict or resign.
Limitation on Individual Liability
No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement contained in the Indenture or in any Note, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, shall be had against any incorporator, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Company, either directly or through the Company, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that the Indenture and the obligations issued under the Indenture are solely corporate obligations, and that no such personal liability whatever shall attach to, or is or shall be incurred by, the incorporators, shareholders, officers or directors, as such, of the Company, or any of them, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Indenture or in any Note or implied therefrom; and that any and all such personal liability of every name and nature, either at common law or in equity or by constitution or statute, of, and any and all such rights and claims against, every such incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, as such, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Indenture or in any Note or implied therefrom, are hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the issuance of the Exchange Notes.
Certain Definitions
Set forth below is a summary of certain of the defined terms used in the covenants and other provisions of the Indenture. Reference is made to the Indenture for the full definitions of all terms as well as any other capitalized term used herein for which no definition is provided.
Affiliate of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, control, when used with respect to any specified Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms controlling and controlled have the meanings correlative to the foregoing.
Bankruptcy Code means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled Bankruptcy, as now and hereinafter in effect, or any successor statute.
Bankruptcy Law means the Bankruptcy Code and any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law.
Capital Distribution Amount means 75% of the cumulative Net Profit for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the beginning of the fiscal quarter in which the Issue Date occurs to the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available, less the aggregate amount of Permitted Payments
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made, over the period beginning on the Issue Date and ending immediately before such payment, under clauses (b), (c), (e) and (f) of the definition of Permitted Payments, other than those payments under clause (e) that are funded entirely from the net cash proceeds of the issuance and sale by the Company of Common Stock of the Company and/or another series of Preferred Stock of the Company that is comparable to the Preferred Stock of the Company being retired, repurchased or redeemed.
Capital Stock of any Person means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including Preferred Stock, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.
Cash and Cash Equivalents means, as of a given date, the Companys cash and cash equivalents as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Clearstream means Clearstream Banking SA or any successor securities clearing agency.
Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or, if at any time after the execution of the Indenture such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the TIA, then the body performing such duties at such time.
Continuing Director means a director who either was a member of the Board of Directors on the issue date of the Notes or who becomes a member of the Board of Directors subsequent to that date and whose election, appointment or nomination for election by the Companys stockholders is duly approved by a majority of the continuing directors on the Board of Directors at the time of such approval, either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement issued by the Company on behalf of the entire Board of Directors in which such individual is named as nominee for director.
Corporation includes corporations and limited liability companies and, except for purposes of Consolidation, Merger and Sales, associations, companies and business trusts.
Credit Facility means, with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, any debt or commercial paper facilities with banks or other lenders providing for revolving credit or term loans or any agreement treated as a finance or capital lease in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Cross Default means, a default by the Company under any Credit Facility if such default: (a) is caused by a failure to pay principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on outstanding indebtedness under such Credit Facility (other than Non-Recourse Liabilities of any Subsidiary of the Company) prior to the expiration of the grace period for payment of such indebtedness set forth in such Credit Facility (payment default); or (b) results in the acceleration of such indebtedness prior to its maturity; and, in each case, the principal amount of any such indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such indebtedness under which there has been a payment default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $25 million or more.
Default means any event that is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.
Depository means, with respect to any Note issuable or issued in the form of one or more global Notes, the Person designated as Depository by the Company in or pursuant to the Indenture, which Person must be, to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, if so provided with respect to any Note, any successor to such Person. If at any time there is more than one such Person, Depository shall mean, with respect to the Notes, the qualifying entity which has been appointed with respect thereto.
Dollars or $ means a dollar or other equivalent unit of legal tender for payment of public or private debts in the United States of America.
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DTC mean The Depository Trust Company.
Euroclear means Euroclear Bank SA/NV or any successor clearing agency.
Exchange Act means Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exchange Offer has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Financial Indebtedness means any indebtedness for or in respect of:
(a) | moneys borrowed and debt balances at banks or other financial institutions; |
(b) | any amount raised under any Credit Facility; |
(c) | any amount raised pursuant to any note purchase facility or the issue of bonds, notes, debentures, loan stock or any similar instrument; |
(d) | the amount of any liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract which would, in accordance with U.S. GAAP, be treated as a finance or capital lease; |
(e) | receivables sold or discounted (other than any receivables to the extent they are sold on a non-recourse basis); |
(f) | any derivative transaction entered into in connection with protection against or benefit from fluctuation in any rate or price (and, when calculating the value of any derivative transaction, only the marked to market value shall be taken into account); |
(g) | any amount raised under any other transaction (including any forward sale or purchase agreement) having the commercial effect of a borrowing, excluding for the avoidance of doubt, any operating lease; and |
(h) | without double counting, the amount of any liability in respect of any guarantee or financial support for any of the items referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above. |
GCI Subsidiary means any of (a) GC Intermodal Holding Company XXII Ltd., (b) GC Intermodal Intermediate Holding Company XXII Ltd., (c) GC Intermodal XXII Ltd., (d) GC Intermodal Holding Company XXIII Ltd., (e) GC Intermodal Intermediate Holding Company XXIII Ltd. or (f) GC Intermodal XXIII Ltd.
Government Obligations means securities which are (i) direct obligations of the United States of America, where the payment or payments thereunder are supported by the full faith and credit of such government or governments or (ii) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, where the timely payment or payments thereunder are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America, and which, in the case of (i) or (ii), are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer or issuers thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any such Government Obligation or a specific payment of interest on or principal of or other amount with respect to any such Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of a depository receipt, provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Government Obligation or the specific payment of interest on or principal of or other amount with respect to the Government Obligation evidenced by such depository receipt.
Guarantee means the guarantee by any Guarantor of the Companys Indenture Obligations.
Guarantor means each Initial Guarantor and each other Subsidiary of the Company that hereafter executes and delivers to the Trustee, a supplemental indenture to the Indenture for purposes of becoming a Guarantor.
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Immaterial Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Significant Subsidiary.
Indebtedness means, with respect to any Person, (i) the principal of and any premium and interest on (a) indebtedness of such Person for money borrowed and (b) indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable; (ii) all capitalized lease obligations of such Person; (iii) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations and all obligations under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business); (iv) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, bankers acceptance or similar credit transaction (other than obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations (other than obligations described in (i) through (iii) above) entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Person to the extent such letters of credit are not drawn upon or, if and to the extent drawn upon, such drawing is reimbursed no later than the third business day following receipt by such Person of a demand for reimbursement following payment on the letter of credit); (v) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) of other Persons and all dividends of other Persons for the payment of which, in either case, such Person is responsible or liable as obligor, guarantor or otherwise; (vi) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (v) of other Persons secured by any lien on any property or asset of such Person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by such Person), the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the value of such property or assets or the amount of the obligation so secured; and (vii) any amendments, modifications, refundings, renewals or extensions of any indebtedness or obligation described as Indebtedness in clauses (i) through (vi) above.
Indenture Obligations means the obligations of the Company and any other obligor under the Indenture or under the Notes, including any Guarantor, to pay principal of, premium, if any, and interest when due and payable, and all other amounts due or to become due under or in connection with the Indenture and the Notes and the performance of all other obligations to the Trustee and the Holders under the Indenture and the Notes, according to the respective terms of the Indenture and the Notes.
Initial Beneficial Owners means Northbridge General Insurance Corporation, Odyssey Reinsurance Company, Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd., United States Fire Insurance Company, RiverStone Insurance Limited and Zenith Insurance Company.
Initial Guarantors means the Subsidiaries of the Company listed in this Form F-4 as Additional Registrants.
Intangible Assets means, in respect of the Company as of a given date, the intangible assets of the Company of the types, if any, presented in the Companys consolidated balance sheet.
Issue Date means February 14, 2018.
Maturity, with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as provided in or pursuant to the Base Indenture or any supplemental indenture thereto, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, notice of redemption or repurchase, notice of option to elect repayment or otherwise, and includes any applicable redemption date.
Net Profit means, for any period, the consolidated net profit (or loss) of the Company calculated on a consolidated basis and in accordance with U.S. GAAP after deducting any dividends paid on Preferred Stock, but excluding without duplication
(a) | any gain or loss realized upon the sale or other disposition of any asset (including any equity interest of any person) in the period that is not sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business; |
(b) | any extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual items of income, gain, loss or expense for such period; |
(c) | the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles; |
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(d) | unrealized gains or losses in respect of derivative instruments or any ineffectiveness recognized in earnings related to qualifying hedging transactions or the fair value or changes therein recognized in consolidated net income (loss) for derivatives that do not qualify as hedge transactions; |
(e) | payments or receipts on early termination of any derivative instrument; |
(f) | any non-cash impairment charges and asset (including intangible assets and goodwill) write-ups, write-downs and write-offs, in each case pursuant to GAAP; |
(g) | amortization of intangible assets arising pursuant to GAAP; |
(h) | any non-cash gains, losses, expenses or charges attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation of Indebtedness; |
(i) | any fees or expenses (or losses from the extinguishment of Indebtedness) incurred during such period, or any amortization or write-off thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, investment, recapitalization, asset sale, issuance, repurchase or repayment of indebtedness, issuance of capital stock, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument and any non-recurring merger costs or charges incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction; and |
(j) | any non-cash compensation expenses recorded from grants of stock, stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options or other rights or any other equity based awards to officers, directors or employees; |
provided, however, that such amounts or charges shall be, where applicable, net of any tax or tax benefit (less all fees and expenses relating to such transaction) resulting therefrom.
Net Worth means, as of a given date, the result of, without duplication:
(a) | Total Assets, less |
(b) | Intangible Assets, less |
(c) | Total Borrowings (without giving effect to any fair value adjustments pursuant to FASBs Accounting Standards Codification 820). |
Non-Recourse Liabilities means, in respect of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof as of a given date, the non-recourse liabilities as described in clauses (a) through (h) of the definition of Total Borrowings that neither the Company nor any other Subsidiary thereof provides any credit support of any kind to or is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise, other than a pledge of the equity interests in the Non-Recourse Subsidiary.
Non-Recourse Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of the Company that has only Non-Recourse Liabilities or other liabilities as to which neither the Company nor any other Subsidiary thereof provides any credit support of any kind to or is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise, other than a pledge of the equity interests in the Non-Recourse Subsidiary.
Notes means the 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 of the Company issued on the Issue Date, including any Exchange Notes issued in exchange therefor.
Outstanding, when used with respect to any Notes, means, as of the date of determination, all such Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered under the Indenture, except:
(1) | any such Note theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or the security registrar or delivered to the Trustee or the security registrar for cancellation; |
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(2) | any such Note for whose payment at the maturity thereof money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited pursuant hereto (other than pursuant to Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture; DefeasanceDefeasance and Covenant Defeasance) with the Trustee or any paying agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own paying agent) for the Holders of the Notes, provided that, if the Notes are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to the Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made; |
(3) | any Notes with respect to which the Company has effected defeasance pursuant to the terms hereof, except to the extent provided in Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture; DefeasanceDefeasance and Covenant Defeasance; and |
(4) | any Note which has been paid pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture relating to mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Notes have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the Indenture, unless there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Note is held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Note is a valid obligation of the Company; |
provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Notes have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder or are present at a meeting of Holders of Notes for quorum purposes, (i) the principal amount of a Note issued with original issue discount that may be counted in making such determination and that shall be deemed to be Outstanding for such purposes shall be equal to the amount of the principal thereof that pursuant to the terms of such Note issued with original issue discount would be declared (or shall have been declared to be) due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration thereof pursuant to RemediesAcceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment at the time of such determination, and (ii) Notes owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in making any such determination or relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Notes which a responsible officer of the Trustee has received written notice from the Company to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned which shall have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee (a) the pledgees right so to act with respect to such Notes and (b) that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes or an Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company shall promptly furnish to the Trustee an Officers Certificate: (i) listing and identifying all Notes, if any, known by the Company to be owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor, and (ii) whether any such Notes so owned shall have been pledged in good faith to a pledgee that is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes or an Affiliate of the Company or such other obligor, and the Trustee shall be entitled to accept such Officers Certificate as conclusive evidence of the facts therein set forth and of the fact that all Notes not listed therein are Outstanding for the purpose of any such determination.
Participant means, with respect to the Depository, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the Depository, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).
Permitted Holders means any of (a) Kyle Washington, Kevin Washington, Dennis Washington or any of their estates, spouses, and/or descendants; (b) any trust for the benefit of the persons listed in clause (a); (c) an Affiliate of any of the persons listed in (a) or (b) above and (d) the Initial Beneficial Owners and their respective Affiliates.
Permitted Payment means:
(a) | any cash dividend paid on shares of Preferred Stock of the Company that does not exceed the dividend stipulated in the statement of designation (including all accumulated but as yet unpaid dividends) for such shares of Preferred Stock; |
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(b) | any cash dividend paid on Common Stock of the Company that does not exceed the greater of (i) $0.50 per share, when aggregated with all other such cash dividends paid on a share of Common Stock of the Company in the preceding 360 days, and (ii) the Capital Distribution Amount at the time of payment; |
(c) | any cash paid on the retirement, repurchase or redemption of shares of Common Stock of the Company that is not greater than the Capital Distribution Amount the time of payment; |
(d) | any cash paid on the redemption of shares of Series F Preferred Stock of the Company that does not exceed the redemption amount of $25.00 per share of Series F Preferred Stock plus any accrued but unpaid dividends that do not exceed the dividend stipulated in the statement of designation; |
(e) | any cash paid on an retirement, repurchase or redemption of shares of Preferred Stock of the Company (other than Series F Preferred Stock of the Company) that is (i) not greater than the Capital Distribution Amount at the time of payment or (ii) funded entirely from the net cash proceeds of the issuance and sale by the Company of Common Stock of the Company and or another series of Preferred Stock of the Company that is comparable to the Preferred Stock of the Company being retired, repurchased or redeemed; and |
(f) | any other Restricted Payment made in cash with the prior written consent of Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes. |
Permitted Security means:
(a) | liens created for the benefit of (or to secure) the Notes (or the Guarantees) or any Additional Secured Obligations, the Company and the Trustee, as a representative) or any guarantee thereof; |
(b) | liens existing on the Issue Date; |
(c) | liens of any Subsidiary of the Company that exists at the time that Person first becomes a Subsidiary of the Company and not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Company; |
(d) | liens granted in relation to any Non-Recourse Liabilities; |
(e) | liens granted in relation to existing and future first priority secured Financial Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of financing vessels or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired; |
(f) | liens granted in relation to existing and future lease or hire purchase contract which would, in accordance with U.S. GAAP, be treated as a finance or capital lease incurred in the ordinary course of business; |
(g) | liens granted in relation to Financial Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes; |
(h) | liens granted in relation to existing and future bid-, payment- and performance bonds, guarantees and letters of credit incurred in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with borrowed money; |
(i) | liens granted in relation to obligations incurred under any interest rate and currency hedging agreements relating to any Financial Indebtedness, such interest rate and currency hedging agreements incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes; |
(j) | any lien arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business; |
(k) | any netting or set-off arrangement entered into in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements for the purpose of netting debit and credit balances (if applicable); |
(l) | any security arising under any retention of title, hire purchase or conditional sale arrangement or arrangements having similar effect in respect of goods supplied in the ordinary course of trading and on the suppliers standard or usual terms and not arising as a result of any default or omission of the Company; |
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(m) | any lien in relation to the refinancing of any liability or obligation which is the subject of a lien permitted in clauses (a), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) or (i) above; provided that any such lien is limited to all or part of the same property or assets that secured the liability or obligation being refinanced; and |
(n) | any security not otherwise permitted in clauses (a) through (m) above in an aggregate amount which does not at any time exceed $100 million. |
Person means any individual, Corporation, partnership, joint venture, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Preferred Stock in respect of any Corporation means Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) which is preferred as to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Corporation, over shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such Corporation.
Registration Rights Agreement means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2018, among the Company and the other parties thereto.
Restricted Payment means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any shares of any class of capital stock of or other ownership interests in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such shares of capital stock of or other ownership interests in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such shares of capital stock of or other ownership interests in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.
Secured Parties means, collectively, the Collateral Agent, the Trustee, the Holders of the Notes, the holders of Additional Secured Debt and the representatives thereof.
Security or Securities means any Note or Notes or any other note or notes, bond or bonds, debenture or debentures, or any other evidences of Indebtedness, as the case may be, authenticated and delivered under the Base Indenture; provided, however, that, if at any time there is more than one Person acting as trustee under the Base Indenture, Securities, with respect to any such Person, shall mean Securities authenticated and delivered under the Base Indenture, exclusive, however, of Securities of any series as to which such Person is not acting as trustee.
Significant Subsidiaries or Significant Subsidiary means the significant subsidiaries or any significant subsidiary of the Company, as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Stated Maturity, with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, or any Additional Amounts with respect thereto, means the date established by or pursuant to the Base Indenture, any supplemental indenture thereto or such Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is, or such Additional Amounts are, due and payable.
Subsidiary means, in respect of any Person, any Corporation, limited or general partnership or other business entity of which at the time of determination more than 50% of the voting power of the shares of its Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person, (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
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Total Assets means, in respect of the Company on a consolidated basis, as of a given date the aggregate of the following, without duplication:
(a) | all of the assets of the Company of the types presented on its consolidated balance sheet; less |
(b) | Cash and Cash Equivalents; less |
(c) | Non-Recourse Liabilities; and less |
(d) | assets under any vessel construction or ship purchase agreement (including novation and assignment and assumption agreements) that the Company is required to record on its books under U.S. GAAP even though the Company is no longer the legal owner of the vessel or legally obligated to take delivery of the vessel. |
Total Borrowings means, in respect of the Company on a consolidated basis, as of a given date the aggregate of the following, without duplication:
(a) | the outstanding principal amount of any moneys borrowed; plus |
(b) | the outstanding principal amount of any acceptance under any acceptance credit; plus |
(c) | the outstanding principal amount of any bond, note, debenture or other similar instrument; plus |
(d) | the book values of indebtedness under a lease, charter, hire purchase agreement or other similar arrangement which would, in accordance with U.S. GAAP, be treated as a finance or capital lease; plus |
(e) | the outstanding principal amount of all moneys owing in connection with the sale or discounting of receivables (otherwise than on a non-recourse basis or which otherwise meet any requirements for de-recognition under U.S. GAAP); plus |
(f) | the outstanding principal amount of any indebtedness arising from any deferred payment agreements arranged primarily as a method of raising finance or financing the acquisition of an asset (except trade payables); plus |
(g) | any fixed or minimum premium payable on the repayment or redemption of any instrument referred to in clause (c) above; plus |
(h) | the outstanding principal amount of any indebtedness of any person of a type referred to in the above clauses of this definition which is the subject of a guarantee given by the Company to the extent that such guaranteed indebtedness is determined and given a value in respect of the Company on a consolidated basis in accordance with US GAAP; less |
(i) | Cash and Cash Equivalents; less |
(j) | Non-Recourse Liabilities. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Total Borrowings shall not include any of the following:
(a) | indebtedness or obligations arising from derivative transactions, such as protecting against interest rate or currency fluctuations, incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes; and |
(b) | indebtedness under any vessel construction or ship purchase agreement (including novation and assignment and assumption agreements) that the Company is required to record on its books under U.S. GAAP even though the Company is no longer the legal owner of the vessel or legally obligated to take delivery of the vessel. |
U.S. GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
Voting Stock of any specified Person as of any date means the capital stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such Person.
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MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of the exchange of the Old Notes for the New Exchange Notes. This summary is limited to beneficial owners of Old Notes that hold the Old Notes, and will hold the New Exchange Notes, as capital assets.
This discussion is based upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Internal Revenue Code), existing and proposed regulations thereunder, and current administrative rulings and court decisions, all of which are subject to change or differing interpretations (possibly with retroactive effect). We have not and will not seek any rulings from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding the matters discussed below. There can be no assurance that the IRS will not take a different position concerning the tax consequences of the exchange of Old Notes for New Exchange Notes or that a court will not agree with any such position.
This summary does not discuss all U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to a beneficial owner of the Old Notes in light of such beneficial owners particular investment or other circumstances and does not discuss considerations relevant to persons subject to special provisions of U.S. federal income tax law (such as tax-exempt entities, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts, tax-deferred accounts, pass-through entities (including partnerships and entities and arrangements classified as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes) and beneficial owners of pass-through entities, U.S. expatriates, financial institutions, insurance companies, dealers or traders in securities or currencies, and persons that hold the Old Notes or will hold the New Exchange Notes as part of a constructive sale, wash sale, conversion transaction or other integrated transaction or a straddle, hedge or synthetic security). The exchange of Old Notes for New Exchange Notes in the Exchange Offer will not be a taxable exchange for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, accordingly, for such purposes you will not recognize any taxable gain or loss as a result of such exchange and will have the same tax basis and holding period in the New Exchange Notes as you had in the Old Notes immediately before the exchange. Before you exchange Old Notes for New Exchange Notes in the Exchange Offer, you should consult your own tax advisors concerning the particular U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax consequences of exchanging your Old Notes for New Exchange Notes.
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Based on interpretations by the staff of the SEC set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties, we believe that the New Exchange Notes issued pursuant to the exchange offer in exchange for the Old Notes may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by holders thereof, other than any holder which is (A) an affiliate of our company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act, (B) a broker-dealer who acquired notes directly from our company or (C) broker-dealers who acquired notes as a result of market-making or other trading activities, without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act provided that such exchange notes are acquired in the ordinary course of such holders business, and such holders are not engaged in, and do not intend to engage in, and have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in, a distribution of such exchange notes. However, broker-dealers receiving the New Exchange Notes in the exchange offer will be subject to a prospectus delivery requirement with respect to resales of such exchange notes. To date, the staff of the SEC has taken the position that these broker-dealers may fulfill their prospectus delivery requirements with respect to transactions involving an exchange of securities such as the exchange pursuant to the exchange offer, other than a resale of an unsold allotment from the sale of the Old Notes to the initial purchasers thereof, with the prospectus contained in the exchange offer registration statement. Pursuant to the registration rights agreement, we have agreed to permit these broker-dealers to use this prospectus in connection with the resale of such exchange notes.
Each holder of the Old Notes who wishes to exchange its Old Notes for exchange notes in the exchange offer will be required to make certain representations to us as set forth in The Exchange Offer.
Each broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such exchange notes. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of exchange notes received in exchange for Old Notes where such Old Notes were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities.
We will not receive any proceeds from any sale of exchange notes by broker-dealers. Exchange notes received by broker-dealers for their own account pursuant to the exchange offer may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, through the writing of options on the New Exchange Notes or a combination of such methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or negotiated prices. Any such resale may be directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from any such broker-dealer or the purchasers of any such exchange notes. Any broker-dealer that resells exchange notes that were received by it for its own account in the exchange offer and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of such exchange notes may be deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any profit on any such resale of exchange notes and any commissions or concessions received by any such persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Securities Act. The letter of transmittal states that, by acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act.
We have agreed to pay the expenses incident to the exchange offer and will indemnify the holders of the New Exchange Notes, including any broker-dealers, against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, as set forth in the registration rights agreement.
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The validity of the New Exchange Notes and the New Exchange Note Guarantees will be passed upon for us by White & Case LLP, New York, New York, as to New York law, and by Reeder & Simpson, P.C., with respect to the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The validity of the New Exchange Note Guarantees will be passed upon for us by Glinton Sweeting OBrien, with respect to the laws of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, by Conyers Dill & Pearman, with the respect to the laws of Bermuda, and by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, with respect to the laws of British Columbia, Canada.
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The consolidated financial statements of Seaspan Corporation as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 and for each of the three years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2017, and managements assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, have been audited by KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, and have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the reports of KPMG LLP, which reports are also incorporated herein by reference, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of Greater China Intermodal Investments LLC as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 and for each of the three years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2017 have been audited by KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, and have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, which report is also incorporated herein by reference, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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Seaspan Corporation
Offer to Exchange
up to $250,000,000 principal amount of 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 and the related guarantees,
which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
for
any and all outstanding unregistered
$250,000,000 principal amount of 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 and the related guarantees
PROSPECTUS
The exchange agent and information agent for the Exchange Offer is:
The Bank of New York Mellon
101 Barclay Street, Floor 7E
New York, NY 10286
Attention: Joellen McNamara
By Mail or Hand:
The Bank of New York Mellon
101 Barclay Street, Floor 7E
New York, NY 10286
Requests for additional copies of this prospectus may be directed to the information agent. Beneficial owners may also contact their custodian for assistance concerning the Exchange Offer.
, 2018
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 20. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers |
Marshall Islands
The articles of incorporation of each of Seaspan Corporation (Seaspan) and Seaspan 140 Ltd., Seaspan Holding 140 Ltd., Seaspan (Asia) Corporation, Seaspan Containership 2180 Ltd., Seaspan Containership 2181 Ltd., Seaspan Holdco I Ltd., Seaspan Holdco II Ltd., Seaspan Holdco III Ltd., Seaspan Holdco IV Ltd., and Seaspan Investment I Ltd. (collectively, the RMI Guarantors) provide that such entity must indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized by applicable law against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement. Seaspan and the RMI Guarantors are also expressly authorized to advance certain expenses (including attorneys fees and disbursements and court costs) to their directors and offices and carry directors and officers insurance providing indemnification for their directors, officers and certain employees for some liabilities.
The directors and officers of Seaspan and the RMI Guarantors also may be indemnified against liability they may incur for serving in those capacities pursuant to liability insurance policies maintained by and indemnification arrangements with the applicable entity. In addition, Seaspan and the RMI Guarantors have entered into separate indemnification agreements with some of their officers and directors.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the applicable registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, Seaspan and the RMI Guarantors have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Bahamas
Section 58 of the International Business Companies Act, 2000 (as amended), Chapter 309 of the Statute Laws of The Bahamas (the Act) provides that subject to any limitations in its memorandum or articles of association or in any unanimous shareholder agreement, a company may indemnify any person who (a) is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed proceedings, whether civil or administrative, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director or an officer of a company; or (b) is or was, at the request of the company, serving as a director or officer, or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another company or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against all expenses, including legal fees, and against all judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and reasonably incurred in connection with legal or administrative proceedings, provided in either case that such person acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the company.
Section 95 of the Articles of Association (the Articles) of Seaspan Crew Management Ltd. (the Company) states that, subject to limitations set out in Article 96 of the Articles, the Company may indemnify against all expenses, including legal fees, and against all judgments, fines and amounts, paid in settlement and reasonably incurred in connection with legal or administrative proceedings any person who (a) is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed proceedings, whether civil or administrative, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, an officer or a liquidator of the Company; or (b) is or was, at the request of the Company, serving as a director, officer or liquidator of, or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another company or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.
Section 96 of the Companys Articles states that the Company may only indemnify a person if the person acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company.
Section 59 of the Act provides that the Company may purchase and maintain insurance in relation to any person who is or was a director, officer or liquidator of the Company, or who at the request of the Company is or
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was serving as a director, officer or liquidator of, or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another company or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against the person and incurred by the person in that capacity, whether or not the Company has or would have had the power to indemnify the person against the liability under Section 58 of the Act.
Article 97 of the Companys Articles provides that Company may purchase and maintain insurance in relation to any person who is or was a director, officer or liquidator of the Company, or who at the request of the Company is or was serving as a director, officer or liquidator of, or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another company or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against the person and incurred by the person in that capacity, whether or not the Company has or would have had the power to indemnify the person against such liability as provided in the Articles.
Bermuda
Section 98 of the Companies Act provides generally that a Bermuda company may indemnify its directors, officers and auditors against any liability which by virtue of any rule of law would otherwise be imposed on them in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust, except in cases where such liability arises from fraud or dishonesty of which such director, officer or auditor may be guilty in relation to the company. Section 98 further provides that a Bermuda company may indemnify its directors, officers and auditors against any liability incurred by them in defending any proceedings, whether civil or criminal, in which judgment is awarded in their favor or in which they are acquitted or granted relief by the Supreme Court of Bermuda pursuant to Section 281 of the Companies Act.
Seaspan Management Services Limited and Seaspan Advisory Services Limited (collectively, the Bermuda Guarantors) have adopted provisions in their bye-laws that provide that they shall indemnify their officers and directors in respect of such parties actions and omissions, except in respect of such parties fraud or dishonesty. The bye-laws of each of the Bermuda Guarantors provide that the shareholders waive all claims or rights of action that they might have, individually or in right of such Bermuda Guarantor, against any of such Bermuda Guarantors directors or officers for any act or failure to act in the performance of such directors or officers duties, except in respect of any fraud or dishonesty of such director or officer. Section 98A of the Companies Act permits each of the Bermuda Guarantors to purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any officer or director in respect of any loss or liability attaching to him in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust, whether or not such Bermuda Guarantor may otherwise indemnify such officer or director.
British Columbia
Under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), a corporation may indemnify a present or former director, or a person who acts or acted at such corporations request as a director or officer of another corporation, or for an affiliate of such corporation, and his heirs and personal or other legal representatives, against the costs, charges and expenses, including legal and other fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him, and any amounts paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment in respect of any civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding to which he is made a party by reason of his position with the corporation or such other corporation and provided that: (i) the corporation is not prohibited from indemnifying the director or officer by its memorandum or articles; (ii) the director or officer acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the corporation or such other corporation; and (iii) in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding, had reasonable grounds for believing that his conduct was lawful. Additionally, a corporation may not indemnify a director or officer if a civil, criminal or administrative action is brought against the director or officer by or on behalf of the corporation or an associated corporation. Other forms of indemnification may be made only with court approval.
The articles of Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. provide that it must indemnify its directors against all costs, charges and expenses, including amounts paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment actually and reasonably
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incurred by such director, in any civil, criminal or administrative action to which such director has been made a party by reason of serving as a director of Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. The articles further provide that directors may cause Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. to indemnify its officers against all costs, charges and expenses incurred as a result of acting as officers, while requiring it to indemnify its secretary or assistant secretary against all costs, charges and expenses incurred and arising out of the functions assigned to the secretary or assistant secretary, as applicable.
ITEM 21. | Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules |
(a) Exhibits
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(b) Financial Statement Schedules.
All supplemental schedules are omitted because of the absence of conditions under which they are required or because the information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.
(c) Reports, Opinions, and Appraisals
The following reports, opinions, and appraisals are included herein: None .
ITEM 22. | Undertakings |
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) | To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: |
(i) | To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; |
(ii) | To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in the effective registration statement; and |
(iii) | To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; |
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(2) | That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
(3) | To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. |
(4) | To file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A. of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act need not be furnished, provided that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements. |
(5) | That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use. |
(6) | That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: |
(a) | Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; |
(b) | Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant; |
(c) | The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and |
(d) | Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser. |
(7) | That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrants annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plans annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
(8) |
(i) To respond to requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to Items 4, 10(b), 11, or 13 of Form F-4, within one business day of receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first class mail or other equally prompt means, and (ii) to arrange or |
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provide for a facility in the United States for the purpose of responding to such requests. The undertaking in subparagraph (i) above includes information contained in documents filed subsequent to the effective date of the registration statement through the date of responding to the request. |
(9) | To supply by means of a post-effective amendment all information concerning a transaction and the company being acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and included in the registration statement when it became effective. |
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 15, 2018.
SEASPAN CORPORATION | ||
By: |
/s/ Mark Chu |
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Name: | Mark Chu | |
Title: | Secretary and General Counsel |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below appoints Bing Chen and Mark Chu, and each of them, any of whom may act without the joinder of the other, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to sign any and all additional registration statements relating to the Registration Statement and filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them of their or his substitute and substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ David Sokol David Sokol |
Chairman of the Board | June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ Bing Chen Bing Chen |
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ Ryan Courson Ryan Courson |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ Lawrence Chin Lawrence Chin |
Director | June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ John C. Hsu John C. Hsu |
Director | June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ Nicholas Pitts-Tucker Nicholas Pitts-Tucker |
Director | June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ Larry Simkins Larry Simkins |
Director | June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ Stephen Wallace Stephen Wallace |
Director | June 15, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 15, 2018.
SEASPAN HOLDING 140 LTD. | ||
By: |
/s/ Mark Chu |
|
Name: | Mark Chu | |
Title: | Secretary |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below appoints Mark Chu as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to sign any and all additional registration statements relating to the Registration Statement and filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them of their or his substitute and substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
||
/s/ Peter Curtis Peter Curtis |
President (Principal Executive Officer) |
June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ Ryan Courson Ryan Courson |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ John C. Hsu John C. Hsu |
Director | June 15, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 15, 2018.
SEASPAN 140 LTD. | ||
By: |
/s/ Mark Chu |
|
Name: | Mark Chu | |
Title: | Secretary |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below appoints Mark Chu as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to sign any and all additional registration statements relating to the Registration Statement and filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them of their or his substitute and substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
||
/s/ Peter Curtis Peter Curtis |
President (Principal Executive Officer) |
June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ Ryan Courson Ryan Courson |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ John C. Hsu John C. Hsu |
Director | June 15, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 15, 2018.
SEASPAN (ASIA) CORPORATION | ||
By: |
/s/ Mark Chu |
|
Name: | Mark Chu | |
Title: | Secretary |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below appoints Mark Chu as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to sign any and all additional registration statements relating to the Registration Statement and filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them of their or his substitute and substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
||
/s/ Peter Curtis Peter Curtis |
President (Principal Executive Officer) |
June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ Ryan Courson Ryan Courson |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ John C. Hsu John C. Hsu |
Director | June 15, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 15, 2018.
SEASPAN CONTAINERSHIP 2180 LTD. | ||
By: |
/s/ Mark Chu |
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Name: | Mark Chu | |
Title: | Secretary |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below appoints Mark Chu as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to sign any and all additional registration statements relating to the Registration Statement and filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them of their or his substitute and substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
||
/s/ Peter Curtis Peter Curtis |
President (Principal Executive Officer) |
June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ Ryan Courson Ryan Courson |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ John C. Hsu John C. Hsu |
Director | June 15, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 15, 2018.
SEASPAN CONTAINERSHIP 2181 LTD. | ||
By: |
/s/ Mark Chu |
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Name: | Mark Chu | |
Title: | Secretary |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below appoints Mark Chu as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to sign any and all additional registration statements relating to the Registration Statement and filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them of their or his substitute and substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
||
/s/ Peter Curtis Peter Curtis |
President (Principal Executive Officer) |
June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ Ryan Courson Ryan Courson |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ John C. Hsu John C. Hsu |
Director | June 15, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 15, 2018.
SEASPAN HOLDCO I LTD. | ||
By: |
/s/ Mark Chu |
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Name: | Mark Chu | |
Title: | Secretary |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below appoints Mark Chu as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to sign any and all additional registration statements relating to the Registration Statement and filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them of their or his substitute and substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
||
/s/ Peter Curtis |
President | June 15, 2018 | ||
Peter Curtis | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/ Ryan Courson |
Chief Financial Officer | June 15, 2018 | ||
Ryan Courson | (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | |||
/s/ John C. Hsu |
Director | June 15, 2018 | ||
John C. Hsu |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 15, 2018.
SEASPAN HOLDCO II LTD. | ||
By: |
/s/ Mark Chu |
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Name: | Mark Chu | |
Title: | Secretary |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below appoints Mark Chu as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to sign any and all additional registration statements relating to the Registration Statement and filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them of their or his substitute and substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
||
/s/ Peter Curtis |
President | June 15, 2018 | ||
Peter Curtis | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/ Ryan Courson |
Chief Financial Officer | June 15, 2018 | ||
Ryan Courson |
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ John C. Hsu |
Director | June 15, 2018 | ||
John C. Hsu |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 15, 2018.
SEASPAN HOLDCO III LTD. |
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By: |
/s/ Mark Chu |
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Name: | Mark Chu | |
Title: | Secretary |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below appoints Mark Chu as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to sign any and all additional registration statements relating to the Registration Statement and filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them of their or his substitute and substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
||
/s/ Peter Curtis |
President | June 15, 2018 | ||
Peter Curtis | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/ Ryan Courson |
Chief Financial Officer | June 15, 2018 | ||
Ryan Courson |
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ John C. Hsu |
Director | June 15, 2018 | ||
John C. Hsu |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 15, 2018.
SEASPAN HOLDCO IV LTD. | ||
By: |
/s/ Mark Chu |
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Name: | Mark Chu | |
Title: | Secretary |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below appoints Mark Chu as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to sign any and all additional registration statements relating to the Registration Statement and filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them of their or his substitute and substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
||
/s/ Peter Curtis |
President | June 15, 2018 | ||
Peter Curtis | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/ Ryan Courson |
Chief Financial Officer | June 15, 2018 | ||
Ryan Courson |
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ John C. Hsu |
Director | June 15, 2018 | ||
John C. Hsu |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 15, 2018.
SEASPAN INVESTMENT I LTD. | ||
By: |
/s/ Mark Chu |
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Name: | Mark Chu | |
Title: | Secretary |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below appoints Mark Chu as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to sign any and all additional registration statements relating to the Registration Statement and filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them of their or his substitute and substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ Peter Curtis Peter Curtis |
President (Principal Executive Officer) |
June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ Ryan Courson Ryan Courson |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ John C. Hsu John C. Hsu |
Director | June 15, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 15, 2018.
SEASPAN SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD. | ||
By: |
/s/ Bing Chen |
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Name: | Bing Chen | |
Title: | Director |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below appoints Bing Chen as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to sign any and all additional registration statements relating to the Registration Statement and filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them of their or his substitute and substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ Bing Chen Bing Chen |
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ Ryan Courson Ryan Courson |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ Peter Curtis Peter Curtis |
Director and Chief Operating Officer | June 15, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 15, 2018.
SEASPAN CREW MANAGEMENT LTD. | ||
By: |
/s/ Bing Chen |
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Name: | Bing Chen | |
Title: | Director |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below appoints Bing Chen as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to sign any and all additional registration statements relating to the Registration Statement and filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them of their or his substitute and substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ Bing Chen Bing Chen |
Director | June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ Peter Curtis Peter Curtis |
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ Ryan Courson Ryan Courson |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
June 15, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 15, 2018.
SEASPAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | ||
By: |
/s/ Bing Chen |
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Name: | Bing Chen | |
Title: | Director |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below appoints Bing Chen as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to sign any and all additional registration statements relating to the Registration Statement and filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them of their or his substitute and substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ Bing Chen Bing Chen |
President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ Ryan Courson Ryan Courson |
Vice President and Director (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ David Doyle David Doyle |
Director | June 15, 2018 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on June 15, 2018.
SEASPAN ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED | ||
By: |
/s/ Bing Chen |
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Name: | Bing Chen | |
Title: | Director |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below appoints Bing Chen as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to sign any and all additional registration statements relating to the Registration Statement and filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them of their or his substitute and substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
||
/s/ Bing Chen Bing Chen |
President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ Peter Curtis Peter Curtis |
Vice President (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
June 15, 2018 | ||
/s/ David Doyle David Doyle |
Director | June 15, 2018 |
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned, the duly undersigned representative in the United States of each of the registrants indicated below, has signed this registration statement in the City of Newark, State of Delaware, on June 15, 2018.
PUGLISI & ASSOCIATES | ||
By: |
/s/ Donald J. Puglisi |
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Name: Donald J. Puglisi |
Authorized Representative in the United States of |
Seaspan Corporation |
Seaspan 140 Ltd. |
Seaspan Holding 140 Ltd. |
Seaspan (Asia) Corporation |
Seaspan Containership 2180 Ltd. |
Seaspan Containership 2181 Ltd. |
Seaspan Holdco I Ltd. |
Seaspan Holdco II Ltd. |
Seaspan Holdco III Ltd. |
Seaspan Holdco IV Ltd. |
Seaspan Investment I Ltd. |
Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. |
Seaspan Crew Management Ltd. |
Seaspan Management Services Limited |
Seaspan Advisory Services Limited |
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Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
SEASPAN CORPORATION Reg. No. 14582 |
REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
REGISTRAR OF CORPORATIONS
DUPLICATE COPY
The original of this Document was filed in accordance with Section 5 of the Business Corporations Act on |
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NON RESIDENT | ||
June 13, 2018 | ||
/s/ Lavanya Iruvanti | ||
Lavanya Iruvanti Deputy Registrar |
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STATEMENT TO AMEND AND RESTATE
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
SEASPAN CORPORATION
UNDER SECTION 93 OF THE
BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
The undersigned, Mark W. Chu, Secretary of Seaspan Corporation, a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, for the purpose of amending and restating the Articles of Incorporation of said Corporation pursuant to section 93 of the Business Corporations Act, hereby certifies that:
1. | The name of the Corporation is: SEASPAN CORPORATION |
2. | The Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Registrar of Corporations as of the 3 rd day of May, 2005. |
3. | The Articles of Amendment were filed with the Registrar of Corporations as of the 8 th day of July, 2005. |
4. | The Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Registrar of Corporations as of the 3 rd day of August, 2005. |
5. | The First Articles of Amendment were filed with the Registrar of Corporations as of the 28 th day of January, 2014. |
6. | The Second Articles of Amendment were filed with the Registrar of Corporations as of the 29 th day of April, 2015. |
7. | The Third Articles of Amendment were filed with the Registrar of Corporations as of the 2 nd of May, 2018 (the First, Second and Third Articles of Amendment are collectively referred to herein as the Prior Amendments). |
8. | Statements of Designation relating to the Corporations Series A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and R preferred shares were filed with the Registrar of Corporations as of January 29, 2009, May 27, 2010, January 27, 2011, December 12, 2012, February 11, 2014, May 17, 2016, June 15, 2016, August 10, 2016 and April 19, 2011, respectively. |
9. | The Prior Amendments were each authorized by actions of the Board of Directors and Shareholders of the Corporation as required by the Business Corporations Act. |
10. | The Corporation hereby wishes to consolidate the Prior Amendments into one document, being the Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation attached hereto. |
11. | These Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation were authorized by actions of the Board of Directors of the Corporation as required by the Business Corporations Act. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed these Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation on this 12 th day of June, 2018.
/ S / MARK W. CHU |
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MARK W. CHU, SECRETARY |
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
SEASPAN CORPORATION
UNDER SECTION 93 OF THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
I, Mark Chu, Secretary of Seaspan Corporation, for the purpose of amending and restating the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of said Corporation hereby certify:
1. | The name of the Corporation is: SEASPAN CORPORATION |
2. | The Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Registrar of Corporations as of the 3 rd day of May, 2005. |
3. | The Articles of Amendment were filed with the Registrar of Corporations as of the 8 th day of July, 2005. |
4. | The Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Registrar of Corporations as of the 3 rd day of August, 2005. |
5. | The First Articles of Amendment were filed with the Registrar of Corporations as of the 28 th day of January, 2014. |
6. | The Second Articles of Amendment were filed with the Registrar of Corporations as of the 29 th day of April, 2015. |
7. | The Third Articles of Amendment were filed with the Registrar of Corporations as of the 2 nd of May, 2018 (the First, Second and Third Articles of Amendment are collectively referred to herein as the Prior Amendments). |
8. | Statements of Designation relating to the Corporations Series A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and R preferred shares were filed with the Registrar of Corporations as of January 29, 2009, May 27, 2010, January 27, 2011, December 12, 2012, February 11, 2014, May 17, 2016, June 15, 2016, August 10, 2016 and April 19, 2011, respectively. |
9. | The Prior Amendments were each authorized by actions of the Board of Directors and Shareholders of the Corporation as required by the Business Corporations Act |
10. | The Corporation hereby wishes to consolidate the Prior Amendments into one document, being the Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation attached hereto. |
11. | These Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation were authorized by actions of the Board of Directors of the Corporation as required by the Business Corporations Act. |
ARTICLE I
NAME, PURPOSE, POWERS, DURATION AND INCORPORATOR
Section 1.1 Name. The name of the Corporation shall be:
Seaspan Corporation
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Section 1.2 Purpose. The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity relating to the business of chartering or rechartering containerships to others, any other lawful act or activity customarily conducted in conjunction with the chartering or rechartering of containerships to others, and any other lawful act or activity approved (a) by the Board of Directors and (b) so long as the management agreement, as amended from time to time, between the Corporation and Seaspan Management Services Limited (or its successors or assigns), dated on or around July 2005 (the Management Agreement) has not been terminated, by the majority of the outstanding Class C Common Shares, voting separately as a class. Containerships includes any ocean-going vessel that is intended to be used primarily to transport containers or is being used primarily to transport containers. Notwithstanding the above, the Corporation may engage in any lawful act or activity not otherwise permitted hereby if such is related to any business operation acquired as part of an acquisition of an entity or business, a majority of whose value, as determined by the Board of Directors, is attributable to acts and activities permitted by the first sentence of this paragraph, provided, that such act or activities are not subsequently expanded in any material respect.
Section 1.3 Powers. The Corporation shall have every power which a corporation now or hereafter organized under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act (the BCA) may have.
Section 1.4 Duration. The Corporation shall have a perpetual existence.
ARTICLE II
REGISTERED ADDRESS AND REGISTERED AGENT
The registered address of the Corporation in the Marshall Islands is Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, P.O. Box 1405, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960. The name of the Corporations registered agent at such address is The Trust Company of the Marshall Islands, Inc. The Board of Directors of the Corporation may establish branches, offices or agencies in any place in the world and may appoint legal representatives anywhere in the world.
ARTICLE III
AUTHORIZED SHARES
Section 3.1 Authorized Shares. The aggregate number of shares of stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is five-hundred seventy-five million one hundred (575,000,100), consisting of registered common shares and registered preferred shares.
(a) Number of Common Shares. The Corporation is authorized to issue four-hundred and twenty-five million one hundred (425,000,100) common shares, consisting of four-hundred million (400,000,000) Class A common shares, each with a par value of one United States cent (US$0.01) (the Class A Common Shares), twenty-five million (25,000,000) Class B common shares, each with a par value of one United States cent (US$0.01) (the Class B Common Shares), and one-hundred (100) Class C common shares, each with a par value of one United States cent (US$0.01) (the Class C Common Shares, together with the Class A Common Shares and the Class B Common Shares, the Common Shares).
(b) Number of Preferred Shares. The Corporation is authorized to issue one hundred fifty million (150,000,000) preferred shares, each with a par value of one United States cent (US$0.01) (the Preferred Shares).
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In these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, unless specifically stated otherwise herein, the term shares means the Common Shares and the Preferred Shares, and the term shareholders means holders of the Common Shares and the Preferred Shares.
ARTICLE IV
CLASSES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SHARES
Section 4.1 Preferred Shares. The Preferred Shares may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors is hereby vested with authority, with respect to any series of Preferred Shares, to fix by resolution or resolutions the designations and the powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereon, including, without limitation, (a) the designation of the series; (b) the number of shares in the series, which the Board of Directors may, except where otherwise provided in the Preferred Shares designation, increase or decrease, but not below the number of shares then outstanding; (c) whether dividends, if any, will be cumulative or non-cumulative and the dividend rate of the series; (d) the dates at which dividends, if any, will be payable; (e) the redemption rights and price or prices, if any, for shares of the series; (f) the terms and amounts of any sinking fund provided for the purchase or redemption of shares of the series; (g) the amounts payable on shares of the series in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the affairs of the Corporation; (h) whether the shares of the series will be convertible into shares of any other class or series, or any other security, of the Corporation or any other corporation, and, if so, the specification of the other class or series or other security, the conversion price or prices or rate or rates, any rate adjustments, the date or dates as of which the shares will be convertible and all other terms and conditions upon which the conversion may be made; (i) restrictions on the issuance of shares of the same series or of any other class or series; and (j) the voting rights, if any, of the holders of the series. In case the number of shares of any series shall be decreased, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status of undesignated Preferred Shares.
Except as otherwise required by law, holders of any series of Preferred Shares shall be entitled only to such voting rights, if any, as shall expressly be granted thereto by these Articles of Incorporation (including any statement setting forth a copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors relating to the issuance of such series executed, acknowledged, and filed in accordance with section 5 of the BCA).
Section 4.2 Common Shares. There are three (3) classes of Common Shares: the Class A Common Shares, the Class B Common Shares and the Class C Common Shares.
(a) Voting of Common Shares. Except as otherwise provided by law or otherwise provided herein, each of the Class A Common Shares and the Class B Common Shares shall have one vote and shall vote as a single class and the Class C Common Shares shall have no voting rights with respect to all matters;
(i) provided, that any proposed amendment of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, including any amendment of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (or any successor articles of incorporation) made pursuant to the terms of any merger, consolidation or similar transaction (excluding any statement setting forth a copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors relating to the issuance of any series of Preferred Shares executed, acknowledged, and filed in accordance with Section 5 of the BCA), that would increase or decrease the aggregate number of authorized Class A Common Shares, increase or decrease the par value of the Class A Common Shares, or alter or change the powers, preferences or rights of the Class A Common Shares so as to affect them adversely, shall require the approval of not less than a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the Class A Common Shares then outstanding, voting separately as a class;
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(ii) provided, that any proposed amendment of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, including any amendment of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (or any successor articles of incorporation) made pursuant to the terms of any merger, consolidation or similar transaction (excluding any statement setting forth a copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors relating to the issuance of any series of Preferred Shares executed, acknowledged, and filed in accordance with Section 5 of the BCA), that would increase or decrease the aggregate number of authorized Class B Common Shares, increase or decrease the par value of the Class B Common Shares, or alter or change the powers, preferences or rights of the Class B Common Shares so as to affect them adversely, shall require the approval of not less than a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the Class B Common Shares then outstanding, voting separately as a class;
(iii) provided, that any proposed amendment of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, including any amendment of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (or any successor articles of incorporation) made pursuant to the terms of any merger, consolidation or similar transaction (excluding any statement setting forth a copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors relating to the issuance of any series of Preferred Shares executed, acknowledged, and filed in accordance with Section 5 of the BCA), that would increase or decrease the aggregate number of authorized Class C Common Shares, increase or decrease the par value of the Class C Common Shares, or alter or change the powers, preferences or rights of the Class C Common Shares so as to affect them adversely, shall require the approval of not less than a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the Class C Common Shares then outstanding, voting separately as a class; and
(iv) provided, that for so long as the Management Agreement has not been terminated, any proposed amendment to the Corporations purpose as set forth in Section 1.2 of Article I above shall require the approval of not less than a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the Class C Common Shares then outstanding.
Any action to be taken upon a vote of the holders of the Common Shares or any class thereof must be taken at an annual or special meeting of shareholders, provided, however, any vote may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action to be taken, is signed by all the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof.
Section 4.3 Payment of Dividends to Holders of Common Shares or Any Class Thereof.
(a) Definitions. For the purpose of this Section 4.3, the following definitions shall be used.
(i) Adjusted Operating Surplus. Adjusted Operating Surplus means, with respect to any period, Operating Surplus generated with respect to such period (1) less any net reduction in cash reserves for Operating Expenditures or Maintenance Capital Expenditures with respect to such period to the extent such reduction does not relate to an Operating Expenditure or Maintenance Capital Expenditure made with respect to such period, (2) plus any net increase in cash reserves for Operating Expenditures or Maintenance Capital Expenditures with respect to such period to the extent such net increase is made because it is required by the covenants or conditions of any debt instrument. Adjusted Operating Surplus does not include the portion of Operating Surplus included in clause (A) of the definition of Operating Surplus herein.
(ii) Base Dividend. Base Dividend means US$0.425 per Class A Common Share or Class B Common Share per calendar quarter, subject to any adjustments as set forth in subsection (f) below.
(iii) Capital Expenditures. Capital Expenditures includes every expenditure that is capital in nature, including expansion capital expenditures, replacement capital expenditures and Maintenance Capital Expenditures.
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(iv) Change of Control. Change of Control means the occurrence of any of the following:
(A) the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the Corporations assets, other than a disposition to certain owners and affiliates of Seaspan Management Services Limited;
(B) the adoption by the Board of Directors of a plan of liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation;
(C) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any person (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), other than a disposition to certain owners and affiliates of Seaspan Management Services Limited, becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than a majority of the Corporations Voting Shares (unless such person beneficially owns a majority of the Class B Common Shares), measured by voting power rather than number of shares;
(D) if, at any time, the Corporation becomes insolvent, admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, commits an act of bankruptcy, is adjudged or declared bankrupt or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, a proposal or similar action under the bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws of the Marshall Islands or any applicable jurisdiction or commences or consents to proceedings relating to it under any reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any jurisdiction;
(E) the Corporation consolidates with, or merges with or into, any person (other than certain owners and affiliates of Seaspan Management Services Limited), or any such person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Corporation, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding Class A Common Shares and the Class B Common Shares are converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, or receives a payment of cash securities or other property other than any such transaction where the Class A Common Shares and the Class B Common Shares are outstanding immediately prior to such transaction are converted into or exchanged for voting stock of the surviving or transferee person constituting a majority of the outstanding shares of such voting stock of such surviving or transferee person immediately after giving effect to such issuance; and
(F) the first day on which a majority of the members of our board of directors are not continuing directors.
(v) Closing Price. Closing Price for any day means the last sale price on such day, regular way, or in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day, regular way, as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal National Securities Exchange (other than the Nasdaq Stock Market) on which the Class A Common Shares are listed or, if the Class A Common Shares are not listed on any National Securities Exchange (other than the Nasdaq Stock Market), the last quoted price on such day or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices on such day in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market or such other system then in use, or, if on any such day the Class A Common Shares are not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the Class A Common Shares selected by the Board of Directors, or if on any such day no market maker is making a market in the Class A Common Shares, the fair value of the Class A Common Shares on such day as determined by the Board of Directors.
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(vi) Class A Common Share Arrearages. Class A Common Share Arrearages means the amount by which the Base Dividend in any quarter during the Subordination Period exceeds the dividend from Operating Surplus actually paid per share of Class A Common Shares issued and outstanding in such quarter, on or after the Initial Issue Date, cumulative for that quarter and all prior quarters during the Subordination Period, and reduced by any dividends from Operating Surplus on the Class A Common Shares paid to reduce the Class A Common Share Arrearages pursuant to Section 4.3(d)(ii); provided that the unpaid Class A Common Share Arrearages will not accrue interest and provided further that no Class A Common Share Arrearages will accrue after the distribution of any proceeds from any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation. The Class B Common Shares will not accrue any arrearages during the Subordination Period.
(vii) Continuing Directors. Continuing Directors means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors who (1) was a member of the Board of Directors immediately after the completion of the Initial Public Offering; or (2) was nominated for election or elected to the Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the directors then in office who were either directors immediately after the completion of the Initial Public Offering or whose nomination or election was previously so approved.
(viii) Contracted Fleet. Contracted Fleet means the ten containerships consisting of eight 4250 TEU vessels and two 8500 TEU vessels that will be purchased by the Corporation from certain subsidiaries of Seaspan Container Lines Limited upon completion of its Initial Public Offering and the additional 13 new containerships that the Corporation has agreed to purchase from certain subsidiaries of Seaspan Container Lines Limited over approximately the next 25 months (from the date of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation), consisting of 11 4250 TEU vessels and two 9600 TEU vessels.
(ix) Current Market Price. Current Market Price means the average of the daily Closing Prices per Class A Common Share for the five (5) consecutive Trading Days immediately prior to such date.
(x) Fully Diluted Basis. Fully Diluted Basis means, when calculating the number of shares for any period, a basis that includes, in addition to the actual shares outstanding, all Class A Common Shares and Class B Common Shares issuable by the Corporation pursuant to exchangeable or convertible securities, options, rights, warrants and appreciation rights (other than Class B Common Shares convertible into Class A Common Shares); provided that their conversion, exercise or exchange price is less than the Current Market Price of a Class A Common Share, on the date of such calculation; provided further that they may be converted into or exercised or exchanged for such shares prior to or during the quarter immediately following the end of the period for which the calculation is being made without the satisfaction of any contingency beyond the control of the holder other than the payment of consideration and the compliance with administrative mechanics applicable to such conversion, exercise or exchange; and provided further that they were not converted into or exercised or exchanged for such shares during the period for which the calculation is being made; and provided further , that if consideration will be paid to the Corporation in connection with such conversion, exercise or exchange, the number of shares to be included in such calculation shall be that number equal to the difference between (x) the number of shares issuable upon such conversion, exercise or exchange and (y) the number of shares that such consideration (or its fair market value determined by the Board of Directors) would purchase at the Current Market Price.
(xi) Initial Public Offering. Initial Public Offering means the Corporations initial public offering of its Class A Common Shares pursuant to a registration statement filed under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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(xii) Interim Capital Transactions. Interim Capital Transactions means the following transactions if they occur prior to the liquidation of the Corporation: (1) borrowings; (2) sales of equity and debt securities of the Corporation; (3) capital contributions; (4) corporate reorganizations or restructurings; (5) the termination of interest rate swap agreements; (6) sales or other dispositions of vessels; and (7) sales or other dispositions of other assets other than in the normal course of business.
(xiii) Liquidating Dividends. Liquidating Dividends are dividends or any other distributions to the Class A Common Shares and the Class B Common Shares that are paid from any amount in excess of Operating Surplus.
(xiv) Maintenance Capital Expenditures. Maintenance Capital Expenditures means any cash capital expenditures incurred after the completion of the Initial Public Offering to maintain vessels and other assets, including drydocking, replacement of equipment on the vessels, repairs and similar expenditures, but excluding capital expenditures for or related to the acquisition of additional vessels, and including capital expenditures for replacement of a vessel as a result of damage or loss prior to normal retirement, net of any insurance proceeds, warranty payments or similar property not treated as cash receipts for purposes of calculating Operating Surplus.
(xv) National Securities Exchange. National Securities Exchange means an exchange registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 6(a) of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, and any successor to such statute, or the Nasdaq Stock Market or any successor thereto.
(xvi) Operating Expenditures. Operating Expenditures are all cash expenditures, after the completion of the Initial Public Offering, including but not limited to, operating expenses, interest payments and taxes, but excluding:
(A) the repayment of borrowings;
(B) the repurchase of debt and equity securities;
(C) interest rate swap termination costs;
(D) expenses and taxes related to Interim Capital Transactions;
(E) Capital Expenditures; and
(F) payment of dividends.
(xvii) Operating Surplus. For any period Operating Surplus is:
(A) $15 million (which may be increased to $30 million as described below); plus
(B) all of the Corporations cash receipts after the completion of the Initial Public Offering, excluding cash receipts from Interim Capital Transactions; plus
(C) interest (after giving effect to interest rate swap agreements) paid on debt incurred and cash dividends paid on equity securities issued by the Corporation, in each case, to finance all or any portion of the construction, replacement or improvement of a capital asset such as vessels (other than the Corporations Contracted Fleet) during the period from such financing until the earlier to occur of the date the capital asset is put into service or the date that it is abandoned or disposed of; plus
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(D) interest (after giving effect to interest rate swap agreements) paid on debt incurred and cash dividends paid on equity securities issued by the Corporation, in each case, to pay the construction period interest on debt incurred, or to pay construction period dividends on equity issued, to finance the construction projects described in (C) above; less
(E) Operating Expenditures; less
(F) Maintenance Capital Expenditures; less
(G) the amount of cash reserves established by the Board of Directors for future (1) Operating Expenditures and (2) Maintenance Capital Expenditures.
The $15 million amount in (A) above may be increased by the Board of Directors to $30 million only if the Board of Directors determines that such increase is necessary to allow it to pay all or part of the Base Dividend on the Class A Common Shares. This $15 million amount cannot be increased in any period in which a dividend on the Class B Common Shares is paid or is otherwise payable from Operating Surplus.
For purposes of calculating Operating Surplus, any dividends that are paid on the Preferred Shares will be treated as if they were interest payments and not dividends.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the construction or application of this definition of Operating Surplus as outlined above may be adjusted in the case of any particular transaction or matter or type of transaction or matter if the Board of Directors, with the concurrence of the Corporations audit committee, is of the opinion that such an adjustment is necessary or appropriate to further the overall purpose and intent of the definition of Operating Surplus.
(xviii) Subordination Period. Subordination Period means the period from the completion of the first sale by the Corporation of the Class A Common Shares in the Initial Public Offering (the Initial Issue Date) and ending on the first to occur of the following:
(A) the first day of any quarter ending after September 30, 2008 in respect of which (x) the quarterly dividends paid by the Corporation from Operating Surplus on all of the Class A Common Shares and the Class B Common Shares at least equaled the Base Dividend for the immediately preceding four-quarter period (the Four-Quarter Period); and (y) the Adjusted Operating Surplus generated in the aggregate by the Corporation during the Four-Quarter Period at least equaled the product of the quarterly Base Dividend (or the weighted average quarterly Base Dividend if it is adjusted during the Four-Quarter Period) multiplied by four (4) and further multiplied by the weighted average number of outstanding Class A Common Shares and Class B Common Shares during the Four-Quarter Period on a Fully Diluted Basis; and
(B) the occurrence of a Change of Control, in which case the Subordination Period will be deemed to end immediately preceding such occurrence.
(xix) Trading Day. Trading Day means a day on which the principal National Securities Exchange on which the Class A Common Shares are listed is open for the transaction of business or, if the Class A Common Shares are not listed on any National Securities Exchange, a day on which banking institutions in New York City in the United States generally are open.
(b) Payment of Dividends on Common Shares. All dividends paid to shareholders will be treated as either a dividend from Operating Surplus or a Liquidating Dividend. The Board of Directors will treat all dividends as coming from Operating Surplus until the sum of all dividends paid since the Initial Public Offering equals the amount of Operating Surplus as of the most recent date of determination. The Corporation will treat dividends paid from any amount in excess of Operating Surplus as Liquidating Dividends.
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(c) Authority to Pay Dividends. The Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, may determine whether to declare and pay dividends to the shareholders at any time. Subject to the rights of any outstanding Preferred Shares, any dividends that are declared and paid by the Board of Directors with respect to the Common Shares must be declared and paid in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.3. Dividends shall be paid in cash unless the Board of Directors has authorized a distribution in kind. The Board of Directors shall determine the fair market value of any dividend to be paid in kind. Any dividends to be paid in kind (other than in the nature of a stock split) shall then be declared and paid in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.3 as if the fair market value were cash.
