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INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), effective as of , 2007 between Global Ship Lease, Inc., a Republic of the Marshall Islands corporation (the “Company”), and , an individual (the “Indemnitee”).

WHEREAS, it is essential that the Company attract and maintain responsible, qualified directors and officers;

WHEREAS, the Indemnitee is a director or officer of the Company;

WHEREAS, both the Company and the Indemnitee recognize the risk of litigation and other claims that may be asserted against directors and officers of public companies, as well as the possibility that in certain situations a threat of litigation may be employed to deter them from exercising their judgment in the best interests of the Company, and the consequent need to allocate the risk of personal liability through indemnification and insurance;

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (the “Charter”) requires the Company to indemnify and advance expenses to its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law and the Indemnitee is willing to serve or continue to serve as a director or officer of the Company provided that he be indemnified as provided herein; and

WHEREAS, in recognition of the Indemnitee’s need for substantial protection against personal liability and of the Indemnitee’s reliance on the indemnification provisions of the Charter, and in part to provide the Indemnitee with specific contractual assurance that the protection promised by the Charter will be available to the Indemnitee (regardless of, among other things, any amendment to or revocation of the Charter or any change in the composition of the Company’s Board or any acquisition transaction involving the Company), the Company wishes to provide in this Agreement for the indemnification of, and the advancement of expenses to, the Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law and as set forth in this Agreement, and, to the extent insurance is maintained, for the continued coverage of the Indemnitee under the
Company’s directors and officers liability insurance policies.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises contained herein and of the Indemnitee continuing to serve the Company directly or, at its request, another enterprise, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS 

(a) Board: The Board of Directors of the Company.

(b) Expenses: Expenses of every kind actually and reasonably incurred in connection with a Proceeding, including, without limitation, counsel fees. Expenses shall include, without limitation, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone and fax charges, postage, delivery service charges, costs associated with procurement of surety bonds or loans or other costs associated with the stay of a judgment, penalty or fine, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, or being or preparing to be a witness in a Proceeding. 

(c) Proceeding: Any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, including in an action by or in the right of the Company. A “Proceeding” may be instituted by another party, or by or in the right of the Company, or by the Indemnitee. The term “Proceeding” shall also include any preliminary inquiry or investigation that the Indemnitee in good faith believes might lead to the institution of a “Proceeding.”

 

 

2. TERM OF AGREEMENT: This Agreement shall continue until and terminate upon the later of (i) the tenth anniversary after the date that the Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director or officer of the Company (or in any other capacity in respect of which he has rights of indemnification hereunder) (the “Anniversary Date”); or (ii) the final determination of all pending Proceedings commenced prior to the Anniversary Date in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder, including any Proceeding commenced by the Indemnitee to enforce the Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. 

3. RIGHT TO INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCE; HOW DETERMINED. 

(a) Subject to this Agreement, in the event the Indemnitee was, is or becomes a party to or witness or other participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or other participant in, a Proceeding by reason of (or arising in whole or in part out of) Indemnitee’s present or former status as a director or officer of the Company, or Indemnitee having served at the request of the Company in such capacity in another corporation, partnership joint venture, trust or other enterprise, the Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law in effect on the date hereof (and to such greater extent as applicable law may hereafter permit) against the obligation to pay any and all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, including any interest assessed, incurred on account of or with respect to such Proceeding.
Such indemnification shall be made as soon as practicable, but in any event no later than 30 days after a written demand, which reasonably evidences the Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee, is presented to the Secretary of the Company. This Agreement shall be effective as well with respect to any such Proceedings which relate to acts or omissions occurring or allegedly occurring prior to the execution of this Agreement, and regardless of whether the Company may not have been incorporated at the time of such acts or omissions. 

(b) In connection with any such Proceeding, if so requested in writing by the Indemnitee, the Company shall advance within seven business days of such written request and upon receipt by the Company of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company as authorized hereunder, any and all reasonable Expenses to the Indemnitee (an “Expense Advance”). An Expense Advance shall be made without awaiting the results of the Proceeding giving rise to the Expenses or the outcome of any further Proceeding to determine the Indemnitee’s right to indemnification hereunder, and without making any preliminary determination as to the Indemnitee’s state of
mind at the time of the activities in question. 

