Document:

Securities Purchase Agreement

 Exhibit 4.2 
  
 SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT 
  

dated as of July 15, 2005 
  
 between 
  
 CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY 
  
 and 
  
 THE PURCHASERS
NAMED IN THIS AGREEMENT 
  
  
  
 Up to 2,000 Shares of Series D Perpetual Cumulative Convertible Preferred
Stock 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  

							
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	 1.
	  	 Agreement to Purchase Securities
	  	1
			
	 2.
	  	 Closing
	  	1
			
	 3.
	  	 Purchasers’ Representations and Warranties
	  	1
				
	 	  	 3.1
	  	Investment Intent	  	1
	 	  	 3.2
	  	Access to Information	  	2
	 	  	 3.3
	  	Accredited Investor	  	2
	 	  	 3.4
	  	Knowledge and Experience	  	2
	 	  	 3.5
	  	Suitability	  	2
	 	  	 3.6
	  	Ability to Bear Risk of Loss	  	2
	 	  	 3.7
	  	Non-Registered Securities	  	2
	 	  	 3.8
	  	Truth and Accuracy	  	2
	 	  	 3.9
	  	Authority	  	3
	 	  	 3.10
	  	No Violation	  	3
	 	  	 3.11
	  	Enforceability	  	3
	 	  	 3.12
	  	Reliance on Own Advisers	  	3
	 	  	 3.13
	  	Scope of Business	  	3
	 	  	 3.14
	  	Brokers or Finders	  	3
	 	  	 3.15
	  	Short Sales	  	3
			
	 4.
	  	 Issuer’s Representations and Warranties
	  	4
				
	 	  	 4.1
	  	Corporate Existence; Authority	  	4
	 	  	 4.2
	  	Enforceability	  	4
	 	  	 4.3
	  	Capitalization	  	4
	 	  	 4.4
	  	No Conflicts	  	5
	 	  	 4.5
	  	SEC Documents	  	5
	 	  	 4.6
	  	Litigation	  	5
	 	  	 4.7
	  	No Material Adverse Change	  	5
	 	  	 4.8
	  	Environmental Matters	  	5
	 	  	 4.9
	  	Truth and Accuracy	  	6
	 	  	 4.10
	  	Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments	  	6
	 	  	 4.11
	  	Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders	  	6
	 	  	 4.12
	  	Brokers or Finders	  	7
			
	 5.
	  	 Conditions of Purchasers’ Obligations at Closing
	  	7
				
	 	  	 5.1
	  	Representations and Warranties	  	7
	 	  	 5.2
	  	Performance	  	7
	 	  	 5.3
	  	Proceedings and Documents	  	7
	 	  	 5.4
	  	Opinion of Issuer Counsel	  	7
	 	  	 5.5
	  	Reservation of Converted Shares	  	7
	 	  	 5.6
	  	Consents, Permits, and Waivers	  	7
	 	  	 5.7
	  	Secretary’s Certificate	  	7

  

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) 
  

							
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	6.	  	 Conditions of the Issuer’s Obligations at Closing
	  	8
				
	 	  	6.1	  	Representations and Warranties	  	8
	 	  	6.2	  	Payment of Purchase Price	  	8
	 	  	6.3	  	Qualifications	  	8
			
	7.	  	Restrictions on Transfer	  	8
				
	 	  	7.1	  	Resale Restrictions	  	8
	 	  	7.2	  	Restrictive Legend	  	8
	 	  	7.3	  	Illiquid Investment	  	8
			
	8.	  	Registration of the Converted Shares; Compliance with the Securities Act.	  	9
				
	 	  	8.1	  	Registration Procedures and Other Matters	  	9
	 	  	8.2	  	Transfer of Shares After Registration; Suspension.	  	10
	 	  	8.3	  	Indemnification	  	12
	 	  	8.4	  	Termination of Conditions and Obligations	  	15
			
	9.	  	Notices	  	15
			
	10.	  	Reliance	  	16
			
	11.	  	Miscellaneous	  	16
				
	 	  	11.1	  	Survival	  	16
	 	  	11.2	  	Assignment	  	16
	 	  	11.3	  	Execution and Delivery of Agreement	  	16
	 	  	11.4	  	Titles	  	16
	 	  	11.5	  	Severability	  	16
	 	  	11.6	  	Entire Agreement	  	16
	 	  	11.7	  	Waiver and Amendment	  	16
	 	  	11.8	  	Counterparts	  	17
	 	  	11.9	  	Governing Law	  	17
	 	  	11.10	  	Attorney’s Fees	  	17

  

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) 
  

					
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	 Schedules
	  	 
			
	 1
	  	 List of Purchasers
	  	 
	 4.3(d)
	  	 Outstanding Subscriptions, Options, Warrants, Convertible Securities, etc.
	  	 
	 4.3(e)
	  	 Third Party Registration Rights
	  	 
	
	 Exhibits

			
	 A
	  	 Accredited Investor Certificate
	  	 
	 B
	  	 Certificate of Designations of Series D Perpetual Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock
	  	 
	 C
	  	 Opinion of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
	  	 

  
  

 SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT 
  
 This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the 15th day of July, 2005, by and
between Contango Oil & Gas Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), and each of the persons listed on Schedule 1 attached to this Agreement (each a “Purchaser” and collectively the “Purchasers”).

  
 WHEREAS, the Issuer desires to issue and to sell to the
Purchasers, and the Purchasers desire to purchase from the Issuer, the Series D Preferred Stock (as hereinafter defined), all in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement; and 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
representations, warranties and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 
  
 1. Agreement to Purchase Securities. Subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth in this Agreement, each Purchaser hereby
agrees severally and not jointly to purchase at the Closing, and the issuer agrees to sell and issue to each Purchaser at the Closing at a price of $5,000 per share, the number of shares of the Issuer’s Series D Perpetual Cumulative Convertible
Preferred Stock, par value $0.04 per share (the “Series D Preferred Stock”), shown opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule 1, for an aggregate purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) to be paid by such Purchaser in
the amount shown opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule 1. The shares of the Issuer’s common stock, par value $0.04 per share (the “Common Stock”), that may be issued upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock as
contemplated by the Designations Certificate (as defined below) are referred to herein as the “Converted Shares”, and the Series D Preferred Stock and the Converted Shares are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities”.

  
 2. Closing. Subject to the satisfaction or
waiver of the conditions in this Agreement, the purchase and sale of the Series D Preferred Stock shall take place at the offices of the Issuer at 3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 960, Houston, Texas 77098, at 10:00 a.m. (local time), on July 15, 2005,
or at such other time and place as the Issuer and the Purchasers acquiring, in the aggregate, a majority of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock to be sold pursuant to this Agreement agree upon orally or in writing (which time and date are
designated as the “Closing”). At the Closing, the Issuer shall deliver to each Purchaser a certificate representing the shares of Series D Preferred Stock that such Purchaser is purchasing in the name and to the address specified by each
Purchaser on Schedule 1 against payment of the Purchase Price therefor by wire transfer of immediately available funds. 
  
 3. Purchasers’ Representations and Warranties. Each Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Issuer that: 
  
 3.1 Investment Intent. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities
solely for the Purchaser’s own account for investment purposes, and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution of the Securities in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”). By such representation, such Purchaser means that no other person has a beneficial interest in the Securities, and that no other person has furnished or will furnish directly or indirectly, any part of or guarantee the payment of any
part of the consideration to be paid by such Purchaser to the Issuer in connection therewith. Such Purchaser 

  

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does not intend to dispose of all or any part of the Securities except in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act and applicable state
securities laws, and understands that the Securities are being offered pursuant to a specific exemption under the provisions of the Securities Act, which exemption(s) depends, among other things, upon compliance with the provisions of the Securities
Act. 
  
 3.2 Access to Information. Such Purchaser has
received a copy of the Issuer’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2004 (the “Annual Report”) and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 (the “Quarterly Report”) and has
reviewed them carefully, including the risk factors set forth therein. In addition, the Purchaser has received and reviewed a copy of the Issuer’s proxy statement for its annual meeting of stockholders held on November 4, 2004 (the “Proxy
Statement”). If desired, the Purchaser has also sought and obtained from management of the Issuer such additional information concerning the business, management and financial affairs of the Issuer as the Purchaser has deemed necessary or
appropriate in evaluating an investment in the Issuer and determining whether or not to purchase the Securities. 
  
 3.3 Accredited Investor. By completing the Accredited Investor Certification attached as Exhibit A, such Purchaser represents and warrants
that it is an accredited investor, as defined by Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act. 
  
 3.4 Knowledge and Experience. Such Purchaser is experienced in evaluating and investing in the securities of businesses in the development stage,
and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities and of protecting its interests in connection with an acquisition of the Securities.

  
 3.5 Suitability. Such Purchaser has carefully
considered, and has, to the extent the Purchaser deems it necessary, discussed with the Purchaser’s own professional legal, tax and financial advisers the suitability of an investment in the Securities for the Purchaser’s particular tax
and financial situation, and the Purchaser has determined that the Securities are a suitable investment for the Purchaser. 
  
 3.6 Ability to Bear Risk of Loss. Such Purchaser is financially able to hold the Securities subject to restrictions on transfer for an indefinite
period of time, and is capable of bearing the economic risk of losing up to the entire amount of its investment in the Securities. 
  
 3.7 Non-Registered Securities. Such Purchaser acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Securities have not been registered under the Securities
Act or any state securities laws and the Securities may be resold only if registered pursuant to the provisions thereunder or if an exemption from registration is available. Such Purchaser understands that the offer and sale of the Securities is
intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act, based, in part, upon the representations, warranties and agreements of such Purchaser contained in this Agreement. 
  
 3.8 Truth and Accuracy. All representations and warranties made by such Purchaser in this Agreement are true and
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accurate as of the date the Issuer issues the Securities. If at any time prior to the issuance of the Securities any representation or warranty shall not be
true and accurate in any respect, such Purchaser shall so notify the Issuer. 
  
 3.9 Authority. The individual(s) executing and delivering this Agreement on behalf of such Purchaser have been duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of such Purchaser, the signature of
such individual(s) is binding upon such Purchaser, such Purchaser is duly organized and subsisting under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it was organized, and such Purchaser was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities.

  
 3.10 No Violation. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions or performance of the obligations contemplated by this Agreement do not and will not violate any term of such Purchaser’s organizational documents. 
  
 3.11 Enforceability. Such Purchaser has duly executed and delivered
this Agreement and (subject to its execution by the Issuer) it constitutes a valid and binding agreement of such Purchaser enforceable in accordance with its terms against such Purchaser, except as such enforceability may be limited by principles of
public policy, and subject to laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors and rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies. 
  
 3.12 Reliance on Own Advisers. In connection with such
Purchaser’s investment in the Securities, such Purchaser has not relied upon the Issuer or its advisers for legal or tax advice, and has, if desired, in all cases sought the advice of such Purchaser’s own legal counsel and tax advisers.

  
 3.13 Scope of Business. Such Purchaser has been advised
and understands that the Issuer will be exposed to numerous investment opportunities in all areas of the oil and gas industry and may therefore pursue various types of transactions and opportunities, even if they do not fit within the primary focus
of the Issuer’s current business plan. For example, such transactions could include sales of all or substantially all of the Issuer’s assets and such opportunities could include international investments and downstream investments in oil
and gas service companies, pipelines, and gas processing and gas storage facilities. 
  
 3.14 Brokers or Finders. Such Purchaser has not dealt with any broker or finder other than Energy Capital Solutions LLC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement, and has not incurred,
and shall not incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for any brokerage or finders’ fees or agents commissions or any similar charges in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement. 
  
 3.15 Short Sales. As of the date of this Agreement, such Purchaser and
its affiliates do not have, and during the 30 day period prior to the date of this Agreement such Purchaser and its affiliates have not entered into, any “put equivalent position” as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or short sale positions with respect to the Common Stock of the Issuer. Until the registration statement referred to in Section 8.1 is declared effective, the Purchaser hereby agrees
not to, and will cause its affiliates not to, enter into any such “put equivalent position” or short sale position. 
  

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 4. Issuer’s Representations and Warranties. The Issuer hereby represents and warrants
to the Purchasers that: 
  
 4.1 Corporate Existence;
Authority. The Issuer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware, and it has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as it is being conducted. The individual executing and
delivering this Agreement on behalf of the Issuer has been duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of the Issuer, and the signature of such individual is binding upon the Issuer. 
  
 4.2 Enforceability. The Issuer has duly executed and delivered this
Agreement and (subject to its execution by the Purchasers) it constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with its terms against the Issuer, except as such enforceability may be limited by principles of public
policy, and subject to laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors and rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies. 
  
 4.3 Capitalization. The authorized capital of the Issuer consists, or
will consist immediately prior to the Closing, of: 
  
 (a)
Preferred Stock. 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.04 per share, of which (i) 4,000 shares have been designated Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.04 per share, 1,400 of which are issued and outstanding, and (ii) 4,000
shares have been designated Series D Preferred Stock, none of which are issued and outstanding and up to 2,000 shares of which will be sold pursuant to this Agreement. 
  
 (b) Common Stock. 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock of which 13,422,809 shares were issued and outstanding as of
July 14, 2005. 
  
 (c) All of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock of the Issuer have been duly and validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and not subject to any preemptive or similar rights. The Series D Preferred Stock has been duly authorized and when issued and delivered to the Purchasers
against payment therefor as provided by this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, shall have the rights and preferences set forth in the Certificate of Designations of Series D Preferred Stock attached hereto as
Exhibit B (the “Designations Certificate”) and the issuance of such Series D Preferred Stock will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights. If and when issued, the Converted Shares will have been duly authorized, reserved
for issuance and, when issued and delivered to the Purchasers against payment therefor as provided by herein, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of such Converted Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or
similar rights. 
  
 (d) Prior to giving effect to the
transactions set forth herein, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, convertible securities, calls, commitments, agreements or rights to purchase or otherwise acquire from the Issuer any shares of, or any securities convertible
into, the capital stock of the Issuer except as set forth on Schedule 4.3(d). 
  

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 (e) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.3(e), no stockholders of the Issuer have any right to
require the registration of any securities of the Issuer or to participate in any such registration. 
  
 4.4 No Conflicts. The issuance and sale of the Securities to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby and the performance of this Agreement will not
violate or conflict with the Issuer’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or any agreements to which the Issuer is a party or by which it is otherwise bound or, to the Issuer’s knowledge, any statute, rule or regulation (federal, state,
local or foreign) to which it is subject. 
  
 4.5 SEC
Documents. The Issuer has provided the Annual Report, the Quarterly Report and the Proxy Statement to the Purchasers. As of the date hereof, the Annual Report, the Quarterly Report and the Proxy Statement do not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Issuer
included in the Annual Report and the Quarterly Report financial statements dated as of March 31, 2005 heretofore delivered to the Purchasers, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent
basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present the financial position of the Issuer as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended. The
Issuer has included in the Annual Report a list of all material agreements, contracts and other documents that it reasonably believes are required to be filed as exhibits to the Annual Report. 
  
 4.6 Litigation. There is no litigation or other legal, administrative
or governmental proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against or relating to the Issuer or its properties or business, that if determined adversely to the Issuer may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on the present or future operations or financial condition of the Issuer. 
  
 4.7 No Material Adverse Change. Since the date of the Quarterly Report, there has not been any material adverse change in the business, operations, properties, prospects, assets, or condition of the Issuer, and
no event has occurred or circumstance exists that may result in such a material adverse change. 
  
 4.8 Environmental Matters. 
  
 (a) Except as would not be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect change in the business, operations, properties, prospects, assets, or
condition of the Issuer: (i) to Issuer’s knowledge, Issuer has complied with all applicable Environmental Laws (as defined in Section 4.8(b)); (ii) to Issuer’s knowledge, Issuer is not subject to liability for any Hazardous Substance
disposal or contamination on any third party property; (iii) to Issuer’s knowledge, Issuer has not been associated with any release or threat of release of any Hazardous Substance; (v) Issuer has not received any notice, demand, letter, claim
or request for information alleging that Issuer may be in violation of or liable under any Environmental Law; (vi) Issuer is not subject to any orders, decrees, injunctions or other arrangements with any governmental entity or is subject to any
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relating to liability under any Environmental Law or relating to Hazardous Substances; and (vii) there are no circumstances or conditions involving Issuer
that could reasonably be expected to result in any claims, liability, investigations, costs or restrictions on the ownership, use or transfer of any property of Issuer pursuant to any Environmental Law. 
  