(d) Dividends from Operating Surplus During Subordination Period. Subject to the rights of any outstanding Preferred Shares, dividends from Operating Surplus, if any, for any quarter during the Subordination Period will be declared and paid in the following manner:
(i) First , 100% of dividends to all of the Class A Common Shares, pro rata, until each outstanding Class A Common Share has been paid an amount equal to the Base Dividend for that quarter;
(ii) Second , 100% of dividends in excess of those paid pursuant to clause (i) above to all of the Class A Common Shares, pro rata, until each outstanding Class A Common Share has been paid an amount equal to any Class A Common Share Arrearages accrued and unpaid for any prior quarters during the Subordination Period;
(iii) Third , 100% of dividends in excess of those paid pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above to all of the Class B Common Shares, pro rata, until each outstanding Class B Common Share has been paid an amount equal to the Base Dividend for that quarter;
(iv) Fourth, 100% of dividends to all outstanding Class A Common Shares and Class B Common Shares, pro rata, until each outstanding Class A Common Share and Class B Common Share has received US$0.485 (the First Target);
(v) Fifth, 90% of incremental dividends (in excess of those paid pursuant to clause (i) above) to all outstanding Class A Common Shares and Class B Common Shares, pro rata, and 10% of such incremental dividends to the Class C Common Shares, until each outstanding Class A Common Share and Class B Common Share has received US$0.550 for that quarter (the Second Target);
(vi) Sixth, 80% of incremental dividends (in excess of those paid pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above) to all outstanding Class A Common Shares and Class B Common Shares, pro rata, and 20% of such incremental dividends to the Class C Common Shares, until each outstanding Class A Common Share and Class B Common Share has received US$0.675 for that quarter (the Third Target); and
(vii) After that, 75% of incremental dividends (in excess of those paid pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above) to all outstanding Class A Common Shares and Class B Common Shares, pro rata and 25% of such incremental dividends to the Class C Common Shares.
The First Target, the Second Target and the Third Target are collectively referred to as the Targets. The Targets are subject to adjustments in accordance with subsection (f) below.
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(e) Liquidating Dividends. Subject to the rights of any outstanding Preferred Shares, Liquidating Dividends shall be paid, pro rata, to the Class A Common Shares and the Class B Common Shares. No Liquidating Dividends will be paid to the Class C Common Shares.
(f) Adjustment of Base Dividend and Targets. The Base Dividend and the Targets are subject to downward adjustment in the case of payment of Liquidating Dividends. The Base Dividend and the Targets will be reduced in the same proportion that the Liquidating Dividend had to the fair market value of the Class A Common Shares prior to the payment of the dividend. If the Class A Common Shares are publicly traded on a National Securities Exchange or market, the fair market value will be the Current Market Price before the ex-dividend date. If the shares are not publicly traded, the fair market value will be determined by the Board of Directors. In addition, the Corporation may make a pro rata distribution of shares or may effect a subdivision or combination of shares and any amounts calculated on a per share basis (including, without limitation, the Base Dividend, any Class A Common Share Arrearages and the Targets) or stated as a number of shares shall be adjusted proportionately and appropriately as determined by the Board of Directors.
Section 4.4 Rights of Class B Common Shares After the Subordination Period and Conversion of Class B Common Shares to Class A Common Shares. After the end of the Subordination Period the rights and privileges of the Class B Common Shares shall be the same as those of the Class A Common Shares. The outstanding Class B Common Shares shall convert to Class A Common Shares on a one-for-one basis on the first day of the calendar quarter at least thirty (30) days after the end of the Subordination Period.
Section 4.5 Repurchase of Class C Common Shares by the Corporation. If, after the end of the Subordination Period, there are no Class C Common Shares issued and outstanding, any dividends or other distributions to be paid to holders of the Class C Common Shares pursuant to Section 4.3(d) of these Articles will be paid instead, pro rata, to holders of the Class A Common Shares subject to the rights of any outstanding Preferred Shares.
Section 4.6 Preemptive Rights. No holder of Common Shares of the Corporation of any class shall have any preferential or preemptive rights to subscribe for, purchase or receive any shares of the Corporation of any class, now or hereafter authorized or any options or warrants for such shares, or any rights to subscribe to or purchase such shares, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares, which may at any time be issued, sold or offered for sale by the Corporation.
ARTICLE V
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 5.1 Directors.
(a) Powers. The management of all the affairs, property and business of the Corporation shall be vested in a Board of Directors (the Board of Directors or Board), who shall have and may exercise all powers except such as are exclusively conferred upon the shareholders by law or by these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.
(b) Number and Class. The number of persons constituting the Board of Directors shall not be less than three (3) or more than eleven (11), as fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes (Class I, Class II, and Class III, respectively), as nearly equal in number as the then total number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors permits, with the term of office of one or another of the three classes expiring each year. The initial term of office of the Class I directors shall expire at the 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the initial term of office of the Class II directors shall expire at the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and the initial term of office of the Class III directors shall expire at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Commencing with the 2006
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Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the directors elected at an annual meeting of shareholders to succeed those whose terms then expire shall be identified as being directors of the same class as the directors whom they succeed, and each of them shall hold office until the third succeeding annual meeting of shareholders and until such directors successor is elected and has qualified. Notwithstanding the foregoing, effective immediately prior to the commencement of the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the division of the directors into three classes and the preceding provisions of this paragraph (b) (other than the first sentence of this paragraph (b)) shall terminate and be of no further force or effect, and at each annual meeting of shareholders beginning with the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (and all subsequent annual meetings of the Corporations shareholders), each director shall be elected to hold office until the next succeeding annual meeting of shareholders and until such directors successor is elected and has qualified.
(c) Election. Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at a meeting by the holders of the Class A Common Shares and the Class B Common Shares, voting as a single class. Cumulative voting, as defined in Section 71(2) of the BCA, shall not be used to elect directors. Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the bylaws of the Corporation shall so provide.
(d) Removal. Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation or the bylaws of the Corporation, any director or the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation may be removed at any time, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Class A Common Shares and Class B Common Shares entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (voting together for this purpose as one class) cast at a meeting of the shareholders called for that purpose.
(e) Vacancies. Except as otherwise provided in these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, any vacancies in the Board of Directors for any reason, and any newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors, may be filled by the vote of not less than a majority of the remaining members of the Board of Directors then in office, although less than a quorum, and any directors so chosen shall hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors shall be elected and qualified. No decrease in the number of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
(f) Outstanding Preferred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and except as otherwise required by law, whenever the holders of any one or more class or series of Preferred Shares shall have the right, voting as a class, to elect one or more directors of the Corporation, the provisions of paragraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall not apply with respect to the director or directors elected by such holders of Preferred Shares.
(g) Power of the Board of Directors Regarding Bylaws. The Board of Directors has the authority to adopt, amend and repeal the bylaws of the Corporation without a vote of the shareholders. The shareholders shall also have the authority to amend the bylaws of the Corporation by a vote of not less than 66-2/3% of the outstanding Class A Common Shares and Class B Common Shares entitled to vote, voting as a single class
ARTICLE VI
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS WITH INTERESTED SHAREHOLDERS
Section 6.1 Business Combinations.
(a) The Corporation shall not engage in any Business Combination with any Interested Shareholder for a period of three (3) years following the date of the transaction in which the person became an Interested Shareholder, unless:
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(i) prior to such date, the Board of Directors approved either the Business Combination or the transaction which resulted in the shareholder becoming an Interested Shareholder;
(ii) upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the shareholder becoming an Interested Shareholder, the Interested Shareholder owned at least 85% of the Voting Shares of the Corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the number of shares outstanding those shares owned (1) by persons who are directors and also officers; and (2) employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer;
(iii) at or subsequent to such time, the Business Combination is approved by the Board of Directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of shareholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding Voting Shares that are not owned by the Interested Shareholder;
(iv) the shareholder became an Interested Shareholder prior to the completion of the Initial Public Offering; or
(v) the Interested Shareholder is Gerry Wang, Graham Porter, Dennis Washington, Kyle Washington, or any of their Affiliates, or any person that purchases shares from any of those individuals or any of their Affiliates (the Transferee Person), provided, the Transferee Person does not own more than 1% of the Corporations outstanding shares at the time of such acquisition or acquire more than an additional 1% of the Corporations outstanding shares other than from those individuals or any of their Affiliates.
(b) The restrictions contained in this section shall not apply if:
(i) a shareholder becomes an Interested Shareholder inadvertently and (1) as soon as practicable divests itself of ownership of sufficient shares so that the shareholder ceases to be an Interested Shareholder; and (2) would not, at any time within the three-year period immediately prior to a Business Combination between the Corporation and such shareholder, have been an Interested Shareholder but for the inadvertent acquisition of ownership; or
(ii) the Business Combination is proposed prior to the consummation or abandonment of, and subsequent to the earlier of the public announcement or the notice required hereunder of, a proposed transaction, which (A) constitutes one of the transactions described in the following sentence; (B) is with or by a person who either was not an Interested Shareholder during the previous three (3) years or who became an Interested Shareholder with the approval of the Board; and (C) is approved or not opposed by a majority of the members of the Board then in office (but not less than one) who were directors prior to any person becoming an Interested Shareholder during the previous three (3) years or were recommended for election or elected to succeed such directors by a majority of such directors. The proposed transactions referred to in the preceding sentence are limited to:
(A) a merger or consolidation of the Corporation (except for a merger in respect of which, pursuant to the BCA, no vote of the shareholders of the Corporation is required);
(B) a sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions), whether as part of a dissolution or otherwise, of assets of the Corporation or of any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation (other than to any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary or to the Corporation) having an aggregate market value equal to 50% or more of either that aggregate market value of all of the assets of the Corporation determined on a consolidated basis or the aggregate market value of all the outstanding shares of the Corporation; or
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(C) a proposed tender or exchange offer for 50% or more of the outstanding Voting Shares of the Corporation.
The Corporation shall give not less than twenty (20) days notice to all Interested Shareholders prior to the consummation of any of the transactions described in clause (A) or (B) of the second sentence of this Section 6.1(b)(ii).
(c) Definitions. For the purpose of this Article VI only, the term:
(i) Affiliate. Affiliate means a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, another person.
(ii) Associate. Associate, when used to indicate a relationship with any person, means: (1) any corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity of which such person is a director, officer or partner or is, directly or indirectly, the owner of 20% or more of any class of Voting Shares; (2) any trust or other estate in which such person has at least a 20% beneficial interest or as to which such person serves as trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity; and (3) any relative or spouse of such person, or any relative of such spouse, who has the same residence as such person.
(iii) Business Combination. Business Combination, when used in reference to the Corporation and any Interested Shareholder of the Corporation, means:
(A) any merger or consolidation of the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation with (1) the Interested Shareholder or any of its Affiliates; or (2) with any other corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity if the merger or consolidation is caused by the Interested Shareholder;
(B) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions), except proportionately as a shareholder of the Corporation, to or with the Interested Shareholder, whether as part of a dissolution or otherwise, of assets of the Corporation or of any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation which assets have an aggregate market value equal to 10% or more of either the aggregate market value of all the assets of the Corporation determined on a consolidated basis or the aggregate market value of all the outstanding shares of the Corporation;
(C) any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the Corporation or by any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation of any shares of the Corporation, or any share of such subsidiary, to the Interested Shareholder, except: (1) pursuant to the exercise, exchange or conversion of securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into shares of the Corporation, or shares of any such subsidiary, which securities were outstanding prior to the time that the Interested Shareholder became such; (2) pursuant to a merger with a direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation solely for purposes of forming a holding company; (3) pursuant to a dividend or distribution paid or made, or the exercise, exchange or conversion of securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into shares of the Corporation, or shares of any such subsidiary, which security is distributed, pro rata to all holders of a class or series of shares subsequent to the time the Interested Shareholder became such; (4) pursuant to an exchange offer by the Corporation to purchase shares made on the same terms to all holders of said shares; or (5) any issuance or transfer of shares by the Corporation; provided, however, that in no case under items (3)-(5) of this subparagraph (C), shall there be an increase in the Interested Shareholders proportionate share of the any class or series of shares of the Corporation;
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(D) any transaction involving the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation that has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate share of any class or series of shares, or securities convertible into any class or series of shares, or shares of any such subsidiary, or securities convertible into such shares of the Corporation, which is owned by the Interested Shareholder, except as a result of immaterial changes due to fractional share adjustments or as a result of any purchase or redemption of any shares not caused, directly or indirectly, by the Interested Shareholder; or
(E) any receipt by the Interested Shareholder of the benefit, directly or indirectly (except proportionately as a shareholder of the Corporation), of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits (other than those expressly permitted in subparagraphs (A)-(D) of this Section 6.1(c)) provided by or through the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary.
(iv) Control. Control, including the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control with, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of Voting Shares, by contract or otherwise. A person who is the owner of 20% or more of the outstanding Voting Shares of any corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity shall be presumed to have control of such entity, in the absence of proof by a preponderance of the evidence to the contrary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a presumption of control shall not apply where such person holds Voting Shares, in good faith and not for the purpose of circumventing this provision, as an agent, bank, broker, nominee, custodian or trustee for one or more owners who do not individually or as a group have control of such entity.
(v) Interested Shareholder. Interested Shareholder means any person (other than the Corporation and any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation), that (1) is the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding Voting Shares of the Corporation; or (2) is an affiliate or associate of the Corporation and was the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding Voting Shares of the Corporation at any time within the three-year period immediately prior to the date on which it is sought to be determined whether such person is an Interested Shareholder; or (3) the affiliates and associates of any person listed in clauses (1) and (2) above; provided, however, that the term Interested Shareholder shall not include any Person whose ownership of shares in excess of the 15% limitation set forth herein is the result of action taken solely by the Corporation; provided, that such Person shall be an Interested Shareholder if thereafter such Person acquires additional shares of Voting Shares of the Corporation, except as a result of further action by the Corporation not caused, directly or indirectly, by such person. For the purpose of determining whether a Person is an Interested Shareholder, the Voting Shares of the Corporation deemed to be outstanding shall include Voting Shares deemed to be owned by the Person through application of Section 6.1(c)(viii) below, but shall not include any other unissued shares which may be issuable pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options, or otherwise.
(vi) Person. Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity.
(vii) Voting Shares. Voting Shares means, with respect to any corporation, shares of any class or series entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and, with respect to any entity that is not a corporation, any equity interest entitled to vote generally in the election of the governing body of such entity.
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(viii) Owner. Owner, including the terms own and owned, when used with respect to any shares, means a person that individually or with or through any of its affiliates or associates:
(A) beneficially owns such shares, directly or indirectly;
(B) has (1) the right to acquire such shares (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise; provided, however, that a person shall not be deemed the owner of shares tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by such person or any of such persons affiliates or associates until such tendered shares is accepted for purchase or exchange; or (2) the right to vote such shares pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding; provided, however, that a person shall not be deemed the owner of any shares because of such persons right to vote such shares if the agreement, arrangement or understanding to vote such shares arises solely from a revocable proxy or consent given in response to a proxy or consent solicitation made to ten (10) or more persons; or
(C) has any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except voting pursuant to a revocable proxy or consent as described in item (2) of subparagraph (B) of this paragraph (viii)), or disposing of such shares with any other person that beneficially owns, or whose affiliates or associates beneficially own, directly or indirectly, such shares.
ARTICLE VII
LIMITATION ON DIRECTOR LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
Section 7.1 Limitation of Director Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by the BCA as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.
Section 7.2 Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including in an action by or in the right of the Corporation, by reason of the fact he is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation, a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (the Indemnitee), against expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding unless a final and unappealable determination by a court of competent jurisdiction has been made that he did not act in good faith or in a manner he did not reasonably believe to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of no contest, or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
The purpose of this provision is to fully indemnify the Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by Section 60 of the BCA or any successor statute.
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Section 7.3 Expenses Payable in Advance. The right to be indemnified shall include, without limitation, the right of an Indemnitee to be paid expenses in advance of the final disposition of any proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is entitled to be indemnified hereunder.
The purpose of this provision is to advance funds to the fullest extent permitted by Section 60 of the BCA or any successor statute.
Section 7.4 Expenses of Enforcement. An Indemnitee shall also be paid reasonable costs, expenses and attorneys fees (including expenses) in connection with the enforcement of rights to the indemnification granted hereunder
Section 7.5 Non-exclusivity of Rights. The rights of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights to which an Indemnitee may be entitled and shall not be limited by the provisions of Section 60 of the BCA or any successor statute.
Section 7.6 Insurance. The Corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director of officer of the Corporation or serving in such capacity in another corporation at the request of the Corporation against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in such capacity whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability by law or under the provisions of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.
Section 7.7 Other Action. The Board of Directors may take such action as it deems necessary or desirable to carry out the provisions set forth in this Article VII, including adopting procedures for determining and enforcing the rights guaranteed hereunder, and the Board of Directors is expressly empowered to adopt, approve and amend from time to time such bylaws, resolutions or contracts implementing such provisions or such further indemnification arrangement as may be permitted by law.
Section 7.8 Amendment or Repeal of Article VII. Neither the amendment or repeal of this Article VII, nor the adoption of any provision of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article VII, shall eliminate or reduce any right to indemnification afforded by this Article VII to any person with respect to their status or any activities in their official capacities prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption.
Section 7.9 Amendment of BCA. If the BCA is amended after the date of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors or permitting indemnification to a fuller extent, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited, and indemnification shall be extended, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by the BCA, as so amended from time to time. No repeal or modification of this Section 7.9 by the shareholders shall adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing by virtue of this Section 7.9 at the time of such repeal or modification.
ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENTS
Except as otherwise provided by law, any provision herein requiring a vote of shareholders may only be amended by such a vote. Further, except as otherwise provided by law, Articles V, VI, VII and VIII may only be amended by a vote of at least 66-2/3% of the outstanding Class A Common Shares and Class B Common Shares, voting as a single class.
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ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.1 Adoption. These Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation were duly adopted in accordance with Section 93 of the BCA.
Section 9.2 Authorization. These Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation were authorized by action of the shareholder(s) of the Corporation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed these Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation on this 12 th day of June, 2018.
SEASPAN CORPORATION | ||
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/s/ Mark Chu |
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Mark Chu Secretary |
S ECOND A MENDED AND R ESTATED A RTICLES OF I NCORPORATION
S IGNATURE P AGE
Exhibit 3.2
BYLAWS
OF
SEASPAN CORPORATION Reg. No. 14582 |
REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
REGISTRAR OF CORPORATIONS
DUPLICATE COPY |
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The original of this Document was FILED ON |
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NON RESIDENT | ||
June 13, 2018 | ||
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/s/ Lavanya Iruvanti | |
Deputy Registrar Lavanya Iruvanti |
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CERTIFICATION OF AUTHENTICITY
OF
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
The undersigned, Mark W. Chu, Secretary of Seaspan Corporation, a corporation existing under the laws of the Republic of The Marshall Islands, hereby certifies, for and on behalf of Seaspan Corporation, that:
1. The attached Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Seaspan Corporation are true and correct.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has executed this Certificate on this 12 th day of June, 2018.
SEASPAN CORPORATION | ||
By: |
/s/ Mark W. Chu |
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Mark W. Chu Secretary |
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
SEASPAN CORPORATION
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1.1 Registered Office. The registered office of the Corporation in the Marshall Islands is Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, P.O. Box 1405, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH 96960.
Section 1.2 Other Offices. The Corporation may also have an office or offices at such other place or places as the Corporations Board of Directors (the Board of Directors or the Board) may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS
Section 2.1 Place of Meetings. Meetings of the shareholders of the Corporation for any purpose shall be held at such time and place, either within or without the Republic of the Marshall Islands, as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors.
Section 2.2 Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such day and at such time and place within or without the Republic of the Marshall Islands as the Board of Directors may determine for the purpose of electing directors and/or transacting any other proper business. The Chairman of the Board or, if applicable, the longest-serving Co-Chairman of the Board in attendance or, in the absence of the Chairman or any Co-Chairman, another person designated by the Board, shall act as Chairman of all annual meetings of shareholders.
Section 2.3 Nature of Business at Annual Meeting of Shareholders. No business may be transacted at an annual meeting of shareholders, other than business that is either (a) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof); (b) otherwise properly brought before the annual meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof); or (c) otherwise properly brought before the annual meeting by any shareholder of the Corporation (i) who is a shareholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in Section 2.6 of this Article II and has remained a shareholder of record through the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to vote at such annual meeting, and (ii) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in Section 2.5 of this Article II.
In addition to any other applicable requirements, for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder, such shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form as set forth in Section 2.6 of this Article II to the Secretary of the Corporation (the Secretary).
No business shall be conducted at the annual meeting of shareholders except business brought before the annual meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Article II, provided, however, that, once business has been properly brought before the annual meeting in accordance with such procedures, nothing in this Article II shall be deemed to preclude discussion by any shareholder of any such business. If the Chairman of an annual meeting determines that business was not properly brought before the annual meeting in accordance with the foregoing procedures, the Chairman of the meeting shall declare to the meeting that the business was not properly brought before the meeting and such business shall not be transacted.
Section 2.4 Special Meetings. Unless otherwise required by law or the Corporations Articles of Incorporation (the Articles of Incorporation), special meetings of the shareholders, for any purpose or purposes may be called only by (a) the Chairman of the Board or, if applicable, the longest-serving Co-Chairman of the Board, (b) written notice to the Board of Directors by any two members of the Executive Committee or (c) a resolution of the Board of Directors. The business transacted at the special meeting is limited to the purposes stated in the notice. The Chairman or, if applicable, the longest-serving Co-Chairman in attendance, or in the absence of the Chairman or, if applicable, any Co-Chairman, another person designated by the Board, shall act as the Chairman of all special meetings of the shareholders. If the Chairman of the special meeting determines that business was not properly brought before the special meeting in accordance with this Article II, the Chairman shall declare to the meeting that the business was not properly brought before the meeting and such business shall not be transacted.
Section 2.5 Shareholder Notice. To be timely, a shareholders notice to the Secretary of the Corporation must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one-hundred twenty (120) days prior to the first anniversary date of the date on which the Corporation first mailed its proxy materials for the previous years annual meeting of shareholders.
To be in proper written form, a shareholders notice to the Secretary must set forth as to each matter such shareholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (ii) the name and record address of such shareholder, (iii) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation that are beneficially owned or of record by such shareholder, (iv) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such shareholder and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such shareholder and any material interest of such shareholder in such business, and (v) a representation that such shareholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting to bring such business before the meeting. In addition, notwithstanding anything in this Article II to the contrary, a shareholder intending to nominate one or more persons for election as a director at an annual meeting must comply with Section 3.4 of these Bylaws for such nomination or nominations to be properly brought before such meeting.
Section 2.6 Notice of Meetings. Unless otherwise required by law or the Articles of Incorporation, notice of every annual and special meeting of shareholders shall state the date, hour, place and purpose of such meeting, and in the case of special meetings, shall also include the name of the person or persons at whose direction the notice is being issued, and shall be given personally or sent by mail, telegraph, cablegram, telex or teleprinter at least fifteen (15) but not more than sixty (60) days before such meeting, to each shareholder of record entitled to vote thereat and to each shareholder of record who, by reason of any action proposed at such meeting would be entitled to have his shares appraised if such action were taken, and the notice shall include a statement of that purpose and to that effect. If mailed, notice shall be deemed to have been given when deposited in the mail, directed to the shareholder at his address as the same appears on the record of shareholders of the Corporation or at such address as to which the shareholder has given notice to the Secretary. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to shareholders, any notice to shareholders may be given by mail, facsimile or electronic transmission to his last known address or facsimile number or by any other form of electronic transmission in the manner now or hereafter provided in Section 65 of the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act (the BCA) or any other applicable provision of the BCA.
Section 2.7 Waiver of Notice. A written waiver of any notice, signed by a shareholder or director, or waiver by electronic transmission by such person, whether given before or after the time of the event for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to the notice required to be given to such person. Neither the business nor the purpose of any meeting need be specified in such a waiver. Attendance at any meeting shall constitute waiver of notice except attendance for the sole purpose of protesting prior to the conclusion of the meeting the lack of notice of such meeting.
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Section 2.8 Shareholder List. The Secretary shall prepare, certify and make a complete list of the shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order with the address of and the number of voting shares registered in the name of each. Such list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any shareholder who is present.
Section 2.9 Quorum. Unless otherwise required by law or the Articles of Incorporation, at all meetings of shareholders there must be present either in person or by proxy shareholders of record holding at least a majority of the shares of the Corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at such meetings in order to constitute a quorum, but if less than a quorum is present, a majority of those shares present either in person or by proxy shall have power to adjourn any meeting until a quorum shall be present.
Section 2.10 Adjournments. Any meeting of shareholders, annual or special, may be adjourned from time to time to reconvene at the same or some other place, and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business that may have been transacted at the original meeting. If the meeting is adjourned for lack of quorum, notice of the new meeting shall be given to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after an adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each shareholder of record on the new record date entitled to notice in Section 2.6 of this Article II.
Section 2.11 Vote Required. At any meeting of shareholders at which a quorum is present, all matters shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast by the shareholders present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote, unless the matter is one for which, by express provision of statute, of the Articles of Incorporation or of these Bylaws, a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the determination of such matter.
Section 2.12 Voting. Except as otherwise provided by the Articles of Incorporation, every shareholder shall have one vote for each share registered in his name. Each shareholder may exercise such voting right either in person or by proxy, provided, however, that no proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven (11) months from the date such proxy was authorized unless otherwise provided in the proxy. A duly executed proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in the law of the Marshall Islands to support an irrevocable power. A shareholder may revoke any proxy that is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by filing an instrument in writing revoking the proxy or another duly executed proxy bearing a later date with the Secretary of the Corporation.
Section 2.13 Action by Shareholders Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the shareholders of the Corporation, or any action which may be taken at a meeting of the shareholders, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by all the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof. Such consent shall have the same effect as a unanimous vote of shareholders, and may be stated as such in any articles or documents filed with a Registrar of Corporations.
The consent shall be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the Marshall Islands, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of shareholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Corporations registered office shall be made by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.
Section 2.14 Fixing of Record Date. In order that the Corporation may determine the shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of the shareholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date
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shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of such meeting. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the shareholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of shareholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the shareholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 3.1 Powers. The Board of Directors shall have the powers set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.
Section 3.2 Number and Class. The number of persons constituting the Board of Directors shall be as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.
Section 3.3 Election. Directors shall be elected in the manner set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.
Section 3.4 Nomination of Directors. Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the following procedures shall be eligible for election as directors of the Corporation, except as may be otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation with respect to the right of holders of preferred shares of the Corporation to nominate and elect a specified number of directors in certain circumstances. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at any annual meeting of shareholders (a) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof) or (b) by any shareholders of the Corporation (i) who is a shareholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 3.4 and on the record date for the determination of shareholder entitled to vote at such meeting and (ii) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 3.4.
In addition to any other applicable requirements, for a nomination to be made by a shareholder, such shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation.
To be timely, a shareholders notice to the Secretary must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one-hundred twenty (120) days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of shareholders.
To be in proper written form, a shareholders notice to the Secretary must set forth; (a) as to each person whom the shareholder proposes to nominate for election as a director (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of the person, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of the person, (iii) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by the person and (iv) any other information relating to the person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and (b) as to the shareholder giving the notice (i) the name and record address of such shareholder, (ii) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by such shareholder, (iii) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such shareholder and each proposed nominee and any other person and persons (including their names) pursuant to which the nomination(s) are to be made by such shareholder, (iv) a representation that such shareholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons named in its notice and (v) any other information relating to such shareholder that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Such notice must be accompanied by a written consent of each proposed nominee to being named as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected.
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No person shall be eligible for election as a director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 3.4. If the Chairman of the meeting determines that a nomination was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedures, the Chairman shall declare to the meeting that the nomination was defective and such defective nomination shall be disregarded.
Section 3.5 Resignations. Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time, by giving notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the Board, the Chairman of the Board or, if applicable, the Co-Chairmen of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect after receipt of the applicable notice of resignation by the Board, the Chairman or Co-Chairmen of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary of the Corporation at the time specified in such notice or, if no time is specified, immediately upon receipt of such notice by the Board, the Chairman of the Board or, if applicable, the Co-Chairmen of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary of the Corporation. Unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 3.6 Removal. Directors shall be removed in the manner set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.
Section 3.7 Vacancies. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.
Section 3.8 Chairman of the Board. The directors shall elect one of their members to be Chairman of the Board and may elect Co-Chairmen of the Board. The Chairman of the Board or, if applicable, Co-Chairmen of the Board shall perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board. The Chairman or, if applicable, Co-Chairmen of the Board shall be subject to the control of and may be removed from such office by the Board.
Section 3.9 Annual Meetings. The Board of Directors shall meet for the election of officers and the transaction of other business as soon as practicable after each annual meeting of the shareholders, and/or at such time and place as specified in the notice for the meeting. No notice of such meeting shall be necessary to the directors in order legally to constitute the meeting, provided a quorum shall be present. In the event such meeting is not so held, the meeting may be held at such time and place as shall be specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board of Directors.
Section 3.10 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and place, within or without the Republic of the Marshall Islands, as shall from time to time be determined by Board of Directors resolution or by consent in writing of all the directors.
Section 3.11 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called only by the Chairman of the Board or, if applicable, either Co-Chairmen of the Board, by any two members of the Executive Committee, or by directors representing a majority of the Board of Directors. Special meetings of the board of directors shall be held at the time and place, in or outside the Republic of the Marshall Islands, specified in the notices thereof.
Section 3.12 Notice of Special Meeting. Notice of the date, time and place of each special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given to each director at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to such meeting, unless the notice is given orally or delivered in person, in which case it shall be given at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to such meeting. For the purpose of this section, notice shall be deemed to be duly given to a director if given to him personally (including by telephone) or if such notice be delivered to such director by mail, facsimile or electronic transmission to his last known address or facsimile number. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any director who submits a signed waiver of notice, whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting without protesting, prior to the conclusion thereof, the lack of notice to him.
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Section 3.13 Quorum. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the directors at the time in office, present in person or by conference telephone, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.
Section 3.14 Organization. Meetings shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board or, if applicable, the longest-serving Co-Chairmen of the Board in attendance, or in the absence of the Chairman or any Co-Chairman of the Board, by such other person as the directors may select. The Board shall keep written minutes of its meetings. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as Secretary of the meeting, but in the absence of the Secretary, the Chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as Secretary of the meeting.
Section 3.15 Voting. Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, all matters presented to the Board (or a committee thereof) shall be approved by a vote of the majority of the directors, present in person or by conference telephone, at any meeting of the Board (or such committee) at which a quorum is present.
Section 3.16 Action By Directors Without a Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, whenever the vote of the directors at a meeting thereof is required or permitted to be taken in connection with any corporate action by any provisions of the statutes or of the Articles of Incorporation or of these Bylaws, the meeting and vote of the directors may be dispensed with if all the directors who would be entitled to vote upon the action, if such meeting were held, shall consent in writing to such corporate action being taken.
Section 3.17 Directors Meeting by Conference Telephone. Any one or more members of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may participate in a meeting of such Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment allowing all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other. Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.
Section 3.18 Compensation. The Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors for their services. A director may also serve the Corporation in other capacities and receive compensation therefor.
Section 3.19 Interested Directors. No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his or her or their votes are counted for such purpose, if: (i) the material facts as to his or her relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board or the committee and the Board or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, or, if the votes of the disinterested directors are insufficient to constitute an act of the Board of Directors as defined in Section 55 of the BCA, by unanimous vote of the disinterested directors; or (ii) the material facts as to his or her relationship or interest and as to the shareholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the shareholders; or (iii) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified, by the Board, a committee thereof or the shareholders. Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.
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ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
Section 4.1 Constitution and Powers. Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the Board may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the Board, designate one or more committees (in addition to the mandatory Standing Committees set forth in Section 4.2). Each committee shall consist of one or more directors of the Corporation and the composition of each such other committee shall be in compliance with the applicable Requirements. With respect to all Board Committees (including Standing Committees), the Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of any such committee. With respect to all Board Committees (including Standing Committees), in the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, and in the absence of a designation by the Board of an alternate member to replace the absent or disqualified member, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such members or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board to act at the meeting in the place of any absent or disqualified member. Any committee (including any Standing Committee), to the extent permitted by law (including the Requirements) and provided in the resolution establishing such committee, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers that may require it. Each committee (including each Standing Committee) shall keep regular minutes and report to the Board of Directors when required.
Section 4.2 Standing Committees. The Board of Directors shall have the following standing committees: (a) an Audit Committee, (b) a Compensation Committee and Governance Committee and (c) an Executive Committee (together, the Standing Committees), and such other committees as may be required from time to time by the stock exchange listing requirements (the Requirements). The Audit Committee and the Compensation and Governance Committee (and such other Standing Committee as may be mandated by the Requirements) shall be composed entirely of independent directors within the meaning of the Requirements applicable to such committee. Except as may be required by the Requirements, each Standing Committee shall consist of three (3) (or such greater number as the Board of Directors may designate) directors (provided, however, that the Executive Committee may consist of only two (2) directors for up to 60 days following its creation by the Board), and the composition of each such Standing Committee shall be in compliance with the applicable Requirements, if any. Each Standing Committee shall have a written charter, which shall be approved by the Board of Directors and state the purpose and authority of such committee. Standing Committee charters shall be reviewed annually to reflect the activities of the respective committees, changes in applicable Requirements and other relevant considerations, and proposed revisions to such charters shall be approved by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that any amendments to the charters of any Standing Committee shall require the affirmative vote of at least 75% of the total directors then constituting the Board of Directors at any meeting of the Board at which a quorum is present.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 5.1 Officers. The Board shall elect a Chairman of the Board, a Chief Executive Officer, a Chief Financial Officer and a Secretary. The Chairman and, if applicable, any Co-Chairmen of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer shall be or become Directors. The Board may elect from time to time such other officers as, in the opinion of the Board, are desirable for the conduct of the business of the Corporation. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws; and provided, however, that no officer shall execute, acknowledge or verify any instrument in more than one capacity if such instrument is required by law, the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation or these Bylaws to be executed, acknowledged or verified by two or more officers.
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Section 5.2 Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board, if there be one, shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board. If Co-Chairmen are elected by the Board, the longest-serving Co-Chairman in attendance at a meetings of the shareholders or the Board shall preside at such meeting. The Chairman and, if applicable, either Co-Chairmen of the Board may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation powers of attorney, contracts, bonds and other obligations which implement policies established by the Board. In addition, the Chairman and, if applicable, the Co-Chairmen of the Board shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board. The Chairman and, if applicable, any Co-Chairman of the Board may or may not be a senior officer of the Corporation. Neither the Chairman nor, if applicable, any Co-Chairman of the Board shall be an executive director, unless so specified by his appointment to an additional office within the Corporation.
Section 5.3 Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive officer shall have supervisory authority over the business, affairs and property of the Corporation, and over the activities of the executive officers of the Corporation. The Chief Executive Officer may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation, powers of attorney, contracts, bonds and other obligations which implement policies established by the Board. The Chief Executive Officer shall have all authority incident to the office of Chief Executive Officer, shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board and shall report directly to the Board. If so elected by the Board, the Chairman or any Co-Chairman of the Board may be the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 5.4 Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall be the principal financial officer of the Corporation and shall have such powers and perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Chief Financial Officer may sign and execute contracts and other obligations pertaining to the regular course of his or her duties which implement policies established by the Board.
Section 5.5 Chief Operating Officer. The Chief Operating Officer, if elected, shall have general supervision of the daily business, affairs and property of the Corporation. The Chief Operating Officer shall have all authority incident to the office of Chief Operating Officer, and shall have such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board.
Section 5.6 Vice Presidents. The Vice Presidents, if elected, shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Vice Presidents may enter into and execute in the name of the Corporation contracts and other obligations pertaining to the regular course of their duties which implement policies established by the Board.
Section 5.7 Treasurer. If elected, the Treasurer shall, if required by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board, give a bond for the faithful discharge of duties, in such sum and with such sureties as may be so required. Unless the Board otherwise declares by resolution, the Treasurer shall have custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the Corporation; receive and give receipts for money due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever; deposit all such money in the name of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board may designate; against proper vouchers, cause such funds to be disbursed by check or draft on the authorized depositories of the Corporation signed in such manner as shall be determined by the Board, and be responsible for the accuracy of the amounts of all funds so disbursed; regularly enter or cause to be entered in books to be kept by the Treasurer or under the Treasurers direction, full and adequate accounts of all money received and paid by the Treasurer for the account of the Corporation; render to the Board, any duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, whenever they or any of them, respectively, shall require the Treasurer to do so, an account of the financial condition of the Corporation and of all transactions of the Treasurer; and, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Treasurer and such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board. Any Assistant Treasurer shall, in the absence or disability of the Treasurer, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer and shall have such other duties and have such other powers as the Board may from time to time prescribe.
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Section 5.8 Controller. If elected, the Controller shall be the chief accounting officer of the Corporation. The Controller shall, when requested, counsel with and advise the other officers of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Chief Executive Officer, or the Chief Financial Officer of the Board.
Section 5.9 Secretary. The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board; shall keep the minutes thereof in the proper book or books to be provided for that purpose; shall see that all notices required to be given by the Corporation in connection with meetings of shareholders and of the Board are duly given; shall be the custodian of the seal of the Corporation and shall affix the seal or cause it or a facsimile thereof to be affixed to all certificates for stock of the Corporation and to all documents or instruments requiring the same, the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws; shall have charge of the stock records and also of the other books, records and papers of the Corporation relating to its organization and acts as a corporation, and shall see that the reports, statements and other documents related thereto required by law are properly kept and filed, all of which shall, at all reasonable times, be open to the examination of any director for a purpose reasonably related to such directors position as a director; and shall, in general, have all authority incident to the office of Secretary and such other authority and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board.
Section 5.10 Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Controllers and Assistant Secretaries. Any Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Controllers and Assistant Secretaries, if elected, shall perform such duties as from time to time shall be assigned to them by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board or by the Treasurer, Controller, if any, or Secretary, respectively. An Assistant Treasurer, Assistant Controller or Assistant Secretary need not be an officer of the Corporation and shall not be deemed an officer of the Corporation unless elected by the Board.
Section 5.11 Removal. Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board at any meeting thereof or by any superior officer upon whom such power may be conferred by the Board.
Section 5.12 Resignation. Any officer may resign at any time by giving notice to the Board, the Chairman or, if applicable, the Chairmen of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary of the Corporation in writing or by electronic transmission. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or if no time is specified, immediately. Unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 5.13 Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause may be filled at any time by the Board, or if such officer was appointed by the Chief Executive Officer, then by the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 5.14 Bank Accounts. In addition to such bank accounts as may be authorized in the usual manner by resolution of the Board, the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer, with approval of the Chief Executive Officer may authorize such bank accounts to be opened or maintained in the name and on behalf of the Corporation as the Chief Executive Officer shall deem necessary or appropriate; provided, however, that payments from such bank accounts are to be made upon and according to the check of the Corporation as shall be specified in the written instructions of the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer of the Corporation with the approval of the Chief Executive Officer.
ARTICLE VI
FORM OF SHARES; ISSUANCE OF SHARES; SHARE CERTIFICATES
Section 6.1 Registered Form. The shares shall be represented by certificates in form meeting the requirements of law and approved by the Board of Directors. Certificates shall be signed by the Chief Executive Officer or a Vice President and by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer. These signatures may be facsimiles if the certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent or registered by a registrar other than the Corporation itself or its employees.
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Section 6.2 Terms and Conditions of Issuance. Subject to the terms of the Articles of Incorporation, shares of the Corporation may be issued at such times, for such considerations and on such terms as may be established from time to time by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion without the approval of the shareholders.
Section 6.3 Number of Shares Represented by Certificates. Share certificates may be issued to represent more than one share. If shares held by a shareholder are represented by one share certificate, and if such shareholder disposes of part of his or her shares, such shareholder shall be entitled to request the issuance of a share certificate representing such shareholders remaining shares.
ARTICLE VII
LOST AND MUTILATED CERTIFICATES
If any shareholder can prove to the satisfaction of the Board of Directors or any transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation, that any share certificate has been mutilated, mislaid or destroyed, then, at such shareholders written request, a duplicate may be issued by the Board of Directors or any transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation on such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors may deem fit. Upon the issuance of the duplicate share certificate (on which it shall be noted that such certificate is a duplicate), the original share certificate shall be null and void vis-à-vis the Corporation. A mutilated share certificate may be exchanged for a duplicate certificate upon delivery of the mutilated certificate to the Board of Directors or any transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VIII
SHAREHOLDERS REGISTER; TRANSFER OF SHARES; NOTICES
Section 8.1 Shareholders Register. The Board of Directors, or registrar or transfer agent designated pursuant to Section 8.5, shall keep a shareholders register (the Register), which contains the names and addresses of all registered shareholders, the number and class of shares held by each shareholder, and the dates when the shareholders became owners of record. The Board of Directors shall regularly maintain the Register, including the registration in the Register of any issue, transfer and cancellation of shares.
Section 8.2 Addresses to be Furnished, Etc. Each shareholder is required to provide his or her address to the Corporation. The Corporation shall be entitled for all purposes to rely on the name and address of the aforementioned persons as entered in the Register. Such person may at any time change his or her address as entered in the Register by means of a written notification to the Corporation at its principal office, or any transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation.
Section 8.3 Access to Register. At the request of a shareholder, the Board of Directors shall furnish an extract of the Register, free of charge, insofar as it relates to such persons interest in a share.
Section 8.4 Location of Register. The Register shall be kept by the Board of Directors at the Corporations principal office, or by a registrar or transfer agent designated thereto by the Board of Directors at such other location as it may deem fit. In case the Register is kept at any location other than the Corporations principal office, then the registrar or transfer agent shall be obligated to send to the principal office of the Corporation a copy thereof from time to time. In case a registrar or transfer agent is appointed by the Board of Directors, then such registrar or transfer agent shall be authorized and, as the case may be, obligated to exercise the rights and fulfill the obligations set out in this Article with respect to the Register.
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Section 8.5 Transfer of Shares. The transfer of shares shall be effected (i) by serving upon the Corporation in the manner prescribed by law, an instrument of transfer, or (ii) by written acknowledgment by the Corporation of the transfer, which acknowledgment shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation by or on behalf of the Board of Directors or by the registrar or transfer agent of the Corporation. In case a share certificate is outstanding, the written acknowledgment by the Corporation of the transfer of a share, including any limited rights thereon, can only be made by an endorsement of the transfer on such share certificate. In that case, the transferor or transferee of a share shall present such share certificate to the Corporation, or its registrar or transfer agent, for acknowledgment of the transfer on behalf of the Corporation to be made thereon. In case no share certificate has been issued, the registration of the transfer of a share in the Register shall have the effect of a written acknowledgment by the Corporation of such transfer of a share. This Section shall also apply in the case of an allocation of shares resulting from a division and partition of any community property.
ARTICLE IX
BOOKS AND RECORDS
Section 9.1 Books of Account. The Board of Directors shall cause to be kept proper records of account with respect to all transactions of the Corporation and in particular with respect to:
(i) all sums of money received and expended by the Corporation and the matters in respect of which the receipt and expenditure relates;
(ii) all sales and purchases of goods by the Corporation; and
(iii) all assets and liabilities of the Corporation.
Section 9.2 Minutes. The Board of Directors shall cause minutes to be duly entered in the books provided for the purpose:
(i) of all elections and appointments of Officers;
(ii) of the names of the Directors present at each meeting of the Board of Directors and of any committee appointed by the Board of Directors; and
(iii) of all resolutions and proceedings of general meetings of the Board of Directors and meetings and committees appointed by the Board of Directors.
Section 9.3 Place Where Books of Account and Minutes are Kept. The Corporation shall maintain its books of account and minutes at its registered office, or subject to the provisions of the BCA, at such other place as the Board of Directors deems fit.
ARTICLE X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 10.1 Term of Financial Year. The financial year of the Corporation shall run from the first day of January of each year up to and including the last day of December of such year.
Section 10.2 Seal. The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its organization and the words Corporate Seal, Marshall Islands. Said seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise. The seal shall be in, charge of the Secretary. If and when so directed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof, duplicates of the seal may be kept and used by the Treasurer or by an Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer.
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Section 10.3 Section Headings. Section headings in these Bylaws are for convenience of reference only and shall not be given any substantive effect in limiting or otherwise construing any provision herein.
Section 10.4 Inconsistent Provisions. In the event that any provision of these Bylaws is or becomes inconsistent with any provision of the Articles of Incorporation, the BCA or any other applicable law, the provision of these Bylaws shall not be given any effect to the extent of such inconsistency but shall otherwise be given full force and effect.
Section 10.5 Electronic Transmission. For purposes of these Bylaws, electronic transmission means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved, and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.
ARTICLE XI
AMENDMENTS
Section 11.1 By the Shareholders. These Bylaws may be amended by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 66-2/3% of the outstanding Class A Common Shares and Class B Common Shares entitled to vote, voting as a single class, at any annual or special meeting of shareholders at which a quorum is present or represented.
Section 11.2 By the Directors. These Bylaws may, subject to provisions of applicable law, be adopted, amended and repealed without a vote of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors at any meeting of the Board at which a quorum is present, except that the provisions of (i) Section 11.1 may be amended only by the affirmative vote of holders of not less than 66-2/3% of the outstanding Class A Common Shares and Class B Common Shares entitled to vote, voting as a single class at any annual or special meeting of the shareholders at which a quorum is present or represented and (ii) Section 2.4, Section 3.11, Section 4.2, and this Section 11.2(ii) may be amended only by affirmative vote of at least 75% of the total directors then constituting the Board of Directors at any meeting of the Board at which a quorum is present.
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Exhibit 3.3.1
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
SEASPAN 140 LTD.
INCORPORATED
IN
THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
PURSUANT
TO
THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
DUPLICATE COPY
The original of this document was filed in accordance with section 5 of the Business Corporations Act on |
NON RESIDENT
August 24, 2011
Deputy Registrar
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
SEASPAN 140 LTD.
PURSUANT TO THE MARSHALL ISLANDS BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
The undersigned, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the provisions of the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act, does hereby make, subscribe, acknowledge and file with the Registrar of Corporations this instrument for that purpose, as follows:
A. | The name of the Corporation shall be: |
SEASPAN 140 LTD.
B. | The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may now or hereafter be organized under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act. |
C. | The registered address of the Corporation in the Marshall Islands is Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960. The name of the Corporations registered agent at such address is The Trust Company of the Marshall Islands, Inc. |
D. | The aggregate number of shares of stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is Five Hundred (500) registered shares with a par value of One U.S. Cent (US$0.01) per share. |
E. | The Corporation shall have every power which a corporation now or hereafter organized under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act may have. |
F. | The name and address of the incorporator is: |
Name |
Post Office Address |
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Majuro Nominees Ltd. | P.O. Box 1405 | |
Majuro | ||
Marshall Islands |
G. | The Board of Directors as well as the shareholders of the Corporation shall have the authority to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation. |
H. | Corporate existence shall begin upon filing these Articles of Incorporation with the Registrar of Corporations as of the filing date stated on these Articles. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this instrument on August 24, 2011.
Majuro Nominees Ltd. Incorporator |
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by: |
On August 24, 2011 before me personally came Cheyenna Hickman known to me to be the individual described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and she duly acknowledged to me that the execution thereof was her act and deed.
Exhibit 3.3.2
SEASPAN 140 LTD.
BYLAWS
As Adopted: August 24, 2011
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
The principal place of business of the Corporation shall be at such place or places as the Directors shall from time to time determine. The Corporation may also have an office or offices at such other places within or without the Marshall Islands as the Board of Directors may from time to time appoint or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
SHAREHOLDERS
Section 1. Annual Meeting : The annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such day and at such time and place within or without the Marshall Islands as the Board of Directors may determine for the purpose of electing Directors and of transacting such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
Section 2. Special Meeting : Special meetings of shareholders, unless otherwise prescribed by law, may be called for any purpose or purposes at any time by the order of the Board of Directors or by the Secretary or any other designated officer whenever required in writing to do so by shareholders owning not less than one-tenth of all the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed special meeting. Such meeting shall be held at such place and on such date and at such time as may be designated in the notice thereof by the officer of the Corporation calling any such meeting. The business transacted at any special meeting shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.
Section 3. Notice of Meetings : Notice of every annual and special meeting of shareholders, other than any meeting the giving of notice of which is otherwise prescribed by law, stating the date, time, place and purpose thereof, and in the case of special meetings, the name of the person or persons at whose direction the notice is being issued, shall be given personally or sent by mail, telefax, telegraph, cablegram, telex, or teleprinter at least fifteen (15) but not more that sixty (60) days before such meeting, to each shareholder of record entitled to vote thereat and to each shareholder of record who, by reason of any action proposed at such meeting would be entitled to have his/her/its shares appraised if such action were taken, and the notice shall include a statement of that purpose and to that effect. If mailed, notice shall be deemed to have been given when deposited in the mail, directed to the shareholder at his/her/its address as the same appears
on the record of shareholders of the Corporation or at such address as to which the shareholder has given notice to the Secretary. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any shareholder who submits a signed waiver without protesting prior to the conclusion thereof the lack of notice to him/her/it. If the Corporation shall issue any class of bearer shares, notice for all meetings shall be given in the manner provided in the Articles of Incorporation.
Section 4. Quorum : At all meetings of shareholders, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, there must be present either in person or by proxy shareholders holding at least a majority of the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at such meeting in order to constitute a quorum, but if less than a quorum is present, a majority of those shares present either in person or by proxy shall have power to adjourn any meeting until a quorum shall be present.
Section 5. Voting : If a quorum is present, and except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of stock represented at the meeting shall be the act of the shareholders. At any meeting of shareholders each shareholder entitled to vote any shares on any matter to be voted upon at such meeting shall be entitled to one vote on such matter for each such share, and may exercise such voting right whether in person or by proxy. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof.
Section 6. Fixing of Record Date : The Board of Directors may fix a time not more than sixty (60) nor less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of any meeting of shareholders, or more than sixty (60) days prior to the last day on which the consent or dissent of shareholders may be expressed for any purpose without a meeting, as the time as of which shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such a meeting or whose consent or dissent is required or may be expressed for any purpose, as the case may be, shall be determined, and all persons who were holders of record of voting shares at such time and no others shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting or to express their consent or dissent, as the case may be. The Board of Directors may fix a time not exceeding sixty (60) days preceding the date fixed for the payment of any dividend, the making of any distribution, the allotment of any rights or the taking of any other action, as a record time for the determination of the shareholders entitled to receive any such dividend, distribution, or allotment or for the purpose of such other action.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1. Number : The affairs, business, and property of the Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors to consist of at least one (1) Director. Within the limits fixed by these bylaws, the number of Directors may be determined either by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors or by vote of the shareholders. The Directors need not be residents of the Marshall Islands or shareholders of the Corporation. Corporations may, to the extent permitted by law, be elected Directors.
Section 2. How Elected : Except as otherwise provided by law or Section 4 of this Article, the Directors of the Corporation (other than the first Board of Directors if named in the Articles of Incorporation or designated by the Incorporator) shall be elected at the annual meeting of shareholders. Each Director shall be elected to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his/her/its successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, except in the event of his/her/its death, resignation, removal, or the earlier termination of his/her/its term of office.
Section 3. Removal : Any or all of the Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by vote of the shareholders. Any Director may be removed for cause by action of the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Vacancies : Vacancies in the Board of Directors occurring by death, resignation, creation of new directorship, failure of the shareholders to elect the whole Board of Directors at any annual election of Directors, or for any other reason including removal of Directors for cause, may be filled either by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors then in office, although less than a quorum, at any special meeting called for that purpose or at any regular meeting of the Board of Directors, except as otherwise prescribed by law or unless the Articles of Incorporation provide that such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be filled by vote of the shareholders. Vacancies occurring by removal of Directors without cause may be filled only by vote of the shareholders.
Section 5. Regular Meeting : Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and place as may be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors and no notice shall be required for any regular meeting. Except as otherwise provided by law, any business may be transacted at any regular meeting.
Section 6. Special Meeting : Special meetings of the Board of Directors may, unless otherwise prescribed by law, be called from time to time by the Secretary, or any officer of the Corporation who is also a Director. The Secretary or any other designated officer shall call a special meeting of the Board upon written request directed by any two (2) Directors stating the time, place, and purpose of such special meeting. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held on a date and at such time and at such place as may be designated in the notice thereof by the officer calling the meeting.
Section 7. Notice of Special Meeting : Notice of the date, time and place of each special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given to each Director at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to such meeting, unless the notice is given orally or delivered in person, in which case it shall be given at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to such meeting. For the purpose of this section, notice shall be deemed to be duly given to a Director if given personally (including by telephone) or if such notice is delivered to such Director by mail, telegraph, telefax, cablegram, telex, or teleprinter to his/her/its last known address. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any Director who submits a signed waiver of notice, whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting without protesting, prior to the conclusion thereof, the lack of notice to him/her/it.
Section 8. Quorum : A majority of the directors at the time in office, present in person or by proxy or by communication equipment, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Section 9. Voting : The vote of the majority of the Directors, present in person or by proxy, in communication by telefax or conference telephone, at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Directors. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors consent thereto in writing.
Section 10. Compensation of Directors and Members of Committees : The Board of Directors may from time to time, in its discretion, fix the amounts which shall be payable to members of the Board of Directors and to members of any committee, for attendance at the meetings of the Board of Directors or of such committee and for services rendered to the Corporation.
ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
Section 1. Executive Committee and Other Committees : The Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate from among its members an Executive Committee to consist of one (1) or more of the directors of the Corporation, which to the extent provided in said resolution or resolutions, or in these bylaws, shall have and may exercise, to the extent permitted by law, the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may have power to authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. In addition, the Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors designate from among its members other committees to consist of one (1) or more of the directors of the Corporation, each of which shall perform such action and have such authority and powers as shall be delegated to it by said resolution or resolutions or as provided for in these bylaws, except that only the Executive Committee may have and exercise the powers of the Board of Directors. Members of the Executive Committee and any other committee shall hold office for such period as may be prescribed by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Vacancies in membership of such committees shall be filled by vote of the Board of Directors. Committees may adopt their own rules of procedure and may meet at stated times or on such notice as they may determine. Each committee shall keep a record of its proceedings and report the same to the Board when requested.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 1. Number and Designation : The Board of Directors shall appoint a Secretary. In addition, the Board of Directors may appoint such other officers as it may deem necessary. Officers may be of any nationality, need not be residents of the Marshall Islands and may be, but are not required to be, Directors. Officers may be natural persons, corporations or other business entities. Any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person, corporation or business entity.
Officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at its first meeting following the annual election of Directors, but in the event of the failure of the Board of Directors to so appoint any officer, such officer(s) may be appointed at any subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors. The salaries of the officers and any other compensation paid to them shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may at any meeting appoint additional officers. Each officer shall hold office until the first meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual election of Directors and until his/her/its successor shall have been duly appointed and qualified, except in the event of the earlier termination of his/her/its term of office, through death, resignation, removal or otherwise. Any officer may be removed by the Board of Directors at any time with or without cause. Any vacancy in an office may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term of such office by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting.
Section 2. President or Managing Director (if applicable) : The President or Managing Director shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general management of the affairs of the Corporation together with the powers and duties usually incident to the office of President or Managing Director, except as specifically limited by appropriate written resolution of the Board of Directors and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors. The President or Managing Director shall preside at all meetings of shareholders at which he/she/it is present and, if he/she/it is a Director, at all meetings of the Directors.
Section 3. Treasurer or Managing Director (if applicable) : The Managing Director or, if there shall be no Managing Director, the Treasurer shall have general supervision over the care and custody of the funds, securities, and other valuable effects of the Corporation and shall deposit the same or cause the same to be deposited in the name of the Corporation in such depositories as the Board of Directors may designate, shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, shall have supervision over the accounts of all receipts and disbursements of the Corporation, shall, whenever required by the Board of Directors, render or cause to be rendered financial statements of the Corporation, shall have the power and perform the duties usually incident to the office of Treasurer, and shall have such powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Secretary : The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors at which he/she/it is present, shall have supervision over the giving and serving of notices of the Corporation, shall be the custodian of the corporate records and of the corporate seal, if any, of the Corporation, shall be empowered to affix the corporate seal to those documents, the execution of which, on behalf of the Corporation under its seal, is duly authorized and when so affixed may attest the same, and shall exercise the powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors or an authorized officer.
Section 5. Other Officers : Officers other than those described in Sections 2 through 4 of this Article shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors.
Section 6. Bond : The Board of Directors shall have power to the extent permitted by law, to require any officer, agent or employee of the Corporation to give bond for the faithful discharge
of his/her/its duties in such form and with such surety or sureties as the Board of Directors may deem advisable.
ARTICLE VI
CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES
Section 1. Form and Issuance : The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates in a form meeting the requirements of law and approved by the Board of Directors. Certificates shall be signed by any officer(s) and/or director(s) of the Corporation. These signatures may be facsimiles if the certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent other than the Corporation itself or its employees.
Section 2. Transfer : The Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make such rules and regulations as they may deem expedient concerning the issuance, registration and transfer of certificates representing shares of the Corporations stock, and may appoint transfer agents thereof.
Section 3. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates : The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate or certificates of stock to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of the fact by the person claiming the certificate or certificates of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates to provide a bond to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or certificates.
ARTICLE VII
DIVIDENDS
Section 1. Declaration and Form : Dividends may be declared in conformity with law by, and at the discretion of, the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting. Dividends may be declared and paid in cash, stock, or other property of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VIII
CORPORATE SEAL
Section 1. Corporate Seal : The seal of the Corporation, if any, shall be circular in form with the name of the Corporation in the circumference and such other appropriate legend as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
ARTICLE IX
FISCAL YEAR
Section 1. Fiscal Year ; The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be such period of twelve (12) consecutive months as the Board of Directors may by resolution designate.
ARTICLE X
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. By the Shareholders : These bylaws may be amended, added to, altered or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted, at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock present and voting at such meeting provided notice that an amendment is to be considered and acted upon is inserted in the notice or waiver of notice of said meeting.
Section 2. By the Directors : If the Articles of Incorporation so provide, these bylaws may be amended, added to, altered or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted, at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors, subject, however, to the power of the shareholders to alter, amend or repeal any bylaws as adopted.
Exhibit 3.4.1
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
SEASPAN HOLDING 140 LTD.
INCORPORATED
IN
THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
PURSUANT
TO
THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
DUPLICATE COPY
The original of this document was filed in accordance with section 5 of the Business Corporations Act on |
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NON RESIDENT |
August 24, 2011
Deputy Registrar |
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
SEASPAN HOLDING 140 LTD.
PURSUANT TO THE MARSHALL ISLANDS BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
The undersigned, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the provisions of the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act, does hereby make, subscribe, acknowledge and file with the Registrar of Corporations this instrument for that purpose, as follows:
A. | The name of the Corporation shall be: |
SEASPAN HOLDING 140 LTD.
B. | The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may now or hereafter be organized under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act. |
C. | The registered address of the Corporation in the Marshall Islands is Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960. The name of the Corporations registered agent at such address is The Trust Company of the Marshall Islands, Inc. |
D. | The aggregate number of shares of stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is Five Hundred (500) registered shares with a par value of One U.S. Cent (US$ 0.01) per share. |
E. | The Corporation shall have every power which a corporation now or hereafter organized under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act may have. |
F. | The name and address of the incorporator is: |
Name | Post Office Address | |
Majuro Nominees Ltd. | P.O. Box 1405 | |
Majuro |
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Marshall Islands |
G. | The Board of Directors as well as the shareholders of the Corporation shall have the authority to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation. |
H. | Corporate existence shall begin upon filing these Articles of Incorporation with the Registrar of Corporations as of the filing date stated on these Articles. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this instrument on August 24, 2011.
Majuro Nominees Ltd. Incorporator |
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by: |
On August 24, 2011 before me personally came Cheyenna Hickman known to me to be the individual described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and she duly acknowledged to me that the execution thereof was her act and deed.
|
Exhibit 3.4.2
SEASPAN HOLDING 140 LTD.
BYLAWS
As Adopted: August 24, 2011
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
The principal place of business of the Corporation shall be at such place or places as the Directors shall from time to time determine. The Corporation may also have an office or offices at such other places within or without the Marshall Islands as the Board of Directors may from time to time appoint or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
SHAREHOLDERS
Section 1. Annual Meeting : The annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such day and at such time and place within or without the Marshall Islands as the Board of Directors may determine for the purpose of electing Directors and of transacting such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
Section 2. Special Meeting : Special meetings of shareholders, unless otherwise prescribed by law, may be called for any purpose or purposes at any time by the order of the Board of Directors or by the Secretary or any other designated officer whenever required in writing to do so by shareholders owning not less than one-tenth of all the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed special meeting. Such meeting shall be held at such place and on such date and at such time as may be designated in the notice thereof by the officer of the Corporation calling any such meeting. The business transacted at any special meeting shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.
Section 3. Notice of Meetings : Notice of every annual and special meeting of shareholders, other than any meeting the giving of notice of which is otherwise prescribed by law, stating the date, time, place and purpose thereof, and in the case of special meetings, the name of the person or persons at whose direction the notice is being issued, shall be given personally or sent by mail, telefax, telegraph, cablegram, telex, or teleprinter at least fifteen (15) but not more that sixty (60) days before such meeting, to each shareholder of record entitled to vote thereat and to each shareholder of record who, by reason of any action proposed at such meeting would be entitled to have his/her/its shares appraised if such action were taken, and the notice shall include a statement of that purpose and to that effect. If mailed, notice shall be deemed to have been given when deposited in the mail, directed to the shareholder at his/her/its address as the same appears
on the record of shareholders of the Corporation or at such address as to which the shareholder has given notice to the Secretary. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any shareholder who submits a signed waiver without protesting prior to the conclusion thereof the lack of notice to him/her/it. If the Corporation shall issue any class of bearer shares, notice for all meetings shall be given in the manner provided in the Articles of Incorporation.
Section 4. Quorum : At all meetings of shareholders, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, there must be present either in person or by proxy shareholders holding at least a majority of the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at such meeting in order to constitute a quorum, but if less than a quorum is present, a majority of those shares present either in person or by proxy shall have power to adjourn any meeting until a quorum shall be present.
Section 5. Voting : If a quorum is present, and except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of stock represented at the meeting shall be the act of the shareholders. At any meeting of shareholders each shareholder entitled to vote any shares on any matter to be voted upon at such meeting shall be entitled to one vote on such matter for each such share, and may exercise such voting right whether in person or by proxy. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof.
