Edgar Filing: Seaspan CORP

Form 6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

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

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012

Commission File Number 1-32591

SEASPAN CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

Unit 2, 7th Floor

Bupa Centre

141 Connaught Road West

Hong Kong

China

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b)(1). Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b)(7). Yes ¨ No x

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

Attached as Exhibit I is Seaspan Corporation’s report on Form 6-K for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. This Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement of Seaspan Corporation filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 30, 2008 on Form F-3D (Registration No. 333-151329), the Registration Statement of Seaspan Corporation filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 19, 2010 on Form F-3 (Registration No 333-168938), the Registration Statement of Seaspan Corporation filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2011 on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-173207) and the Registration Statement of Seaspan Corporation filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2012 on Form F-3ASR (Registration No 333-180895).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


	SEASPAN CORPORATION

Date: May 18, 2012	By:	/s/ Sai W. Chu
		Sai W. Chu
		Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT I

SEASPAN CORPORATION

REPORT ON FORM 6-K FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2012

INDEX


PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION			1
Item 1 — Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)			1
Item 2 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			26
Item 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			42
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION			44
Item 1 — Legal Proceedings			44
Item 1A — Risk Factors			44
Item 2 — Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			44
Item 3 — Defaults Upon Senior Securities			44
Item 4 — Removed and Reserved			45
Item 5 — Other Information			45
Item 6 — Exhibits			45

Unless we otherwise specify, when used in this Report the terms “Seaspan,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Seaspan Corporation and its subsidiaries. References to our “Manager” are to Seaspan Management Services Limited and its wholly owned subsidiaries (including Seaspan Ship Management Ltd.), which provide us with all of our technical, administrative and strategic services. In January 2012, we acquired our Manager.

References to shipbuilders are as follows:


Shipbuilders		Reference

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.		HHI
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.⁽¹⁾		HSHI
Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.		New Jiangsu
Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.		Jiangsu Xinfu

⁽¹⁾	A subsidiary of HHI.

References to customers are as follows:


Customers		Reference

China Shipping Container Lines (Asia) Co., Ltd⁽¹⁾		CSCL Asia
Compañia Sud Americana De Vapores S.A.		CSAV
COSCO Container Lines Co., Ltd⁽²⁾		COSCON
Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.		Hanjin
Hapag-Lloyd USA, LLC⁽³⁾		HL USA
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.		K-Line
Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A.		MSC
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.		MOL
United Arab Shipping Company (S.A.G.)		UASC

⁽¹⁾	A subsidiary of China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd., or CSCL

⁽²⁾	A subsidiary of China COSCO Holdings Company Limited

⁽³⁾	A subsidiary of Hapag-Lloyd, AG, or Hapag-Lloyd

We use the term “twenty foot equivalent unit,” or “TEU,” the international standard measure of containers, in describing the capacity of our containerships, which are also commonly referred to as vessels. In this Report, we identify the classes of the vessels in our fleet by their approximate average TEU capacity of the vessels in each class. However, we note that the actual TEU capacity of the vessels may differ from the approximate average TEU capacity.

The information and the unaudited consolidated financial statements in this Report should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes and the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the Commission, on March 26, 2012, or our 2011 Annual Report. We prepare our consolidated financial statement in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP.

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SEASPAN CORPORATION

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1 — INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except number of shares and par value amounts)


	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	289,478		$	481,123
Short-term investments		10,578			—
Accounts receivable		16,945			6,837
Prepaid expenses		26,608			17,398
Gross investment in lease		14,600			14,640

		358,209			519,998

Vessels (note 5)		4,832,805			4,697,249

Deferred charges (note 6)		45,386			45,917

Gross investment in lease		92,198			95,798

Goodwill (note 3)		66,662			—

Other assets (note 7)		78,202			88,754


	$	5,473,462		$	5,447,716


Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (note 14(a))	$	55,164		$	47,400
Current portion of deferred revenue (note 8)		23,666			23,257
Current portion of long-term debt (note 9)		78,039			81,482
Current portion of other long-term liabilities (note 10)		37,045			37,649

		193,914			189,788

Long-term deferred revenue (note 8)		11,298			12,503

Long-term debt (note 9)		2,958,137			2,914,247

Other long-term liabilities (note 10)		643,035			583,263

Fair value of financial instruments (note 17(b))		539,010			564,490

Shareholders’ equity:

Share capital (note 11):
Preferred shares; $0.01 par value; 65,000,000 shares authorized
Class A common shares; $0.01 par value;
200,000,000 shares authorized; 62,819,328 shares issued and outstanding (2011 - 69,620,060)
Class B common shares; $0.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; nil shares issued and outstanding (2011 - nil)
Class C common shares; $0.01 par value; 100 shares authorized; nil shares issued and outstanding (2011 - 100)		770			838
Treasury shares		(1,444	)		—
Additional paid in capital		1,773,435			1,860,979
Deficit		(591,415	)		(622,406	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(53,278	)		(55,986	)

		1,128,068			1,183,425


	$	5,473,462		$	5,447,716

Commitments and contingent obligations (note 15)

Subsequent events (note 18)

See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)


	Three months ended March 31,			Three months ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Revenue	$	152,089		$	120,995

Operating expenses:
Ship operating (note 4)		34,550			31,066
Depreciation		37,281			29,958
General and administrative		5,850			2,694

		77,681			63,718


Operating earnings		74,408			57,277

Other expenses (income):
Interest expense		16,975			10,147
Interest income		(308	)		(155	)
Interest income from leasing		(1,343	)		—
Undrawn credit facility fee		805			1,261
Amortization of deferred charges (note 6)		2,211			1,274
Change in fair value of financial instruments		4,676			(5,802	)
Equity loss on investment		134			—

		23,150			6,725

Net earnings	$	51,258		$	50,552

Earnings per share (note 12):
Class A common share, basic	$	0.54		$	0.56
Class A common share, diluted		0.51			0.53
Class C common share, basic and diluted		—			—

See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)


	Three months ended March 31,		Three months ended March 31,
	2012		2011
Net earnings	$	51,258	$	50,552

Other comprehensive income:
Amounts reclassified to net earnings during the period, relating to cash flow hedging instruments		2,708		3,376

Comprehensive income	$	53,966	$	53,928

See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Interim Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except number of shares)

Three months ended March 31, 2012 and year ended December 31, 2011


	Number of common shares						Number of preferred shares							Common shares			Preferred shares			Treasury shares			Additional paid-in capital			Deficit			Accumulated other comprehensive loss			Total shareholders’ equity
	Class A			Class C			Series A		Series B			Series C		Common shares			Preferred shares			Treasury shares			Additional paid-in capital			Deficit			Accumulated other comprehensive loss			Total shareholders’ equity
Balance, December 31, 2010, brought forward		68,601,240			100			200,000		260,000			—	$	686		$	5		$	—		$	1,526,822		$	(469,616	)	$	(68,161	)	$	989,736
Redemption of Series B preferred shares		—			—			—		(260,000	)		—		—			(3	)		—			(27,470	)		2,873			—			(24,600	)
Series C preferred shares issued (note 11)		—			—			—		—			14,000,000		—			140			—			349,860			—			—			350,000
Fees and expenses in connection with preferred shares		—			—			—		—			—		—			—			—			(9,750	)		—			—			(9,750	)
Premium on issuance of Series C preferred Shares		—			—			—		—			—		—			—			—			4,289			—			—			4,289
Shares issued through dividend reinvestment program		975,620			—			—		—			—		10			—			—			13,029			—			—			13,039
Share-based compensation (note13)		43,200			—			—		—			—		—			—			—			2,528			—			—			2,528
Net loss		—			—			—		—			—		—			—			—			—			(83,400	)		—			(83,400	)
Other comprehensive income		—			—			—		—			—		—			—			—			—			—			12,175			12,175
Dividends on class A common shares ($0.6875 per share)		—			—			—		—			—		—			—			—			—			(47,414	)		—			(47,414	)
Dividends on Series B preferred shares		—			—			—		—			—		—			—			—			841			(1,813	)		—			(972	)
Dividends on Series C preferred shares		—			—			—		—			—		—			—			—			—			(22,206	)		—			(22,206	)
Amortization of Series C issuance costs		—			—			—		—			—		—			—			—			830			(830	)		—			—

Balance, December 31, 2011		69,620,060			100			200,000		—			14,000,000		696			142			—			1,860,979			(622,406	)		(55,986	)		1,183,425
Shares issued through dividend reinvestment program		292,657			—			—		—			—		3			—			—			4,358			—			—			4,361
Share-based compensation (note 13)		69,250			—			—		—			—		1			—			—			770			—			—			771
Net earnings		—			—			—		—			—		—			—			—			—			51,258			—			51,258
Other comprehensive income		—			—			—		—			—		—			—			—						—			2,708			2,708
Dividends on class A common shares ($0.1875 per share)		—			—			—		—			—		—			—									(11,735	)		—			(11,735	)
Shares repurchased, including related expenses		(11,300,000	)		—			—		—			—		(113	)		—			—			(170,496	)		—			—			(170,609	)
Shares issued and retired on acquisition (note 3)		4,220,728			(100	)		—		—			—		42			—			—			77,605			—			—			77,647
Treasury shares acquired		(83,367	)		—			—		—			—		(1	)		—			(1,444	)		—			—			—			(1,445	)
Dividends on Series C preferred shares		—			—			—		—			—		—			—			—			—			(8,313	)		—			(8,313	)
Amortization of Series C issuance costs		—			—			—		—			—		—			—			—			219			(219	)		—			—

Balance, March 31, 2012		62,819,328			—			200,000		—			14,000,000	$	628		$	142		$	(1,444	)	$	1,773,435		$	(591,415	)	$	(53,278	)	$	1,128,068

See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)


	Three months ended March 31, 2012			Three months ended March 31, 2011
Cash provided by (used in):

Operating activities:
Net earnings	$	51,258		$	50,552
Items not involving cash:
Depreciation		37,281			29,958
Share-based compensation (note 13)		586			387
Amortization of deferred charges (note 6)		2,211			1,274
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive loss to interest expense		2,542			3,285
Unrealized change in fair value of financial instruments (note 17)		(25,783	)		(35,552	)
Equity loss on investment		134			—
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and accounts receivable		14,849			(1,378	)
Other assets and deferred charges		1,390			(4,577	)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(29,608	)		(3,321	)
Deferred revenue		(795	)		(4,139	)
Other long-term liabilities (note 10)		(4,306	)		(100	)

Cash from operating activities		49,759			36,389

Financing activities:
Series C preferred shares issued, net of share issue costs		—			240,376
Draws on credit facilities (note 9)		45,490			1,910
Shares repurchased, including related expenses (note 11)		(170,609	)		—
Repayment of credit facilities (note 9)		(10,042	)		—
Repayment on other long-term liabilities (note 10)		(24,649	)		(2,213	)
Financing fees (note 6)		(16	)		(682	)
Dividends on common shares		(7,367	)		(6,251	)
Dividends on preferred shares		(8,313	)		(320	)

Cash from (used in) financing activities		(175,506	)		232,820

Investing activities:
Expenditures for vessels		(86,635	)		(90,561	)
Cash acquired on acquisition of Seaspan Management Services Ltd.		23,910			—
Short term investments		(10,214	)		—
Intangible assets		7,041			(589	)

Cash used in investing activities		(65,898	)		(91,150	)


Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(191,645	)		178,059

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		481,123			34,219


Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	289,478		$	212,278

Supplementary information (note 14(b))

See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Tabular amounts in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amount and number of shares)

Three months ended March 31, 2012

1.	General:

Seaspan Corporation (the “Company”) was incorporated on May 3, 2005 in the Marshall Islands and owns and operates containerships pursuant to primarily long-term, fixed-rate time charters to major container liner companies.