 (b) For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Environmental
Law” means any federal, state, local or foreign law, regulation, order, decree, permit, authorization, opinion, common law or agency requirement relating to: (A) the protection, investigation or restoration of the environment, health and
safety, or natural resources, (B) the handling, use, presence, disposal, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Substance or (C) noise, odor, wetlands, pollution, contamination or any injury or threat of injury to persons or property.

  
 (c) For purposes of this Agreement, the term
“Hazardous Substance” means any substance that is: (A) listed, classified or regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law; (B) any petroleum product or by-product, asbestos-containing material, lead-containing paint or plumbing,
polychlorinated biphenyls, radioactive materials or radon; or (C) any other substance which is the subject of regulatory action by any governmental entity pursuant to any Environmental Law. 
  
 4.9 Truth and Accuracy. All representations and warranties made by the
Issuer in this Agreement are true and accurate as of the date hereof and shall be true and accurate as of the date the Issuer issues the Securities. If at any time prior to the issuance of any of the Securities any representation or warranty shall
not be true and accurate in any respect, the Issuer shall so notify the Purchasers. 
  
 4.10 Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments. The execution, delivery and performance by the Issuer of this agreement will not (a) contravene, result in any breach of, or constitute a default under or result in
the creation of any lien in respect of any property of the Issuer under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan, purchase or credit agreement, lease, corporate charter or bylaws, or any other material agreement or instrument to which the
Issuer is bound or by which the Issuer or any of its respective properties may be bound or affected, (b) conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any order, judgment, decree, or ruling of any court,
arbitrator or governmental authority applicable to the Issuer or (c) violate any provision of any statute or other rule or regulation of any governmental authority applicable to the Issuer. 
  
 4.11 Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders. The Issuer is not
in default under any term of any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or governmental authority or is in violation of any applicable law, ordinance,
rule or regulation (including without limitation environmental laws) of any governmental authority which default or violation could have a material adverse effect upon the business or operations of the Issuer. 
  
 4.12 Brokers or Finders. Except for Energy Capital Solutions LLC
(which has acted as a finder for the transactions contemplated by the Agreement), the Issuer has not dealt with any broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement, and except for certain fees and expenses payable
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the Issuer has not incurred, and shall not incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for any brokerage of finders’ fees or agents commissions or any
similar charges in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement. 
  
 5. Conditions of Purchasers’ Obligations at Closing. The obligations of each Purchaser under Section 1 and Section 2 are subject to the fulfillment on or before the Closing of each of the following
conditions, the waiver of which shall not be effective against any Purchaser who does not consent in writing to such waiver: 
  
 5.1 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Issuer contained in Section 4 shall be true and correct on and as of
the Closing with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date of such Closing (other than representations and warranties that relate only to a certain date, which shall be true as of such date).

  
 5.2 Performance. The Issuer shall have performed and
complied with the covenants and agreements in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied with by it on or before the Closing. 
  
 5.3 Proceedings and Documents. All corporate and other proceedings in connection with the Agreement contemplated to be effected at the Closing and
all documents incident thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Purchasers’ counsel, and they shall have received all such counterpart original and certified or other copies of such documents as they may reasonably
request. 
  
 5.4 Opinion of Issuer Counsel. Each Purchaser
shall have received from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, counsel for the Issuer, an opinion, dated as of the Closing, substantially in the form of Exhibit C. 
  
 5.5 Reservation of Converted Shares. The Converted Shares issuable upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock
shall have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance upon such conversion. 
  
 5.6 Consents, Permits, and Waivers. The Issuer shall have obtained any and all consents, permits and waivers necessary or appropriate for consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement.

  
 5.7 Secretary’s Certificate. Purchasers shall have
received from the Issuer’s Secretary or Assistant Secretary, a certificate having attached thereto (i) the Certificate of Incorporation as in effect at the time of the Closing, (ii) the Issuer’s Bylaws as in effect at the time of the
Closing, (iii) resolutions approved by the Board of Directors authorizing the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iv) good standing certificates (including tax good standing) with respect to the Issuer from the applicable authorities in Delaware
and Texas. 
  
 6. Conditions of the Issuer’s
Obligations at Closing. The obligations of the Issuer to each Purchaser under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment on or before the Closing of each of the following conditions: 
  
 6.1 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties
of the Purchaser contained in Section 3 shall be true on and as of the Closing with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Closing. 
  

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 6.2 Payment of Purchase Price. Such Purchaser shall have delivered the Purchase Price specified in
Section 1, and the Purchasers shall have delivered Purchase Prices equal to at least $10 million in aggregate principal amount. 
  
 6.3 Qualifications. All authorizations, approvals or permits, if any, of any governmental authority or regulatory body of the United States or of
any state that are required in connection with the lawful issuance and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be duly obtained and effective as of the Closing. 
  
 7. Restrictions on Transfer. 
  
 7.1 Resale Restrictions. The Purchasers understand that the offer and sale of the Securities to the Purchasers have
not been registered under the Securities Act or under any state laws. Each Purchaser agrees not to offer, sell or otherwise transfer the Securities, or any interest in the Securities, unless (i) the offer and sale is registered under the Securities
Act, (ii) the Securities may be sold in accordance with the applicable requirements and limitations of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and any applicable state laws and, if the Issuer reasonably requests, such Purchaser delivers to the Issuer an
opinion of counsel to such effect, or (iii) such Purchaser delivers to the Issuer an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer that the offer and sale is otherwise exempt from Securities Act registration. Notwithstanding the foregoing
subsections (ii) and (iii), no opinion shall be required for transfers by a Purchaser to its affiliates. 
  
 7.2 Restrictive Legend. Each Purchaser understands and agrees that a legend in substantially the following form will be placed on the certificates
or other documents representing the Securities: 
  
 “THE
SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (i) THE
OFFER AND SALE IS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (ii) THE OFFER AND SALE IS EXEMPT FROM SECURITIES ACT REGISTRATION AND THE TERMS OF SECTION 7.1 OF THE SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO WHICH THE SECURITIES WERE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED
HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH. (A COPY OF THE SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT IS ON FILE AT THE CORPORATE OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION.)” 
  
 7.3 Illiquid Investment. Each Purchaser acknowledges that it must bear the economic risk of its investment in the Securities for an indefinite
period of time, until such time as the Securities are registered or an exemption from registration is available. Each Purchaser acknowledges that the soonest that the Rule 144 exemption from registration could become available would be after such
Purchaser has paid for and held the Securities for one year. 
  

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 8. Registration of the Converted Shares; Compliance with the Securities Act. 
  
 8.1 Registration Procedures and Other Matters. The Issuer shall:

  
 (a) subject to receipt of necessary information from the
Purchasers after prompt request from the Issuer to the Purchasers to provide such information, promptly following the Closing but no later than 60 days after the Closing (the “Filing Date”), prepare and file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-3 or such other successor form (except that if the Issuer is not then eligible to register for resale the Converted Shares on Form S-3, in which case such registration
shall be on Form S-1 or any successor form) (a “Registration Statement”) to enable the resale of the Converted Shares, by the Purchasers or their transferees from time to time over the American Stock Exchange or in privately-negotiated
transactions. No Purchaser may include any Converted Share in the Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement unless such Purchaser furnishes to the Issuer in writing within five business days after receipt of request therefor, such requested
information; 
  
 (b) use commercially reasonable efforts, subject
to receipt of necessary information from the Purchasers after prompt request from the Issuer to the Purchasers to provide such information, to cause the Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable; 
  
 (c) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration
Statement to remain continuously effective and prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith (the “Prospectus”) (and the applicable Exchange Act
reports incorporated therein by reference, so filed on a timely basis) as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement current, effective and free from any material misstatement or omission to state a material fact for a period ending on the
date that is, with respect to each Purchaser’s Converted Shares purchased hereunder, the earlier of (i) the date on which the Purchaser may sell all Converted Shares then held by the Purchaser without restriction under Rule 144(k), or (ii) such
time as all Converted Shares purchased by such Purchaser in this Offering have been sold pursuant to a registration statement; 
  
 (d) so long as a Purchaser holds Converted Shares, provide copies to and permit single legal counsel designated by the Purchasers to review the
Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto, no fewer than three business days prior to their filing with the SEC, and not file any Registration Statement, amendment or supplement thereto to which a holder of the Converted
Shares reasonably objects in writing within such three business day period; 
  
 (e) furnish to the Purchasers with respect to the Converted Shares registered under the Registration Statement such number of copies of the Registration Statement, Prospectuses and preliminary Prospectuses
(“Preliminary Prospectuses” and individually, “Preliminary Prospectus”) in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and such 

  

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other documents as the Purchasers may reasonably request, in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of all or any of the Converted Shares
by the Purchasers; provided, however, that the obligation of the Issuer to deliver copies of Prospectuses or Preliminary Prospectuses to the Purchasers shall be subject to the receipt by the Issuer of reasonable assurances from the
Purchasers that the Purchasers will comply with the applicable prospectus delivery requirements under the Securities Act and of such other securities or blue sky laws as may be applicable in connection with any use of such Prospectuses or
Preliminary Prospectuses; 
  
 (f) file documents required of the
Issuer for normal blue sky clearance in states specified in writing by the Purchasers and use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain such blue sky qualifications during the period the Issuer is required to maintain the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement pursuant to Section 8.1(b); provided, however, that the Issuer shall not be required to qualify to do business or consent to service of process in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified or has not
so consented; 
  
 (g) promptly notify the Purchasers after it
receives notice of the time when the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, or when a supplement or amendment to any Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC; and 
  
 (h) advise the Purchasers, promptly: (a) after it shall receive notice or
obtain knowledge of the issuance of any stop order by the SEC delaying or suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for that purpose; and it will promptly use its commercially
reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal at the earliest possible moment if such stop order should be issued; and (b) at any time when a Prospectus relating to Converted Shares is required to be
delivered under the Securities Act, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of an event as a result of which, the Prospectus included in the Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing. 
  
 8.2 Transfer of Shares After Registration; Suspension. 
  
 (a) Each Purchaser agrees that it will not effect any disposition of the Converted Shares that would constitute a sale within the meaning of the
Securities Act except as contemplated in the Registration Statement referred to in Section 8.1 and as described below or as otherwise permitted by law, and that it will promptly notify the Issuer in writing of any changes in the information set
forth in the Registration Statement regarding the Purchaser or its plan of distribution. 
  
 (b) Except in the event that paragraph (c) below applies, the Issuer shall (i) if deemed necessary by the Issuer, prepare and file from time to time with the SEC a post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or a supplement or amendment to any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that such Registration Statement will not contain an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not 

  

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misleading, and so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Converted Shares being sold thereunder, such Prospectus will not contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (ii) provide the Purchasers copies of
any documents filed pursuant to Section 8.2(b)(i), and (iii) inform each Purchaser that the Issuer has complied with its obligations in Section 8.2(b)(i) (or that, if the Issuer has filed a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement
which has not yet been declared effective, the Issuer will notify the Purchasers to that effect, will use its commercially reasonable efforts to secure the effectiveness of such post-effective amendment as promptly as possible and will promptly
notify the Purchaser pursuant to Section 8.2(b)(i) hereof when the amendment has become effective). 
  
 (c) In the event (i) of any request by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority during the period of effectiveness of the
Registration Statement for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related Prospectus or for additional information; (ii) of the issuance by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending
the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (iii) of the receipt by the Issuer of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of
the Converted Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; or (iv) of any event or circumstance which, upon the advice of its counsel, necessitates the making of any changes in the
Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, so that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of the Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, then the Issuer shall promptly deliver a certificate in writing to the Purchasers (the
“Suspension Notice”) to the effect of the foregoing and, upon receipt of such Suspension Notice, the Purchasers will refrain from selling any Converted Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement (a “Suspension”) until the
Purchasers’ receipt of copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus prepared and filed by the Issuer, or until the Purchasers are advised in writing by the Issuer that the current Prospectus may be used, and have received copies of any
additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in any such Prospectus. In the event of any Suspension, the Issuer will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the use of the Prospectus so
suspended to be resumed as promptly as possible after the delivery of a Suspension Notice to the Purchasers. 
  
 (d) Provided that a Suspension is not then in effect, the Purchasers may sell Converted Shares under the Registration Statement in the manner set forth
under the caption “Plan of Distribution” in the Prospectus, provided that each arranges for delivery of a current Prospectus to the transferee of such Converted Shares. Upon receipt of a request therefor, the Issuer has agreed to provide
an adequate number of current Prospectuses to the Purchasers and to supply copies to any other parties requiring such Prospectuses. 
  

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 8.3 Indemnification. For the purpose of this Section 8.3: 
  
 (i) the term “Selling Stockholder” shall include the Purchasers
and their respective affiliates; 
  
 (ii) the term
“Registration Statement” shall include the Prospectus in the form first filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act or filed as part of the Registration Statement at the time of effectiveness if no Rule 424(b) filing
is required, any exhibit, supplement or amendment included in or relating to the Registration Statement referred to in Section 8.1; and 
  
 (iii) the term “untrue statement” shall include any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in the Registration
Statement, or any omission or alleged omission to state in the Registration Statement a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. 
  
 (a) The Issuer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Selling
Stockholder and its officers, directors, members and their respective successors and assigns (collectively, the “Selling Stockholder Indemnified Parties”) from and against any third party losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which
such Selling Stockholder Indemnified Parties may become subject (under the Securities Act or otherwise) insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) arise out of, or are based upon (i) any
breach of the representations or warranties of the Issuer contained herein, or failure to comply with the covenants and agreements of the Issuer contained herein, (ii) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement
as amended at the time of effectiveness or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, or (iii) any failure by the
Issuer to fulfill any undertaking included in the Registration Statement as amended at the time of effectiveness, and the Issuer will reimburse such Selling Stockholder Indemnified Parties for any reasonable legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred in investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such action, proceeding or claim, provided, however, that the Issuer shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that such loss, claim, damage or liability arises
out of, or is based upon, an untrue statement made in such Registration Statement or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Issuer by or on behalf of such Selling Stockholder Indemnified Parties specifically for use in preparation of the Registration Statement, a breach of any representations or warranties made by such Selling
Stockholder herein, or the failure of such Selling Stockholder Indemnified Parties to comply with its covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement hereof or any statement or omission in any Prospectus that is corrected in any subsequent
Prospectus that was delivered to the Selling Stockholder Indemnified Party prior to the pertinent sale or sales by the Selling Stockholder Indemnified Party. The Issuer shall reimburse each Selling Stockholder Indemnified Party for the amounts
provided for herein on demand as such expenses are incurred. 
  
 (b) Each Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer (and each person, if any, who controls the Issuer within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, each officer of the Issuer who signs the Registration Statement
and each director of the Issuer) from and against any third party losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Issuer (or any such officer, director or controlling person) may become subject (under the 

  

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Securities Act or otherwise), insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) arise out of, or are
based upon, (i) any breach of the representations and warranties of such Purchaser contained herein, (ii) any failure to comply with the covenants and agreements of such Purchaser contained herein, or (iii) any untrue statement of a material fact
contained in the Registration Statement or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading if such untrue statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished by or on behalf of such Purchaser specifically for use in preparation of the Registration Statement, and such Purchaser will reimburse the Issuer (or such officer, director or controlling person), as the case maybe, for
any reasonable legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such action, proceeding or claim; provided, however, that such Purchaser’s obligation to indemnify the Issuer or any
other persons hereunder shall be limited to the amount by which the net amount received by such Purchaser from the sale of the Converted Shares to which such loss relates exceeds the amount of any damages which such Purchaser has otherwise been
required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission, provided further that, with respect to any indemnification obligation arising under clause (iii) of this paragraph (b), such obligation shall be limited to the net amount
received by such Purchaser from the sale of the Converted Shares included in the Registration Statement in question. 
  