Section 6. Fixing of Record Date : The Board of Directors may fix a time not more than sixty (60) nor less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of any meeting of shareholders, or more than sixty (60) days prior to the last day on which the consent or dissent of shareholders may be expressed for any purpose without a meeting, as the time as of which shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such a meeting or whose consent or dissent is required or may be expressed for any purpose, as the case may be, shall be determined, and all persons who were holders of record of voting shares at such time and no others shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting or to express their consent or dissent, as the case may be. The Board of Directors may fix a time not exceeding sixty (60) days preceding the date fixed for the payment of any dividend, the making of any distribution, the allotment of any rights or the taking of any other action, as a record time for the determination of the shareholders entitled to receive any such dividend, distribution, or allotment or for the purpose of such other action.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1. Number : The affairs, business, and property of the Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors to consist of at least one (1) Director. Within the limits fixed by these bylaws, the number of Directors may be determined either by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors or by vote of the shareholders. The Directors need not be residents of the Marshall Islands or shareholders of the Corporation. Corporations may, to the extent permitted by law, be elected Directors.
Section 2. How Elected : Except as otherwise provided by law or Section 4 of this Article, the Directors of the Corporation (other than the first Board of Directors if named in the Articles of Incorporation or designated by the Incorporator) shall be elected at the annual meeting of shareholders. Each Director shall be elected to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his/her/its successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, except in the event of his/her/its death, resignation, removal, or the earlier termination of his/her/its term of office.
Section 3. Removal : Any or all of the Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by vote of the shareholders. Any Director may be removed for cause by action of the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Vacancies : Vacancies in the Board of Directors occurring by death, resignation, creation of new directorship, failure of the shareholders to elect the whole Board of Directors at any annual election of Directors, or for any other reason including removal of Directors for cause, may be filled either by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors then in office, although less than a quorum, at any special meeting called for that purpose or at any regular meeting of the Board of Directors, except as otherwise prescribed by law or unless the Articles of Incorporation provide that such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be filled by vote of the shareholders. Vacancies occurring by removal of Directors without cause may be filled only by vote of the shareholders.
Section 5. Regular Meeting : Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and place as may be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors and no notice shall be required for any regular meeting. Except as otherwise provided by law, any business may be transacted at any regular meeting.
Section 6. Special Meeting : Special meetings of the Board of Directors may, unless otherwise prescribed by law, be called from time to time by the Secretary, or any officer of the Corporation who is also a Director. The Secretary or any other designated officer shall call a special meeting of the Board upon written request directed by any two (2) Directors stating the time, place, and purpose of such special meeting. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held on a date and at such time and at such place as may be designated in the notice thereof by the officer calling the meeting.
Section 7. Notice of Special Meeting : Notice of the date, time and place of each special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given to each Director at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to such meeting, unless the notice is given orally or delivered in person, in which case it shall be given at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to such meeting. For the purpose of this section, notice shall be deemed to be duly given to a Director if given personally (including by telephone) or if such notice is delivered to such Director by mail, telegraph, telefax, cablegram, telex, or teleprinter to his/her/its last known address. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any Director who submits a signed waiver of notice, whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting without protesting, prior to the conclusion thereof, the lack of notice to him/her/it.
Section 8. Quorum : A majority of the directors at the time in office, present in person or by proxy or by communication equipment, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Section 9. Voting : The vote of the majority of the Directors, present in person or by proxy, in communication by telefax or conference telephone, at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Directors. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors consent thereto in writing.
Section 10. Compensation of Directors and Members of Committees : The Board of Directors may from time to time, in its discretion, fix the amounts which shall be payable to members of the Board of Directors and to members of any committee, for attendance at the meetings of the Board of Directors or of such committee and for services rendered to the Corporation.
ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
Section 1. Executive Committee and Other Committees : The Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate from among its members an Executive Committee to consist of one (1) or more of the directors of the Corporation, which to the extent provided in said resolution or resolutions, or in these bylaws, shall have and may exercise, to the extent permitted by law, the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may have power to authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. In addition, the Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors designate from among its members other committees to consist of one (1) or more of the directors of the Corporation, each of which shall perform such action and have such authority and powers as shall be delegated to it by said resolution or resolutions or as provided for in these bylaws, except that only the Executive Committee may have and exercise the powers of the Board of Directors. Members of the Executive Committee and any other committee shall hold office for such period as may be prescribed by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Vacancies in membership of such committees shall be filled by vote of the Board of Directors. Committees may adopt their own rules of procedure and may meet at stated times or on such notice as they may determine. Each committee shall keep a record of its proceedings and report the same to the Board when requested.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 1. Number and Designation : The Board of Directors shall appoint a Secretary. In addition, the Board of Directors may appoint such other officers as it may deem necessary. Officers may be of any nationality, need not be residents of the Marshall Islands and may be, but are not required to be, Directors. Officers may be natural persons, corporations or other business entities. Any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person, corporation or business entity.
Officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at its first meeting following the annual election of Directors, but in the event of the failure of the Board of Directors to so appoint any officer, such officer(s) may be appointed at any subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors. The salaries of the officers and any other compensation paid to them shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may at any meeting appoint additional officers. Each officer shall hold office until the first meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual election of Directors and until his/her/its successor shall have been duly appointed and qualified, except in the event of the earlier termination of his/her/its term of office, through death, resignation, removal or otherwise. Any officer may be removed by the Board of Directors at any time with or without cause. Any vacancy in an office may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term of such office by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting.
Section 2. President or Managing Director (if applicable) : The President or Managing Director shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general management of the affairs of the Corporation together with the powers and duties usually incident to the office of President or Managing Director, except as specifically limited by appropriate written resolution of the Board of Directors and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors. The President or Managing Director shall preside at all meetings of shareholders at which he/she/it is present and, if he/she/it is a Director, at all meetings of the Directors.
Section 3. Treasurer or Managing Director (if applicable) : The Managing Director or, if there shall be no Managing Director, the Treasurer shall have general supervision over the care and custody of the funds, securities, and other valuable effects of the Corporation and shall deposit the same or cause the same to be deposited in the name of the Corporation in such depositories as the Board of Directors may designate, shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, shall have supervision over the accounts of all receipts and disbursements of the Corporation, shall, whenever required by the Board of Directors, render or cause to be rendered financial statements of the Corporation, shall have the power and perform the duties usually incident to the office of Treasurer, and shall have such powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Secretary : The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors at which he/she/it is present, shall have supervision over the giving and serving of notices of the Corporation, shall be the custodian of the corporate records and of the corporate seal, if any, of the Corporation, shall be empowered to affix the corporate seal to those documents, the execution of which, on behalf of the Corporation under its seal, is duly authorized and when so affixed may attest the same, and shall exercise the powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors or an authorized officer.
Section 5. Other Officers : Officers other than those described in Sections 2 through 4 of this Article shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors.
Section 6. Bond : The Board of Directors shall have power to the extent permitted by law, to require any officer, agent or employee of the Corporation to give bond for the faithful discharge of his/her/its duties in such form and with such surety or sureties as the Board of Directors may deem advisable.
ARTICLE VI
CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES
Section 1. Form and Issuance : The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates in a form meeting the requirements of law and approved by the Board of Directors. Certificates shall be signed by any officer(s) and/or director(s) of the Corporation. These signatures may be facsimiles if the certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent other than the Corporation itself or its employees.
Section 2. Transfer : The Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make such rules and regulations as they may deem expedient concerning the issuance, registration and transfer of certificates representing shares of the Corporations stock, and may appoint transfer agents thereof.
Section 3. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates : The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate or certificates of stock to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of the fact by the person claiming the certificate or certificates of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates to provide a bond to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or certificates.
ARTICLE VII
DIVIDENDS
Section 1. Declaration and Form : Dividends may be declared in conformity with law by, and at the discretion of, the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting. Dividends may be declared and paid in cash, stock, or other property of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VIII
CORPORATE SEAL
Section 1. Corporate Seal : The seal of the Corporation, if any, shall be circular in form with the name of the Corporation in the circumference and such other appropriate legend as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
ARTICLE IX
FISCAL YEAR
Section 1. Fiscal Year ; The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be such period of twelve (12) consecutive months as the Board of Directors may by resolution designate.
ARTICLE X
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. By the Shareholders : These bylaws may be amended, added to, altered or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted, at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock present and voting at such meeting provided notice that an amendment is to be considered and acted upon is inserted in the notice or waiver of notice of said meeting.
Section 2. By the Directors : If the Articles of Incorporation so provide, these bylaws may be amended, added to, altered or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted, at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors, subject, however, to the power of the shareholders to alter, amend or repeal any bylaws as adopted.
Exhibit 3.5.1
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
Seaspan (Asia) Corporation
INCORPORATED
IN
THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
PURSUANT
TO
THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
DUPLICATE COPY
The original of this document was filed in accordance with section 5 of the Business Corporations Act on |
NON RESIDENT
December 16, 2009
Deputy Registrar
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
Seaspan (Asia) Corporation
PURSUANT TO THE MARSHALL ISLANDS BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
The undersigned, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the provisions of the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act, does hereby make, subscribe, acknowledge and file with the Registrar of Corporations this instrument for that purpose, as follows:
A. | The name of the Corporation shall be: |
Seaspan (Asia) Corporation
B. | The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may now or hereafter be organized under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act. |
C. | The registered address of the Corporation in the Marshall Islands is Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960. The name of the Corporations registered agent at such address is The Trust Company of the Marshall Islands, Inc. |
D. | The aggregate number of shares of stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is Five Hundred (500) registered shares with a par value of US One Cent (US$0.01) per share. |
E. | The Corporation shall have every power which a corporation now or hereafter organized under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act may have. |
F. | The name and address of the incorporator is: |
Name |
Post Office Address |
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Majuro Nominees Ltd. |
P.O. Box 1405 |
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Majuro |
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Marshall Islands |
G. | The Board of Directors as well as the shareholders of the Corporation shall have the authority to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation. |
H. | Corporate existence shall begin upon filing these Articles of Incorporation with the Registrar of Corporations as of the filing date stated on these Articles. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this instrument on December 16, 2009.
Majuro Nominees Ltd. Incorporator |
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by: |
On December 16, 2009 before me personally came J. Au known to me to be the individual described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and she duly acknowledged to me that the execution thereof was her act and deed.
Exhibit 3.5.2
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
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Seaspan (Asia) Corporation |
REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS | ||||||
REGISTRAR OF CORPORATIONS | ||||||
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NON RESIDENT | The original of this Document was filed in accordance with section 5 of the Business Corporations Act on | |||||
January 25, 2010 |
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Reg. No. 38579 |
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT OF
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
Seaspan (Asia) Corporation
UNDER SECTION 90 OF THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
I, John C. Hsu, the Sole Director of Seaspan (Asia) Corporation, a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, for the purpose of amending the Articles of Incorporation of said Corporation hereby certify:
1. | The name of the Corporation is: Seaspan (Asia) Corporation. |
2. | The Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Registrar of Corporations as of the 16th day of December 2009. |
3. | The Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation be amended in the following manner:- |
D. | The aggregate number of shares of stock that the Corporation is authorised to issue is 500 registered shares with a par value of US One Cent (US$0.01) per share and 1,000,000,000 registered shares with a par value of US One Dollar (US$1) per share. |
4. | The amendments to the Articles of Incorporation were authorised by written consent of the sole shareholder entitled to vote thereon. |
IN WITNESS whereof I have executed these Articles of Amendment on this 25 th day of January 2010.
/s/ John C. Hsu |
Authorised Person |
John C. Hsu |
Sole Director |
Exhibit 3.5.3
Seaspan (Asia) Corporation
BYLAWS
As Adopted on December 16, 2009
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
The principal place of business of the Corporation shall be at such place or places as the Directors shall from time to time determine. The Corporation may also have an office or offices at such other places within or without the Marshall Islands as the Board of Directors may from time to time appoint or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
SHAREHOLDERS
Section 1. Annual Meeting : The annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such day and at such time and place within or without the Marshall Islands as the Board of Directors may determine for the purpose of electing Directors and of transacting such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
Section 2. Special Meeting : Special meetings of shareholders, unless otherwise prescribed by law, may be called for any purpose or purposes at any time by the order of the Board of Directors or by the Secretary or any other designated officer whenever required in writing to do so by shareholders owning not less than one-tenth of all the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed special meeting. Such meeting shall be held at such place and on such date and at such time as may be designated in the notice thereof by the officer of the Corporation calling any such meeting. The business transacted at any special meeting shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.
Section 3. Notice of Meetings : Notice of every annual and special meeting of shareholders, other than any meeting the giving of notice of which is otherwise prescribed by law, stating the date, time, place and purpose thereof, and in the case of special meetings, the name of the person or persons at whose direction the notice is being issued, shall be given personally or sent by mail, telefax, telegraph, cablegram, telex, or teleprinter at least fifteen (15) but not more that sixty (60) days before such meeting, to each shareholder of record entitled to vote thereat and to each shareholder of record who, by reason of any action proposed at such meeting would be entitled to have his/her/its shares appraised if such action were taken, and the notice shall include a statement of that purpose and to that effect. If mailed, notice shall be deemed to have been given when deposited in the mail, directed to the shareholder at his/her/its address as the same appears on the record of shareholders of the Corporation or at such address as to which the shareholder has given notice to the Secretary. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any shareholder who submits a signed waiver without protesting prior to the conclusion thereof the lack of notice to him/her/it
Section 4. Quorum : At all meetings of shareholders, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, there must be present either in person or by proxy shareholders holding at least a majority of the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at such meeting in order to constitute a quorum, but if less than a quorum is present, a majority of those shares present either in person or by proxy shall have power to adjourn any meeting until a quorum shall be present.
Section 5. Voting : If a quorum is present, and except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of stock represented at the meeting shall be the act of the shareholders. At any meeting of shareholders each shareholder entitled to vote any shares on any matter to be voted upon at such meeting shall be entitled to one vote on such matter for each such share, and may exercise such voting right whether in person or by proxy. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof.
Section 6. Fixing of Record Date : The Board of Directors may fix a time not more than sixty (60) nor less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of any meeting of shareholders, or more than sixty (60) days prior to the last day on which the consent or dissent of shareholders may be expressed for any purpose without a meeting, as the time as of which shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such a meeting or whose consent or dissent is required or may be expressed for any purpose, as the case may be, shall be determined, and all persons who were holders of record of voting shares at such time and no others shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting or to express their consent or dissent, as the case may be. The Board of Directors may fix a time not exceeding sixty (60) days preceding the date fixed for the payment of any dividend, the making of any distribution, the allotment of any rights or the taking of any other action, as a record time for the determination of the shareholders entitled to receive any such dividend, distribution, or allotment or for the purpose of such other action.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1. Number : The affairs, business, and property of the Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors to consist of at least one (1) Director. Within the limits fixed by these bylaws, the number of Directors may be determined either by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors or by vote of the shareholders. The Directors need not be residents of the Marshall Islands or shareholders of the Corporation. Corporations may, to the extent permitted by law, be elected Directors.
Section 2. How Elected : Except as otherwise provided by law or Section 4 of this Article, the Directors of the Corporation (other than the first Board of designated by the Incorporator) shall be elected at the annual meeting of shareholders. Each Director shall be elected to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his/her/its successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, except in the event of his/her/its death, resignation, removal, or the earlier termination of his/her/its term of office.
Section 3. Removal : Any or all of the Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by vote of the shareholders. Any Director may be removed for cause by action of the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Vacancies : Vacancies in the Board of Directors occurring by death, resignation, creation of new directorship, failure of the shareholders to elect the whole Board of Directors at any annual election of Directors, or for any other reason including removal of Directors for cause, may be filled either by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors then in office, although less than a quorum, at any special meeting called for that purpose or at any regular meeting of the Board of Directors, except as otherwise prescribed by law or unless the Articles of Incorporation provide that such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be filled by vote of the shareholders. Vacancies occurring by removal of Directors without cause may be filled only by vote of the shareholders.
Section 5. Regular Meeting : Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and place as may be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors and no notice shall be required for any regular meeting. Except as otherwise provided by law, any business may be transacted at any regular meeting.
Section 6. Special Meeting : Special meetings of the Board of Directors may, unless otherwise prescribed by law, be called from time to time by the Secretary, or any officer of the Corporation who is also a Director. The Secretary or any other designated officer shall call a special meeting of the Board upon written request directed by any two (2) Directors (or, if there is only one Director, upon such sole Directors request) stating the time, place, and purpose of such special meeting. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held on a date and at such time and at such place as may be designated in the notice thereof by the officer calling the meeting.
Section 7. Notice of Special Meeting : Notice of the date, time and place of each special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given to each Director at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to such meeting, unless the notice is given orally or delivered in person, in which case it shall be given at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to such meeting. For the purpose of this section, notice shall be deemed to be duly given to a Director if given personally (including by telephone) or if such notice is delivered to such Director by mail, telegraph, telefax, cablegram, telex, or teleprinter to his/her/its last known address. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any Director who submits a signed waiver of notice, whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting without protesting, prior to the conclusion thereof, the lack of notice to him/her/it.
Section 8. Quorum : A majority of the directors at the time in office, present in person or by proxy or by communication equipment, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Section 9. Voting : The vote of the majority of the Directors, present in person or by proxy, in communication by telefax or conference telephone, at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Directors. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors consent thereto in writing.
Section 10. Compensation of Directors and Members of Committees : The Board of Directors may from time to time, in its discretion, fix the amounts which shall be payable to members of the Board of Directors and to members of any committee, for attendance at the meetings of the Board of Directors or of such committee and for services rendered to the Corporation.
ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
Section 1. Executive Committee and Other Committees : The Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate from among its members an Executive Committee to consist of one (1) or more of the Directors of the Corporation, which to the extent provided in said resolution or resolutions, or in these bylaws, shall have and may exercise, to the extent permitted by law, the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may have power to authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. In addition, the Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors designate from among its members other committees to consist of one (1) or more of the Directors of the Corporation, each of which shall perform such action and have such authority and powers as shall be delegated to it by said resolution or resolutions or as provided for in these bylaws, except that only the Executive Committee may have and exercise the powers of the Board of Directors. Members of the Executive Committee and any other committee shall hold office for such period as may be prescribed by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Vacancies in membership of such committees shall be filled by vote of the Board of Directors. Committees may adopt their own rules of procedure and may meet at stated times or on such notice as they may determine. Each committee shall keep a record of its proceedings and report the same to the Board when requested.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 1. Number and Designation : The Board of Directors shall appoint a Secretary. In addition, the Board of Directors may appoint such other officers as it may deem necessary. Officers may be of any nationality, need not be residents of the Marshall Islands and may be, but are not required to be, Directors. Officers may be natural persons, corporations or other business entities. Any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person, corporation or business entity.
Officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at its first meeting following the annual election of Directors, but in the event of the failure of the Board of Directors to so appoint any officer, such officer(s) may be appointed at any subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors. The salaries of the officers and any other compensation paid to them shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may at any meeting appoint additional officers. Each officer shall hold office until the first meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual election of Directors and until his/her/its successor shall have been duly appointed and qualified, except in the event of the earlier termination of his/her/its term of office, through death, resignation, removal or otherwise. Any officer may be removed by the Board of Directors at any time with or without cause. Any vacancy in an office may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term of such office by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting.
Section 2. President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general management of the affairs of the Corporation together with the powers and duties usually incident to the office of President, except as specifically limited by appropriate written resolution of the Board of Directors and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors. The President shall preside at all meetings of shareholders at which he/she/it is present and, if he/she/it is a Director, at all meetings of the Directors.
Section 3. Treasurer . The Treasurer shall have general supervision over the care and custody of the funds, securities, and other valuable effects of the Corporation and shall deposit the same or cause the same to be deposited in the name of the Corporation in such depositories as the Board of Directors may designate, shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, shall have supervision over the accounts of all receipts and disbursements of the Corporation, shall, whenever required by the Board of Directors, render or cause to be rendered financial statements of the Corporation, shall have the power and perform the duties usually incident to the office of Treasurer, and shall have such powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Secretary : The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors at which he/she/it is present, shall have supervision over the giving and serving of notices of the Corporation, shall be the custodian of the corporate records and of the corporate seal, if any, of the Corporation, shall be empowered to affix the corporate seal to those documents, the execution of which, on behalf of the Corporation under its seal, is duly authorized and when so affixed may attest the same, and shall exercise the powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors or an authorized officer.
Section 5. Other Officers : Officers other than those described in Sections 2 through 4 of this Article shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors.
Section 6. Bond : The Board of Directors shall have power to the extent permitted by law, to require any officer, agent or employee of the Corporation to give bond for the faithful discharge of his/her/its duties in such form and with such surety or sureties as the Board of Directors may deem advisable.
ARTICLE VI
CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES
Section 1. Form and Issuance : The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates in a form meeting the requirements of law and approved by the Board of Directors. Certificates shall be signed by any officer(s) and/or director(s) of the Corporation. These signatures may be facsimiles if the certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent other than the Corporation itself or its employees.
Section 2. Transfer : The Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make such rules and regulations as they may deem expedient concerning the issuance, registration and transfer of certificates representing shares of the Corporations stock, and may appoint transfer agents thereof.
Section 3. Lost. Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates : The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate or certificates of stock to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of the fact by the person claiming the certificate or certificates of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates to provide a bond to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or certificates.
ARTICLE VII
DIVIDENDS
Section 1. Declaration and Form : Dividends may be declared in conformity with law by, and at the discretion of, the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting. Dividends may be declared and paid in cash, stock, or other property of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VIII
CORPORATE SEAL
Section 1. Corporate Seal : The seal of the Corporation, if any, shall be circular in form with the name of the Corporation in the circumference and such other appropriate legend as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
ARTICLE IX
FISCAL YEAR
Section 1. Fiscal Year; The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be such period of twelve (12) consecutive months as the Board of Directors may by resolution designate.
ARTICLE X
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. By the Shareholders : These bylaws may be amended, added to, altered or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted, at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock present and voting at such meeting provided notice that an amendment is to be considered and acted upon is inserted in the notice or waiver of notice of said meeting.
Section 2. By the Directors : If the Articles of Incorporation so provide, these bylaws may be amended, added to, altered or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted, at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors, subject, however, to the power of the shareholders to alter, amend or repeal any bylaws as adopted.
Exhibit 3.6.1
R EPUBLIC OF THE M ARSHALL I SLANDS
O FFICE OF THE R EGISTRAR OF C ORPORATIONS
Endorsement Certificate
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE
BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS 1990
I CERTIFY that I have endorsed FILED upon the Original Articles of Incorporation of
Seaspan Containership 2180 Ltd.
as of
October 4, 2010
being the date upon which existence of said corporation commenced.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that a Duplicate of said Articles of Incorporation has been filed with this office.
Given under my hand and seal on this | ||||
4th day of October 2010 | ||||
Deputy Registrar of Corporations |
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Reg. No. 43459
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
Seaspan Containership 2180 Ltd. |
INCORPORATED
IN
THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
PURSUANT
TO
THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
DUPLICATE COPY
The original of this document was filed in
accordance with section 5 of the
Business Corporations Act on
NON RESIDENT
October 4, 2010
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Deputy Registrar |
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
Seaspan Containership 2180 Ltd.
PURSUANT TO THE MARSHALL ISLANDS BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
The undersigned, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the provisions of the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act, does hereby make, subscribe, acknowledge and file with the Registrar of Corporations this instrument for that purpose, as follows:
A. | The name of the Corporation shall be: |
Seaspan Containership 2180 Ltd.
B. | The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may now or hereafter be organized under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act. |
C. | The registered address of the Corporation in the Marshall Islands is Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960. The name of the Corporations registered agent at such address is The Trust Company of the Marshall Islands, Inc. |
D. | The aggregate number of shares of stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is One Million (1,000,000) registered shares with a par value of One US Cent (US$0.01) per share. |
E. | The Corporation shall have every power which a corporation now or hereafter organized under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act may have. |
F. | The name and address of the incorporator is: |
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Name | Post Office Address | ||||
Majuro Nominees Ltd. |
P.O. Box 1405 | |||||
Majuro | ||||||
Marshall Islands | ||||||
G. | The Board of Directors as well as the shareholders of the Corporation shall have the authority to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation. |
H. | Corporate existence shall begin upon filing these Articles of Incorporation with the Registrar of Corporations as of the filing date stated on these Articles. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this instrument on October 4, 2010.
Majuro Nominees Ltd. Incorporator |
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by: |
On October 4, 2010 before me personally came Cheyenna Hickman known to me to be the individual described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and she duly acknowledged to me that the execution thereof was her act and deed.
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Exhibit 3.6.2
Seaspan Containership 2180 Ltd.
BYLAWS
As Adopted: October 4, 2010
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
The principal place of business of the Corporation shall be at such place or places as the Directors shall from time to time determine. The Corporation may also have an office or offices at such other places within or without the Marshall Islands as the Board of Directors may from time to time appoint or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
SHAREHOLDERS
Section 1. Annual Meeting : The annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such day and at such time and place within or without the Marshall Islands as the Board of Directors may determine for the purpose of electing Directors and of transacting such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
Section 2. Special Meeting : Special meetings of shareholders, unless otherwise prescribed by law, may be called for any purpose or purposes at any time by the order of the Board of Directors or by the Secretary or any other designated officer whenever required in writing to do so by shareholders owning not less than one-tenth of all the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed special meeting. Such meeting shall be held at such place and on such date and at such time as may be designated in the notice thereof by the officer of the Corporation calling any such meeting. The business transacted at any special meeting shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.
Section 3. Notice of Meetings : Notice of every annual and special meeting of shareholders, other than any meeting the giving of notice of which is otherwise prescribed by law, stating the date, time, place and purpose thereof, and in the case of special meetings, the name of the person or persons at whose direction the notice is being issued, shall be given personally
or sent by mail, telefax, telegraph, cablegram, telex, or teleprinter at least fifteen (15) but not more that sixty (60) days before such meeting, to each shareholder of record entitled to vote thereat and to each shareholder of record who, by reason of any action proposed at such meeting would be entitled to have his/her/its shares appraised if such action were taken, and the notice shall include a statement of that purpose and to that effect. If mailed, notice shall be deemed to have been given when deposited in the mail, directed to the shareholder at his/her/its address as the same appears on the record of shareholders of the Corporation or at such address as to which the shareholder has given notice to the Secretary. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any shareholder who submits a signed waiver without protesting prior to the conclusion thereof the lack of notice to him/her/it. If the Corporation shall issue any class of bearer shares, notice for all meetings shall be given in the manner provided in the Articles of Incorporation.
Section 4. Quorum : At all meetings of shareholders, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, there must be present either in person or by proxy shareholders holding at least a majority of the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at such meeting in order to constitute a quorum, but if less than a quorum is present, a majority of those shares present either in person or by proxy shall have power to adjourn any meeting until a quorum shall be present.
Section 5. Voting : If a quorum is present, and except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of stock represented at the meeting shall be the act of the shareholders. At any meeting of shareholders each shareholder entitled to vote any shares on any matter to be voted upon at such meeting shall be entitled to one vote on such matter for each such share, and may exercise such voting right whether in person or by proxy. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof.
Section 6. Fixing of Record Date : The Board of Directors may fix a time not more than sixty (60) nor less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of any meeting of shareholders, or more than sixty (60) days prior to the last day on which the consent or dissent of shareholders may be expressed for any purpose without a meeting, as the time as of which shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such a meeting or whose consent or dissent is required or may be expressed for any purpose, as the case may be, shall be determined, and all persons who were holders of record of voting shares at such time and no others
shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting or to express their consent or dissent, as the case may be. The Board of Directors may fix a time not exceeding sixty (60) days preceding the date fixed for the payment of any dividend, the making of any distribution, the allotment of any rights or the taking of any other action, as a record time for the determination of the shareholders entitled to receive any such dividend, distribution, or allotment or for the purpose of such other action.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1. Number : The affairs, business, and property of the Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors to consist of at least one (1) Director. Within the limits fixed by these bylaws, the number of Directors may be determined either by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors or by vote of the shareholders. The Directors need not be residents of the Marshall Islands or shareholders of the Corporation. Corporations may, to the extent permitted by law, be elected Directors.
Section 2. How Elected : Except as otherwise provided by law or Section 4 of this Article, the Directors of the Corporation (other than the first Board of Directors if named in the Articles of Incorporation or designated by the Incorporator) shall be elected at the annual meeting of shareholders. Each Director shall be elected to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his/her/its successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, except in the event of his/her/its death, resignation, removal, or the earlier termination of his/her/its term of office.
Section 3. Removal : Any or all of the Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by vote of the shareholders. Any Director may be removed for cause by action of the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Vacancies : Vacancies in the Board of Directors occurring by death, resignation, creation of new directorship, failure of the shareholders to elect the whole Board of Directors at any annual election of Directors, or for any other reason including removal of Directors for cause, may be filled either by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors then in office, although less than a quorum, at any special meeting called for that purpose or at any regular meeting of the Board of Directors, except as otherwise prescribed by law or unless the Articles of Incorporation provide that such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be filled by vote of the shareholders. Vacancies occurring by removal of Directors without cause may be filled only by vote of the shareholders.
Section 5. Regular Meeting : Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and place as may be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors and no notice shall be required for any regular meeting. Except as otherwise provided by law, any business may be transacted at any regular meeting.
Section 6. Special Meeting : Special meetings of the Board of Directors may, unless otherwise prescribed by law, be called from time to time by the Secretary, or any officer of the Corporation who is also a Director. The Secretary or any other designated officer shall call a special meeting of the Board upon written request directed by any two (2) Directors stating the time, place, and purpose of such special meeting. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held on a date and at such time and at such place as may be designated in the notice thereof by the officer calling the meeting.
Section 7. Notice of Special Meeting : Notice of the date, time and place of each special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given to each Director at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to such meeting, unless the notice is given orally or delivered in person, in which case it shall be given at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to such meeting. For the purpose of this section, notice shall be deemed to be duly given to a Director if given personally (including by telephone) or if such notice is delivered to such Director by mail, telegraph, telefax, cablegram, telex, or teleprinter to his/her/its last known address. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any Director who submits a signed waiver of notice, whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting without protesting, prior to the conclusion thereof, the lack of notice to him/her/it.
Section 8. Quorum : A majority of the directors at the time in office, present in person or by proxy or by communication equipment, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Section 9. Voting : The vote of the majority of the Directors, present in person or by proxy, in communication by telefax or conference telephone, at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Directors. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors consent thereto in writing.
Section 10. Compensation of Directors and Members of Committees : The Board of Directors may from time to time, in its discretion,
fix the amounts which shall be payable to members of the Board of Directors and to members of any committee, for attendance at the meetings of the Board of Directors or of such committee and for services rendered to the Corporation.
ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
Section 1. Executive Committee and Other Committees : The Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate from among its members an Executive Committee to consist of one (1) or more of the directors of the Corporation, which to the extent provided in said resolution or resolutions, or in these bylaws, shall have and may exercise, to the extent permitted by law, the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may have power to authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. In addition, the Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors designate from among its members other committees to consist of one (1) or more of the directors of the Corporation, each of which shall perform such action and have such authority and powers as shall be delegated to it by said resolution or resolutions or as provided for in these bylaws, except that only the Executive Committee may have and exercise the powers of the Board of Directors. Members of the Executive Committee and any other committee shall hold office for such period as may be prescribed by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Vacancies in membership of such committees shall be filled by vote of the Board of Directors. Committees may adopt their own rules of procedure and may meet at stated times or on such notice as they may determine. Each committee shall keep a record of its proceedings and report the same to the Board when requested.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 1. Number and Designation : The Board of Directors shall appoint a Secretary. In addition, the Board of Directors may appoint such other officers as it may deem necessary. Officers may be of any nationality, need not be residents of the Marshall Islands and may be, but are not required to be, Directors. Officers may be natural persons, corporations or other business entities. Any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person, corporation or business entity.
Officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at its first meeting following the annual election of Directors, but in the event of the failure of the Board of Directors to so appoint any officer, such officer(s) may be appointed at any subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors. The salaries of the officers and any other compensation paid to them shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may at any meeting appoint additional officers. Each officer shall hold office until the first meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual election of Directors and until his/her/its successor shall have been duly appointed and qualified, except in the event of the earlier termination of his/her/its term of office, through death, resignation, removal or otherwise. Any officer may be removed by the Board of Directors at any time with or without cause. Any vacancy in an office may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term of such office by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting.
Section 2. President or Managing Director (if applicable) : The President or Managing Director shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general management of the affairs of the Corporation together with the powers and duties usually incident to the office of President or Managing Director, except as specifically limited by appropriate written resolution of the Board of Directors and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors. The President or Managing Director shall preside at all meetings of shareholders at which he/she/it is present and, if he/she/it is a Director, at all meetings of the Directors.
Section 3. Treasurer or Managing Director (if applicable) : The Managing Director or, if there shall be no Managing Director, the Treasurer shall have general supervision over the care and custody of the funds, securities, and other valuable effects of the Corporation and shall deposit the same or cause the same to be deposited in the name of the Corporation in such depositories as the Board of Directors may designate, shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, shall have supervision over the accounts of all receipts and disbursements of the Corporation, shall, whenever required by the Board of Directors, render or cause to be rendered financial statements of the Corporation, shall have the power and perform the duties usually incident to the office of Treasurer, and shall have such powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Secretary : The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors at
which he/she/it is present, shall have supervision over the giving and serving of notices of the Corporation, shall be the custodian of the corporate records and of the corporate seal, if any, of the Corporation, shall be empowered to affix the corporate seal to those documents, the execution of which, on behalf of the Corporation under its seal, is duly authorized and when so affixed may attest the same, and shall exercise the powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors or an authorized officer.
Section 5. Other Officers : Officers other than those described in Sections 2 through 4 of this Article shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors.
Section 6. Bond : The Board of Directors shall have power to the extent permitted by law, to require any officer, agent or employee of the Corporation to give bond for the faithful discharge
of his/her/its duties in such form and with such surety or sureties as the Board of Directors may deem advisable.
ARTICLE VI
CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES
Section 1. Form and Issuance : The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates in a form meeting the requirements of law and approved by the Board of Directors. Certificates shall be signed by any officer(s) and/or director(s) of the Corporation. These signatures may be facsimiles if the certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent other than the Corporation itself or its employees.
Section 2. Transfer : The Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make such rules and regulations as they may deem expedient concerning the issuance, registration and transfer of certificates representing shares of the Corporations stock, and may appoint transfer agents thereof.
Section 3. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates : The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate or certificates of stock to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of the fact by the person claiming the certificate or certificates of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board of Directors may, in
its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates to provide a bond to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or certificates.
ARTICLE VII
DIVIDENDS
Section 1. Declaration and Form : Dividends may be declared in conformity with law by, and at the discretion of, the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting. Dividends may be declared and paid in cash, stock, or other property of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VIII
CORPORATE SEAL
Section 1. Corporate Seal : The seal of the Corporation, if any, shall be circular in form with the name of the Corporation in the circumference and such other appropriate legend as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
ARTICLE IX
FISCAL YEAR
Section 1. Fiscal Year ; The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be such period of twelve (12) consecutive months as the Board of Directors may by resolution designate.
ARTICLE X
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. By the Shareholders : These bylaws may be amended, added to, altered or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted, at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock present and voting at such meeting provided notice that an amendment is to be considered and acted upon is inserted in the notice or waiver of notice of said meeting.
Section 2. By the Directors : If the Articles of Incorporation so provide, these bylaws may be amended, added to, altered or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted, at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors, subject, however, to the power of the shareholders to alter, amend or repeal any bylaws as adopted.
Exhibit 3.7.1
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
Seaspan Containership 2181 Ltd.
INCORPORATED
IN
THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
PURSUANT
TO
THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
DUPLICATE COPY
The original of this document was filed in accordance with section 5 of the Business Corporations Act on |
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NON RESIDENT |
December 16,2009 | ||||
Deputy Registrar |
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
Seaspan Containership 2181 Ltd.
PURSUANT TO THE MARSHALL ISLANDS BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
The undersigned, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the provisions of the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act, does hereby make, subscribe, acknowledge and file with the Registrar of Corporations this instrument for that purpose, as follows:
A. The name of the Corporation shall be:
Seaspan Containership 2181 Ltd.
B. | The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may now or hereafter be organized under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act. |
C. | The registered address of the Corporation in the Marshall Islands is Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960. The name of the Corporations registered agent at such address is The Trust Company of the Marshall Islands, Inc. |
D. | The aggregate number of shares of stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is Five Hundred (500) registered shares with a par value of US One Cent (US$0.01) per share. |
E. | The Corporation shall have every power which a corporation now or hereafter organized under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act may have. |
F. | The name and address of the incorporator is: |
Name |
Post Office Address |
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Majuro Nominees Ltd. |
P.O. Box 1405 Majuro Marshall Islands |
G. | The Board of Directors as well as the shareholders of the Corporation shall have the authority to adopt, amend or repeal the by laws of the Corporation. |
H. | Corporate existence shall begin upon filing these Articles of Incorporation with the Registrar of Corporations as of the filing date stated on these Articles. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this instrument on December 16, 2009.
Majuro Nominees Ltd. Incorporator | ||
by: | ||
On December 16, 2009 before me personally came J. Au known to me to be the individual described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and she duly acknowledged to me that the execution thereof was her act and deed.
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Exhibit 3.7.2
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
OF
Seaspan Containership 2181 Ltd. |
REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
REGISTRAR OF CORPORATIONS
DUPLICATE COPY |
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NON RESIDENT |
The original of this Document was filed in accordance with section 5 of the Business Corporations Act on |
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January 25, 2010
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Deputy Registrar |
Reg. No. 38577
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT OF
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
Seaspan Containership 2181 Ltd.
UNDER SECTION 90 OF THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
I, John C. Hsu, the Sole Director of: Seaspan Containership 2181 Ltd., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, for the purpose of amending the Articles of Incorporation of said Corporation hereby certify :
1. | The name of the Corporation: Seaspan Containership 2181 Ltd. |
2. | The Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Registrar of Corporations as of the 16th day of December 2009. |
3. | The Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation be amended in the following manner :- |
D. | The aggregate number of shares of stock that the Corporation is authorised to issue is 500 registered shares with a par value of US One Cent (US$0.01) per share and 500,000,000 registered shares with a par value of US One Dollar (US$1) per share. |
4. | The amendments to the Articles of Incorporation were authorised by written consent of the sole shareholder entitled to vote thereon. |
IN WITNESS whereof I have executed these Articles of Amendment on this 25 th day of January 2010.
/s/ John C. Hsu |
Authorised Person John C. Hsu Sole Director |
Exhibit 3.7.3
Seaspan Containership 2181 Ltd.
BYLAWS
As Adopted on December 16,2009
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
The principal place of business of the Corporation shall be at such place or places as the Directors shall from time to time determine. The Corporation may also have an office or offices at such other places within or without the Marshall Islands as the Board of Directors may from time to time appoint or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
SHAREHOLDERS
Section 1. Annual Meeting : The annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such day and at such time and place within or without the Marshall Islands as the Board of Directors may determine for the purpose of electing Directors and of transacting such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
Section 2. Special Meeting : Special meetings of shareholders, unless otherwise prescribed by law, may be called for any purpose or purposes at any time by the order of the Board of Directors or by the Secretary or any other designated officer whenever required in writing to do so by shareholders owning not less than one-tenth of all the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed special meeting. Such meeting shall be held at such place and on such date and at such time as may be designated in the notice thereof by the officer of the Corporation calling any such meeting. The business transacted at any special meeting shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.
Section 3. Notice of Meetings : Notice of every annual and special meeting of shareholders, other than any meeting the giving of notice of which is otherwise prescribed by law, stating the date, time, place and purpose thereof, and in the case of special meetings, the name of the person or persons at whose direction the notice is being issued, shall be given personally or sent by mail, telefax, telegraph, cablegram, telex, or teleprinter at least fifteen (15) but not more that sixty (60) days before such meeting, to each shareholder of record entitled to vote thereat and to each shareholder of record who, by reason of any action proposed at such meeting would be entitled to have his/her/its shares appraised if such action were taken, and the notice shall include a statement of that purpose and to that effect. If mailed, notice shall be deemed to have been given when deposited in the mail, directed to the shareholder at his/her/its address as the same appears on the record of shareholders of the Corporation or at such address as to which the shareholder has given notice to the Secretary. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any shareholder who submits a signed waiver without protesting prior to the conclusion thereof the lack of notice to him/her/it
Section 4. Quorum : At all meetings of shareholders, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, there must be present either in person or by proxy shareholders holding at least a majority of the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at such meeting in order to constitute a quorum, but if less than a quorum is present, a majority of those shares present either in person or by proxy shall have power to adjourn any meeting until a quorum shall be present.
Section 5. Voting : If a quorum is present, and except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of stock represented at the meeting shall be the act of the shareholders. At any meeting of shareholders each shareholder entitled to vote any shares on any matter to be voted upon at such meeting shall be entitled to one vote on such matter for each such share, and may exercise such voting right whether in person or by proxy. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof.
Section 6. Fixing of Record Date : The Board of Directors may fix a time not more than sixty (60) nor less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of any meeting of shareholders, or more than sixty (60) days prior to the last day on which the consent or dissent of shareholders may be expressed for any purpose without a meeting, as the time as of which shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such a meeting or whose consent or dissent is required or may be expressed for any purpose, as the case may be, shall be determined, and all persons who were holders of record of voting shares at such time and no others shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting or to express their consent or dissent, as the case may be. The Board of Directors may fix a time not exceeding sixty (60) days preceding the date fixed for the payment of any dividend, the making of any distribution, the allotment of any rights or the taking of any other action, as a record time for the determination of the shareholders entitled to receive any such dividend, distribution, or allotment or for the purpose of such other action.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1. Number : The affairs, business, and property of the Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors to consist of at least one (1) Director. Within the limits fixed by these bylaws, the number of Directors may be determined either by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors or by vote of the shareholders. The Directors need not be residents of the Marshall Islands or shareholders of the Corporation. Corporations may, to the extent permitted by law, be elected Directors.
Section 2. How Elected : Except as otherwise provided by law or Section 4 of this Article, the Directors of the Corporation (other than the first Board of designated by the Incorporator) shall be elected at the annual meeting of shareholders. Each Director shall be elected to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his/her/its successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, except in the event of his/her/its death, resignation, removal, or the earlier termination of his/her/its term of office.
Section 3. Removal : Any or all of the Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by vote of the shareholders. Any Director may be removed for cause by action of the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Vacancies : Vacancies in the Board of Directors occurring by death, resignation, creation of new directorship, failure of the shareholders to elect the whole Board of Directors at any annual election of Directors, or for any other reason including removal of Directors for cause, may be filled either by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors then in office, although less than a quorum, at any special meeting called for that purpose or at any regular meeting of the Board of Directors, except as otherwise prescribed by law or unless the Articles of Incorporation provide that such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be filled by vote of the shareholders. Vacancies occurring by removal of Directors without cause may be filled only by vote of the shareholders.
Section 5. Regular Meeting : Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and place as may be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors and no notice shall be required for any regular meeting. Except as otherwise provided by law, any business may be transacted at any regular meeting.
Section 6. Special Meeting : Special meetings of the Board of Directors may, unless otherwise prescribed by law, be called from time to time by the Secretary, or any officer of the Corporation who is also a Director. The Secretary or any other designated officer shall call a special meeting of the Board upon written request directed by any two (2) Directors (or, if there is only one Director, upon such sole Directors request) stating the time, place, and purpose of such special meeting. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held on a date and at such time and at such place as may be designated in the notice thereof by the officer calling the meeting.
Section 7. Notice of Special Meeting : Notice of the date, time and place of each special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given to each Director at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to such meeting, unless the notice is given orally or delivered in person, in which case it shall be given at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to such meeting. For the purpose of this section, notice shall be deemed to be duly given to a Director if given personally (including by telephone) or if such notice is delivered to such Director by mail, telegraph, telefax, cablegram, telex, or teleprinter to his/her/its last known address. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any Director who submits a signed waiver of notice, whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting without protesting, prior to the conclusion thereof, the lack of notice to him/her/it.
Section 8. Quorum : A majority of the directors at the time in office, present in person or by proxy or by communication equipment, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Section 9. Voting : The vote of the majority of the Directors, present in person or by proxy, in communication by telefax or conference telephone, at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Directors. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors consent thereto in writing.
Section 10. Compensation of Directors and Members of Committees : The Board of Directors may from time to time, in its discretion, fix the amounts which shall be payable to members of the Board of Directors and to members of any committee, for attendance at the meetings of the Board of Directors or of such committee and for services rendered to the Corporation.
ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
Section 1. Executive Committee and Other Committees : The Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate from among its members an Executive Committee to consist of one (1) or more of the Directors of the Corporation, which to the extent provided in said resolution or resolutions, or in these bylaws, shall have and may exercise, to the extent permitted by law, the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may have power to authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. In addition, the Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors designate from among its members other committees to consist of one (1) or more of the Directors of the Corporation, each of which shall perform such action and have such authority and powers as shall be delegated to it by said resolution or resolutions or as provided for in these bylaws, except that only the Executive Committee may have and exercise the powers of the Board of Directors. Members of the Executive Committee and any other committee shall hold office for such period as may be prescribed by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Vacancies in membership of such committees shall be filled by vote of the Board of Directors. Committees may adopt their own rules of procedure and may meet at stated times or on such notice as they may determine. Each committee shall keep a record of its proceedings and report the same to the Board when requested.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 1. Number and Designation : The Board of Directors shall appoint a Secretary. In addition, the Board of Directors may appoint such other officers as it may deem necessary. Officers may be of any nationality, need not be residents of the Marshall Islands and may be, but are not required to be, Directors. Officers may be natural persons, corporations or other business entities. Any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person, corporation or business entity.
Officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at its first meeting following the annual election of Directors, but in the event of the failure of the Board of Directors to so appoint any officer, such officer(s) may be appointed at any subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors. The salaries of the officers and any other compensation paid to them shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may at any meeting appoint additional officers. Each officer shall hold office until the first meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual election of Directors and until his/her/its successor shall have been duly appointed and qualified, except in the event of the earlier termination of his/her/its term of office, through death, resignation, removal or otherwise. Any officer may be removed by the Board of Directors at any time with or without cause. Any vacancy in an office may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term of such office by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting.
Section 2. President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general management of the affairs of the Corporation together with the powers and duties usually incident to the office of President, except as specifically limited by appropriate written resolution of the Board of Directors and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors. The President shall preside at all meetings of shareholders at which he/she/it is present and, if he/she/it is a Director, at all meetings of the Directors.
Section 3. Treasurer . The Treasurer shall have general supervision over the care and custody of the funds, securities, and other valuable effects of the Corporation and shall deposit the same or cause the same to be deposited in the name of the Corporation in such depositories as the Board of Directors may designate, shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, shall have supervision over the accounts of all receipts and disbursements of the Corporation, shall, whenever required by the Board of Directors, render or cause to be rendered financial statements of the Corporation, shall have the power and perform the duties usually incident to the office of Treasurer, and shall have such powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Secretary : The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors at which he/she/it is present, shall have supervision over the giving and serving of notices of the Corporation, shall be the custodian of the corporate records and of the corporate seal, if any, of the Corporation, shall be empowered to affix the corporate seal to those documents, the execution of which, on behalf of the Corporation under its seal, is duly authorized and when so affixed may attest the same, and shall exercise the powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors or an authorized officer.
Section 5. Other Officers : Officers other than those described in Sections 2 through 4 of this Article shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IX
FISCAL YEAR
Section 1. Fiscal Year ; The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be such period of twelve (12) consecutive months as the Board of Directors may by resolution designate.
ARTICLE X
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. By the Shareholders : These bylaws may be amended, added to, altered or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted, at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock present and voting at such meeting provided notice that an amendment is to be considered and acted upon is inserted in the notice or waiver of notice of said meeting.
Section 2. By the Directors : If the Articles of Incorporation so provide, these bylaws may be amended, added to, altered or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted, at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors, subject, however, to the power of the shareholders to alter, amend or repeal any bylaws as adopted.
Exhibit 3.8.1
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
SEASPAN HOLDCO I LTD.
INCORPORATED
IN
THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
PURSUANT
TO
THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
DUPLICATE COPY
The original of this document was filed in accordance with section 5 of the Business Corporations Act on |
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NON RESIDENT |
June 10, 2016
Deputy Registrar |
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
SEASPAN HOLDCO I LTD.
PURSUANT TO THE MARSHALL ISLANDS BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
The undersigned, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the provisions of the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act, does hereby make, subscribe, acknowledge and file with the Registrar of Corporations this instrument for that purpose, as follows:
A. | The name of the Corporation shall be: |
SEASPAN HOLDCO I LTD.
B. | The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may now or hereafter be organized under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act. |
C. | The registered address of the Corporation in the Marshall Islands is Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960. The name of the Corporations registered agent at such address is The Trust Company of the Marshall Islands, Inc. |
D. | The aggregate number of shares of stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is Five Hundred (500) registered shares with a par value of One Cent US Dollar (US$0.01) per share. |
E. | The Corporation shall have every power which a corporation now or hereafter organized under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act may have. |
F. | The name and address of the incorporator is: |
Name |
Post Office Address |
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Majuro Nominees Ltd. |
P.O. Box 1405 Majuro Marshall Islands |
G. | The Board of Directors as well as the shareholders of the Corporation shall have the authority to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation. |
H. | Corporate existence shall begin upon filing these Articles of Incorporation with the Registrar of Corporations as of the filing date stated on these Articles. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this instrument on June 10, 2016.
by: | /s/ Cheyenna Gaughf | |||
Cheyenna Gaughf, Authorized Signatory
Majuro Nominees Ltd., Incorporator |
On June 10, 2016 before me personally came Cheyenna Gaughf known to me to be the individual described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and she duly acknowledged to me that the execution thereof was her act and deed.
/s/ Denise M. Francis |
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Denise M. Francis, Special Agent | ||
Exhibit 3.8.2
SEASPAN HOLDCO I LTD.
BYLAWS
As Adopted: June 10, 2016
The principal place of business of the Corporation shall be at such place or places as the Directors shall from time to time determine. The Corporation may also have an office or offices at such other places within or without the Marshall Islands as the Board of Directors may from time to time appoint or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
SHAREHOLDERS
Section 1. Annual Meeting . The annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such day and at such time and place within or without the Marshall Islands as the Board of Directors may determine for the purpose of electing Directors and of transacting such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
Section 2. Special Meeting . Special meetings of shareholders, unless otherwise prescribed by law, may be called for any purpose or purposes at any time by the order of the Board of Directors or by the Secretary or any other designated officer whenever required in writing to do so by shareholders owning not less than one-tenth of all the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed special meeting. Such meeting shall be held at such place and on such date and at such time as may be designated in the notice thereof by the officer of the Corporation calling any such meeting. The business transacted at any special meeting shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.
Section 3. Notice of Meetings . Notice of every annual and special meeting of shareholders, other than any meeting the giving of notice of which is otherwise prescribed by law, stating the date, time, place and purpose thereof, and in the case of special meetings, the name of the person or persons at whose direction the notice is being issued, shall be given personally or sent by mail, telefax, telegraph, cablegram, telex, or teleprinter at least fifteen (15) but not more that sixty (60) days before such meeting, to each shareholder of record entitled to vote thereat and to each shareholder of record who, by reason of any action proposed at such meeting would be entitled to have his/her/its shares appraised if such action were taken, and the notice shall include a statement of that purpose and to that effect. If mailed, notice shall be deemed to have been given when deposited in the mail, directed to the shareholder at his/her/its address as the same appears on the record of shareholders of the Corporation or at such address as to which the shareholder has given notice to the Secretary. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any shareholder who submits a signed waiver without protesting prior to the conclusion thereof the lack of notice to him/her/it.
Section 4. Quorum . At all meetings of shareholders, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, there must be present either in person or by proxy shareholders holding at least a majority of the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at such meeting in order to constitute a quorum, but if less than a quorum is present, a majority of those shares present either in person or by proxy shall have power to adjourn any meeting until a quorum shall be present.
Section 5. Voting . If a quorum is present, and except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of stock represented at the meeting shall be the act of the shareholders. At any meeting of shareholders each shareholder entitled to vote any shares on any matter to be voted upon at such meeting shall be entitled to one vote on such matter for each such share, and may exercise such voting right whether in person or by proxy. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof.
Section 6. Fixing of Record Date . The Board of Directors may fix a time not more than sixty (60) nor less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of any meeting of shareholders, or more than sixty (60) days prior to the last day on which the consent or dissent of shareholders may be expressed for any purpose without a meeting, as the time as of which shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such a meeting or whose consent or dissent is required or may be expressed for any purpose, as the case may be, shall be determined, and all persons who were holders of record of voting shares at such time and no others shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting or to express their consent or dissent, as the case may be. The Board of Directors may fix a time not exceeding sixty (60) days preceding the date fixed for the payment of any dividend, the making of any distribution, the allotment of any rights or the taking of any other action, as a record time for the determination of the shareholders entitled to receive any such dividend, distribution, or allotment or for the purpose of such other action.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1. Number . The affairs, business, and property of the Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors to consist of at least one (1) Director. Within the limits fixed by these bylaws, the number of Directors may be determined either by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors or by vote of the shareholders. The Directors need not be residents of the Marshall Islands or shareholders of the Corporation. Corporations may, to the extent permitted by law, be elected Directors.
Section 2. How Elected . Except as otherwise provided by law or Section 4 of this Article, the Directors of the Corporation (other than the first Board of Directors designated by the Incorporator) shall be elected at the annual meeting of shareholders. Each Director shall be elected to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his/her/its successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, except in the event of his/her/its death, resignation, removal, or the earlier termination of his/her/its term of office.
Section 3. Removal . Any or all of the Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by vote of the shareholders. Any Director may be removed for cause by action of the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Vacancies . Vacancies in the Board of Directors occurring by death, resignation, creation of new directorship, failure of the shareholders to elect the whole Board of Directors at any annual election of Directors, or for any other reason including removal of Directors for cause, may be filled either by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors then in office, although less than a quorum, at any special meeting called for that purpose or at any regular meeting of the Board of Directors, except as otherwise prescribed by law or unless the Articles of Incorporation provide that such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be filled by vote of the shareholders. Vacancies occurring by removal of Directors without cause may be filled only by vote of the shareholders.
Section 5. Regular Meeting . Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and place as may be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors and no notice shall be required for any regular meeting. Except as otherwise provided by law, any business may be transacted at any regular meeting.
Section 6. Special Meeting . Special meetings of the Board of Directors may, unless otherwise prescribed by law, be called from time to time by the Secretary, or any officer of the Corporation who is also a Director. The Secretary or any other designated officer shall call a special meeting of the Board upon written request of any two (2) Directors (or, if there is only one Director, upon such sole Directors request) stating the time, place, and purpose of such special meeting. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held on a date and at such time and at such place as may be designated in the notice thereof by the officer calling the meeting.
Section 7. Notice of Special Meeting . Notice of the date, time and place of each special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given to each Director at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to such meeting, unless the notice is given orally or delivered in person, in which case it shall be given at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to such meeting. For the purpose of this section, notice shall be deemed to be duly given to a Director if given personally (including by telephone) or if such notice is delivered to such Director by mail, telegraph, telefax, cablegram, telex, or teleprinter to his/her/its last known address. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any Director who submits a signed waiver of notice, whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting without protesting, prior to the conclusion thereof, the lack of notice to him/her/it.
Section 8. Quorum . A majority of the directors at the time in office, present in person or by proxy or by communication equipment, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Section 9. Voting . The vote of the majority of the Directors, present in person or by proxy, in communication by telefax or conference telephone, at a meeting at which a quorum is
present shall be the act of the Directors. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors consent thereto in writing.
Section 10. Compensation of Directors and Members of Committees . The Board of Directors may from time to time, in its discretion, fix the amounts which shall be payable to members of the Board of Directors and to members of any committee, for attendance at the meetings of the Board of Directors or of such committee and for services rendered to the Corporation.
ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
Section 1. Executive Committee and Other Committees . The Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate from among its members an Executive Committee to consist of one (1) or more of the Directors of the Corporation, which to the extent provided in said resolution or resolutions, or in these bylaws, shall have and may exercise, to the extent permitted by law, the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may have power to authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. In addition, the Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors designate from among its members other committees to consist of one (1) or more of the Directors of the Corporation, each of which shall perform such action and have such authority and powers as shall be delegated to it by said resolution or resolutions or as provided for in these bylaws, except that only the Executive Committee may have and exercise the powers of the Board of Directors. Members of the Executive Committee and any other committee shall hold office for such period as may be prescribed by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Vacancies in membership of such committees shall be filled by vote of the Board of Directors. Committees may adopt their own rules of procedure and may meet at stated times or on such notice as they may determine. Each committee shall keep a record of its proceedings and report the same to the Board when requested.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 1. Number and Designation . The Board of Directors shall appoint a Secretary. In addition, the Board of Directors may appoint such other officers as it may deem necessary. Officers may be of any nationality, need not be residents of the Marshall Islands and may be, but are not required to be, Directors. Officers may be natural persons, corporations or other business entities. Any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person, corporation or business entity.
Officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at its first meeting following the annual election of Directors, but in the event of the failure of the Board of Directors to so appoint any officer, such officer(s) may be appointed at any subsequent meeting
of the Board of Directors. The salaries of the officers and any other compensation paid to them shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may at any meeting appoint additional officers. Each officer shall hold office until the first meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual election of Directors and until his/her/its successor shall have been duly appointed and qualified, except in the event of the earlier termination of his/her/its term of office, through death, resignation, removal or otherwise. Any officer may be removed by the Board of Directors at any time with or without cause. Any vacancy in an office may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term of such office by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting.
Section 2. President . The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general management of the affairs of the Corporation together with the powers and duties usually incident to the office of President, except as specifically limited by appropriate written resolution of the Board of Directors and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors. The President shall preside at all meetings of shareholders at which he/she/it is present and, if he/she/it is a Director, at all meetings of the Directors.
Section 3. Treasurer . The Treasurer shall have general supervision over the care and custody of the funds, securities, and other valuable effects of the Corporation and shall deposit the same or cause the same to be deposited in the name of the Corporation in such depositories as the Board of Directors may designate, shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, shall have supervision over the accounts of all receipts and disbursements of the Corporation, shall, whenever required by the Board of Directors, render or cause to be rendered financial statements of the Corporation, shall have the power and perform the duties usually incident to the office of Treasurer, and shall have such powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Secretary . The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors at which he/she/it is present, shall have supervision over the giving and serving of notices of the Corporation, shall be the custodian of the corporate records and of the corporate seal, if any, of the Corporation, shall be empowered to affix the corporate seal to those documents, the execution of which, on behalf of the Corporation under its seal, is duly authorized and when so affixed may attest the same, and shall exercise the powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors or an authorized officer.
Section 5. Other Officers . Officers other than those described in Sections 2 through 4 of this Article shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors.
Section 6. Bond . The Board of Directors shall have power to the extent permitted by law, to require any officer, agent or employee of the Corporation to give bond for the faithful discharge of his/her/its duties in such form and with such surety or sureties as the Board of Directors may deem advisable.
ARTICLE VI
CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES
Section 1. Form and Issuance . The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates in a form meeting the requirements of law and approved by the Board of Directors. Certificates shall be signed by any officer(s) and/or director(s) of the Corporation. These signatures may be facsimiles if the certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent other than the Corporation itself or its employees.
Section 2. Transfer . The Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make such rules and regulations as they may deem expedient concerning the issuance, registration and transfer of certificates representing shares of the Corporations stock, and may appoint transfer agents thereof.
Section 3. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates . The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate or certificates of stock to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of the fact by the person claiming the certificate or certificates of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates to provide a bond to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or certificates.
ARTICLE VII
DIVIDENDS
Section 1. Declaration and Form . Dividends may be declared in conformity with law by, and at the discretion of, the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting. Dividends may be declared and paid in cash, stock, or other property of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VIII
CORPORATE SEAL
Section 1. Corporate Seal . The seal of the Corporation, if any, shall be circular in form with the name of the Corporation in the circumference and such other appropriate legend as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
ARTICLE IX
FISCAL YEAR
Section 1. Fiscal Year ; The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be such period of twelve (12) consecutive months as the Board of Directors may by resolution designate.
ARTICLE X
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. By the Shareholders . These bylaws may be amended, added to, altered or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted, at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock present and voting at such meeting provided notice that an amendment is to be considered and acted upon is inserted in the notice or waiver of notice of said meeting.
Section 2. By the Directors . If the Articles of Incorporation so provide, these bylaws may be amended, added to, altered or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted, at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors, subject, however, to the power of the shareholders to alter, amend or repeal any bylaws as adopted.
Exhibit 3.9.1
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
SEASPAN HOLDCO II LTD.
INCORPORATED
IN
THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
PURSUANT
TO
THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
DUPLICATE COPY
The original of this document was filed in accordance with section 5 of the Business Corporations Act on |
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NON RESIDENT |
June 10, 2016
Deputy Registrar |
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
SEASPAN HOLDCO II LTD.
PURSUANT TO THE MARSHALL ISLANDS BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
The undersigned, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the provisions of the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act, does hereby make, subscribe, acknowledge and file with the Registrar of Corporations this instrument for that purpose, as follows:
A. | The name of the Corporation shall be: |
SEASPAN HOLDCO II LTD.
B. | The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may now or hereafter be organized under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act. |
C. | The registered address of the Corporation in the Marshall Islands is Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960. The name of the Corporations registered agent at such address is The Trust Company of the Marshall Islands, Inc. |
D. | The aggregate number of shares of stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is Five Hundred (500) registered shares with a par value of One Cent US Dollar (US$0.01) per share. |
E. | The Corporation shall have every power which a corporation now or hereafter organized under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act may have. |
F. | The name and address of the incorporator is: |
Name | Post Office Address | |
Majuro Nominees Ltd. | P.O. Box 1405 | |
Majuro | ||
Marshall Islands |
G. | The Board of Directors as well as the shareholders of the Corporation shall have the authority to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation. |
H. | Corporate existence shall begin upon filing these Articles of Incorporation with the Registrar of Corporations as of the filing date stated on these Articles. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this instrument on June 10, 2016.
by: |
/s/ Cheyenna Gaughf |
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Cheyenna Gaughf, Authorized Signatory | ||
Majuro Nominees Ltd., Incorporator |
On June 10, 2016 before me personally came Cheyenna Gaughf known to me to be the individual described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and she duly acknowledged to me that the execution thereof was her act and deed.
/s/ Denise M. Francis Denise M. Francis, Special Agent |
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Exhibit 3.9.2
SEASPAN HOLDCO II LTD.