The accompanying financial information is unaudited and reflects all adjustments, consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of results for the interim periods presented. They do not include all disclosures required under United States generally accepted accounting principles for annual financial statements. These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the December 31, 2011 consolidated financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F.

2.	Significant accounting policies:

On January 27, 2012, the Company acquired Seaspan Management Services Limited (the “Manager”). See note 3 for a description of the acquisition. The results of the Manager have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition and result in the following changes to our significant accounting policies:

(a)

Principles of consolidation:

The accompanying financial statements include the accounts of Seaspan Corporation and all of its subsidiaries, which are wholly-owned. As of March 31, 2012, the following additional subsidiaries are being consolidated:

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Seaspan Management Services Limited;

•

Seaspan Ship Management Ltd.;

•

Seaspan Crew Management Ltd.;

•

Seaspan Advisory Services Limited;

•

Seaspan Crew Management India Private Limited.

(b)

Foreign currency translation:

The functional and reporting currency is the United States dollar. Transactions incurred in other currencies are translated into United States dollars using the exchange rate at the time of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities as of the financial reporting date are translated into United States dollars using exchange rates at that date. Exchange gains and losses are included in net earnings.

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Tabular amounts in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amount and number of shares)

Three months ended March 31, 2012

2.	Significant accounting policies (continued):

(c)

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of an acquired enterprise over the fair value assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized, but reviewed for impairment annually or more frequently if impairment indicators arise. A fair value approach is used to identify potential goodwill impairment and, when necessary, measure the amount of impairment. The Company uses a discounted cash flow model to determine the fair value of reporting units, unless there is a readily determinable fair market value. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their useful lives. Intangible assets with finite lives are assessed for impairment when and if impairment indicators exist. An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an intangible asset is not recoverable and its carrying amount exceeds its fair value.

3.	Acquisition of Seaspan Management Services Limited:

On January 27, 2012, the Company acquired 100 percent of the outstanding shares of the Manager, an affiliated privately owned company that has provided technical, administrative and strategic services to the Company. The Company’s acquisition of the Manager will increase its control over access to the first-rate services that the Manager provides to the Company on a long-term basis, and reduce certain conflicts between the Company and its directors who have interests in the Manager.

The aggregate purchase price, excluding potential balance sheet adjustments, was $97,705,000, including:


4,220,728 of the Company’s Class A common shares	$	66,899
Contingent consideration		9,953
Settlement of intercompany balances		19,693
Stock based compensation (note 13)		1,160


Aggregate purchase price		97,705

Under the Share Purchase Agreement, $7,500,000 or 586,212 shares of Class A common shares have been deposited in escrow for settlement of potential indemnifiable damages. If there are no claims for indemnification, the escrowed shares will be released within three business days of January 27, 2013.

The value of the Company’s Class A common shares issued was determined based on the closing market price of those common shares on January 27, 2012, which was the date the acquisition closed.

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Tabular amounts in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amount and number of shares)

Three months ended March 31, 2012

3.	Acquisition of Seaspan Management Services Limited (continued):

The contingent consideration arrangement requires the Company to pay the former owners of the Manager additional consideration of 39,081 of the Company’s Class A common shares for each of certain containerships ordered or acquired by the Company, Greater China Intermodal Investments LLC or Blue Water Commerce, LLC after December 12, 2011 and prior to August 15, 2014 and which are to be managed by the Manager or the Company.

For the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company incurred $0.4 million of acquisition- related costs that have been included in general and administrative expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

The results of the Manager have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from January 27, 2012 and include revenue of $nil and net earnings attributable to Seaspan Corporation of $76,000.

As the Company is in the process of valuing the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the purchase price and allocation of the purchase price remains subject to finalization. The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:


Cash and cash equivalents	$	23,911
Current assets		34,525
Other assets		5,335
Capital assets		678
Intangible assets		1,706
Goodwill		66,662

Total assets acquired		132,817
Debt assumed		5,000
Current liabilities		29,153
Other long-term liabilities		959

Net assets acquired		97,705

The goodwill of $66,662,000 arising from the acquisition is attributable to the workforce of the acquired business and the synergies expected to arise after the Company’s acquisition of the Manager. All of the goodwill was assigned to Seaspan Corporation. The goodwill is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The Company purchased identifiable intangible assets (customer contract) estimated at $1,706,000 with an estimated useful life of 5 years.

Pro forma information:

If the acquisition of the Manager had occurred as of January 1, 2011, the pro forma operating results would not be materially different from the pre-acquisition results reported by the Company.

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Tabular amounts in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amount and number of shares)

Three months ended March 31, 2012

4.	Related party transactions:

Prior to the acquisition, the ultimate beneficial owners of the Manager also directly and indirectly owned common shares, or common shares and preferred shares, of the Company.

The Company had management agreements with the Manager for the provision of certain technical, strategic and administrative services for fees:

•

Technical Services - The Manager was responsible for providing ship operating services to the Company in exchange for a fixed fee per day per vessel as described below. The technical services fee does not include certain extraordinary items, as defined in the management agreements.

•

Administrative and Strategic Services - The Manager provided administrative and strategic services to the Company for the management of the business for a fixed fee of $72,000 per year. The Company also reimbursed all reasonable expenses incurred by the Manager in providing these services to the Company.

The following are technical service fees that were charged under the Management Agreements in place up to the acquisition date:


Vessel class (TEU)	Number of vessels		Weighted-average technical services fee (in whole amounts, per vessel per day)
2500		10	$	5,132
3500		2		5,242
4250		24		5,465
4500		5		6,916
4800		4		50
5100		4		6,482
8500		10		7,268
9600		2		7,406
13100		8		8,545

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Tabular amounts in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amount and number of shares)

Three months ended March 31, 2012

4.	Related party transactions (continued):

The following table summarizes the amounts incurred for the period from January 1, 2012 to the date of acquisition and for the three months ended March 31, 2011:


	Three months ended March 31, 2012		Three months ended March 31, 2011
Costs incurred under the Management Agreements
Technical services	$	9,712	$	30,667
Dry-dock activities included in technical services		419		1,331
Administrative and strategic services		5		18
Reimbursed expenses		305		864
Construction supervision		100		488
Costs incurred with the Manager and parties related thereto
Consulting services		—		42
Arrangement fee		—		—
Due from related parties		855		—

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Tabular amounts in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amount and number of shares)

Three months ended March 31, 2012

5.	Vessels:


March 31, 2012	Cost		Accumulated depreciation		Net book value
Vessels	$	5,033,278	$	432,010	$	4,601,268
Vessels under construction		231,537		—		231,537

	$	5,264,815	$	432,010	$	4,832,805


December 31, 2011	Cost		Accumulated depreciation		Net book value
Vessels	$	4,684,325	$	394,994	$	4,289,331
Vessels under construction		407,918		—		407,918

	$	5,092,243	$	394,994	$	4,697,249

During the three month period ended March 31, 2012, the Company capitalized interest costs of $2,085,000 (March 31, 2011 - $4,832,000) as vessels under construction.

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Tabular amounts in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amount and number of shares)

Three months ended March 31, 2012

6.	Deferred charges:


	Dry-docking			Financing fees			Total
December 31, 2011	$	9,370		$	36,547		$	45,917
Cost incurred		1,947			16			1,963
Amortization expensed		(650	)		(1,561	)		(2,211	)
Amortization capitalized		—			(283	)		(283	)

March 31, 2012	$	10,667		$	34,719		$	45,386

7.	Other assets:


	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Prepaid expense	$	—	$	11,203
Intangible assets		3,394		6,538
Investment in affiliate		650		784
Capital assets		660		—
Restricted cash		65,000		65,000
Other		8,498		5,229

Other assets	$	78,202	$	88,754

8.	Deferred revenue:


	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Deferred revenue on time charters	$	18,638		$	17,779
Deferred interest on lease receivable		16,326			17,981
Other deferred revenue		—			—

Deferred revenue		34,964			35,760
Current portion		(23,666	)		(23,257	)

	$	11,298		$	12,503

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Tabular amounts in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amount and number of shares)

Three months ended March 31, 2012

9.	Long-term debt:


	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Long-term debt:
$1.3 billion revolving credit facility	$	1,032,745		$	1,032,745
$365.0 million revolving credit facility		315,800			323,200
$218.4 million credit facility		217,661			217,661
$920.0 million revolving credit facility		890,257			890,257
$150.0 million revolving credit facility		80,326			79,672
$291.2 million credit facility		200,423			202,026
$235.3 million credit facility		226,353			182,168
$53 million term loan credit facility		52,611			53,000
$15.0 million term loan		15,000			15,000
$5.0 million line of credit		5,000			—
$150.0 million credit facility		—			—

Long-term debt		3,036,176			2,995,729
Current portion		(78,039	)		(81,482	)

Long-term debt	$	2,958,137		$	2,914,247

Minimum repayments:

As at March 31, 2012, minimum repayments for the balances outstanding with respect to the credit facilities are as follows:


Remainder of 2012	$	130,643
2013		155,600
2014		282,668
2015		802,873
2016		109,564
Thereafter		1,554,828

	$	3,036,176

The minimum repayments above are determined based on amounts outstanding at period end, pro-rated to reflect commitment reduction schedules for each related facility as if they were fully drawn. Actual repayments may differ from the amounts presented as repayment timing is impacted by the balance outstanding at each commitment reduction date.

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Tabular amounts in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amount and number of shares)

Three months ended March 31, 2012

10.

Other long-term liabilities:


	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Other long-term liability	$	679,880		$	620,512
Accrued liabilities		200			400


Other long-term liabilities		680,080			620,912
Current portion		(37,045	)		(37,649	)


	$	643,035		$	583,263

The Company, through certain of its wholly-owned consolidated subsidiaries, has entered into non-recourse or limited recourse sale-leaseback arrangements with financial institutions to fund the construction of certain vessels under existing shipbuilding contracts.

In these arrangements, the Company has agreed to transfer the vessels to the lessors and, commencing from the delivery of the vessels from the shipyard, lease the vessel back from the lessor over the applicable lease term. In the arrangements where the shipbuilding contracts are novated to the lessors, the lessors assume responsibility for the remaining payments under the shipbuilding contracts.

The leases in these arrangements are capital leases in the consolidated financial statements and, during the construction period, the lessees are the owners of the vessels under construction for accounting purposes.