 (c) Promptly after receipt by any indemnified person of a notice of a claim or the beginning of any action in respect of which indemnity is to be sought
against an indemnifying person pursuant to this Section 8.3, such indemnified person shall notify the indemnifying person in writing of such claim or of the commencement of such action, but the omission to so notify the indemnifying person will not
relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified person under this Section 8.3 (except to the extent that such omission materially and adversely affects the indemnifying person’s ability to defend such action) or from any
liability otherwise than under this Section 8.3. Subject to the provisions hereinafter stated, in case any such action shall be brought against an indemnified person, the indemnifying person shall be entitled to participate therein, and, to the
extent that it shall elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified person promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified person, shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to
such indemnified person. After notice from the indemnifying person to such indemnified person of its election to assume the defense thereof, such indemnifying person shall not be liable to such indemnified person for any legal expenses subsequently
incurred by such indemnified person in connection with the defense thereof, provided, however, that if there exists or shall exist a conflict of interest that would make it inappropriate, in the opinion of counsel to the indemnified
person, for the same counsel to represent both the indemnified person and such indemnifying person or any affiliate or associate thereof, the indemnified person shall be entitled to retain its own counsel at the expense of such indemnifying person;
provided, however, that no indemnifying person shall be responsible for the fees and expenses of more than one separate counsel (together with appropriate local counsel) for all indemnified parties. In no event shall any indemnifying
person be liable in respect of any amounts paid in settlement of any action unless the indemnifying person shall have approved the terms of such settlement; provided that such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. No indemnifying person shall,
without the prior written consent of the indemnified person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified person is or could have been a party 

  

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and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified
person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding. 
  
 (d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8.3 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified person under subsection (a) or (b) above in respect of any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions or proceedings in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each indemnifying person shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Issuer on the one hand and the Purchaser(s) on the other in connection with the statements or omissions or other matters which resulted in such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, in the case of an untrue statement, whether
the untrue statement relates to information supplied by the Issuer on the one hand or the Purchaser(s) on the other and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement.
The Issuer and the Purchasers agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection (d) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Purchasers were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other
method of allocation which does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to above in this subsection (d). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified person as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in
respect thereof) referred to above in this subsection (d) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified person in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding
the provisions of this subsection (d), a Purchaser shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the net amount received by such Purchaser from the sale of the Converted Shares to which such loss relates exceeds the
amount of any damages which such Purchaser has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Each Purchaser’s obligations in this subsection to contribute shall be in proportion to its sale of Converted Shares to which such loss relates and shall not
be joint with any other Selling Stockholders. 
  
 (e) The parties
to this Agreement hereby acknowledge that they are sophisticated business persons who were represented by counsel during the negotiations regarding the provisions hereof including, without limitation, the provisions of this Section 8.3, and are
fully informed regarding said provisions. They further acknowledge that the provisions of this Section 8.3 fairly allocate the risks in light of the ability of the parties to investigate the Issuer and its business in order to assure that adequate
disclosure is made in the Registration Statement as required by the Securities Act. The parties are advised that federal or state public policy as interpreted by the courts in certain jurisdictions may be contrary to certain of the provisions of
this Section 8.3, and the parties hereto hereby expressly waive and relinquish any right or ability to assert such public policy as a defense to a claim under this Section 8.3 and further agree not to attempt to assert any such defense. 

 

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 8.4 Termination of Conditions and Obligations. The conditions precedent imposed by this Agreement
upon the transferability of the Converted Shares, shall cease and terminate as to any particular Converted Shares when such Converted Shares shall have been effectively registered under the Securities Act and sold or otherwise disposed of in
accordance with the intended method of disposition set forth in the Registration Statement covering the Converted Shares or at such time as an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer shall have been rendered to the effect that such
conditions are not necessary in order to comply with the Securities Act. 
  
 9. Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be in writing, shall be mailed (A) if within the United States by first-class registered or certified airmail, or
nationally recognized overnight express courier, postage prepaid, or by facsimile, or (B) if delivered from outside the United States, by International Federal Express or facsimile, and shall be deemed given (i) if delivered by first-class
registered or certified mail, three business days after so mailed, (ii) if delivered by nationally recognized overnight carrier, one business day after so mailed, (iii) if delivered by International Federal Express, two business days after so
mailed, (iv) if delivered by facsimile, upon electronic confirmation of receipt and shall be delivered as addressed as follows: 
  

	 	(a)	if to the Issuer, to: 

  
 Contango Oil & Gas Company 
 3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 960 
 Houston, TX 77098 
 Tel: (713) 960-1901 
 Fax: (713) 960-1065 
  

	 	(b)	with a copy to: 

  
 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 
 300 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 2200 
 Los Angeles, CA 90071 
 Attn: Richard A. Shortz 
 Tel: (213) 612-2526 
 Fax: (213) 612-2554 
  

	 	(c)	if to a Purchaser, at its address on Schedule 1 attached hereto, or at such other address or addresses as may have been furnished to the Issuer in writing

  

	 	(d)	with a copy to: 

  
 Energy Capital Solutions, LLC 
 2651 North Harwood 
 410 Rolex Bldg. 
 Dallas, TX 75201 
  

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 and 
  
 Patton Boggs LLP 
 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3000 
 Dallas, TX 75201 
 Attn: Fred A. Stovall 
 Tel: (214) 758-1500 
 Fax: (214) 758-1550 
  
 10. Reliance. Each
Purchaser and the Issuer understand and agree that the other party and its respective officers, directors, employees and agents may, and will, rely on the accuracy of the other party’s respective representations and warranties in this Agreement
to establish compliance with applicable securities laws. Each Purchaser and the Issuer agree to indemnify and hold harmless all such parties against all losses, claims, costs, expenses and damages or liabilities which they may suffer or incur caused
or arising from their reliance on such representations and warranties; provided, however, that the indemnification provided by each Purchaser pursuant to this Section 10 shall be limited to the Purchase Price paid by such Purchaser
pursuant to this Agreement. 
  
 11. Miscellaneous.

  
 11.1 Survival. The representations and warranties made
in this Agreement shall survive the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 
  
 11.2 Assignment. This Agreement is not transferable or assignable, except that this Agreement shall be transferable by a Purchaser to its
affiliates. 
  
 11.3 Execution and Delivery of Agreement.
The Issuer shall be entitled to rely on delivery by facsimile transmission of an executed copy of this Agreement, and acceptance by the Issuer of such facsimile copy shall create a valid and binding agreement between the Purchaser and the Issuer.

  
 11.4 Titles. The titles of the sections and subsections
of this Agreement are for the convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing this Agreement. 
  
 11.5 Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision of this Agreement shall not affect or limit the validity or
enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement. 
  
 11.6 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matters herein and supersedes and replaces any prior agreements and understandings, whether oral
or written, between them with respect to such matters. 
  
 11.7
Waiver and Amendment. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement may be waived, altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in part, only upon the mutual written agreement of the Issuer and Purchasers acquiring in the
aggregate a majority of the Series D Preferred Stock purchased pursuant to this Agreement. 
  

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 11.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
  
 11.9 Governing Law. This Agreement is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. 
  
 11.10 Attorney’s Fees. In any action or proceeding brought to enforce any provision of this Agreement, or where
any provision hereof is validly asserted as a defense, the successful party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney’s fees (including any fees incurred in any appeal) in addition to its costs and expenses and any other available
remedy. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first
above mentioned. 
  

			
	ISSUER:
	
	 CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY

		
	 By:
	 	  

	 Name:
	 	Kenneth R. Peak
	 Title:
	 	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
	
	 PURCHASER:

		
	 By:
	 	  

	 Name:
	 	 
	 Title:
	 	 

  
 [Signature Page
to Securities Purchase Agreement] 

 SCHEDULE 1 
  

LIST OF PURCHASERS 
  

						
	 Name and Address of Purchaser

	 	 Number of Shares of Series D
 Preferred Stock Purchased

	 	 Aggregate
 Purchase Price

	 BrightWater Fund, LLC
 598 Madison Avenue, Floor 5
 New York, NY 10022
 Attn: McAndrew Rudisel
	 	17	 	$	85,000
			
	 BrightWater Master Fund, LP
 598 Madison Avenue, Floor
5
 New York, NY 10022
 Attn: McAndrew Rudisel
	 	83	 	$	415,000
			
	 Ironman Energy Capital, L.P.
 4545 Bissonnett, Suite
291
 Bellaire, TX 77401
 Attn: Bryan Dutt
	 	600	 	$	3,000,000
			
	 D.E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C.
 120 West
45th St.
 New York, NY 10036
 Attn: Daniel Posner
	 	850	 	$	4,250,000
			
	 Crow Public Securities, L.P.
 2100 McKinney Avenue, Suite
700
 Dallas, TX 75201
 Attn: Rob Raymond
	 	200	 	$	1,000,000
			
	 RR Advisors, LLC
 3510 Turtle Creek Blvd., Apt.
5F
 Dallas, TX 75219
 Attn: Rob Raymond
	 	100	 	$	500,000
			
	 William D. Griffin
 6538 Norway Road
 Dallas, TX 75230
 Attn: William D. Griffin
	 	50	 	$	250,000
			
	 T2, Ltd.
 25 Highland Park Village, Suite 100-382
 Dallas, TX 75205
 Attn: Jim Smith
	 	100	 	$	500,000

 SCHEDULE 4.3(d) 
  
 OUTSTANDING SUBSCRIPTIONS, OPTIONS, WARRANTS, CONVERTIBLE
 SECURITIES, ETC. 
  
 The Issuer has issued the convertible securities set forth on the attached spreadsheet. 

 SCHEDULE 4.3(e) 
  
 THIRD PARTY REGISTRATION RIGHTS 
  
 None. 

 EXHIBIT A 
  

ACCREDITED INVESTOR CERTIFICATE 

 EXHIBIT B 
  

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES, 
 AND RELATIVE RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS 
 OF THE 
 SERIES D PERPETUAL CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK 

 EXHIBIT C 
  

OPINION OF MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLPManagement Agreement between Gerry Wang and Seaspan Corporation

 Exhibit 10.2 
  
 MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 Dated as of                     , 2005

  
 Among 
  
 SEASPAN CORPORATION 
 SEASPAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 
 SEASPAN ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED 
 SEASPAN SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD. and 
 SEASPAN CREW
MANAGEMENT LTD. 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  

					
	 1.
	 	DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION	  	2
			
	 1.1
	 	 Certain Definitions
	  	2
	 1.2
	 	 Construction
	  	8
	 1.3
	 	 Headings
	  	9
			
	 2.
	 	ENGAGEMENT OF MANAGER	  	9
			
	 2.1
	 	 Engagement
	  	9
	 2.2
	 	 Powers and Duties of the Manager
	  	9
	 2.3
	 	 Ability to Subcontract
	  	9
	 2.4
	 	 BIMCO Standard Ship Management Contracts
	  	10
	 2.5
	 	 Outside Activities
	  	10
	 2.6
	 	 Exclusive Appointment
	  	10
	 2.7
	 	 Authority of the Parties
	  	10
	 2.8
	 	 Inspection of Books and Records
	  	10
			
	 3.
	 	TECHNICAL SERVICES	  	10
			
	 3.1
	 	 Technical Vessel Management Services
	  	10
	 3.2
	 	 Commercial Management Services
	  	12
	 3.3
	 	 Crew Management Services
	  	12
	 3.4
	 	 Insurance
	  	13
	 3.5
	 	 Dry-Docking, Repairs and Improvements
	  	14
	 3.6
	 	 Regulatory Compliance Services
	  	14
			
	 4.
	 	ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES	  	14
			
	 4.1
	 	 Accounting and Records
	  	14
	 4.2
	 	 Reporting Requirements
	  	15
	 4.3
	 	 Financial Statements and Tax Returns
	  	15
	 4.4
	 	 Budgets and Corporate Planning
	  	16
	 4.5
	 	 Legal and Securities Compliance Services
	  	17
	 4.6
	 	 Bank Accounts
	  	18
	 4.7
	 	 Licence
	  	18
	 4.8
	 	 Other Administrative Services
	  	19
			
	 5.
	 	STRATEGIC SERVICES	  	20
			
	 5.1
	 	 Acquisitions, Charter Parties and Finance
	  	20
	 5.2
	 	 Warehousing
	  	21
	 5.3
	 	 Pre-delivery Services
	  	21
			
	 6.
	 	EMPLOYEES AND MANAGER’S PERSONNEL	  	21
			
	 6.1
	 	 Manager’s Personnel
	  	21
	 6.2
	 	 Officers
	  	22

					
	 7.
	 	COVENANTS OF THE MANAGER	  	23
			
	 8.
	 	MANAGER’S COMPENSATION	  	23
			
	 8.1
	 	 Initial Technical Services Fee
	  	23
	 8.2
	 	 Adjustment to Initial Technical Services Fee
	  	24
	 8.3
	 	 Technical Services Fees for New Vessels
	  	24
	 8.4
	 	 Dispute Resolution of Technical Services Fee
	  	24
	 8.5
	 	 Administrative Services Fee
	  	25
	 8.6
	 	 Incentive Shares
	  	25
	 8.7
	 	 Reimbursement for Expenses for Administrative Services and Strategic Services
	  	25
	 8.8
	 	 Invoicing
	  	25
	 8.9
	 	 Dispute of Invoice
	  	26
	 8.10
	 	 Direction to Pay
	  	26
			
	 9.
	 	LIABILITY OF THE MANAGER; INDEMNIFICATION	  	26
			
	 9.1
	 	 Liability of the Manager
	  	26
	 9.2
	 	 Extraordinary Costs and Capital Expenditures
	  	27
	 9.3
	 	 Manager Indemnification
	  	27
	 9.4
	 	 Company Indemnification
	  	27
	 9.5
	 	 Limitation Regarding Crew
	  	28
			
	 10.
	 	TERM AND TERMINATION	  	28
			
	 10.1
	 	 Initial Term
	  	28
	 10.2
	 	 Renewal Term
	  	28
	 10.3
	 	 Termination by the Company
	  	28
	 10.4
	 	 Termination by the Manager
	  	29
	 10.5
	 	 Automatic Termination
	  	29
	 10.6
	 	 Effects of Termination or Expiry
	  	30
	 10.7
	 	 Nature of the Agency
	  	32
			
	 11.
	 	DISPUTE RESOLUTION	  	32
			
	 11.1
	 	 Notice Dispute
	  	32
	 11.2
	 	 Mediation
	  	33
			
	 12.
	 	GENERAL	  	33
			
	 12.1
	 	 Incentive Shares
	  	33
	 12.2
	 	 Assignment
	  	33
	 12.3
	 	 Change of Control of the Manager
	  	33
	 12.4
	 	 Ownership of Advisor and Ship Manager
	  	33
	 12.5
	 	 Force Majeure
	  	34
	 12.6
	 	 Confidentiality
	  	34
	 12.7
	 	 Notices
	  	35
	 12.8
	 	 Third Party Rights
	  	35
	 12.9
	 	 No Partnership
	  	36
	 12.10
	 	 Severability
	  	36
	 12.11
	 	 Governing Law and Jurisdiction
	  	36
	 12.12
	 	 Binding Effect
	  	37

  

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	 12.13
	 	 Amendment and Waivers
	  	37
	 12.14
	 	 Entire Agreement
	  	37
	 12.15
	 	 Waiver
	  	37
	 12.16
	 	 Counterparts
	  	37

  

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 MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT dated as of
                    , 2005, 
  
 AMONG: 
  
 SEASPAN CORPORATION, a corporation formed under the laws of the Marshall Islands 
  
 AND 
  
 SEASPAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED, a company formed under the laws of Bermuda 
  
 AND 
  
 SEASPAN ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED, a company formed under the laws of Bermuda 
  
 AND 
  
 SEASPAN SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD., a company formed under the laws of British Columbia 
  
 AND 
  
 SEASPAN CREW MANAGEMENT LTD., a company formed under the laws of the Bahamas 
  
 RECITALS: 
  
 WHEREAS: 
  
 A. The shareholders (the “Owners”) of Seaspan Container Lines Limited (“SCLL”) have caused the Manager (as defined herein) to be formed; 
  
 B. SCLL, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates, or will own and operate, twenty-three
containerships (the “SCLL Business”) and has elected to sell the SCLL Business (the “Sale”) to the Company (as defined herein) in connection with an initial public offering of Common Shares of the Company (the
“Public Offering”); 
  
 C. It is a condition of the Sale and the
Public Offering that the Company enter into a management agreement with the Manager pursuant to which the Manager and, indirectly, the Owners, will receive fees and other consideration with respect to the on-going technical, administrative and
strategic management of the Vessels (as defined herein) and the growth and development of the SCLL Business, a business in which, upon it being acquired by Seaspan Corporation, Seaspan Advisory Services Limited will hold an interest as a consequence
of entering into this Agreement; 

 D. Concurrently with the Public Offering, certain of the Owners or their affiliates and associates will subscribe for
7,145,000 Subordinated Shares (as defined herein) and 100 Incentive Shares (as defined herein) of the Company; 
  
 E. The Company wishes to engage the Manager to manage and operate the business and affairs of the Company, including the acquired SCLL Business, and the Manager wishes to accept such engagement, on the terms and
conditions set forth herein; and 
  
 F. The Ship Manager and the Advisor (each as
defined herein) are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Manager and the Crew Manager (as defined herein) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Ship Manager. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and premises of the Parties herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration (the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by each Party), the Parties agree as follows: 
  

	1.	DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION 

  

	1.1	Certain Definitions 

  
 In this Agreement, including the recitals hereto, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below: 
  
 “Accounting Referee” has the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 8.9. 
  