BYLAWS
As Adopted: June 10, 2016
The principal place of business of the Corporation shall be at such place or places as the Directors shall from time to time determine. The Corporation may also have an office or offices at such other places within or without the Marshall Islands as the Board of Directors may from time to time appoint or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
SHAREHOLDERS
Section 1. Annual Meeting . The annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such day and at such time and place within or without the Marshall Islands as the Board of Directors may determine for the purpose of electing Directors and of transacting such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
Section 2. Special Meeting . Special meetings of shareholders, unless otherwise prescribed by law, may be called for any purpose or purposes at any time by the order of the Board of Directors or by the Secretary or any other designated officer whenever required in writing to do so by shareholders owning not less than one-tenth of all the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed special meeting. Such meeting shall be held at such place and on such date and at such time as may be designated in the notice thereof by the officer of the Corporation calling any such meeting. The business transacted at any special meeting shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.
Section 3. Notice of Meetings . Notice of every annual and special meeting of shareholders, other than any meeting the giving of notice of which is otherwise prescribed by law, stating the date, time, place and purpose thereof, and in the case of special meetings, the name of the person or persons at whose direction the notice is being issued, shall be given personally or sent by mail, telefax, telegraph, cablegram, telex, or teleprinter at least fifteen (15) but not more that sixty (60) days before such meeting, to each shareholder of record entitled to vote thereat and to each shareholder of record who, by reason of any action proposed at such meeting would be entitled to have his/her/its shares appraised if such action were taken, and the notice shall include a statement of that purpose and to that effect. If mailed, notice shall be deemed to have been given when deposited in the mail, directed to the shareholder at his/her/its address as the same appears on the record of shareholders of the Corporation or at such address as to which the shareholder has given notice to the Secretary. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any shareholder who submits a signed waiver without protesting prior to the conclusion thereof the lack of notice to him/her/it.
Section 4. Quorum . At all meetings of shareholders, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, there must be present either in person or by proxy shareholders holding at least a majority of the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at such meeting in order to constitute a quorum, but if less than a quorum is present, a majority of those shares present either in person or by proxy shall have power to adjourn any meeting until a quorum shall be present.
Section 5. Voting . If a quorum is present, and except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of stock represented at the meeting shall be the act of the shareholders. At any meeting of shareholders each shareholder entitled to vote any shares on any matter to be voted upon at such meeting shall be entitled to one vote on such matter for each such share, and may exercise such voting right whether in person or by proxy. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof.
Section 6. Fixing of Record Date . The Board of Directors may fix a time not more than sixty (60) nor less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of any meeting of shareholders, or more than sixty (60) days prior to the last day on which the consent or dissent of shareholders may be expressed for any purpose without a meeting, as the time as of which shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such a meeting or whose consent or dissent is required or may be expressed for any purpose, as the case may be, shall be determined, and all persons who were holders of record of voting shares at such time and no others shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting or to express their consent or dissent, as the case may be. The Board of Directors may fix a time not exceeding sixty (60) days preceding the date fixed for the payment of any dividend, the making of any distribution, the allotment of any rights or the taking of any other action, as a record time for the determination of the shareholders entitled to receive any such dividend, distribution, or allotment or for the purpose of such other action.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1. Number . The affairs, business, and property of the Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors to consist of at least one (1) Director. Within the limits fixed by these bylaws, the number of Directors may be determined either by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors or by vote of the shareholders. The Directors need not be residents of the Marshall Islands or shareholders of the Corporation. Corporations may, to the extent permitted by law, be elected Directors.
Section 2. How Elected . Except as otherwise provided by law or Section 4 of this Article, the Directors of the Corporation (other than the first Board of Directors designated by the Incorporator) shall be elected at the annual meeting of shareholders. Each Director shall be elected to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his/her/its successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, except in the event of his/her/its death, resignation, removal, or the earlier termination of his/her/its term of office.
Section 3. Removal . Any or all of the Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by vote of the shareholders. Any Director may be removed for cause by action of the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Vacancies . Vacancies in the Board of Directors occurring by death, resignation, creation of new directorship, failure of the shareholders to elect the whole Board of Directors at any annual election of Directors, or for any other reason including removal of Directors for cause, may be filled either by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors then in office, although less than a quorum, at any special meeting called for that purpose or at any regular meeting of the Board of Directors, except as otherwise prescribed by law or unless the Articles of Incorporation provide that such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be filled by vote of the shareholders. Vacancies occurring by removal of Directors without cause may be filled only by vote of the shareholders.
Section 5. Regular Meeting . Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and place as may be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors and no notice shall be required for any regular meeting. Except as otherwise provided by law, any business may be transacted at any regular meeting.
Section 6. Special Meeting . Special meetings of the Board of Directors may, unless otherwise prescribed by law, be called from time to time by the Secretary, or any officer of the Corporation who is also a Director. The Secretary or any other designated officer shall call a special meeting of the Board upon written request of any two (2) Directors (or, if there is only one Director, upon such sole Directors request) stating the time, place, and purpose of such special meeting. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held on a date and at such time and at such place as may be designated in the notice thereof by the officer calling the meeting.
Section 7. Notice of Special Meeting . Notice of the date, time and place of each special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given to each Director at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to such meeting, unless the notice is given orally or delivered in person, in which case it shall be given at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to such meeting. For the purpose of this section, notice shall be deemed to be duly given to a Director if given personally (including by telephone) or if such notice is delivered to such Director by mail, telegraph, telefax, cablegram, telex, or teleprinter to his/her/its last known address. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any Director who submits a signed waiver of notice, whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting without protesting, prior to the conclusion thereof, the lack of notice to him/her/it.
Section 8. Quorum . A majority of the directors at the time in office, present in person or by proxy or by communication equipment, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Section 9. Voting . The vote of the majority of the Directors, present in person or by proxy, in communication by telefax or conference telephone, at a meeting at which a quorum is
present shall be the act of the Directors. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors consent thereto in writing.
Section 10. Compensation of Directors and Members of Committees . The Board of Directors may from time to time, in its discretion, fix the amounts which shall be payable to members of the Board of Directors and to members of any committee, for attendance at the meetings of the Board of Directors or of such committee and for services rendered to the Corporation.
ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
Section 1. Executive Committee and Other Committees . The Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate from among its members an Executive Committee to consist of one (1) or more of the Directors of the Corporation, which to the extent provided in said resolution or resolutions, or in these bylaws, shall have and may exercise, to the extent permitted by law, the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may have power to authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. In addition, the Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors designate from among its members other committees to consist of one (1) or more of the Directors of the Corporation, each of which shall perform such action and have such authority and powers as shall be delegated to it by said resolution or resolutions or as provided for in these bylaws, except that only the Executive Committee may have and exercise the powers of the Board of Directors. Members of the Executive Committee and any other committee shall hold office for such period as may be prescribed by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Vacancies in membership of such committees shall be filled by vote of the Board of Directors. Committees may adopt their own rules of procedure and may meet at stated times or on such notice as they may determine. Each committee shall keep a record of its proceedings and report the same to the Board when requested.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 1. Number and Designation . The Board of Directors shall appoint a Secretary. In addition, the Board of Directors may appoint such other officers as it may deem necessary. Officers may be of any nationality, need not be residents of the Marshall Islands and may be, but are not required to be, Directors. Officers may be natural persons, corporations or other business entities. Any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person, corporation or business entity.
Officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at its first meeting following the annual election of Directors, but in the event of the failure of the Board of Directors to so appoint any officer, such officer(s) may be appointed at any subsequent meeting
of the Board of Directors. The salaries of the officers and any other compensation paid to them shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may at any meeting appoint additional officers. Each officer shall hold office until the first meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual election of Directors and until his/her/its successor shall have been duly appointed and qualified, except in the event of the earlier termination of his/her/its term of office, through death, resignation, removal or otherwise. Any officer may be removed by the Board of Directors at any time with or without cause. Any vacancy in an office may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term of such office by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting.
Section 2. President . The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general management of the affairs of the Corporation together with the powers and duties usually incident to the office of President, except as specifically limited by appropriate written resolution of the Board of Directors and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors. The President shall preside at all meetings of shareholders at which he/she/it is present and, if he/she/it is a Director, at all meetings of the Directors.
Section 3. Treasurer . The Treasurer shall have general supervision over the care and custody of the funds, securities, and other valuable effects of the Corporation and shall deposit the same or cause the same to be deposited in the name of the Corporation in such depositories as the Board of Directors may designate, shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, shall have supervision over the accounts of all receipts and disbursements of the Corporation, shall, whenever required by the Board of Directors, render or cause to be rendered financial statements of the Corporation, shall have the power and perform the duties usually incident to the office of Treasurer, and shall have such powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Secretary . The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors at which he/she/it is present, shall have supervision over the giving and serving of notices of the Corporation, shall be the custodian of the corporate records and of the corporate seal, if any, of the Corporation, shall be empowered to affix the corporate seal to those documents, the execution of which, on behalf of the Corporation under its seal, is duly authorized and when so affixed may attest the same, and shall exercise the powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors or an authorized officer.
Section 5. Other Officers . Officers other than those described in Sections 2 through 4 of this Article shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors.
Section 6. Bond . The Board of Directors shall have power to the extent permitted by law, to require any officer, agent or employee of the Corporation to give bond for the faithful discharge of his/her/its duties in such form and with such surety or sureties as the Board of Directors may deem advisable.
ARTICLE VI
CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES
Section 1. Form and Issuance . The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates in a form meeting the requirements of law and approved by the Board of Directors. Certificates shall be signed by any officer(s) and/or director(s) of the Corporation. These signatures may be facsimiles if the certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent other than the Corporation itself or its employees.
Section 2. Transfer . The Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make such rules and regulations as they may deem expedient concerning the issuance, registration and transfer of certificates representing shares of the Corporations stock, and may appoint transfer agents thereof.
Section 3. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates . The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate or certificates of stock to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of the fact by the person claiming the certificate or certificates of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates to provide a bond to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or certificates.
ARTICLE VII
DIVIDENDS
Section 1. Declaration and Form . Dividends may be declared in conformity with law by, and at the discretion of, the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting. Dividends may be declared and paid in cash, stock, or other property of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VIII
CORPORATE SEAL
Section 1. Corporate Seal . The seal of the Corporation, if any, shall be circular in form with the name of the Corporation in the circumference and such other appropriate legend as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
ARTICLE IX
FISCAL YEAR
Section 1. Fiscal Year ; The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be such period of twelve (12) consecutive months as the Board of Directors may by resolution designate.
ARTICLE X
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. By the Shareholders . These bylaws may be amended, added to, altered or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted, at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock present and voting at such meeting provided notice that an amendment is to be considered and acted upon is inserted in the notice or waiver of notice of said meeting.
Section 2. By the Directors . If the Articles of Incorporation so provide, these bylaws may be amended, added to, altered or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted, at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors, subject, however, to the power of the shareholders to alter, amend or repeal any bylaws as adopted.
Exhibit 3.10.1
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
SEASPAN HOLDCO III LTD.
INCORPORATED
IN
THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
PURSUANT
TO
THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
DUPLICATE COPY
This document was filed in accordance with section 5 of the Business Corporations Act on
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NON RESIDENT |
November 2, 2016
/s/ Tanya Lawson
Tanya Lawson Deputy Registrar of Corporations |
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
SEASPAN HOLDCO III LTD.
PURSUANT TO THE MARSHALL ISLANDS BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
The undersigned, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the provisions of the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act, does hereby make, subscribe, acknowledge and file with the Registrar of Corporations this instrument for that purpose, as follows:
A. | The name of the Corporation shall be: |
SEASPAN HOLDCO III LTD.
B. | The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may now or hereafter be organized under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act. |
C. | The registered address of the Corporation in the Marshall Islands is Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960. The name of the Corporations registered agent at such address is The Trust Company of the Marshall Islands, Inc. |
D. | The aggregate number of shares of stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is Five Hundred (500) registered share(s) with a par value of one cent US Dollar(s) (US$0.01) per share. |
E. | The Corporation shall have every power which a corporation now or hereafter organized under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act may have. |
F. | The name and address of the incorporator is: |
Name |
Post Office Address |
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Majuro Nominees Ltd |
P.O. Box 1405 |
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Majuro | ||
Marshall Islands |
G. | The Board of Directors as well as the shareholders of the Corporation shall have the authority to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation. |
H. | Corporate existence shall begin upon filing these Articles of Incorporation with the Registrar of Corporations as of the filing date stated on these Articles. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this instrument on November 2, 2016 .
by: |
/s/ Denise M. Francis |
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Denise M. Francis, Authorized Signatory Majuro Nominees Ltd., Incorporator |
On November 2, 2016, before me personally came Denise M. Francis known to me to be the individual described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and she duly acknowledged to me that the execution thereof was her act and deed.
/s/ Peter M. Feild Peter M. Feild Special Agent |
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Exhibit 3.10.2
SEASPAN HOLDCO III LTD.
BYLAWS
As Adopted: November 2, 2016
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
The principal place of business of the Corporation shall be at such place or places as the Directors shall from time to time determine. The Corporation may also have an office or offices at such other places within or without the Marshall Islands as the Board of Directors may from time to time appoint or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
SHAREHOLDERS
Section 1. Annual Meeting : The annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such day and at such time and place within or without the Marshall Islands as the Board of Directors may determine for the purpose of electing Directors and of transacting such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
Section 2. Special Meeting : Special meetings of shareholders, unless otherwise prescribed by law, may be called for any purpose or purposes at any time by the order of the Board of Directors or by the Secretary or any other designated officer whenever required in writing to do so by shareholders owning not less than one-tenth of all the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed special meeting. Such meeting shall be held at such place and on such date and at such time as may be designated in the notice thereof by the officer of the Corporation calling any such meeting. The business transacted at any special meeting shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.
Section 3. Notice of Meetings : Notice of every annual and special meeting of shareholders, other than any meeting the giving of notice of which is otherwise prescribed by law, stating the date, time, place and purpose thereof, and in the case of special meetings, the name of the person or persons at whose direction the notice is being issued, shall be given personally or sent by mail, telefax, telegraph, cablegram, telex, or teleprinter at least fifteen (15) but not more that sixty (60) days before such meeting, to each shareholder of record entitled to vote thereat and to each shareholder of record who, by reason of any action proposed at such meeting would be entitled to have his/her/its shares appraised if such action were taken, and the notice shall include a statement of that purpose and to that effect. If mailed, notice shall be deemed to have been given when deposited in the mail, directed to the shareholder at his/her/its address as the same appears on the record of shareholders of the Corporation or at such address as to which the shareholder has given notice to the Secretary. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any shareholder who submits a signed waiver without protesting prior to the conclusion thereof the lack of notice to him/her/it. If the Corporation shall issue any class of bearer shares, notice for all meetings shall be given in the manner provided in the Articles of Incorporation.
Section 4. Quorum : At all meetings of shareholders, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, there must be present either in person or by proxy shareholders holding at least a majority of the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at such meeting in order to constitute a quorum, but if less than a quorum is present, a majority of those shares present either in person or by proxy shall have power to adjourn any meeting until a quorum shall be present.
Section 5. Voting : If a quorum is present, and except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of stock represented at the meeting shall be the act of the shareholders. At any meeting of shareholders each shareholder entitled to vote any shares on any matter to be voted upon at such meeting shall be entitled to one vote on such matter for each such share, and may exercise such voting right whether in person or by proxy. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof.
Section 6. Fixing of Record Date : The Board of Directors may fix a time not more than sixty (60) nor less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of any meeting of shareholders, or more than sixty (60) days prior to the last day on which the consent or dissent of shareholders may be expressed for any purpose without a meeting, as the time as of which shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such a meeting or whose consent or dissent is required or may be expressed for any purpose, as the case may be, shall be determined, and all persons who were holders of record of voting shares at such time and no others shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting or to express their consent or dissent, as the case may be. The Board of Directors may fix a time not exceeding sixty (60) days preceding the date fixed for the payment of any dividend, the making of any distribution, the allotment of any rights or the taking of any other action, as a record time for the determination of the shareholders entitled to receive any such dividend, distribution, or allotment or for the purpose of such other action.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1. Number : The affairs, business, and property of the Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors to consist of at least one (1) Director. Within the limits fixed by these bylaws, the number of Directors may be determined either by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors or by vote of the shareholders. The Directors need not be residents of the Marshall Islands or shareholders of the Corporation. Corporations may, to the extent permitted by law, be elected Directors.
Section 2. How Elected : Except as otherwise provided by law or Section 4 of this Article, the Directors of the Corporation (other than the first Board of Directors if named in the Articles of Incorporation or designated by the Incorporator) shall be elected at the annual meeting of shareholders. Each Director shall be elected to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his/her/its successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, except in the event of his/her/its death, resignation, removal, or the earlier termination of his/her/its term of office.
Section 3. Removal : Any or all of the Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by vote of the shareholders. Any Director may be removed for cause by action of the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Vacancies : Vacancies in the Board of Directors occurring by death, resignation, creation of new directorship, failure of the shareholders to elect the whole Board of Directors at any annual election of Directors, or for any other reason including removal of Directors for cause, may be filled either by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors then in office, although less than a quorum, at any special meeting called for that purpose or at any regular meeting of the Board of Directors, except as otherwise prescribed by law or unless the Articles of Incorporation provide that such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be filled by vote of the shareholders. Vacancies occurring by removal of Directors without cause may be filled only by vote of the shareholders.
Section 5. Regular Meeting: Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and place as may be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors and no notice shall be required for any regular meeting. Except as otherwise provided by law, any business may be transacted at any regular meeting.
Section 6. Special Meeting : Special meetings of the Board of Directors may, unless otherwise prescribed by law, be called from time to time by the Secretary, or any officer of the Corporation who is also a Director. The Secretary or any other designated officer shall call a special meeting of the Board upon written request directed by any two (2) Directors stating the time, place, and purpose of such special meeting. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held on a date and at such time and at such place as may be designated in the notice thereof by the officer calling the meeting.
Section 7. Notice of Special Meeting : Notice of the date, time and place of each special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given to each Director at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to such meeting, unless the notice is given orally or delivered in person, in which case it shall be given at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to such meeting. For the purpose of this section, notice shall be deemed to be duly given to a Director if given personally (including by telephone) or if such notice is delivered to such Director by mail, telegraph, telefax, cablegram, telex, or teleprinter to his/her/its last known address. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any Director who submits a signed waiver of notice, whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting without protesting, prior to the conclusion thereof, the lack of notice to him/her/it.
Section 8. Quorum : A majority of the directors at the time in office, present in person or by proxy or by communication equipment, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Section 9. Voting : The vote of the majority of the Directors, present in person or by proxy, in communication by telefax or conference telephone, at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Directors. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors consent thereto in writing.
Section 10. Compensation of Directors and Members of Committees : The Board of Directors may from time to time, in its discretion, fix the amounts which shall be payable to members of the Board of Directors and to members of any committee, for attendance at the meetings of the Board of Directors or of such committee and for services rendered to the Corporation.
ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
Section 1. Executive Committee and Other Committees : The Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate from among its members an Executive Committee to consist of one (1) or more of the directors of the Corporation, which to the extent provided in said resolution or resolutions, or in these bylaws, shall have and may exercise, to the extent permitted by law, the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and
affairs of the Corporation, and may have power to authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. In addition, the Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors designate from among its members other committees to consist of one (1) or more of the directors of the Corporation, each of which shall perform such action and have such authority and powers as shall be delegated to it by said resolution or resolutions or as provided for in these bylaws, except that only the Executive Committee may have and exercise the powers of the Board of Directors. Members of the Executive Committee and any other committee shall hold office for such period as may be prescribed by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Vacancies in membership of such committees shall be filled by vote of the Board of Directors. Committees may adopt their own rules of procedure and may meet at stated times or on such notice as they may determine. Each committee shall keep a record of its proceedings and report the same to the Board when requested.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 1. Number and Designation : The Board of Directors shall appoint a Secretary. In addition, the Board of Directors may appoint such other officers as it may deem necessary. Officers may be of any nationality, need not be residents of the Marshall Islands and may be, but are not required to be, Directors. Officers may be natural persons, corporations or other business entities. Any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person, corporation or business entity.
Officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at its first meeting following the annual election of Directors, but in the event of the failure of the Board of Directors to so appoint any officer, such officer(s) may be appointed at any subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors. The salaries of the officers and any other compensation paid to them shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may at any meeting appoint additional officers. Each officer shall hold office until the first meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual election of Directors and until his/her/its successor shall have been duly appointed and qualified, except in the event of the earlier termination of his/her/its term of office, through death, resignation, removal or otherwise. Any officer may be removed by the Board of Directors at any time with or without cause. Any vacancy in an office may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term of such office by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting.
Section 2. President or Managing Director (if applicable) : The President or Managing Director shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general management of the affairs of the Corporation together with the powers and duties usually incident to the office of President or Managing Director, except as specifically limited by appropriate written resolution of the Board of Directors and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors. The President or Managing Director shall preside at all meetings of shareholders at which he/she/it is present and, if he/she/it is a Director, at all meetings of the Directors.
Section 3. Treasurer or Managing Director (if applicable) : The Managing Director or, if there shall be no Managing Director, the Treasurer shall have general supervision over the care and custody of the funds, securities, and other valuable effects of the Corporation and shall deposit the same or cause the same to be deposited in the name of the Corporation in such depositories as the Board of Directors may designate, shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, shall have supervision over the accounts of all receipts and disbursements of the Corporation, shall, whenever required by the Board of Directors, render or cause to be rendered financial statements of the
Corporation, shall have the power and perform the duties usually incident to the office of Treasurer, and shall have such powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Secretary : The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors at which he/she/it is present, shall have supervision over the giving and serving of notices of the Corporation, shall be the custodian of the corporate records and of the corporate seal, if any, of the Corporation, shall be empowered to affix the corporate seal to those documents, the execution of which, on behalf of the Corporation under its seal, is duly authorized and when so affixed may attest the same, and shall exercise the powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors or an authorized officer.
Section 5. Other Officers : Officers other than those described in Sections 2 through 4 of this Article shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors.
Section 6. Bond : The Board of Directors shall have power to the extent permitted by law, to require any officer, agent or employee of the Corporation to give bond for the faithful discharge of his/her/its duties in such form and with such surety or sureties as the Board of Directors may deem advisable.
ARTICLE VI
CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES
Section 1. Form and Issuance : The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates in a form meeting the requirements of law and approved by the Board of Directors. Certificates shall be signed by any officer(s) and/or director(s) of the Corporation. These signatures may be facsimiles if the certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent other than the Corporation itself or its employees.
Section 2. Transfer : The Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make such rules and regulations as they may deem expedient concerning the issuance, registration and transfer of certificates representing shares of the Corporations stock, and may appoint transfer agents thereof.
Section 3. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates : The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate or certificates of stock to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of the fact by the person claiming the certificate or certificates of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates to provide a bond to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or certificates.
ARTICLE VII
DIVIDENDS
Section 1. Declaration and Form : Dividends may be declared in conformity with law by, and at the discretion of, the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting. Dividends may be declared and paid in cash, stock, or other property of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VIII
CORPORATE SEAL
Section 1. Corporate Seal : The seal of the Corporation, if any, shall be circular in form with the name of the Corporation in the circumference and such other appropriate legend as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
ARTICLE IX
FISCAL YEAR
Section 1. Fiscal Year ; The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be such period of twelve (12) consecutive months as the Board of Directors may by resolution designate.
ARTICLE X
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. By the Shareholders : These bylaws may be amended, added to, altered or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted, at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock present and voting at such meeting provided notice that an amendment is to be considered and acted upon is inserted in the notice or waiver of notice of said meeting.
Section 2. By the Directors : If the Articles of Incorporation so provide, these bylaws may be amended, added to, altered or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted, at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors, subject, however, to the power of the shareholders to alter, amend or repeal any bylaws as adopted.
Exhibit 3.11.1
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
SEASPAN HOLDCO IV LTD.
INCORPORATED
IN
THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
PURSUANT
TO
THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
DUPLICATE COPY
This document was filed in accordance with section 5 of the Business Corporations Act on
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NON RESIDENT |
November 2, 2016
/s/ Tanya Lawson
Tanya Lawson Deputy Registrar of Corporations |
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
SEASPAN HOLDCO IV LTD.
PURSUANT TO THE MARSHALL ISLANDS BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
The undersigned, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the provisions of the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act, does hereby make, subscribe, acknowledge and file with the Registrar of Corporations this instrument for that purpose, as follows:
A. | The name of the Corporation shall be: |
SEASPAN HOLDCO IV LTD.
B. | The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may now or hereafter be organized under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act. |
C. | The registered address of the Corporation in the Marshall Islands is Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960. The name of the Corporations registered agent at such address is The Trust Company of the Marshall Islands, Inc. |
D. | The aggregate number of shares of stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is Five Hundred (500) registered share(s) with a par value of one cent US Dollar(s) (US$0.01) per share. |
E. | The Corporation shall have every power which a corporation now or hereafter organized under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act may have. |
F. | The name and address of the incorporator is: |
Name |
Post Office Address | |
Majuro Nominees Ltd |
P.O. Box 1405 | |
Majuro |
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Marshall Islands |
G. | The Board of Directors as well as the shareholders of the Corporation shall have the authority to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation. |
H. | Corporate existence shall begin upon filing these Articles of Incorporation with the Registrar of Corporations as of the filing date stated on these Articles. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this instrument on November 2, 2016.
by: |
/s/ Denise M. Francis |
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Denise M. Francis, Authorized Signatory Majuro Nominees Ltd., Incorporator |
On November 2, 2016, before me personally came Denise M. Francis known to me to be the individual described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and she duly acknowledged to me that the execution thereof was her act and deed.
/s/ Peter M. Feild Peter M. Feild Special Agent |
Exhibit 3.11.2
SEASPAN HOLDCO IV LTD.
BYLAWS
As Adopted: November 2, 2016
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
The principal place of business of the Corporation shall be at such place or places as the Directors shall from time to time determine. The Corporation may also have an office or offices at such other places within or without the Marshall Islands as the Board of Directors may from time to time appoint or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
SHAREHOLDERS
Section 1. Annual Meeting : The annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such day and at such time and place within or without the Marshall Islands as the Board of Directors may determine for the purpose of electing Directors and of transacting such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
Section 2. Special Meeting : Special meetings of shareholders, unless otherwise prescribed by law, may be called for any purpose or purposes at any time by the order of the Board of Directors or by the Secretary or any other designated officer whenever required in writing to do so by shareholders owning not less than one-tenth of all the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed special meeting. Such meeting shall be held at such place and on such date and at such time as may be designated in the notice thereof by the officer of the Corporation calling any such meeting. The business transacted at any special meeting shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.
Section 3. Notice of Meetings : Notice of every annual and special meeting of shareholders, other than any meeting the giving of notice of which is otherwise prescribed by law, stating the date, time, place and purpose thereof, and in the case of special meetings, the name of the person or persons at whose direction the notice is being issued, shall be given personally or sent by mail, telefax, telegraph, cablegram, telex, or teleprinter at least fifteen (15) but not more that sixty (60) days before such meeting, to each shareholder of record entitled to vote thereat and to each shareholder of record who, by reason of any action proposed at such meeting would be entitled to have his/her/its shares appraised if such action were taken, and the notice shall include a statement of that purpose and to that effect. If mailed, notice shall be deemed to have been given when deposited in the mail, directed to the shareholder at his/her/its address as the same appears on the record of shareholders of the Corporation or at such address as to which the shareholder has given notice to the Secretary. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any shareholder who submits a signed waiver without protesting prior to the conclusion thereof the lack of notice to him/her/it. If the Corporation shall issue any class of bearer shares, notice for all meetings shall be given in the manner provided in the Articles of Incorporation.
Section 4. Quorum : At all meetings of shareholders, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, there must be present either in person or by proxy shareholders holding at least a majority of the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at such meeting in order to constitute a quorum, but if less than a quorum is present, a majority of those shares present either in person or by proxy shall have power to adjourn any meeting until a quorum shall be present.
Section 5. Voting : If a quorum is present, and except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of stock represented at the meeting shall be the act of the shareholders. At any meeting of shareholders each shareholder entitled to vote any shares on any matter to be voted upon at such meeting shall be entitled to one vote on such matter for each such share, and may exercise such voting right whether in person or by proxy. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof.
Section 6. Fixing of Record Date : The Board of Directors may fix a time not more than sixty (60) nor less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of any meeting of shareholders, or more than sixty (60) days prior to the last day on which the consent or dissent of shareholders may be expressed for any purpose without a meeting, as the time as of which shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such a meeting or whose consent or dissent is required or may be expressed for any purpose, as the case may be, shall be determined, and all persons who were holders of record of voting shares at such time and no others shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting or to express their consent or dissent, as the case may be. The Board of Directors may fix a time not exceeding sixty (60) days preceding the date fixed for the payment of any dividend, the making of any distribution, the allotment of any rights or the taking of any other action, as a record time for the determination of the shareholders entitled to receive any such dividend, distribution, or allotment or for the purpose of such other action.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1. Number : The affairs, business, and property of the Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors to consist of at least one (1) Director. Within the limits fixed by these bylaws, the number of Directors may be determined either by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors or by vote of the shareholders. The Directors need not be residents of the Marshall Islands or shareholders of the Corporation. Corporations may, to the extent permitted by law, be elected Directors.
Section 2. How Elected : Except as otherwise provided by law or Section 4 of this Article, the Directors of the Corporation (other than the first Board of Directors if named in the Articles of Incorporation or designated by the Incorporator) shall be elected at the annual meeting of shareholders. Each Director shall be elected to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his/her/its successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, except in the event of his/her/its death, resignation, removal, or the earlier termination of his/her/its term of office.
Section 3. Removal : Any or all of the Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by vote of the shareholders. Any Director may be removed for cause by action of the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Vacancies : Vacancies in the Board of Directors occurring by death, resignation, creation of new directorship, failure of the shareholders to elect the whole Board of Directors at any annual election of Directors, or for any other reason including removal of Directors for cause, may be filled either by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors then in office, although less than a quorum, at any special meeting called for that purpose or at any regular meeting of the Board of Directors, except as otherwise prescribed by law or unless the Articles of Incorporation provide that such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be filled by vote of the shareholders. Vacancies occurring by removal of Directors without cause may be filled only by vote of the shareholders.
Section 5. Regular Meeting: Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and place as may be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors and no notice shall be required for any regular meeting. Except as otherwise provided by law, any business may be transacted at any regular meeting.
Section 6. Special Meeting : Special meetings of the Board of Directors may, unless otherwise prescribed by law, be called from time to time by the Secretary, or any officer of the Corporation who is also a Director. The Secretary or any other designated officer shall call a special meeting of the Board upon written request directed by any two (2) Directors stating the time, place, and purpose of such special meeting. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held on a date and at such time and at such place as may be designated in the notice thereof by the officer calling the meeting.
Section 7. Notice of Special Meeting : Notice of the date, time and place of each special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given to each Director at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to such meeting, unless the notice is given orally or delivered in person, in which case it shall be given at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to such meeting. For the purpose of this section, notice shall be deemed to be duly given to a Director if given personally (including by telephone) or if such notice is delivered to such Director by mail, telegraph, telefax, cablegram, telex, or teleprinter to his/her/its last known address. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any Director who submits a signed waiver of notice, whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting without protesting, prior to the conclusion thereof, the lack of notice to him/her/it.
Section 8. Quorum : A majority of the directors at the time in office, present in person or by proxy or by communication equipment, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Section 9. Voting : The vote of the majority of the Directors, present in person or by proxy, in communication by telefax or conference telephone, at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Directors. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors consent thereto in writing.
Section 10. Compensation of Directors and Members of Committees : The Board of Directors may from time to time, in its discretion, fix the amounts which shall be payable to members of the Board of Directors and to members of any committee, for attendance at the meetings of the Board of Directors or of such committee and for services rendered to the Corporation.
ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
Section 1. Executive Committee and Other Committees : The Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate from among its members an Executive Committee to consist of one (1) or more of the directors of the Corporation, which to the extent provided in said resolution or resolutions, or in these bylaws, shall have and may exercise, to the extent permitted by law, the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and
affairs of the Corporation, and may have power to authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. In addition, the Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors designate from among its members other committees to consist of one (1) or more of the directors of the Corporation, each of which shall perform such action and have such authority and powers as shall be delegated to it by said resolution or resolutions or as provided for in these bylaws, except that only the Executive Committee may have and exercise the powers of the Board of Directors. Members of the Executive Committee and any other committee shall hold office for such period as may be prescribed by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Vacancies in membership of such committees shall be filled by vote of the Board of Directors. Committees may adopt their own rules of procedure and may meet at stated times or on such notice as they may determine. Each committee shall keep a record of its proceedings and report the same to the Board when requested.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 1. Number and Designation : The Board of Directors shall appoint a Secretary. In addition, the Board of Directors may appoint such other officers as it may deem necessary. Officers may be of any nationality, need not be residents of the Marshall Islands and may be, but are not required to be, Directors. Officers may be natural persons, corporations or other business entities. Any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person, corporation or business entity.
Officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at its first meeting following the annual election of Directors, but in the event of the failure of the Board of Directors to so appoint any officer, such officer(s) may be appointed at any subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors. The salaries of the officers and any other compensation paid to them shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may at any meeting appoint additional officers. Each officer shall hold office until the first meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual election of Directors and until his/her/its successor shall have been duly appointed and qualified, except in the event of the earlier termination of his/her/its term of office, through death, resignation, removal or otherwise. Any officer may be removed by the Board of Directors at any time with or without cause. Any vacancy in an office may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term of such office by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting.
Section 2. President or Managing Director (if applicable) : The President or Managing Director shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general management of the affairs of the Corporation together with the powers and duties usually incident to the office of President or Managing Director, except as specifically limited by appropriate written resolution of the Board of Directors and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors. The President or Managing Director shall preside at all meetings of shareholders at which he/she/it is present and, if he/she/it is a Director, at all meetings of the Directors.
Section 3. Treasurer or Managing Director (if applicable) : The Managing Director or, if there shall be no Managing Director, the Treasurer shall have general supervision over the care and custody of the funds, securities, and other valuable effects of the Corporation and shall deposit the same or cause the same to be deposited in the name of the Corporation in such depositories as the Board of Directors may designate, shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, shall have supervision over the accounts of all receipts and disbursements of the
Corporation, shall, whenever required by the Board of Directors, render or cause to be rendered financial statements of the Corporation, shall have the power and perform the duties usually incident to the office of Treasurer, and shall have such powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Secretary : The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors at which he/she/it is present, shall have supervision over the giving and serving of notices of the Corporation, shall be the custodian of the corporate records and of the corporate seal, if any, of the Corporation, shall be empowered to affix the corporate seal to those documents, the execution of which, on behalf of the Corporation under its seal, is duly authorized and when so affixed may attest the same, and shall exercise the powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors or an authorized officer.
Section 5. Other Officers : Officers other than those described in Sections 2 through 4 of this Article shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors.
Section 6. Bond : The Board of Directors shall have power to the extent permitted by law, to require any officer, agent or employee of the Corporation to give bond for the faithful discharge of his/her/its duties in such form and with such surety or sureties as the Board of Directors may deem advisable.
ARTICLE VI
CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES
Section 1. Form and Issuance : The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates in a form meeting the requirements of law and approved by the Board of Directors. Certificates shall be signed by any officer(s) and/or director(s) of the Corporation. These signatures may be facsimiles if the certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent other than the Corporation itself or its employees.
Section 2. Transfer : The Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make such rules and regulations as they may deem expedient concerning the issuance, registration and transfer of certificates representing shares of the Corporations stock, and may appoint transfer agents thereof.
Section 3. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates : The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate or certificates of stock to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of the fact by the person claiming the certificate or certificates of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates to provide a bond to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or certificates.
ARTICLE VII
DIVIDENDS
Section 1. Declaration and Form : Dividends may be declared in conformity with law by, and at the discretion of, the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting. Dividends may be declared and paid in cash, stock, or other property of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VIII
CORPORATE SEAL
Section 1. Corporate Seal : The seal of the Corporation, if any, shall be circular in form with the name of the Corporation in the circumference and such other appropriate legend as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
ARTICLE IX
FISCAL YEAR
Section 1. Fiscal Year ; The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be such period of twelve (12) consecutive months as the Board of Directors may by resolution designate.
ARTICLE X
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. By the Shareholders : These bylaws may be amended, added to, altered or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted, at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock present and voting at such meeting provided notice that an amendment is to be considered and acted upon is inserted in the notice or waiver of notice of said meeting.
Section 2. By the Directors : If the Articles of Incorporation so provide, these bylaws may be amended, added to, altered or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted, at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors, subject, however, to the power of the shareholders to alter, amend or repeal any bylaws as adopted.
Exhibit 3.12.1
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
SEASPAN INVESTMENT I LTD.
INCORPORATED
IN |
THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
PURSUANT
TO
THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
DUPLICATE COPY
The original of this document was filed in
accordance with section 5 of the
Business Corporations Act on
NON RESIDENT
March 10, 2011
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Deputy Registrar |
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
SEASPAN INVESTMENT I LTD.
PURSUANT TO THE MARSHALL ISLANDS BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
The undersigned, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the provisions of the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act, does hereby make, subscribe, acknowledge and file with the Registrar of Corporations this instrument for that purpose, as follows:
A. | The name of the Corporation shall be: |
SEASPAN INVESTMENT I LTD.
B. | The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may now or hereafter be organized under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act. |
C. | The registered address of the Corporation in the Marshall Islands is Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960. The name of the Corporations registered agent at such address is The Trust Company of the Marshall Islands, Inc. |
D. | The aggregate number of shares of stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is Five Hundred (500) registered shares with a par value of One U.S. Cent (US$0.01) per share. |
E. | The Corporation shall have every power which a corporation now or hereafter organized under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act may have. |
F. | The name and address of the incorporator is: |
Name |
Post Office Address |
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Majuro Nominees Ltd. |
P.O. Box 1405 |
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Majuro |
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Marshall Islands |
G. | The Board of Directors as well as the shareholders of the Corporation shall have the authority to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation. |
H. | Corporate existence shall begin upon filing these Articles of Incorporation with the Registrar of Corporations as of the filing date stated on these Articles. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this instrument on March 10, 2011.
Majuro Nominees Ltd. Incorporator |
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by: |
On March 10, 2011 before me personally came Cheyenna Hickman known to me to be the individual described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and she duly acknowledged to me that the execution thereof was her act and deed.
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Exhibit 3.12.2
SEASPAN INVESTMENT I LTD.
BYLAWS
As Adopted: March 10, 2011
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
The principal place of business of the Corporation shall be at such place or places as the Directors shall from time to time determine. The Corporation may also have an office or offices at such other places within or without the Marshall Islands as the Board of Directors may from time to time appoint or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
SHAREHOLDERS
Section 1. Annual Meeting : The annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation shall be held on such day and at such time and place within or without the Marshall Islands as the Board of Directors may determine for the purpose of electing Directors and of transacting such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
Section 2. Special Meeting : Special meetings of shareholders , unless otherwise prescribed by law, may be called for any purpose or purposes at any time by the order of the Board of Directors or by the Secretary or any other designated officer whenever required in writing to do so by shareholders owning not less than one-tenth of all the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed special meeting. Such meeting shall be held at such place and on such date and at such time as may be designated in the notice thereof by the officer of the Corporation calling any such meeting. The business transacted at any special meeting shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.
Section 3. Notice of Meetings : Notice of every annual and special meeting of shareholders, other than any meeting the giving of notice of which is otherwise prescribed by law, stating the date, time, place and purpose thereof, and in the case of special meetings, the name of the person or persons at whose direction the notice is being issued, shall be given personally
or sent by mail, telefax, telegraph, cablegram, telex, or teleprinter at least fifteen (15) but not more that sixty (60) days before such meeting, to each shareholder of record entitled to vote thereat and to each shareholder of record who, by reason of any action proposed at such meeting would be entitled to have his/her/its shares appraised if such action were taken, and the notice shall include a statement of that purpose and to that effect. If mailed, notice shall be deemed to have been given when deposited in the mail, directed to the shareholder at his/her/its address as the same appears on the record of shareholders of the Corporation or at such address as to which the shareholder has given notice to the Secretary. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any shareholder who submits a signed waiver without protesting prior to the conclusion thereof the lack of notice to him/her/it. If the Corporation shall issue any class of bearer shares, notice for all meetings shall be given in the manner provided in the Articles of Incorporation.
Section 4. Quorum : At all meetings of shareholders, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, there must be present either in person or by proxy shareholders holding at least a majority of the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at such meeting in order to constitute a quorum, but if less than a quorum is present, a majority of those shares present either in person or by proxy shall have power to adjourn any meeting until a quorum shall be present.
Section 5. Voting : If a quorum is present, and except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of stock represented at the meeting shall be the act of the shareholders. At any meeting of shareholders each shareholder entitled to vote any shares on any matter to be voted upon at such meeting shall be entitled to one vote on such matter for each such share, and may exercise such voting right whether in person or by proxy. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof.
Section 6. Fixing of Record Date : The Board of Directors may fix a time not more than sixty (60) nor less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of any meeting of shareholders, or more than sixty (60) days prior to the last day on which the consent or dissent of shareholders may be expressed for any purpose without a meeting, as the time as of which shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such a meeting or whose consent or dissent is required or may be expressed for any purpose, as the case may be, shall be determined, and all persons who were holders of record of voting shares at such time and no others
shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting or to express their consent or dissent, as the case may be. The Board of Directors may fix a time not exceeding sixty (60) days preceding the date fixed for the payment of any dividend, the making of any distribution, the allotment of any rights or the taking of any other action, as a record time for the determination of the shareholders entitled to receive any such dividend, distribution, or allotment or for the purpose of such other action.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1. Number : The affairs, business, and property of the Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors to consist of at least one (1) Director. Within the limits fixed by these bylaws, the number of Directors may be determined either by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors or by vote of the shareholders. The Directors need not be residents of the Marshall Islands or shareholders of the Corporation. Corporations may, to the extent permitted by law, be elected Directors.
Section 2. How Elected : Except as otherwise provided by law or Section 4 of this Article, the Directors of the Corporation (other than the first Board of Directors if named in the Articles of Incorporation or designated by the Incorporator) shall be elected at the annual meeting of shareholders. Each Director shall be elected to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his/her/its successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, except in the event of his/her/its death, resignation, removal, or the earlier termination of his/her/its term of office.
Section 3. Removal : Any or all of the Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by vote of the shareholders. Any Director may be removed for cause by action of the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Vacancies : Vacancies in the Board of Directors occurring by death, resignation, creation of new directorship, failure of the shareholders to elect the whole Board of Directors at any annual election of Directors, or for any other reason including removal of Directors for cause, may be filled either by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors then in office, although less than a quorum, at any special meeting called for that purpose or at any regular meeting of the Board of Directors, except as otherwise prescribed by law or unless the Articles of Incorporation provide that such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be filled by vote of the shareholders. Vacancies occurring by removal of Directors without cause may be filled only by vote of the shareholders.
Section 5. Regular Meeting : Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and place as may be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors and no notice shall be required for any regular meeting. Except as otherwise provided by law, any business may be transacted at any regular meeting.
Section 6. Special Meeting : Special meetings of the Board of Directors may, unless otherwise prescribed by law, be called from time to time by the Secretary, or any officer of the Corporation who is also a Director. The Secretary or any other designated officer shall call a special meeting of the Board upon written request directed by any two (2) Directors stating the time, place, and purpose of such special meeting. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held on a date and at such time and at such place as may be designated in the notice thereof by the officer calling the meeting.
Section 7. Notice of Special Meeting : Notice of the date, time and place of each special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given to each Director at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to such meeting, unless the notice is given orally or delivered in person, in which case it shall be given at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to such meeting. For the purpose of this section, notice shall be deemed to be duly given to a Director if given personally (including by telephone) or if such notice is delivered to such Director by mail, telegraph, telefax, cablegram, telex, or teleprinter to his/her/its last known address. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any Director who submits a signed waiver of notice, whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting without protesting, prior to the conclusion thereof, the lack of notice to him/her/it.
Section 8. Quorum : A majority of the directors at the time in office, present in person or by proxy or by communication equipment, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Section 9. Voting : The vote of the majority of the Directors, present in person or by proxy, in communication by telefax or conference telephone, at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Directors. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors consent thereto in writing.
Section 10. Compensation of Directors and Members of Committees : The Board of Directors may from time to time, in its discretion,
fix the amounts which shall be payable to members of the Board of Directors and to members of any committee, for attendance at the meetings of the Board of Directors or of such committee and for services rendered to the Corporation.
ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
Section 1. Executive Committee and Other Committees : The Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors, designate from among its members an Executive Committee to consist of one (1) or more of the directors of the Corporation, which to the extent provided in said resolution or resolutions, or in these bylaws, shall have and may exercise, to the extent permitted by law, the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may have power to authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. In addition, the Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the entire Board of Directors designate from among its members other committees to consist of one (1) or more of the directors of the Corporation, each of which shall perform such action and have such authority and powers as shall be delegated to it by said resolution or resolutions or as provided for in these bylaws, except that only the Executive Committee may have and exercise the powers of the Board of Directors. Members of the Executive Committee and any other committee shall hold office for such period as may be prescribed by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Vacancies in membership of such committees shall be filled by vote of the Board of Directors. Committees may adopt their own rules of procedure and may meet at stated times or on such notice as they may determine. Each committee shall keep a record of its proceedings and report the same to the Board when requested.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 1. Number and Designation : The Board of Directors shall appoint a Secretary. In addition, the Board of Directors may appoint such other officers as it may deem necessary. Officers may be of any nationality, need not be residents of the Marshall Islands and may be, but are not required to be, Directors. Officers may be natural persons, corporations or other business entities. Any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person, corporation or business entity.
Officers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at its first meeting following the annual election of Directors, but in the event of the failure of the Board of Directors to so appoint any officer, such officer (s) may be appointed at any subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors. The salaries of the officers and any other compensation paid to them shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may at any meeting appoint additional officers. Each officer shall hold office until the first meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual election of Directors and until his/her/its successor shall have been duly appointed and qualified, except in the event of the earlier termination of his/her/its term of office, through death, resignation, removal or otherwise. Any officer may be removed by the Board of Directors at any time with or without cause. Any vacancy in an office may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term of such office by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting.
Section 2. President or Managing Director (if applicable) : The President or Managing Director shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general management of the affairs of the Corporation together with the powers and duties usually incident to the office of President or Managing Director, except as specifically limited by appropriate written resolution of the Board of Directors and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors. The President or Managing Director shall preside at all meetings of shareholders at which he/she/it is present and, if he/she/it is a Director, at all meetings of the Directors.
Section 3. Treasurer or Managing Director (if applicable) : The Managing Director or, if there shall be no Managing Director, the Treasurer shall have general supervision over the care and custody of the funds, securities, and other valuable effects of the Corporation and shall deposit the same or cause the same to be deposited in the name of the Corporation in such depositories as the Board of Directors may designate, shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, shall have supervision over the accounts of all receipts and disbursements of the Corporation, shall, whenever required by the Board of Directors, render or cause to be rendered financial statements of the Corporation, shall have the power and perform the duties usually incident to the office of Treasurer, and shall have such powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Secretary : The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors at
which he/she/it is present, shall have supervision over the giving and serving of notices of the Corporation, shall be the custodian of the corporate records and of the corporate seal, if any, of the Corporation, shall be empowered to affix the corporate seal to those documents, the execution of which, on behalf of the Corporation under its seal, is duly authorized and when so affixed may attest the same, and shall exercise the powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him/her/it by the Board of Directors or an authorized officer.
Section 5. Other Officers : Officers other than those described in Sections 2 through 4 of this Article shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors.
Section 6. Bond : The Board of Directors shall have power to the extent permitted by law, to require any officer, agent or employee of the Corporation to give bond for the faithful discharge of his/her/its duties in such form and with such surety or sureties as the Board of Directors may deem advisable.
ARTICLE VI
CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES
Section 1. Form and Issuance : The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates in a form meeting the requirements of law and approved by the Board of Directors. Certificates shall be signed by any officer(s) and/or director(s) of the Corporation. These signatures may be facsimiles if the certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent other than the Corporation itself or its employees.
Section 2. Transfer : The Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make such rules and regulations as they may deem expedient concerning the issuance, registration and transfer of certificates representing shares of the Corporations stock, and may appoint transfer agents thereof.
Section 3. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates : The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate or certificates of stock to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of the fact by the person claiming the certificate or certificates of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board of Directors may, in
its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates to provide a bond to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or certificates.
ARTICLE VII
DIVIDENDS
Section 1. Declaration and Form : Dividends may be declared in conformity with law by, and at the discretion of, the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting. Dividends may be declared and paid in cash, stock, or other property of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VIII
CORPORATE SEAL
Section 1. Corporate Seal : The seal of the Corporation, if any, shall be circular in form with the name of the Corporation in the circumference and such other appropriate legend as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
ARTICLE IX
FISCAL YEAR
Section 1. Fiscal Year : The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be such period of twelve (12) consecutive months as the Board of Directors may by resolution designate.
ARTICLE X
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. By the Shareholders : These bylaws may be amended, added to, altered or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted, at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock present and voting at such meeting provided notice that an amendment is to be considered and acted upon is inserted in the notice or waiver of notice of said meeting.
Section 2. By the Directors : If the Articles of Incorporation so provide, these bylaws may be amended, added to, altered or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted, at any regular or special
meeting of the Board of Directors, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors, subject, however, to the power of the shareholders to alter, amend or repeal any bylaws as adopted.
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PART 1
INTERPRETATION
1.1 In these Articles, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith:
Board and the Directors or the directors mean the Directors or sole Director of the Company for the time being.
Company Act means the Company Act of the Province of British Columbia as from time to time enacted and all amendments thereto and includes the regulations made pursuant thereto.
Memorandum means the Memorandum of the Company.
month means calendar month.
proxyholder means the person duly nominated by the registered owner to represent him at the meeting and includes the duly authorized representative of a corporation which is the registered owner.
registered owner or registered holder when used with respect to a share in the authorized capital of the Company means the person registered in the register of members in respect of such share.
seal means the common seal of the Company.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of the Province of British Columbia as from time to time enacted and all amendments thereto and includes the regulations made pursuant thereto.
Expressions referring to writing shall be construed as including references to printing, lithography, typewriting, photography and other modes of representing or reproducing words in a visible form.
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1.2 The meaning of any words or phrases defined in the Company Act shall, if not inconsistent with the subject or context, bear the same meaning in these Articles.
1.3 The Rules of Construction contained in the Interpretation Act shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the interpretation of these Articles.
PART 2
SHARES AND SHARE CERTIFICATES
2.1 Every member is entitled, without charge, to one certificate representing the share or shares of each class held by him; provided that, in respect of a share or shares held jointly by several persons, the Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate, and delivery of a certificate for a share to one of several joint registered holders or to his duly authorized agent shall be sufficient delivery to all; and provided further that the Company shall not be bound to issue certificates representing redeemable shares, if such shares are to be redeemed within one month of the date on which they were allotted. Any share certificate may be sent through the mail by registered prepaid mail to the member entitled thereto at his address as recorded in the register of members, and neither the Company nor any transfer agent shall be liable for any loss occasioned to the member owing to any such share certificate so sent being lost in the mail or stolen.
2.2 If a share certificate
(i) | is worn out or defaced, the Directors shall, upon production to them of the said certificate and upon such other terms, if any, as they may think fit, order the said certificate to be cancelled and shall issue a new certificate in lieu thereof; |
(ii) | is lost, stolen or destroyed, then, upon proof thereof to the satisfaction of the Directors and upon such indemnity, if any, as the Directors deem adequate being given, a new share certificate in lieu thereof shall be issued to the person entitled to such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate; or |
(iii) | represents more than one share and the registered owner thereof surrenders it to the Company with a written request that the Company issue in his name two or more certificates each representing a specified number of shares and in the aggregate representing the same number of shares as the certificate so surrendered, the Company shall cancel the Certificate so surrendered and issue in lieu thereof certificates in accordance with such request. |
Such sum as the Directors may from time to time fix, but not greater than the amount prescribed under the Company Act from time to time, shall be paid to the Company for each certificate to be issued under this Article.
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2.3 Every share certificate shall be signed manually by at least one officer or Director of the Company, or by or on behalf of a registrar, branch registrar, transfer agent or branch transfer agent of the Company and any additional signatures may be printed or otherwise mechanically reproduced and, in such event, a certificate so signed is as valid as if signed manually, notwithstanding that any person whose signature is so printed or mechanically reproduced shall have ceased to hold the office that he is stated on such certificate to hold at the date of the issue of a share certificate.
2.4 Except as required by law, statute or these Articles, no person shall be recognized by the Company as holding any share upon any trust, and the Company shall not be bound by or compelled in any way to recognize (even when having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any share or in any fractional part of a share or (except only as by law, statute or these Articles provided or as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction) any other rights in respect of any share except an absolute right to the entirety thereof in its registered holder.
PART 3
ISSUE OF SHARES
3.1 Subject to these Articles and the Memorandum and to any direction to the contrary contained in a resolution passed at a general meeting authorizing any increase or alteration of capital, the shares shall be under the control of the Directors who may, subject to the Securities Act and to the rights of the holders of the shares of the Company for the time being issued, issue, allot, sell or otherwise dispose of, and/or grant options on or otherwise deal in, shares authorized but not outstanding or which, having been previously issued, have been purchased or redeemed by the Company and are available to be sold or reissued at such times, on such terms and conditions, and at such price or for such consideration, as they, in their absolute discretion, may determine.
3.2 If the Company is, or becomes, a company which is not a reporting company and the Directors are required by the Company Act before allotting any shares to offer them pro rata to the members, the Directors shall, before allotting any shares, comply with the applicable provisions of the Company Act.
3.3 Subject to the provisions of the Company Act, the Company, or the Directors on behalf of the Company, may pay a commission or allow a discount to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe, whether absolutely or conditionally, for any shares in the Company, or procuring or agreeing to procure subscriptions, whether absolutely or conditionally, for any such shares, provided that, if the Company is not a specially limited company, the rate of the commission and discount shall not in the aggregate exceed 25 per centum of the amount of the subscription price of such shares.
3.4 No share may be issued until it is fully paid and the Company shall have received the full consideration therefor in cash, property or past services actually performed for the Company. The value of property or services for the purpose of this Article shall be an amount set by resolution of the Directors that is, in all circumstances of the transaction, no greater than fair market value.
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PART 4
SHARE REGISTERS
4.1 The Company shall keep or cause to be kept a register of members, a register of transfers and a register of allotments within British Columbia, all as required by the Company Act, and may combine one or more of such registers. If the Companys capital shall consist of more than one class or series of shares, a separate register of members, register of transfers and register of allotments may be kept in respect of each class or series of shares. The Directors on behalf of the Company may appoint a trust company registered under the Trust Company Act to keep the register of members, register of transfers and register of allotments or, if there is more than one class or series of shares, the Directors may appoint a trust company, which need not be the same trust company, to keep the register of members, the register of transfers and the register of allotments for each class or series of share. The Directors on behalf of the Company may also appoint one or more trust companies, including the trust company which keeps the said registers of its shares or of a class or series thereof, as transfer agent for its shares or such class or series thereof, as the case may be, and the same or another trust company or companies as registrar for its shares or such class thereof, as the case may be. The Directors may terminate the appointment of any such trust company at any time and may appoint another trust company in its place.
4.2 Subject to the Company Act, the Company may keep or cause to be kept one or more branch registers of members at such place or places, whether within or outside the Province of British Columbia, as the Directors may from time to time determine.
4.3 The Company shall not at any time close its register of members.
PART 5
TRANSFER AND TRANSMISSION OF SHARES
5.1 Subject to the provisions of the Memorandum and of these Articles that may be applicable, and subject to the Securities Act, any member may transfer any of his shares by instrument in writing executed by or on behalf of such member. The instrument of transfer of any share of the Company shall be in the form, if any, on the back of the Companys share certificates or in such other form as the Directors may from time to time approve. Except to the extent that the Company Act may otherwise provide, the transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of shares until the name of the transferee is entered in the register of members or branch register of members in respect thereof.
5.2 The signature of the registered owner of any shares, or of his duly authorized attorney, upon an authorized instrument of transfer shall constitute a complete and sufficient authority to the Company, its directors, officers and agents to register, in the name of the transferee as named in the instrument of transfer, the number of shares specified therein or, if no number is specified, all the shares of the registered owner represented by share certificates deposited with the
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instrument of transfer. If no transferee is named in the instrument of transfer, the instrument of transfer shall constitute a complete and sufficient authority to the Company, its directors, officers and agents to register, in the name of the person in whose behalf any certificate for the shares to be transferred is deposited with the Company for the purpose of having the transfer registered, the number of shares specified in the instrument of transfer or, if no number is specified, all the shares represented by all share certificates deposited with the instrument of transfer.
5.3 Neither the Company nor any Director, officer or agent thereof shall be bound to inquire into the title of the person named in the form of transfer as transferee, or, if no person is named therein as transferee, of the person on whose behalf the certificate is deposited with the Company for the purpose of having the transfer registered or be liable to any claim by such registered owner or by any intermediate owner or holder of the certificate or of any of the shares represented thereby or any interest therein for registering the transfer, and the transfer, when registered, shall confer upon the person in whose name the shares have been registered a valid title to such shares.
5.4 Every instrument of transfer shall be executed by the transferor and left at the registered office of the company or at the office of its transfer agent or branch transfer agent or registrar for registration together with the share certificate for the shares to be transferred and such other evidence if any, as the Directors or the transfer agent or branch transfer agent or registrar or branch registrar may require to prove the title of the transferor or his right to transfer the shares and the right of the transferee to have the transfer registered. All instruments of transfer where the transfer is registered shall be retained by the Company or its transfer agent or branch transfer agent of registrar or branch/registrar and any instrument of transfer, where the transfer is not registered, shall be returned to the person depositing the same together with the share certificate which accompanied the same when tendered for registration.
5.5 There shall be paid to the Company in respect of the registration of any transfer such sum, if any, as the Directors may from time to time determine.
5.6 In the case of the death of a member, the survivor or survivors where the deceased was a joint registered holder, and the legal personal representative of the deceased where he was the sole holder, shall be the only persons recognized by the Company as having any title to his interest in the shares. Before recognizing any legal personal representative the Directors may require him to deliver to the Company the documents required by the Company Act to be produced by a person applying to effect transmission of shares and such other evidence as the Directors may require of the personal representatives appointment, and of the payment or satisfaction of all taxes, duties, fees and other similar assessments payable to any governmental authority in any applicable jurisdiction with respect to the shares arising out of the members death.
5.7 A guardian, committee, trustee, curator, tutor, personal representative or trustee in bankruptcy of a member, although not a member himself, shall have the same rights, privileges and obligations that attach to the shares held by the member if the documents required by the Company Act to be produced by a person applying to effect transmission of shares shall have been deposited with the Company together with such other evidence as the Directors may require of the persons appointment. This Article does not apply on the death of a member with respect to a share registered in his name and the name of another person in joint tenancy.
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PART 6
ALTERATION OF CAPITAL
6.1 The Company may by ordinary resolution filed with the Registrar alter the Memorandum to increase the authorized capital of the Company by:
(i) | creating shares with par value or shares without par value, or both; |
(ii) | increasing the number of shares with par value or shares without par value, or both; or |
(iii) | increasing the par value of a class of shares with par value, if no shares of that class are issued. |
6.2 The Company may by special resolution alter the Memorandum to subdivide, consolidate, change from shares with par value to shares without par value, or from shares without par value to shares with par value, or change the designation of, all or any of its shares but only to such extent, in such manner and with such consents of members holding a class or series of shares which is the subject of or affected by such alteration, as the Company Act provides.
6.3 The Company may alter the Memorandum or these Articles
(i) | by special resolution, to create, define and attach special rights or restrictions to any shares, and |
(ii) | by special resolution and by otherwise complying with any applicable provision of its Memorandum or these Articles, to vary or abrogate any special rights and restrictions attached to any shares |
and in each case by filing a certified copy of such resolution with the Registrar but no right or special right attached to any issued shares shall be prejudiced or interfered with unless all members holding shares of each class or series whose right or special right is so prejudiced or interfered with consent thereto in writing, or unless a resolution consenting thereto is passed at a separate class or series meeting of the holders of the shares of each such class or series by a majority of three-fourths of the votes cast, or such greater majority as may be specified by the special rights attached to the class of shares.
6.4 If the Company is or becomes a reporting company, no resolution to create, vary or abrogate any special right of conversion or exchange attaching to any class or series of shares shall be submitted to any meeting of members unless, if so required by the Company Act, the executive director appointed pursuant to the Securities Act of British Columbia shall have consented to the resolution.
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6.5 Subject to the Company Act and unless these Articles or the Memorandum otherwise provide, the provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings shall apply, with the necessary changes and so far as they are applicable, to a class or series meeting of members holding a particular class or series of shares but the quorum at a class or series meeting shall be one person holding or representing by proxy one-third of the shares affected.
PART 7
PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES
7.1 Subject to the special rights and restrictions attached to any class or series of shares, the Company may, by a resolution of the Directors and in compliance with the Company Act, purchase any of its shares at the price and upon the terms specified in such resolution or redeem any class or series of its shares in accordance with the special rights and restrictions attaching thereto. Unless the shares are to be purchased through a stock exchange or the Company is purchasing the shares from dissenting members pursuant to the requirements of the Company Act or from an employee or former employee of the Company or of an affiliate of the Company or from his personal representatives, the Company shall make its offer to purchase pro rata to every member who holds shares of the class or series, as the case may be, to be purchased.
7.2 If the Company proposes at its option to redeem some but not all of the shares of any class or series, the Directors may, subject to the special rights and restrictions attached to such class or series of shares, decide the manner in which the shares to be redeemed shall be selected.
7.3 Subject to the provisions of the Company Act and of the Securities Act, any shares purchased or redeemed by the Company may be sold or if cancelled, reissued by it, but, while such shares which have not been cancelled are held by the Company, it shall not exercise any vote in respect of these shares and no dividend or/other distribution shall be paid or made thereon.
PART 8
BORROWING POWERS
8.1 The Directors may from time to time on behalf of the Company
(i) | borrow money in such manner and amount, on such security, from such sources and upon such terms, and conditions as they think fit, and may authorize the guaranteeing of any obligations of any other person, |
(ii) | issue bonds, debentures, and other debt obligations or security agreements either outright or as security for any liability or obligation of the Company or any other person, and |
(iii) | mortgage, charge, whether by way of specific or floating charge, or give other security on, or grant a security interest in, the undertaking, or the whole or any part of the property and assets, of the Company (both present and future). |
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8.2 Any bonds, debentures or other debt obligations of the Company may be issued at a discount, premium or otherwise, and with any special privileges as to redemption, surrender, drawing, allotment of or conversion into or exchange for shares or other securities, attending and voting at general meetings of the Company, appointment or election of Directors or otherwise and may by their terms be assignable free from any equities between the Company and the person to whom they were issued or any subsequent holder thereof, all as the Directors may determine.