In certain of the arrangements, the lessors are wholly-owned subsidiaries of financial institutions that are variable interest entities and whose only assets and operations are to hold the Company’s leases and vessels. The Company operates the vessels during the lease term and supervises the vessels’ construction before the lease term begins. As a result, the Company is the primary beneficiary of the lessors and consolidates the lessors for financial reporting purposes.

The terms of the leases are as follows:

(a)

Leases for five 4500 TEU vessels:

As of March 31, 2012, the carrying value of the vessels being funded under this facility is $466,964,000 (December 31, 2011 – $470,770,000).

(b)

Lease for one 13100 TEU vessel:

As of March 31, 2012, the carrying value of the vessel being funded under this facility is $168,992,000 (December 31, 2011 – $170,330,000).

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Tabular amounts in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amount and number of shares)

Three months ended March 31, 2012

10.

Other long-term liabilities (continued):

(c)

Lease for one 13100 TEU vessel:

The term of the lease is 12 years beginning from the vessel’s delivery date. The lessor has provided $109,000,000 of financing. Lease payments include an interest component based on three month LIBOR. The outstanding balance of the lease at the end of the lease term will be zero and the lessee will have the option to purchase the vessel from the lessor for $1.

This vessel delivered during the quarter ended March 31, 2012. As of March 31, 2012, the carrying value of the vessel being funded under this facility is $174,496,000 (December 31, 2011 – $89,790,000).

Based on maximum amounts funded, payments under the leases would be due to the lessors as follows:


Remainder of 2012	$	44,823
2013		64,646
2014		63,397
2015		127,384
2016		293,351
Thereafter		218,013


		811,614
Less amounts representing:
Interest		(131,734	)

	$	679,880

11.

Share capital:

(a)

Common shares:

On January 19, 2012, the Company accepted the re-purchase of 11,300,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $15.00 per share, for an aggregate cost of $170,609,000 including fees and expenses of $1,109,000 relating to the tender offer.

In January 2012, the Company issued 4,220,728 Class A common shares valued at $66,899,000 for the purchase of the Manager (note 3). Pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement, all of the outstanding class C common shares were cancelled and retired.

In February 2012, the Company adopted an open market share repurchase plan of up to $50,000,000 of its Class A common shares. There were no Class A common shares repurchased via the open market share repurchase plan during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Tabular amounts in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amount and number of shares)

Three months ended March 31, 2012

11.

Share capital (continued):

(b)

Preferred shares:

The Company had the following preferred shares outstanding:


	Shares				Liquidation preference
Series	Authorized		Issued		March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
A		315,000		200,000	$	279,805	$	271,677
C		40,000,000		14,000,000		350,000		350,000

On January 28, 2011, the Company issued 10,000,000 Series C preferred shares for gross proceeds of $250 million. The Series C preferred shares were issued for cash and pay cumulative quarterly dividends at a rate 9.5% per annum from their date of issuance. At any time on or after January 30, 2016, the Series C Preferred Shares may be redeemed, in whole or in part at a redemption price of $25.00 per share plus unpaid dividends. If the Company fails to comply with certain covenants, default on any of its credit facilities, fail to pay dividends or if the Series C preferred shares are not redeemed at the option of the Company, in whole by January 30, 2017, the dividend rate payable on the Series C preferred shares shall increase quarterly, subject to an aggregate maximum rate per annum of 25% prior to January 30, 2016 and 30% thereafter, to a rate that is 1.25 times the dividend rate payable on the Series C Preferred Shares. The Series C preferred shares are not convertible into common shares and are not redeemable at the option of the holder. The initial dividend on the Series C preferred shares was paid on May 2, 2011.

On May 25, 2011, the Company issued an additional 4,000,000 Series C preferred shares for gross proceeds of $108,600,000, or $27.15 per share. The gross proceeds include accrued dividends to May 25, 2011. The second issuance of Series C preferred shares were issued for cash and have the same terms as the initial issuance of Series C preferred shares.

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Tabular amounts in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amount and number of shares)

Three months ended March 31, 2012

12.

Earnings per share:

The Company applies the if-converted method to determine the EPS impact for the convertible Series A preferred shares. The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the basic and diluted EPS computations.


For the three months ended March 31, 2012	Income (numerator)			Shares (denominator)		Per share amount
Net earnings	$	51,258
Less:
Series A preferred share dividends		(8,128	)
Series C preferred share dividends		(8,532	)


Basic EPS:
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders	$	34,598			63,696,000	$	0.54

Effect of dilutive securities:
Convertible Series A preferred shares		8,128			18,383,000
Contingent consideration (note 3)		—			703,000
Shares held in escrow (note 3)		—			586,000
Share-based compensation		—			198,000


Diluted EPS:
Income attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversion	$	42,726			83,566,000	$	0.51

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Tabular amounts in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amount and number of shares)

Three months ended March 31, 2012

12.

Earnings per share (continued):


For the three months ended March 31, 2011	Income (numerator)			Shares (denominator)		Per share amount
Net earnings	$	50,552
Less:
Series A preferred share dividends		(7,142	)
Series B preferred share dividends		(591	)
Series C preferred share dividends		(4,414	)


Basic EPS:
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders	$	38,405			68,854,000	$	0.56

Effect of dilutive securities:
Convertible Series A preferred shares		7,142			16,330,000
Share-based payment		—			101,000


Diluted EPS:
Income attributable to common shareholders plus assumed conversion	$	45,547			85,285,000	$	0.53

13.

Share-based compensation:

In December 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the Seaspan Corporation Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan), under which our officers, employees and directors may be granted options, restricted shares, phantom shares, and other stock-based awards as may be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors. A total of 2,000,000 shares of common stock are reserved for issuance under the Plan, which is administered by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Plan expires ten years from the date of its adoption. As at March 31, 2012, there are 892,672 (December 31, 2011 - 987,972) remaining shares left for issuance under this plan.

Class A common shares are issued on a one for one basis in exchange for the cancellation of vested restricted shares and phantom share units. The restricted shares generally vest over one year and the phantom share units generally vest over three years.

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Tabular amounts in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amount and number of shares)

Three months ended March 31, 2012

13.

Share-based compensation (continued):

A summary of the Company’s outstanding restricted shares and phantom share units as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2012 is presented below:


	Restricted shares					Phantom share units
	Number of shares			W.A. grant date FV		Number of shares		W.A. grant date FV
December 31, 2011		43,200		$	13.04		534,000	$	12.72
Granted		55,300			13.84		40,000		17.68
Vested		(43,200	)		13.04		—		—


March 31, 2012		55,300		$	13.84		574,000	$	13.07

As vested outstanding phantom share units are only exchanged for common shares upon written notice from the holder, the phantom share units that are exchanged for common shares may include units that vested in prior periods. At March 31, 2012, 340,000 (December 31, 2011 - 167,000) of the outstanding phantom share units were vested and available for exchange by the holder.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2012, the Company recognized $586,000 (March 31 2011 - $387,000) related to restricted share units and phantom share units, and $188,000 (March 31, 2011 -nil) in share-based compensation expenses related to other stock-based awards. In addition, the Company recognized $184,000 (March 31, 2011 - nil) in other stock-based awards that was capitalized to vessels under construction. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the total fair value of shares vested was $563,000 (December 31, 2011 - $462,000). As at March 31, 2012, there was $2,829,000 (December 31, 2011 - $2,516,000) of total unrecognized compensation cost to be recognized relating to unvested share-based compensation awards, which are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 21 months.

On January 27, 2012, as part of the acquisition of the Manager, the Company continued the Manager’s long-term incentive plan for certain of its employees (the “Participants”). Under this plan, the Manager has accrued for a bonus to employees to be paid, in part, with shares of the Company. At the acquisition date, $1,160,000 had been recorded related to this plan which has been transferred to additional paid in capital on the acquisition date. At March 31, 2012, $162,000 remained unrecognized. The shares will be transferred by the Company to the Participants upon termination of the long-term incentive plan on or before June 30, 2012.

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Tabular amounts in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amount and number of shares)

Three months ended March 31, 2012

14.

Other information:

(a)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:

The principal components of accounts payable and accrued liabilities are:


	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Due to related parties (note 4)	$	—	$	1,816
Accrued interest		19,685		19,592
Other accrued liabilities		35,479		25,992


	$	55,164	$	47,400

(b)

Supplementary information to the statement of cash flows consists of:


	Three months ended
	March 31, 2012		March 31, 2011
Interest paid on debt	$	11,307	$	3,966
Interest received		234		122
Undrawn credit facility fee paid		442		492
Non-cash transactions:
Dividends on Series A preferred shares		8,128		7,142
Dividend reinvestment		4,361		2,330
Other long-term liabilities for vessels under construction		84,787		16,107
Acquisition of Manager less cash received		73,794		—

15.

Commitments and contingent obligations:

(a)

As at March 31, 2012, based on the contractual delivery dates, the Company has outstanding commitments for the purchase of additional vessels and installment payments for vessels under construction, as follows:


Remainder of 2012	$	144,241
2013		60,440
2014		209,440


	$	414,121

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Tabular amounts in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amount and number of shares)

Three months ended March 31, 2012

15.

Commitments and contingent obligations (continued):

(b)

As at March 31, 2012, based on 100% utilization, the minimum future revenues to be received on committed time charter party agreements currently in effect and assuming no renewals or extensions are approximately:


Remainder of 2012	$	503,699
2013		652,237
2014		673,005
2015		673,282
2016		627,546
Thereafter		3,097,397

	$	6,227,166

(c)

As of March 31, 2012, the commitment under the operating lease for its office space for the next five years is as follows:


Remainder of 2012	$	650
2013		953
2014		1,068
2015		1,068
2016		1,068
Thereafter		1,778

	$	6,585

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Tabular amounts in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amount and number of shares)

Three months ended March 31, 2012

16.

Concentrations:

The Company’s revenue is derived from the following customers:


	March 31, 2012		March 31, 2011
CSCL Asia	$	39,800	$	39,683
COSCON		57,202		26,910
HL USA		14,479		13,742
K-Line		18,986		10,733
Other		21,622		29,927

	$	152,089	$	120,995

17.

Financial instruments:

(a)

Fair value:

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values because of their short-term to maturity. As of March 31, 2012, the fair value of the Company’s long-term debt is equal to $2,557,347,000 (December 31, 2011 - $2,551,222,000). As of March 31, 2012, the fair value of the Company’s other long-term liabilities is equal to $653,627,000 (December 31, 2011 - $610,705,000). The fair value of long-term debt and other long-term liabilities are estimated based on expected interest and principal repayments, discounted by forward rates plus a margin appropriate to the credit risk of the Company.

The Company’s interest rate derivative financial instruments are re-measured to fair value at the end of each reporting period. The fair values of the interest rate derivative financial instruments have been calculated by discounting the future cash flow of both the fixed rate and variable rate interest rate payments. The discount rate was derived from a yield curve created by nationally recognized financial institutions adjusted for the associated credit risk. The fair values of the interest rate derivative financial instruments are determined based on inputs that are readily available in public markets or can be derived from information available in publicly quoted markets. Therefore, the Company has categorized the fair value of these derivative financial instruments as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

(b)

Interest rate derivative financial instruments:

The Company uses derivative financial instruments, consisting of interest rate swaps and an interest rate swaption, to manage its interest rate risk associated with its variable rate debt. Prior to 2008, the Company applied hedge accounting to certain of its interest rate swaps. In 2008, the Company voluntarily de-designated all such interest rate swaps as accounting hedges such that the Company no longer applies hedge accounting. The amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to the interest rate swaps to which hedge accounting was previously applied and will be recognized in earnings when and where the related interest is recognized in earnings.