 “Adjusted Operating Surplus”
has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Articles of Incorporation. 
  
 “Adjusted Technical Services Fee” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.2. 
  
 “Administrative Services” means the services to be provided by the Manager to the Company under Section 4. 
  
 “Administrative Services Fee” has the meaning ascribed to
such term in Section 8.5. 
  
 “Advisor” means
Seaspan Advisory Services Limited or any successor thereof permitted in accordance with this Agreement. 
  
 “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person as at any particular date, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, the Person in question. 
  
 “Agreement” means this management agreement as the same may be amended from time to time. 
  
 “Applicable Laws” means, in respect of any Person, property,
transaction or event, all laws, including, without limitation, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC, all statutes, ordinances, regulations, municipal by-laws, treaties, judgments and decrees applicable to that Person, property,
transaction or event and all applicable official directives, rules, consents, approvals, 

  

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authorizations, guidelines, orders, codes of practice and policies of any Governmental Authority having authority over that Person, property, transaction or
event and having the force of law, and all general principles of common law and equity. 
  
 “Approved Budget” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.4(c). 
  
 “Articles of Incorporation” means the articles of incorporation of the Company, as amended from time to time, as filed with the Registrar
of Corporations of the Republic of The Marshall Islands. 
  
 “Base Dividend” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Articles of Incorporation. 
  
 “Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company as the same may be constituted from time to time. 
  
 “Books and Records” means all books of account and records,
including tax records, sales and purchase records, vessel records, computer software, formulae, business reports, plans and projections and all other documents, files, correspondence and other information of the Company with respect to the Vessels
or the Containership Business (whether or not in written, printed, electronic or computer printout form). 
  
 “Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday on which the banks in the Marshall Islands, Hong Kong or
the Province of British Columbia are required to close. 
  
 “Change of Control” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.5. 
  
 “Charter” means a charter party agreement between the Company and any Person that relates to any of the Vessels. 
  
 “Charterers” means Lykes, CSG and such other Persons that
have entered into a Charter with the Company and “Charterer” means any one of them. 
  
 “Chief Executive Officer” means the chief executive officer of the Company. 
  
 “Chief Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer of the Company. 
  
 “Commercial Services” has the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 3.2. 
  
 “Common Shares” means the
Class A common shares, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company. 
  
 “Company” means Seaspan Corporation and any successor company permitted under this Agreement. 
  
 “Company Breach” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.4(b). 
  
 “Company Group” means the Company and its Subsidiaries. 
  
 “Company Group Member” means any member of the Company
Group. 
  

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 “Containerships” means any ocean-going vessel that is intended to be used primarily to
transport containers or is being used primarily to transport containers. 
  
 “Containership Assets” means Containerships and any assets that are customarily owned or operated in conjunction with Containerships, in each case, that are encompassed within the definition of
Containership Business. 
  
 “Containership
Business” means the business of chartering or re-chartering Containerships to others, and any other lawful act or activity customarily conducted in conjunction therewith. 
  
 “Continuing Directors” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors who (i)
was a member of the Board of Directors immediately after the completion of the Public Offering, or (ii) was nominated for election or elected to the Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the directors then still in office who were
either directors immediately after the completion of the Public Offering or whose nomination or election was previously so approved. 
  
 “Control” or “Controlled” means, with respect to any Person, the right to elect or appoint, directly or indirectly, a
majority of the directors of such Person or a majority of the Persons who have the right, including any contractual right, to manage and direct the business, affairs and operations of such Person, or the possession of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of Voting Securities, by contract, or otherwise. 
  
 “Credit Facility” means the credit facility agreement dated the date hereof between the Company and various banks and other financial
institutions thereto, and any other credit facility or other financing facility in respect of the Vessels, including any replacement facilities or junior priority facilities. 
  
 “Crew” means the master, officers, employees, ratings and other crew members of a Vessel. 
  
 “Crew Employment and Support Expenses” means all Employment
Expenses of the Crew and all expenses of a general nature which are not particularly referable to any individual member of the Crew or individual Vessel which are incurred for the purpose of providing Crew Management Services and, without prejudice
to the generality of the foregoing, shall include the cost of crew standby pay, training schemes for officers and ratings, cadet training schemes, study pay, recruitment and interviews. 
  
 “Crew Insurances” means insurances against crew risks which shall include but not be limited to death,
sickness, repatriation, injury, shipwreck unemployment indemnity and loss of personal effects. 
  
 “Crew Manager” means Seaspan Crew Management Ltd. or any successor thereof permitted in accordance with this Agreement. 
  
 “Crew Management Services” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.3. 
  
 “CSG” means China Shipping (Group) Company and any successor
thereof. 
  
 “Designated Representative” has the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11.1. 
  
 “Dispute” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11.1. 
  
 “Draft Budget” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.4(a). 
  

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 “Employment Expenses” means all costs, expenses, debts, liabilities and obligations
related to or incurred in respect of employment, including salaries, fees, wages, incentive pay, gratuities, bonuses, vacation pay, holiday pay, other paid leave, overtime, standby pay, sick pay, workers’ compensation legislation contributions
or costs, benefits and related costs, statutory contributions and remittances, pension plan contributions and costs, recruitment costs, Severance Costs, payroll and accounting costs, training and education costs, discounts, meals, accommodation,
legal costs associated arising from disputes, administrative costs, travel costs, perquisites, relocation expenses and uniform expenses. 
  
 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
  
 “Existing Ownership Group” means: 
  

	 	(a)	any of Dennis Washington, Kyle Washington, Kevin Washington, Gerry Wang or Graham Porter or their estate, spouse or descendants; 

  

	 	(b)	any trust for the benefit of the persons listed in (a) above; or 

  

	 	(c)	any Affiliate of any of the persons listed in (a) or (b) above. 

  
 “Fair Market Fee” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.4. 
  
 “Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Company, being the twelve month period ended December 31.

  
 “Fiscal Quarter” means a fiscal quarter for
the Company or, in the case of the first fiscal quarter of the Company, the portion of such fiscal quarter between the date of this Agreement and the commencement of the next fiscal quarter. 
  
 “Force Majeure Event” has the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 12.5. 
  
 “GAAP” means generally
accepted accounting principles consistently applied in the United States. 
  
 “Governmental Authority” means any domestic or foreign government, including any federal, provincial, state, territorial or municipal government, and any multinational or supranational organization,
government agency, including, without limitation, the SEC, tribunal, labour relations board, commission, stock exchange, including, without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange, or other authority or organization exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of, or pertaining to, government. 
  
 “Incentive Shares” means the Class C common shares, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company. 
  
 “Initial Term” means the initial term of this Agreement as
set out in Section 10.1. 
  
 “Initial Technical Services
Fee” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.1. 
  
 “Insurances” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.4. 
  

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 “ISM Code” means the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and
for Pollution Prevention as adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) by resolution A.741(18) or any subsequent amendment thereto. 
  
 “ISPS Code” means the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code adopted by the International Maritime Organization Assembly as
the same may have been or may be amended or supplemented from time to time. 
  
 “Legal Action” means any action, claim, complaint, demand, suit, judgment, investigation or proceedings, pending or threatened, by any Person or before any Governmental Authority.  

 
 “Lenders” means the lenders, facility agent, security
trustee, swap banks, swap agent or other financial institution contemplated by the Credit Facility. 
  
 “Losses” means losses, expenses, costs, liabilities and damages, excluding lost profits and consequential damages, but including interest
charges, penalties, fines and monetary sanctions. 
  
 “Lykes” means Lykes Lines Limited LLC or any successor thereof. 
  
 “Management Services” means, collectively, the Technical Services, Administrative Services and Strategic Services. 
  
 “Manager” means Seaspan Management Services Limited. or any successor thereof permitted in accordance with
this Agreement. 
  
 “Manager Breach” has the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.3(a). 
  
 “Manager Cause” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.3(c). 
  
 “Manager Entities” means the Manager, the Ship Manager, the Crew Manager and the Advisor and “Manager Entity”
means any one of them. 
  
 “Manager Indemnified
Persons” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.3. 
  
 “Manager’s Personnel” means all individuals that are employed by or have entered into consulting arrangements with any Manager Entity or any subcontractor under Section 2.3, other than the Crew. 
  
 “Mediator’s Report” has the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 11.2. 
  
 “New Build” means a
vessel under construction pursuant to a ship building contract between the Company and a ship builder. 
  
 “Omnibus Agreement” means the omnibus agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Company, the Manager, the Advisor, Norsk Pacific
Steamship Company Limited and Seaspan International Ltd. 
  
 “Operating Surplus” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Articles of Incorporation. 
  

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 “Parties” means the Company, the Manager, the Ship Manager, the Crew Manager and the
Advisor and “Party” means any one of them. 
  
 “Person” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or trustee, unincorporated organization, association, government, government agency or political subdivision thereof or
other entity. 
  
 “Questioned Items” has the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.4(b). 
  
 “Renewal Term” means any renewal term of this Agreement referred to in Section 10.2. 
  
 “Seaspan Licences” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.7. 
  
 “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 
  
 “Severance Costs” means the termination or severance
liabilities, costs and expenses which employers are legally obliged to provide or pay to or in respect of their employees, or the compensation or damages owed in lieu of such liabilities, costs and expenses, as a result of the termination of any
employment. 
  
 “Ship Manager” means Seaspan Ship
Management Ltd., or any successor thereof permitted in accordance with this Agreement. 
  
 “Ship Manager’s Account” means a bank account in the name of the Ship Manager established at a financial institution selected by the Ship Manager. 
  
 “Shipman 98 Contract” has the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 2.4. 
  
 “STCW 95” means the
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping to Seafarers, 1978, as amended in 1995 or any subsequent amendment thereto. 
  
 “Strategic Services” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5. 
  
 “Strategic Opportunity” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.1. 
  
 “Subordinated Shares” means the Class B common shares, par
value $0.01 per share, of the Company. 
  
 “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (a) a corporation of which more than 50% of the voting power of shares entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors or
other governing body of such corporation is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, by one or more corporations Controlled by such Person or a combination thereof, (b) a partnership (whether general or limited)
in which such Person or a corporation Controlled by such Person is, at the date of determination, a general or limited partner of such partnership, but only if more than 50% of the partnership interests of such partnership (considering all of the
partnership interests of the partnership as a single class) is owned, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination, by such Person, one or more corporations Controlled by such Person, or a combination thereof, or (c) any other Person (other
than a corporation or a partnership) in which such Person, one or more corporations Controlled by such Person, or a combination thereof, directly or indirectly, at the date 

  

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of determination, has (i) at least a majority ownership interest or (ii) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the directors or other
governing body of such Person. 
  
 “Technical
Services” means the Technical Vessel Management Services, the Commercial Services, the Crew Management Services, the procurement of insurance as described in Section 3.4, the dry-docking and repair services described in Section 3.5 and the
regulatory compliance services described in Section 3.6. 
  
 “Technical Services Fee” means the Initial Technical Services Fee or Adjusted Technical Services Fee, as applicable. 
  
 “Technical Vessel Management Services” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1. 
  
 “Term” means the Initial Term and any Renewal Term, in each
case subject to any early termination of this Agreement as permitted herein. 
  
 “Vessel” means each vessel owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time, including the vessels listed in Schedule A, as the same may be amended from time to time in
accordance with Section 8.3. 
  
 “Voting
Securities” means securities of all classes of a Person entitling the holders thereof to vote on a regular basis in the election of members of the board of directors or other governing body of such Person. 
  
 “Warehousing Service” has the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 5.2. 
  

	1.2	Construction 

  
 In this Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise: 
  

	 	(a)	references to laws and regulations refer to such laws and regulations as they may be amended from time to time, and references to particular provisions of a law or regulation
include any corresponding provisions of any succeeding law or regulation; 

  

	 	(b)	references to money refer to legal currency of the United States of America; 

  

	 	(c)	the word “including” when following any general term or statement will not be construed as limiting the general term or statement to the specific matter immediately
following the word “including” or to similar matters, and the general term or statement will be construed as referring to all matters that reasonably could fall within the broadest possible scope of the general term or statement;

  

	 	(d)	words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa and words importing gender, include all genders; and 

  

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

  

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	1.3	Headings 

  
 All article or section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof. 
  

	2.	ENGAGEMENT OF MANAGER 

  

	2.1	Engagement 

  
 The Company hereby engages the Manager to provide the services specified herein and to manage each Vessel for and on behalf of the relevant Company Group Member, and the Manager hereby accepts such engagement, in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Company and the Manager each acknowledge that to the extent set out in this Agreement, the Manager is acting solely on behalf of, as agent of and for the account of, the Company. The Manager may
advise Persons with whom it deals on behalf of the Company that it is conducting such business for and on behalf of the Company. 
  

	2.2	Powers and Duties of the Manager 

  
 The Manager has the power and authority to take such actions on its own behalf or on behalf of the relevant Company Group Member as it from time to time considers,
subject to the customary oversight and supervision of the Company and its the Board of Directors, necessary or appropriate to enable it to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Manager shall use its reasonable best efforts to provide the
Management Services and perform the Technical Services to be provided hereunder in accordance with customary ship management practice and with the care, diligence and skill that a prudent manager of vessels such as the Vessels would possess and
exercise, except that the Manager in the performance of its management responsibilities under this Agreement may have regard to its overall responsibility in relation to all vessels as may from time to time be entrusted to its management and in
particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Manager may allocate available supplies, manpower and services in such manner as in the prevailing circumstances the Manager, acting reasonably, considers to be fair and
reasonable. 
  

	2.3	Ability to Subcontract 

  
 The Manager may subcontract any of its duties and obligations hereunder to any of its Affiliates without the consent of the Company and may subcontract certain of its
duties and obligations to Persons that are not Affiliates with the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. In the event of such a subcontract, the Manager shall promptly notify the Company
thereof and shall remain fully liable for the due performance of its obligations under this Agreement. 
  
 The Company acknowledges that the Manager will engage (a) the Ship Manager to provide all or certain of the Technical Services and Administrative Services to the Company pursuant to a subcontract of the relevant
provisions of this Agreement; (b) the Crew Manager to provide all or certain of the Crew Management Services pursuant to a subcontract of the relevant provisions of this Agreement; and (c) the Advisor to perform all of the Strategic Services
pursuant to a subcontract of the relevant provisions of this Agreement; and the Ship Manager, Crew Manager and Advisor hereby accept such engagement providing that the Manager give the notice referred to in Section 8.10 of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the above, the Manager will be responsible for all costs and expenses related to any subcontracting of the Technical Services. The Technical Services Fee will not be adjusted therefor. 
  

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	2.4	BIMCO Standard Ship Management Contracts 

  
 It is the intention of the Parties that any subcontracts of this Agreement by the Manager with respect to the Technical Services be consistent with those provided for in
the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) Standard Ship Management Agreement “Shipman 98” form (“Shipman 98 Contract”); however, the Manager acknowledges that the Technical Services it will provide are not
limited to the services described in such form and are as set forth in this Agreement. 
  

	2.5	Outside Activities 

  
 The Company acknowledges that the Manager will have business interests and engage in business activities in addition to those relating to the Company, for its own account and for the accounts of others. Subject to the
provisions of the Omnibus Agreement, the Manager may undertake activities that may compete with the Company. 
  