8.3 The Company shall keep or cause to be kept within the Province of British Columbia in accordance with the Company Act a register of its debentures and a register of debentureholders, which registers may be combined, and, subject to the provisions of the Company Act, may keep or cause to be kept one or more branch registers of its debentureholders at such place or places as the Directors may from time to time determine and the Directors may by resolution, regulation or otherwise make such provisions as they think fit respecting the keeping of such branch registers, provided that any such branch register kept within British Columbia shall be kept by a Trust Company.
8.4 Every bond, debenture or other debt obligation of the Company shall be signed manually by at least one Director or officer of the Company or by or on behalf of a trustee, registrar, branch registrar, transfer agent or branch transfer agents for the bond, debenture or other debt obligation appointed by the Company or under any instrument under which the bond, debenture or other debt obligation is issued or by or on behalf of a trustee who certifies it in accordance with a trust indenture and any additional signatures may be printed or otherwise mechanically reproduced thereon and, in such event, a bond, debenture or other debt obligation so signed is as valid as if signed manually notwithstanding that the person whose signature is so printed or mechanically reproduced shall have ceased to hold the office that he is stated on such bond, debenture or other debt obligation to hold at the date of the issue thereof.
8.5 If the Company is, or becomes, a company which is a reporting company, the Company shall keep or cause to be kept a register of its indebtedness to every Director or officer of the Company or an associate of any of them in accordance with the provisions of and to the extent required by the Company Act.
PART 9
GENERAL MEETINGS
9.1 Subject to any extensions of time permitted pursuant to the Company Act, the first annual general meeting of the Company shall be held within fifteen months from the date of incorporation, the date of amalgamation or the effective date of a certificate of continuation, and thereafter an annual general meeting shall be held once in every calendar year at such time (not being more than thirteen months after the date that the last annual general meeting was held or deemed to have been held) and place as may be determined by the Directors.
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9.2 If the Company is, or becomes, a company which is not a reporting company and all the members entitled to attend and vote at an annual general meeting consent in writing to all the business which is required or desired to be transacted at the meeting, the meeting need not be held.
9.3 All general meetings other than annual general meetings are herein referred to as and may be called extraordinary general meetings.
9.4 The Directors may, whenever they think fit, convene an extraordinary general meeting. An extraordinary general meeting, if requisitioned in accordance with the Company Act, shall be convened by the Directors or, if not convened by the Directors, may be convened by the requisitionists as provided in the Company Act.
9.5 If the Company is or becomes a reporting company, advance notice of any general meeting at which any Director is to be elected shall be published in the manner required by the Company Act.
9.6 A notice convening a general meeting specifying the place, the date, and the hour of the meeting, and, in case of special business, the general nature of that business, shall be given as provided in the Company Act and in the manner hereinafter in these Articles mentioned, or in such other manner (if any) as may be prescribed by ordinary resolution, whether previous notice thereof has been given or not, to such persons as are entitled by law or under these Articles to receive such notice from the Company. Accidental omission to give notice of a meeting to, or the non-receipt of notice of a meeting, by any member shall not invalidate the proceedings at that meeting.
9.7 All the members of the Company entitled to attend and vote at a general meeting may, by unanimous consent in writing given before, during or after the meeting, waive or reduce the period of notice of such meeting and an entry in the minute book of such waiver or reduction shall be sufficient evidence of the due convening of the meeting.
9.8 Except as otherwise provided by the Company Act, where any special business at a general meeting includes considering, approving, ratifying, adopting or authorizing any document or the execution thereof or the giving of effect thereto, the notice convening the meeting shall, with respect to such document, be sufficient if it states that a copy of the document or proposed document is or will be available for inspection by members at the registered office or records office of the Company or at some other place in British Columbia designated in the notice during usual business hours up to the date of such general meeting.
PART 10
PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS
10.1 All business shall be deemed special business which is transacted at
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(ii) | an annual general meeting, with the exception of the conduct of, and voting at, such meeting, the consideration of the financial statement and of the respective reports of the Directors and Auditor, fixing or changing the number of directors, the election of Directors, the appointment of the Auditor, the fixing of the remuneration of the Auditor and of the Directors and such other business as by these Articles or the Company Act may be transacted at a general meeting without prior notice thereof being given to the members or any business which is brought under consideration by the report of the Directors. |
10.2 No business, other than election of the chairman or the adjournment of the meeting, shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum of members, entitled to attend and vote, is present at the commencement of the meeting, but the quorum need not be present throughout the meeting.
10.3 Save as herein otherwise provided, a quorum shall be two persons present and being, or representing by proxy, members holding not less than one-twentieth of the issued shares entitled to be voted at the meeting. If there is only one member the quorum is one person present and being, or representing by proxy, such member. The Directors, the Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary, and the solicitor of the Company shall be entitled to attend at any general meeting but no such person shall be counted in the quorum or be entitled to vote at any general meeting unless he shall be a member or proxyholder entitled to vote thereat.
10.4 If within half an hour from the time appointed for a general meeting, a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened by requisition of the members, shall be dissolved; but otherwise it shall stand adjourned to a place on a date and at a time, to be fixed by the chairman of the meeting before the adjournment, which shall be not more than two weeks following the date for which the meeting was called, or failing such designation then to the same day in the second week following the meeting at the same time and place, in either case without giving further notice. If at such adjourned meeting, a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed, the person or persons present and being, or representing by proxy, a member or members entitled to attend and vote at the meeting, shall be a quorum.
10.5 The Chairman of the Board, if any, or in his absence the President of the Company or in his absence a Vice-President of the Company, if any, shall be entitled to preside as chairman at every general meeting of the Company.
10.6 If at any general meeting neither the Chairman of the Board nor President nor a Vice-President is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting or is willing to act as chairman, the Directors present shall choose some one of their number to be chairman or if all the Directors present decline to take the chair or shall fail to so choose or if no Director be present, the members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman.
10.7 The chairman may and shall, if so directed by the meeting, adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice, but not advance notice, of the
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adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting or if so determined by the Directors, by an advertisement published at least once in a daily newspaper in Vancouver, British Columbia, or in the city where the meeting commenced. Save as aforesaid, it shall not be necessary to give any notice of an adjourned meeting or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting.
10.8 The chairman may propose or second a motion.
10.9 Subject to the provisions of the Company Act, at any meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands, unless (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands) a poll is directed by the chairman or demanded by at least one member entitled to vote who is present in person or by proxy. The chairman shall declare to the meeting the decision on every question in accordance with the result of the show of hands or the poll, and such decision shall be entered in the book of proceedings of the Company. A declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried, or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost or not carried by a particular majority and an entry to that effect in the book of the proceedings of the Company shall be conclusive evidence of the fact, without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of, or against, that resolution.
10.10 In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman of the meeting at which the show of hands takes place or at which the poll is demanded shall not be entitled to a second or casting vote.
10.11 No poll may be demanded on the election of a chairman. A poll demanded on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken as soon as, in the opinion of the chairman, is reasonably convenient, but in no event later than seven days after the meeting and at such time and place and in such manner as the chairman of the meeting directs. The result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of and passed at the meeting at which the poll was demanded. Any business other than that upon which the poll has been demanded may be proceeded with pending the taking of the poll. A demand for a poll may be withdrawn. In any dispute as to the admission or rejection of a vote the decision of the chairman made in good faith shall be final and conclusive.
10.12 Every ballot cast upon a poll and every proxy appointing a proxyholder who casts a ballot upon a poll shall be retained by the Secretary for such period and be subject to such inspection as the Company Act may provide.
10.13 On a poll a person entitled to cast more than one vote need not, if he votes, use all his votes or cast all the votes he uses in the same way.
10.14 Unless the Company Act, the Memorandum or these Articles otherwise provide, any action to be taken by a resolution of the members may be taken by an ordinary resolution.
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PART 11
VOTES OF MEMBERS
11.1 Subject to any special voting rights or restrictions attached to any class or series of shares and the restrictions on joint registered holders of shares, on a show of hands every member who is present in person and entitled to vote thereat shall have one vote and on a poll every member shall have one vote for each share of which he is the registered holder and may exercise such vote either in person or by proxyholder.
11.2 Any person who is not registered as a member but is entitled to vote at any general meeting in respect of a share, may vote the share in the same manner as if he were a member; but, unless the Directors have previously admitted his right to vote at that meeting in respect of the share, he shall satisfy the directors of his right to vote the share before the time for holding the meeting, or adjourned meeting, as the case may be, at which he proposes to vote.
11.3 Any corporation not being a subsidiary which is a member of the Company may by resolution of its directors or other governing body authorize such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any general meeting or class meeting. The person so authorized shall be entitled to exercise in respect of and at such meeting the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as that corporation could exercise if it were an individual member of the Company personally present, including, without limitation, the right, unless restricted by such resolution, to appoint a proxyholder to represent such corporation, and shall, if present at the meeting, be counted for the purpose of forming a quorum and be deemed to be a member present at the meeting. Evidence of the appointment of any such representative may be sent to the Company by written instrument, telegram, telex or any method of transmitting legibly recorded messages. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a corporation being a member may appoint a proxyholder.
11.4 If a share is registered in the name of two or more persons, the vote of the senior who exercises a vote, whether in person or by proxyholder, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint registered holders; and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of members. Several legal personal representatives of a deceased member whose shares are registered in his sole name shall for the purpose of this Article be deemed to be two or more persons, as the case may be.
11.5 A member of unsound mind entitled to attend and vote, in respect of whom an order has been made by any court having jurisdiction, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, curator bonis, or other person in the nature of a committee or curator bonis appointed by that court, and any such committee, curator bonis, or other person may appoint a proxyholder.
11.6 Every member, including a member that is a corporation, entitled to vote at a general meeting or a class meeting of the Company may, by proxy, appoint a proxyholder as his nominee to attend and act at the meeting in the manner, to the extent and with the power conferred by the proxy. A member may also appoint one or more alternate proxyholders to act in the place and stead of an absent proxyholder.
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11.7 A form of proxy shall be in writing under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorized in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation, either under the seal of the corporation or under the hand of a duly authorized officer or attorney. A proxyholder need not be a member of the Company if
(i) | the Company is at the time a reporting company, or |
(ii) | the member appointing the proxyholder is a corporation, or |
(iii) | the Company shall have at the time only one member, or |
(iv) | the persons present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the meeting by resolution permit the proxyholder to attend and vote; for the purpose of such resolution the proxyholder shall be counted in the quorum but shall not be entitled to vote |
and in all other cases a proxyholder must be a member.
11.8 Unless otherwise ordered by the Directors, a form of proxy and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed, or a notarially certified copy thereof, shall be deposited at the registered office of the Company, or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting or in the information circular relating thereto, not less than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) before the time for holding the meeting in respect of which the person named in the instrument is appointed. In addition to any other method of depositing proxies provided for in these Articles, the Directors may from time to time by resolution make regulations relating to the depositing of proxies at any place or places and fixing the time or times for depositing the proxies not exceeding 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) preceding the meeting or adjourned meeting specified in the notice calling a meeting of members or in the information circular relating thereto and providing for particulars of such proxies to be sent to the Company or any agent of the Company in writing or by letter, telegram, telex or any method of transmitting legibly recorded messages so as to arrive before the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting at the office of the Company or of any agent of the Company appointed for the purpose of receiving such particulars and providing that proxies so deposited may be acted upon as though the proxies themselves were deposited as required by this Part and votes given in accordance with such regulations shall be valid and shall be counted.
11.9 Unless the Company Act or any other statute or law which is applicable to the Company or to any class or series of its shares requires any other form of proxy, a proxy, whether for a specified meeting or otherwise shall be in the form following, but may also be in any other form that the Directors or the chairman of the meeting shall approve:
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(Name of Company)
The undersigned, being a member of the above named Company, hereby appoints or failing him as proxyholder for the undersigned to attend, act and vote for and on behalf of the undersigned at the general meeting of the Company to be held on the day of , and at any adjournment thereof.
Signed this day of , .
(Signature of member).
11.10 A vote given in accordance with the terms of a proxy is valid notwithstanding the previous death or incapacity of the member giving the proxy or the revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the form of proxy was executed or the transfer of the share in respect of which the proxy is given, provided that no notification in writing of such death, incapacity, revocation or transfer shall have been received at the registered office of the Company or by the chairman of the meeting or adjourned meeting for which the proxy was given before the vote is taken.
11.11 Every proxy may be revoked by an instrument in writing
(i) | executed by the member giving the same or by his attorney authorized in writing or, where the member is a corporation, by a duly authorized officer or attorney of the corporation; and |
(ii) | delivered either at the registered office of the Company at any time up to and including the last business day preceding the day of the meeting, or any adjournment thereof at which the proxy is to be used, or to the chairman of the meeting on the day of the meeting or any adjournment thereof before any vote in respect of which the proxy is to be used shall have been taken |
or in any other manner provided by law. A proxy shall cease to be valid one year from its date.
PART 12
DIRECTORS
12.1 The subscribers to the Memorandum of the Company are the first Directors. The Directors to succeed the first Directors may be appointed in writing by a majority of the subscribers to the Memorandum or at a meeting of the subscribers, or if not so appointed, they shall be elected by the members entitled to vote on the election of Directors and the number of Directors shall be the same as the number of Directors so appointed or elected. The number of Directors, excluding additional Directors, may be fixed or changed from time to time by ordinary resolution, whether previous notice thereof has been given or not, but notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles the number of Directors shall never be less than one or, if the Company is or becomes a reporting company, less than three.
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12.2 The remuneration of the Directors as such may from time to time be determined by the Directors or, if the Directors shall so decide, by the members. Such remuneration may be in addition to any salary or other remuneration paid to any officer or employee of the Company as such who is also a Director. The Directors shall be repaid such reasonable travelling, hotel and other expenses as they incur in and about the business of the Company and if any Director shall perform any professional or other services for the Company that in the opinion of the Directors are outside the ordinary duties of a Director or shall otherwise be specially occupied in or about the Companys business, he may be paid a remuneration to be fixed by the Board, or, at the option of such Director, by the Company in general meeting, and such remuneration may be either in addition to, or in substitution for any other remuneration that he may be entitled to receive. The Directors on behalf of the Company, unless otherwise determined by ordinary resolution, may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his spouse or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance.
12.3 A Director shall not be required to hold a share in the capital of the Company as qualification for his office but shall be qualified as required by the Company Act, to become or act as a Director.
PART 13
ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS
13.1 At each annual general meeting of the Company all the Directors shall retire and the members entitled to vote thereat shall elect a Board of Directors consisting of the number of Directors for the time being fixed pursuant to these Articles. If the Company is, or becomes, a company that is not a reporting company and the business to be transacted at any annual general meeting is consented to in writing by all the members who are entitled to attend and vote thereat such annual general meeting shall be deemed for the purpose of this Part to have been held on such written consent becoming effective.
13.2 A retiring Director shall be eligible for re-election.
13.3 Where the Company fails to hold an annual general meeting in accordance with the Company Act, the Directors then in office shall be deemed to have been elected or appointed as Directors on the last day on which the annual general meeting could have been held pursuant to these Articles and they may hold office until other Directors are appointed or elected or until the day on which the next annual general meeting is held.
13.4 If at any general meeting at which there should be an election of Directors, the places of any of the retiring Directors are not filled by such election, such of the retiring Directors who are not re-elected as may be requested by the newly-elected Directors shall, if willing to do so,
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continue in office to complete the number of Directors for the time being fixed pursuant to these Articles until further new Directors are elected at a general meeting convened for the purpose. If any such election or continuance of Directors does not result in the election or continuance of the number of Directors for the time being fixed pursuant to these Articles such number shall be fixed at the number of Directors actually elected or continued in office.
13.5 Any casual vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors may be filled by the remaining Directors or Director. A vacancy resulting from an increase by the members in the number of Directors may be filled by the members by ordinary resolution or by the Directors.
13.6 Between successive annual general meetings the Directors shall have power to appoint one or more additional Directors but not more than one-third of the number of Directors fixed pursuant to these Articles and in effect at the last general meeting at which Directors were elected, and the number of Directors shall be increased accordingly. Any Director so appointed shall hold office only until the next following annual general meeting of the Company, but shall be eligible for election at such meeting and so long as he is an additional Director the number of Directors shall be increased accordingly.
13.7 Any Director may by instrument in writing delivered to the Company appoint any person to be his alternate to act in his place at meetings of the Directors at which he is not present unless the Directors shall have reasonably disapproved the appointment of such person as an alternate Director and shall have given notice to that effect to the Director appointing the alternate Director within a reasonable time after delivery of such instrument to the Company. Every such alternate shall be entitled to notice of meetings of the Directors and to attend and vote as a Director at a meeting at which the person appointing him is not personally present. A person may be appointed as an alternate Director by more than one Director, and an alternate Director shall be counted separately in determining the quorum for, and having a separate vote on behalf of, each Director he is representing, in addition to being so counted and voting where he is himself a Director. Every alternate Director, if authorized by the instrument appointing them, may sign in place of the Director who appointed him resolutions submitted to the Directors to be consented to in writing as referred to in Article 16.9. Every alternate Director shall be deemed not to be the agent of a Director appointing him. An alternate Director shall be deemed to be a Director for all purposes of these Articles in the performance of any function authorized under this Article 13.7, but shall not otherwise be deemed to be a Director or to have power to act as a Director. A Director may at any time by instrument telegram, telex or any method of transmitting legibly recorded messages delivered to the Company revoke the appointment of an alternate appointed by him. An alternate Director may be repaid by the Company such expenses as might properly be repaid to him if he were a Director and he shall be entitled to receive from the Company such proportion, if any, of the remuneration otherwise payable to the Director appointing him as such Director may from time to time direct.
13.8 The office of Director shall be vacated if the Director:
(i) | resigns his office by notice in writing delivered to the registered office of the Company; or |
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(ii) | is convicted of an indictable offence and the other Directors shall have resolved to remove him; or |
(iii) | ceases to be qualified to act as a Director pursuant to the Company Act. |
13.9 The Company may by special resolution remove any Director before the expiration of his period of office, and may by an ordinary resolution appoint another person in his stead.
PART 14
POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTORS
14.1 The Directors shall manage, or supervise the management of, the affairs and business of the Company and shall have the authority to exercise all such powers of the Company as are not, by the Company Act or by the Memorandum or these Articles, required to be exercised by the Company in general meeting.
14.2 The Directors may from time to time by power of attorney or other instrument under the seal, appoint any person to be the attorney of the Company for such purposes, and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these Articles and excepting the powers of the Directors relating to the constitution of the Board and of any of its committees and the appointment or removal of officers and the power to declare dividends) and for such period, with such remuneration and subject to such conditions as the Directors may think fit, and any such appointment may be made in favour of any of the Directors or any of the members of the Company or in favour of any corporation, or of any of the members, directors, nominees or managers of any corporation, firm or joint venture and any such power of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection or convenience of persons dealing with such attorney as the Directors think fit. Any such attorney may be authorized by the Directors to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions for the time being vested in him.
PART 15
DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS
15.1 A Director who is, in any way, directly or indirectly interested in a proposed contract or transaction with the Company or who holds any office or possesses any property whereby, directly or indirectly, a duty or interest might be created to conflict with his duty or interest as a Director shall declare the nature and extent of his interest in such contract or transaction or of the conflict or potential conflict with his duty and interest as a Director, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of the Company Act.
15.2 A Director shall not vote in respect of any such contract or transaction with the Company in which he is interested and if he shall do so his vote shall not be counted, but he shall be counted in the quorum present at the meeting at which such vote is taken. Subject to the provisions of the Company Act, the foregoing prohibitions shall not apply to
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(i) | any such contract or transaction relating to a loan to the Company, which a Director or a specified corporation or a specified firm in which he has an interest has guaranteed or joined in guaranteeing the repayment of the loan or any part of the loan; |
(ii) | any contract or transaction made or to be made with, or for the benefit of an affiliated corporation of which a Director is a director or officer; |
(iii) | determining the remuneration of the Directors; |
(iv) | purchasing and maintaining insurance to cover Directors against liability incurred by them as Directors under Section 128 of the Company Act; or |
(v) | the indemnification of any Director by the Company under Section 128 of the Company Act. |
These exceptions may from time to time be suspended or amended to any extent approved by the Company in general meeting and permitted by the Company Act, either generally or in respect of any particular contract or transaction or for any particular period.
15.3 A Director may hold any office or place of profit with the Company (other than the office of auditor of the Company) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms (as to remuneration or otherwise) as the Directors may determine and no Director or intended Director shall be disqualified by his office from contracting with the Company either with regard to his tenure of any such other office or place of profit or as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, and, subject to compliance with the provisions of the Company Act, no contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which a Director is in any way interested shall be liable to be voided by reason thereof.
15.4 Subject to compliance with the provisions of the Company Act, a Director or his firm may act in a professional capacity for the Company (except as auditor of the Company) and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director.
15.5 A Director may be or become a director or other officer or employee of, or otherwise interested in, any corporation or firm in which the Company may be interested as a shareholder or otherwise, and, subject to compliance with the provisions of the Company Act, such Director shall not be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as director, officer or employee of, or from his interest in, such other corporation or firm, unless the Company in general meeting otherwise directs.
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PART 16
PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS
16.1 The Chairman of the Board, if any, or in his absence, the Vice-Chairman or in his absence, the President shall preside as chairman at every meeting of the Directors, or if neither the Chairman of the Board nor the Vice-Chairman nor the President is present within fifteen minutes of the time appointed for holding the meeting or is willing to act as chairman, or, if the Chairman of the Board, the Vice-Chairman, and the President have advised the Secretary that they will not be present at the meeting, the Directors present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.
16.2 The Directors may meet together for the dispatch of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate their meetings, as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In case of an equality of votes the chairman shall not have a second or casting vote. Meetings of the Board held at regular intervals may be held at such place, at such time and upon such notice (if any) as the Board may by resolution from time to time determine.
16.3 A meeting of the Directors or of any committee of the Directors may take place by means of conference telephones or other communications facilities by which means all Directors participating in the meeting can hear each other and provided that all such Directors agree to such meeting being held in such manner. Directors participating in a meeting in accordance with this Article shall be deemed to be present at the meeting and to have so agreed and shall be counted in the quorum therefor and be entitled to speak and vote thereat.
16.4 A Director may, and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary upon request of a Director shall, call a meeting of the Board at any time. Reasonable notice of such meeting specifying the place, day and hour of such meeting shall be given by mail, postage prepaid, addressed to each of the Directors and alternate Directors at his address as it appears on the books of the Company or by leaving it at his usual business or residential address or by telephone, telegram, telex, or any method of transmitting legibly recorded messages. It shall not be necessary to give notice of a meeting of Directors to any Director or alternate Directors (i) who is at the time not in the Province of British Columbia or (ii) if such meeting is to be held immediately following a general meeting at which such Director shall have been elected or is the meeting of Directors at which such Director is appointed. Accidental omission to give notice of a meeting to or the non-receipt of notice of a meeting by, any Director or alternate Director shall not invalidate the proceedings at the meeting.
16.5 Any Director of the Company may file with the Secretary a document executed by him waiving notice of any past, present or future meeting or meetings of the Directors being, or required to have been, sent to him and may at any time withdraw such waiver with respect to meetings held thereafter. After filing such waiver with respect to future meetings and until such waiver is withdrawn no notice need be given to such Director and, unless the Director otherwise requires in writing to the Secretary, to his alternate Director of any meeting of Directors and all meetings of the Directors so held shall be deemed not to be improperly called or constituted by reason of notice not having been given to such Director or alternate Director.
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16.6 The quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors and if not so fixed shall be two Directors or, if the number of Directors is fixed at one, shall be one Directors.
16.7 The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but, if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed pursuant to these Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors, the continuing Directors may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to that number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose.
16.8 Subject to the provisions of the Company Act, all acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of Directors, or by any person acting as a Director, shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the qualification, election or appointment of any such Directors or of the members of such committee or person acting as aforesaid, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly elected or appointed and was qualified to be a Director.
16.9 A resolution consented to in writing, whether by document, telegram, telex or any method of transmitting legibly recorded messages or other means, by all of the Directors shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors duly called and held. Such resolution may be in two or more counterparts which together shall be deemed to constitute one resolution in writing. Such resolution shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Directors and shall be effective on the date stated thereon or on the latest date stated on any counterpart.
PART 17
EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMITTEES
17.1 The Directors may by resolution appoint an Executive Committee to consist of such member or members of their body as they think fit, which Committee shall have, and may exercise during the intervals between the meetings of the Board, all the powers vested in the Board except the power to fill vacancies in the Board, the power to change the membership of, or fill vacancies in, said Committee or any other committee of the Board and such other powers, if any, as may be specified in the resolution. The said Committee shall keep regular minutes of its transactions and shall cause them to be recorded in books kept for that purpose, and shall report the same to the Board of Directors at such times as the Board of Directors may from time to time require. The Board shall have the power at any time to revoke or override the authority given to or acts done by the Executive Committee except as to acts done before such revocation or overriding and to terminate the appointment or change the membership of such Committee and to fill vacancies in it. The Executive Committee may make rules for the conduct of its business and may appoint such assistants as it may deem necessary. A majority of the members of said Committee shall constitute a quorum thereof.
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17.2 The Directors may from time to time by resolution constitute, dissolve or reconstitute standing committees and other committees consisting of such persons as the Board may determine. Every committee constituted by the Board shall have the powers, authorities and discretions delegated to it by the Board (which shall not include the power to fill vacancies in the Board and the power to change the membership of or fill vacancies in any committee constituted by the Board or the power to appoint or remove officers appointed by the Board) and shall conform to the regulations which may from time to time be imposed upon it by the Board.
17.3 The Executive Committee and any other committee may meet and adjourn as it thinks proper. Questions arising at any meeting shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members of the committee present, and in case of an equality of votes the chairman shall not have a second or casting vote. A resolution approved in writing by all the members of the Executive Committee or any other committee shall be as valid and effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of such Committee duly called and constituted. Such resolution may be in two or more counterparts which together shall be deemed to constitute one resolution in writing. Such resolution shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the committee and shall be effective on the date stated thereon or on the latest date stated in any counterpart.
PART 18
OFFICERS
18.1 The Directors shall, from time to time, appoint a President and a Secretary and such other officers, if any, as the Directors shall determine and the Directors may, at any time, terminate any such appointment. No officer shall be appointed unless he is qualified in accordance with the provisions of the Company Act.
18.2 One person may hold more than one of such offices except that the offices of President and Secretary must be held by different persons unless the Company has only one member. Any person appointed as the Chairman of the Board, the President or the Managing Director shall be a Director. The other officers need not be Directors. The remuneration of the officers of the Company as such and the terms and conditions of their tenure of office or employment shall from time to time be determined by the Directors; such remuneration may be by way of salary, fees, wages, commission or participation in profits or any other means or all of these modes and an officer may in addition to such remuneration be entitled to receive after he ceases to hold such office or leaves the employment of the Company a pension or gratuity. The Directors may decide what functions and duties each officer shall perform and may entrust to and confer upon him any of the powers exercisable by them upon such terms and conditions and with such restrictions as they think fit and may from time to time revoke, withdraw, alter or vary all or any of such functions, duties and powers. The Secretary shall, inter alia, perform the functions of the Secretary specified in the Company Act.
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18.3 Every officer of the Company who holds any office or possesses any property whereby, whether directly or indirectly, duties or interests might be created in conflict with his duties or interests as an officer of the Company shall, in writing, disclose to the President the fact and the nature, character and extent of the conflict.
PART 19
INDEMNITY AND PROTECTION OF
DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
19.1 Subject to the provisions of the Company Act, the Directors shall cause the Company to indemnify a Director or former Director of the Company and the Directors may cause the Company to indemnify a director or former director of a corporation of which the Company is or was a shareholder and the heirs and personal representatives of any such person against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, actually and reasonably incurred by him or them including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment in a civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding to which he is or they are made a party by reason of his being or having been a Director of the Company or a director of such corporation, including any action brought by the Company or any such corporation. The Company shall apply to the court for all approvals of the court which may be required to make any indemnity referred to in this Part effective and enforceable. Each Director of the Company on being elected or appointed shall be deemed to have contracted with the Company on the terms of the foregoing indemnity.
19.2 Subject to the provisions of the Company Act, the Directors may cause the Company to indemnify any officer, employee or agent of the Company or of a corporation of which the Company is or was a shareholder (notwithstanding that he is also a Director) and his heirs and personal representatives against all costs, charges and expenses whatsoever incurred by him or them and resulting from his acting as an officer, employee or agent of the Company or such corporation. In addition the Company shall indemnify the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company (if he shall not be a full time employee of the Company and notwithstanding that he is also a Director) and his respective heirs and legal representatives against all costs, charges and expenses whatsoever incurred by him or them and arising out of the functions assigned to the Secretary by the Company Act or these Articles and each such Secretary and Assistant Secretary shall on being appointed be deemed to have contracted with the Company on the terms of the foregoing indemnity.
19.3 The failure of a Director or officer of the Company to comply with the provisions of the Company Act or of the Memorandum or these Articles shall not invalidate any indemnity to which he is entitled under this Part.
19.4 The Directors may cause the Company to purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any person who is or was serving as a Director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or as a director, officer, employee or agent of any corporation of which the Company is or was a shareholder and his heirs or personal representatives against any liability incurred by him as such Director, director, officer, employee or agent.
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PART 20
DIVIDENDS AND RESERVE
20.1 The Directors may from time to time declare and authorize payment of such dividends, if any, as they may deem advisable and need not give notice of such declaration to any member. No dividend shall be paid otherwise than out of funds and/or assets properly available for the payment of dividends and a declaration by the Directors as to the amount of such funds or assets available for dividends shall be conclusive. The Company may pay any such dividend wholly or in part by the distribution of specific assets and in particular by paid up shares, bonds, debentures or other securities of the Company or any other corporation or in any one or more such ways as may be authorized by the Company or the Directors and where any difficulty arises with regard to such a distribution the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient, and in particular may fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof, and may determine that cash payments in substitution for all or any part of the specific assets to which any members are entitled shall be made to any members on the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all parties and may vest any such specific assets in trustees for the persons entitled to the dividend as may seem expedient to the Directors.
20.2 Any dividend declared on shares of any class or series by the Directors may be made payable on such date as is fixed by the Directors.
20.3 Subject to the rights of members (if any) holding shares with special rights as to dividends, all dividends on shares of any class or series shall be declared and paid according to the number of such shares held.
20.4 The Directors may, before declaring any dividend, set aside out of the funds properly available for the payment of dividends such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves, which shall, at the discretion of the Directors, be applicable for meeting contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for any other purpose to which such funds of the Company may be properly applied, and pending such application may, at the like discretion, either be employed in the business of the Company or be invested in such investments as the Directors may from time to time think fit. The Directors may also, without placing the same in reserve, carry forward such funds, which they think prudent not to divide.
20.5 If several persons are registered as joint holders of any share, any one of them may be given an effective receipt for any dividend, bonuses or other moneys payable in respect of the share.
20.6 No dividend shall bear interest against the Company. Where the dividend to which a member is entitled includes a fraction of a cent, such fraction shall be disregarded in making payment thereof and such payment shall be deemed to be payment in full.
20.7 Any dividend, bonuses or other moneys payable in cash in respect of shares may be paid by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder, or in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of that one of the joint holders who is first
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named on the register, or to such person and to such address as the holder or joint holders may direct in writing. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. The mailing of such cheque or warrant shall, to the extent of the sum represented thereby (plus the amount of any tax required by law to be deducted) discharge all liability for the dividend, unless such cheque or warrant shall not be paid on presentation or the amount of tax so deducted shall not be paid to the appropriate taxing authority.
20.8 Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, but subject to the Securities Act, the Directors may from time to time capitalize any undistributed surplus on hand of the Company and may from time to time issue as fully paid and non-assessable any unissued shares, or any bonds, debentures or debt obligations of the Company as a dividend representing such undistributed surplus on hand or any part thereof.
PART 21
DOCUMENTS, RECORDS AND REPORTS
21.1 The Company shall keep at its records office or at such other place as the Company Act may permit, the documents, copies registers, minutes, and records which the Company is required by the Company Act to keep at its records office or such other place, as the case may be.
21.2 The Company shall cause to be kept proper books of account and accounting records in respect of all financial and other transactions of the Company in order properly to record the financial affairs and condition of the Company and to comply with the Company Act.
21.3 Unless the Directors determine otherwise, or unless otherwise determined by an ordinary resolution, no member of the Company shall be entitled to inspect the accounting records of the Company.
21.4 The Directors shall from time to time at the expense of the Company cause to be prepared and laid before the Company in general meeting such financial statements and reports as are required by the Company Act.
21.5 Every member shall be entitled to be furnished once gratis on demand with a copy of the latest annual financial statement of the Company and, if so required by the Company Act, a copy of each such annual financial statement and interim financial statement shall be mailed to each member.
PART 22
NOTICES
22.1 A notice, statement or report may be given or delivered by the Company to any member either by delivery to him personally or by sending it by mail to him to his address as recorded in the register of members. Where a notice, statement or report is sent by mail, service or delivery
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of the notice, statement or report shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, prepaying and mailing the notice, statement or report and to have been given on the day, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, following the date of mailing. A certificate signed by the Secretary or other officer of the Company or of any other corporation acting in that behalf for the Company that the letter, envelope or wrapper containing the notice, statement or report was so addressed, prepaid and mailed shall be conclusive evidence thereof.
22.2 A notice, statement or report may be given or delivered by the Company to the joint holders of a share by giving the notice to the joint holder first named in the register of members in respect of the share.
22.3 A notice, statement or report may be given or delivered by the Company to the persons entitled to a share in consequence of the death, bankruptcy or incapacity of a member by sending it through the mail prepaid addressed to them by name or by the title of representatives of the deceased or incapacitated person or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description, at the address (if any) supplied to the Company for the purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or (until such address has been so supplied) by giving the notice in a manner in which the same might have been given if the death, bankruptcy or incapacity had not occurred.
22.4 Notice of every general meeting or meeting of members holding a class or series of shares shall be given in a manner hereinbefore authorized to every member holding at the time of the issue of the notice or the date fixed for determining the members entitled to such notice, whichever is the earlier, shares which confer the right to notice of and to attend and vote at any such meeting. No other person except the auditor of the Company and the Directors of the Company shall be entitled to receive notices of any such meeting.
PART 23
RECORD DATES
23.1 The Directors may fix in advance a date, which shall not be more than the maximum number of days permitted by the Company Act preceding the date of any meeting of members or any class or series thereof or of the payment of any dividend or of the proposed taking of any other proper action requiring the determination of members as the record date for the determination of the members entitled to notice of, or to attend and vote at, any such meeting and any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any such dividend or for any other proper purpose and, in such case, notwithstanding anything elsewhere contained in these Articles, only members of record on the date so fixed shall be deemed to be members for the purposes aforesaid.
23.2 Where no record date is so fixed for the determination of members as provided in the preceding Article the date on which the notice is mailed or on which the resolution declaring the dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination.
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PART 24
SEAL
24.1 The Directors may provide a seal for the Company and, if they do so, shall provide for the safe custody of the seal which shall not be affixed to any instrument except in the presence of the following persons, namely,
(i) | any two Directors, or |
(ii) | one of the Chairman of the Board, the President, the Managing Director, a Director and a Vice-President together with one of the Secretary, the Treasurer, the Secretary-Treasurer, an Assistant Secretary, an Assistant Treasurer and an Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, or |
(iii) | if the Company shall have only one member, the President or the Secretary, or |
(iv) | subject to Article 8.4., such person or persons as the Directors may from time to time by resolution appoint |
and the said Directors, officers, person or persons in whose presence the seal is so affixed to an instrument shall sign such instrument. For the purpose of certifying under seal true copies of any document or resolution the seal may be affixed in the presence of any one of the foregoing persons.
24.2 To enable the seal of the Company to be affixed to any bonds, debentures, share certificates, or other securities of the Company, whether in definitive or interim form, on which facsimiles of any of the signatures of the Directors or officers of the Company are, in accordance with the Company Act and/or these Articles, printed or otherwise mechanically reproduced there may be delivered to the firm or company employed to engrave, lithograph or print such definitive or interim bonds, debentures, share certificates or other securities one or more unmounted dies reproducing the Companys seal and the Chairman of the Board, the President, the Managing Director or a Vice-President and the Secretary, Treasurer, Secretary-Treasurer, an Assistant Secretary, an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary-Treasurer may by a document authorize such firm or company to cause the Companys seal to be affixed to such definitive or interim bonds, debentures, share certificates or other securities by the use of such dies. Bonds, debentures, share certificates or other securities to which the Companys seal has been so affixed shall for all purposes be deemed to be under and to bear the Companys seal lawfully affixed thereto.
24.3 The Company may have for use in any other province, state, territory or country an official seal and all of the powers conferred by the Company Act with respect thereto may be exercised by the Directors or by a duly authorized agent of the Company.
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PART 25
PROHIBITIONS
25.1 No shares or debt obligations issued by the Company shall be offered for sale to the public.
25.2 No shares shall be transferred without the previous consent of the Directors expressed by a resolution of the Board and the Directors shall not be required to give any reason for refusing to consent to any such proposed transfer.
FULL NAME, RESIDENT ADDRESS AND
OCCUPATION OF SUBSCRIBER
/s/ Sharon Dos Remedios |
Sharon Dos Remedios |
408 - 1476 West 10th Avenue |
Vancouver, B.C. |
V6H 1J9 |
Solicitor |
DATED March 31, 2000.
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Exhibit 3.13.2
FORM 1
(Section 5)
COMPANY ACT
MEMORANDUM
of
SEASPAN SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD.
I wish to be formed into a company with limited liability under the Company Act in pursuance of this Memorandum.
1. | The name of the Company is Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. |
2. | The authorized capital of the Company consists of 1,000,000 Common shares without par value shares. |
3. | I agree to take the number, class and kind of shares in the Company set opposite my name. |
FULL NAME, RESIDENT ADDRESS AND OCCUPATION OF SUBSCRIBER(S) |
NUMBER, CLASS AND KIND OF SHARES TAKEN BY SUBSCRIBER(S) | |||
/s/ Sharon Dos Remedios | ||||
Sharon Dos Remedios | 1 Common share without par value | |||
408 - 1476 West 10th Avenue | ||||
Vancouver, B.C. | ||||
V6H 1J9 | ||||
Solicitor | ||||
Total Shares Taken: | 1 Common share without par value | |||
Dated March 31, 2000. |
Exhibit 3.14
COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS
New Providence
Company under the
International Business Companies Act 2000
File No. |
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Reg. No. |
125,449 B |
MEMORANDUM
AND
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
LIONS GATE CREW MANAGEMENT LTD.
Incorporated the Sixth day of November, 2002.
COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS
THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT 2000
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
LIONS GATE CREW MANAGEMENT LTD.
NAME
1. | The name of the Company is LIONS GATE CREW MANAGEMENT LTD. |
REGISTERED OFFICE
2. | The Registered Office of the Company will be at Shirlaw House, 87 Shirley Street, Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas, the postal address of which is P.O. Box SS-19084, Nassau, Bahamas. |
REGISTERED AGENT
3. | The Registered Agent of the Company will be H & J Corporate Services Ltd., Shirlaw House, 87 Shirley Street, Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas, the postal address of which is P.O. Box SS-19084, Nassau, Bahamas. |
OBJECTS AND POWERS
4. | (1) The objects for which the Company is established are to engage in any act or activity that is not prohibited under any law for the time being in force in The Bahamas. |
(2) | The Company shall have all such powers as are permitted by any law for the time being in force in The Bahamas, irrespective of corporate benefit, to perform all acts and engage in all activities necessary or conducive to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the objects or purposes of the Company. |
(3) | The directors may by resolution of directors exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertakings and property or any part thereof to issue debentures, debenture stock and other securities whenever money is borrowed or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party. |
(4) | Any mortgage or charge of the undertaking and property of the Company shall for the purposes of Section 79 of the Act be regarded as in the usual or regular course of the business carried on by the Company. |
CURRENCY
5. | Shares in the Company shall be issued in the currency of United States Dollars. |
AUTHORISED CAPITAL
6. | The authorised capital of the Company is US$5,000.00. |
CLASSES, NUMBER AND PAR VALUE OF SHARES
7. | The authorised capital is made up of one class of shares divided into 5,000 Common Shares of US$1.00 each par value with one vote for each share. |
SHARE RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
8. | The designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of each class and series of shares that the Company is authorised to issue shall be fixed by resolution of directors but the directors shall not allocate different rights as to voting, dividends, redemption or distributions on liquidation between the shares of the Company unless the Memorandum of Association shall have been amended to create separate classes of shares and shares of each separate class and series shall have identical rights as to voting, dividends, redemption and distributions. |
VARIATION OF CLASS RIGHTS
9. | If at any time the authorised capital is divided into different classes or series of shares, the rights attached to any class or series (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class or series) may, whether or not the Company is being wound up, be varied with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than three-fourths of the issued shares of that class or series and of the holders of not less than three-fourths of the issued shares of any other class or series of shares which may be affected by such variation. |
10. | The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu therewith. |
REGISTERED SHARES
11. | Shares may be issued only as registered shares. |
LIABILITY OF MEMBERS
12. | The liability of members is limited to the amount, if any, unpaid on the shares respectively held by them. |
AMENDMENT OF MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
13. | The Company may amend its Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association by a resolution of members or by a resolution of the directors. |
DEFINITIONS
14. | The meanings of words in this Memorandum of Association are as defined in the Articles of Association of the Company. |
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We, the subscribers whose names are subscribed are desirous of incorporating an International Business Company under the laws of The Bahamas in pursuance of this Memorandum of Association.
AS WITNESS our hands this 6th day of November , 2002.
Subscriber | Subscriber | |
LEX LTD. | LEGIS LTD. |
By: | By: | |||||||
Its Authorised Signatory | Its Authorised Signatory | |||||||
WITNESS to the above signatures:
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Cynthia A. Sweeting | ||||||||
P.O. Box SS-19084 | ||||||||
Nassau, Bahamas |
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COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS
THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT 2000
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
LIONS GATE CREW MANAGEMENT LTD.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Description |
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1 - 6 | Definitions | 2 - 3 | ||
7 | Private Company | 3 | ||
8 - 10 | Registered Shares | 3 - 4 | ||
11 - 21 | Shares, Authorised Capital and Capital | 4 - 5 | ||
22 - 24 | Lien on Shares | 5 | ||
25 - 29 | Transfer of Shares | 6 | ||
30 - 34 | Transmission of Shares | 6 - 7 | ||
35 - 40 | Reduction Or Increase in Authorised Capital | 7 | ||
41 - 61 | Members: Meetings and Consents | 7 - 10 | ||
62 - 69 | Directors | 10 | ||
70 - 75 | Powers of Directors | 10 - 11 | ||
76 - 88 | Proceedings of Directors | 11 - 12 | ||
89 - 92 | Officers | 12 - 13 | ||
93 - 94 | Conflict of Interests | 13 | ||
95 - 97 | Indemnification | 13 | ||
98 | Seal | 13 - 14 | ||
99 - 108 | Dividends | 14 | ||
109 - 112 | Accounts | 14 - 15 | ||
113 - 120 | Auditors | 15 | ||
121 | Notices | 15 | ||
122 | Pension and Superannuation Funds | 16 | ||
123 - 124 | Arbitration | 16 | ||
125 | Voluntary Winding-Up and Dissolution | 16 | ||
126 | Continuation | 16 |
DEFINITIONS
1. | In these Articles, if not inconsistent with the subject or context, the words and expressions standing in the first column of the following table shall bear the meanings set opposite them respectively in the second column thereof. |
Words |
Meaning |
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Act | The International Business Companies Act 2000 including any modification, extension, re-enactment or renewal thereof and any regulations made thereunder. | |
Articles | These Articles of Association as they may from time to time be amended. | |
capital | The sum of the aggregate par value of all outstanding shares with par value of the Company and shares with par value held by the Company as treasury shares plus | |
(a) the aggregate of the amounts designated as capital of all outstanding shares without par value of the Company and shares without par value held by the Company as treasury shares, and |
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(b) the amounts as are from time to time transferred from surplus to capital by a resolution of directors. |
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member | A person who holds shares in the Company. | |
Memorandum | The Memorandum of Association of the Company as it may from time to time be amended. | |
person | An individual, a corporation, a trust, the estate of a deceased individual, a partnership or an unincorporated association of persons. | |
resolution of directors |
(a) A resolution approved at a duly constituted meeting of directors or of a Committee of directors of the Company by the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the directors present who voted and did not abstain; or |
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(b) a resolution consented to in writing by a simple majority of all directors or of all members of the Committee of directors, as the case may be; |
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except where a director is given more than one vote, he shall be counted by the number of votes he casts for the purpose of establishing a majority. | ||
resolution of members |
(a) A resolution approved at a duly constituted meeting of the members of the Company by the affirmative vote of |
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(i) a simple majority of the votes of the members present and entitled to vote thereon and who voted and did not abstain; or |
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(ii) a simple majority of the votes of the members of each class or series of shares present and entitled to vote thereon as a class or series and who voted and did not abstain and of a simple majority of the votes of the remaining members present and entitled to vote thereon and who voted and did not abstain; or |
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(b) a resolution consented to in writing by |
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(i) a simple majority of the votes of the members entitled to vote thereon, or |
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(ii) a simple majority of the votes of the shareholders entitled to vote thereon as a class and of a simple majority of the votes of the remaining members entitled to vote thereon; |
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Seal | Any seal which has been duly adopted as the Common Seal of the Company. | |
securities | Shares and debt obligations of every kind, and options, warrants and rights to acquire shares, or debt obligations. | |
surplus | The excess, if any, at the time of the determination of the total assets of the Company over the sum of its total liabilities, as shown in its books of account, plus its issued and outstanding share capital. | |
treasury shares | Shares in the Company that were previously issued but were repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Company and not cancelled. |
2. | Written or any term of like import includes words typewritten, printed, painted, engraved, lithographed, photographed or represented or reproduced by any mode of reproducing words in a visible form, including telex, telefax, telegram, cable or other form of writing produced by electronic communication. |
3. | Save as aforesaid any words or expressions defined in the Act shall bear the same meaning in these Articles. |
4. | Whenever the singular or plural number, or the masculine, feminine or neuter gender is used in these Articles, it shall equally, where the context admits, include the others. |
5. | The realisable value in relation to the assets of the Company shall mean such value as the directors may decide upon as the value of the assets, which value in the absence of fraud shall be conclusive unless a question of law is involved. |
6. | A reference to money in these Articles is, unless otherwise stated, a reference to the currency in which shares in the Company shall be issued according to the provisions of the Memorandum. |
PRIVATE COMPANY
7. | The Company is registered as a private company, and accordingly: |
(a) | the right to transfer shares is restricted in the manner provided in these Articles; |
(b) | the number of the members of the Company is limited to fifty. Provided that where two or more persons hold one or more shares in the Company jointly they shall for the purposes of this Article be treated as a single member; and |
(c) | any invitation to the public to subscribe for any shares, debentures or other securities of the Company is prohibited. |
REGISTERED SHARES
8. | Subject to such conditions as the Directors may reasonably determine for the issue of Certificates every member holding registered shares in the Company shall be entitled to a certificate which certificate shall be signed by a director or officer of the Company and under the Seal specifying the share or shares held by him and the signature of the director or officer and the Seal may be stamped thereon. · |
9. |
Any member receiving a share certificate for registered shares shall indemnify and hold the Company and its directors and officers harmless from any loss or liability which it or |
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they may incur by reason of any wrongful or fraudulent use or representation made by any person by virtue of the possession thereof. If a share certificate for registered shares be worn out or defaced, the directors may upon surrender thereof for cancellation issue a new one in its stead and if it be lost or destroyed, the directors may upon the loss or destruction being established to their satisfaction and upon such indemnity being given to the Company as it by resolution of directors may determine issue a new one in its stead. |
10. | If several persons are registered as holders of any shares, any one of such persons may give an effectual receipt for any dividend payable in respect of such shares. |
SHARES, AUTHORISED CAPITAL AND CAPITAL
11. | Subject to the provisions of these Articles and to any resolution of members the unissued shares of the Company shall be at the disposal of the directors who may without prejudice to any rights previously conferred on the holders of any existing shares or class or series of shares offer, allot, grant options over or otherwise dispose of shares to such persons, at such times and upon such terms and conditions as the Company may by resolution of directors determine. |
12. | Shares in the Company shall be issued for money, services rendered, personal property, an estate in real property, a promissory note or other binding obligation to contribute money or property or any combination of the foregoing as shall be determined by a resolution of directors. |
13. | Shares in the Company may be issued for such amount of consideration as the Company may from time to time by resolution of directors determine, except that in the case of shares with par value, the amount shall not be less than the par value, and in the absence of fraud the decision of the directors as to the value of the consideration received by the Company in respect of the issue is conclusive unless a question of law is involved. The consideration in respect of the shares with par value constitutes capital to the extent of the par value and the excess constitutes surplus. |
14. | A share issued by the Company upon conversion of, or in exchange for, another share or a debt obligation or other security in the Company, shall be treated for all purposes as having been issued for money equal to the consideration received or deemed to have been received by the Company in respect of the other share, debt obligation or security. |
15. | Treasury shares may be disposed of by the Company on such terms and conditions (not otherwise inconsistent with these Articles) as the Company may by resolution of directors determine. |
16. | The Company may issue fractions of a share and a fractional share shall have the same corresponding fractional liabilities, limitations, preferences, privileges, qualifications, restrictions, rights and other attributes of a whole share of the same class or series of shares. |
17. | Upon the issue by the Company of a share without par value, if an amount is stated in the Memorandum to be authorised capital represented by such shares then each share shall be issued for no less than the appropriate proportion of such amount which shall constitute capital, otherwise the consideration in respect of the share constitutes capital to the extent designated by the directors and the excess constitutes surplus, except that the directors shall designate as capital an amount of the consideration that is at least equal to the amount that the share is entitled to as, a preference if any, in the assets of the Company upon liquidation of the Company. |
18. | The Company may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire and hold its own shares but no purchase, redemption or other acquisition shall be made unless the directors determine that immediately after the purchase, redemption or other acquisition the Company will be able to satisfy its liabilities as they become due in the ordinary course of its business and the realisable value of the assets of the Company will not be less than the sum of its total liabilities, other than deferred taxes, as shown in the books of account. |
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19. | A determination by the directors under the preceding Article is not required where shares are purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired |
(a) | pursuant to a right of a member to have his shares redeemed or to have his shares exchanged for money or other property of the Company; |
(b) | in exchange for newly issued shares in the Company; |
(c) | by virtue of the provisions of Section 80 of the Act; and |
(d) | pursuant to an order of the court. |
20. | Shares that the Company purchases, redeems or otherwise acquires pursuant to Article 18 may be cancelled or held as treasury shares unless the shares are purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired out of capital pursuant to Section 34 of the Act in which case they shall be cancelled. |
21. | Where shares in the Company are held by the Company as treasury shares or are held by another company of which the Company holds, directly or indirectly, shares having more than 50 percent of the votes in the election of directors of the other company, the members of the Company shall not be entitled to vote in respect of such shares or to have dividends paid thereon and such shares shall not be treated as outstanding for any purpose except for purposes of determining the capital of the Company. |
LIEN ON SHARES
22. | The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on every share issued for a promissory note or for any other binding obligation to contribute money or property or any combination thereof to the Company, and the Company shall also have a first and paramount lien on every share standing registered in the name of a member, whether singly or jointly with any other person or persons, for all the debts and liabilities of such member or his estate to the Company, whether the same shall have been incurred before or after notice to the Company of any interest of any person other than such member, and whether the time for the payment or discharge of the same shall have actually arrived or not, and notwithstanding that the same are joint debts or liabilities of such member or his estate and any other person, whether a member of the Company or not. The Companys lien on a share shall extend to all dividends payable thereon. The directors may at any time either generally, or in any particular case, waive any lien that has arisen or declare any share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. |
23. | In the absence of express provisions regarding sale in the promissory note or other binding obligation to contribute money or property, the Company may sell, in such manner as it may by resolution of directors determine, any share on which the Company has a lien, but no sale shall be made unless some sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable nor until the expiration of twenty one days after a notice in writing, stating and demanding payment of the sum presently payable and giving notice of the intention to sell in default of such payment, has been served on the holder for the time being of the share. |
24. | The net proceeds of the sale by the Company of any shares on which it has a lien shall be applied in or towards payment or discharge of the binding obligation in respect of which the lien exists so far as the same is presently payable and any residue shall (subject to a like lien for debts or liabilities not presently payable as existed upon the share prior to the sale) be paid to the holder of the share immediately before such sale. For giving effect to any such sale the directors may authorise some person to transfer the share sold to the purchaser thereof. The purchaser shall be registered as the holder of the share and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the sale. |
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TRANSFER OF SHARES
25. | All transfers of shares may be effected by transfer in writing in the usual common form, or in such other form as the Directors may accept, and may be under hand only. |
26. | The instrument of transfer of a share shall be signed by or on behalf of the transferor and transferee, and the transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of the share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members in respect thereof. |
27. | The Directors may in their absolute discretion and without assigning any reason therefor decline to register any transfer of shares (whether fully paid or not) to a person of whom they shall not approve, and they may also decline to register any transfer of shares on which the Company has a lien. If the Directors refuse to register a transfer they shall within two months after the date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company send to the transferee notice of the refusal. |
28. | The Directors may decline to recognise any instrument of transfer, unless:- |
(a) | The instrument of transfer is deposited at the office or such other place as the Directors may appoint accompanied by the certificate of the shares to which it relates, and such other evidence as the Directors may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer (and if the instrument of transfer is executed by some other person on his behalf, the authority of that person so to do); and |
(b) | The instrument of transfer is in respect of only one class of shares. |
All instruments of transfer which are registered may be retained by the Company.
29. | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these presents the Directors may upon the written request of the transferor register a transfer of shares without an instrument of transfer being produced to them or lodged with the Company whether or not an instrument of transfer has been executed. |
TRANSMISSION OF SHARES
30. | The executor or administrator of a deceased member, the guardian of an incompetent member or the trustee of a bankrupt member shall be the only person recognised by the Company as having any title to his share but they shall not be entitled to exercise any rights as a member of the Company until they have proceeded as set forth in the next following 3 Articles. |
31. | The production to the Company of any document which is evidence of probate of the will, or letters of administration of the estate, or confirmation as personal representative of a deceased member or of the appointment of a guardian of an incompetent member or the trustee of a bankrupt member shall be accepted by the Company even if the deceased, incompetent or bankrupt member is domiciled outside The Bahamas if the document evidencing the grant of probate or letters of administration, confirmation as personal representative, appointment as guardian or trustee in bankruptcy is issued by a foreign court which had competent jurisdiction in the matter. For the purpose of establishing whether or not a foreign court had competent jurisdiction in such a matter the directors may obtain appropriate legal advice. The directors may also require an indemnity to be given by the executor, administrator, guardian or trustee in bankruptcy. |
32. | Any person becoming entitled by operation of law or otherwise to a share or shares in consequence of the death, incompetence or bankruptcy of any member may be registered as a member upon such evidence being produced as may reasonably be required by the directors. An application by any such person to be registered as a member shall for all purposes be deemed to be a transfer of shares of the deceased, incompetent or bankrupt member and the directors shall treat it as such. |
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33. | Any person who has become entitled to a share or shares in consequence of the death, incompetence or bankruptcy of any member may, instead of being registered himself, request in writing that some person to be named by him be registered as the transferee of such share or shares and such request shall likewise be treated as if it were a transfer. |
34. | What amounts to incompetence on the part of a person is a matter to be determined by the court having regard to all the relevant evidence and the circumstances of the case. |
REDUCTION OR INCREASE IN AUTHORISED CAPITAL
35. | The Company may amend the Memorandum to increase or reduce its authorised capital and in connection therewith the Company may in respect of any unissued shares, increase or reduce the number of such shares, increase or reduce the par value of any such shares or effect any combination of the foregoing. |
36. | The Company may amend the Memorandum to |
(a) | divide the shares, including issued shares, of a class or series into a larger number of shares of the same class or series; or |
(b) | combine the shares, including issued shares, of a class or series into a smaller number of shares of the same class or series; |
Provided, however, that where shares are divided or combined under (a) or (b) of this Article, the aggregate par value of the new shares must be equal to the aggregate par value of the original shares.
37. | The capital may by a resolution of directors be increased by transferring an amount out of the surplus of the Company to capital. |
38. | Subject to the provisions of the 2 next succeeding Articles the capital may by resolution of directors be reduced by: |
(a) | returning to members any amount received by the Company upon the issue of any of its shares, the amount being surplus to the requirements of the Company, |
(b) | cancelling any capital that is lost or not represented by assets having a realisable value or |
(c) | transferring capital to surplus for the purpose of purchasing, redeeming or otherwise acquiring shares that the directors have resolved to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire. |
39. | No reduction of capital shall be effected that reduces the capital to an amount that immediately after the reduction is less than the aggregate par value of all outstanding shares with par value and all shares with par value held by the Company as treasury shares and the aggregate of the amounts designated as capital of all outstanding shares without par value and all shares without par value held by the Company as treasury shares that are entitled to a preference, if any, in the assets of the Company upon liquidation of the Company. |
40. | No reduction of capital shall be effected unless the directors determine that immediately after the reduction the Company will be able to satisfy its liabilities as they become due in the ordinary course of its business and that the realisable value of the assets of the Company will not be less than its total liabilities, other than deferred taxes, as shown in the books of the Company and its remaining issued and outstanding share capital. |
MEETINGS AND CONSENTS OF MEMBERS
41. | The directors of the Company may convene meetings of the members of the Company at such times and in such manner and places within or outside The Bahamas as the directors consider necessary or desirable. |
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42. | Upon the written request of members holding 10 percent or more of the outstanding voting shares in the Company the directors shall convene a meeting of members. |
43. | The directors shall give not less than 7 days notice of meetings of members to those persons whose names on the date of the notice is given appear as members in the Share Register and are entitled to vote at the meeting. |
44. | The directors may fix the date notice is given of a meeting of members as the record date for determining those shares that are entitled to vote at the meeting. |
45. | A meeting of members may be held in contravention of the requirement to give notice if members holding not less than 90 percent of; |
(a) | the total number of shares of the members entitled to vote on all matters to be considered at the meeting, or |
(b) | the votes of each class or series of shares where members are entitled to vote thereon as a class or series together with an absolute majority of the remaining votes, |
have waived notice of the meeting; and for this purpose presence at the meeting shall bedeemed to constitute waiver.