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Tabular amounts in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amount and number of shares)

Three months ended March 31, 2012

17.

Financial instruments (continued):

(b)

Interest rate derivative financial instruments (continued):

Counterparties to the derivative financial instruments are major financial institutions. Due to the nature of the counterparties and the fact that instruments were in favour of counterparties at March 31, 2012, the risk of credit loss related to these counterparties is considered to be immaterial at March 31, 2012.

As of March 31, 2012, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives:


Fixed per annum rate swapped for LIBOR	Notional amount as at March 31, 2012		Maximum notional amount ⁽¹⁾		Effective date	Ending date
5.6400%	$	714,500	$	714,500	August 31, 2007	August 31, 2017
4.6325%		663,399		663,399	September 15, 2005	July 16, 2012
5.4200%		438,462		438,462	September 6, 2007	May 31, 2024
5.6000%		200,000		200,000	June 23, 2010	December 23, 2021
5.0275%		111,000		158,000	May 31, 2007	September 30, 2015
5.5950%		106,800		106,800	August 28, 2009	August 28, 2020
5.2600%		106,800		106,800	July 3, 2006	February 26, 2021⁽²⁾
5.2000%		96,000		96,000	December 18, 2006	October 2, 2015
5.5150%		59,700		59,700	February 28, 2007	July 31, 2012
5.1700%		24,000		55,500	April 30, 2007	May 29, 2020
5.1750%		—		663,399	July 16, 2012	July 15, 2016
5.8700%		—		620,390	August 31, 2017	November 28, 2025
5.4975%		—		59,700	July 31, 2012	July 31, 2019

⁽¹⁾

Over the term of the interest rate swaps, the notional amounts increase and decrease. These amounts represent the peak notional during the term of the swap.

⁽²⁾

The Company has entered into a swaption agreement with a bank (Swaption Counterparty) whereby the Swaption Counterparty has the option to require the Company to enter into an interest rate swap to pay LIBOR and receive a fixed rate of 5.26%. This is a European option and is open for a two hour period on February 26, 2014 after which it expires. The notional amount of the underlying swap is $106,800,000 with an effective date of February 28, 2014 and an expiration of February 26, 2021. If the Swaption Counterparty exercises the swaption, the underlying swap effectively offsets the Company’s 5.26% pay fixed LIBOR swap from February 28, 2014 to February 26, 2021.

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Tabular amounts in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amount and number of shares)

Three months ended March 31, 2012

17.

Financial instruments (continued):

(b)

Interest rate derivative financial instruments (continued):

The following provides information about the Company’s interest rate derivatives:

Fair value of liability derivatives:


Balance sheet location	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Fair value of financial instruments	$	539,010	$	564,490

Gain (loss) recognized in income on derivatives:


	Three months ended
Statement of operations location	March 31, 2012			March 31, 2011
Change in fair value of financial instruments	$	(4,676	)	$	5,802

Gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income:


	Three months ended
Statement of operations location	March 31, 2012			March 31, 2011
Interest expense	$	(2,542	)	$	(3,285	)
Depreciation	$	(166	)	$	(91	)

The estimated amount of accumulated other comprehensive income expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months is $7,539,000.

18.

Subsequent events:

(a)

On April 17, 2012, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.59375 per Series C preferred share, representing a distribution of $8,313,000. The dividend was paid on April 30, 2012 to all shareholders of record as of April 27, 2012.

(b)

On April 18, 2012, the Company accepted delivery of the COSCO Hope from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

(c)

On April 27, 2012, the Company accepted delivery of the COSCO Fortune from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

SEASPAN CORPORATION

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Tabular amounts in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amount and number of shares)

Three months ended March 31, 2012

18.

Subsequent events (continued):

(d)

On May 12, 2012, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per common share, representing a distribution of $15,726,000. The dividend is payable on June 8, 2012 to all shareholders of record as of May 29, 2012.

ITEM 2 — MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

We are a leading independent charter owner and manager of containerships, which we charter primarily pursuant to long-term, fixed-rate time charters with major container liner companies. We primarily deploy our vessels on long-term, fixed-rate time charters to take advantage of the stable cash flow and high utilization rates that are typically associated with long-term time charters.

As of March 31, 2012, we operated a fleet of 67 vessels (including seven leased vessels) and have entered into contracts to purchase an additional five containerships (two of which have since delivered). The average age of the 67 vessels in our fleet was approximately five years as of March 31, 2012.

Our primary objective is to continue to grow our business through accretive vessel acquisitions as market conditions allow. The following table lists our customers.


		Customers for Current Fleet
		CSCL Asia
		HL USA
		COSCON
		K-Line
		MOL
		CSAV
		UASC
		MSC

		Customers for Additional Five Newbuilding Vessels
		COSCON
		Hanjin

Please read “Our Fleet” for more information about our vessels and contracts. Most of our customers’ containership business revenues are derived from the shipment of goods from the Asia Pacific region, primarily China, to various overseas export markets in the United States and in Europe.

First Quarter Significant Developments

Delivery of Vessels

In March 2012, we accepted delivery of the COSCO Excellence and the COSCO Faith vessels. Both 13100 TEU vessels are on charter to COSCON under 12-year, fixed-rate time charter contracts.

Time Charter

In March 2012, CSCL did not exercise its option to extend the time charter for the CSCL Dalian. We plan to re-charter the vessel subject to market conditions, following its redelivery to Seaspan on or about July 2012.

UASC Madinah

In March 2012, we were notified the time charter for the UASC Madinah will not be extended and the vessel will be returned to us in June 2012. This vessel is owned by one of our subsidiaries, and is being chartered to us. Our subsidiary financed the vessel with a term loan from a leading U.S. bank, and this term loan will mature in June upon the expiration of the UASC time charter. Subject to certain conditions, the vessel will be sold to the U.S. bank in June 2012 for the amount outstanding under the term loan and will be leased back to our subsidiary for approximately nine years.

Open Market Share Repurchase Plan

In February 2012, our board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $50.0 million of our Class A common shares. Share repurchases may be effected from time to time through open market purchases or in privately negotiated transactions, and the repurchase program may be suspended, delayed or discontinued at any time. We have entered into a Rule 10b5-1 plan in connection with the share repurchase program. No shares were repurchased during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 under this plan.

Acquisition of Seaspan Management Services Limited

In January 2012, we acquired our Manager, and we acquired and cancelled all of the issued and outstanding shares of our Class C common stock, which were owned by a subsidiary of our Manager. Prior to the acquisition, our Manager was owned 50.05% by trusts established for sons of Dennis R. Washington, including Kyle R. Washington, our co-chairman, and 49.95% by Thetis Holdings Ltd. (an entity indirectly owned by Graham Porter, one of our directors, and Gerry Wang, our co-chairman and chief executive officer). The purchase price for the acquisition, excluding any balance sheet adjustments and payments based on the future growth of the fleet managed by our Manager, was $54.0 million, which we paid through the issuance of approximately 4.2 million of our Class A common shares, valued on a per share basis equal to $12.794, being the volume-weighted average trading price for the 90 trading days immediately preceding the closing date of the acquisition. For accounting purposes, under U.S. GAAP, the purchase price is required to be valued at the acquisition date. Therefore, the closing share price on the day prior to acquisition of $15.85 per share was used to value the Class A common shares at $66.9 million.

We believe that the acquisition of our Manager increases our control over access to the services our Manager provides on a long-term basis, and reduces certain conflicts between us and our directors who had interests in our Manager. We previously paid fees to our Manager for technical services on a fixed basis, which fees were adjusted every three years. As a result of the acquisition, our costs for these services vary more directly with the actual cost of providing technical services for our fleet. For more information about the acquisition of our Manager, please read “Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions—B. Related Party Transactions—Acquisition of Seaspan Management Services Limited” in our 2011 Annual Report.

Tender Offer

In January 2012, we repurchased 11,300,000 of our Class A common shares at a price of $15.00 per share, for an aggregate cost of $169.5 million, excluding fees and expenses relating to the tender offer.

Recent Developments

Subsequent Vessel Deliveries

On April 18 and 27, 2012, we accepted delivery of the COSCO Hope and the COSCO Fortune, respectively, bringing our operating fleet to 69 vessels. Both 13100 TEU vessels are on charter to COSCON under 12-year, fixed-rate time charter contracts.

Time Charter

On April 24, 2012, we fixed the CSCL Ningbo on a six-month time charter with CSCL at a charter rate of $8,450 per day, with an additional six-month extension option at a charter rate of $12,250 per day.

Dividends

On May 12, 2012, our board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per common share of our Class A common stock. The dividend will be paid on June 8, 2012 to all shareholders of record as of May 29, 2012. This represents a 33.3% increase over the previous quarterly common share dividend. With this dividend, we have increased our quarterly common share dividend by 150% since March 31, 2010. We expect common share dividends for the four quarters ending December 31, 2012 to total $1.00 per share.

On April 30, 2012, we paid a quarterly dividend of $0.59375 per share on our 9.5% Series C preferred shares, representing a distribution of $8.3 million. The dividend was paid to all 9.5% Series C preferred shareholders of record as of April 27, 2012 for the period from January 30, 2012 to April 29, 2012.

Loan Facility Transaction

On May 12, 2012, three of our subsidiaries concluded documentation for a $224.0 million loan facility with a leading Chinese bank relating to the construction of our three 10000 TEU newbuilding vessels. We expect the agreement to be executed by early June 2012. These vessels are scheduled to be delivered in 2014, when they will commence operations under charters with Hanjin for a period of 10 years, plus an additional two years at the option of Hanjin. We have conditionally guaranteed certain financial obligations of our subsidiaries to the Chinese bank under the loan facility.