	2.6	Exclusive Appointment 

  
 The Company acknowledges that the appointment of the Manager hereunder is an exclusive appointment for the Term. The Company may not appoint other managers with respect
to the Vessels or the Containership Business during the Term, except in circumstances in which it is necessary to do so in order to comply with Applicable Law or as otherwise agreed by the Manager in writing. This Section 2.6 does not prohibit the
Company from having its own employees perform the Management Services. 
  

	2.7	Authority of the Parties 

  
 Each Party represents to the others that it is duly authorized with full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement. The Company represents that
the engagement of the Manager has been duly authorized by the Company and is in accordance with all governing documents of the Company. 
  

	2.8	Inspection of Books and Records 

  
 At all reasonable times and on reasonable notice, any person authorized by the Company may inspect, examine, copy and audit the Books and Records of the Company kept
pursuant to this Agreement. 
  

	3.	TECHNICAL SERVICES 

  
 Subject to Section 9.2, in exchange for the Technical Services Fee, the Manager will provide to the Company the Technical Services in this Section 3 at the Manager’s own cost. 
  

	3.1	Technical Vessel Management Services 

  
 Commencing with the acquisition of each Vessel by any Company Group Member, the Manager shall provide all usual and customary technical vessel management services with
respect to the operation of that Vessel, including but not limited to: 
  

	 	(a)	supervising the day-to-day operation, maintenance, safety and general efficiency of the Vessel to ensure the seaworthiness and maintenance condition of the Vessel;

  

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	 	(b)	arranging for, supervising and paying for general and routine repairs, alterations and maintenance of the Vessel; 

  

	 	(c)	purchasing the necessary stores, spares, lubricating oil, supplies and equipment (other than such equipment as is covered by Section 9.2(c)) for the Vessel;

  

	 	(d)	appointing such surveyors, supervisors, technical consultants and other support for the Vessel, and on behalf of the Company, as the Manager may consider from time to time to be
necessary; 

  

	 	(e)	providing technical and shore-side support for the Vessel and attending to all other technical matters necessary for the operation of the Vessel; 

  

	 	(f)	handling of each Vessel while in ports or transiting canals either directly or by use of vessel agents, unless otherwise handled by the Charterer; 

  

	 	(g)	procuring and arranging for port entrance and clearance, pilots, vessel agents, consular approvals, and other services necessary or desirable for the management and safe operation
of each Vessel, unless otherwise procured or arranged by the Charterer; 

  

	 	(h)	preparing, issuing or causing to be issued to shippers the customary freight contract, cargo receipts and/or bills of lading unless normally prepared, issued or arranged for by the
Charterer; 

  

	 	(i)	performing all usual and customary duties concerned with the loading and discharging of cargoes at all ports unless normally performed by the Charterer; 

  

	 	(j)	arranging for the prompt dispatch of each Vessel from loading and discharging ports in accordance with the Charterer’s instructions and for transit through canals;

  

	 	(k)	arranging for employment of counsel and the investigation, follow-up and negotiating of the settlement of all claims arising in connection with the operation of each Vessel;

  

	 	(l)	paying all ordinary charges incurred in connection with the management of each Vessel, including, but not limited to, all canal tolls, port charges, any amounts due to any
Governmental Authority with respect to the Crew and all duties and taxes in respect of cargo or freight (whether levied against the Vessel or the Company) unless otherwise paid by the Charterer; 

  

	 	(m)	in such form and on such terms as may be requested by the Company, the prompt reporting to the Company of each Vessel’s movement, position at sea, arrival and departure dates,
major casualties and damages received or caused by each Vessel; 

  

	 	(n)	informing the Company promptly of any major release or discharge of oil or other hazardous material not in compliance with Applicable Laws; and 

  

	 	(o)	if the Company requests, providing the Company with a copy of any vessel inspection reports, valuations, surveys, insurance claims and other similar reports prepared by ship
brokers, valuators, surveyors, classification societies and insurers; (together, the “Technical Vessel Management Services”). 

  

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	3.2	Commercial Management Services 

  
 Commencing with the acquisition of each Vessel by any Company Group Member, the Manager shall administer the Charters and monitor payment to any Company Group Member or
its nominee of all hire, freight revenues or other moneys to which the Company may be entitled arising out of the Charter or other employment of that Vessel (the “Commercial Services”). 
  

	3.3	Crew Management Services 

  
 Commencing with or, to the extent reasonably necessary for the provision of the Crew Management Services in an efficient manner, prior to the acquisition of each Vessel
by any Company Group Member, the Manager shall provide all usual and customary crew management services in respect of that Vessel and manage all aspects of the employment of the Crew, including but not limited to: 
  

	 	(a)	procuring, supervising and managing suitably qualified Crew, which in the opinion of the Manager is required for the Vessel, in accordance with the STCW 95 requirements;

  

	 	(b)	recruiting, selecting, hiring and engaging the Vessel’s Crew, arranging and paying, at its own expense, all compensation and administering payroll arrangements, pensions and
other benefits and insurance for the Crew (including processing all claims); 

  

	 	(c)	ensuring that the Applicable Laws of the flag of the Vessel and all places where the Vessel trades are satisfied in respect of manning levels, rank, qualification and certification
of the Crew and employment regulations including statutory withholding tax requirements and social insurance requirements; 

  

	 	(d)	ensuring that all members of the Crew have passed a medical examination with a qualified doctor certifying that they are fit for the duties for which they are engaged and are in
possession of valid medical certificates issued in accordance with appropriate flag state requirements and, in the absence of applicable flag state requirements, the medical certificate shall be dated not more than three months prior to the
respective Crew members leaving their country of domicile and shall be maintained for the duration of their service on board the Vessel; 

  

	 	(e)	ensuring that the Crew shall have command of the English language of a sufficient standard to enable them to perform their duties effectively and safely; 

 

	 	(f)	arranging for all transportation (including repatriation), board and lodging for the Crew as and when required at rates and types of accommodations as customary in the industry;

  

	 	(g)	attending to training, supervising discipline, discharge and other terms and conditions of employment of the Crew; 

  

	 	(h)	conducting all union negotiations for and on behalf of the Company pursuant to Section 4.5(c); 

  

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	 	(i)	administering the Company’s and the Manager’s drug and alcohol policy in respect of the Crew; 

  

	 	(j)	ensuring that any concerns of the Charterer with respect to the master or any of the officers or other Crew are appropriately investigated in a timely manner, communicating the
results of such investigations to the Charterer and the Company and, if such concerns are well-founded, ensuring that any appropriate remedial actions are taken without delay; 

  

	 	(k)	keeping and maintaining full and complete records of any labour agreements which may be entered into with the Crew and reporting to the Company reasonably promptly after notice or
knowledge thereof is received of any change or proposed change in labour agreements or other regulations relating to the Crew; 

  

	 	(l)	negotiating the settlement of all wages with the Crew during the course of and upon termination of their employment; 

  

	 	(m)	handling all details and negotiating the settlement of any and all claims of the Crew including, but not limited to, those arising out of accidents, sickness or death, loss of
personal effects, disputes under articles or contracts of enlistment, policies of insurance and fines; 

  

	 	(n)	keeping and maintaining all administrative and financial records relating to the Crew as required by Applicable Law and any labour or collective agreements of the Company, and
rendering to the Company any and all reports when, as and in such form as requested by the Company; and 

  

	 	(o)	performing any other function in connection with the Crew as may be requested by the Company; 

  
 (collectively, the “Crew Management Services”). 
  

	3.4	Insurance 

  
 The Manager shall obtain, purchase and maintain insurance for each Vessel from third party providers for and on behalf of the Company against physical damage, total loss, third party liability and other risks normally
insured against in accordance with industry practice, including: 
  

	 	(a)	usual hull and machinery marine risks (including crew negligence) and excess liabilities; 

  

	 	(b)	protection and indemnity risks (including pollution risks and Crew Insurances); and 

  

	 	(c)	war risks (including protection and indemnity and crew risks); 

  
 each in accordance with the best practice of prudent owners of vessels of a similar type to each Vessel, with insurance companies, underwriters or associations; and in
amounts and on terms that are in accordance with industry practice, and in any event, are no less than the market value of the Vessel (and in the case of protection and indemnity coverage, entered for her full gross tonnage) (collectively, the
“Insurances”). 
  

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 The Manager shall pay on behalf of the Company all premiums and calls on the Insurances promptly and in any event by
their due date. The Manager shall procure for and on behalf of the Company any such additional insurance required under the Credit Facility, including arranging for any of the Lenders thereto being named as “loss payee” or “additional
insured” in accordance with the terms of the Credit Facility. The Manager shall co-operate with the Company’s insurers and underwriters with respect to the investigation or settlement of claims by the Company or any third party under the
Insurances, including taking the necessary steps to have repairs contemplated in Section 9.2(a) covered by the applicable insurance policy or policies. 
  

	3.5	Dry-Docking, Repairs and Improvements 

  
 Subject to Section 9.2, the Manager will arrange, pay for and supervise the dry-dockings, repairs, alterations and maintenance of each Vessel to the standards required to
ensure that each Vessel will comply, in all material respects, with the laws of the flag of such Vessel and of the places where such Vessel trades, and all requirements and recommendations of the classification society. Notwithstanding the foregoing
regarding dry-docking, repairs, alterations and maintenance, the Manager will pay only for the normally scheduled dry-docking and general and routine repairs, maintenance and alterations of the Vessel and the Company will make available to the
Manager sufficient funds for such other dry-dockings, repairs, alterations and maintenance as described in Section 9.2. To the extent that the Company has paid to the Manager any amounts included in the Technical Services Fee that are allotted for
the purpose of normally scheduled dry-docking, and this Agreement is terminated for any reason prior to the carrying out of such dry-docking the partial or full costs of which have been prepaid in the Technical Services Fee, the Manager will refund
to the Company such portions of the Technical Services Fee allotted to such dry-docking costs. 
  

	3.6	Regulatory Compliance Services 

  
 The Manager will operate and maintain the Vessels, in all material respects, in compliance with, and take all actions necessary to ensure that each Vessel is in
compliance with, all Applicable Laws, including the laws of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or such other flag as the Vessel may bear, the Applicable Laws of the countries to which the Vessels trade and with the requirements of the
relevant classification society, the ISM Code and ISPS Code. 
  

	4.	ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 

  
 In exchange for the Administrative Services Fee, the Manager will provide to the Company the services set out in this Section 4 (the “Administrative
Services”). 
  

	4.1	Accounting and Records 

  
 The Manager will, on behalf of the Company, establish an accounting system, including the development, implementation, maintenance and monitoring of internal control over
financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures, and maintain Books and Records, with such adoptions or modifications as may be necessary to comply with Applicable Laws. The Books and Records will be the property of the Company but will
be kept at the Manager’s primary office or such other place as the Company and the Manager may mutually determine. Upon expiry or termination of this Agreement, all of the Books and Records will be provided to the Company or a new manager,
reasonably promptly, pursuant to Section 10.6(e). 
  

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	4.2	Reporting Requirements 

  
 The Manager will prepare and deliver to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer the following reports: 
  

	 	(a)	a monthly report to be delivered within [15] Business Days of the end of the month setting out the interim financial results of the Company for such month, including the
comparison between the actual results and the budget, with an explanation for any major variances; 

  

	 	(b)	a quarterly report to be delivered within [12] Business Days of the end of each Fiscal Quarter setting out the interim financial results of the Company for such quarter,
including the comparison between the actual results and the budget, with an explanation for any major variances; 

  

	 	(c)	a draft of the reports, certificate, documents and other information required under the Credit Facility to be delivered [5] Business Days prior to their required delivery to
the Lenders; 

  

	 	(d)	as and when requested by the Board, Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, draft reports regarding financial and other information required in connection with the
relevant Applicable Laws (including annual, quarterly, current and other reports that may be required to be filed under the Exchange Act and all other Applicable Laws); and 

  

	 	(e)	other reports with respect to financial and other information of the Company that may be, from time to time, requested by the Company. 

  

	4.3	Financial Statements and Tax Returns 

  
 At the instruction of the Chief Financial Officer, the Manager shall prepare for review by the Chief Financial Officer and audit committee the following: 
  

	 	(a)	within [15] Business Days of the end of each Fiscal Quarter, unaudited financial statements of the Company, to be reviewed by the external auditors of the Company, prepared
in accordance with GAAP and the rules and regulations of the SEC, on a consolidated basis with any Subsidiary, for the relevant Fiscal Quarter; 

  

	 	(b)	within [60] Business Days of the end of each Fiscal Year, financial statements of the Company, to be audited by the external auditors of the Company, prepared in accordance
with GAAP and the rules and regulations of the SEC, on a consolidated basis with any Subsidiary, for the relevant Fiscal Year; and 

  

	 	(c)	tax returns for the Company and any Subsidiary required by law to be filed in the manner prescribed by Applicable Laws, including attending to the time calculation and payment of
all taxes payable by the Company. 

  
 At the instruction of the
Chief Financial Officer, the Manager will cause the Company’s external accountants to review unaudited financial statements, prepare audited financial statements and finalize tax 

  

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returns. The Manager will make available to the Company’s accountants the relevant Books and Records for the Company and will assist the accountants in
otherwise preparing the relevant financial statements and tax returns. 
  

	4.4	Budgets and Corporate Planning 

  

	 	(a)	Draft Budgets 

  
 On or before October 31 of each year, the Manager, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, will prepare and submit to the Board of Directors a detailed draft budget for the
next Fiscal Year in a format acceptable to the Company’s Board of Directors and generally used by the Manager, which will include: (1) a statement of estimated revenue and expenses; and (2) a proposed budget for capital expenditures, repairs or
alterations, including proposed expenditures in respect of dry-docking, together with an analysis as to when and why such replacements, improvements, renovations or expenditures may be required (the “Draft Budget”). 
  

	 	(b)	Process for Finalizing the Draft Budget 

  
 For a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of the Draft Budget, the Board of Directors, from time to time, may request further details and submit written comments on
the Draft Budget. The Company will give good faith consideration to the Draft Budget. If, after giving good faith consideration to the Draft Budget, the Company does not agree with any term thereof, the Company will, within the same thirty (30) day
period, give the Manager notice of the Company’s enquiry to the Draft Budget, which notice will include the list of the items under consideration (the “Questioned Items”) and a proposal for resolution of each such
Questioned Item. The Company and the Manager will endeavour, both acting reasonably, to resolve any such differences between them with respect to the Questioned Items. In resolving any Questioned Item, the Company and the Manager will have regard to
the Company’s obligations under the relevant Charters, the Credit Facility and the amount of the Technical Services Fee and Administrative Services Fee to be paid to the Manager. 
  

	 	(c)	Approved Budget 

  
 By December 31 of the relevant year, the Manager will prepare and deliver to the Company a revised budget that has been approved by the Board of Directors (the “Approved Budget”). However, the Company
acknowledges that the Approved Budget is only an estimate of the performance of the Vessels and the Manager makes no assurance, representation or warranty that the actual performance of the Vessels in the applicable Fiscal Year will correspond to
the estimates contained in the Approved Budget for that Fiscal Year. The Parties acknowledge that the projections contained in the Approved Budget are subject to and may be affected by changes in financial, economic and other conditions and
circumstances beyond the control of the Parties. 
  

	 	(d)	Amendments to Approved Budget 

  
 The Manager may, from time to time, in any Fiscal Year propose amendments to the Approved Budget upon fifteen (15) days notice to the Company, in which event the Company
will have the right to approve the amendments in accordance with the process set out in Section 4.4(b) with the relevant time periods being amended accordingly and provided that any Questioned Items are resolved within forty-five (45) days of
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control of the Manager, emergency expenditures are required to ensure that the Vessels are being operated and maintained as required under the Charters the
Manager may make such emergency expenditures and reasonably request prompt reimbursement, to the extent that such items are encompassed in Section 9.2, thereof even if such expenditures are not included or reflected in the Approved Budget.