46. | The inadvertent failure of the directors to give notice of a meeting to a member, or the fact that a member has not received notice, shall not invalidate the meeting. |
47. | A member may be represented at a meeting of members by a proxy who may speak and vote on behalf of the member including otherwise than on a poll and that proxy need not to be a member. |
48. | The instrument appointing a proxy shall be produced at the place appointed for the meeting before the time for holding the meeting at which the person named in such instrument proposes to vote. |
49. | An instrument appointing a proxy shall be in substantially the following form or such other form as the Chairman of the meeting shall accept as properly evidencing the wishes of the member appointing the proxy. Only members who are individuals may appoint proxies. |
(Name of Company) |
I/We being a member of the above Company with shares HEREBY APPOINT of or failing him of to be my/our proxy to vote for me/us at the meeting of members to be held on the day of and at any adjournment thereof. (Any restrictions on voting to be inserted here.) |
Signed this day of |
.......................... |
Member |
50. | The following shall apply in respect of co-ownership of shares: |
(a) | if 2 or more persons hold shares together each of them may be present in person or by proxy at a meeting of members and may speak as a member; |
(b) | if only one of them is present in person or by proxy he may vote on behalf of all of them, and |
(c) | if 2 or more are present in person or by proxy they must vote as one. |
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51. | A member shall be deemed to be present at a meeting of members if he participates by telephone or other electronic means and all members participating in the meeting are able to hear each other and recognise each others voice and for this purpose participation shall constitute prima facie proof of recognition. |
52. | A meeting of members is duly constituted if, at the commencement of the meeting, there are present in person or by proxy members representing not less than 50 percent of the votes of the shares or class or series of shares entitled to vote on resolutions of members to be considered at the meeting. If a quorum be present, notwithstanding the fact that such quorum may be represented by only one person then such person may resolve any matter and a certificate signed by such person accompanied where such person be a proxy by the proxy form or a copy thereof shall constitute a valid resolution of members. |
53. | If within one hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of members, shall be dissolved; in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the next business day at the same time and place and if at the adjourned meeting there are present within one hour from the time appointed for the meeting in person or by proxy members representing not less than one third of the votes of the shares or each class or series of shares entitled to vote on the resolutions to be considered by the meeting, those present shall constitute a quorum but otherwise the meeting shall be dissolved. |
54. | At every meeting of members, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside as chairman of the meeting. If there is no Chairman of the Board of Directors or if the Chairman of the Board of Directors is not present at the meeting, the members present shall choose some one of their number to be the chairman. If the members are unable to choose a chairman for any reason, then the person representing the greatest number of voting shares present in person or appointed under an instrument of proxy in prescribed form at the meeting shall preside as chairman failing which the oldest individual member or representative of a member present shall take the chair. |
55. | The chairman may, with the consent of the meeting, adjourn any meeting from time to time, and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. |
56. | At any meeting of the members the chairman shall be responsible for deciding in such manner as he shall consider appropriate whether any resolution has been carried or not and the result of his decision shall be announced to the meeting and recorded in the minutes thereof. If the chairman shall have any doubt as to the outcome of any resolution put to the vote, he shall cause a poll to be taken of all votes cast upon such resolution, but if the chairman shall fail to take a poll then any member present in person or by proxy who disputes the announcement by the chairman of the result of any vote may immediately following such announcement demand that a poll be taken and the chairman shall thereupon cause a poll to be taken. If a poll is taken at any meeting, the result thereof shall be duly recorded in the minutes of that meeting by the chairman. |
57. | Any person other than an individual shall be regarded as one member and subject to the specific provisions hereinafter contained for the appointment of representatives of such persons the right of any individual to speak for or represent such member shall be determined by the law of the jurisdiction where, and by the documents by which, the person is constituted or derives its existence. In case of doubt, the directors may in good faith seek legal advice from any qualified person and unless and until a court of competent jurisdiction shall otherwise rule, the directors may rely and act upon such advice without incurring any liability to any member. |
58. | Any person other than an individual which is a member of the Company may by resolution of its directors or other governing body authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of members of the Company, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the person which he represents as that person could exercise if it were an individual member of the Company. |
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59. | The chairman of any meeting at which a vote is cast by proxy or on behalf of any person other than an individual may call for a copy of such proxy or authority authenticated by the certificate of a Notary which shall be produced within 7 days of being so requested or the votes cast by such proxy or on behalf of such person shall be disregarded. |
60. | Directors of the Company may attend and speak at any meeting of members of the Company and at any separate meeting of the holders of any class or series of shares in the Company. |
61. | An action that may be taken by the members at a meeting may also be taken by a resolution of members consented to in writing without the need for any notice, but if any resolution of members is adopted otherwise than by the unanimous written consent of all members, a copy of such resolution shall forthwith be sent to all members who shall not have had the opportunity of consenting or objecting to such resolution. |
DIRECTORS
62. | The first directors of the Company shall be elected by the subscribers to the memorandum; and thereafter, the directors shall be elected by the members or the directors for such term as the members or the directors, as the case may be, determine. |
63. | The minimum number of directors shall be one and the maximum number shall be 7. |
64. | Each director shall hold office for the term, if any, fixed by resolution of members or by resolution of directors, as the case may be, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal, or in the case of a company upon the making of an order for the winding up or dissolution of the company or upon the removal of a defunct company by the Registrar otherwise than pursuant to a winding up order. |
65. | A director may be removed from office, with or without cause, by a resolution of members. |
66. | A director may resign his office by giving written notice of his resignation to the Company and the resignation shall have effect from the date the notice is received by the Company or from such later date as may be specified in the notice. |
67. | A vacancy in the Board of Directors may be filled by a resolution of members or by a resolution of a majority of the remaining directors. |
68. | The directors may, by a resolution of directors, fix the emoluments of directors with respect to services to be rendered in any capacity to the Company. |
69. | A director shall not require a share qualification, and may be an individual or a company. |
POWERS OF DIRECTORS
70. | The business and affairs of the Company shall be managed by the directors who may pay all expenses incurred preliminary to and in connection with the formation and registration of the Company and may exercise all such powers of the Company as are not by the Act or by the Memorandum or these Articles required to be exercised by the members of the Company, subject to any delegation of such powers as may be authorised by these Articles and to such requirements as may be prescribed by a resolution of members; but no requirement made by a resolution of members shall prevail if it be inconsistent with these Articles nor shall such requirement invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid if such requirement had not been made. |
71. | The directors may, by a resolution of directors, appoint any person, including a person who is a director, to be an officer or agent of the Company and the directors may remove any such person so appointed. |
72. |
Every officer or agent of the Company has such powers and authority of the directors, including the power and authority to affix the Seal, as are set forth in these Articles or in |
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the resolution of directors appointing the officer or agent but the directors may revoke or vary such powers. No officer or agent has any power or authority with respect to matters requiring a resolution under this Article or under Articles 68, 71 and 75. |
73. | Any director which is a body corporate may appoint in writing any person its duly authorised representative for the purpose of representing it at meetings of the Board of Directors and the person so appointed shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of such body corporate as the body corporate could exercise if it were an individual director. |
74. | The continuing directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, save that if their number is reduced to their knowledge below the number fixed by or pursuant to these Articles as the necessary quorum for a meeting of directors, the continuing directors or director may act only for the purpose of appointing directors to fill any vacancy that has arisen or summoning a meeting of members. |
75. | All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments and all receipts for moneys paid to the Company, shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed, as the case may be, in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of directors. |
PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS
76. | The directors or any Committee thereof may meet at such times and in such manner and places within or outside The Bahamas as the directors may determine to be necessary or desirable. |
77. | A director shall be deemed to be present at a meeting of directors if he participates by telephone or other electronic means and all directors participating in the meeting are able to hear each other and recognise each others voice and for this purpose participation shall constitute prima facie proof of recognition. |
78. | A director shall be given not less than 3 days notice of meetings of directors, but a meeting of directors held without 3 days notice having been given to all directors shall be valid if all the directors entitled to vote at the meeting who do not attend, waive notice of the meeting and for this purpose, the presence of a director at a meeting shall constitute waiver on his part. The inadvertent failure to give notice of a meeting to a director, or the fact that a director has not received the notice, shall not invalidate the meeting. |
79. | A director may by a written instrument appoint an alternate who need not be a director and who shall be entitled to attend meetings in the absence of the director who appointed him and to vote or consent in the place of the director. |
80. | A meeting of directors is duly constituted for all purposes if at the commencement of the meeting there are present in person or by alternate not less than one half of the total number of directors, unless there are only 2 directors in which case the quorum shall be 2. Where any director is participating in a meeting in accordance with the provisions of Article 77 he shall be counted for the purpose of determining whether the meeting is duly constituted. |
81. | If the Company shall have only one director the provisions herein contained for meetings of the directors and shall not apply but such sole director shall have full power to represent and act for the Company in all matters as are not by the Act or the Memorandum or these Articles required to be exercised by the members of the Company in lieu of minutes of a meeting shall record in writing and sign a note or memorandum of all matters requiring a resolution of directors. Such a note or memorandum shall constitute sufficient evidence of such resolution for all purposes. |
82. |
At every meeting of the directors the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside as chairman of the meeting. If there is no Chairman of the Board of Directors or if the Chairman of the Board of Directors is not present at the meeting the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside. If there is no Deputy Chairman of the Board of |
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Directors or if the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors is not present at the meeting the directors present shall choose some one of their number to be chairman of the meeting. |
83. | An action that may be taken by the directors or a Committee of directors at a meeting may also be taken by a resolution of directors or of a Committee of directors consented to in writing without the need for any notice and a resolution of directors consented to in writing as aforesaid may consist of several documents in like form (though they may differ by the means by which they are communicated). If any resolution of directors is adopted otherwise than by the unanimous written consent of all directors a copy of such resolution shall forthwith be sent to any director who shall not have had the opportunity of consenting or objecting to such resolution. |
84. | The directors shall cause the following corporate records to be kept: |
(a) | minutes of all meetings of directors, members, committees of directors, committees of officers and committees of members; |
(b) | copies of all resolutions consented to by directors, members, committees of directors, committees of officers and committees of members; and |
(c) | such other accounts and records as the directors by resolution of directors consider necessary or desirable in order to reflect the financial position of the Company. |
85. | The books, statutory registers, records and minutes shall be kept at the registered office of the Company. |
86. | The directors may, by resolution of directors, designate one or more Committees, each consisting of one or more directors. |
87. | Each Committee of directors has such powers and authorities of the directors, including the power and authority to affix the Seal, as are set forth in the resolution of directors establishing the Committee, except that no Committee has any power or authority to amend the Memorandum or these Articles, to appoint directors or fix their emoluments, or to appoint officers or agents of the Company. |
88. | The meetings and proceedings of each Committee of directors consisting of 2 or more directors shall be governed mutatis mutandis by the provisions of these Articles regulating the proceedings of directors so far as the same are not superseded by any provisions in the resolution establishing the Committee. |
OFFICERS
89. | The Company may by resolution of directors appoint officers of the Company at such time as shall be considered necessary or expedient. Such officers may consist of a Chairman of the Board of Directors, a Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors, a President and one or more Vice Presidents, Secretaries and Treasurers and such other officers as may from time to time be deemed desirable. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. |
90. | The officers shall perform such duties as shall be prescribed at the time of their appointment subject to any modification in such duties as may be prescribed thereafter by resolution of directors or resolution of members, but in the absence of any specific allocation of duties it shall be the responsibility of the Chairman of the Board of Directors to preside at meetings of directors and members, the Deputy Chairman to act in the absence of the Chairman, the President to manage the day to day affairs of the Company, the Vice Presidents to act in order of seniority in the absence of the President but otherwise to perform such duties as may be delegated to them by the President, the Secretaries to maintain the Share Register, minute books and records (other than financial records) of the Company and to ensure compliance with all procedural requirements imposed on the Company by applicable law, and the Treasurer to be responsible for the financial affairs of the Company. |
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91. | The emoluments of all officers shall be fixed by resolution of directors. |
92. | The officers of the Company shall hold office until their successors are duly elected, but any officer elected or appointed by the directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by resolution of directors. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Company may be filled by resolution of directors. |
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
93. | No agreement or transaction between the Company and one or more of its directors or any person in which any director has a financial interest or to whom any director is related, including as a director of that other person, is void or voidable for this reason only or by reason only that the director is present at the meeting of directors or at the meeting of the Committee of directors that approves the agreement or transaction or that the vote or consent of the director is counted for that purpose if the material facts of the interest of each director in the agreement or transaction and his interest in or relationship to any other party to the agreement or transaction are disclosed in good faith or are known by the members entitled to vote at a meeting of members and the agreement or transaction is approved or ratified by a resolution of members. |
94. | A director who has an interest in any particular business to be considered at a meeting of directors or members may be counted for purposes of determining whether the meeting is duly constituted. |
INDEMNIFICATION
95. | Subject to the limitations hereinafter provided the Company may indemnify against all expenses, including legal fees, and against all judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and reasonably incurred in connection with legal or administrative proceedings any person who |
(a) | is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed proceedings, whether civil or administrative, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, an officer or a liquidator of the Company; or |
(b) | is or was, at the request of the Company, serving as a director, officer or liquidator of, or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another company or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. |
96. | The Company may only indemnify a person if the person acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company. |
97. | The Company may purchase and maintain insurance in relation to any person who is or was a director, an officer or a liquidator of the Company, or who at the request of the Company is or was serving as a director, an officer or a liquidator of, or in any other capacity is or was acting for, another company or a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against the person and incurred by the person in that capacity, whether or not the Company has or would have had the power to indemnify the person against the liability as provided in these Articles. |
SEAL
98. |
The Company may have more than one Seal and references herein to the Seal shall be references to every Seal which shall have been duly adopted by resolution of directors. The directors shall provide for the safe custody of the Seal and for an imprint thereof to be kept at the registered office. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein the Seal when affixed to any written instrument shall be witnessed and attested to by the signature of a director or an officer or any other person so authorised from time to time by resolution of directors. Such authorisation may be before or after the Seal is affixed, may be general or specific and may refer to any number of sealings. The directors may |
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provide for a stamp of the Seal and of the signature of any director, officer or authorised person which may be reproduced by printing or other means on any instrument and it shall have the same force and validity as if the Seal had been affixed to such instrument and the same had been signed as hereinbefore described. |
DIVIDENDS
99. | The Company may by a resolution of directors declare and pay dividends in money, shares, or other property. In the event that dividends are paid in specie the directors shall have responsibility for establishing and recording in the resolution of directors authorising the dividends, a fair and proper value for the assets to be so distributed. |
100. | The directors may from time to time pay to the members such interim dividends as appear to the directors to be justified by the profits of the Company. |
101. | The directors may, before declaring any dividend, set aside out of the profits of the Company such sum as they think proper as a reserve fund, and may invest the sum so set apart as a reserve fund upon such securities as they may select. |
102. | No dividend shall be declared and paid unless the directors determine that immediately after the payment of the dividend the Company will be able to satisfy its liabilities as they become due in the ordinary course of its business and the realisable value of the assets of the Company will not be less than the sum of its total liabilities, other than deferred taxes, as shown in its books of account, and its issued and outstanding share capital. |
103. | Notice of any dividend that may have been declared shall be given to each member in manner hereinafter mentioned and all dividends unclaimed for 3 years after having been declared may be forfeited by resolution of directors for the benefit of the Company. |
104. | No dividend shall bear interest as against the Company and no dividend shall be paid on treasury shares or shares held by another company of which the Company holds directly or indirectly, shares having more than 50 percent of the vote in electing directors. |
105. | A share issued as a dividend by the Company shall be treated for all purposes as having been issued for money equal to the surplus that is transferred to capital upon the issue of the share. |
106. | In the case of a dividend of authorised but unissued shares with par value, an amount equal to the aggregate par value of the shares shall be transferred from surplus to capital at the time of the distribution. |
107. | In the case of a dividend of authorised but unissued shares without par value, the amount designated by the directors shall be transferred from surplus to capital at the time of the distribution, except that the directors shall designate as capital an amount that is at least equal to the amount that the shares are entitled to as a preference, if any, in the assets of the Company upon liquidation of the Company. |
108. | A division of the issued and outstanding shares of a class or series of shares into a larger number of shares of the same class or series having a proportionately smaller par value shall not constitute a dividend of shares. |
ACCOUNTS
109. | The books of account, as shall be deemed necessary or desirable by the directors to reflect the financial position of the Company shall be kept at the registered office of the Company. |
110. |
The directors shall if required by resolution of members cause to be made out and shall serve on the members or lay before a meeting of members at some date not later than three months after the date of the said resolution a profit and loss account for the financial period stipulated in the said resolution and a balance sheet as at the date to which the profit and loss account is made up. The Companys profit and loss account and balance |
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sheet shall be drawn up so as to give respectively a true and fair view of the profit or loss of the Company for that financial period, and a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at the end of that financial period. |
111. | A copy of such profit and loss account and balance sheet shall where it is not intended to be laid before a meeting of the members be served on every member in the manner prescribed herein for notices calling a meeting of members. |
112. | The Company may by a resolution of directors include in the computation of surplus for any purpose the unrealised appreciation of the assets of the Company, and, in the absence of fraud, the decision of the directors as to the value of the assets is conclusive, unless a question of law is involved. |
AUDITORS
113. | The Company may by resolution of members call for the accounts to be examined by auditors. |
114. | The first auditors shall be appointed by resolution of directors; subsequent auditors shall be appointed by a resolution of members. |
115. | The auditors may be members of the Company but no director or other officer shall be eligible to be an auditor of the Company during his continuance in office. |
116. | The remuneration of the auditors of the Company, in the case of auditors appointed by the directors, may be fixed by resolution of directors but subject thereto shall be fixed by resolution of members or in such manner as the Company may by resolution of members determine. |
117. | The auditors shall examine each profit and loss account and balance sheet required to be served on every member of the Company or laid before a meeting of the members of the Company and shall state in a written report whether or not |
(a) | In their opinion the profit and loss account and balance sheet give a true and fair view respectively of the profit and loss for the period covered by the accounts, and of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of that period; |
(b) | all the information and explanations required by the auditors have been obtained. |
118. | The report of the auditors shall be annexed to the accounts and shall be read at the meeting of members at which the accounts are laid before the Company or shall be served on the members. |
119. | Every auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books of account and vouchers of the Company, and shall be entitled to require from the directors and officers of the Company such information and explanations as he thinks necessary for the performance of the duties of the auditors. |
120. | The auditors of the Company shall be entitled to receive notice of, and to attend any meetings of members of the Company at which the Companys profit and loss account and balance sheet are to be presented. |
NOTICES
121. | Any notice, information or written statement to be given by the Company to members shall be served by personal service or by mail addressed to each member at the address shown in the Share Register or if the Share Register does not contain an address for the member, then to the last known address for such member. |
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PENSION AND SUPERANNUATION FUNDS
122. | The directors may establish and maintain or procure the establishment and maintenance of any non-contributory or contributory pension or superannuation funds for the benefit of, and give or procure the giving of donations, gratuities, pensions, allowances or emoluments to any persons who are or were at any time in the employment or service of the Company or any company which is a subsidiary of the Company or is allied to or associated with the Company or with any such subsidiary, or who are or were at any time directors or officers of the Company or of any such other company as aforesaid or who hold or held any salaried employment or office in the Company or such other company, or any persons in whose welfare the Company or any such other company as aforesaid is or has been at any time interested, and to the wives, widows, families and dependents of any such person, and may make payments for or towards the insurance of any such persons as aforesaid, and may do any of the matters aforesaid either alone or in conjunction with any such other company as aforesaid. Subject always to the proposal being approved by resolution of members, a director holding any such employment, or office shall be entitled to participate in and retain for his own benefit any such donation, gratuity, pension allowance or emolument. |
ARBITRATION
123. | Whenever any difference arises between the Company on the one hand and any of the members or their executors, administrators or assigns on the other hand, touching the true intent and construction or the incidence or consequences of these Articles or of the Act, touching anything done or executed, omitted or suffered in pursuance of the Act or touching any breach or alleged breach or otherwise relating to the premises or to these Articles, or to any Act affecting the Company or to any of the affairs of the Company such difference shall, unless the parties agree to refer the same to a single arbitrator, be referred to 2 arbitrators one to be chosen by each of the parties to the difference and the arbitrators shall before entering on the reference appoint an umpire. |
124. | If either party to the reference makes default in appointing an arbitrator either originally or by way of substitution (in the event that an appointed arbitrator shall die, be incapable of acting or refuse to act) for 10 days after the other party has given him notice to appoint the same, such other party may appoint an arbitrator to act in the place of the arbitrator of the defaulting party. |
VOLUNTARY WINDING UP AND DISSOLUTION
125. | The Company may voluntarily commence to wind up and dissolve by a resolution of members but if the Company has never issued shares it may voluntarily commence to wind up and dissolve by resolution of directors. |
CONTINUATION
126. | The Company may by resolution of members or by a resolution passed unanimously by all directors of the Company continue as a company incorporated under the laws of a jurisdiction outside The Bahamas in the manner provided under those laws. |
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Signature of
The 2 Subscribers of the Memorandum of Association
Subscriber LEX LTD. |
Subscriber LEGIS LTD. |
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By: | By: | |||||||
Its Authorised Signatory | Its Authorised Signatory |
WITNESS to the above Signatures:
Cynthia A. Sweeting P.O. Box SS-19084 Nassau, Bahamas |
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COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS
New Providence
Company under the International Business
Companies Act 2000
File No.
Reg. No. 125,449 B
MEMORANDUM
AND
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
LIONS GATE CREW MANAGEMENT LTD.
Incorporated the Sixth day of November, 2002.
Prepared by:
H & J Corporate Services Ltd.
Shirlaw House
87 Shirley Street
Nassau, New Providence
Bahamas
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
Pursuant to Section 15 (7)
of
The International Business Companies Act, 2000
(No. 45 of 2000)
We, H & J CORPORATE SERVICES LTD., acting as Registered Agent of LIONS GATE CREW MANAGEMENT LTD. (the Company) hereby certify that the requirements of the International Business Companies Act, 2000 (No. 45 of 2000), in respect of the registration of the Company have been complied with.
DATED THIS Sixth day of November, 2002.
For H & J CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. Registered Agent |
H & J Corporate Services Ltd.
Shirlaw House
87 Shirley Street
Nassau, Bahamas
Exhibit 3.15.1
FORM NO. 2
BERMUDA
THE COMPANIES ACT 1981
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OF
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
(Section 7(1) and (2))
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
Seaspan Management Services Limited
(hereinafter referred to as the Company)
1. | The liability of the members of the Company is limited to the amount (if any) for the time being unpaid on the shares respectively held by them. |
2. | We, the undersigned, namely, |
NAME | ADDRESS |
BERMUDIAN STATUS (Yes/No) |
NATIONALITY |
NUMBER OF SHARES SUBSCRIBED |
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N.G. Trollope |
Clarendon House 2 Church Street Hamilton HM 11 Bermuda |
Yes | British | One | ||||
D.H. Malcolm | | Yes | British | One | ||||
A.R. Guilfoyle | | No | British | One |
do hereby respectively agree to take such number of shares of the Company as may be allotted to us respectively by the provisional directors of the Company, not exceeding the number of shares for which we have respectively subscribed, and to satisfy such calls as may be made by the directors, provisional directors or promoters of the Company in respect of the shares allotted to us respectively.
3. | The Company is to be an exempted Company as defined by the Companies Act 1981. |
4. | The Company, with the consent of the Minister of Finance, has power to hold land situate in Bermuda not exceeding in all, including the following parcels:- |
N/A
5. | The authorised share capital of the Company is US$12,000 divided into shares of US$1.00 each. The minimum subscribed share capital of the Company is US$12,000.00. |
6. | The objects for which the Company is formed and incorporated are - |
(1) | to act and to perform all the functions of a holding company in all its branches and to co-ordinate the policy and administration of any subsidiary company or companies wherever incorporated or carrying on business or of any group of companies of which the Company or any subsidiary company is a member or which are in any manner controlled directly or indirectly by the Company; |
(2) | to act as an investment company and for that purpose to acquire and hold upon any terms and, either in the name of the Company or that of any nominee, shares, stock, debentures, debenture stock, annuities, notes, mortgages, bonds, obligations and securities, foreign exchange, foreign currency deposits and commodities, issued or guaranteed by any company wherever incorporated or carrying on business, or by any government, sovereign, ruler, commissioners, public body or authority, supreme, municipal, local or otherwise, by original subscription, tender, purchase, exchange, underwriting, participation in syndicates or in any other manner and whether or not fully paid up, and to make payments thereon as called up or in advance of calls or otherwise and to subscribe for the same, whether conditionally or absolutely, and to hold the same with a view to investment, but with the power to vary any investments, and to exercise and enforce all rights and powers conferred by or incident to the ownership thereof, and to invest and deal with the moneys of the Company not immediately required upon such securities and in such manner as may be from time to time determined; |
(3) | To advise and act as consultants and managers of all kinds to international shipping companies and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to provide investment and financial advice, consultation and management services to international shipping companies and such other companies as the board of directors may from time to time determine; |
(4) | To acquire by purchase or otherwise, buy, own, hold, create, market, design, assemble, manufacture, repair, lease, hire, let, sell, dispose of (with or without consideration or benefit), maintain, improve, develop, manage, invent, build, construct, operate, package and otherwise trade, invest or deal in and with products, financial instruments, goods, and real and personal property of all kinds whatsoever and wheresoever situated, and enter into arrangements for or with respect to any of the foregoing; |
(5) | To perform, provide, procure, market and deal in services and undertakings of all kinds; |
(6) | To enter into any guarantee, contract of indemnity or suretyship and to assure, support or secure with or without consideration or benefit the performance of any obligations of any person or persons and to guarantee the fidelity of individuals filling or about to fill situations of trust or confidence; |
(7) | To own, manage, operate, act as agents with respect to, build, repair, acquire, own, sell, charter, or deal in ships and aircraft; |
(8) | To lend to or deposit with any person funds, property or assets and to provide collateral or credit enhancement for loans, leasing or other forms of financing, with or without consideration or benefit; |
(9) | To create, enter into, undertake, procure, arrange for, acquire by purchase or otherwise, buy, own, hold, sell or otherwise dispose of (with or without consideration or benefit), trade, invest and or otherwise deal in, whether on a speculative basis or otherwise, all and or any kind of (including without limitation all and or any combinations of and all and or any rights or interests under) instrument, agreement, contract, covenant and undertaking, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, derivative instrument, agreement or contract, option, swap option contract, bond, warrant, debenture, equity, forward exchange contract, forward rate contract, future, hedge, security, note, certificate of deposit, unit, guarantee and or financial instrument; and |
(10) | To carry on any trade or business which can, in the opinion of the board of directors, be advantageously carried on by the Company. |
7. | Powers of the Company |
1. | The Company shall, pursuant to Section 42 of the Companies Act 1981, have the power to issue preference shares which are, at the option of the holder, liable to be redeemed. |
2. | The Company shall, pursuant to Section 42A of the Companies Act 1981, have the power to purchase its own shares. |
Signed by each subscriber in the presence of at least one witness attesting the signature thereof
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SUBSCRIBED this 21 st day of July, 2005.
Exhibit 3.15.2
BYE-LAWS
OF
SEASPAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTERPRETATION | ||
1. |
Definitions | |
SHARES | ||
2. |
Power to Issue Shares | |
3. |
Power of the Company to Purchase its Shares | |
4. |
Rights Attaching to Shares | |
5. |
Calls on Shares | |
6. |
Prohibition on Financial Assistance | |
7. |
Forfeiture of Shares | |
8. |
Share Certificates | |
9. |
Fractional Shares | |
REGISTRATION OF SHARES | ||
10. |
Register of Members | |
11. |
Registered Holder Absolute Owner | |
12. |
Transfer of Registered Shares | |
13. |
Transmission of Registered Shares | |
ALTERATION OF SHARE CAPITAL |
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14. |
Power to Alter Capital | |
15. |
Variation of Rights Attaching to Shares | |
DIVIDENDS AND CAPITALISATION |
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16. |
Dividends | |
17. |
Power to Set Aside Profits | |
18. |
Method of Payment | |
19. |
Capitalisation | |
MEETINGS OF MEMBERS | ||
20. |
Annual General Meetings | |
21. |
Special General Meetings | |
22. |
Requisitioned General Meetings | |
23. |
Notice | |
24. |
Giving Notice | |
25. |
Postponement of General Meeting |
26. |
Participating in Meetings by Telephone | |
27. |
Quorum at General Meetings | |
28. |
Chairman to Preside | |
29. |
Voting on Resolutions | |
30. |
Power to Demand a Vote on a Poll | |
31. |
Voting by Joint Holders of Shares | |
32. |
Instrument of Proxy | |
33. |
Representation of Corporate Member | |
34. |
Adjournment of General Meeting | |
35. |
Written Resolutions | |
36. |
Directors Attendance at General Meetings | |
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS | ||
37. |
Election of Directors | |
38. |
Number of Directors | |
39. |
Term of Office of Directors | |
40. |
Alternate Directors | |
41. |
Removal of Directors | |
42. |
Vacancy in the Office of Director | |
43. |
Remuneration of Directors | |
44. |
Defect in Appointment of Director | |
45. |
Directors to Manage Business | |
46. |
Powers of the Board of Directors | |
47. |
Register of Directors and Officers | |
48. |
Officers | |
49. |
Appointment of Officers | |
50. |
Duties of Officers | |
51. |
Remuneration of Officers | |
52. |
Conflicts of Interest | |
53. |
Indemnification and Exculpation of Directors and Officers | |
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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54. |
Board Meetings |
55. |
Notice of Board Meetings | |
56. |
Participation in Meetings by Telephone | |
57. |
Quorum at Board Meetings | |
58. |
Board to Continue in the Event of Vacancy | |
59. |
Chairman to Preside | |
60. |
Written Resolutions | |
61. |
Validity of Prior Acts of the Board | |
CORPORATE RECORDS | ||
62. |
Minutes | |
63. |
Place Where Corporate Records Kept | |
64. |
Form and Use of Seal | |
ACCOUNTS | ||
65. |
Books of Account | |
66. |
Financial Year End | |
AUDITS | ||
67. |
Annual Audit | |
68. |
Appointment of Auditor | |
69. |
Remuneration of Auditor | |
70. |
Duties of Auditor | |
71. |
Access to Records | |
72. |
Financial Statements | |
73. |
Distribution of Auditors Report | |
74. |
Vacancy in the Office of Auditor | |
VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP AND DISSOLUTION |
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75. |
Winding-Up | |
CHANGES TO CONSTITUTION |
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76. |
Changes to Bye-laws | |
77. |
Changes to the Memorandum of Association | |
78. |
Discontinuance |
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INTERPRETATION
1. | Definitions |
1.1 | In these Bye-laws, the following words and expressions shall, where not inconsistent with the context, have the following meanings, respectively: |
Act | the Companies Act 1981 as amended from time to time; | |
Alternate Director | an alternate director appointed in accordance with these Bye-laws; | |
Auditor | includes an individual or partnership; | |
Board | the board of directors appointed or elected pursuant to these Bye-laws and acting by resolution in accordance with the Act and these Bye-laws or the directors present at a meeting of directors at which there is a quorum; | |
Company | the company for which these Bye-laws are approved and confirmed; | |
Director | a director of the Company and shall include an Alternate Director; | |
Member | the person registered in the Register of Members as the holder of shares in the Company and, when two or more persons are so registered as joint holders of shares, means the person whose name stands first in the Register of Members as one of such joint holders or all of such persons, as the context so requires; | |
notice | written notice as further provided in these Bye-laws unless otherwise specifically stated; | |
Officer | any person appointed by the Board to hold an office in the Company; | |
Register of Directors and Officers | the register of directors and officers referred to in these Bye-laws; | |
Register of Members | the register of members referred to in these Bye-laws; | |
Resident Representative | any person appointed to act as resident representative and includes any deputy or assistant resident representative; and | |
Secretary | the person appointed to perform any or all of the duties of secretary of the Company and includes any deputy or assistant secretary and any person appointed by the Board to perform any of the duties of the Secretary. |
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1.2 | In these Bye-laws, where not inconsistent with the context: |
(a) | words denoting the plural number include the singular number and vice versa; |
(b) | words denoting the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter genders; |
(c) | words importing persons include companies, associations or bodies of persons whether corporate or not; |
(d) | the words: |
(i) | may shall be construed as permissive; and |
(ii) | shall shall be construed as imperative; and |
(e) | unless otherwise provided herein, words or expressions defined in the Act shall bear the same meaning in these Bye-laws. |
1.3 | In these Bye-laws expressions referring to writing or its cognates shall, unless the contrary intention appears, include facsimile, printing, lithography, photography, electronic mail and other modes of representing words in visible form. |
1.4 | Headings used in these Bye-laws are for convenience only and are not to be used or relied upon in the construction hereof. |
1.5 | In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of these Bye-laws and the provisions of any shareholders agreement that may at any time be entered into among the Company and its shareholders, the terms of the shareholders agreement shall govern and control in all respects, except to the extent that the same conflicts with Bermuda law. |
SHARES
2. | Power to Issue Shares |
2.1 | Subject to these Bye-laws and to any resolution of the Members to the contrary, and without prejudice to any special rights previously conferred on the holders of any existing shares or class of shares, the Board shall have the power to issue any unissued shares of the Company on such terms and conditions as it may determine and any shares or class of shares may be issued with such preferred, deferred or other special rights or such restrictions, whether in regard to dividend, voting, return of capital, or otherwise as the Company may by resolution of the Members prescribe. |
2.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Act, any preference shares may be issued or converted into shares that (at a determinable date or at the option of the Company or the holder) are liable to be redeemed on such terms and in such manner as may be determined by the Board (before the issue or conversion). |
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3. | Power of the Company to Purchase its Shares |
The Company may purchase its own shares in accordance with the provisions of the Act on such terms as the Board shall think fit. The Board may exercise all the powers of the Company to purchase all or any part of its own shares in accordance with the Act.
4. | Rights Attaching to Shares |
Subject to any resolution of the Members to the contrary (and without prejudice to any special rights conferred thereby on the holders of any other shares or class of shares), the authorized share capital of the Company shall be divided into two classes of shares, ordinary common shares (common shares) and Class B shares (Class B Shares). The holders of the common shares shall, subject to the provisions of these Bye-laws:
(a) | be entitled to one vote per share; |
(b) | be entitled to such dividends as the Board may from time to time declare to the exclusion of all or any other classes or class of shares; |
(c) | in the event of a winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary or for the purpose of a reorganisation or otherwise or upon any distribution of capital, be entitled to receive before any distribution of any part of the assets of the Company to the holders of any other shares, except the Class B shares, an amount equal to the paid up capital thereon and any dividends declared thereon and unpaid, and the surplus assets if any of the Company; and |
(d) | generally be entitled to enjoy all of the rights attaching to shares. |
The holders of the Class B shares shall, subject to the provisions of these Bye-laws:
(a) | be entitled to one vote per share; |
(b) | not be entitled to any dividends; and |
(c) | in the event of a winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary or for the purpose of a reorganisation or otherwise or upon any distribution of capital, be entitled to receive before any distribution of any part of the assets of the Company to the holders of any other shares, an amount equal to the paid-up capital thereof and no more. |
5. | Calls on Shares |
5.1 | The Board may make such calls as it thinks fit upon the Members in respect of any monies (whether in respect of nominal value or premium) unpaid on the shares allotted to or held by such Members and, if a call is not paid on or before the day appointed for payment thereof, the Member may at the discretion of the Board be liable to pay the Company interest on the amount of such call at such rate as the Board may determine, from the date when such call was payable up to the actual date of payment. The Board may differentiate between the holders as to the amount of calls to be paid and the times of payment of such calls. |
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5.2 | The joint holders of a share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof. |
5.3 | The Company may accept from any Member the whole or a part of the amount remaining unpaid on any shares held by him, although no part of that amount has been called up. |
6. | Prohibition on Financial Assistance |
The Company shall not give, whether directly or indirectly, whether by means of loan, guarantee, provision of security or otherwise, any financial assistance for the purpose of the acquisition or proposed acquisition by any person of any shares in the Company, but nothing in this Bye-law shall prohibit transactions permitted under the Act.
7. | Forfeiture of Shares |
7.1 | If any Member fails to pay, on the day appointed for payment thereof, any call in respect of any share allotted to or held by such Member, the Board may, at any time thereafter during such time as the call remains unpaid, direct the Secretary to forward such Member a notice in writing in the form, or as near thereto as circumstances admit, of the following: |
Notice of Liability to Forfeiture for Non-Payment of Call
● (the Company)
You have failed to pay the call of [amount of call] made on the [ ] day of [ ], 200[ ], in respect of the [number] share(s) [number in figures] standing in your name in the Register of Members of the Company, on the [ ] day of [ ], 200[ ], the day appointed for payment of such call. You are hereby notified that unless you pay such call together with interest thereon at the rate of [ ] per annum computed from the said [ ] day of [ ], 200[ ] at the registered office of the Company the share(s) will be liable to be forfeited.
Dated this [ ] day of [ ], 200[ ]
[Signature of Secretary] By Order of the Board
7.2 | If the requirements of such notice are not complied with, any such share may at any time thereafter before the payment of such call and the interest due in respect thereof be forfeited by a resolution of the Board to that effect, and such share shall thereupon become the property of the Company and may be disposed of as the Board shall determine. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the disposal may take place by sale, repurchase, redemption or any other method of disposal permitted by and consistent with these Bye-laws and the Act. |
7.3 | A Member whose share or shares have been forfeited as aforesaid shall, notwithstanding such forfeiture, be liable to pay to the Company all calls owing on such share or shares at the time of the forfeiture and all interest due thereon. |
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7.4 | The Board may accept the surrender of any shares which it is in a position to forfeit on such terms and conditions as may be agreed. Subject to those terms and conditions, a surrendered share shall be treated as if it had been forfeited. |
8. | Share Certificates |
8.1 | Every Member shall be entitled to a certificate under the seal of the Company (or a facsimile thereof) specifying the number and, where appropriate, the class of shares held by such Member and whether the same are fully paid up and, if not, specifying the amount paid on such shares. The Board may by resolution determine, either generally or in a particular case, that any or all signatures on certificates may be printed thereon or affixed by mechanical means. |
8.2 | The Company shall be under no obligation to complete and deliver a share certificate unless specifically called upon to do so by the person to whom the shares have been allotted. |
8.3 | If any share certificate shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Board to have been worn out, lost, mislaid, or destroyed the Board may cause a new certificate to be issued and request an indemnity for the lost certificate if it sees fit. |
9. | Fractional Shares |
The Company may issue its shares in fractional denominations and deal with such fractions to the same extent as its whole shares and shares in fractional denominations shall have in proportion to the respective fractions represented thereby all of the rights of whole shares including (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing) the right to vote, to receive dividends and distributions and to participate in a winding-up.
REGISTRATION OF SHARES
10. | Register of Members |
10.1 | The Board shall cause to be kept in one or more books a Register of Members and shall enter therein the particulars required by the Act. |
10.2 | The Register of Members shall be open to inspection at the registered office of the Company on every business day, subject to such reasonable restrictions as the Board may impose, so that not less than two hours in each business day be allowed for inspection. The Register of Members may, after notice has been given in accordance with the Act, be closed for any time or times not exceeding in the whole thirty days in each year. |
11. | Registered Holder Absolute Owner |
The Company shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of any share as the absolute owner thereof and accordingly shall not be bound to recognise any equitable claim or other claim to, or interest in, such share on the part of any other person.
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12. | Transfer of Registered Shares |
12.1 | An instrument of transfer shall be in writing in the form of the following, or as near thereto as circumstances admit, or in such other form as the Board may accept: |
Transfer of a Share or Shares
● (the Company)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED....................[amount], I, [name of transferor] hereby sell, assign and transfer unto [transferee] of [address], [number] of shares of the Company.
DATED this [ ] day of [ ], 200[ ]
Signed by:
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Transferor
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Witness
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Transferee |
Witness |
12.2 | Such instrument of transfer shall be signed by or on behalf of the transferor and transferee, provided that, in the case of a fully paid share, the Board may accept the instrument signed by or on behalf of the transferor alone. The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of such share until the same has been transferred to the transferee in the Register of Members. |
12.3 | The Board may refuse to recognise any instrument of transfer unless it is accompanied by the certificate in respect of the shares to which it relates and by such other evidence as the Board may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer. |
12.4 | The joint holders of any share may transfer such share to one or more of such joint holders, and the surviving holder or holders of any share previously held by them jointly with a deceased Member may transfer any such share to the executors or administrators of such deceased Member. |
12.5 | The Board may in its absolute discretion and without assigning any reason therefor refuse to register the transfer of a share. The Board shall refuse to register a transfer unless all applicable consents, authorisations and permissions of any governmental body or agency in Bermuda have been obtained. If the Board refuses to register a transfer of any share the Secretary shall, within three months after the date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company, send to the transferor and transferee notice of the refusal. |
13. | Transmission of Registered Shares |
13.1 |
In the case of the death of a Member, the survivor or survivors where the deceased Member was a joint holder, and the legal personal representatives of the deceased Member where the deceased Member was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to the deceased Members interest in the shares. Nothing herein contained shall release the estate of a deceased joint holder from any liability in respect of any share which had been jointly held by such deceased Member with other persons. Subject to the provisions of the Act, for the |
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purpose of this Bye-law, legal personal representative means the executor or administrator of a deceased Member or such other person as the Board may, in its absolute discretion, decide as being properly authorised to deal with the shares of a deceased Member. |
13.2 | Any person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of any Member may be registered as a Member upon such evidence as the Board may deem sufficient or may elect to nominate some person to be registered as a transferee of such share, and in such case the person becoming entitled shall execute in favour of such nominee an instrument of transfer in writing in the form, or as near thereto as circumstances admit, of the following: |
Transfer by a Person Becoming Entitled on Death/Bankruptcy of a Member
● (the Company)
I/We, having become entitled in consequence of the [death/bankruptcy] of [name and address of deceased/bankrupt Member] to [number] share(s) standing in the Register of Members of the Company in the name of the said [name of deceased/bankrupt Member] instead of being registered myself/ourselves, elect to have [name of transferee] (the Transferee) registered as a transferee of such share(s) and I/we do hereby accordingly transfer the said share(s) to the Transferee to hold the same unto the Transferee, his or her executors, administrators and assigns, subject to the conditions on which the same were held at the time of the execution hereof; and the Transferee does hereby agree to take the said share(s) subject to the same conditions.
DATED this [ ] day of [ ], 200[ ]
Signed by:
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Transferor
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Witness
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Transferee |
Witness |
13.3 | On the presentation of the foregoing materials to the Board, accompanied by such evidence as the Board may require to prove the title of the transferor, the transferee shall be registered as a Member. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board shall, in any case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as it would have had in the case of a transfer of the share by that Member before such Members death or bankruptcy, as the case may be. |
13.4 | Where two or more persons are registered as joint holders of a share or shares, then in the event of the death of any joint holder or holders the remaining joint holder or holders shall be absolutely entitled to the said share or shares and the Company shall recognise no claim in respect of the estate of any joint holder except in the case of the last survivor of such joint holders. |
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ALTERATION OF SHARE CAPITAL
14. | Power to Alter Capital |
14.1 | The Company may if authorised by resolution of the Members increase, divide, consolidate, subdivide, change the currency denomination of, diminish or otherwise alter or reduce its share capital in any manner permitted by the Act. |
14.2 | Where, on any alteration or reduction of share capital, fractions of shares or some other difficulty would arise, the Board may deal with or resolve the same in such manner as it thinks fit. |
15. | Variation of Rights Attaching to Shares |
If, at any time, the share capital is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound-up, be varied with the consent in writing of the holders of three-fourths of the issued shares of that class or with the sanction of a resolution passed by a majority of the votes cast at a separate general meeting of the holders of the shares of the class at which meeting the necessary quorum shall be two persons at least holding or representing by proxy one-third of the issued shares of the class. The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu therewith.
DIVIDENDS AND CAPITALISATION
16. | Dividends |
16.1 | The Board may, subject to these Bye-laws and in accordance with the Act, declare a dividend to be paid to the Members, in proportion to the number of shares held by them, and such dividend may be paid in cash or wholly or partly in specie in which case the Board may fix the value for distribution in specie of any assets. No unpaid dividend shall bear interest as against the Company. |
16.2 | The Board may fix any date as the record date for determining the Members entitled to receive any dividend. |
16.3 | The Company may pay dividends in proportion to the amount paid up on each share where a larger amount is paid up on some shares than on others. |
16.4 | The Board may declare and make such other distributions (in cash or in specie) to the Members as may be lawfully made out of the assets of the Company. No unpaid distribution shall bear interest as against the Company. |
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17. | Power to Set Aside Profits |
The Board may, before declaring a dividend, set aside out of the surplus or profits of the Company, such sum as it thinks proper as a reserve to be used to meet contingencies or for equalising dividends or for any other purpose.
18. | Method of Payment |
18.1 | Any dividend, interest, or other monies payable in cash in respect of the shares may be paid by cheque or draft sent through the post directed to the Member at such Members address in the Register of Members, or to such person and to such address as the holder may in writing direct. |
18.2 | In the case of joint holders of shares, any dividend, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of shares may be paid by cheque or draft sent through the post directed to the address of the holder first named in the Register of Members, or to such person and to such address as the joint holders may in writing direct. If two or more persons are registered as joint holders of any shares any one can give an effectual receipt for any dividend paid in respect of such shares. |
18.3 | The Board may deduct from the dividends or distributions payable to any Member all monies due from such Member to the Company on account of calls or otherwise. |
19. | Capitalisation |
19.1 | The Board may resolve to capitalise any sum for the time being standing to the credit of any of the Companys share premium or other reserve accounts or to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution by applying such sum in paying up unissued shares to be allotted as fully paid bonus shares pro rata to the Members. |
19.2 | The Board may resolve to capitalise any sum for the time being standing to the credit of a reserve account or sums otherwise available for dividend or distribution by applying such amounts in paying up in full partly paid or nil paid shares of those Members who would have been entitled to such sums if they were distributed by way of dividend or distribution. |
MEETINGS OF MEMBERS
20. | Annual General Meetings |
The annual general meeting of the Company shall be held in each year (other than the year of incorporation) at such time and place as the President or the Chairman or any two Directors or any Director and the Secretary or the Board shall appoint.
21. | Special General Meetings |
The President or the Chairman or any two Directors or any Director and the Secretary or the Board may convene a special general meeting of the Company whenever in their judgment such a meeting is necessary.
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22. | Requisitioned General Meetings |
The Board shall, on the requisition of Members holding at the date of the deposit of the requisition not less than one-tenth of such of the paid-up share capital of the Company as at the date of the deposit carries the right to vote at general meetings of the Company, forthwith proceed to convene a special general meeting of the Company and the provisions of the Act shall apply.
23. | Notice |
23.1 | At least five days notice of an annual general meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote thereat, stating the date, place and time at which the meeting is to be held, that the election of Directors will take place thereat, and as far as practicable, the other business to be conducted at the meeting. |
23.2 | At least five days notice of a special general meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote thereat, stating the date, time, place and the general nature of the business to be considered at the meeting. |
23.3 | The Board may fix any date as the record date for determining the Members entitled to receive notice of and to vote at any general meeting of the Company. |
23.4 | A general meeting of the Company shall, notwithstanding that it is called on shorter notice than that specified in these Bye-laws, be deemed to have been properly called if it is so agreed by (i) all the Members entitled to attend and vote thereat in the case of an annual general meeting; and (ii) by a majority in number of the Members having the right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than 95% in nominal value of the shares giving a right to attend and vote thereat in the case of a special general meeting. |
23.5 | The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non-receipt of a notice of a general meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings at that meeting. |
24. | Giving Notice |
24.1 | A notice may be given by the Company to any Member either by delivering it to such Member in person or by sending it to such Members address in the Register of Members or to such other address given for the purpose. For the purposes of this Bye-law, a notice may be sent by letter mail, courier service, cable, telex, telecopier, facsimile, electronic mail or other mode of representing words in a legible form. |
24.2 | Any notice required to be given to a Member shall, with respect to any shares held jointly by two or more persons, be given to whichever of such persons is named first in the Register of Members and notice so given shall be sufficient notice to all the holders of such shares. |
24.3 | Any notice shall be deemed to have been served at the time when the same would be delivered in the ordinary course of transmission and, in proving such service, it shall be sufficient to prove that the notice was properly addressed and prepaid, if posted, and the time when it was posted, delivered to the courier or to the cable company or transmitted by telex, facsimile, electronic mail, or such other method as the case may be. |
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25. | Postponement of General Meeting |
The Secretary may postpone any general meeting called in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws (other than a meeting requisitioned under these Bye-laws) provided that notice of postponement is given to each Member before the time for such meeting. Fresh notice of the date, time and place for the postponed meeting shall be given to each Member in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws.
26. | Participating in Meetings by Telephone |
Members may participate in any general meeting by means of such telephone, electronic or other communication facilities as permit all persons participating in the meeting to communicate with each other simultaneously and instantaneously, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
27. | Quorum at General Meetings |
27.1 | At any general meeting of the Company two or more persons present in person and representing in person or by proxy in excess of 50% of the total issued voting shares in the Company throughout the meeting shall form a quorum for the transaction of business, provided that if the Company shall at any time have only one Member, one Member present in person or by proxy shall form a quorum for the transaction of business at any general meeting of the Company held during such time. |
27.2 | If within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, then, in the case of a meeting convened on a requisition, the meeting shall be deemed cancelled and, in any other case, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same day one week later, at the same time and place or to such other day, time or place as the Secretary may determine. If the meeting shall be adjourned to the same day one week later or the Secretary shall determine that the meeting is adjourned to a specific date, time and place, it is not necessary to give notice of the adjourned meeting other than by announcement at the meeting being adjourned. If the Secretary shall determine that the meeting be adjourned to an unspecified date, time or place, fresh notice of the resumption of the meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote thereat in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws. |
28. | Chairman to Preside |
Unless otherwise agreed by a majority of those attending and entitled to vote thereat, the Chairman, if there be one, and if not the President, shall act as chairman at all meetings of the Members at which such person is present. In their absence, the Deputy Chairman or Vice President, if present, shall act as chairman and in the absence of all of them a chairman shall be appointed or elected by those present at the meeting and entitled to vote.
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29. | Voting on Resolutions |
29.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Act and these Bye-laws, any question proposed for the consideration of the Members at any general meeting shall be decided by the affirmative votes of a majority of the votes cast in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws and in the case of an equality of votes the resolution shall fail. |
29.2 | No Member shall be entitled to vote at a general meeting unless such Member has paid all the calls on all shares held by such Member. |
29.3 | At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall, in the first instance, be voted upon by a show of hands and, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being lawfully attached to any class of shares and subject to the provisions of these Bye-laws, every Member present in person and every person holding a valid proxy at such meeting shall be entitled to one vote and shall cast such vote by raising his or her hand. |
29.4 | At any general meeting if an amendment shall be proposed to any resolution under consideration and the chairman of the meeting shall rule on whether the proposed amendment is out of order, the proceedings on the substantive resolution shall not be invalidated by any error in such ruling. |
29.5 | At any general meeting a declaration by the chairman of the meeting that a question proposed for consideration has, on a show of hands, been carried, or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost, and an entry to that effect in a book containing the minutes of the proceedings of the Company shall, subject to the provisions of these Bye-laws, be conclusive evidence of that fact. |
30. | Power to Demand a Vote on a Poll |
30.1 | Notwithstanding the foregoing, a poll may be demanded by any of the following persons: |
(a) | the chairman of such meeting; or |
(b) | at least three Members present in person or represented by proxy; or |
(c) | any Member or Members present in person or represented by proxy and holding between them not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights of all the Members having the right to vote at such meeting; or |
(d) | any Member or Members present in person or represented by proxy holding shares in the Company conferring the right to vote at such meeting, being shares on which an aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than one-tenth of the total sum paid up on all such shares conferring such right. |
30.2 |
Where a poll is demanded, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being lawfully attached to any class of shares, every person present at such meeting shall have one vote for each share of which such person is the holder or for which such person holds a proxy and such vote shall be counted by ballot as described herein, or in the case of a general meeting at which one or more Members are present by telephone, in such manner as the chairman of the meeting may |
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direct and the result of such poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded and shall replace any previous resolution upon the same matter which has been the subject of a show of hands. A person entitled to more than one vote need not use all his votes or cast all the votes he uses in the same way. |
30.3 | A poll demanded for the purpose of electing a chairman of the meeting or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith and a poll demanded on any other question shall be taken in such manner and at such time and place at such meeting as the chairman (or acting chairman) of the meeting may direct and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded may be proceeded with pending the taking of the poll. |
30.4 | Where a vote is taken by poll, each person present and entitled to vote shall be furnished with a ballot paper on which such person shall record his vote in such manner as shall be determined at the meeting having regard to the nature of the question on which the vote is taken, and each ballot paper shall be signed or initialed or otherwise marked so as to identify the voter and the registered holder in the case of a proxy. At the conclusion of the poll, the ballot papers shall be examined and counted by a committee of not less than two Members or proxy holders appointed by the chairman for the purpose and the result of the poll shall be declared by the chairman. |
31. | Voting by Joint Holders of Shares |
In the case of joint holders, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote (whether in person or by proxy) shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the Register of Members.
32. | Instrument of Proxy |
32.1 | An instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing or transmitted by electronic mail in substantially the following form or such other form as the chairman of the meeting shall accept: |
Proxy
● (the Company)
I/We, [insert names here], being a Member of the Company with [number] shares, HEREBY APPOINT [name] of [address] or failing him, [name] of [address] to be my/our proxy to vote for me/us at the meeting of the Members to be held on the [ ] day of [ ], 200[ ] and at any adjournment thereof. (Any restrictions on voting to be inserted here.)
Signed this [ ] day of [ ], 200[ ]
Member(s)
32.2 | The instrument of proxy shall be signed or, in the case of a transmission by electronic mail, electronically signed in a manner acceptable to the chairman, by the appointor or by the appointors attorney duly authorised in writing, or if the appointor is a corporation, either under its seal or signed or, in the case of a transmission by electronic mail, electronically signed in a manner acceptable to the chairman, by a duly authorised officer or attorney. |
32.3 | A Member who is the holder of two or more shares may appoint more than one proxy to represent him and vote on his behalf. |
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32.4 | The decision of the chairman of any general meeting as to the validity of any appointment of a proxy shall be final. |
33. | Representation of Corporate Member |
33.1 | A corporation which is a Member may, by written instrument, authorise such person or persons as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Members and any person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which such person represents as that corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member, and that Member shall be deemed to be present in person at any such meeting attended by its authorised representative or representatives. |
33.2 | Notwithstanding the foregoing, the chairman of the meeting may accept such assurances as he thinks fit as to the right of any person to attend and vote at general meetings on behalf of a corporation which is a Member. |
34. | Adjournment of General Meeting |
The chairman of a general meeting may, with the consent of the Members at any general meeting at which a quorum is present, and shall if so directed, adjourn the meeting. Unless the meeting is adjourned to a specific date, place and time announced at the meeting being adjourned, fresh notice of the date, place and time for the resumption of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote thereat in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws.
35. | Written Resolutions |
35.1 | Subject to the following, anything which may be done by resolution of the Company in general meeting or by resolution of a meeting of any class of the Members may, without a meeting and without any previous notice being required, be done by resolution in writing signed by, or in the case of a Member that is a corporation whether or not a company within the meaning of the Act, on behalf of, all the Members who at the date of the resolution would be entitled to attend the meeting and vote on the resolution. |
35.2 | A resolution in writing may be signed by, or in the case of a Member that is a corporation whether or not a company within the meaning of the Act, on behalf of, all the Members, or all the Members of the relevant class thereof, in as many counterparts as may be necessary. |
35.3 | A resolution in writing made in accordance with this Bye-law is as valid as if it had been passed by the Company in general meeting or by a meeting of the relevant class of Members, as the case may be, and any reference in any Bye-law to a meeting at which a resolution is passed or to Members voting in favour of a resolution shall be construed accordingly. |
35.4 | A resolution in writing made in accordance with this Bye-law shall constitute minutes for the purposes of the Act. |
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35.5 | This Bye-law shall not apply to: |
(a) | a resolution passed to remove an auditor from office before the expiration of his term of office; or |
(b) | a resolution passed for the purpose of removing a Director before the expiration of his term of office. |
35.6 | For the purposes of this Bye-law, the date of the resolution is the date when the resolution is signed by, or in the case of a Member that is a corporation whether or not a company within the meaning of the Act, on behalf of, the last Member to sign and any reference in any Bye-law to the date of passing of a resolution is, in relation to a resolution made in accordance with this Bye-law, a reference to such date. |
36. | Directors Attendance at General Meetings |
The Directors of the Company shall be entitled to receive notice of, attend and be heard at any general meeting.
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
37. | Election of Directors |
37.1 | The Board of Directors shall be elected or appointed in the first place at the statutory meeting of the Company and thereafter, except in the case of a casual vacancy, at the annual general meeting or at any special general meeting called for that purpose. |
37.2 | At any general meeting the Members may authorise the Board to fill any vacancy in their number left unfilled at a general meeting. |
38. | Number of Directors |
The Board shall consist of not less than two Directors or such number in excess thereof as the Members may determine.
39. | Term of Office of Directors |
Directors shall hold office for such term as the Members may determine or, in the absence of such determination, until the next annual general meeting or until their successors are elected or appointed or their office is otherwise vacated.
40. | Alternate Directors |
40.1 | At any general meeting of the Company, the Members may elect a person or persons to act as a Director in the alternative to any one or more Directors of the Company or may authorise the Board to appoint such Alternate Directors. |
40.2 | Unless the Members otherwise resolve, any Director may appoint a person or persons to act as a Director in the alternative to himself by notice in writing deposited with the Secretary. Any person so elected or appointed shall have all the rights and powers of the Director or Directors for whom such person is appointed in the alternative provided that such person shall not be counted more than once in determining whether or not a quorum is present. |
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40.3 | An Alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of the Board and to attend and vote at any such meeting at which a Director for whom such Alternate Director was appointed in the alternative is not personally present and generally to perform at such meeting all the functions of such Director for whom such Alternate Director was appointed. |
40.4 | An Alternate Director shall cease to be such if the Director for whom such Alternate Director was appointed ceases for any reason to be a Director but may be re-appointed by the Board as an alternate to the person appointed to fill the vacancy in accordance with these Bye-laws. |
41. | Removal of Directors |
41.1 | Subject to any provision to the contrary in these Bye-laws, the Members entitled to vote for the election of Directors may, at any special general meeting convened and held in accordance with these Bye-laws, remove a Director provided that the notice of any such meeting convened for the purpose of removing a Director shall contain a statement of the intention so to do and be served on such Director not less than 14 days before the meeting and at such meeting the Director shall be entitled to be heard on the motion for such Directors removal. |
41.2 | If a Director is removed from the Board under the provisions of this Bye-law the Members may fill the vacancy at the meeting at which such Director is removed. In the absence of such election or appointment, the Board may fill the vacancy. |
42. | Vacancy in the Office of Director |
42.1 | The office of Director shall be vacated if the Director: |
(a) | is removed from office pursuant to these Bye-laws or is prohibited from being a Director by law; |
(b) | is or becomes bankrupt, or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; |
(c) | is or becomes of unsound mind or dies; or |
(d) | resigns his office by notice in writing to the Company. |
42.2 | The Board shall have the power to appoint any person as a Director to fill a vacancy on the Board occurring as a result of the death, disability, disqualification or resignation of any Director and to appoint an Alternate Director to any Director so appointed. |
43. | Remuneration of Directors |
The remuneration (if any) of the Directors shall be determined by the Company in general meeting and shall be deemed to accrue from day to day. The Directors may also be paid all travel, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in attending and returning from the meetings of the Board, any committee appointed by the Board, general meetings of the Company, or in connection with the business of the Company or their duties as Directors generally.
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44. | Defect in Appointment of Director |
All acts done in good faith by the Board or by a committee of the Board or by any person acting as a Director shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or person acting as aforesaid, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and was qualified to be a Director.
45. | Directors to Manage Business |
The business of the Company shall be managed and conducted by the Board. In managing the business of the Company, the Board may exercise all such powers of the Company as are not, by statute or by these Bye-laws, required to be exercised by the Company in general meeting subject, nevertheless, to these Bye-laws, the provisions of any statute and to such directions as may be prescribed by the Company in general meeting.
46. | Powers of the Board of Directors |
The Board may:
(a) | appoint, suspend, or remove any manager, secretary, clerk, agent or employee of the Company and may fix their remuneration and determine their duties; |
(b) | exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and uncalled capital, or any part thereof, and may issue debentures, debenture stock and other securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or any third party; |
(c) | appoint one or more Directors to the office of managing director or chief executive officer of the Company, who shall, subject to the control of the Board, supervise and administer all of the general business and affairs of the Company; |
(d) | appoint a person to act as manager of the Companys day-to-day business and may entrust to and confer upon such manager such powers and duties as it deems appropriate for the transaction or conduct of such business; |
(e) | by power of attorney, appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Board, to be an attorney of the Company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Board) and for such period and subject to such conditions as it may think fit and any such power of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorney as the Board may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions so vested in the attorney. Such attorney may, if so authorised under the seal of the Company, execute any deed or instrument under such attorneys personal seal with the same effect as the affixation of the seal of the Company; |
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(f) | procure that the Company pays all expenses incurred in promoting and incorporating the Company; |
(g) | delegate any of its powers (including the power to sub-delegate) to a committee of one or more persons appointed by the Board which may consist partly or entirely of non-Directors, provided that every such committee shall conform to such directions as the Board shall impose on them and provided further that the meetings and proceedings of any such committee shall be governed by the provisions of these Bye-laws regulating the meetings and proceedings of the Board, so far as the same are applicable and are not superceded by directions imposed by the Board; |
(h) | present any petition and make any application in connection with the liquidation or reorganisation of the Company; |
(i) | in connection with the issue of any share, pay such commission and brokerage as may be permitted by law; and |
(j) | authorise any company, firm, person or body of persons to act on behalf of the Company for any specific purpose and in connection therewith to execute any agreement, document or instrument on behalf of the Company. |
47. | Register of Directors and Officers |
The Board shall cause to be kept in one or more books at the registered office of the Company a Register of Directors and Officers and shall enter therein the particulars required by the Act.
48. | Officers |
The Officers shall consist of a President and a Vice President or a Chairman and a Deputy Chairman, a Secretary and such additional Officers as the Board may determine all of whom shall be deemed to be Officers for the purposes of these Bye-laws.
49. | Appointment of Officers |
The Board shall, as soon as possible after the statutory meeting of Members and after each annual general meeting, appoint a President and Vice President or a Chairman and Deputy Chairman who shall be Directors. The Secretary (and additional Officers, if any) shall be appointed by the Board from time to time.
50. | Duties of Officers |
The Officers shall have such powers and perform such duties in the management, business and affairs of the Company as may be delegated to them by the Board from time to time.
51. | Remuneration of Officers |
The Officers shall receive such remuneration as the Board may determine.
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52. | Conflicts of Interest |
52.1 | Any Director, or any Directors firm, partner or any company with whom any Director is associated, may act in any capacity for, be employed by or render services to the Company and such Director or such Directors firm, partner or company shall be entitled to remuneration as if such Director were not a Director. Nothing herein contained shall authorise a Director or Directors firm, partner or company to act as Auditor to the Company. |
52.2 | A Director who is directly or indirectly interested in a contract or proposed contract or arrangement with the Company shall declare the nature of such interest as required by the Act. |
52.3 | Following a declaration being made pursuant to this Bye-law, and unless disqualified by the chairman of the relevant Board meeting, a Director may vote in respect of any contract or proposed contract or arrangement in which such Director is interested and may be counted in the quorum for such meeting. |
53. | Indemnification and Exculpation of Directors and Officers |
53.1 | The Directors, Secretary and other Officers (such term to include any person appointed to any committee by the Board) for the time being acting in relation to any of the affairs of the Company and the liquidator or trustees (if any) for the time being acting in relation to any of the affairs of the Company and every one of them, and their heirs, executors and administrators, shall be indemnified and secured harmless out of the assets of the Company from and against all actions, costs, charges, losses, damages and expenses which they or any of them, their heirs, executors or administrators, shall or may incur or sustain by or by reason of any act done, concurred in or omitted in or about the execution of their duty, or supposed duty, or in their respective offices or trusts, and none of them shall be answerable for the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of the others of them or for joining in any receipts for the sake of conformity, or for any bankers or other persons with whom any moneys or effects belonging to the Company shall or may be lodged or deposited for safe custody, or for insufficiency or deficiency of any security upon which any moneys of or belonging to the Company shall be placed out on or invested, or for any other loss, misfortune or damage which may happen in the execution of their respective offices or trusts, or in relation thereto, PROVIDED THAT this indemnity shall not extend to any matter in respect of any fraud or dishonesty which may attach to any of the said persons. Each Member agrees to waive any claim or right of action such Member might have, whether individually or by or in the right of the Company, against any Director or Officer on account of any action taken by such Director or Officer, or the failure of such Director or Officer to take any action in the performance of his duties with or for the Company, PROVIDED THAT such waiver shall not extend to any matter in respect of any fraud or dishonesty which may attach to such Director or Officer. |
53.2 | The Company may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director or Officer of the Company against any liability incurred by him under the Act in his capacity as a Director or Officer of the Company or indemnifying such Director or Officer in respect of any loss arising or liability attaching to him by virtue of any rule of law in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which the Director or Officer may be guilty in relation to the Company or any subsidiary thereof. |
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MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
54. | Board Meetings |
The Board may meet for the transaction of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate its meetings as it sees fit. A resolution put to the vote at a meeting of the Board shall be carried by the affirmative votes of a majority of the votes cast and in the case of an equality of votes the resolution shall fail.
55. | Notice of Board Meetings |
A Director may, and the Secretary on the requisition of a Director shall, at any time summon a meeting of the Board. Notice of a meeting of the Board shall be deemed to be duly given to a Director if it is given to such Director verbally (in person or by telephone) or otherwise communicated or sent to such Director by post, cable, telex, telecopier, facsimile, electronic mail or other mode of representing words in a legible form at such Directors last known address or any other address given by such Director to the Company for this purpose.