Our Fleet

Our Current Fleet

The following table summarizes key facts regarding our 67 operating vessels as of March 31, 2012:

Vessel Name

Vessel Class
(TEU)

Year
Built

Charter
Start Date

Charterer

Length of Charter

Daily Charter
Rate

(in thousands)

COSCO Glory

13100

2011

6/10/11

COSCON

12 years

55.0

COSCO Pride⁽¹⁾

13100

2011

6/29/11

COSCON

12 years

55.0

COSCO Development

13100

2011

8/10/11

COSCON

12 years

55.0

COSCO Harmony

13100

2011

8/19/11

COSCON

12 years

55.0

COSCO Excellence

13100

2012

3/8/12

COSCON

12 years

55.0

COSCO Faith⁽¹⁾

13100

2012

3/14/12

COSCON

12 years

55.0

CSCL Zeebrugge

9600

2007

3/15/07

CSCL Asia

12 years

34.0

⁽²⁾

CSCL Long Beach

9600

2007

7/6/07

CSCL Asia

12 years

34.0

⁽²⁾

CSCL Oceania

8500

2004

12/4/04

CSCL Asia

12 years + one 3-year option

29.8

⁽³⁾

CSCL Africa

8500

2005

1/24/05

CSCL Asia

12 years + one 3-year option

29.8

⁽³⁾

COSCO Japan

8500

2010

3/9/10

COSCON

12 years + three 1-year options

42.9

⁽⁴⁾

COSCO Korea

8500

2010

4/5/10

COSCON

12 years + three 1-year options

42.9

⁽⁴⁾

COSCO Philippines

8500

2010

4/24/10

COSCON

12 years + three 1-year options

42.9

⁽⁴⁾

COSCO Malaysia

8500

2010

5/19/10

COSCON

12 years + three 1-year options

42.9

⁽⁴⁾

COSCO Indonesia

8500

2010

7/5/10

COSCON

12 years + three 1-year options

42.9

⁽⁴⁾

COSCO Thailand

8500

2010

10/20/10

COSCON

12 years + three 1-year options

42.9

⁽⁴⁾

COSCO Prince Rupert

8500

2011

3/21/11

COSCON

12 years + three 1-year options

42.9

⁽⁴⁾

Aliança Itapoá⁽⁵⁾

8500

2011

4/21/11

COSCON

12 years + three 1-year options

42.9

⁽⁴⁾

MOL Emerald

5100

2009

4/30/09

MOL

12 years

28.9

MOL Eminence

5100

2009

8/31/09

MOL

12 years

28.9

MOL Emissary

5100

2009

11/20/09

MOL

12 years

28.9

MOL Empire

5100

2010

1/8/10

MOL

12 years

28.9

MSC Veronique

4800

1989

11/25/11

MSC

5 years

10.0

⁽⁶⁾

MSC Manu

4800

1988

11/15/11

MSC

5 years

10.0

⁽⁶⁾

MSC Leanne

4800

1989

10/19/11

MSC

5 years

10.0

⁽⁶⁾

MSC Carole

4800

1989

10/12/11

MSC

5 years

10.0

⁽⁶⁾

Brotonne Bridge⁽⁷⁾

4500

2010

10/25/10

K-Line

12 years + two 3-year options

34.3

⁽⁸⁾

Brevik Bridge⁽⁷⁾

4500

2011

1/25/11

K-Line

12 years + two 3-year options

34.3

⁽⁸⁾

Bilbao Bridge⁽⁷⁾

4500

2011

1/28/11

K-Line

12 years + two 3-year options

34.3

⁽⁸⁾

Berlin Bridge⁽⁷⁾

4500

2011

5/9/11

K-Line

12 years + two 3-year options

34.3

⁽⁸⁾

Budapest Bridge⁽⁷⁾

4500

2011

8/1/11

K-Line

12 years + two 3-year options

34.3

⁽⁸⁾

CSAV Licanten⁽⁹⁾

4250

2001

7/3/01

CSCL Asia

10 years + one 2-year option

18.3

⁽¹⁰⁾

CSCL Chiwan

4250

2001

9/20/01

CSCL Asia

10 years + one 2-year option

18.3

⁽¹⁰⁾

CSCL Ningbo

4250

2002

6/15/02

CSCL Asia

10 years + one 2-year option

19.7

⁽¹¹⁾

CSCL Dalian

4250

2002

9/4/02

CSCL Asia

10 years + one 2-year option

19.7

⁽¹²⁾

CSCL Felixstowe

4250

2002

10/15/02

CSCL Asia

10 years + one 2-year option

19.7

⁽¹²⁾

CSCL Vancouver

4250

2005

2/16/05

CSCL Asia

12 years

17.0

CSCL Sydney

4250

2005

4/19/05

CSCL Asia

12 years

17.0

CSCL New York

4250

2005

5/26/05

CSCL Asia

12 years

17.0

CSCL Melbourne

4250

2005

8/17/05

CSCL Asia

12 years

17.0

CSCL Brisbane

4250

2005

9/15/05

CSCL Asia

12 years

17.0

New Delhi Express

4250

2005

10/19/05

HL USA

3 years + seven 1-year extensions + two 1-year options⁽¹³⁾

18.0

⁽¹⁴⁾

Dubai Express

4250

2006

1/3/06

HL USA

3 years + seven 1-year extensions + two 1-year options⁽¹³⁾

18.0

⁽¹⁴⁾

Jakarta Express

4250

2006

2/21/06

HL USA

3 years + seven 1-year extensions + two 1-year options⁽¹³⁾

18.0

⁽¹⁴⁾

Saigon Express

4250

2006

4/6/06

HL USA

3 years + seven 1-year extensions + two 1-year options⁽¹³⁾

18.0

⁽¹⁴⁾

Vessel Name

Vessel
Class
(TEU)

Year
Built

Charter
Start Date

Charterer

Length of Charter

Daily Charter
Rate

(in thousands)

Lahore Express

4250

2006

7/11/06

HL USA

3 years + seven 1-year extensions + two 1-year options⁽¹³⁾

18.0

⁽¹⁴⁾

Rio Grande Express

4250

2006

10/20/06

HL USA

3 years + seven 1-year extensions + two 1-year options⁽¹³⁾

18.0

⁽¹⁴⁾

Santos Express

4250

2006

11/13/06

HL USA

3 years + seven 1-year extensions + two 1-year options⁽¹³⁾

18.0

⁽¹⁴⁾

Rio de Janeiro Express

4250

2007

3/28/07

HL USA

3 years + seven 1-year extensions + two 1-year options⁽¹³⁾

18.0

⁽¹⁴⁾

Manila Express

4250

2007

5/23/07

HL USA

3 years + seven 1-year extensions + two 1-year options⁽¹³⁾

18.0

⁽¹⁴⁾

CSAV Loncomilla

4250

2009

4/28/09

CSAV

6 years

25.9

CSAV Lumaco

4250

2009

5/14/09

CSAV

6 years

25.9

CSAV Lingue

4250

2010

5/17/10

CSAV

6 years

25.9

CSAV Lebu

4250

2010

6/7/10

CSAV

6 years

25.9

UASC Madinah

4250

2009

7/1/10

UASC

2 years

20.5

⁽¹⁵⁾

COSCO Fuzhou

3500

2007

3/27/07

COSCON

12 years

19.0

COSCO Yingkou

3500

2007

7/5/07

COSCON

12 years

19.0

CSCL Panama

2500

2008

5/14/08

CSCL Asia

12 years

16.8

⁽¹⁶⁾

CSCL São Paulo

2500

2008

8/11/08

CSCL Asia

12 years

16.8

⁽¹⁶⁾

CSCL Montevideo

2500

2008

9/6/08

CSCL Asia

12 years

16.8

⁽¹⁶⁾

CSCL Lima

2500

2008

10/15/08

CSCL Asia

12 years

16.8

⁽¹⁶⁾

CSCL Santiago

2500

2008

11/8/08

CSCL Asia

12 years

16.8

⁽¹⁶⁾

CSCL San Jose

2500

2008

12/1/08

CSCL Asia

12 years

16.8

⁽¹⁶⁾

CSCL Callao

2500

2009

4/10/09

CSCL Asia

12 years

16.8

⁽¹⁶⁾

CSCL Manzanillo

2500

2009

9/21/09

CSCL Asia

12 years

16.8

⁽¹⁶⁾

Guayaquil Bridge

2500

2010

3/8/10

K-Line

10 years

17.9

Calicanto Bridge

2500

2010

5/30/10

K-Line

10 years

17.9

(1)	This vessel is leased pursuant to a lease agreement, which we used to finance the acquisition of the vessel.

(2)	CSCL Asia has a charter of 12 years with a charter rate of $34,000 per day, increasing to $34,500 per day after six years.

(3)	CSCL Asia has an initial charter of 12 years with a charter rate of $29,500 per day for the first six years, $29,800 per day for the second six years, and $30,000 per day during the three-year option.

(4)	COSCON has an initial charter of 12 years with a charter rate of $42,900 per day for the initial term and $43,400 per day for the three one-year options.

(5)	The name of the COSCO Vietnam was changed to Aliança Itapoá in March 2012, in connection with a sub-charter from COSCON to Hamburg Süd .

(6)

MSC has a bareboat charter of five years with a charter rate of $10,000 per day, increasing to $14,500 after two years. MSC has agreed to purchase the vessels for $5.0 million each at the end of the five-year bareboat charter terms. In addition, we pay a 1.25% commission to a broker on all bareboat charter payments for these charters.

(7)	This vessel is leased pursuant to a lease agreement, which we used to finance the acquisition of the vessel.

(8)	K-Line has an initial charter of 12 years with a charter rate of $34,250 per day for the first six years, increasing to $34,500 per day for the second six years, $37,500 per day for the first three-year option period and $42,500 per day for the second three-year option period.

(9)	The name of the CSCL Hamburg was changed to CSAV Licanten in November 2010, in connection with a sub-charter from CSCL Asia to CSAV.

(10)	CSCL Asia has an initial charter of 10 years with a charter rate of $18,000 per day for the first five years, $18,300 per day for the second five years, and $19,000 per day for the two-year option. CSCL Asia has exercised its options on the CSAV Licanten and the CSCL Chiwan.

(11)

CSCL Asia has an initial charter of 10 years with a charter rate of $19,933 per day for the first five years, $19,733 per day for the second five years, and $20,500 per day for the two-year option. In April 2012 we entered into an agreement with CSCL Asia to time charter the CSCL Ningbo at a charter rate of $8,450 per day for six months with a subsequent six-month option at a charter rate of $12,250 per day.

(12)	CSCL Asia has an initial charter of 10 years with a charter rate of $19,933 per day for the first five years, $19,733 per day for the second five years, and $20,500 per day for the two-year option.

(13)

For these charters, the initial term was three years, which automatically extends for up to an additional seven years in successive one-year extensions unless HL USA elects to terminate the charters with two years’ prior written notice. HL USA would have been required to pay a termination fee of approximately $8.0 million to terminate a charter at the end of the initial term. The termination fee declines by $1.0 million per year per vessel in years four through nine. The initial terms of the charters for these vessels have expired, and these charters have automatically extended pursuant to their terms.

(14)

HL USA had an initial charter of three years that automatically extends for up to an additional seven years in successive one-year extensions unless HL USA elects to terminate the charters with two years’ prior written notice, with a charter rate of $18,000 per day, and $18,500 per day for the two one-year options.

(15)	UASC has a charter of two years with a charter rate of $20,500 per day for the first year, increasing to $20,850 per day for the second year. In addition, we pay a 1.25% commission to a broker on all hire payments for this charter.

(16)	CSCL Asia has a charter of 12 years with a charter rate of $16,750 per day for the first six years, increasing to $16,900 per day for the second six years.

New Vessel Contracts

Our primary objective is to acquire additional containerships as market conditions allow, and to enter into additional long-term, fixed-rate time charters for such vessels.