  

	4.5	Legal and Securities Compliance Services 

  

	 	(a)	Responsibilities of the Manager 

  
 The Manager shall assist the Company with the following whether or not related to the Vessels: 
  

	 	(1)	ensuring that the Company is in compliance with all Applicable Laws, including without limitation, all relevant securities laws, and the rules and regulations of the SEC, the New
York Stock Exchange and any other securities exchange upon which the Company’s securities are listed; 

  

	 	(2)	arranging for the provision of advisory services to the Company with respect to the Company’s obligations under applicable securities legislation in the United States and
arranging for compliance with all disclosure and reporting obligations under applicable securities legislation including the preparation for review, approval and filing by the Company of reports and other documents with the SEC and all other
applicable regulatory authorities; 

  

	 	(3)	maintaining the Company’s corporate existence and good standing in all necessary jurisdictions and assisting in all other corporate and regulatory compliance matters;

  

	 	(4)	investor relations matters on behalf of the Company; 

  

	 	(5)	administering and supervising Legal Actions by, against or in respect of any Vessel or any Company Group Member; and 

  

	 	(6)	adjusting and negotiating settlements, with or on behalf of claimants or underwriters, of any claim, damages for which are recoverable under policies of insurance.

  

	 	(b)	Administration and Settlement of Legal Actions 

  
 If any Legal Action is commenced against or is required to be commenced in favour of any Company Group Member or any Vessel, the Manager will arrange for the commencement
or defence of such Legal Action, as the case may be, in the name of, on behalf of and at the expense of the Company Group Member, including retaining and instructing legal counsel, investigating the substance of the Legal Action and entering
pleadings with respect to the Legal Action. The Manager may settle any Legal Action on behalf of the Company Group Member where the amount of settlement is less than $[50,000] with the approval of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer and, in excess of such amount, with the approval of the Board of Directors. 
  

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	 	(c)	Labour Relations Proceedings 

  
 For Legal Actions in favour of or against any Company Group Member that relate to labour relations or employment proceedings, strikes and collective bargaining, the
Manager will represent the Company Group Member in any such labour relations or employment proceedings and will undertake any labour relations or employment negotiations in respect of any Vessel or any Company Group Member on behalf of such Company
Group Member, should such representation or negotiations be required, with such labour organization or other entity that becomes lawfully entitled to represent the Crew. The Manager will keep the Company advised of the progress of any such labour
relations proceedings or negotiations. The Manager may enter into collective bargaining agreements and other labour or employment agreements and any material amendments thereto provided that such agreements and amendments must have been approved by
the Board of Directors if the terms and conditions of such agreement are inconsistent, in a material and adverse way to the Company Group Member, with other collective bargaining agreements concerning or in respect of the Crew with collective
agreements. 
  

	4.6	Bank Accounts 

  

	 	(a)	Administration by Manager 

  
 The Manager will oversee banking services for the Company and will establish in the name of the Company an operating account, a retention account and such other accounts and with such financial institutions as the
Company may request. The Manager will administer and manage all of the Company’s accounts, including making any deposits and withdrawals reasonably necessary for the management of its business and day-to-day operations. The Manager will
promptly deposit all moneys payable to the Company and received by the Manager into a bank account held in the name of the Company. 
  

	 	(b)	Payments from Operating Account 

  
 On the date hereof, the Company will transfer or will arrange to transfer sufficient funds representing the prepaid charter hire into the operating account of the
Company. The Company will procure that all charter hire associated with the CSG Charters is paid by the Charterer into the operating account and the charter hire associated with the Lykes Charters is paid by the Charterer into the operating account
and into the Ship Manager’s Account in accordance with the Charters. Unless otherwise instructed by the Company, the Manager will instruct the financial institutions at which the accounts have been established to pay from the operating account:
(1) on the [        ] day of each month to the Ship Manager’s Account the amount of the Technical Services Fee less any amount paid by the Charterer pursuant to the Lykes Charters directly to the
Ship Manager’s Account; and (2) as required under the Credit Facility to pay amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility as and when required. 
  

	4.7	Licence 

  
 The Manager will procure, and the Company will enter into, licence agreements, in the form attached as Schedule B hereto that permit the Company to use the “Seaspan” name and trademark and the
“Washington” trademark in connection with its business (the “Seaspan Licences”). 
  

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	4.8	Other Administrative Services 

  
 The Manager will: 
  

	 	(a)	develop, maintain and monitor internal audit controls, disclosure controls and information technology for the Company; 

  

	 	(b)	assist with arranging board meetings, director accommodation and travel for board meetings, and preparing meeting materials; 

  

	 	(c)	prepare detailed papers and agendas for scheduled meetings of the Board of Directors (and any and all committees thereof) that, where applicable, contain such information as is
reasonably available to the Manager to enable the Board of Directors (and any such committees) to base their opinion; 

  

	 	(d)	in conjunction with the papers and agendas referred to in paragraph (c) above, prepare or cause to be prepared reports to be considered by the Board of Directors (or any applicable
committee thereof) in accordance with the Company’s internal policies and procedures on any acquisition, investment or sale of any part of the Containership Business proposed for consideration by such Board of Directors and otherwise in respect
of the performance of the Manager’s obligations under this Agreement; 

  

	 	(e)	obtain on behalf of the Company general insurance, director and officer liability insurance and other insurance of the Company not related to the Vessels that would normally be
obtained for a company in a similar business to the Company; 

  

	 	(f)	administer payroll services, benefits, directors fees, as applicable, for the Crew, Chief Financial Officer and any other employee, officer or director of the Company and for
convenience, the Manager may include the Manager’s Personnel, Chief Financial Officer and the Crew in one payroll and human resource system; 

  

	 	(g)	provide office space and office equipment for personnel of the Company at the location of the Manager, including a suitable office for the Chief Financial Officer and clerical,
secretarial, accounting and administrative assistance as may be reasonably necessary; 

  

	 	(h)	provide all administrative services required in connection with the Credit Facility and any other financings of the Company; 

  

	 	(i)	negotiate loan and credit terms with lenders in the ordinary course and monitor and maintain compliance therewith; 

  

	 	(j)	negotiate and arrange for interest rate swap agreements, foreign currency contracts and forward exchange contracts; 

  

	 	(k)	monitor the performance of investment managers; 

  

	 	(l)	 at the request and under the direction of the Company, handle all administrative and clerical matters in respect of (i) the call and arrangement of all annual
and/or special meetings of shareholders, (ii) the preparation of all materials (including notices of 

  

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meetings and information circulars) in respect thereof and (iii) the submission of all such materials to the Company in sufficient time prior to the dates
upon which they must be mailed, filed or otherwise relied upon so that the Company has full opportunity to review, approve, execute and return them to the Manager for filing or mailing or other disposition as the Company may require or direct;

  

	 	(m)	provide, at the request and under the direction of the Company, such communications to the transfer agent for the Company as may be necessary or desirable; 

 

	 	(n)	make recommendations to the Company for the appointment of auditors, accountants, legal counsel and other accounting, financial or legal advisers, and technical, commercial,
marketing or other independent experts; 

  

	 	(o)	attend to all matters necessary for any reorganization, bankruptcy or insolvency petitions or proceedings, liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company; and

  

	 	(p)	attend to all other administrative matters necessary to ensure the professional management of the Company’s business. 

  

	5.	STRATEGIC SERVICES 

  
 The Manager shall provide the following strategic services (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Strategic Services”) to the Company: 
  

	5.1	Acquisitions, Charter Parties and Finance 

  
 The Manager will provide strategic, corporate planning, business development and advisory services to the Company as follows: 
  

	 	(a)	identifying, negotiating and securing opportunities for the Company to acquire or to construct Containerships, and negotiating and carrying out the purchase of both new and existing
Containerships; 

  

	 	(b)	identifying, negotiating and securing opportunities for the Company to acquire or merge with companies, partnerships or other entities that own or operate Containerships or are
otherwise involved in the container shipping industry and working to integrate such acquired businesses; 

  

	 	(c)	identifying, negotiating and securing charterers and charter parties and other employment for the Vessels and the conclusion (including the execution thereof) of charter parties or
other contracts relating to the employment of the Vessel, for and on behalf of the Company; 

  

	 	(d)	maintaining and managing relationships between the Company and the Charterers and potential charterers, shipbuilders, insurers, Lenders and potential financiers of the Company and
other shipping industry participants; 

  

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	 	(e)	arranging, negotiating and procuring pre-delivery and post-delivery financing or refinancing for the construction of containerships and financing or refinancing for the acquisition
of used Containerships; 

  

	 	(f)	identifying, negotiating and securing potential divestitures or dispositions of the Vessels and any other of the Company’s Containership Assets, and evaluating and recommending
the sale of all or any part of the business owned by the Company; 

  

	 	(g)	identifying, investigating and implementing tax planning, leasing or other tax savings initiatives; 

  

	 	(h)	providing general strategic planning services and implementing corporate strategy, including, but not limited to, developing acquisition and divestiture strategies; and

  

	 	(i)	such other strategic, corporate planning, business development and advisory services as the Company may reasonably identify from time to time. 

  
 If pursuant to the provision of Strategic Services, the Manager identifies a potential
opportunity for the Company (the “Strategic Opportunity”), the Manager will present the Strategic Opportunity to the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, for further consideration and presentation to the Board of
Directors, who will then approve or reject the Strategic Opportunity. 
  

	5.2	Warehousing 

  
 In respect of a Strategic Opportunity involving the acquisition or construction of new Containerships and the securing of charter parties for such Containerships, the Company may request that the Manager or a Manager
Entity enter into, in its own name, such agreement with respect to such New Build until such time that the Company is able to pursue such Strategic Opportunity (the “Warehousing Service”) provided that a binding agreement is or will
be entered into between the Company and the Manager. 
  

	5.3	Pre-delivery Services 

  
 For any New Build, the Manager will oversee and supervise, in all material respects, the design and construction of a New Build prior to its delivery and liaise with the
ship builder, classifications societies, suppliers and other service providers to ensure that the New Build is being constructed in accordance with the relevant ship building contract and classification society. The Manager will consult with
and obtain the approval of the Company with respect to all material decisions to be made regarding any New Build. 
  

	6.	EMPLOYEES AND MANAGER’S PERSONNEL 

  

	6.1	Manager’s Personnel 

  
 The Manager will provide the Management Services hereunder through the Manager’s Personnel and the Crew. The relevant Manager Entity will be responsible for all
aspects of the employment or other relationship of such Manager’s Personnel and Crew, including recruitment, training, staffing levels, compensation and benefits, supervision, discipline and discharge, and other terms and conditions of
employment or contract, as required in order for the Manager to perform its obligations hereunder. However, the Manager will remain directly responsible and liable to the Company to carry out all of its 

  

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obligations under this Agreement, whether performed directly or subcontracted to the Ship Manager, Crew Manager, Advisor or any other Person, and the Manager
(and not the Company) shall be responsible for the compensation and reimbursement of all such entities at its own cost to the extent such services are encompassed in the Technical Services. In respect of the Manager’s Personnel, including the
Chief Executive Officer, although such Manager’s Personnel will at all times remain employees of the relevant Manager Entity, the Company will reimburse the Manager, in accordance with Section 8.7(b), for that portion of the Employment Expenses
of the Manager’s Personnel attributable to the provision of Administrative Services and Strategic Services provided pursuant to this Agreement. Subject to Section 8.10, the Manager will in turn reimburse the relevant other Manager Entity as
required. 
  

	6.2	Officers 

  

	 	(a)	Chief Executive Officer and the Other Executive Officers 

  
 The Manager will make available to the Company the Manager’s chief executive officer to manage the Company’s day-to-day operations and affairs as the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, provided that the Chief Executive Officer may continue to perform limited Chief Executive Officer duties for the Manager in accordance with his employment agreement. The Manager shall make available to the
Company such other executive officers that the Company and the Manager agree. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may employ directly any other officers or employees as it may deem necessary that will not be subject to this Agreement.

  

	 	(b)	Termination and Replacement of Executive Officers 

  
 The Board of Directors may require that any officer (other than the Chief Executive Officer) that is provided by the Manager to be an executive officer (or otherwise
perform the duties of an executive officer) of the Company be relieved of his duties with respect to, and no longer perform any of the Management Services for, the Company for any reason not prohibited by Applicable Laws. Such officer may continue
to be employed by the Manager but shall no longer provide any Management Services hereunder. 
  
 The Board of Directors may require that the Chief Executive Officer be relieved of his duties with respect to, and no longer perform any of the Management Services for, the Company if the Board of Directors
determines, that the Chief Executive Officer is not performing the tasks and duties associated with his office with the skill, diligence and care of a chief executive officer of a similarly situated company. The Chief Executive Officer may continue
to be employed by the Manager but shall no longer provide the Management Services hereunder. 
  
 Except in the case of termination for cause, the Manager will not terminate the Chief Executive Officer without the prior consent of Company, not to be unreasonably withheld. In the case of termination for cause, the
Manager will provide prior notice to the Manager of the termination to the extent that prior notice is practicable in the circumstances. 
  
 If any officer that is made available to the Company by the Manager resigns, is terminated or otherwise vacates his office, the Manager shall, as soon as practicable
after acceptance of any resignation or after termination, use reasonable best efforts to identify suitable candidates for replacement of such officer for the approval by the Board of Directors. The Manager and the Company will use reasonable best
efforts to minimize interruption in the performance of the duties of the officer. 
  

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	 	(c)	Chief Financial Officer 

  
 The Chief Financial Officer will be an employee of the Company and the Company will be responsible for all aspects of the employment of the Chief Financial Officer with the Company, including recruitment, training,
staffing levels, compensation and benefits, supervision, discipline and discharge, and such other terms and conditions of employment. 
  

	 	(d)	Other Duties of the Manager’s Personnel 

  
 The Company acknowledges that, other than the Chief Executive Officer, the other officers provided by the Manager and the other of the Manager’s Personnel that
provide the Management Services, may, subject to the terms of the Omnibus Agreement, engage in business activities of the Manager and its Affiliates that are unrelated to the Company and that conflicts of interest may exist. 
  

	 	(e)	Reporting Structure 

  
 The Chief Executive Officer will report to and be under the direction of the Board of Directors. The Manager will report to the Company and the Board of Directors through the Chief Executive Officer. 
  

	7.	COVENANTS OF THE MANAGER 

  
 The Manager hereby agrees and covenants with the Company that, for so long as this Agreement is effective, the Manager shall: 
  

	 	(a)	obtain professional indemnity insurance and other insurance and maintain such coverage as is reasonable having regard to the nature and extent of the Manager’s obligations
under this Agreement; 

  

	 	(b)	exercise all due care, loyalty, skill and diligence in carrying out its duties under this Agreement as required by Applicable Laws; 

  

	 	(c)	provide the Board of Directors with all information in relation to the performance of the Manager’s obligations under this Agreement as the Board of Directors may reasonably
request; 

  

	 	(d)	ensure that all material property of the Company is clearly identified as such, held separately from property of the Manager and, where applicable, in safe custody; and

  

	 	(e)	ensure that all property of the Company (other than money to be deposited to any bank account of the Company) is transferred to or otherwise held in the name of the Company or any
nominee or custodian appointed by the Company. 

  

	8.	MANAGER’S COMPENSATION 

  

	8.1	Initial Technical Services Fee 

  
 For the provision of the Technical Services between the commencement of this Agreement and December 31, 2008, the Company shall pay to the Manager in advance on a monthly
basis the daily fixed fees per Vessel set out in Schedule A hereto (the “Initial Technical Services Fee”). This fee shall be all-inclusive 

  

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and represent all costs to be paid to the Manager for the provision of Technical Services; any related costs paid by the Manager in connection with the
Technical Services shall not be passed through to or be reimbursed by the Company, except as set forth in Section 9.2 below. The Company and the Manager each acknowledge that the Initial Technical Services Fee represents as of the date hereof the
fair market value of providing the Technical Services. The Technical Services Fee is payable regardless of whether the Vessels are subject to a Charter or whether the relevant Charterer has paid the relevant charter hire to the Company. However, in
circumstances where the Vessel is off-hire (whether or not subject to a Charter) there will be an appropriate downward adjustment to the Technical Services Fee for any decrease in variable costs during such period. 
  

	8.2	Adjustment to Initial Technical Services Fee 

  
 The Initial Technical Services Fee shall remain in effect until December 31, 2008 and thereafter will be adjusted every three years beginning January 1, 2009. Ninety (90)
days prior to December 31, 2008 and the end of each successive three-year period thereafter, the Manager and the Company will negotiate the fee for Technical Services for the successive three-year period (the “Adjusted Technical Services
Fee”). 
  