56. | Participation in Meetings by Telephone |
Directors may participate in any meeting of the Board by means of such telephone, electronic or other communication facilities as permit all persons participating in the meeting to communicate with each other simultaneously and instantaneously, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
57. | Quorum at Board Meetings |
The Members may from time to time fix the quorum necessary to transact business and, unless so fixed, the quorum shall be a majority of the Directors.
58. | Board to Continue in the Event of Vacancy |
The Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its number but, if and so long as its number is reduced below the number fixed by these Bye-laws as the quorum necessary for the transaction of business at meetings of the Board, the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of (i) summoning a general meeting of the Company; or (ii) preserving the assets of the Company.
59. | Chairman to Preside |
Unless otherwise agreed by a majority of the Directors attending, the Chairman, if there be one, and if not, the President shall act as chairman at all meetings of the Board at which such person is present. In their absence the Deputy Chairman or Vice President, if present, shall act as chairman and in the absence of all of them a chairman shall be appointed or elected by the Directors present at the meeting.
60. | Written Resolutions |
A resolution signed by all the Directors, which may be in counterparts, shall be as valid as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Board duly called and constituted, such resolution to be effective on the date on which the last Director signs the resolution. For the purposes of this Bye-law only, Director shall not include an Alternate Director.
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61. | Validity of Prior Acts of the Board |
No regulation or alteration to these Bye-laws made by the Company in general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the Board which would have been valid if that regulation or alteration had not been made.
CORPORATE RECORDS
62. | Minutes |
The Board shall cause minutes to be duly entered in books provided for the purpose:
(a) | of all elections and appointments of Officers; |
(b) | of the names of the Directors present at each meeting of the Board and of any committee appointed by the Board; and |
(c) | of all resolutions and proceedings of general meetings of the Members, meetings of the Board, meetings of managers and meetings of committees appointed by the Board. |
63. | Place Where Corporate Records Kept |
Minutes prepared in accordance with the Act and these Bye-laws shall be kept by the Secretary at the registered office of the Company.
64. | Form and Use of Seal |
64.1 | The seal of the Company shall be in such form as the Board may determine. The Board may adopt one or more duplicate seals for use in or outside Bermuda. |
64.2 | The seal of the Company shall not be affixed to any instrument except attested by the signature of (i) a Director or (ii) any person appointed by the Board for that purpose. A Director, Officer or Resident Representative of the Company, may affix the seal of the Company attested by such Director, Officer or Resident Representatives signature to any authenticated copies of these Bye-laws, the incorporating documents of the Company, the minutes of any meetings or any other documents required to be authenticated by such Director, Officer or Resident Representative. |
ACCOUNTS
65. | Books of Account |
65.1 | The Board shall cause to be kept proper records of account with respect to all transactions of the Company and in particular with respect to: |
(a) | all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt and expenditure relates; |
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(b) | all sales and purchases of goods by the Company; and |
(c) | all assets and liabilities of the Company. |
65.2 | Such records of account shall be kept at the registered office of the Company, or subject to the provisions of the Act, at such other place as the Board thinks fit and shall be available for inspection by the Directors during normal business hours. |
66. | Financial Year End |
The financial year end of the Company may be determined by resolution of the Board and failing such resolution shall be 31 st December in each year.
AUDITS
67. | Annual Audit |
Subject to any rights to waive laying of accounts or appointment of an Auditor pursuant to the Act, the accounts of the Company shall be audited at least once in every year.
68. | Appointment of Auditor |
68.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Act, at the annual general meeting or at a subsequent special general meeting in each year, an independent representative of the Members shall be appointed by them as Auditor of the accounts of the Company. |
68.2 | The Auditor may be a Member but no Director, Officer or employee of the Company shall, during his continuance in office, be eligible to act as an Auditor of the Company. |
69. | Remuneration of Auditor |
Save in the case of an Auditor appointed pursuant to Bye-law 74, the remuneration of the Auditor shall be fixed by the Company in general meeting or in such manner as the Members may determine. In the case of an Auditor appointed pursuant to Bye-law 74, the remuneration of the Auditor shall be fixed by the Directors.
70. | Duties of Auditor |
70.1 | The financial statements provided for by these Bye-laws shall be audited by the Auditor in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. The Auditor shall make a written report thereon in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. |
70.2 | The generally accepted auditing standards referred to in this Bye-law may be those of a country or jurisdiction other than Bermuda or such other generally accepted auditing standards as may be provided for in the Act. If so, the financial statements and the report of the Auditor shall identify the generally accepted auditing standards used. |
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71. | Access to Records |
The Auditor shall at all reasonable times have access to all books kept by the Company and to all accounts and vouchers relating thereto, and the Auditor may call on the Directors or Officers of the Company for any information in their possession relating to the books or affairs of the Company.
72. | Financial Statements |
Subject to any rights to waive laying of accounts pursuant to the provisions of the Act, financial statements as required by the Act shall be laid before the Members in general meeting.
73. | Distribution of Auditors Report |
The report of the Auditor shall be submitted to the Members in general meeting.
74. | Vacancy in the Office of Auditor |
The Board may fill any casual vacancy in the office of the auditor.
VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP AND DISSOLUTION
75. | Winding-Up |
If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a resolution of the Members, divide amongst the Members in specie or in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether they shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may, for such purpose, set such value as he deems fair upon any property to be divided as aforesaid and may determine how such division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in the trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any shares or other securities or assets whereon there is any liability.
CHANGES TO CONSTITUTION
76. | Changes to Bye-laws |
No Bye-law shall be rescinded, altered or amended and no new Bye-law shall be made save in accordance with the provisions of the Act and until the same has been approved by a resolution of the Board and by a resolution of the Members.
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77. | Changes to the Memorandum of Association |
No alteration or amendment to the Memorandum of Association shall be made save in accordance with the provisions of the Act and until same has been approved by a resolution of the Board and by a resolution of the Members.
78. | Discontinuance |
The Board may exercise all the powers of the Company to discontinue the Company to a jurisdiction outside Bermuda pursuant to the Act.
THE COMPANIES ACT 1981
FIRST SCHEDULE
A company limited by shares may exercise all or any of the following powers subject to any provision of the law or its memorandum:
1. | [Deleted] |
2. | to acquire or undertake the whole or any part of the business, property and liabilities of any person carrying on any business that the company is authorised to carry on; |
3. | to apply for register, purchase, lease, acquire, hold, use, control, licence, sell, assign or dispose of patents, patent rights, copyrights, trade makers, formulae, licences, inventions, processes, distinctive makers and similar rights; |
4. | to enter into partnership or into any arrangement for sharing of profits, union of interests, co-operation, joint venture, reciprocal concession or otherwise with any person carrying on or engaged in or about to carry on or engage in any business or transaction that the company is authorised to carry on or engage in or any business or transaction capable of being conducted so as to benefit the company; |
5. | to take or otherwise acquire and hold securities in any other body corporate having objects altogether or in part similar to those of the company or carrying on any business capable of being conducted so as to benefit the company; |
6. | subject to section 96 to lend money to any employee or to any person having dealings with the company or with whom the company proposes to have dealings or to any other body corporate any of those shares are held by the company; |
7. | to apply for, secure or acquire by grant, legislative enactment, assignment, transfer, purchase or otherwise and to exercise, carry out and enjoy any charter, licence, power, authority, franchise, concession, right or privilege, that any government or authority or any body corporation or other public body may be empowered to grant, and to pay for, aid in and contribute toward carrying it into effect and to assume any liabilities or obligations incidental thereto; |
8. | to establish and support or aid in the establishment and support of associations, institutions, funds or trusts for the benefit of employees or former employees of the company or its predecessors, or the dependants or connections of such employees or former employees, and grant pensions and allowances, and make payments towards insurance or for any object similar to those set forth in this paragraph, and to subscribe or guarantee money for charitable, benevolent, educational and religious objects or for any exhibition or for any public, general or useful objects; |
9. | to promote any company for the purpose of acquiring or taking over any of the property and liabilities of the company or for any other purpose that may benefit the company; |
10. | to purchase, lease, take in exchange, hire or otherwise acquire any personal property and any rights or privileges that the company considers necessary or convenient for the purposes of its business; |
11. | to construct, maintain, alter, renovate and demolish any buildings or works necessary or convenient for its objects; |
12. | to take land in Bermuda by way of lease or leasing agreement for a term not exceeding fifty years, being land bona fide required for the purposes of the business of the company and with the consent of the Minister granted in his discretion to take land in Bermuda by way of lease or leasing agreement for a term not exceeding twenty-one years in order to provide accommodation or recreational facilities for its officers and employees and when no longer necessary for any of the above purposes to terminate or transfer the lease or letting agreement; |
13. | except to the extent, if any, as may be otherwise expressly provided in its incorporating Act or memorandum and subject to the provisions of this Act every company shall have power to invest the moneys of the Company by way of mortgage of real or personal property of every description in Bermuda or elsewhere and to sell, exchange, vary, or dispose of such mortgage as the company shall from time to time determine; |
14. | to construct, improve, maintain, work, manage, carry out or control any roads, ways, tramways, branches or sidings, bridges, reservoirs, watercourses, wharves, factories, warehouses, electric works, shops, stores and other works and conveniences that may advance the interests of the company and contribute to, subsidise or otherwise assist or take part in the construction, improvement, maintenance, working, management, carrying out or control thereof; |
15. | to raise and assist in raising money for, and aid by way of bonus, loan, promise, endorsement, guarantee or otherwise, any person and guarantee the performance or fulfilment of any contracts or obligations of any person, and in particular guarantee the payment of the principal of and interest on the debt obligations of any such person; |
16. | to borrow or raise or secure the payment of money in such manner as the company may think fit; |
17. | to draw, make, accept, endorse, discount, execute and issue bills of exchange, promissory notes, bills of lading, warrants and other negotiable or transferable instruments; |
18. | when properly authorised to do so, to sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of the undertaking of the company or any part thereof as an entirety or substantially as an entirety for such consideration as the company thinks fit; |
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19. | to sell, improve, manage, develop, exchange, lease, dispose of, turn to account or otherwise deal with the property of the company in the ordinary course of its business; |
20. | to adopt such means of making known the products of the company as may seem expedient, and in particular by advertising, by purchase and exhibition of works of art or interest, by publication of books and periodicals and by granting prizes and rewards and making donations; |
21. | to cause the company to be registered and recognised in any foreign jurisdiction, and designate persons therein according to the laws of that foreign jurisdiction or to represent the company and to accept service for and on behalf of the company of any process or suit; |
22. | to allot and issue fully-paid shares of the company in payment or part payment of any property purchase or otherwise acquired by the company or for any past services performed for the company; |
23. | to distribute among the members of the company in cash, kind, specie or otherwise as may be resolved, by way of dividend, bonus or in any other manner considered advisable, any property of the company, but not so as to decrease the capital of the company unless the distribution is made for the purpose of enabling the company to be dissolved or the distribution, apart from this paragraph, would be otherwise lawful; |
24. | to establish agencies and branches; |
25. | to take or hold mortgages, hypothecs, liens and charges to secure payment of the purchase price, or of any unpaid balance of the purchase price, of any part of the property of the company of whatsoever kind sold by the company, or for any money due to the company from purchasers and others and to sell or otherwise dispose of any such mortgage, hypothec, lien or charge; |
26. | to pay all costs and expenses of or incidental to the incorporation and organisation of the company; |
27. | to invest and deal with the moneys of the company not immediately required for the objects of the company in such manner as may be determined; |
28. | to do any of the things authorised by this subsection and all things authorised by its memorandum as principals, agents, contractors, trustees or otherwise, and either alone or in conjunction with others; |
29. | to do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the objects and the exercise of the powers of the company. |
Every company may exercise its powers beyond the boundaries of Bermuda to the extent to which the laws in force where the powers are sought to be exercised permit. |
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Exhibit 3.16.1
FORM NO. 2
BERMUDA
THE COMPANIES ACT 1981
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OF
COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES
(Section 7(1) and (2))
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
Seaspan Advisory Services Limited
(hereinafter referred to as the Company)
1. | The liability of the members of the Company is limited to the amount (if any) for the time being unpaid on the shares respectively held by them. |
2. | We, the undersigned, namely, |
NAME | ADDRESS |
BERMUDIAN STATUS (Yes/No) |
NATIONALITY |
NUMBER OF SHARES SUBSCRIBED |
||||
N.G. Trollope |
Clarendon House 2 Church Street Hamilton HM 11 Bermuda |
Yes | British | One | ||||
D.H. Malcolm | | Yes | British | One | ||||
A.R. Guilfoyle | | No | British | One |
do hereby respectively agree to take such number of shares of the Company as may be allotted to us respectively by the provisional directors of the Company, not exceeding the number of shares for which we have respectively subscribed, and to satisfy such calls as may be made by the directors, provisional directors or promoters of the Company in respect of the shares allotted to us respectively.
3. | The Company is to be an exempted Company as defined by the Companies Act 1981. |
4. | The Company, with the consent of the Minister of Finance, has power to hold land situate in Bermuda not exceeding in all, including the following parcels:- |
N/A
5. | The authorised share capital of the Company is US$12,000 divided into shares of US$1.00 each. The minimum subscribed share capital of the Company is US$12,000.00 . |
6. | The objects for which the Company is formed and incorporated are - |
(1) | To advise and act as consultants and managers of all kinds to international shipping companies and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to provide investment and financial advice, consultation and management services to international shipping companies and such other companies as the board of directors may from time to time determine; |
(2) | To acquire by purchase or otherwise, buy, own, hold, create, market, design, assemble, manufacture, repair, lease, hire, let, sell, dispose of (with or without consideration or benefit), maintain, improve, develop, manage, invent, build, construct, operate, package and otherwise trade, invest or deal in and with products, financial instruments, goods, and real and personal property of all kinds whatsoever and wheresoever situated, and enter into arrangements for or with respect to any of the foregoing; |
(3) | To perform, provide, procure, market and deal in services and undertakings of all kinds; |
(4) | To enter into any guarantee, contract of indemnity or suretyship and to assure, support or secure with or without consideration or benefit the performance of any obligations of any person or persons and to guarantee the fidelity of individuals filling or about to fill situations of trust or confidence; |
(5) | To own, manage, operate, act as agents with respect to, build, repair, acquire, own, sell, charter, or deal in ships and aircraft; |
(6) | To lend to or deposit with any person funds, property or assets and to provide collateral or credit enhancement for loans, leasing or other forms of financing, with or without consideration or benefit; |
(7) | To create, enter into, undertake, procure, arrange for, acquire by purchase or otherwise, buy, own, hold, sell or otherwise dispose of (with or without consideration or benefit), trade, invest and or otherwise deal in, whether on a speculative basis or otherwise, all and or any kind of (including without limitation all and or any combinations of and all and or any rights or interests under) instrument, agreement, contract, covenant and undertaking, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, derivative instrument, agreement or contract, option, swap option contract, bond, warrant, debenture, equity, forward exchange contract, forward rate contract, future, hedge, security, note, certificate of deposit, unit, guarantee and or financial instrument; and |
(8) | To carry on any trade or business which can, in the opinion of the board of directors, be advantageously carried on by the Company. |
7. | Powers of the Company |
1. | The Company shall, pursuant to Section 42 of the Companies Act 1981, have the power to issue preference shares which are, at the option of the holder, liable to be redeemed. |
2. | The Company shall, pursuant to Section 42A of the Companies Act 1981, have the power to purchase its own shares. |
Signed by each subscriber in the presence of at least one witness attesting the signature thereof
(Subscribers) | (Witnesses) |
SUBSCRIBED this 21 st day of July, 2005.
Exhibit 3.16.2
BYE-LAWS
of
Seaspan Advisory Services Limited
/s/ Elaine Colmet
Elaine Colmet
Secretary
ADOPTED: 5 th August, 2005.
BYE-LAWS
OF
SEASPAN ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTERPRETATION
1. | Definitions |
SHARES
2. | Power to Issue Shares |
3. | Power of the Company to Purchase its Shares |
4. | Rights Attaching to Shares |
5. | Calls on Shares |
6. | Prohibition on Financial Assistance |
7. | Forfeiture of Shares |
8. | Share Certificates |
9. | Fractional Shares |
REGISTRATION OF SHARES
10. | Register of Members |
11. | Registered Holder Absolute Owner |
12. | Transfer of Registered Shares |
13. | Transmission of Registered Shares |
ALTERATION OF SHARE CAPITAL
14. | Power to Alter Capital |
15. | Variation of Rights Attaching to Shares |
DIVIDENDS AND CAPITALISATION
16. | Dividends |
17. | Power to Set Aside Profits |
18. | Method of Payment |
19. | Capitalisation |
MEETINGS OF MEMBERS
20. | Annual General Meetings |
21. | Special General Meetings |
22. | Requisitioned General Meetings |
23. | Notice |
24. | Giving Notice |
25. | Postponement of General Meeting |
26. | Participating in Meetings by Telephone |
27. | Quorum at General Meetings |
28. | Chairman to Preside |
29. | Voting on Resolutions |
30. | Power to Demand a Vote on a Poll |
31. | Voting by Joint Holders of Shares |
32. | Instrument of Proxy |
33. | Representation of Corporate Member |
34. | Adjournment of General Meeting |
35. | Written Resolutions |
36. | Directors Attendance at General Meetings |
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
37. | Election of Directors |
38. | Number of Directors |
39. | Term of Office of Directors |
40. | Alternate Directors |
41. | Removal of Directors |
42. | Vacancy in the Office of Director |
43. | Remuneration of Directors |
44. | Defect in Appointment of Director |
45. | Directors to Manage Business |
46. | Powers of the Board of Directors |
47. | Register of Directors and Officers |
48. | Officers |
49. | Appointment of Officers |
50. | Duties of Officers |
51. | Remuneration of Officers |
52. | Conflicts of Interest |
53. | Indemnification and Exculpation of Directors and Officers |
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
54. | Board Meetings |
55. | Notice of Board Meetings |
56. | Participation in Meetings by Telephone |
57. | Quorum at Board Meetings |
58. | Board to Continue in the Event of Vacancy |
59. | Chairman to Preside |
60. | Written Resolutions |
61. | Validity of Prior Acts of the Board |
CORPORATE RECORDS
62. | Minutes |
63. | Place Where Corporate Records Kept |
64. | Form and Use of Seal |
ACCOUNTS
65. | Books of Account |
66. | Financial Year End |
AUDITS
67. | Annual Audit |
68. | Appointment of Auditor |
69. | Remuneration of Auditor |
70. | Duties of Auditor |
71. | Access to Records |
72. | Financial Statements |
73. | Distribution of Auditors Report |
74. | Vacancy in the Office of Auditor |
VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP AND DISSOLUTION
75. | Winding-Up |
CHANGES TO
CONSTITUTION
76. | Changes to Bye-laws |
77. | Changes to the Memorandum of Association |
78. | Discontinuance |
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INTERPRETATION
1. | Definitions |
1.1 | In these Bye-laws, the following words and expressions shall, where not inconsistent with the context, have the following meanings, respectively: |
Act | the Companies Act 1981 as amended from time to time; | |
Alternate Director | an alternate director appointed in accordance with these Bye-laws; | |
Auditor | includes an individual or partnership; | |
Board | the board of directors appointed or elected pursuant to these Bye-laws and acting by resolution in accordance with the Act and these Bye-laws or the directors present at a meeting of directors at which there is a quorum; | |
Company | the company for which these Bye-laws are approved and confirmed; | |
Director | a director of the Company and shall include an Alternate Director; | |
Member | the person registered in the Register of Members as the holder of shares in the Company and, when two or more persons are so registered as joint holders of shares, means the person whose name stands first in the Register of Members as one of such joint holders or all of such persons, as the context so requires; | |
notice | written notice as further provided in these Bye-laws unless otherwise specifically stated; | |
Officer | any person appointed by the Board to hold an office in the Company; | |
Register of Directors and Officers | the register of directors and officers referred to in these Bye-laws; | |
Register of Members | the register of members referred to in these Bye-laws; | |
Resident Representative | any person appointed to act as resident representative and includes any deputy or assistant resident representative; and | |
Secretary | the person appointed to perform any or all of the duties of secretary of the Company and includes any deputy or assistant secretary and any person appointed by the Board to perform any of the duties of the Secretary. |
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1.2 | In these Bye-laws, where not inconsistent with the context: |
(a) | words denoting the plural number include the singular number and vice versa; |
(b) | words denoting the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter genders; |
(c) | words importing persons include companies, associations or bodies of persons whether corporate or not; |
(d) | the words: |
(i) | may shall be construed as permissive; and |
(ii) | shall shall be construed as imperative; and |
(e) | unless otherwise provided herein, words or expressions defined in the Act shall bear the same meaning in these Bye-laws. |
1.3 | In these Bye-laws expressions referring to writing or its cognates shall, unless the contrary intention appears, include facsimile, printing, lithography, photography, electronic mail and other modes of representing words in visible form. |
1.4 | Headings used in these Bye-laws are for convenience only and are not to be used or relied upon in the construction hereof. |
SHARES
2. | Power to Issue Shares |
2.1 | Subject to these Bye-laws and to any resolution of the Members to the contrary, and without prejudice to any special rights previously conferred on the holders of any existing shares or class of shares, the Board shall have the power to issue any unissued shares of the Company on such terms and conditions as it may determine and any shares or class of shares may be issued with such preferred, deferred or other special rights or such restrictions, whether in regard to dividend, voting, return of capital, or otherwise as the Company may by resolution of the Members prescribe. |
2.2 | Subject to the provisions of the Act, any preference shares may be issued or converted into shares that (at a determinable date or at the option of the Company or the holder) are liable to be redeemed on such terms and in such manner as may be determined by the Board (before the issue or conversion). |
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3. | Power of the Company to Purchase its Shares |
The Company may purchase its own shares in accordance with the provisions of the Act on such terms as the Board shall think fit. The Board may exercise all the powers of the Company to purchase all or any part of its own shares in accordance with the Act.
4. | Rights Attaching to Shares |
Subject to any resolution of the Members to the contrary (and without prejudice to any special rights conferred thereby on the holders of any other shares or class of shares), the share capital of the Company shall be divided into shares of a single class the holders of which shall, subject to the provisions of these Bye-laws:
(a) | be entitled to one vote per share; |
(b) | be entitled to such dividends as the Board may from time to time declare; |
(c) | in the event of a winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary or for the purpose of a reorganisation or otherwise or upon any distribution of capital, be entitled to the surplus assets of the Company; and |
(d) | generally be entitled to enjoy all of the rights attaching to shares. |
5. | Calls on Shares |
5.1 | The Board may make such calls as it thinks fit upon the Members in respect of any monies (whether in respect of nominal value or premium) unpaid on the shares allotted to or held by such Members and, if a call is not paid on or before the day appointed for payment thereof, the Member may at the discretion of the Board be liable to pay the Company interest on the amount of such call at such rate as the Board may determine, from the date when such call was payable up to the actual date of payment. The Board may differentiate between the holders as to the amount of calls to be paid and the times of payment of such calls. |
5.2 | The joint holders of a share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof. |
5.3 | The Company may accept from any Member the whole or a part of the amount remaining unpaid on any shares held by him, although no part of that amount has been called up. |
6. | Prohibition on Financial Assistance |
The Company shall not give, whether directly or indirectly, whether by means of loan, guarantee, provision of security or otherwise, any financial assistance for the purpose of the acquisition or proposed acquisition by any person of any shares in the Company, but nothing in this Bye-law shall prohibit transactions permitted under the Act.
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7. | Forfeiture of Shares |
7.1 | If any Member fails to pay, on the day appointed for payment thereof, any call in respect of any share allotted to or held by such Member, the Board may, at any time thereafter during such time as the call remains unpaid, direct the Secretary to forward such Member a notice in writing in the form, or as near thereto as circumstances admit, of the following: |
Notice of Liability to Forfeiture for Non-Payment of Call
(the Company)
You have failed to pay the call of [amount of call] made on the [ ] day of [ ], 200[ ], in respect of the [number] share(s) [number in figures] standing in your name in the Register of Members of the Company, on the [ ] day of [ ], 200[ ], the day appointed for payment of such call. You are hereby notified that unless you pay such call together with interest thereon at the rate of [ ] per annum computed from the said [ ] day of [ ], 200[ ] at the registered office of the Company the share(s) will be liable to be forfeited.
Dated this [ ] day of [ ], 200[ ]
[Signature of Secretary] By Order of the Board
7.2 | If the requirements of such notice are not complied with, any such share may at any time thereafter before the payment of such call and the interest due in respect thereof be forfeited by a resolution of the Board to that effect, and such share shall thereupon become the property of the Company and may be disposed of as the Board shall determine. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the disposal may take place by sale, repurchase, redemption or any other method of disposal permitted by and consistent with these Bye-laws and the Act. |
7.3 | A Member whose share or shares have been forfeited as aforesaid shall, notwithstanding such forfeiture, be liable to pay to the Company all calls owing on such share or shares at the time of the forfeiture and all interest due thereon. |
7.4 | The Board may accept the surrender of any shares which it is in a position to forfeit on such terms and conditions as may be agreed. Subject to those terms and conditions, a surrendered share shall be treated as if it had been forfeited. |
8. | Share Certificates |
8.1 | Every Member shall be entitled to a certificate under the seal of the Company (or a facsimile thereof) specifying the number and, where appropriate, the class of shares held by such Member and whether the same are fully paid up and, if not, specifying the amount paid on such shares. The Board may by resolution determine, either generally or in a particular case, that any or all signatures on certificates may be printed thereon or affixed by mechanical means. |
8.2 | The Company shall be under no obligation to complete and deliver a share certificate unless specifically called upon to do so by the person to whom the shares have been allotted. |
8.3 | If any share certificate shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Board to have been worn out, lost, mislaid, or destroyed the Board may cause a new certificate to be issued and request an indemnity for the lost certificate if it sees fit. |
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9. | Fractional Shares |
The Company may issue its shares in fractional denominations and deal with such fractions to the same extent as its whole shares and shares in fractional denominations shall have in proportion to the respective fractions represented thereby all of the rights of whole shares including (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing) the right to vote, to receive dividends and distributions and to participate in a winding-up.
REGISTRATION OF SHARES
10. | Register of Members |
10.1 | The Board shall cause to be kept in one or more books a Register of Members and shall enter therein the particulars required by the Act. |
10.2 | The Register of Members shall be open to inspection at the registered office of the Company on every business day, subject to such reasonable restrictions as the Board may impose, so that not less than two hours in each business day be allowed for inspection. The Register of Members may, after notice has been given in accordance with the Act, be closed for any time or times not exceeding in the whole thirty days in each year. |
11. | Registered Holder Absolute Owner |
The Company shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of any share as the absolute owner thereof and accordingly shall not be bound to recognise any equitable claim or other claim to, or interest in, such share on the part of any other person.
12. | Transfer of Registered Shares |
12.1 | An instrument of transfer shall be in writing in the form of the following, or as near thereto as circumstances admit, or in such other form as the Board may accept: |
Transfer of a Share or Shares
(the Company)
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12.2 | Such instrument of transfer shall be signed by or on behalf of the transferor and transferee, provided that, in the case of a fully paid share, the Board may accept the instrument signed by or on behalf of the transferor alone. The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of such share until the same has been transferred to the transferee in the Register of Members. |
12.3 | The Board may refuse to recognise any instrument of transfer unless it is accompanied by the certificate in respect of the shares to which it relates and by such other evidence as the Board may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer. |
12.4 | The joint holders of any share may transfer such share to one or more of such joint holders, and the surviving holder or holders of any share previously held by them jointly with a deceased Member may transfer any such share to the executors or administrators of such deceased Member. |
12.5 | The Board may in its absolute discretion and without assigning any reason therefor refuse to register the transfer of a share. The Board shall refuse to register a transfer unless all applicable consents, authorisations and permissions of any governmental body or agency in Bermuda have been obtained. If the Board refuses to register a transfer of any share the Secretary shall, within three months after the date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company, send to the transferor and transferee notice of the refusal. |
13. | Transmission of Registered Shares |
13.1 | In the case of the death of a Member, the survivor or survivors where the deceased Member was a joint holder, and the legal personal representatives of the deceased Member where the deceased Member was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to the deceased Members interest in the shares. Nothing herein contained shall release the estate of a deceased joint holder from any liability in respect of any share which had been jointly held by such deceased Member with other persons. Subject to the provisions of the Act, for the purpose of this Bye-law, legal personal representative means the executor or administrator of a deceased Member or such other person as the Board may, in its absolute discretion, decide as being properly authorised to deal with the shares of a deceased Member. |
13.2 | Any person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of any Member may be registered as a Member upon such evidence as the Board may deem sufficient or may elect to nominate some person to be registered as a transferee of such share, and in such case the person becoming entitled shall execute in favour of such nominee an instrument of transfer in writing in the form, or as near thereto as circumstances admit, of the following: |
Transfer by a Person Becoming Entitled on Death/Bankruptcy of a Member
(the Company)
I/We, having become entitled in consequence of the [death/bankruptcy] of [name and address of deceased/bankrupt Member] to [number] share(s) standing in the Register of Members of the Company in the name of the said [name of deceased/bankrupt Member] instead of being registered myself/ourselves, elect to have [name of transferee] (the Transferee) registered as a transferee of such share(s) and I/we do hereby accordingly transfer the said share(s) to the Transferee to hold the same unto the Transferee, his or her executors, administrators and assigns, subject to the conditions on which the same were held at the time of the execution hereof; and the Transferee does hereby agree to take the said share(s) subject to the same conditions.
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DATED this [ ] day of [ ], 200[ ] | ||
Signed by: | In the presence of: | |
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Transferor | Witness | |
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Transferee | Witness |
13.3 | On the presentation of the foregoing materials to the Board, accompanied by such evidence as the Board may require to prove the title of the transferor, the transferee shall be registered as a Member. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board shall, in any case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as it would have had in the case of a transfer of the share by that Member before such Members death or bankruptcy, as the case may be. |
13.4 | Where two or more persons are registered as joint holders of a share or shares, then in the event of the death of any joint holder or holders the remaining joint holder or holders shall be absolutely entitled to the said share or shares and the Company shall recognise no claim in respect of the estate of any joint holder except in the case of the last survivor of such joint holders. |
ALTERATION OF SHARE CAPITAL
14. | Power to Alter Capital |
14.1 | The Company may if authorised by resolution of the Members increase, divide, consolidate, subdivide, change the currency denomination of, diminish or otherwise alter or reduce its share capital in any manner permitted by the Act. |
14.2 | Where, on any alteration or reduction of share capital, fractions of shares or some other difficulty would arise, the Board may deal with or resolve the same in such manner as it thinks fit. |
15. | Variation of Rights Attaching to Shares |
If, at any time, the share capital is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound-up, be varied with the consent in writing of the holders of three-fourths of the issued shares of that class or with the sanction of a resolution passed by a majority of the votes cast at a separate general meeting of the holders of the shares of the class at which meeting the necessary quorum shall be two persons at least holding or representing by proxy one-third of the issued shares of the class. The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu therewith.
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DIVIDENDS AND CAPITALISATION
16. | Dividends |
16.1 | The Board may, subject to these Bye-laws and in accordance with the Act, declare a dividend to be paid to the Members, in proportion to the number of shares held by them, and such dividend may be paid in cash or wholly or partly in specie in which case the Board may fix the value for distribution in specie of any assets. No unpaid dividend shall bear interest as against the Company. |
16.2 | The Board may fix any date as the record date for determining the Members entitled to receive any dividend. |
16.3 | The Company may pay dividends in proportion to the amount paid up on each share where a larger amount is paid up on some shares than on others. |
16.4 | The Board may declare and make such other distributions (in cash or in specie) to the Members as may be lawfully made out of the assets of the Company. No unpaid distribution shall bear interest as against the Company. |
17. | Power to Set Aside Profits |
The Board may, before declaring a dividend, set aside out of the surplus or profits of the Company, such sum as it thinks proper as a reserve to be used to meet contingencies or for equalising dividends or for any other purpose.
18. | Method of Payment |
18.1 | Any dividend, interest, or other monies payable in cash in respect of the shares may be paid by cheque or draft sent through the post directed to the Member at such Members address in the Register of Members, or to such person and to such address as the holder may in writing direct. |
18.2 | In the case of joint holders of shares, any dividend, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of shares may be paid by cheque or draft sent through the post directed to the address of the holder first named in the Register of Members, or to such person and to such address as the joint holders may in writing direct. If two or more persons are registered as joint holders of any shares any one can give an effectual receipt for any dividend paid in respect of such shares. |
18.3 | The Board may deduct from the dividends or distributions payable to any Member all monies due from such Member to the Company on account of calls or otherwise. |
19. | Capitalisation |
19.1 | The Board may resolve to capitalise any sum for the time being standing to the credit of any of the Companys share premium or other reserve accounts or to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution by applying such sum in paying up unissued shares to be allotted as fully paid bonus shares pro rata to the Members. |
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19.2 | The Board may resolve to capitalise any sum for the time being standing to the credit of a reserve account or sums otherwise available for dividend or distribution by applying such amounts in paying up in full partly paid or nil paid shares of those Members who would have been entitled to such sums if they were distributed by way of dividend or distribution. |
MEETINGS OF MEMBERS
20. | Annual General Meetings |
The annual general meeting of the Company shall be held in each year (other than the year of incorporation) at such time and place as the President or the Chairman or any two Directors or any Director and the Secretary or the Board shall appoint.
21. | Special General Meetings |
The President or the Chairman or any two Directors or any Director and the Secretary or the Board may convene a special general meeting of the Company whenever in their judgment such a meeting is necessary.
22. | Requisitioned General Meetings |
The Board shall, on the requisition of Members holding at the date of the deposit of the requisition not less than one-tenth of such of the paid-up share capital of the Company as at the date of the deposit carries the right to vote at general meetings of the Company, forthwith proceed to convene a special general meeting of the Company and the provisions of the Act shall apply.
23. | Notice |
23.1 | At least five days notice of an annual general meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote thereat, stating the date, place and time at which the meeting is to be held, that the election of Directors will take place thereat, and as far as practicable, the other business to be conducted at the meeting. |
23.2 | At least five days notice of a special general meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote thereat, stating the date, time, place and the general nature of the business to be considered at the meeting. |
23.3 | The Board may fix any date as the record date for determining the Members entitled to receive notice of and to vote at any general meeting of the Company. |
23.4 | A general meeting of the Company shall, notwithstanding that it is called on shorter notice than that specified in these Bye-laws, be deemed to have been properly called if it is so agreed by (i) all the Members entitled to attend and vote thereat in the case of an annual general meeting; and (ii) by a majority in number of the Members having the right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than 95% in nominal value of the shares giving a right to attend and vote thereat in the case of a special general meeting. |
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23.5 | The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non-receipt of a notice of a general meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings at that meeting. |
24. | Giving Notice |
24.1 | A notice may be given by the Company to any Member either by delivering it to such Member in person or by sending it to such Members address in the Register of Members or to such other address given for the purpose. For the purposes of this Bye-law, a notice may be sent by letter mail, courier service, cable, telex, telecopier, facsimile, electronic mail or other mode of representing words in a legible form. |
24.2 | Any notice required to be given to a Member shall, with respect to any shares held jointly by two or more persons, be given to whichever of such persons is named first in the Register of Members and notice so given shall be sufficient notice to all the holders of such shares. |
24.3 | Any notice shall be deemed to have been served at the time when the same would be delivered in the ordinary course of transmission and, in proving such service, it shall be sufficient to prove that the notice was properly addressed and prepaid, if posted, and the time when it was posted, delivered to the courier or to the cable company or transmitted by telex, facsimile, electronic mail, or such other method as the case may be. |
25. | Postponement of General Meeting |
The Secretary may postpone any general meeting called in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws (other than a meeting requisitioned under these Bye-laws) provided that notice of postponement is given to each Member before the time for such meeting. Fresh notice of the date, time and place for the postponed meeting shall be given to each Member in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws.
26. | Participating in Meetings by Telephone |
Members may participate in any general meeting by means of such telephone, electronic or other communication facilities as permit all persons participating in the meeting to communicate with each other simultaneously and instantaneously, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
27. | Quorum at General Meetings |
27.1 | At any general meeting of the Company two or more persons present in person and representing in person or by proxy in excess of 50% of the total issued voting shares in the Company throughout the meeting shall form a quorum for the transaction of business, provided that if the Company shall at any time have only one Member, one Member present in person or by proxy shall form a quorum for the transaction of business at any general meeting of the Company held during such time. |
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27.2 | If within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, then, in the case of a meeting convened on a requisition, the meeting shall be deemed cancelled and, in any other case, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same day one week later, at the same time and place or to such other day, time or place as the Secretary may determine. If the meeting shall be adjourned to the same day one week later or the Secretary shall determine that the meeting is adjourned to a specific date, time and place, it is not necessary to give notice of the adjourned meeting other than by announcement at the meeting being adjourned. If the Secretary shall determine that the meeting be adjourned to an unspecified date, time or place, fresh notice of the resumption of the meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote thereat in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws. |
28. | Chairman to Preside |
Unless otherwise agreed by a majority of those attending and entitled to vote thereat, the Chairman, if there be one, and if not the President, shall act as chairman at all meetings of the Members at which such person is present. In their absence, the Deputy Chairman or Vice President, if present, shall act as chairman and in the absence of all of them a chairman shall be appointed or elected by those present at the meeting and entitled to vote.
29. | Voting on Resolutions |
29.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Act and these Bye-laws, any question proposed for the consideration of the Members at any general meeting shall be decided by the affirmative votes of a majority of the votes cast in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws and in the case of an equality of votes the resolution shall fail. |
29.2 | No Member shall be entitled to vote at a general meeting unless such Member has paid all the calls on all shares held by such Member. |
29.3 | At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall, in the first instance, be voted upon by a s how of hands and, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being lawfully attached to any class of shares and subject to the provisions of these Bye-laws, every Member present in person and every person holding a valid proxy at such meeting shall be entitled to one vote and shall cast such vote by raising his or her hand. |
29.4 | At any general meeting if an amendment shall be proposed to any resolution under consideration and the chairman of the meeting shall rule on whether the proposed amendment is out of order, the proceedings on the s ubstantive resolution shall not be invalidated by any error in such ruling. |
29.5 | At any general meeting a declaration by the chairman of the meeting that a question proposed for consideration has, on a show of hands, been carried, or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost, and an entry to that effect in a book containing the minutes of the proceedings of the Company shall, subject to the provisions of these Bye-laws, be conclusive evidence of that fact. |
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30. | Power to Demand a Vote on a Poll |
30.1 | Notwithstanding the foregoing, a poll may be demanded by any of the following persons: |
(a) | the chairman of such meeting; or |
(b) | at least three Members present in person or represented by proxy; or |
(c) | any Member or Members present in person or represented by proxy and holding between them not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights of all the Members having the right to vote at such meeting; or |
(d) | any Member or Members present in person or represented by proxy holding shares in the Company conferring the right to vote at such meeting, being shares on which an aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than one-tenth of the total sum paid up on all such shares conferring such right. |
30.2 | Where a poll is demanded, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being lawfully attached to any class of shares, every person present at such meeting shall have one vote for each share of which such person is the holder or for which such person holds a proxy and such vote shall be counted by ballot as described herein, or in the case of a general meeting at which one or more Members are present by telephone, in such manner as the chairman of t he meeting may direct and the result of such poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded and shall replace any previous resolution upon the same matter which has been the subject of a show of hands. A person entitled to more than one vote need not use all his votes or cast all the votes he uses in t he same way. |
30.3 | A poll demanded for the purpose of electing a chairman of the meeting or on a question of adjournment shall be t aken forthwith and a poll demanded on any other question shall be taken in such manner and at such time and place at such meeting as the chairman (or acting chairman) of the meeting may direct and any business other than t hat upon which a poll has been demanded may be proceeded with pending the taking of the poll. |
30.4 | Where a vote is taken by poll, each person present and entitled to vote shall be furnished with a ballot paper on which such person shall record his vote in such manner as shall be determined at the meeting having regard to the nature of the question on which the vote is taken, and each ballot paper shall be signed or initialed or otherwise marked so as to identify the voter and the registered holder in the case of a proxy. At the conclusion of the poll, the ballot papers shall be examined and counted by a committee of not less than two Members or proxy holders appointed by the chairman for the purpose and the result of the poll shall be declared by the chairman. |
31. | Voting by Joint Holders of Shares |
In the case of joint holders, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote (whether in person or by proxy) shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the Register of Members.
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32. | Instrument of Proxy |
32.1 | An instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing or transmitted by electronic mail in substantially the following form or such other form as the chairman of the meeting shall accept: |
Proxy
(the Company)
I/We, [insert names here], being a Member of the Company with [number] shares, HEREBY APPOINT [name] of [address] or failing him, [name] of [address] to be my/our proxy to vote for me/us at the meeting of the Members to be held on the [ ] day of [ ], 200[ ] and at any adjournment thereof. (Any restrictions on voting to be inserted here.)
Signed this [ ] day of [ ], 200[ ] | ||
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Member(s) |
32.2 | The instrument of proxy shall be signed or, in the case of a transmission by electronic mail, electronically signed in a manner acceptable to the chairman, by the appointor or by the appointors attorney duly authorised in writing, or if the appointor is a corporation, either under its seal or signed or, in the case of a transmission by electronic mail, electronically signed in a manner acceptable to the chairman, by a duly authorised officer or attorney. |
32.3 | A Member who is the holder of two or more shares may appoint more than one proxy to represent him and vote on his behalf. |
32.4 | The decision of the chairman of any general meeting as to the validity of any appointment of a proxy shall be final. |
33. | Representation of Corporate Member |
33.1 | A corporation which is a Member may, by written instrument, authorise such person or persons as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Members and any person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which such person represents as that corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member, and that Member shall be deemed to be present in person at any such meeting attended by its authorised representative or representatives. |
33.2 | Notwithstanding the foregoing, the chairman of the meeting may accept such assurances as he thinks fit as to the right of any person to attend and vote at general meetings on behalf of a corporation which is a Member. |
34. | Adjournment of General Meeting |
The chairman of a general meeting may, with the consent of the Members at any general meeting at which a quorum is present, and shall if so directed, adjourn the meeting. Unless the meeting is adjourned to a specific date, place and time announced at the meeting being adjourned, fresh notice of the date, place and time for the resumption of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote thereat in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws.
35. | Written Resolutions |
35.1 | Subject to the following, anything which may be done by resolution of the Company in general meeting or by resolution of a meeting of any class of the Members may, without a meeting and without any previous notice being required, be done by resolution in writing signed by, or in the case of a Member that is a corporation whether or not a company within the meaning of the Act, on behalf of, all the Members who at the date of the resolution would be entitled to attend the meeting and vote on the resolution. |
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35.2 | A resolution in writing may be signed by, or in the case of a Member that is a corporation whether or not a company within the meaning of the Act, on behalf of, all the Members, or all the Members of the relevant class t hereof, in as many counterparts as may be necessary. |
35.3 | A resolution in writing made in accordance with this Bye-law is as valid as if it had been passed by the Company i n general meeting or by a meeting of the relevant class of Members, as the case may be, and any reference in any Bye-law to a meeting at which a resolution is passed or to Members voting in favour of a resolution shall be construed accordingly. |
35.4 | A resolution in writing made in accordance with this Bye-law shall constitute minutes for the purposes of the Act. |
35.5 | This Bye-law shall not apply to: |
(a) | a resolution passed to remove an auditor from office before the expiration of his term of office; or |
(b) | a resolution passed for the purpose of removing a Director before the expiration of his term of office. |
35.6 | For the purposes of this Bye-law, the date of the resolution is the date when the resolution is signed by, or in the case of a Member that is a corporation whether or not a company within the meaning of the Act, on behalf of, the last Member to sign and any reference in any Bye-law to the date of passing of a resolution is, in relation to a resolution made in accordance with this Bye-law, a reference to such date. |
36. | Directors Attendance at General Meetings |
The Directors of the Company shall be entitled to receive notice of, attend and be heard at any general meeting.
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
37. | Election of Directors |
37.1 | The Board of Directors shall be elected or appointed in the first place at the statutory meeting of the Company and thereafter, except in the case of a casual vacancy, at the annual general meeting or at any special general meeting called for that purpose. |
37.2 | At any general meeting the Members may authorise the Board to fill any vacancy in their number left unfilled at a general meeting. |
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38. | Number of Directors |
The Board shall consist of not less than two Directors or such number in excess thereof as the Members may determine.
39. | Term of Office of Directors |
Directors shall hold office for such term as the Members may determine or, in the absence of such determination, until the next annual general meeting or until their successors are elected or appointed or their office is otherwise vacated.
40. | Alternate Directors |
40.1 | At any general meeting of the Company, the Members may elect a person or persons to act as a Director in the alternative to any one or more Directors of the Company or may authorise the Board to appoint such Alternate Directors. |
40.2 | Unless the Members otherwise resolve, any Director may appoint a person or persons to act as a Director in the alternative to himself by notice in writing deposited with the Secretary. Any person so elected or appointed shall have all the rights and powers of the Director or Directors for whom such person is appointed in the alternative provided that such person shall not be counted more than once in determining whether or not a quorum is present. |
40.3 | An Alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of the Board and to attend and vote at any such meeting at which a Director for whom such Alternate Director was appointed in the alternative is not personally present and generally to perform at such meeting all the functions of such Director for whom such Alternate Director was appointed. |
40.4 | An Alternate Director shall cease to be such if the Director for whom such Alternate Director was appointed ceases for any reason to be a Director but may be re-appointed by the Board as an alternate to the person appointed to fill the vacancy in accordance with these Bye-laws. |
41. | Removal of Directors |
41.1 | Subject to any provision to the contrary in these Bye-laws, the Members entitled to vote for the election of Directors may, at any special general meeting convened and held in accordance with these Bye-laws, remove a Director provided that the notice of any such meeting convened for the purpose of removing a Director shall contain a statement of the intention so to do and be served on such Director not less than 14 days before the meeting and at such meeting the Director shall be entitled to be heard on the motion for such Directors removal. |
41.2 | If a Director is removed from the Board under the provisions of this Bye-law the Members may fill the vacancy at the meeting at which such Director is removed. In the absence of such election or appointment, the Board may fill the vacancy. |
42. | Vacancy in the Office of Director |
42.1 | The office of Director shall be vacated if the Director: |
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(a) | is removed from office pursuant to these Bye-laws or is prohibited from being a Director by law; |
(b) | is or becomes bankrupt, or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; |
(c) | is or becomes of unsound mind or dies; or |
(d) | resigns his office by notice in writing to the Company. |
42.2 | The Board shall have the power to appoint any person as a Director to fill a vacancy on the Board occurring as a result of the death, disability, disqualification or resignation of any Director and to appoint an Alternate Director to any Director so appointed. |
43. | Remuneration of Directors |
The remuneration (if any) of the Directors shall be determined by the Company in general meeting and shall be deemed to accrue from day to day. The Directors may also be paid all travel, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in attending and returning from the meetings of the Board, any committee appointed by the Board, general meetings of the Company, or in connection with the business of the Company or their duties as Directors generally.
44. | Defect in Appointment of Director |
All acts done in good faith by the Board or by a committee of the Board or by any person acting as a Director shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or person acting as aforesaid, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and was qualified to be a Director.
45. | Directors to Manage Business |
The business of the Company shall be managed and conducted by the Board. In managing the business of the Company, the Board may exercise all such powers of the Company as are not, by statute or by these Bye-laws, required to be exercised by the Company in general meeting subject, nevertheless, to these Bye-laws, the provisions of any statute and to such directions as may be prescribed by the Company in general meeting.
46. | Powers of the Board of Directors |
The Board may:
(a) | appoint, suspend, or remove any manager, secretary, clerk, agent or employee of the Company and may fix their remuneration and determine their duties; |
(b) | exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and uncalled capital, or any part thereof, and may issue debentures, debenture stock and other securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or any third party; |
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(c) | appoint one or more Directors to the office of managing director or chief executive officer of the Company, who shall, subject to the control of the Board, supervise and administer all of the general business and affairs of the Company; |
(d) | appoint a person to act as manager of the Companys day-to-day business and may entrust to and confer upon such manager such powers and duties as it deems appropriate for the transaction or conduct of such business; |
(e) | by power of attorney, appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Board, to be an attorney of the Company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Board) and for such period and subject to such conditions as it may think fit and any such power of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorney as the Board may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions so vested in the attorney. Such attorney may, if so authorised under the seal of the Company, execute any deed or instrument under such attorneys personal seal with the same effect as the affixation of the seal of the Company; |
(f) | procure that the Company pays all expenses incurred in promoting and incorporating the Company; |
(g) | delegate any of its powers (including the power to sub-delegate) to a committee of one or more persons appointed by the Board which may consist partly or entirely of non-Directors, provided that every such committee shall conform to such directions as the Board shall impose on them and provided further that the meetings and proceedings of any such committee shall be governed by the provisions of these Bye-laws regulating the meetings and proceedings of the Board, so far as the same are applicable and are not superceded by directions imposed by the Board; |
(h) | present any petition and make any application in connection with the liquidation or reorganisation of the Company; |
(i) | in connection with the issue of any share, pay such commission and brokerage as may be permitted by law; and |
(j) | authorise any company, firm, person or body of persons to act on behalf of the Company for any specific purpose and in connection therewith to execute any agreement, document or instrument on behalf of the Company. |
47. | Register of Directors and Officers |
The Board shall cause to be kept in one or more books at the registered office of the Company a Register of Directors and Officers and shall enter therein the particulars required by the Act.
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48. | Officers |
The Officers shall consist of a President and a Vice President or a Chairman and a Deputy Chairman, a Secretary and such additional Officers as the Board may determine all of whom shall be deemed to be Officers for the purposes of these Bye-laws.
49. | Appointment of Officers |
The Board shall, as soon as possible after the statutory meeting of Members and after each annual general meeting, appoint a President and Vice President or a Chairman and Deputy Chairman who shall be Directors. The Secretary (and additional Officers, if any) shall be appointed by the Board from time to time.
50. | Duties of Officers |
The Officers shall have such powers and perform such duties in the management, business and affairs of the Company as may be delegated to them by the Board from time to time.
51. | Remuneration of Officers |
The Officers shall receive such remuneration as the Board may determine.
52. | Conflicts of Interest |
52.1 | Any Director, or any Directors firm, partner or any company with whom any Director is associated, may act in any capacity for, be employed by or render services to the Company and such Director or such Directors firm, partner or company shall be entitled to remuneration as if such Director were not a Director. Nothing herein contained shall authorise a Director or Directors firm, partner or company to act as Auditor to the Company. |
52.2 | A Director who is directly or indirectly interested in a contract or proposed contract or arrangement with the Company shall declare the nature of such interest as required by the Act. |
52.3 | Following a declaration being made pursuant to this Bye-law, and unless disqualified by the chairman of the relevant Board meeting, a Director may vote in respect of any contract or proposed contract or arrangement in which such Director is interested and may be counted in the quorum for such meeting. |
53. | Indemnification and Exculpation of Directors and Officers |
53.1 |
The Directors, Secretary and other Officers (such term to include any person appointed to any committee by the Board) for the time being acting in relation to any of the affairs of the Company and the liquidator or trustees (if any) for the time being acting in relation to any of the affairs of the Company and every one of them, and their heirs, executors and administrators, shall be indemnified and secured harmless out of the assets of the Company from and against all actions, costs, charges, losses, damages and expenses which they or any of them, their heirs, executors or administrators, shall or may incur or sustain by or by reason of any act done, concurred in or omitted in or about the execution of their duty, or supposed duty, or in their respective offices or trusts, and none of them shall be answerable for the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of the others of them or for joining in any receipts for the sake of conformity, or for |
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any bankers or other persons with whom any moneys or effects belonging to the Company shall or may be lodged or deposited for safe custody, or for insufficiency or deficiency of any security upon which any moneys of or belonging to the Company shall be placed out on or invested, or for any other loss, misfortune or damage which may happen in the execution of their respective offices or trusts, or in relation thereto, PROVIDED THAT this indemnity shall not extend to any matter in respect of any fraud or dishonesty which may attach to any of the said persons. Each Member agrees to waive any claim or right of action such Member might have, whether individually or by or in the right of the Company, against any Director or Officer on account of any action taken by such Director or Officer, or the failure of such Director or Officer to take any action in the performance of his duties with or for the Company, PROVIDED THAT such waiver shall not extend to any matter in respect of any fraud or dishonesty which may attach to such Director or Officer. |
53.2 | The Company may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director or Officer of the Company against any liability incurred by him under the Act in his capacity as a Director or Officer of the Company or indemnifying such Director or Officer in respect of any loss arising or liability attaching to him by virtue of any rule of law in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which the Director or Officer may be guilty in relation to the Company or any subsidiary thereof. |
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
54. | Board Meetings |
The Board may meet for the transaction of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate its meetings as it sees fit. A resolution put to the vote at a meeting of the Board shall be carried by the affirmative votes of a majority of the votes cast and in the case of an equality of votes the resolution shall fail.
55. | Notice of Board Meetings |
A Director may, and the Secretary on the requisition of a Director shall, at any time summon a meeting of the Board. Notice of a meeting of the Board shall be deemed to be duly given to a Director if it is given to such Director verbally (in person or by telephone) or otherwise communicated or sent to such Director by post, cable, telex, telecopier, facsimile, electronic mail or other mode of representing words in a legible form at such Directors last known address or any other address given by such Director to the Company for this purpose.
56. | Participation in Meetings by Telephone |
Directors may participate in any meeting of the Board by means of such telephone, electronic or other communication facilities as permit all persons participating in the meeting to communicate with each other simultaneously and instantaneously, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
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57. | Quorum at Board Meetings |
The Members may from time to time fix the quorum necessary to transact business and, unless so fixed, the quorum shall be a majority of the Directors.
58. | Board to Continue in the Event of Vacancy |
The Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its number but, if and so long as its number is reduced below the number fixed by these Bye-laws as the quorum necessary for the transaction of business at meetings of the Board, the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of (i) summoning a general meeting of the Company; or (ii) preserving the assets of the Company.
59. | Chairman to Preside |
Unless otherwise agreed by a majority of the Directors attending, the Chairman, if there be one, and if not, the President shall act as chairman at all meetings of the Board at which such person is present. In their absence the Deputy Chairman or Vice President, if present, shall act as chairman and in the absence of all of them a chairman shall be appointed or elected by the Directors present at the meeting.
60. | Written Resolutions |
A resolution signed by all the Directors, which may be in counterparts, shall be as valid as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Board duly called and constituted, such resolution to be effective on the date on which the last Director signs the resolution. For the purposes of this Bye-law only, Director shall not include an Alternate Director.
61. | Validity of Prior Acts of the Board |
No regulation or alteration to these Bye-laws made by the Company in general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the Board which would have been valid if that regulation or alteration had not been made.
CORPORATE RECORDS
62. | Minutes |
The Board shall cause minutes to be duly entered in books provided for the purpose:
(a) | of all elections and appointments of Officers; |
(b) | of the names of the Directors present at each meeting of the Board and of any committee appointed by the Board; and |
(c) | of all resolutions and proceedings of general meetings of the Members, meetings of the Board, meetings of managers and meetings of committees appointed by the Board. |
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63. | Place Where Corporate Records Kept |
Minutes prepared in accordance with the Act and these Bye-laws shall be kept by the Secretary at the registered office of the Company.
64. | Form and Use of Seal |
64.1 | The seal of the Company shall be in such form as the Board may determine. The Board may adopt one or more duplicate seals for use in or outside Bermuda. |
64.2 | The seal of the Company shall not be affixed to any instrument except attested by the signature of (i) a Director or (ii) any person appointed by the Board for that purpose. A Director, Officer or Resident Representative of the Company, may affix the seal of the Company attested by such Director, Officer or Resident Representatives signature to any authenticated copies of these Bye-laws, the incorporating documents of the Company, the minutes of any meetings or any other documents required to be authenticated by such Director, Officer or Resident Representative. |
ACCOUNTS
65. | Books of Account |
65.1 | The Board shall cause to be kept proper records of account with respect to all transactions of the Company and in particular with respect to: |
(a) | all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt and expenditure relates; |
(b) | all sales and purchases of goods by the Company; and |
(c) | all assets and liabilities of the Company. |
65.2 | Such records of account shall be kept at the registered office of the Company, or subject to the provisions of the Act, at such other place as the Board thinks fit and shall be available for inspection by the Directors during normal business hours. |
66. | Financial Year End |
The financial year end of the Company may be determined by resolution of the Board and failing such resolution shall be 31 st December in each year.
AUDITS
67. | Annual Audit |
Subject to any rights to waive laying of accounts or appointment of an Auditor pursuant to the Act, the accounts of the Company shall be audited at least once in every year.
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68. | Appointment of Auditor |
68.1 | Subject to the provisions of the Act, at the annual general meeting or at a subsequent special general meeting in each year, an independent representative of the Members shall be appointed by them as Auditor of the accounts of the Company. |
68.2 | The Auditor may be a Member but no Director, Officer or employee of the Company shall, during his continuance in office, be eligible to act as an Auditor of the Company. |
69. | Remuneration of Auditor |
Save in the case of an Auditor appointed pursuant to Bye-law 74, the remuneration of the Auditor shall be fixed by the Company in general meeting or in such manner as the Members may determine. In the case of an Auditor appointed pursuant to Bye-law 74, the remuneration of the Auditor shall be fixed by the Directors.
70. | Duties of Auditor |
70.1 | The financial statements provided for by these Bye-laws shall be audited by the Auditor in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. The Auditor shall make a written report thereon in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. |
70.2 | The generally accepted auditing standards referred to in this Bye-law may be those of a country or jurisdiction other than Bermuda or such other generally accepted auditing standards as may be provided for in the Act. If so, the financial statements and the report of the Auditor shall identify the generally accepted auditing standards used. |
71. | Access to Records |
The Auditor shall at all reasonable times have access to all books kept by the Company and to all accounts and vouchers relating thereto, and the Auditor may call on the Directors or Officers of the Company for any information in their possession relating to the books or affairs of the Company.
72. | Financial Statements |
Subject to any rights to waive laying of accounts pursuant to the provisions of the Act, financial statements as required by the Act shall be laid before the Members in general meeting.
73. | Distribution of Auditors Report |
The report of the Auditor shall be submitted to the Members in general meeting.
74. | Vacancy in the Office of Auditor |
The Board may fill any casual vacancy in the office of the auditor.
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VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP AND DISSOLUTION
75. | Winding-Up |
If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a resolution of the Members, divide amongst the Members in specie or in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether they shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may, for such purpose, set such value as he deems fair upon any property to be divided as aforesaid and may determine how such division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in the trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any shares or other securities or assets whereon there is any liability.
CHANGES TO CONSTITUTION
76. | Changes to Bye-laws |
No Bye-law shall be rescinded, altered or amended and no new Bye-law shall be made save in accordance with the provisions of the Act and until the same has been approved by a resolution of the Board and by a resolution of the Members.
77. | Changes to the Memorandum of Association |
No alteration or amendment to the Memorandum of Association shall be made save in accordance with the provisions of the Act and until same has been approved by a resolution of the Board and by a resolution of the Members.
78. | Discontinuance |
The Board may exercise all the powers of the Company to discontinue the Company to a jurisdiction outside Bermuda pursuant to the Act.
THE COMPANIES ACT 1981
FIRST SCHEDULE
A company limited by shares may exercise all or any of the following powers subject to any provision of the law or its memorandum:
1. | [Deleted] |
2. | to acquire or undertake the whole or any part of the business, property and liabilities of any person carrying on any business that the company is authorised to carry on; |
3. | to apply for register, purchase, lease, acquire, hold, use, control, licence, sell, assign or dispose of patents, patent rights, copyrights, trade makers, formulae, licences, inventions, processes, distinctive makers and similar rights; |
4. | to enter into partnership or into any arrangement for sharing of profits, union of interests, cooperation, joint venture, reciprocal concession or otherwise with any person carrying on or engaged in or about to carry on or engage in any business or transaction that the company is authorised to carry on or engage in or any business or transaction capable of being conducted so as to benefit the company; |
5. | to take or otherwise acquire and hold securities in any other body corporate having objects altogether or in part similar to those of the company or carrying on any business capable of being conducted so as to benefit the company; |
6. | subject to section 96 to lend money to any employee or to any person having dealings with the company or with whom the company proposes to have dealings or to any other body corporate any of those shares are held by the company; |
7. | to apply for, secure or acquire by grant, legislative enactment, assignment, transfer, purchase or otherwise and to exercise, carry out and enjoy any charter, licence, power, authority, franchise, concession, right or privilege, that any government or authority or any body corporation or other public body may be empowered to grant, and to pay for, aid in and contribute toward carrying it into effect and to assume any liabilities or obligations incidental thereto; |
8. | to establish and support or aid in the establishment and support of associations, institutions, funds or trusts for the benefit of employees or former employees of the company or its predecessors, or the dependants or connections of such employees or former employees, and grant pensions and allowances, and make payments towards insurance or for any object similar to those set forth in this paragraph, and to subscribe or guarantee money for charitable, benevolent, educational and religious objects or for any exhibition or for any public, general or useful objects; |
9. | to promote any company for the purpose of acquiring or taking over any of the property and liabilities of the company or for any other purpose that may benefit the company; |
10. | to purchase, lease, take in exchange, hire or otherwise acquire any personal property and any rights or privileges that the company considers necessary or convenient for the purposes of its business; |
11. | to construct, maintain, alter, renovate and demolish any buildings or works necessary or convenient for its objects; |
12. | to take land in Bermuda by way of lease or leasing agreement for a term not exceeding fifty years, being land bona fide required for the purposes of the business of the company and with the consent of the Minister granted in his discretion to take land in Bermuda by way of lease or leasing agreement for a term not exceeding twenty-one years in order to provide accommodation or recreational facilities for its officers and employees and when no longer necessary for any of the above purposes to terminate or transfer the lease or letting agreement; |
13. | except to the extent, if any, as may be otherwise expressly provided in its incorporating Act or memorandum and subject to the provisions of this Act every company shall have power to invest the moneys of the Company by way of mortgage of real or personal property of every description in Bermuda or elsewhere and to sell, exchange, vary, or dispose of such mortgage as the company shall from time to time determine; |
14. | to construct, improve, maintain, work, manage, carry out or control any roads, ways, tramways, branches or sidings, bridges, reservoirs, watercourses, wharves, factories, warehouses, electric works, shops, stores and other works and conveniences that may advance the interests of the company and contribute to, subsidise or otherwise assist or take part in the construction, improvement, maintenance, working, management, carrying out or control thereof; |
15. | to raise and assist in raising money for, and aid by way of bonus, loan, promise, endorsement, guarantee or otherwise, any person and guarantee the performance or fulfilment of any contracts or obligations of any person, and in particular guarantee the payment of the principal of and interest on the debt obligations of any such person; |
16. | to borrow or raise or secure the payment of money in such manner as the company may think fit; |
17. | to draw, make, accept, endorse, discount, execute and issue bills of exchange, promissory notes, bills of lading, warrants and other negotiable or transferable instruments; |
18. | when properly authorised to do so, to sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of the undertaking of the company or any part thereof as an entirety or substantially as an entirety for such consideration as the company thinks fit; |
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19. | to sell, improve, manage, develop, exchange, lease, dispose of, turn to account or otherwise deal with the property of the company in the ordinary course of its business; |
20. | to adopt such means of making known the products of the company as may seem expedient, and in particular by advertising, by purchase and exhibition of works of art or interest, by publication of books and periodicals and by granting prizes and rewards and making donations; |
21. | to cause the company to be registered and recognised in any foreign jurisdiction, and designate persons therein according to the laws of that foreign jurisdiction or to represent the company and to accept service for and on behalf of the company of any process or suit; |
22. | to allot and issue fully-paid shares of the company in payment or part payment of any property purchase or otherwise acquired by the company or for any past services performed for the company; |
23. | to distribute among the members of the company in cash, kind, specie or otherwise as may be resolved, by way of dividend, bonus or in any other manner considered advisable, any property of the company, but not so as to decrease the capital of the company unless the distribution is made for the purpose of enabling the company to be dissolved or the distribution, apart from this paragraph, would be otherwise lawful; |
24. | to establish agencies and branches; |
25. | to take or hold mortgages, hypothecs, liens and charges to secure payment of the purchase price, or of any unpaid balance of the purchase price, of any part of the property of the company of whatsoever kind sold by the company, or for any money due to the company from purchasers and others and to sell or otherwise dispose of any such mortgage, hypothec, lien or charge; |
26. | to pay all costs and expenses of or incidental to the incorporation and organisation of the company; |
27. | to invest and deal with the moneys of the company not immediately required for the objects of the company in such manner as may be determined; |
28. | to do any of the things authorised by this subsection and all things authorised by its memorandum as principals, agents, contractors, trustees or otherwise, and either alone or in conjunction with others; |
29. | to do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the objects and the exercise of the powers of the company. |
Every company may exercise its powers beyond the boundaries of Bermuda to the extent to which the laws in force where the powers are sought to be exercised permit.