As of March 31, 2012, we had contracted to purchase five additional containerships, all of which were then currently or will be under construction, and have scheduled delivery dates through July 2014. These five newbuilding vessels consist of the following:


Vessel	Vessel Class (TEU)	Length of Time Charter ⁽¹⁾	Charterer	Scheduled Delivery Date	Shipbuilder
Hull No. S452	13100	12 years	COSCON	2012	HSHI
Hull No. 2178	13100	12 years	COSCON	2012	HHI
Hull No. 983	10000	10 years + one 2-year option	Hanjin	2014	New Jiangsu
Hull No. 985	10000	10 years + one 2-year option	Hanjin	2014	Jiangsu Xinfu
Hull No. 993	10000	10 years + one 2-year option	Hanjin	2014	New Jiangsu

(1)	Each charter is scheduled to begin upon delivery of the vessel to the relevant charterer.

The following chart indicates the estimated number of vessels in our fleet based on scheduled delivery dates and existing newbuilding contracts as of March 31, 2012:

Quarter Ended

Scheduled
Year Ended December 31,

March 31, 2012

2012

2013

2014

Deliveries

—

Operating Vessels

Total Capacity (TEU)

378,900

405,100

435,100

Quarter Ended March 31, 2012 Compared with Quarter Ended March 31, 2011

The following is a discussion of our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

The following provides information about our fleet as of March 31, 2012:


Number of vessels in operation			67
Average age of fleet			5.0 years
TEU capacity			378,900
Average remaining initial term on outstanding charters			7.0 years

We began 2011 with 55 vessels in operation and, during the year ended December 31, 2011, accepted delivery of 10 vessels, bringing our fleet to a total of 65 vessels in operation as at December 31, 2011. We accepted delivery of two additional vessels between December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012, bringing our fleet to a total of 67 vessels in operation as at March 31, 2012. Operating days are the primary driver of revenue while ownership days are the primary driver for ship operating costs.


	Quarter Ended March 31,				Increase
	2012		2011		Days		%
Operating days		5,540		5,032		508		10.1	%
Ownership days		5,591		5,087		504		9.9	%

The following tables summarize vessel utilization and the impact of off-hire time incurred on our revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2012:


	First Quarter
	2012			2011
Vessel Utilization:
Ownership Days		5,591			5,087
Less Off-hire Days:
Scheduled 5-Year Survey		(44	)		(53	)
Unscheduled Off-hire		(7	)		(2	)

Operating Days		5,540			5,032

Vessel Utilization		99.1	%		98.9	%


	First Quarter
	2012			2011
Revenue — Impact of Off-Hire (in thousands):
100% Utilization	$	153,349		$	121,983
Less Off-hire:
Scheduled 5-Year Survey		(1,058	)		(955	)
Unscheduled Off-hire⁽¹⁾		(202	)		(33	)

Actual Revenue Earned	$	152,089		$	120,995

¹	Includes charterer deductions that are not related to off-hire.

The following table summarizes our consolidated financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 and 2011:


	Quarter Ended March 31,					Change
	2012		2011			$		%
Financial Summary (dollars in millions)
Revenue	$	152.1	$	121.0		$	31.1		25.7	%
Ship operating expense		34.6		31.1			3.5		11.2	%
Depreciation		37.3		30.0			7.3		24.4	%
General and administrative expenses		5.9		2.7			3.2		117.1	%
Interest expense		17.0		10.1			6.8		67.3	%
Change in fair value of financial instruments (gain)/loss		4.7		(5.8	)		10.5		180.6	%

Revenue

The increase in operating days and the dollar impact thereof, for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 relative to the corresponding period in 2011, was due to the following:


	Quarter Ended March 31, 2012
	Operating Days impact			$ impact (in millions)
2012 vessel deliveries		40		$	2.3
Full period contribution for 2011 vessel deliveries		763			35.6
Changes due to bareboat charters ⁽¹⁾		(360	)		(8.4	)
Change in daily charterhire rate		—			0.2
Change in charterhire days		61			1.7
Scheduled off-hire		9			(0.1	)
Unscheduled off-hire		(5	)		(0.2	)

Total		508		$	31.1

We bareboat chartered to MSC four 4800 TEU vessels commencing in the fourth quarter of 2011. These transactions were accounted for as sales-type leases with the vessels being deemed disposed of and a gross investment in lease recorded which is being amortized to income through interest income from leasing. In the comparable period in the prior year, the hire payments from the time chartering of these vessels to APM was included in revenue.

The increase in vessel utilization for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 was primarily due to a decrease in scheduled off-hire. For the quarter ended March 31, 2011, there were four scheduled dry-dockings which resulted in 53 days of off-hire. During the quarter ended March 31, 2012, we commenced four dry-dockings which resulted in 44 days of scheduled off-hire. The decrease in scheduled off-hire was partially offset by an increase in unscheduled off-hire.

The dry-dockings we commenced during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 involved the following vessels:


Vessel		Commenced
Rio de Janeiro Express		Q1
CSCL Zeebrugge		Q1
COSCO Fuzhou		Q1
COSCO Yingkou		Q1

Our cumulative vessel utilization since our initial public offering in August 2005 is 99.3%.

Ship Operating Expense

Prior to the acquisition of the Manager, the ship operating expense was comprised of fees paid to the Manager for technical services in exchange for a fixed fee per day per vessel, which was adjusted every three years. The fixed technical management fee was established based on costs expected to be incurred by the Manager in providing the technical services. As a result of the acquisition, our ship operating expense is made up of the direct operating costs of the vessels.

Ship operating expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 of $34.6 million included $9.3 million of technical management fees paid to the Manager during the pre-acquisition period from January 1 to January 26, 2012 and $25.3 million in direct costs incurred during the post-acquisition period from January 27 to March 31, 2012.

Ship operating expense increased to $34.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, from $31.1 million for the same period in the prior year. In 2011, the ship operating expenses represented the amounts paid to the Manager for technical management fees. The increase in ship operating expense was primarily due to an increase in ownership days resulting from the two vessel deliveries in the first quarter of 2012 and a full period of expenses for the 10 vessel deliveries during 2011. In addition, lubricant costs, spares and repairs and maintenance increased due to a worldwide rise in the cost of lubricants, service and parts prices. Prior to the acquisition of the Manager, the entire fixed technical service fee was classified as ship operating expense. As a result of the acquisition of the Manager, the portion of the Manager’s general and administrative expenses previously included in the fixed technical services fee, because such expenses are not operating in nature, has been reclassified as general and administrative expenses in 2012 and are no longer included in ship operating expense. This decrease partially offsets the increases described above.

Depreciation

The increase in depreciation expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 compared to the corresponding period of the prior year was due to the additional ownership days from the two vessel deliveries in 2012 and a full period of ownership for the 10 deliveries in 2011, offset by the impact of the four MSC bareboat charter vessels.

General and Administrative Expenses

The increase in general and administrative expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 compared to the corresponding period of the prior year was primarily the result of the reclassification of general and administrative expenses of the Manager from ship operating expenses, as described above.

Interest Expense

Interest expense is comprised primarily of interest at the variable rate plus the applicable margin incurred on debt used to finance operating vessels and a reclassification of amounts from accumulated other comprehensive income related to previously designated hedging relationships. The increase in interest expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, compared to the comparable period of the prior year was primarily due to higher average operating debt balances and higher average LIBOR compared to the corresponding period of the prior year. The average LIBOR for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 was 0.5%, compared to 0.4% for the comparable period of the prior year. Although we have entered into fixed interest rate swaps for much of our variable rate debt, the difference between the variable interest rate and the swapped fixed rate on operating debt is recorded in our change in fair value of financial instruments caption as required by financial reporting standards. The interest incurred on long-term debt for our vessels under construction is capitalized to the respective vessels under construction.

Change in Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The change in fair value of financial instruments resulted in a loss of $4.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, compared to a gain of $5.8 million for the comparable quarter last year. The changes in change in fair value for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 were primarily due to decreases in the forward LIBOR curve. The fair value of interest rate swap and swaption agreements is subject to change based on our company-specific credit risk included in the discount factor and the interest rate implied by the current swap curve, including its relative steepness. In determining the fair value, these factors are based on the current information available to us. These factors are expected to change through the life of the instruments, causing the fair value to fluctuate significantly due to the large notional amounts and long-term nature of our derivative instruments. As these factors may change, the fair value of the instruments is an estimate and may deviate significantly from the actual cash settlements realized over the term of the instruments. Our valuation techniques have not changed and remain consistent with those followed by other valuation practitioners.

The fair value of our interest rate swaps is most significantly affected by changes in the yield curve. Based on the current notional amount and tenure of our interest rate swap portfolio, a one percent parallel shift in the overall yield curve is expected to result in a change in the fair value of our interest rate swaps of approximately $145 million. Actual changes in the yield curve are not expected to occur equally at all points and changes to the curve may be isolated to periods of time. This steepening or flattening of the yield curve may result in greater or lesser changes to the fair value of our financial instruments in a particular period than would occur had the entire yield curve changed equally at all points.

The fair value of our interest rate swaps is also affected by changes in our company-specific credit risk included in the discount factor. We discount our derivative instruments with reference to publicly-traded bond yields for a comparator group in the shipping industry and with composite Bloomberg industry yield curves. Based on the current notional amount and tenure of our swap portfolio, a one percent change in the discount factor is expected to result in a change in the fair value of our interest rate swaps of approximately $16 million. For additional information about our financial instruments, please read our 2011 Annual Report.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity

As at March 31, 2012, our cash and cash equivalents totaled $289.5 million, and we had approximately $0.3 billion available under our credit and lease facilities. Our primary short-term liquidity needs are to fund our operating expenses, debt repayment, lease payments and payment of our quarterly dividends. Our medium-term liquidity needs primarily relate to the purchase of the containerships we have contracted to purchase, debt repayment and lease payments. Our long-term liquidity needs primarily relate to vessel acquisitions, debt repayment and lease payments, and the future potential redemption of our Series C Preferred Shares. The Series C Preferred Shares carry an annual dividend rate of 9.5% per $25 of liquidation preference per share, which is subject to increase if, among other things, we do not redeem the shares in whole by January 30, 2017. The Series C Preferred Shares are redeemable by us at any time on or after January 30, 2016.

We anticipate that our primary sources of funds for our short and medium-term liquidity needs will be our committed credit and lease facilities, new credit and lease facilities, additional equity offerings as well as our cash from operations, while our long-term sources of funds will be from cash from operations, debt or equity financings.

