Hong
Kong, China, November 7, 2006 - Seaspan Corporation (“Seaspan”) (NYSE: SSW)
announced today that the underwriters of its recent common share offering
exercised the over-allotment option granted to them by Seaspan. As a result
of
the over-allotment exercise, Seaspan will sell 1,500,000 of its shares
and will
receive $30,798,750 in net proceeds, after deducting the underwriting discount
(but before expenses). An aggregate of 11,500,000 shares will be sold in
connection with the offering.
Seaspan’s
common share offering was managed by Citigroup Corporate and Investment
Banking
and Merrill Lynch & Co. as joint book-running managers. Wachovia Securities
and Dahlman Rose & Company acted as senior co-managers. DnB NOR Markets and
Fortis Securities acted as co-managers.
This
news
release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer
to
buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these
securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation
or
sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This offering may be made only
by
means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus.
Copies
of
the prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus may be obtained
from
Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140
58th
Street, 8th
Floor,
Brooklyn, New York, 11220 or Merrill Lynch & Co., 4 World Financial Center,
New York, NY 10080.
About
Seaspan
Seaspan
owns containerships and charters them pursuant to long-term fixed-rate
charters.
Seaspan’s fleet of 41 containerships consists of 19 existing containerships and
22 to be delivered over approximately the next three years.
Seaspan’s
common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
“SSW.”
CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
release contains certain forward-looking statements (as such term is defined
in
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning
future events and our operations, performance and financial condition,
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
reflect management’s current views only as of the date of this presentation 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 release. 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: future operating
or financial results; our expectations relating to dividend payments and
forecasts of our ability to make such payments; pending acquisitions, business
strategy and expected capital spending; operating expenses, availability
of
crew, number of off-hire days, drydocking requirements and insurance costs;
general market conditions and shipping market trends, including charter
rates
and factors affecting supply and demand; our financial condition and liquidity,
including our ability to obtain additional financing in the future to fund
capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate activities;
estimated future capital expenditures needed to preserve our capital base;
our
expectations about the availability of ships to purchase, the time that
it may
take to construct new ships, or the useful lives of our ships; our continued
ability to enter into long-term, fixed-rate time charters with our customers;
our ability to leverage to our advantage our Manager’s relationships and
reputation in the containership industry; changes in governmental rules
and
regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities; changes in worldwide
container demand; changes in trading patterns; competitive factors in the
markets in which we operate; potential inability to implement our growth
strategy; potential for early termination of long-term contracts and our
potential inability to renew or replace long-term contracts; ability of
our
customers to make charter payments; potential liability from future litigation;
conditions in the public equity markets; and other factors detailed from
time to
time in our periodic reports. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update
or
revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether because of future
events, new information, a change in our views or expectations, or otherwise.
We
make no prediction or statement about the performance of our common and
subordinated shares.
For
Investor Relations and Media Inquiries:
Mr.
Kevin
M. Kennedy
Chief
Financial Officer
Seaspan
Corporation
Tel.
604-638-2575
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