	8.3	Technical Services Fees for New Vessels 

  
 If the Company acquires a new Vessel, the Technical Services Fee in respect of that Vessel will be the same fee that is applicable to Vessels of the same size, unless
there is a material and demonstrable difference in the operating costs associated with such Vessel. If such a difference exists or if there are no Vessels of a similar size already owned by the Company, the Company and the Manager will negotiate in
good faith a fair market Technical Services Fee for that Vessel and will amend Schedule A accordingly. 
  

	8.4	Dispute Resolution of Technical Services Fee 

  
 If the Company and the Manager are unable to agree on the Adjusted Technical Services Fee pursuant to Section 8.2 within forty-five (45) days prior to the end of the
applicable calendar year, or are unable to agree on the Technical Services Fee for a new Vessel pursuant to Section 8.3, the Company and the Manager will engage an independent arbitrator to determine the fair market value of providing the Technical
Services to the Company for the Vessel or Vessels, as the case may be, in accordance with this Agreement (the “Fair Market Fee”). In determining the Fair Market Fee in respect of the Adjusted Technical Services Fee, the arbitrator
will be provided with the proposed terms of the Adjusted Technical Services Fee discussed between the Company and the Manager in the prior 45-day period, all the relevant historical information regarding the Vessels for the previous three-year
period, the anticipated costs of operating and managing such Vessels for the next three-year period and any other information that the Company or the Manager may deem relevant. In determining the Fair Market Fee in respect of any new Vessel, the
arbitrator will be provided with the proposed Technical Services Fee of such Vessel as discussed between the Company and the Manager, the anticipated costs of operating and managing such Vessel for the next three-year period and any other
information that the Company or the Manager may deem relevant. The arbitrator will determine the Fair Market Fee within thirty (30) days of its engagement and furnish the Company and the Manager with its determination and the Adjusted Technical
Services Fee for the ensuing three-year period, in the case of Section 8.2, or the Technical Services Fee for relevant period, in the case of a new Vessel pursuant to Section 8.3, will be the Fair Market Fee as determined by the arbitrator.

  

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 Solely in the case of the Adjusted Technical Services Fee for the three-year period commencing January 1, 2009, the
Adjusted Technical Services Fee will be the greater of (a) the Fair Market Fee determined by the arbitrator; and (b) the Initial Technical Services Fee. During all other periods, the Adjusted Technical Services Fee will be the Fair Market Fee
determined by the arbitrator. The fees and expenses of the arbitrator will be paid by the Company and the Manager in equal proportions. 
  

	8.5	Administrative Services Fee 

  
 For the provision of the Administrative Services, the Company shall pay to the Manager a maximum annual fee of $72,000, payable in monthly instalments of $6,000 at the
beginning of each month (the “Administrative Services Fee”), subject to the appropriate downward adjustment for any reduction in the Administrative Services provided. 
  

	8.6	Incentive Shares 

  
 For the provision of the Strategic Services, the Advisor will subscribe for, concurrently with the Public Offering, and the Company will issue to the Advisor, 100 Incentive Shares having an aggregate purchase price of
$1,000. The Advisor may dispose of, and the Company may repurchase, the Incentive Shares in accordance with Section 10.6 below. 
  

	8.7	Reimbursement for Expenses for Administrative Services and Strategic Services 

  
 In addition to the payment by the Company to the Manager of the Administrative Services Fee, the Company will reimburse the Manager for: (a)
all of the reasonable direct costs and expenses incurred by the Manager and its Affiliates in providing the Administrative Services and Strategic Services; and (b) all reasonable and necessary costs and expenses incurred by the Manager and its
Affiliates that are allocable to the provision of the Administrative Services and Strategic Services to the Company (including the allocable Employment Expenses associated with officers and employees of the Manager and its Affiliates to the extent
that they provide Administrative Services or Strategic Services to the Company for the Manager pursuant to this Agreement). If any of the costs and expenses are incurred pursuant to the provision of services the benefit of which will be shared among
or realized by the Company, the Manager and another Person or Persons, the reimbursement of such costs and expenses will be apportioned accordingly and the Manager will promptly notify the Company of such apportionment. 
  

	8.8	Invoicing 

  
 The Manager shall in good faith determine the expenses related to the Administrative Services and Strategic Services that are allocable to the Company in any reasonable manner determined by the Manager and shall
provide to the Company on a monthly basis an invoice for the costs and expenses to be reimbursed under Section 8.7, which invoice will contain a description in reasonable detail of the costs and expenses that comprise the aggregate amount of the
payment being invoiced. The Manager shall maintain the records of all costs and expenses incurred, including any invoices, receipts and supplementary materials as are necessary or proper for the settlement of accounts between the Parties. The
Company will pay such invoices within thirty (30) days of receipt, unless the invoice is being disputed in accordance with this Agreement. 
  

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	8.9	Dispute of Invoice 

  
 If the Company, in good faith, disputes the amount of the invoice, the Company shall give written notice of such dispute on or before the due date with respect to all or any portion of the relevant invoice, with the
particulars of such dispute. Upon receipt of such notice, the Manager shall furnish the Company with additional supporting documentation to reasonably substantiate the amount of the invoice. Upon delivery of such additional documentation, the
Company and the Manager shall cooperate in good faith and use their reasonable best efforts to resolve such dispute. If they are unable to resolve their dispute within ten (10) Business Days of the delivery of such additional supporting information,
then the dispute shall be referred for resolution by a firm of independent accountants of nationally recognized standing reasonably satisfactory to each of the Manager and the Company (the “Accounting Referee”), which shall
determine the disputed amounts within thirty (30) days of the referral of such dispute to such Accounting Referee. The determination of the Accounting Referee shall not require the Company to pay more than the amount in dispute nor require the
Manager to return any amount previously paid by the Company. The fees and expenses of the Accounting Referee shall be borne equally by the Company and the Manager. If any dispute is resolved in favour of the Manager, the Company shall make payment
to the Manager within ten (10) days of resolution of the dispute. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Company be entitled to withhold any amounts other than those portions of the applicable payment that are in dispute. 

 

	8.10	Direction to Pay 

  
 By written notice to the Company, the Manager will direct the Company to pay any amounts owing under this Agreement to an Affiliate of the Manager, pursuant to a subcontract of any provisions of this Agreement,
directly to such Affiliate. The Manager hereby directs that the Technical Services Fee be paid by the Company directly to the Ship Manager. 
  

	9.	LIABILITY OF THE MANAGER; INDEMNIFICATION 

  

	9.1	Liability of the Manager 

  
 The Manager shall not be liable whatsoever to the Company for any loss, damage, delay or expense of whatsoever nature, whether direct or indirect, (including but not
limited to loss of profit arising out of or in connection with arrest, detention of or delay to any Vessel) and arising from the Management Services unless and to the extent that such loss, damage, delay or expense resulted from: 
  

	 	(a)	the fraud, gross negligence, recklessness or wilful misconduct of the Manager or any of the Manager Entities or any of their employees, agents or sub-contractors (“Manager
Misconduct”); or 

  

	 	(b)	any breach of this Agreement by the Manager or any of the Manager Entities. 

  

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	9.2	Extraordinary Costs and Capital Expenditures 

  
 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Manager will not be responsible for paying any costs, liabilities and expenses in respect of a Vessel, to
the extent that such costs, liabilities and expenses are “extraordinary”, which shall consist of the following: 
  

	 	(a)	repairs, refurbishment or modifications resulting from maritime accidents, collisions, other accidental damage or unforeseen events (except to the extent that such accidents,
collisions, damage or events are due to Manager’s Misconduct unless and to the extent otherwise covered by insurance); 

  

	 	(b)	unscheduled or non-routine dry-docking of a Vessel; 

  

	 	(c)	any improvement, upgrade or modification to, structural changes with respect to or the installation of new equipment aboard any Vessel that results from a change in, an introduction
of new, or a change in the interpretation of, Applicable Laws, at the recommendation of the classification society for that Vessel or otherwise; 

  

	 	(d)	any increase in Crew Employment and Support Expenses resulting from an introduction of new, or a change in the interpretation of, Applicable Laws; or 

  

	 	(e)	any other similar costs, liabilities and expenses that were not reasonably contemplated by the Company and the Manager as being encompassed by or a component of the Technical
Services Fee at the time the Technical Services Fee was determined. 

  

	9.3	Manager Indemnification 

  
 The Company will indemnify and save harmless each Manager Entity, and its respective current and former directors, officers, employees, subcontractors and current and
future affiliates (the “Manager Indemnified Persons”) from and against any and all Losses incurred or suffered by the Manager Indemnified Persons by reason of, resulting from, in connection with, or arising in any manner whatsoever
out of or in the course of their performance of this Agreement or a Legal Action brought or threatened against such Manager Indemnified Persons in connection with their performance of this Agreement, other than for any Losses related to: 

 

	 	(a)	any liabilities or obligations that the Manager has agreed to pay or for which the Manager is otherwise responsible under this Agreement; 

  

	 	(b)	Manager Misconduct; or 

  

	 	(c)	any breach of this Agreement by the Manager or any of the Manager Entities. 

  

	9.4	Company Indemnification 

  
 The Manager will indemnify and save harmless each Company Group Member, and its respective current and former directors, officers, employees, subcontractors and current
and future affiliates (the “Company Indemnified Persons”) from and against any and all Losses incurred or suffered by the Company Indemnified Persons, related to: 
  

	 	(a)	any liabilities or obligations that the Manager has agreed to pay or for which the Manager is otherwise responsible under this Agreement; 

  

	 	(b)	Manager Misconduct; or 

  

	 	(c)	any breach of this Agreement by the Manager or any of the Manager Entities. 

  

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	9.5	Limitation Regarding Crew 

  
 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Manager shall not be liable for any of the actions of the Crew, even if such actions are negligent,
grossly negligent or wilful, except only to the extent that they are shown to have resulted from a failure by the Manager to discharge its obligations under Section 3.3, in which case its liability shall be determined in accordance with the terms of
this Section 9. 
  

	10.	TERM AND TERMINATION 

  

	10.1	Initial Term 

  
 The initial term of this Agreement shall commence on                     , 2005 and end on December 31, 2025,
unless terminated earlier pursuant to this Agreement (the “Initial Term”). 
  

	10.2	Renewal Term 

  
 This Agreement shall, without any further act or formality on the part of any Parties, on the expiration of the Initial Term, or any Renewal Term, be automatically renewed for a further term of five (5) years (each a
“Renewal Term”) unless notice of termination is given by the Company to the Manager in accordance with Section 10.3(g), in the case of the Initial Term, or Section 10.3(h), in the case of any Renewal Term. 
  

	10.3	Termination by the Company 

  
 This Agreement may be terminated by the Company: 
  

	 	(a)	if, at any time, there has been a material breach of this Agreement by the Manager and the matter is unresolved after ninety (90) days pursuant to the Dispute Resolution in Section
11 (“Manager Breach”); 

  

	 	(b)	if, after the fifth anniversary of the Public Offering, 

  

	 	(1)	there are six (6) consecutive quarters in which (A) the Company does not declare and pay, out of Operating Surplus, the Base Dividend on Common Shares and (B) the Adjusted Operating
Surplus generated during such six (6) consecutive quarters was insufficient to pay the Base Dividend on the Common Shares; and 

  

	 	(2)	a majority of the holders of the outstanding Common Shares and Subordinated Shares, voting together as a single class, elect to terminate the Agreement; 

  

	 	(c)	if, at any time, 

  

	 	(1)	the Manager has been convicted of, has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendre with respect to, or has entered into a plea bargain or settlement admitting guilt for, a crime,
which conviction, plea bargain or settlement is demonstrably and material injurious to the Company; and 

  

	 	(2)	a majority of the holders of the outstanding Common Shares elect to terminate the Agreement; (together, “Manager Cause”) 

  

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	 	(d)	if, at any time, the Manager becomes insolvent, admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, commits an act of bankruptcy, is adjudged or declares bankruptcy
or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, a proposal or similar action under the bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws of Ireland or any applicable jurisdiction or commences or consents to proceedings relating to it under any
reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any jurisdiction; 

  

	 	(e)	if any Person or group of Persons acquires Control or economic control of the Manager or the Advisor in contravention of Section 12.3; 

  

	 	(f)	if, in the fourth Fiscal Quarter of 2019, two-thirds of the independent members of the Board elect to terminate the Agreement, which termination shall be effective on December 31,
2020; 

  

	 	(g)	if, in the fourth Fiscal Quarter of 2024, the Company elects to terminate the Agreement by notice to the Manager, which termination shall be effective on December 31, 2025; and

  

	 	(h)	if, in the fourth Fiscal Quarter of any Fiscal Year immediately preceding the end of any Renewal Term, the Company elects to terminate the Agreement by notice to the Manager, which
termination shall be effective at the end of the Fiscal Year for the final year of the Renewal Term. 

  

	10.4	Termination by the Manager 

  
 This Agreement may be terminated by the Manager: 
  

	 	(a)	after the fifth anniversary of the Public Offering, with twelve (12) months’ notice by the Manager to the Company; or 

  

	 	(b)	if, at any time, the Company materially breaches the Agreement and the matter is unresolved after ninety (90) days pursuant to the Dispute Resolution in Section 11 (“Company
Breach”). 

  

	10.5	Automatic Termination 

  
 This Agreement will terminate automatically and immediately after a “Change of Control” of the Company. In this Section 10, a “Change of
Control” means: 
  

	 	(a)	the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of
the Company’s assets, except such a disposition to a member of the Existing Ownership Group; 

  

	 	(b)	an order made for or the adoption by the Board of Directors of a plan of liquidation or dissolution of the Company; 

  

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	 	(c)	the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” (as such term is used in Section
13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than a majority of the Company’s Voting Securities (unless such “person” beneficially owns a majority of the Subordinated Shares or is
a member of the Existing Ownership Group), measured by voting power rather than number of shares; 

  

	 	(d)	if, at any time, the Company becomes insolvent, admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, commits an act of bankruptcy, is adjudged bankrupt or declares
bankruptcy or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, a proposal or similar action under the bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws of the Marshall Islands or any applicable jurisdiction or commences or consents to proceedings
relating to it under any reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any jurisdiction; 

  

	 	(e)	a change in directors after which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors are not Continuing Directors; or 

  

	 	(f)	the consolidation of the Company with, or the merger of the Company with or into, any “person” (other than a member of the Existing Ownership Group), or the consolidation
of any “person” (other than a member of the Existing Ownership Group) with, or the merger of any “person” (other than a member of the Existing Ownership Group) with or into, the Company, in any such event pursuant to a
transaction in which any of the outstanding Common Shares or Subordinated Shares are converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property or receive a payment of cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where
(x) the Company’s voting stock outstanding immediately prior to such transaction is converted into or exchanged for voting stock of the surviving or transferee “person” constituting a majority of the outstanding shares of such voting
stock of such surviving or transferee “person” immediately after giving effect to such issuance and (y) the Subordinated Shares are treated the same as the Common Shares. 

  

	10.6	Effects of Termination or Expiry 

  

	 	(a)	If the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to Sections 10.3(a) through 10.3(e), the Company may purchase the Incentive Shares for $100 at the time of termination.

  

	 	(b)	If the Manager terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.4(a): 

  

	 	(1)	the Company may purchase the Incentive Shares for $100 at the time of termination; 

  

	 	(2)	the Company shall have the option to require the Manager to continue to provide Technical Services to the Company at the Fair Market Fee for up to an additional two-year period from
the date of termination of this Agreement, provided that the Manager or any of its Affiliates continues in the business of providing such services to third parties for similar types of vessels; and 

  

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	 	(3)	the Omnibus Agreement shall remain in effect and binding on the parties thereto for a two-year period from the date of termination of this Agreement. 

  

	 	(c)	If the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to Sections 10.3(f) through 10.3(h), or the Manager terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.4(b), the Manager or its
Affiliates will continue to receive dividends on the Incentive Shares for a period of five (5) years from the date of actual termination of the Agreement and at the end of such five (5) year period the Incentive Shares will be surrendered to the
Company at no cost to the Company. 