A summary of our credit and lease facilities as of March 31, 2012 is as follows:


Description	Amount Outstanding			Amount Committed		Amount Available
	(millions)			(millions)		(millions)
Credit Facilities
$1.3 billion credit facility ⁽¹⁾	$	1,032.7		$	1,300.0	$	—
$920.0 million revolving credit facility		890.3			920.0		29.7
$365.0 million revolving credit facility – Tranche A		64.4			64.4		—
$365.0 million revolving credit facility – Tranche B		251.4			251.4		—
$291.2 million credit facility		200.4			278.4		78.0
$235.3 million credit facility		226.4			226.4		—
$218.4 million credit facility		217.7			217.7		—
$150.0 million credit facility (non-recourse to Seaspan Corporation)⁽⁵⁾		80.3			150.0		69.7
$150.0 million revolving credit facility ⁽²⁾		—			150.0		75.0
$53.0 million credit facility (non-recourse to Seaspan Corporation) ⁽⁵⁾		52.6			52.6		—
$5.0 million line of credit		5.0			5.0		—
$15.0 million term loans		15.0			15.0		—

Total Credit Facilities		3,036.2	⁽³⁾		3,630.9		252.4

Lease Facilities
$400.0 million lease (limited recourse to Seaspan Corporation) ⁽⁴⁾		400.0			400.0		—
$150.0 million lease (non-recourse to Seaspan Corporation) ⁽⁵⁾		109.0			109.0		—
$150.0 million lease (non-recourse to Seaspan Corporation) ⁽⁵⁾		140.2			140.2		—

Total Lease Facilities		649.2			649.2		—

Total Credit and Lease Facilities	$	3,685.4		$	4,280.1	$	252.4

(1)

We are able to draw additional funds under this facility so long as the loan-to-market value ratio–being the ratio of the outstanding principal amount of the loan immediately after a drawing to the market value of the vessels that are provided as collateral under that facility – does not exceed 70%. The vessels we bareboat charter to MSC remain as collateral under this facility. Based on a valuation of the vessels financed under the $1.3 billion credit facility that was obtained in December 2011 (which was on a without-charter basis as required by our credit facility), we are currently unable to borrow the remaining $267.0 million available under this facility. This restriction does not impact the repayment of amounts already borrowed. For more information, please read “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – C. Liquidity and Capital Resources – Financing Facilities – Our Credit Facilities” in our 2011 Annual Report.

(2)	We have removed one of the two vessels under this facility and are therefore only able to borrow up to the greater of $75.0 million and 65% of the vessel delivered costs.

(3)	Long-term debt related to operating vessels was $2.8 billion as at March 31, 2012 and $2.7 billion as at December 31, 2011, with the balance of our long-term debt under our credit facilities as of such dates relating to the construction of newbuilding vessels.

(4)	The lessor has funded the $400.0 million committed amount. The difference between the carrying value of this facility and the amount outstanding is due to implicit interest accrued for financial reporting purposes.

(5)	Amounts outstanding are owed by a wholly owned subsidiary of Seaspan Corporation and are non-recourse to Seaspan Corporation.

Newbuilding Commitments

As of March 31, 2012, the estimated remaining installments on the five vessels we had contracted to purchase totaled approximately $414.1 million. We believe that the proceeds from our recent Series C issuances, together with the availability under our credit and lease facilities and our anticipated operating cash flows less dividends, will be sufficient to fund the remaining payments for our currently contracted $414.1 million newbuilding program. We believe that we have sufficient liquidity to fund the commitment for our newbuilding program. Future debt and or equity issuances may be considered for growth.

Operating Cash Flows

Our cash flow from operating activities was $49.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 compared to $36.4 million for the comparable period of the prior year, and is expected to increase as we take delivery of the five vessels that, as of March 31, 2012, were yet to be delivered.

All of the vessels that we own and are currently committed to acquire are chartered under primarily long-term time charters. The existing time charters for six of our vessels are scheduled to expire (excluding options to extend) before December 31, 2013. For nine other vessels, the charterer may elect to terminate the charters with two years’ prior written notice upon payment of a termination fee. The charterers’ payments to us are our primary source of operating cash flow. We believe we have good commercial relations with each of our customers and, to date, they have all met their commitments under their charter contracts with us. However, there is no assurance that the charterers will be able to continue to make charter payments to us for the remaining terms of the charter agreements. If the charterers are unable to make charter payments to us, our results of operations and financial condition would be harmed.

Factors such as off-hire and increases in operating costs could reduce our operating cash flows available to fund our liquidity needs. Our operating costs include the ship operating expenses such as insurance, crew wages, stores, spares and repair costs. We also incur bunkers consumed during off-hire and insurance deductibles. Any increases in such costs would reduce our future operating cash flows.

Credit and Lease Facilities

Our Credit Facilities

We primarily use our credit facilities to finance the construction and acquisition of vessels. Our credit facilities are, or will be upon vessel delivery, secured by first-priority mortgages granted on 62 of our vessels, together with other related security, such as assignments of shipbuilding contracts and refund guarantees for the vessels and assignments of time charters, earnings and insurance for the vessels.

As of March 31, 2012, our revolving credit facilities and term loans provided for borrowings of up to $3.6 billion, of which $3.0 billion was outstanding and $0.3 million was available to be drawn by us. Approximately $267.0 million of such $3.6 billion was not available to us as of that date. Interest payments on the revolving credit facilities are based on LIBOR plus margins, which ranged between 0.5% and 0.85% as of March 31, 2012.

Interest payments on our term loans, excluding the three term loans totaling $15.0 million, are based on either LIBOR plus margins, which ranged between 0.35% and 4.75% as of March 31, 2012 or, for a portion of one of our term loans, KEXIM plus margins, which was 0.65% as of March 31, 2012.

In September 2011, one of our subsidiaries entered into a transaction with affiliates of a leading Chinese and a leading Japanese bank for a non-recourse loan facility in an amount up to $150.0 million relating to one of our 13100 TEU newbuilding vessels. The vessel is being constructed by HSHI and was previously financed with up to $75 million under one of our revolving credit facilities. The vessel has been removed as security from that revolving credit facility. Upon delivery of the vessel and through an inter-company operating charter with our subsidiary, we will continue to time charter the vessel to COSCON in accordance with the terms of the original 12-year time charter. The subsidiary’s indebtedness under the loan facility is non-recourse to Seaspan Corporation.

Our Lease Facilities

As at March 31, 2012, we had lease obligations of approximately $679.9 million.

Our subsidiary Seaspan Finance I Co. Ltd. is a party, as lessee, to a lease facility used to finance the acquisition of five 4500 TEU vessels, for which the lessor retains title and which we charter from the lessor. All of those vessels have been delivered and have commenced operations under 12-year fixed-rate time charters between

our subsidiary and K-Line. We have guaranteed the performance of our subsidiary’s obligations to K-Line. Our subsidiary’s obligations to the lessor under the lease facility are secured by a general assignment of earnings (including under the time charters for the vessels), insurances and requisition hire for each vessel, and a corporate guarantee issued by us that is limited to a fixed amount of the obligations. In connection with this guarantee, we have placed $60.0 million of restricted cash in a deposit account over which the lessor has a first priority interest.

In February 2010, we entered into a sale-leaseback transaction with an affiliate of a leading Chinese bank for a 12-year sale-leaseback of one of our 13100 TEU newbuilding vessels in an amount up to $150.0 million. Following the sale, the purchaser chartered the vessel to one of our subsidiaries and our subsidiary sub-chartered the vessel to us through an inter-company operating charter. We are chartering the vessel to COSCON pursuant to a 12-year, fixed rate time charter. Our subsidiary’s financial indebtedness under its charter is non-recourse to us.

In October 2010, one of our subsidiaries entered into a sale-leaseback transaction for one of our 13100 TEU newbuilding vessels with an affiliate of Crédit Agricole CIB. This vessel was constructed by HHI and was delivered to us in March 2012. The vessel has commenced operations under a time charter with COSCON. Upon delivery from HHI, the vessel was purchased by the affiliate of Crédit Agricole CIB, and through an inter-company operating charter with our subsidiary, we time-charter the vessel to COSCON in accordance with the terms of our original time charter. Our subsidiary’s financial indebtedness under the charter is non-recourse to us.

In October 2011, one of our subsidiaries entered into a financing transaction with a leading U.S. bank for the UASC Madinah, one of our 4250 TEU vessels. The vessel has been sold to one of our indirect subsidiaries, funded by a $53 million mortgage-secured term loan from an affiliate of the U.S. bank, leased by our subsidiary to us, and we continue to time charter the vessel to UASC in accordance with the terms of our original time charter. This term loan will mature in June 2012 upon the expiration of the UASC time charter. Subject to certain conditions, the vessel will be sold to the U.S. bank in June 2012 for the amount outstanding under the term loan and will be leased back to our subsidiary for approximately nine years.

For additional information about our credit and lease facilities, including, among other things, a description of certain related covenants, please read “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—C. Liquidity and Capital Resources” in our 2011 Annual Report.

Statement of Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flows

Net cash from operating activities was $49.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, which represents an increase of $13.4 million over the comparable period in the previous year. The increase was primarily due to the following:


	Quarter ended March 31, 2012
	(in millions)
Higher operating earnings before depreciation	$	24.5
Higher swap settlements		(0.7	)
Higher cash interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		(8.0	)
Working capital changes		2.6
Other		(5.0	)

Increase in net cash from operating activities over the comparable period of the prior year	$	13.4

The higher operating earnings before depreciation reflected results from the increase in the number of larger vessels in our fleet over the past year. The increase in swap settlements is primarily due to higher notional amounts on our swaps. The increase in interest expense, net of amounts capitalized, is primarily due to the increase in our debt balances from our increased number of operating vessels.

Investing Cash Flows

Cash used in investing activities was $65.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, which represents a decrease of $25.3 million over the comparable period in the previous year. For the quarters ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, cash was used primarily for the final installment paid to the shipyard for one of our delivered vessels. During the quarter ended March 31, 2012 we also acquired $23.9 million in cash on acquisition of the Manager.

Financing Cash Flows

Net cash used in financing activities was $175.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, which represents a decrease of $408.3 million from net cash proceeds of $232.8 million from financing activities in the comparable period of the previous year. During the quarter ended March 31, 2012, $170.6 million of cash was used to repurchase 11.3 million of our class A common shares. During the quarter ended March 31, 2011, we received net proceeds of $240.4 million from the issuance of our Series C Preferred Shares. We also increased our net borrowings under our credit facilities during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 over the comparable period in the prior year. The increase in borrowings were partially offset by an increase in repayments of our other long term liabilities.

Ongoing Capital Expenditures and Dividends

Ongoing Capital Expenditures

We must make substantial capital expenditures over the long-term to preserve our capital base, which is comprised of our net assets, in order to continue to refinance our indebtedness and to maintain our dividends. We will likely need at some time in the future to retain additional funds to provide reasonable assurance of maintaining our capital base over the long-term. We believe it is not possible to determine now, with any reasonable degree of certainty, how much of our operating cash flow we should retain in our business and when it should be retained to preserve our capital base. Factors that will impact our decisions regarding the amount of funds to be retained in our business to preserve our capital base, include the following:

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The remaining lives of our vessels;

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The returns that we generate on our retained cash flow, which will depend on the economic terms of any future acquisitions and charters, which are currently unknown;

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Future market charter rates for our vessels, particularly when they come off charter, which are currently unknown;

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Our future operating and interest costs, particularly after the acquisition of our Manager now that our operating costs are subject to market fluctuation;

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Our future refinancing requirements and alternatives and conditions in the relevant financing and capital markets at that time; and

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Unanticipated future events and other contingencies.

Please read “Item 3D. Risk Factors” in our 2011 Annual Report for factors that may affect our future capital expenditures and results.