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Exhibit 5.1
June 15, 2018
Seaspan Corporation
Unit 2, 2 nd Floor
Bupa Centre
141 Connaught Road West
Hong Kong
China
Re: | $250,000,000 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Seaspan Corporation, a Marshall Islands corporation (the Issuer ), in connection with the preparation and filing by the Issuer of a registration statement (the Registration Statement ) on Form F-4 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act ), and any amendments thereto for the registration under the Securities Act of $250,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Issuers 5.50% Senior Notes due February 14, 2025 (the Exchange Notes ), to be offered in exchange (the Exchange Offer ) for $250,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Issuers outstanding unregistered 5.50% Senior Notes due February 14, 2025 (the Old Notes ).
The Old Notes have been, and the Exchange Notes will be, issued under a Base Indenture, dated as of October 10, 2017 (the Base Indenture ), between the Issuer and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the Trustee ), as supplemented by a second supplemental indenture dated as of February 14, 2018 (the Second Supplemental Indenture), among the Issuer, certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, and the Trustee, a third supplemental indenture, dated as of February 22, 2018 (the Third Supplemental Indenture), among the Issuer, certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, and the Trustee, a fourth supplemental indenture, dated as of March 22, 2018 (the Fourth Supplemental Indenture), among the Issuer, certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, and the Trustee, a fifth supplemental indenture, dated as of March 26, 2018 (the Fifth Supplemental Indenture), among the Issuer, certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, and the Trustee, a sixth supplemental indenture, dated as of March 26, 2018 (the Sixth Supplemental Indenture), among the Issuer, certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, and the Trustee and a seventh supplemental indenture, dated as of June 8, 2018 (the Seventh Supplemental Indenture and, together with the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Supplemental Indentures), among the Issuer, certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, and the Trustee. As used herein, the term Indenture shall refer to the Base Indenture, as supplemented by the Supplemental Indentures.
The Exchange Notes will be guaranteed by each of the subsidiaries of the Issuer listed on Schedule I hereto (the Guarantors ) pursuant to the terms of the Indenture. This opinion letter is rendered pursuant to Item 21(a) of Form F-4 and Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Indenture and the Exchange Notes are collectively referred to herein as the Opinion Documents . The Issuer and the Guarantors are collectively referred to herein as the Opinion Parties .
We have examined such certificates of public officials and certificates of officers of the Opinion Parties, and the originals (or copies thereof, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction) of such corporate documents, records and papers of the Opinion Parties, and such other documents, records and papers as we have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for the opinions hereinafter set forth. In connection with this examination, we have assumed the genuineness of signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed, facsimile or photostatic copies. In addition, we have relied, to the extent that we deem such reliance proper, upon such certificates of public officials and of officers of the Opinion Parties with respect to the accuracy of material factual matters contained therein which were not independently established.
Our opinions set forth herein are limited to the laws of the State of New York, and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any other laws. For purposes of our opinions set forth herein we have assumed, without conducting any independent research or investigation with respect thereto, that the Opinion Parties are validly existing and have the corporate or limited liability power and authority, as applicable, to execute and deliver the Opinion Documents and to perform their obligations thereunder. With respect to such matters, we understand that there has been filed with the Commission as exhibits to the Registration Statement opinions of (i) Reeder & Simpson, P.C., Marshall Islands counsel to the Issuer and the Guarantors organized in the Marshall Islands, (ii) Glinton Sweeting OBrien, Bahamas counsel to the Guarantors organized in the Bahamas, (iii) Conyers Dill & Pearman, Bermuda counsel to the Guarantors organized in Bermuda, and (iv) Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Canadian counsel to the Guarantors organized in Canada.
Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the limitations, qualifications, exceptions and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that when executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, and delivered in exchange for the Old Notes in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer as set forth in the Registration Statement, (i) the Exchange Notes will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Issuer enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms and (ii) the related guarantees will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Guarantors enforceable against each of the Guarantors in accordance with their terms, in each case, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights or by general equitable principles (whether applied by a court of law or equity).
With your consent, we have assumed (a) that the Opinion Documents (i) have been authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto and (ii) constitute legally valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto other than the Issuer and the Guarantors and (b) the Trustee is in compliance, generally and with respect to acting as trustee under each of the Indentures, with all applicable laws and regulations. We express no opinion as to any state or federal laws or regulations applicable to the subject transactions because of the nature or extent of the business of any parties to the Opinion Documents.
We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm appearing under the caption Legal Matters in the prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Very truly yours,
/s/ White & Case LLP
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Schedule I
Name of Guarantor |
Jurisdiction | |
Seaspan 140 Ltd. |
Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan Holding 140 Ltd. |
Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan (Asia) Corporation |
Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan Containership 2180 Ltd. |
Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan Containership 2181 Ltd. |
Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan Holdco I Ltd. |
Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan Holdco II Ltd. |
Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan Holdco III Ltd. |
Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan Holdco IV Ltd. |
Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan Investment I Ltd. |
Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. |
British Columbia, Canada | |
Seaspan Crew Management Ltd. |
Bahamas | |
Seaspan Management Services Limited |
Bermuda | |
Seaspan Advisory Services Limited |
Bermuda |
Exhibit 5.2
REEDER & SIMPSON, P.C.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
P.O. Box 601 | RMI Tel.: +692-625-3602 | |||||
RRE Commercial Center | Honolulu Tel.: 808-352-0749 | |||||
Majuro, MH 96960 Marshall Islands |
Email: |
dreeder.rmi@gmail.com r.simpson@simpson.gr |
June 15, 2018
Seaspan Corporation
Unit 2, 2nd Floor, Bupa Centre
141 Connaught Road West
Hong Kong, China
Re: Seaspan Corporation
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as Republic of the Marshall Islands (the RMI ), counsel to Seaspan Corporation, a corporation formed under the laws of the RMI (the Corporation ), and each of the subsidiary guarantors listed on Schedule 1 hereto (the RMI Guarantors ), all of which are corporations formed under the laws of the RMI, with respect to the Registration Statement on Form F-4, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission ), pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Registration Statement ), for the offer and sale by the Corporation of up to US$250,000,000.00 of the Corporations 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 (the Notes ), and the Guarantees of 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 by the RMI Guarantors (the RMI Guarantees ), and certain other guarantors, in exchange for the Corporations existing unregistered 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 and related guarantees by the RMI Guarantors and certain other guarantors. The Notes and the RMI Guarantees are hereinafter collectively referred to as the Securities . The Securities are to be issued pursuant to the Indenture dated as of October 10, 2017 (the Base Indenture ), between the Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (the Trustee ), as amended and supplemented by a second supplemental indenture, dated as of February 14, 2018, by and among the Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Second Supplemental Indenture ), a third supplemental indenture, dated as of February 22, 2018, by and among the Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Third Supplemental Indenture ), a fourth supplemental indenture, dated as of March 22, 2018, by and among the Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Fourth Supplemental Indenture ), a fifth supplemental indenture, dated as of March 26, 2018, by and among the Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Fifth Supplemental Indenture ), a sixth supplemental indenture, dated as of March 26, 2018, by and among the Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Sixth Supplemental Indenture ), and a seventh supplemental indenture, dated as of June 8, 2018, by and among the Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Seventh Supplemental Indenture , and together with the Base Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture ).
In connection with this opinion, we have examined originals or electronic copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction of the following documents (together the Documents ): (i) the Registration Statement; (ii) the prospectus contained within the Registration Statement; (iii) the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation and each of the RMI Guarantors and amendments thereto as of the date hereof; (iv) the Bylaws of the Corporation and each of the RMI Guarantors; (v) resolutions of the meetings of the Board of Directors of the Corporation and each of the RMI Guarantors, approving the offering of the Securities and all action relating thereto; and (vi) the Indenture. The Securities and the Indenture are hereinafter collectively referred to as the Documents . We have also examined such corporate documents and records of the Corporation and the RMI Guarantors and other instruments, certificates and documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed. In such examinations, we have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as electronic copies or drafts of documents to be executed, the genuineness of all signatures, and the legal competence or capacity of persons or entities to execute and deliver such documents. As to various questions of fact, which are material to the opinions hereinafter expressed, we have relied upon statements or certificates of public officials, directors of the Corporation and the RMI Guarantors, and have made no independent investigation, but have assumed that any representation, warranty or statement of fact or law, other than as to the laws of the RMI, made in any of the Documents is true, accurate and complete.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and having regard to such other legal considerations that we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that under the laws of the RMI:
1. Each of the Corporation and the RMI Guarantors is duly formed and validly existing under RMI law.
2. Each of the Corporation and the RMI Guarantors has the power to execute and deliver the Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations thereunder under RMI law.
3. Each of the Corporation and the RMI Guarantors has taken the required corporate steps to authorize the execution and delivery of the Documents to which it is a party and the performance of its obligations thereunder under RMI law.
We qualify our opinion to the extent that we express no opinion as to any law other than the laws of the RMI, including the statutes and Constitution of the RMI, as in effect on the date hereof and the reported judicial decisions interpreting such statutes and constitution. None of the opinions expressed herein relates to compliance with or matters governed by the laws of any jurisdiction except the RMI.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and to each reference to us under the heading Legal Matters in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, without admitting that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.
Sincerely,
/s/ Dennis J. Reeder
Dennis J. Reeder
Reeder & Simpson, P.C.
SCHEDULE 1RMI GUARANTORS
1. | Seaspan Holding 140 Ltd. |
2. | Seaspan 140 Ltd. |
3. | Seaspan (Asia) Corporation |
4. | Seaspan Containership 2180 Ltd. |
5. | Seaspan Containership 2181 Ltd. |
6. | Seaspan Holdco I Ltd. |
7. | Seaspan Holdco II Ltd. |
8. | Seaspan Holdco III Ltd. |
9. | Seaspan Holdco IV Ltd. |
10. | Seaspan Investment I Ltd. |
Exhibit 5.3
15 June 2018
Seaspan Corporation
Unit 2, 2nd Floor
Bupa Centre
141 Connaught Road West
Hong Kong
China
Re: | Registration Statement on Form F-4 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are issuing this opinion letter in our capacity as special Bahamian counsel to Seaspan Crew Management Ltd., a Bahamian limited liability company (the Bahamian Guarantor), in connection with (i) the proposed issuance by Seaspan Corporation (the Issuer), a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, in an exchange offer of up to $250,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 (the Exchange Notes) for the Issuers outstanding unregistered 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025, and (ii) the Bahamian Guarantors proposed guarantee, along with the other guarantors under the Indenture (as defined below), of the Exchange Notes to be issued by the Issuer, in connection with such exchange offer to be made pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form F-4 (such Registration Statement, as supplemented or amended, is hereinafter referred to as the Registration Statement), filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on June 15, 2018, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act). The obligations of the Issuer under the Exchange Notes will be guaranteed by the Bahamian Guarantor (the Guarantee), along with other guarantors. The Exchange Notes are to be issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of October 10, 2017 (the Base Indenture) between the Issuer and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (the Trustee), as amended and supplemented by a second supplemental indenture dated as of February 14, 2018, by and among the Issuer, the subsidiary guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Second Supplemental Indenture), a third supplemental indenture dated as of February 22, 2018, by and among the Issuer, the subsidiary guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Third Supplemental Indenture), a fourth supplemental indenture dated as of March 22, 2018, by and among the Issuer, the subsidiary guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Fourth Supplemental Indenture), a fifth supplemental indenture dated as of March 26, 2018, by and among the Issuer, the subsidiary guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Fifth Supplemental Indenture), a sixth supplemental indenture dated as of March 26, 2018, by and among the Issuer, the subsidiary guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Sixth Supplemental Indenture), and a seventh supplemental indenture dated as of June 8, 2018, by and among the Issuer, the subsidiary guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, and together with the Base Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture).
In that connection, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following documents, corporate records and other instruments: (i) the Certificate of Incorporation and the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Bahamian Guarantor dated 6 November 2002, (ii) the Certificate of Incorporation (Change of Name) of the Bahamian Guarantor dated April 16, 2004, (iii) Registers of Directors and Officers in respect of the Bahamian Guarantor, (iv) the unanimous written consent of the board of directors of the Bahamian Guarantor with respect to the Exchange Notes and the Guarantee dated 8 February 2018, (v) the unanimous written consent of the board of directors of the Bahamian Guarantor with respect to the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture and the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated 12 June 2018, (vi) the certificate of good standing issued by the Registrar General of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas dated 7 June 2018 (the Good Standing Certificate), (vii) the Registration Statement, and (viii) the Indenture.
For purposes of this opinion, we have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies and the authenticity of the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. We have also assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons and the genuineness of the signatures of persons signing all documents in connection with which this opinion is rendered. We have further assumed the authority of such persons signing on behalf of the parties thereto other than the Bahamian Guarantor, representations by the Bahamian Guarantors non-Bahamian Counsel and the due authorization, execution and delivery of all documents by the parties thereto other than the Bahamian Guarantor. As to any facts material to the opinions expressed herein which we have not independently established or verified, we have relied upon statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Bahamian Guarantor and others. Our opinion in paragraph 1 below as to the valid existence of the Bahamian Guarantor is based on the Good Standing Certificate.
Seaspan Corporation
15 June 2018
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Our opinion expressed below is subject to the qualifications that we express no opinion as to the applicability of, compliance with, or effect of any law except the laws of The Bahamas and the Bahamian case law decided thereunder. In addition, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, we express no opinion as to compliance or non-compliance with: (i) the rules and regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or the New York Stock Exchange (including any requirement thereunder to obtain any consent, approval, authorization order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency); (ii) fraudulent transfer and fraudulent conveyance laws and regulations; (iii) tax laws and regulations; (iv) laws and regulations of general application to the extent they provide for criminal prosecution (e.g., mail fraud and wire fraud statutes); (vi) New York statutes and ordinances, the administrative decisions, and the rules and regulations of counties, towns, municipalities, and special political subdivisions and other local or regional governmental authorities (whether created or enabled through legislative action at the federal, state, or regional level) other than those of The Bahamas; or (vii) any judicial or administrative decisions to the extent they deal with any of the foregoing. We express no opinion regarding the enforceability of the Exchange Notes, Registration Statement and the Indenture (collectively the Exchange Documents) or any of the documents or agreements referenced therein.
Based upon and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, assumptions and limitations and the further limitations set forth below, we are of the opinion that:
1. | The Bahamian Guarantor is a limited liability company which is duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of The Bahamas. |
2. | The Bahamian Guarantor has the corporate power to enter into and perform its obligations under the Indenture and the Guarantee. |
3. | The execution and delivery of the Indenture and the Guarantee and the performance of the obligations of the Bahamian Guarantor thereunder have been duly authorized by the Bahamian Guarantor. |
This opinion is limited to the specific issues addressed in paragraphs 1-3 above, and no opinion may be inferred or implied beyond that expressly stated herein. We assume no obligation to revise or supplement this opinion should the present laws of The Bahamas be changed by legislative action, judicial decision or otherwise.
Where statements in this opinion are qualified by the term material those statements involve judgments and opinions as to materiality or lack of materiality of any matter to the Issuers or the Bahamian Guarantors business, prospects, assets or financial condition which are entirely those of the Issuers or the Bahamian Guarantors and their respective officers and directors, after having been advised by us as to the legal effect and consequences of such matters.
This opinion is furnished to you in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement and in accordance with the requirements of items 601(b)(5) and 601(b)(23) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as Exhibit 5.3 to the Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading Legal Matters in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.
Sincerely,
/s/ Glinton Sweeting OBrien
G LINTON | S WEETING | OB RIEN
2098-0000/ LBD
Exhibit 5.4
15 June, 2018
Seaspan Corporation Unit 2, 2nd Floor, Bupa Center 141 Connaught Road West Hong Kong, China |
Matter No.:359645 Doc Ref: 14149960
441 298 7883 Kathleen.moniz@conyersdill.com |
Dear Sirs,
Re: Seaspan Management Services Limited and Seaspan Advisory Services Limited (together, the Companies)
We have acted as special Bermuda legal counsel to the Companies in connection with the Registration Statement on Form F-4 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission ) on 13 June, 2018 (the Registration Statement , which term does not include any other document or agreement whether or not specifically referred to therein or attached as an exhibit or schedule thereto) relating to the issue of US$250,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 (the New Notes ) by Seaspan Corporation ( Seaspan ) and the guarantees of the New Notes by the Companies as guarantors (the Guarantees and, together with the New Notes, the Securities ) and certain other guarantors, and the registration of the Securities under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act ) in exchange for Seaspans existing unregistered 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 and related guarantees.
For the purposes of giving this opinion, we have examined the following documents:
(i) | a copy of the Registration Statement; |
(ii) |
a copy of the Indenture dated as of 10 October, 2017, between Seaspan and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the Trustee ), as amended and supplemented by (i) a second supplemental indenture, dated as of 14 February, 2018, by and among Seaspan, the subsidiary |
guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Second Supplemental Indenture ), (ii) a third supplemental indenture, dated as of 22 February, 2018, by and among Seaspan, the subsidiary guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Third Supplemental Indenture ), (iii) a fourth supplemental indenture, dated as of 22 March, 2018, by and among Seaspan, the subsidiary guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Fourth Supplemental Indenture ), (iv) a fifth supplemental indenture, dated as of 26 March, 2018, by and among Seaspan, the subsidiary guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Fifth Supplemental Indenture ), (v) a sixth supplemental indenture, dated as of 26 March, 2018, by and among Seaspan, the subsidiary guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Sixth Supplemental Indenture ), and (vi) a seventh supplemental indenture, dated as of 8 June, 2018, by and among Seaspan, the subsidiary guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Seventh Supplemental Indenture , and together with the Base Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture ); and |
(iii) | the form of the New Notes. |
The documents listed in items (ii) and (iii) above are herein sometimes collectively referred to as the Documents (which term does not include any other document or agreement whether or not specifically referred to therein or attached as an exhibit or schedule thereto).
We have also examined the memorandum of association and the bye-laws of each of the Companies, each certified by the Secretary of the respective Company on 12 June, 2018, written resolutions of the directors of each respective Company each dated 8 February 2018 (the Resolutions ), and such other documents and made such enquiries as to questions of law as we have deemed necessary in order to render the opinion set forth below.
We have assumed (a) the genuineness and authenticity of all signatures and the conformity to the originals of all copies (whether or not certified) examined by us and the authenticity and completeness of the originals from which such copies were taken; (b) that where a document has been examined by us in draft form, it will be or has been executed in the form of that draft, and where a number of drafts of a document have been examined by us all changes thereto have been marked or otherwise drawn to our attention; (c) the capacity, power and authority of each of the parties to the Documents, other than the Companies, to enter into and perform its respective obligations under the Documents; (d) the due execution and delivery of the Documents by each of the parties thereto, other than the Companies, and the physical delivery by each of the Companies of the Documents to which it is a party with an intention to be bound thereby; (e) the accuracy and completeness of all factual representations made in the Documents and other documents reviewed by us; (f) the
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due execution and delivery of the Indenture by each of the parties thereto, other than the Companies, and the physical delivery thereof by the Companies with an intention to be bound thereby; (g) the due execution of the New Notes by each of the parties thereto and the delivery thereof by each of the parties thereto, and the due authentication of the New Notes by the Trustee; (h) the accuracy and completeness of all factual representations made in the Registration Statement and the Documents and other documents reviewed by us; (i) that the Resolutions were passed at one or more duly convened, constituted and quorate meetings or by unanimous written resolutions, remain in full force and effect and have not been rescinded or amended; (j) that Seaspan Management Services Limited is entering into the Documents to which it is a party pursuant to its business of ship management and Seaspan Advisory Services Limited is entering into the Documents to which it is a party pursuant to its business of ship management; (k) that there is no provision of the law of any jurisdiction, other than Bermuda, which would have any implication in relation to the opinions expressed herein; and (l) the validity and binding effect under the laws of The State of New York (the Foreign Laws) of the Documents which are expressed to be governed by such Foreign Laws in accordance with their respective terms.
The obligations of the Companies under the Indenture (a) will be subject to the laws from time to time in effect relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, possessory liens, rights of set off, reorganisation, amalgamation, merger, moratorium or any other laws or legal procedures, whether of a similar nature or otherwise, generally affecting the rights of creditors as well as applicable international sanctions, (b) will be subject to statutory limitation of the time within which proceedings may be brought, (c) will be subject to general principles of equity and, as such, specific performance and injunctive relief, being equitable remedies, may not be available, (d) may not be given effect to by a Bermuda court, whether or not it was applying the Foreign Laws, if and to the extent they constitute the payment of an amount which is in the nature of a penalty, (e) may not be given effect by a Bermuda court to the extent that they are to be performed in a jurisdiction outside Bermuda and such performance would be illegal under the laws of that jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any contractual submission to the jurisdiction of specific courts, a Bermuda court has inherent discretion to stay or allow proceedings in the Bermuda courts.
We express no opinion as to the enforceability of any provision of the Indenture which provides for the payment of a specified rate of interest on the amount of a judgment after the date of judgment, which purports to fetter the statutory powers of the Companies or which purports to establish the exclusive jurisdiction of any courts.
We have made no investigation of and express no opinion in relation to the laws of any jurisdiction other than Bermuda. This opinion is to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Bermuda and is limited to and is given on the basis of the current law and practice in Bermuda. This opinion is issued solely for the purposes of the filing of the Registration Statement and the issuance of the Guarantees by the Companies and is not to be relied upon in respect of any other matter.
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On the basis of and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
1. | Each of the Companies is duly incorporated and existing under the laws of Bermuda in good standing (meaning solely that it has not failed to make any filing with any Bermuda government authority or to pay any Bermuda government fees or tax which would make it liable to be struck off the Register of Companies and thereby cease to exist under the laws of Bermuda). |
2. | Each of the Companies has the necessary corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under the Documents to which it is a party. |
3. | Each of the Companies has taken all corporate action required to authorise its execution, delivery and performance of the Documents to which it is a party. |
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption Legal Matters and under the caption Exhibit 5.4 in the prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are experts within the meaning of section 11 of the Act or that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
Yours faithfully,
/s/ Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited
Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited
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Exhibit 5.5
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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Barristers & Solicitors Patent & Trade-mark Agents 595 Burrard Street, P.O. Box 49314 Suite 2600, Three Bentall Centre Vancouver BC V7X 1L3 Canada Tel: 604-631-3300 Fax: 604-631-3309 |
June 15 , 2018
Seaspan Corporation
Unit 2, 2 nd Floor
Bupa Centre
141 Connaught Road West
Hong Kong
China
RE: |
Seaspan Corporation |
Registration Statement on Form F-4
Dear Sirs/Mesdames:
We are acting as special Canadian counsel to Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. (the Guarantor ) in connection with a Registration Statement on Form F-4, as amended or supplemented (the Registration Statement ) filed by Seaspan Corporation (the Company ) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the registration of (i) the offer by the Company to exchange up to US$250 million aggregate principal amount of the Companys 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 (the Exchange Notes ) and related guarantees registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Act ), as amended, for the Companys existing unregistered 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 (the Old Notes ) and related guarantees and (ii) the issuance of the Exchange Notes and related guarantees. The Old Notes are, and the Exchange Notes are to be, guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of the Company, including the Guarantor. The Exchange Notes are to be issued in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture dated as of October 10, 2017 (the Base Indenture ) between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (the Trustee ), as amended and supplemented by a second supplemental indenture, dated as of February 14, 2018, by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Second Supplemental Indenture ), a third supplemental indenture, dated as of February 22, 2018, by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Third Supplemental Indenture ), a fourth supplemental indenture, dated as of March 22, 2018, by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Fourth Supplemental Indenture ), a fifth supplemental indenture, dated as of March 26, 2018, by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Fifth Supplemental Indenture ), a sixth supplemental indenture, dated as of March 26, 2018, by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Sixth Supplemental Indenture ), and a seventh supplemental indenture, dated as of June 8, 2018, by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors specified therein and the Trustee (the Seventh Supplemental Indenture , and together with the Base Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture ), as contemplated by the registration rights agreement (the Registration Rights Agreement ) dated as of February 14, 2018 among the Company, the guarantors party thereto and the investors specified therein and the joinder to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2018, by Seaspan Investment I Ltd. The guarantee of the Exchange Notes (the Guarantee ) by the Guarantor, as registered under the Registration Statement, is to be issued in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement.
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We have examined the Registration Statement and the exhibits thereto, and, for the purposes of this opinion, we have also examined originals or copies of, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, and relied upon, the following documents (collectively, the Documents ):
(a) |
the certificate of incorporation, notice of articles and articles of the Guarantor; |
(b) |
certain resolutions of the Guarantors directors, dated as of February 8, 2018, relating to the Guarantee and related matters; |
(c) |
a certificate of good standing issued by the Registrar of Companies for the Province of British Columbia dated June 14, 2018 with respect to the Guarantor; |
(d) |
a certificate of an officer of the Guarantor, dated as of June 15, 2018; |
(e) |
such other documents, statutes, regulations, public and corporate records as we have deemed appropriate to give this opinion; and |
(f) |
the Indenture. |
With respect to the accuracy of factual matters material to this opinion, we have relied upon the Documents, without independent investigation of the matters provided for therein for the purpose of providing our opinion.
In such examination, we have assumed without any independent investigation the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as duplicates or certified or conformed copies, and the authenticity of the originals of all such latter documents. We have not, however, undertaken any independent investigation as to any factual matter set forth in any of the foregoing and as to questions of fact in respect of the opinions hereinafter expressed, we have relied solely upon the Documents.
We are qualified to carry on the practice of law in the Province of British Columbia and we express no opinion as to any laws, or matters governed by any laws, other than the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.
Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications, assumptions and limitations stated herein, we are of the opinion that:
1. |
The Guarantor is a corporation incorporated and validly existing under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). |
2. |
The Guarantor has the requisite corporate power and capacity to enter into, execute and deliver the Guarantee and the Indenture and to perform its obligations thereunder. |
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3. |
All necessary corporate action has been taken by the Guarantor to authorize the execution and delivery of the Guarantee and the Indenture and the performance by the Guarantor of its obligations thereunder. |
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name where it appears in the Registration Statement, including under Legal Matters. In giving such consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
Yours truly,
/s/ Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Exhibit 12.1
Seaspan Corporation
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
Expressed in thousands of United States dollars
Three Months
Ended March 31, |
Year Ended December 31, |
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2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||
Earnings |
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(a) Pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for income or loss from equity investees |
66,500 | 169,402 | (139,227 | ) | 194,284 | 130,991 | 299,698 | |||||||||||||||||
(b) Fixed charges |
48,453 | 158,479 | 153,389 | 130,901 | 115,264 | 81,487 | ||||||||||||||||||
(c) Amortization of capitalized interest |
1,496 | 5,797 | 5,714 | 5,826 | 5,670 | 5,385 | ||||||||||||||||||
(d) Distributed income of equity investees |
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(e) Share of pre-tax losses of equity investees for which changes arising from guarantees are included in fixed charges |
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Less: |
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(a) Interest capitalized |
658 | 10,634 | 9,337 | 6,818 | 10,172 | 4,334 | ||||||||||||||||||
(b) Preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries |
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(c) Noncontrolling interest in pre-tax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges |
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115,791 | 323,044 | 10,539 | 324,193 | 241,753 | 382,236 | ||||||||||||||||||
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(a) Interest expensed and capitalized |
35,560 | 115,124 | 115,038 | 103,826 | 98,331 | 64,830 | ||||||||||||||||||
(b) Amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness |
4,079 | 11,899 | 15,858 | 16,833 | 13,621 | 13,515 | ||||||||||||||||||
(c) An estimate of interest within rental expense |
8,814 | 31,456 | 22,493 | 10,242 | 3,312 | 3,142 | ||||||||||||||||||
(d) Preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries |
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48,453 | 158,479 | 153,389 | 130,901 | 115,264 | 81,487 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
2.4 | 2.0 | | (1) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 4.7 |
(1) | Additional pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustments for income or loss from equity investees of $142,850 would be necessary to generate a ratio of earnings to fixed charges of 1.0. |
Exhibit 21.1
SEASPAN CORPORATION
SUBSIDIARIES
COMPANY NAME |
INCORPORATION JURISDICTION |
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Seaspan Holdco I Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan Holdco II Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan Holdco III Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan Holdco IV Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan Investment I Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan YZJ 983 Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan YZJ 985 Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan 1037 Ltd. (formerly Seaspan YZJ 993 Ltd.) |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan Holding 140 Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan 140 Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan (Asia) Corporation |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan Containership 2180 Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan Containership 2181 Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan Containership S452 Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
Seaspan Management Services Limited |
Bermuda | |
Seaspan Advisory Services Limited |
Bermuda | |
Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. |
British Columbia | |
Seaspan Crew Management Ltd. |
Bahamas | |
Seaspan Crew Management India Private Limited |
India | |
Greater China Intermodal Investments LLC |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
GC Intermodal Holding Company I, Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
GC Intermodal Intermediate Holding Company I, Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
GC Intermodal I, Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
GC Intermodal Holding Company II, Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
GC Intermodal Intermediate Holding Company II, Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
GC Intermodal II, Ltd. |
Republic of the Marshall Islands |
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors
Seaspan Corporation
We consent to the use of our report dated March 6, 2018, except as to Note 20, which is as of June 15, 2018, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Seaspan Corporation, and our report dated March 6, 2018 with respect to the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, incorporated herein by reference and to the reference to our firm under the heading Experts in the prospectus.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants
June 15, 2018
Vancouver, Canada
KPMG LLP is a Canadian limited liability partnership and a member firm of the KPMG network of
independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (KPMG International), a
Swiss entity. KPMG Canada provides services to KPMG LLP.
Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors
Seaspan Corporation
We consent to the use of our report dated February 16, 2018, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Greater China Intermodal Investments LLC as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related consolidated statements of net income and comprehensive income, members equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2017, and the related notes incorporated herein by reference and to the reference to our firm under the heading Experts in the prospectus.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants
June 15, 2018
Vancouver, Canada
KPMG LLP is a Canadian limited liability partnership and a member firm of the KPMG network of
independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (KPMG International), a
Swiss entity. KPMG Canada provides services to KPMG LLP.
Exhibit 25.1
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
New York | 13-5160382 | |
(State of incorporation if not a U.S. national bank) |
(I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
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225 Liberty Street, New York, NY | 10286 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Seaspan Corporation
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Republic of the Marshall Islands | Not Applicable | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
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Unit 2, 2nd Floor, Bupa Centre 141 Connaught Road West Hong Kong, China |
Not Applicable | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
5.50% Senior Notes due 2025
(Title of the indenture securities)
Table of Additional Obligors
Name of Additional Obligor* |
State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization |
I.R.S. Employer Identification Number | ||
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Seaspan Holding 140 Ltd. | Republic of the Marshall Islands | N/A | ||
Seaspan 140 Ltd. | Republic of the Marshall Islands | N/A | ||
Seaspan (Asia) Corporation | Republic of the Marshall Islands | N/A | ||
Seaspan Containership 2180 Ltd. | Republic of the Marshall Islands | N/A | ||
Seaspan Containership 2181 Ltd. | Republic of the Marshall Islands | N/A | ||
Seaspan Holdco I Ltd. | Republic of the Marshall Islands | N/A | ||
Seaspan Holdco II Ltd. | Republic of the Marshall Islands | N/A | ||
Seaspan Holdco III Ltd. | Republic of the Marshall Islands | N/A | ||
Seaspan Holdco IV Ltd. | Republic of the Marshall Islands | N/A | ||
Seaspan Investment I Ltd. | Republic of the Marshall Islands | N/A | ||
Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. | British Columbia, Canada | N/A | ||
Seaspan Crew Management Ltd. | Commonwealth of the Bahamas | N/A | ||
Seaspan Management Services Limited | Bermuda | N/A | ||
Seaspan Advisory Services Limited | Bermuda | N/A |
* The address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of the principal executive offices of each of Seaspan Holding 140 Ltd., Seaspan 140 Ltd., Seaspan (Asia) Corporation, Seaspan Containership 2180 Ltd., Seaspan Containership 2181 Ltd., Seaspan Holdco I Ltd., Seaspan Holdco II Ltd., Seaspan Holdco III Ltd., Seaspan Holdco IV Ltd. and Seaspan Investment I Ltd. is Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, PO Box 1405, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH 96960, Tel: (852) 2540-1686. The address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Seaspan Ship Management Ltd.s principal executive offices is 2600-200 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 1S4, Tel: (604) 638-2575. The address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Seaspan Crew Management Ltd.s principal executive offices is c/o H&J Corporate Services Ltd., Ocean Centre, East Bay Street, PO Box SS 19084, Nassau, Bahamas, Tel: (604) 638-2575. The address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of the principal executive offices of each of Seaspan Management Services Limited and Seaspan Advisory Services Limited is c/o Conyers Dill & Pearman, Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, PO Box HM 666, Hamilton HM CX, Bermuda, Tel: (852) 2540-1686.
1. | General information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee: |
(a) | Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject. |
Name |
Address |
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Superintendent of Banks of the State of New York |
One State Street, New York, NY
10004-1417 |
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
33 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10045 |
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
550 17
th
Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20429
3501 N. Fairfax Drive Arlington, VA 22226 |
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The Clearing House Association, L.L.C. |
450 West 33rd Street
New York, NY 10001 |
(b) | Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. |
Yes.
2. | Affiliations with Obligors. |
If any of the obligors is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.
None.
3-15. | Pursuant to General Instruction B of the Form T-1, no responses are included for Items 3-15 of this Form T-1 because, to the best of The Bank of New York Mellons knowledge, the obligors are not in default on any securities issued under indentures under which The Bank of New York Mellon acts as trustee and the trustee is not a foreign trustee as provided under Item 15. |
16. | List of Exhibits. |
Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the Act) and 17 C.F.R. 229.10(d).
1. |
A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly The Bank of New York and formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers |
to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672, Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121195 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152735.) |
4. | A copy of the existing By-Laws of the trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-187806) |
6. | The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act. (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152735.) |
7. | A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on June 15, 2018.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON | ||
By: | /s/ Teresa Wyszomierski | |
Teresa Wyszomierski | ||
Vice President |
EXHIBIT 7
Consolidated Report of Condition of
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
of 225 Liberty Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 2018, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
Dollar amounts in thousands | ||||
Intangible assets: |
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Goodwill |
6,445,000 | |||
Other intangible assets |
809,000 | |||
Other assets |
14,536,000 | |||
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Total assets |
297,107,000 | |||
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LIABILITIES |
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Deposits: |
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In domestic offices |
124,470,000 | |||
Noninterest-bearing |
70,622,000 | |||
Interest-bearing |
53,848,000 | |||
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs |
119,549,000 | |||
Noninterest-bearing |
6,301,000 | |||
Interest-bearing |
113,248,000 | |||
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase: |
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Federal funds purchased in domestic offices |
11,268,000 | |||
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |
444,000 | |||
Trading liabilities |
2,002,000 | |||
Other borrowed money: (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases) |
6,379,000 | |||
Not applicable |
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Not applicable |
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Subordinated notes and debentures |
515,000 | |||
Other liabilities |
4,909,000 | |||
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Total liabilities |
269,536,000 | |||
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EQUITY CAPITAL |
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Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus |
0 | |||
Common stock |
1,135,000 | |||
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) |
10,888,000 | |||
Retained earnings |
16,499,000 | |||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
-1,301,000 | |||
Other equity capital components |
0 | |||
Total bank equity capital |
27,221,000 | |||
Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries |
350,000 | |||
Total equity capital |
27,571,000 | |||
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Total liabilities and equity capital |
297,107,000 | |||
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I, Michael Santomassimo, Chief Financial Officer of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Michael Santomassimo
Chief Financial Officer
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.
Charles W. Scharf Samuel C. Scott Joseph J. Echevarria |
Directors |
Exhibit 99.1
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
SEASPAN CORPORATION
Offer to Exchange
up to $250,000,000 principal amount of 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 and the related guarantees,
which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act)
for
any and all outstanding unregistered
$250,000,000 principal amount of 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 and the related guarantees
Pursuant to the Prospectus dated , 2018
THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 11:59 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON , 2018, UNLESS EXTENDED (SUCH TIME AND DATE, AS THE SAME MAY BE EXTENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE EXPIRATION DATE). TENDERS MAY BE WITHDRAWN AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE.
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE ATTACHED INSTRUCTIONS
If you desire to accept the Exchange Offer, this Letter of Transmittal should be completed, signed and submitted to The Bank of New York Mellon (the Exchange Agent) as follows:
By Mail or Hand:
The Bank of New York Mellon
101 Barclay Street, Floor 7E
New York, NY 10286
Attn: Joellen McNamara
DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA FACSIMILE OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY. DO NOT DELIVER THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO SEASPAN CORPORATION.
FOR ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL OR FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, YOU MAY CONTACT THE EXCHANGE AGENT BY TELEPHONE AT 212-815-5587.
The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Prospectus, dated , 2018 (the Prospectus), of Seaspan Corporation, a Marshall Islands corporation (the Company), and this Letter of Transmittal (this Letter), which together constitute the Companys offer (the Exchange Offer) to exchange up to $250,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its new 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 (the New Exchange Notes), which have been registered under the Securities Act, pursuant to a Registration Statement of which the Prospectus constitutes a part, for a like amount of its outstanding unregistered 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 (the Old Notes). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Prospectus.
For each Old Note accepted for exchange, the holder of such Old Note will receive an Exchange Note, having a principal amount equal to that of the surrendered Old Note. The Exchange Notes will accrue interest at the rate of 5.50% per annum from the last date on which interest was paid on the Old Notes surrendered in exchange therefor or if no interest has been paid, from the original issue date of the Old Notes. No additional interest will be paid on Old Notes tendered and accepted for exchange.
The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to extend the Exchange Offer, in which event the term Expiration Date shall mean the latest time and date to which the Exchange Offer is extended. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to delay accepting for exchange any Old Notes and, subject to the terms set forth in Summary Description of the Exchange OfferConditions to the Exchange Offer, to amend the terms of the Exchange Offer in any manner. The Company also reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to extend or terminate the Exchange Offer and to refuse to accept Old Notes not previously accepted if any of the conditions set forth in Summary Description of the Exchange OfferConditions to the Exchange Offer have not been satisfied by the Expiration Date.
This Letter is to be completed by a holder of Old Notes either if a tender of Old Notes is to be made by book-entry transfer to the account maintained by the Exchange Agent at The Depository Trust Companys Book-Entry Transfer Facility (the Book-Entry Transfer Facility) or if Old Notes are to be forwarded herewith pursuant to the procedure set forth in The Exchange OfferProcedures for Tendering section of the Prospectus. Delivery of documents to the Book-Entry Transfer Facility does not constitute delivery to the Exchange Agent.
The undersigned has supplied the appropriate information and completed the appropriate boxes below and signed this Letter to indicate the action the undersigned desires to take with respect to the Exchange Offer.
If Old Notes are being tendered in certificated form, list below the Old Notes to which this Letter relates. If the space provided below is inadequate, the certificate numbers and principal amount of Old Notes should be listed on a separate signed schedule affixed hereto.
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Description of Old Notes Tendered |
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Name(s) and Address(es) of Registered Holder(s) (Please fill in, if blank) |
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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Total Principal Amount of Old Notes Tendered
* | Need not be completed if Old Notes are being tendered by book-entry transfer. |
** | Unless otherwise indicated in this column, a holder will be deemed to have tendered ALL of the Old Notes represented by the Old Notes indicated in column 3. See Instruction 5. Old Notes tendered hereby must be in minimum denomination of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. See Instruction 1. |
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☐ | Check here if tendered Old Notes are being delivered by book-entry transfer made to the account maintained by the Exchange Agent with the Book-Entry Transfer Facility and complete the following: |
Name of Tendering Institution: _______________________________________________
Account Number: _________________________________________________________
Transaction Code Number: ____________________________________________________
☐ | Check this box if the beneficial owner of the Old Notes is an exchanging dealer and such exchanging dealer acquired the Old Notes for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. |
☐ | Check here if you are an exchanging dealer and wish to receive 10 additional copies of the prospectus and 10 copies of any amendments or supplements thereto. |
Name: ___________________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer, the undersigned hereby tenders to the Company the aggregate principal amount of Old Notes indicated above. Subject to, and effective upon, the acceptance for exchange of the Old Notes tendered hereby, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to, or upon the order of, the Company all right, title and interest in and to such Old Notes as are being tendered hereby.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to tender, sell, assign and transfer the Old Notes tendered hereby and that the Company will acquire good and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances and not subject to any adverse claim when the same are accepted by the Company. The undersigned hereby further represents that any Exchange Notes acquired in exchange for Old Notes tendered hereby will have been acquired in the ordinary course of business of the person receiving such Exchange Notes, whether or not such person is the undersigned, that neither the undersigned nor any such other person is participating in, or intends to participate in, or has any arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in, the distribution of the Old Notes or Exchange Notes within the meaning of the Securities Act.
The undersigned also acknowledges that the Exchange Offer is being made based upon the Companys understanding of interpretations by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) as set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties, including Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available April 13, 1988), and similar letters, that the Exchange Notes issued in exchange for the Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by holders thereof, other than by any holder that is a broker-dealer who acquired Old Notes for its own account as a result of market-making or other trading activities or by any holder which is an affiliate of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act. The Exchange Notes may be offered for resale, resold or otherwise transferred without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act if: (i) the holder is acquiring the Exchange Notes in the ordinary course of its business; (ii) the holder is not engaging in and does not intend to engage in a distribution of the Exchange Notes; (iii) the holder does not have any arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing the Exchange Notes; and (iv) the holder is not an affiliate of the Company or any of the guarantors of the Exchange Notes, within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
However, the SEC has not considered the Exchange Offer in the context of a no-action letter, and the Company cannot guarantee that the staff of the SEC would make a similar determination with respect to the Exchange Offer as in these other circumstances.
Each holder must furnish a written representation, at the Companys request, that
| it is not an affiliate of the Company or, if an affiliate, that it will comply with registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable; |
| it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of the notes issued in the Exchange Offer and has no arrangement or understanding to participate in a distribution of notes issued in the Exchange Offer; and |
| it is acquiring the Exchange Notes in the ordinary course of its business. |
Each holder who cannot make such representations:
| will not be able to rely on the interpretations of the staff of the SEC in the above-mentioned interpretive letters; |
| will not be permitted or entitled to tender Old Notes in the Exchange Offer; and |
| must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any sale or other transfer of Old Notes, unless the sale is made under an exemption from such requirements. |
In addition, each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange for Old Notes, where such Old Notes were acquired by that broker-dealer as a result of market-making or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver this prospectus in connection with any resale of such notes issued in the Exchange Offer.
The undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Company to be necessary or desirable to complete the sale, assignment and transfer of the Old Notes tendered hereby. All authority conferred or agreed to be conferred in this Letter and every obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators, trustees in bankruptcy and legal representatives of the undersigned and shall not be affected by, and shall survive, the death or incapacity of the undersigned. This tender may be withdrawn only in accordance with the procedures set forth in The Exchange OfferWithdrawal of Tenders section of the Prospectus.
Unless otherwise indicated herein in the box entitled Special Issuance Instructions below, please credit the Exchange Notes to the account indicated above maintained at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility. The undersigned understands that any Old Notes tendered in certificated form will not be exchanged for Exchange Notes in certificated from, but rather will be exchanged for Exchange Notes in the form of a beneficial interest in the global note representing the Exchange Notes by a credit of the Exchange Notes to an account maintained at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility. Accordingly, any holder tendering Old Notes in certificated form must complete the box entitled Special Issuance Instructions to specify the account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility that should be credited with the Exchange Notes to be received in exchange. Please deliver any substitute certificates representing Old Notes not exchanged in the name of the undersigned, unless otherwise indicated herein in the box entitled Special
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Issuance Instructions below, and please send any such substitute certificates to the undersigned at the address shown above in the box entitled Description of Old Notes, unless otherwise indicated under the box entitled Special Delivery Instructions below.
THE UNDERSIGNED, BY COMPLETING THE BOX ENTITLED DESCRIPTION OF OLD NOTES ABOVE AND SIGNING THIS LETTER, WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE TENDERED THE OLD NOTES AS SET FORTH IN SUCH BOX ABOVE.
PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THE BOXES.
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SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS (See Instructions 4 and 6) |
SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS (See Instructions 4 and 6) |
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To be completed ONLY if certificates for Old Notes are being tendered for exchange, if certificates for Old Notes not exchanged are to be issued in the name of and sent to someone other than the person(s) whose signature(s) appear(s) on this Letter above or if Old Notes delivered by book-entry transfer which are not accepted for exchange are to be returned by credit to an account maintained at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility other than the account indicated above.
Credit Old Notes in certificated form accepted for exchange and unexchanged Old Notes delivered by book-entry transfer to the Book-Entry Transfer Facility Account set forth below.
_________________________________________________ (Book Entry Transfer Facility Account Number, if applicable)
Issue substitute certificates representing Old Notes note exchanged to:
Name(s):__________________________________________ (Please Type or Print)
Address:__________________________________________ (Including Zip Code) |
To be completed ONLY if certificates for Old Notes not exchanged are to be sent to someone other than the person(s) whose signature(s) appear(s) on this Letter above or to such person(s) at an address other than shown in the box entitled Description of Old Notes on this Letter above.
Mail substitute certificates for Old Notes to:
Name(s): _______________________________________
_______________________________________________ (Please Type or Print)
Address:__________________________________________
_________________________________________________ (Including Zip Code) |
IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OR A FACSIMILE HEREOF (TOGETHER WITH THE OLD NOTES OR A BOOK-ENTRY CONFIRMATION (AS DEFINED BELOW) AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS) MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT PRIOR TO 11:59 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE.
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IN ADDITION, COMPLETE FORM W-9
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(Signature of Registered Holder(s) or Authorized Signatory) | Date |
Note: The above lines must be signed by the registered holder(s) of Old Notes as their name(s) appear(s) on the Old Notes or by person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) (evidence of such authorization must be transmitted with this Letter of Transmittal). If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer, or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person must set forth his or her full title below. See Instruction 4.
Name(s)
(Please type or Print)
Capacity (Full title)
Address
(Including Zip Code)
Area Code and Telephone Number
Tax Identification or Social Security No.
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE
(If required by Instruction 4)
Signature(s) Guaranteed by
an Eligible Institution
(Authorized Signature)
Name
Title
Name of Firm
Address
(Including Zip Code)
Area Code and Telephone Number
Dated
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INSTRUCTIONS
FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER
1. | Delivery of this Letter and Old Notes |
Except as set forth below, (i) a holder who wishes to tender Old Notes for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer must mail or otherwise deliver this Letter, properly completed and validly executed, including Form W-9 and all other documents required by this Letter, to the Exchange Agent at its address set forth herein, and the certificates for Old Notes must be received by the Exchange Agent at its address set forth herein or (ii) such Old Notes must be transferred pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer described in the Prospectus, which procedures require a timely confirmation of such transfer of Old Notes into the Exchange Agents account, and timely receipt by the Exchange Agent of an Agents Message and any other documents required by this Letter. The term Agents Message means a message transmitted by DTC to, and received by, the Exchange Agent and forming a part of a confirmation of the book-entry tender of Old Notes into the Exchange Agents account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility (a Book-Entry Confirmation), that states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from a participant in DTC tendering Old Notes that are the subject of the Book-Entry Confirmation stating (a) the aggregate principal amount of Old Notes that have been tendered by such participant, (b) that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Letter of Transmittal and (c) that we may enforce such agreement against the participant.
The method of delivery of this Letter, the Old Notes and all other required documents to the Exchange Agent, including delivery through DTC, is at the election and risk of the tendering holders. The delivery will be deemed made only when actually received or confirmed by the Exchange Agent. Delivery of documents to DTC in accordance with its procedures does not constitute delivery to the Exchange Agent. If such delivery is by mail, it is suggested that certified or registered mail, properly insured, with return receipt requested, be used. Instead of delivery by mail, it is recommended that holders use an overnight or hand delivery service. In all cases, arrangements should be made sufficiently in advance of the Expiration Date to permit delivery to the Exchange Agent prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date. No Letter of Transmittal, Old Notes, or other required documents should be sent to the Company. Neither the Company nor the Exchange Agent is under any obligation to notify any tendering holder of the Companys acceptance of tendered Old Notes prior to the closing of the Exchange Offer.
Old Notes tendered hereby must be in minimum denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000.
2. | No Guaranteed Delivery Procedures |
The Company is not providing guaranteed delivery procedures in connection with the Exchange Offer. You must tender your Old Notes in accordance with the procedures set forth herein and in the Prospectus.
3. | Beneficial Owner Instructions to Registered Holders |
Only a holder in whose name tendered Old Notes are registered on the books of the registrar (or the legal representative or attorney-in-fact of such registered holder) may execute and deliver this Letter of Transmittal. Any beneficial owner of tendered Old Notes who is not the registered holder must contact the registered owner promptly and either make appropriate arrangements to register ownership of the Old Notes in the beneficial owners name or arrange with the registered holder to execute and deliver this Letter of Transmittal on his or her behalf through the execution and delivery to the registered holder of the Instructions to Registered Holder and/or Book-Entry Transfer Facility Participant from beneficial owner form accompanying this Letter of Transmittal.
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4. | Signatures on this Letter; Bond Powers and Endorsements; Guarantee of Signatures |
If this Letter is signed by the registered holder of the Old Notes tendered hereby, the signature must correspond exactly with the name as written on the face of the certificates without any change whatsoever.
If any tendered Old Notes are owned of record by two or more joint owners, all such owners must sign this Letter.
If any tendered Old Notes are registered in different names on several certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate copies of this Letter as there are different registrations of certificates.
When this Letter is signed by the registered holder of the Old Notes specified herein and tendered hereby, no endorsements of certificates or separate bond powers are required. If, however, Exchange Notes are to be issued, or any untendered Old Notes are to be reissued, to a person other than the registered holder, then endorsements of any certificates transmitted hereby or separate bond powers are required. Signatures on such certificates must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
If this Letter is signed by a person other than the registered holder of any certificates specified herein, such certificates must be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate bond powers, in either case signed exactly as the name of the registered holder appears on the certificates and the signatures on such certificates must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
If this Letter or any certificates or bond powers are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such persons should so indicate when signing, and, unless waived by the Company, proper evidence satisfactory to the Company of their authority to so act must be submitted.
Endorsements on certificates for Old Notes or signatures on bond powers required by this Instruction 4 must be guaranteed by a firm which is a member of a registered national securities exchange or a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, by a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the United States or by an Eligible Guarantor Institution within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (an Eligible Institution).
Signatures on this Letter need not be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution, provided the Old Notes are tendered: (i) by a registered Holder of Old Notes (which term, for purposes of the Exchange Offer, includes any participant in the Book-Entry Transfer Facility system whose name appears on a security position listing as the holder of such Old Notes) who has not completed the box entitled Special Issuance Instructions or Special Delivery Instructions on this Letter or (ii) for the account of an Eligible Institution.
5. | Partial Tenders (not applicable to Holders of Old Notes who Tender by Book-Entry Transfer) |
If less than all of the Old Notes evidenced by a submitted certificate are to be tendered, the tendering holder(s) should fill in the aggregate principal amount of Old Notes to be tendered in the box above entitled Description of Old Notes Principal Amount Tendered. A reissued certificate representing the balance of nontendered Old Notes will be sent to such tendering holder, unless otherwise provided in the appropriate box on this Letter, promptly after the Expiration Date. All of the Old Notes delivered to the Exchange Agent will be deemed to have been tendered unless otherwise indicated.
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6. | Special Issuance and Delivery Instructions |
Tendering holders of Old Notes should indicate in the applicable box the account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility to which Exchange Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer are to be credited, if different from the account number appearing below the box entitled Description of Old Notes. Old Notes tendered in certificated form will not be exchanged for Exchange Notes in certificated form, but rather will be exchanged for Exchange Notes in the form of a beneficial interest in the global note representing the Exchange Notes by a credit of the Exchange Notes to an account maintained at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility. Accordingly, any holder tendering Old Notes in certificated form must indicate in the box entitled Special Issuance Instructions to specify the account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility that should be credited with the Exchange Notes to be received in exchange. Any substitute certificates representing Old Notes not exchanged will be delivered in the name of the undersigned at the address shown above in the box entitled Description of Old Notes, unless otherwise indicated herein in the appropriate box.
7. | U.S. Backup Tax Withholding and Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 |
Federal income tax law requires that the holder(s) of any tendered Old Notes which are accepted for exchange must provide the Company (as payor) with its correct taxpayer identification number (TIN), which, in the case of a holder who is an individual, is his or her social security number. If the Company is not provided with the correct TIN, the Holder may be subject to backup withholding and a $50 penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service. (If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may be obtained.) Certain holders (including, among others, certain foreign individuals) are not subject to these backup withholding and reporting requirements. See Form W-9 and related instructions, and Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9 (both of which may be obtained on the Internal Revenue Service Website at www.irs.gov ).
To prevent backup withholding, each U.S. holder of tendered Old Notes must provide such holders correct TIN by completing the Form W-9, certifying that the TIN provided is correct (or that such holder is awaiting for a TIN to be issued to such holder), and that (i) the holder has not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service that such holder is subject to backup withholding as a result of failure to report all interest or dividends or (ii) the Internal Revenue Service has notified the holder that such holder is no longer subject to backup withholding. If the tendered Old Notes are registered in more than one name or are not in the name of the actual owner, consult the Form W-9 and related instructions.
Each non-U.S. Holder must submit the appropriate completed IRS Form W-8 (generally Form W-8BEN (for non-U.S. individuals) or W-8BEN-E (for non-U.S. entities)) to avoid backup withholding and federal income tax withholding. The appropriate form and instructions may be obtained via the Internal Revenue Service website at www.irs.gov .
The Company reserves the right in its sole discretion to take whatever steps are necessary to comply with the Companys obligation regarding backup withholding.
8. | Transfer Taxes |
The Company will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the transfer of Old Notes to it or its order pursuant to the Exchange Offer. If, however, Exchange Notes and/or substitute Old Notes not exchanged are to be delivered to, or are to be registered or issued in the name of, any person other than the registered holder of the Old Notes tendered hereby, or if tendered Old Notes are registered in the name of any person other than the person signing this Letter, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the transfer of Old Notes to the Company or its order pursuant to the Exchange Offer, the amount of any such transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered holder or any other persons) will be payable by this tendering holder. If satisfactory evidence of payment of such taxes or exemption therefrom is not submitted herewith, the amount of such transfer taxes will be billed directly to such tendering holder.
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Except as provided in this Instruction 8, it is not necessary for transfer tax stamps to be affixed to the Old Notes specified in this Letter.
9. | Validity of Tender |
All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt), acceptance and withdrawal of tendered Old Notes will be determined by the Company in its sole discretion, which determination will be final and binding. The Company reserves the absolute right to reject any and all Old Notes not properly tendered or any Old Notes the Companys acceptance of which would, in the opinion of the Company or its counsel, be unlawful. The interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer (including this Letter of Transmittal and the instructions hereto) by the Company shall be final and binding on all parties. The Company also reserves the absolute right to waive any defects or irregularities or conditions of the Exchange Offer as to any particular Old Notes either before or after the Expiration Date. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of Old Notes must be cured within such time as the Company shall determine. Neither the Company, the Exchange Agent nor any other person shall be under any duty to give notification of defects or irregularities with respect to tenders of Old Notes, nor shall any of them incur any liability for failure to give such notification. Tenders of Old Notes will not be deemed to have been made until such defects or irregularities have been cured or waived. Any Old Notes received by the Exchange Agent that are not properly tendered and as to which the defects or irregularities have not been cured or waived will be returned by the Exchange Agent to the tendering holders, or in the case of Old Notes delivered by book-entry transfer within DTC, will be credited to the account maintained within DTC by the participant in DTC which delivered such Old Notes, unless otherwise provided in this Letter of Transmittal, as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date.
10. | Waiver of Conditions |
The Company reserves the absolute right to waive satisfaction of any or all conditions enumerated in the Prospectus.
11. | No Conditional Tenders |
No alternative, conditional, irregular or contingent tenders will be accepted. All tendering holders of Old Notes, by execution of this Letter, shall waive any right to receive notice of the acceptance of their Old Notes for exchange.
Neither the Company, the Exchange Agent nor any other person is obligated to give notice of any defect or irregularity with respect to any tender of Old Notes, nor shall any of them incur any liability for failure to give any such notice.
12. | Mutilated, Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Old Notes |
Any holder whose Old Notes have been mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed should contact the Exchange Agent at the address indicated above for further instructions.
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13. | Requests for Assistance or Additional Copies |
Questions relating to the procedure for tendering, as well as requests for additional copies of the Prospectus and this Letter, may be directed to the Exchange Agent, at the address and telephone number indicated above.
14. | Acceptance of Tendered Old Notes and Issuance of Exchange Notes; Return of Old Notes |
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer, the Company will accept for exchange all validly tendered Old Notes as promptly as practicable after the Expiration Date (unless the Company elects in its sole discretion to accept for exchange Old Notes prior to the Expiration Date) and will issue Exchange Notes therefor as promptly as practicable after acceptance. For purposes of the Exchange Offer, the Company shall be deemed to have accepted tendered Old Notes when, as and if the Company has given oral or written notice thereof to the Exchange Agent. If any tendered Old Notes are not exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer for any reason, such unexchanged Old Notes will be returned by the Exchange Agent to the tendering holders, as promptly as practicable following the Expiration Date to the undersigned at the address shown in the box entitled Description of Old Notes or at a different address as may be indicated in the box entitled Special Delivery Instructions.
15. | Withdrawal |
Tenders may be withdrawn only pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Prospectus under the caption The Exchange Offer Withdrawal of Tenders.
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INSTRUCTIONS
TO REGISTERED HOLDER AND/OR
BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY PARTICIPANT FROM BENEFICIAL OWNER
OF
SEASPAN CORPORATION
UNREGISTERED 5.50% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2025
To Registered Holder and/or Book-Entry Transfer Facility Participant:
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Prospectus, dated , 2018 (the Prospectus) of Seaspan Corporation, a Marshall Islands corporation, and the letter of transmittal (the Letter of Transmittal), which together constitute our offer (the Exchange Offer). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Letter of Transmittal.
This will instruct you, the registered holder and/or Book-Entry Transfer Facility Participant, as to action to be taken by you relating to the Exchange Offer with respect to our unregistered 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 (the Old Notes), held by you for the account of the undersigned.
The aggregate face amount of the Old Notes held by you for the account of the undersigned is (fill in amount):
$ of the unregistered 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025.
With respect to the Exchange Offer, the undersigned hereby instructs you (check appropriate box):
☐ | TO TENDER the following Old Notes held by you for the account of the undersigned (insert principal amount of Old Notes to be tendered, if any): |
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☐ | NOT TO TENDER any Old Notes held by you for the account of the undersigned. |
If the undersigned instructs you to tender the Old Notes held by you for the account of the undersigned, it is understood that you are authorized (a) to make, on behalf of the undersigned (and the undersigned, by its signature below, hereby makes to you), the representations and warranties contained in the Letter of Transmittal that are to be made with respect to the undersigned as a beneficial owner, including but not limited to, the representations that (i) any new registered notes (the Exchange Notes) being received by the undersigned will be acquired in the ordinary course of its business, (ii) the undersigned is not engaging in and does not intend to engage in a distribution of any Exchange Notes, (iii) the undersigned has no arrangements or understandings with any person to participate in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing the Exchange Notes within the meaning of the Securities Act, (iv) the undersigned is not our affiliate, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act, or, if it is our affiliate, it will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable and (v) if the undersigned is a broker-dealer, by tendering Old Notes and executing this Letter of Transmittal, such Old Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and it will deliver a Prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of Exchange Notes (provided that, by so acknowledging and by delivering a Prospectus, such broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act); (b) to agree, on behalf of the undersigned, as set forth in the Letter of Transmittal; and (c) to take such other action as necessary under the Prospectus or the Letter of Transmittal to effect the valid tender of such Old Notes.
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EXCHANGING DEALER STATUS
☐ | Check this box if the beneficial owner of the Old Notes is an exchanging dealer and such exchanging dealer acquired the Old Notes for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. |
SIGN HERE
Name of beneficial owner(s):
Signature(s):
Name (please print):
Address:
Telephone number:
Taxpayer Identification or Social Security Number:
Date:
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