  

	 	(d)	If the Agreement terminates pursuant to Section 10.5, the Company may purchase the Incentive Shares or the Manager may cause the Company, or its successor, to purchase the Incentive
Shares for the fair market value of such shares determined as follows: 

  

	 	(1)	the Manager and the Company shall each select an independent investment bank or other qualified appraiser with the consent of the other, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld; 

  

	 	(2)	each such investment bank or other qualified appraiser shall independently determine the fair market value of the Incentive Shares within forty-five (45) days assuming that the
Incentive Shares have a term that ends five years from the earliest date that the Company can cause termination under Section 10.3(g); 

  

	 	(3)	in determining the fair market value, each investment bank or other qualified appraiser shall: 

  

	 	(A)	determine the fair market value of the Incentive Shares based on the projected dividends to be paid on the Incentive Shares for the relevant period, discounted at a rate of seven
(7) percent; 

  

	 	(B)	value the projected cash flow of the Company; 

  

	 	(C)	disregard any potential increases or decreases with respect to the number of Vessels owned by the Company unless a written agreement for the purchase or sale of vessels has been
approved by the Board of Directors; 

  

	 	(D)	disregard any impact caused or created by the transaction that results in the Change of Control, including any change in management; and 

  

	 	(E)	assume that dividends on the Incentive Shares for the relevant period will be the greater of (i) the average dividend paid on the Incentive Shares for the previous five (5) year
period; and (ii) the amount of dividends projected to be declared on the Incentive Shares due to any anticipated increased cash flows of the Company; and 

  

	 	(4)	 the purchase price for the Incentive Shares shall equal the average of the two appraisers’ valuations if the Company and the Manager so agree, failing which

  

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the matter shall be referred to an arbitrator who shall select one of the two valuations or determine an amount within the range of the two valuations.

  
 The fair market value determined under this
Section 10.6 shall be final and binding on the Company and the Manager. 
  

	 	(e)	Upon lawful termination or expiry of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be void and there shall be no liability on the part of any Party (or their respective officers, directors
or employees) except that the obligation of the Company to pay to the Manager or its Affiliates the amounts accrued but outstanding under Section 8 and the terms and conditions set forth in Sections 9, 10.6 and 12.6 shall survive such termination.
After a written notice of termination has been given under this Section 10 or upon expiry, the Company may direct the Manager to, at the cost of the Company, undertake any actions reasonably necessary to transfer any aspect of the ownership or
control of the assets of the Company to the Company or to any nominee of the Company and to do all other things reasonably necessary to bring the appointment of the Manager to an end at the appropriate time, and the Manager will comply with all such
reasonable directions. Upon termination or expiry of this Agreement, the Manager will deliver to any new manager or the Company any Books and Records held by the Manager under this Agreement and will execute and deliver such instruments and do such
things as may reasonably be required to permit the new manager of the Company to assume its responsibilities. 

  

	10.7	Nature of the Agency 

  
 Except as specifically set forth in Section 10 of this Agreement, this Agreement and the engagement of the Manager hereunder may not be terminated by the Company, which acknowledges that the Manager and its affiliates
have an on-going interest in the Company, its Containership Business and the agency relationship created by this Agreement. The agency relationship created hereunder is an agency coupled with the interest of the Manager and its affiliates as more
fully described in the Recitals to this Agreement. 
  

	11.	DISPUTE RESOLUTION 

  

	11.1	Notice Dispute 

  
 If a dispute or disagreement arises among the Parties with respect to any provisions of this Agreement (other than Section 8.9) including its interpretation or the performance of a Party under this Agreement, and any
circumstance where (a) the Company in good faith believes that a Manager Breach has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur or (b) the Manager in good faith believes that a Company Breach has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur (each a
“Dispute”), any Party may, or the Party alleging such breach shall deliver written notice to the other Party. Such notice shall contain in detail the specific facts and circumstances relating to the Dispute. Each Party shall
designate an individual to negotiate and resolve the Dispute (each a “Designated Representative” and together, the “Designated Representatives”). The Designated Representatives shall in good faith attempt to resolve
the matter within a thirty (30) day period from the date of the notice referred to above. If any Designated Representative intends to be accompanied by counsel at any meeting, such Designated Representative shall give the other Designated
Representative at least three (3) Business Days’ notice. All discussions 

  

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and negotiations pursuant to this Section 11 will be confidential but without prejudice to settlement negotiations. 
  

	11.2	Mediation 

  
 If a Dispute is not resolved by the Designated Representatives after the thirty (30) days provided in Section 11.1, any of the affected Parties will refer the matter to mediation, such mediator to be mutually agreed
upon by the Parties, and such mediator will be instructed to: 
  

	 	(a)	review the terms of the Dispute and the position of the Parties; 

  

	 	(b)	consider the terms of and context of this Agreement; and 

  

	 	(c)	render a non-binding report within sixty (60) days of the appointment of the mediator (the “Mediator’s Report”) or such later date as to which the Parties may
agree. 

  
 The Parties will consider the Mediator’s Report and
may decide, unanimously, to make it a binding report. If the mediator is not able to facilitate a binding agreement between the Parties, the Dispute is not resolved to the satisfaction of the Parties as a result of the Mediator’s Report or a
mediator cannot be chosen mutually by the Parties, this Agreement is breached and the Parties may commence legal proceedings in the Supreme Court of British Columbia in the City of Vancouver. 
  

	12.	GENERAL 

  

	12.1	Incentive Shares 

  
 The Advisor shall not transfer, sell or dispose of the Incentive Shares to another Person (other than to its Affiliates, an Affiliate of the Manager or members of the Existing Ownership Group) for the Term.

  

	12.2	Assignment 

  
 The Parties may not assign any of their rights under this Agreement in whole or in part without the prior written consent of the other Parties, which consent may be arbitrarily withheld. 
  

	12.3	Change of Control of the Manager 

  
 If any Person or group of Persons acting in concert proposes to acquire Control of the Manager, directly or indirectly, the Manager will provide thirty (30) days’
written notice of the change of Control to the Company, which notice will identify the Person that will acquire, directly or indirectly, Control of the Manager. A change of Control of the Manager, may occur only with the consent of the Company,
which consent cannot be unreasonably withheld or delayed. 
  

	12.4	Ownership of Advisor and Ship Manager 

  
 For the Term, the Manager will not transfer, sell or dispose of its interest in or otherwise relinquish Control of the Advisor or the Ship Manager, and the Ship Manager
will not transfer, sell or dispose of its interest in or otherwise relinquish Control of the Crew Manager. 
  

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	12.5	Force Majeure 

  
 Neither of the Parties shall be under any liability for any failure to perform any of their obligations hereunder if any of the following occurs (each a “Force Majeure Event”): 
  

	 	(a)	any event, cause or condition which is beyond the reasonable control of any or all of the Parties and which prevents any or all of the Parties from performing any of its obligations
under this Agreement; 

  

	 	(b)	acts of God, including fire, explosions, unusually or unforeseeably bad weather conditions, epidemic, lightening, earthquake, tsunami or washout; 

  

	 	(c)	acts of public enemies, including war or civil disturbance, vandalism, sabotage, terrorism, blockade or insurrection; 

  

	 	(d)	acts of a governmental entity, including injunction or restraining orders issued by any judicial, administrative or regulatory authority, expropriation or requisition;

  

	 	(e)	government rule, regulation or legislation, embargo or national defence requirement; or 

  

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

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

	12.6	Confidentiality 

  
 Each Party agrees that, except with the prior written consent of the other Party, it shall at all times keep confidential and not disclose, furnish or make accessible to anyone (except to employees, agents and
professional advisors in the ordinary course of business) any confidential or proprietary information, knowledge or data concerning or relating to the other Party and to the business or financial affairs of the other Party to which such Party has
been or shall become privy by reason of this Agreement, except for any (a) disclosure required by judicial or administrative process (including discovery for litigation), (b) information that becomes publicly available through no fault of such Party
or otherwise ceases to be confidential, (c) information required by law or applicable stock exchange rules, or (d) disclosure made to a Person under a binding confidentiality agreement in favour of the Party whose confidential or proprietary
information is being disclosed. 
  

	12.7	Notices 

  
 Each notice, consent or request required to be given to a Party pursuant to this Agreement must be given in writing. A notice may be given by delivery to an individual or by fax, and will be validly given if delivered
on a Business Day to an individual at the following address, or, if transmitted on a Business Day by fax addressed to the following Party: 
  

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	 (a)
	 	if to the Company:	 	(b)	 	if to the Manager:
						
	 	 	Name:	 	Seaspan Corporation	 	 	 	Name:	 	Seaspan Management Services Limited
	 	 	Address:	 	 	 	 	 	Address:	 	 Clarendon House
 2 Church Street
 Hamilton, HM 11
 Bermuda

	 	 	Attention:	 	Chief Financial Officer	 	 	 	Attention:	 	Chief Financial Officer
	 	 	Fax No.:	 	 	 	 	 	Fax No.:	 	 
				
	 (c)
	 	if to the Ship Manager:	 	(d)	 	if to the Crew Manager:
						
	 	 	Name:	 	Seaspan Ship Management Limited	 	 	 	Name:	 	Seaspan Crew Management Limited
	 	 	Address:	 	 2600-200 Granville Street
 Vancouver, B.C. V6C
1S4
	 	 	 	Address:	 	 
	 	 	Attention:	 	Chief Financial Officer	 	 	 	Attention:	 	Chief Financial Officer
	 	 	Fax No.:	 	(604) 638-2595	 	 	 	Fax No.:	 	 
					
	 (e)
	 	if to the Advisor:	 	 	 	 	 	 
						
	 	 	Name:	 	Seaspan Advisory Services Limited	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address:	 	 Clarendon House
 2 Church Street
 Hamilton, HM 11
 Bermuda
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Attention:	 	Managing Director	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Fax No.:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

  
 or to any other address, fax number or
individual that the Party designates. Any notice 
  

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

  

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

  

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

  

	12.8	Third Party Rights 

  
 The provisions of this Agreement are enforceable solely by the parties to this Agreement, and no shareholder, employee, agent of any Party or any other Person shall have the right, separate and apart from the Parties
hereto to enforce any provision of this Agreement or to compel any party to this Agreement to comply with the terms of this Agreement. 
  

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	12.9	No Partnership 

  
 Nothing in this Agreement is intended to create or shall be construed as creating a partnership or joint venture and this Agreement shall not be deemed for any purpose to constitute any party a partner of any other
party to this Agreement in the conduct of any business or otherwise or as a member of a joint venture or joint enterprise with any other party to this Agreement. 
  

	12.10 	Severability 

  
 Each provision of this Agreement is several. If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of that provision
will not affect: 
  

	 	(a)	the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement; or 

  

	 	(b)	the legality, validity or enforceability of that provision in any other jurisdiction; 

  
 except that if: 
  

	 	(c)	on the reasonable construction of this Agreement as a whole, the applicability of the other provision presumes the validity and enforceability of the particular provision, the other
provision will be deemed also to be invalid or unenforceable; and 

  

	 	(d)	as a result of the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that any part of this Agreement is unenforceable or invalid and, as a result of this Section 12.9, the basic
intentions of the parties in this Agreement are entirely frustrated, the parties will use all reasonable efforts to amend, supplement or otherwise vary this Agreement to confirm their mutual intention in entering into this Agreement.

  

	12.11 	Governing Law and Jurisdiction 

  
 This Agreement is governed exclusively by, and is to be enforced, construed and interpreted exclusively in accordance with, the laws of British Columbia, which are deemed
to be the proper laws of the Agreement. Each Party will submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of British Columbia and all courts having appellate jurisdiction thereover, in any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement commenced in such court by any party against any other party or parties and each party waives and will not assert by way of motion as a defence or otherwise in any such action, any claim that: 
  

	 	(a)	such party is not subject to the jurisdiction of such Court; 

  

	 	(b)	such action is brought in an inconvenient forum; 

  

	 	(c)	the venue of such action is improper; or 

  

	 	(d)	any subject matter of such action may not be enforced in or by such Court; 

  
 and will not seek and hereby waives in any suit or action brought to obtain a judgment for the recognition or enforcement of any final judgment rendered in a action and
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court of any other jurisdiction of or pertaining to the merits of any action, whether or not such party appears in or defends the action. 
  

	12.12 	Binding Effect 

  
 This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors but shall not be assignable except as provided in Section 12.2. 
  

	12.13 	Amendment and Waivers 

  
 No amendment, supplement, restatement or termination of any provision of this Agreement is binding unless it is in writing and signed by each Person that is a party to
this Agreement at the time of the amendment, supplement, restatement or termination. 
  

	12.14 	Entire Agreement 

  
 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings pertaining thereto. 
  

	12.15 	Waiver 

  
 No failure by any Party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute a
waiver of any such breach or of any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition. 
  

	12.16 	Counterparts 

  
 This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on the Parties hereto. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the Parties hereto as of the date first above written. 
  

					
	SEASPAN CORPORATION
		
	 By:
	 	 
	 	 	 Name:
	 	 
	 	 	 Title:
	 	 
	
	SEASPAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
		
	 By:
	 	 
	 	 	 Name:
	 	 
	 	 	 Title:
	 	 

  

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	SEASPAN ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED
		
	 By:
	 	 
	 	 	 Name:
	 	 
	 	 	 Title:
	 	 
	
	SEASPAN SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD.
		
	 By:
	 	 
	 	 	 Name:
	 	 
	 	 	 Title:
	 	 
	
	SEASPAN CREW MANAGEMENT LTD.
		
	 By:
	 	 
	 	 	 Name:
	 	 
	 	 	 Title:
	 	 

  

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 SCHEDULE A 
  

VESSELS AND INITIAL TECHNICAL SERVICES FEES 
  
 The following table lists the Vessels that are presently owned or will be acquired by the Company on or after the date of this Agreement together with the applicable
Initial Technical Services Fees. 
  
 Delivered Vessels

  

									
	 Vessel Name

	  	Charterer

	  	Commencement of
Charter

	  	Initial
Technical
Services Fees
(US$) per day

	  	Intended
Flag

	 CSCL Hamburg
	  	CSG	  	July 2001	  	4,500	  	Hong Kong
	 CSCL Chiwan
	  	CSG	  	September 2001	  	4,500	  	Hong Kong
	 CSCL Ningbo
	  	CSG	  	June 2002	  	4,500	  	Hong Kong
	 CSCL Dalian
	  	CSG	  	September 2002	  	4,500	  	Hong Kong
	 CSCL Felixstowe
	  	CSG	  	October 2002	  	4,500	  	Hong Kong
	 CSCL Oceania
	  	CSG	  	December 2004	  	6,000	  	Hong Kong
	 CSCL Africa
	  	CSG	  	January 2005	  	6,000	  	Hong Kong
	 CSCL Vancouver
	  	CSG	  	February 2005	  	4,500	  	Hong Kong
	 CSCL Sydney
	  	CSG	  	April 2005	  	4,500	  	Hong Kong
	 CSCL New York
	  	CSG	  	May 2005	  	4,500	  	Hong Kong

  
 Vessels under
Construction 
  

									
	 Vessel Name

	  	Charterer

	  	Contractual
Delivery Date

	  	Initial
Technical
Services Fee
(US$) per day

	  	Intended
Flag

	 CSCL Melbourne
	  	CSG	  	August 31, 2005	  	4,500	  	Hong Kong
	 CSCL Brisbane
	  	CSG	  	October 15, 2005	  	4,500	  	Hong Kong
	 CP Kanha
	  	Lykes	  	December 14, 2005	  	4,500	  	Hong Kong
	 CP Corbett
	  	Lykes	  	March 14, 2006	  	4,500	  	Hong Kong
	 Containership Banyan
	  	Lykes	  	April 14, 2006	  	4,500	  	Hong Kong
	 Lykes Merchant
	  	Lykes	  	June 14, 2006	  	4,500	  	Hong Kong
	 TMM Morelos
	  	Lykes	  	September 14, 2006	  	4,500	  	Hong Kong
	 Containership Margosa
	  	Lykes	  	November 14, 2006	  	4,500	  	Hong Kong
	 Lykes Victor
	  	Lykes	  	January 14, 2007	  	4,500	  	Hong Kong
	 TMM Nuevo Leon.
	  	Lykes	  	April 14, 2007	  	4,500	  	Hong Kong
	 Containership Cassia.
	  	Lykes	  	June 14, 2007	  	4,500	  	Hong Kong
	 CSCL Zeebrugge
	  	CSG	  	May 31, 2007	  	6,500	  	Hong Kong
	 CSCL Long Beach
	  	CSG	  	August 31, 2007	  	6,500	  	Hong Kong

  
 SCHEDULE B 

 
 FORM OF LICENSE AGREEMENTS

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