Dividends

The following table reflects dividends paid or accrued by us for the periods indicated:


	Quarter Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
	(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Dividends on Class A common shares
Declared, per share	$	0.1875	$	0.125
Paid in cash		7,374		6,251
Reinvested in common shares through DRIP		4,361		2,330

	$	11,735	$	8,581

Dividends on preferred shares
Series A, accrued	$	8,128	$	7,142

Series B, paid in cash ⁽¹⁾	$	—	$	320

Series C, paid in cash	$	8,313	$	—

¹	All outstanding Series B preferred shares were redeemed on November 30, 2011.

On May 12, 2012, we declared a first quarter dividend of $0.25 per common share, representing an aggregate cash distribution of $15.7 million. The dividend is payable on June 8, 2012 to all shareholders of record on May 29, 2012.

Critical Accounting Estimates

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and the related disclosures of contingent obligations. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments. We base our estimates on historical experience and anticipated results and trends and on other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. By their nature, estimates are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. Actual results may differ from our estimates.

Recent Accounting Developments

None.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

At March 31, 2012, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Report on Form 6-K for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 contains certain forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning our operations, cash flows, and financial position, including, in particular, the likelihood of our success in developing and expanding our business. Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “will,” “may,” “potential,” “should,” and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only at the date of this Report and are not intended to give any assurance as to future results. As a result, you are cautioned not to rely on any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements appear in a number of places in this Report. Although these statements are based upon assumptions we believe to be reasonable based upon available information, including operating margins, earnings, cash flow, working capital and capital expenditures, they are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:

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future operating or financial results;

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future growth prospects;

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our business strategy and other plans and objectives for future operations;

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our expectations relating to dividend payments and our ability to make such payments;

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potential acquisitions, vessel financing arrangements and other investments, and our expected benefits from such transactions;

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the potential effects of the acquisition of our Manager on our operations and results;

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the amount of any adjustment of the purchase price we paid for our Manager and any payments to the former owners of our Manager related to fleet growth;

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operating expenses, availability of crew, number of off-hire days, dry-docking requirements and insurance costs;

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general market conditions and shipping market trends, including charter rates and factors affecting supply and demand;

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our financial condition and liquidity, including our ability to borrow funds under our credit facilities and to obtain additional financing in the future to fund capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate activities;

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estimated future capital expenditures needed to preserve our capital base;

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our expectations about the availability of vessels to purchase, the time that it may take to construct new vessels, the delivery dates of new vessels, the commencement of service of new vessels under long-term time charter contracts or the useful lives of our vessels;

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our continued ability to enter into primarily long-term, fixed-rate time charters with our customers;

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our ability to leverage to our advantage our relationships and reputation in the containership industry;

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changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities;

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the financial condition of our shipbuilders, customers, lenders, refund guarantors and other counterparties and their ability to perform their obligations under their agreements with us;

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the economic downturn and crisis in the global financial markets and potential negative effects of any recurrence of such disruptions on our customers’ ability to charter our vessels and pay for our services;

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taxation of our company and of distributions to our shareholders;

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potential liability from future litigation; and

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other factors detailed in this Report and from time to time in our periodic reports.

Forward-looking statements in this Report are estimates reflecting the judgment of senior management and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, these forward-looking statements should be considered in light of various important factors, including those set forth in our 2011 Annual Report under the heading “Risk Factors.” Our 2011 Annual Report was filed with the Commission on March 26, 2012.

We do not intend to revise any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any change in our expectations or events or circumstances that may subsequently arise. We make no prediction or statement about the performance of our common shares. You should carefully review and consider the various disclosures included in this Report and in our other filings made with the Commission that attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, prospects and results of operations.

ITEM 3 — QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates and foreign currency fluctuations. We use interest rate swaps to manage interest rate price risks and we have entered into foreign currency forward contracts to manage foreign currency fluctuations. We do not use these financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

Interest Rate Risk

As of March 31, 2012, our floating-rate borrowings totaled $3.2 billion and we had entered into interest rate swap agreements to fix the rates on a notional principal of $2.5 billion. These interest rate swaps had a fair value of $539.0 million in the counterparties’ favor as of March 31, 2012.

The tables below provide information about our financial instruments at March 31, 2012 that are sensitive to changes in interest rates. Please read note 9 to our consolidated financial statements included in our 2011 Annual Report, which provides additional information with respect to our credit and lease facilities. The information in this table is based upon our credit and lease facilities.


	Principal Payment Dates
	2012		2013		2014		2015			2016	Thereafter
	(dollars in thousands)
Credit Facilities:
Bearing interest at variable interest rates⁽¹⁾		130,643		155,600		282,668		802,873	109,564			1,554,828

Lease Facilities:
Bearing interest at variable interest rates⁽²⁾		6,513		12,857		13,684		14,534	15,419			186,156

(1)

Represents principal payments on our credit facilities that bear interest at variable rates for which we have entered into interest rate swap agreements to fix the LIBOR. For the purpose of this table, principal repayments are determined based on amounts outstanding at period end, pro-rated to reflect commitment reduction schedules for each related facility. Actual repayments may differ from the amounts presented as repayment timing is impacted by the balance outstanding at each commitment reduction date.

(2)	Includes repayments for amounts yet to be funded of $nil.

As of March 31, 2012, we had the following interest rate swaps outstanding:


Fixed per annum rate swapped for LIBOR	Notional Amount as of March 31, 2012		Maximum Notional Amount⁽¹⁾		Effective Date	Ending Date
5.6400%	$	714,500	$	714,500	August 31, 2007	August 31, 2017
4.6325%		663,399		663,399	September 15, 2005	July 16, 2012
5.4200%		438,462		438,462	September 6, 2007	May 31, 2024
5.6000%		200,000		200,000	June 23, 2010	December 23, 2021
5.0275%		111,000		158,000	May 31, 2007	September 30, 2015
5.5950%		106,800		106,800	August 28, 2009	August 28, 2020
5.2600%		106,800		106,800	July 3, 2006	February 26, 2021⁽²⁾
5.2000%		96,000		96,000	December 18, 2006	October 2, 2015
5.5150%		59,700		59,700	February 28, 2007	July 31, 2012
5.1700%		24,000		55,500	April 30, 2007	May 29, 2020
5.1750%		—		663,399	July 16, 2012	July 15, 2016
5.8700%		—		620,390	August 31, 2017	November 28, 2025
5.4975%		—		59,700	July 31, 2012	July 31, 2019

(1)	Over the term of the interest rate swaps, the notional amounts increase and decrease. These amounts represent the peak notional amount during the term of the swap.

(2)

We have entered into a swaption agreement with a bank (Swaption Counterparty) whereby the Swaption Counterparty has the option to require us to enter into an interest rate swap to pay LIBOR and receive a fixed rate of 5.26%. This is a European option and is open for a two hour period on February 26, 2014 after which it expires. The notional amount of the underlying swap is $106.8 million with an effective date of February 28, 2014 and an expiration of February 26, 2021. If the Swaption Counterparty exercises the swaption, the underlying swap effectively offsets our 5.26% pay fixed LIBOR swap from February 28, 2014 to February 26, 2021.

Counterparties to these financial instruments may expose us to credit-related losses in the event of non-performance. As at March 31, 2012, these financial instruments were in the counterparties’ favor on a net basis. We have considered and reflected the risk of non-performance by us and our counterparties in the fair value of our financial instruments as of March 31, 2012. As part of our consideration of non-performance risk, we perform evaluations of our counterparties for credit risk through ongoing monitoring of their financial health and risk profiles to identify funding risk or changes in their credit ratings.

Counterparties to these agreements are major financial institutions, and we consider the risk of loss due to non-performance to be minimal. We do not require collateral from these institutions. We do not hold and do not issue interest rate swaps for trading purposes.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1 — Legal Proceedings

None.

Item 1A — Risk Factors

In addition to the risk factor below and the other information set forth in this report, you should consider the factors discussed in Item 3.D “Risk Factors” in our 2011 Annual Report, which could materially affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Over time, containership values may fluctuate, which could adversely affect our operating results or our ability to raise capital.

Containership values can fluctuate substantially over time due to a number of different factors, including, among others:

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Prevailing economic conditions in the market in which the containership trades;

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A substantial or extended decline in world trade;

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Increases in the supply of containership capacity; and

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The cost of retrofitting or modifying existing ships, as a result of technological advances in vessel design or equipment, changes in applicable environmental or other regulations or standards, or otherwise.

If a charter terminates, we may be unable to re-deploy the vessel at attractive rates and, rather than continue to incur costs to maintain and finance the vessel, may seek to dispose of it. Our inability to dispose of the containership at a reasonable price, or at all, could result in a loss on its sale and harm our results of operations, financial condition and ability to pay dividends or redeem our Series C Preferred Shares.

In addition, if we determine at any time that a containership’s value has been impaired, we may need to recognize a significant impairment charge that will reduce our earnings and net assets. A reduction in our net assets could result in a breach of certain financial covenants contained in our credit and lease facilities and our Series C Preferred Shares, which could limit our ability to borrow additional funds under our credit and lease facilities, require us to repay outstanding amounts, or increase the dividend rate of our Series C Preferred Shares. Further, declining containership values could affect our ability to raise cash by limiting our ability to refinance vessels or use unencumbered vessels as collateral for new loans.

Item 2 — Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

In January 2012, we acquired our Manager. Prior to the acquisition, our Manager was owned 50.05% by trusts established for sons of Dennis R. Washington, including Kyle R. Washington, our co-chairman, and 49.95% by Thetis Holdings Ltd. (an entity indirectly owned by Graham Porter, one of our directors, and Gerry Wang, our co-chairman and chief executive officer). The purchase price for the acquisition, excluding any balance sheet adjustments and payments based on the future growth of the fleet managed by our Manager, was $54.0 million, which we paid through the issuance of approximately 4.2 million of our Class A common shares, valued on a per share basis equal to $12.794, being the volume-weighted average trading price for the 90 trading days immediately preceding the closing date of the acquisition. The Class A common shares were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 3 — Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4 — Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable.

Item 5 — Other Information

The Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 12, 2012. Briefly described below is each matter voted on at the meeting:

(1)

Election of the following individuals, nominated by the board of directors, to hold office as Class I Directors of the board of directors of the Company for a term of three years. There was no solicitation in opposition to the board’s nominees for the directors listed in our definitive proxy statement dated March 23, 2012, and all such nominees were elected. Total common and Series A preferred stock voted (with Series A preferred stock voting on an as-converted basis) was 50,958,660. There was one broker non-vote.


Name	Number of Shares Voted
	For		Withheld
Kyle R. Washington		50,778,023		180,636
Nicholas Pitts-Tucker		50,791,953		166,706
David Lyall		49,278,427		1,680,232

The other members of the board of directors are: Class II Directors: Gerry Wang, Peter Lorange and Graham Porter (terms expire at the 2013 Annual Shareholder Meeting); Class III Directors: Peter Shaerf and John C. Hsu (terms expire at the 2014 Annual Shareholder Meeting); and Series A Preferred Shareholder Nominee Director: George H. Juetten (no term).

(2)

Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. Total common and Series A preferred stock voted (with Series A preferred stock voting on an as converted basis) was 50,836,112 in favor, 73,850 opposed, 48,694 abstained and four broker non-votes. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 was ratified.

Item 6 — Exhibits

None.