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to indemnify under this Section 3 a person made a party to a Proceeding if (i) the Indemnitee is not successful within the meaning of Section 5, (ii) the Board determines that the Indemnitee’s activities in question were at the time taken known or believed by him to be clearly in conflict with the best interests of the Company or (iii) in the event and to the extent that such Indemnitee has entered a plea of guilty in the applicable criminal Proceeding. Subject to the limitations set forth herein and absent actual and material fraud in the request for indemnification, the obligation of the Company promptly to make an Expense Advance(s) pursuant to subsection (b) above is unqualified, is not subject to any means or other credit test, and shall be enforceable by the Indemnitee in summary
judicial proceedings; but shall be subject, however, to the condition subsequent that if, when and to the extent the Board may subsequently determine that the Indemnitee’s activities were at the time taken known or believed by him to be clearly in conflict with the best interests of the Company, then the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the Indemnitee for all such amounts theretofore advanced. The obligation of the Indemnitee to make such reimbursement shall be unsecured and without interest. The Indemnitee hereby undertakes so to reimburse the Company, the receipt of which unsecured and interest free undertaking is hereby accepted by the Company as the sole condition of advancing the Indemnitee’s Expenses pursuant to subsection (b) above. If the Indemnitee has commenced legal or arbitration proceedings to secure a 

 

 

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determination that the Indemnitee should be indemnified hereunder, the Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance until a final determination is made by the court or the arbitrators as the case may be that the Indemnitee’s activities were at the time taken known or believed by him to be clearly in conflict with the best interests of the Company. 

(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement in connection with any Proceeding initiated by the Indemnitee unless the Board has authorized or consented to the initiation of such Proceeding. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, a Proceeding shall not be deemed to have been “initiated” by the Indemnitee where its primary purpose is to enforce the Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. 

4. INDEMNIFICATION FOR ENFORCEMENT EXPENSES. The Company shall indemnify the Indemnitee against any and all Expenses and Expense Advances in accordance with Section 3 (including attorneys’ fees) in connection with any Proceeding initiated by the Indemnitee for: (i) indemnification or advancement of Expenses by the Company under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act (the “BCA”), the Charter, this Agreement, or any other agreement or Company by-law, vote of shareholders or resolution of the Board now or hereafter in effect relating to indemnification; or (ii) recovery under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company. The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity
making the determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement. Any expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in so cooperating shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold the Indemnitee harmless therefrom. 

5. SUCCESS; PARTIAL INDEMNITY. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that the Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any or all claims made against him or her in a Proceeding or in defense of any issue or matter therein, including dismissal without prejudice, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith. If the Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of the Expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement as a result of a Proceeding but not, however, for all of the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which the Indemnitee is entitled. 

6. BURDEN OF PROOF. In connection with any determination by the Board or otherwise as to whether the Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder, the person or persons or entity or body making such determination shall presume that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement and the burden of overcoming such presumption shall be on the Company. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of no contest, or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interest of the Company and, with respect to a criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful, or that a
court has determined that indemnification is not permitted. In addition, neither the failure of the Board to have made a determination as to the Indemnitee’s state of mind, nor an actual determination by the Board that the Indemnitee had a state of mind prior to the commencement of arbitration (if applicable) or legal proceedings to secure a determination that the Indemnitee should be indemnified under this agreement and applicable law, shall be a defense to the Indemnitee’s claim or create a presumption of any kind. The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent, fiduciary or employee of the Company shall not be imputed to the Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement. 

7. NON-EXCLUSIVITY; GREATER INDEMNIFICATION. The rights of the Indemnitee hereunder shall be in addition to any other rights the Indemnitee may have under the Charter, the BCA, any by-law of the Company, any other agreement, a vote of shareholders or a resolution of the Board or otherwise. To the extent that a change in the BCA (whether by statute or judicial decision) permits greater 

 

 

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indemnification by agreement than would be afforded currently under the Charter and this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties that the Indemnitee shall enjoy, by this Agreement, the greater benefits so afforded by such change. 

8. CONTRIBUTION. In the event the indemnification provided for in Section 3 of this Agreement is unavailable to the Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding under any federal law, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying the Indemnitee, shall contribute to the Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in such proportion as deemed fair and reasonable by the Board, in light of all the circumstances of the Proceeding giving rise to such Expenses, in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and the Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving rise to such Proceeding, and (ii) the relative fault of each. 

9. NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS; DEFENSE OF CLAIM. The Indemnitee agrees to notify the Company in writing within 20 days upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification or advancement of Expenses covered hereunder. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, with respect to any such Proceeding of which the Indemnitee notifies the Company, (a) the Company shall be entitled to participate therein at its own expense; (b) except as provided in this Section 9, to the extent that it may wish, the Company, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the Indemnitee. After notice from the Company to the
Indemnitee of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the Company shall not be liable to the Indemnitee under this Agreement for any expenses of counsel subsequently incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof except as otherwise provided below. The Indemnitee shall have the right to employ the Indemnitee’s own counsel in such Proceeding, but the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Company of its assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of the Indemnitee unless: (i) the employment of counsel by the Indemnitee has been authorized in writing in advance by the Company, (ii) the Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and the Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such Proceeding, or (iii) the Company shall not within 60 calendar days of receipt of notice from the Indemnitee in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of the
Proceeding, in each of which cases, the fees and expenses of the Indemnitee’s counsel shall be at the expense of the Company. The Company shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Company or as to which the Indemnitee shall have made the conclusion provided for in (ii) above; and (c) if the Company has assumed the defense of a Proceeding, the Company shall not be liable to indemnify the Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any Proceeding effected without the Company’s written consent. The Company shall not settle any Proceeding in any manner that would involve an admission of guilt or wrongful conduct by the Indemnitee, or impose any penalty, prohibition, restriction or limitation on, or disclosure obligation with respect to, the Indemnitee without the Indemnitee’s prior written consent. Neither the Company nor the Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold its consent to any proposed
settlement. 

10. LIABILITY INSURANCE. To the extent the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, the Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies, in accordance with its or their terms, to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any Company director or officer. 

11. PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS. No legal action shall be brought and no cause of action shall be asserted by or in the right of the Company against the Indemnitee, the Indemnitee’s spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of two years from the date of accrual of such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Company shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal action within such two-year period; provided, however, that if any shorter period of limitations is applicable to any such cause of action, by law or otherwise, such shorter period shall govern. 

12. NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create in Indemnitee any right to continued employment. 

 

 

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13. MUTUAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Both the Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that in certain instances, United States federal law or public policy may override applicable United States state law and prohibit the Company from indemnifying its directors and officers under this Agreement or otherwise. For example, the Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has taken the position that indemnification is not permissible for liabilities arising under United States’ federal securities laws, and United States’ federal legislation prohibits indemnification for certain Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) violations. Indemnitee understands and acknowledges that, due to the Company’s listing on the New York Stock Exchange or other United
States-based exchange, the Company has undertaken or may be required in the future to undertake with the SEC to submit the question of indemnification to a court in certain circumstances for a determination of the Company’s right under public policy to indemnify Indemnitee.

14. PROCEDURES VALID. Each of the Company and the Indemnitee shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Agreement that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company and the Indemnitee, respectively, is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. If a final determination is made that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration (including, but not limited to, any appellate Proceedings). 

15. AMENDMENTS. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. 

16. SUBROGATION. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the Indemnitee, who shall execute an appropriate document in favor of the Company to secure such rights. 

17. NO DUPLICATION OF PAYMENTS. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment in connection with any Proceeding to the extent the Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment (under any insurance policy, the Charter, Company by-laws or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder. 

18. BINDING EFFECT. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger or consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company), spouses, heirs, executors and personal and legal representatives. This Agreement shall continue in effect regardless of whether Indemnitee continues to serve as a director or officer of the Company or of any other entity at the Company’s request. In the event of his death, this agreement shall be enforceable by the Indemnitee’s legal representatives as fully as if the Indemnitee was alive.

19. SEVERABILITY; HEADINGS; PRONOUNS. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable in the event that any of the provisions hereof (including any provision within a single section, paragraph or sentence) is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable in any respect, and the validity and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any way impaired and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. The headings of the Sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof. The masculine pronoun wherever used in this Agreement includes the corresponding feminine pronoun. 

20. NOTICES. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) upon delivery if delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, or (ii) on the third business day after mailing if mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, and addressed as 

 

 

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follows: if to the Indemnitee, as shown after the Indemnitee’s signature below; and if to the Company, c/o Global Ship Lease Services Limited, Millbank Business Centre, Millbank Tower, Fourth Floor, London SW1P 4QP, United Kingdom, or such other address as may have been furnished in writing to the Indemnitee by the Company or to the Company by the Indemnitee, as the case may be. 

21. EXCEPTIONS. Any other provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement:

(a) Claims Initiated by Indemnitee. To indemnify or advance expenses to Indemnitee with respect to proceedings or claims initiated or brought voluntarily by Indemnitee and not by way of defense, except with respect to proceedings brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification under this Agreement or any other statute or law or otherwise as required under Section 60 of the BCA, but such indemnification or advancement of expenses may be provided by the Company in specific cases if the Board finds it to be appropriate;

(b) Lack of Good Faith. To indemnify Indemnitee for any expenses incurred by Indemnitee with respect to any proceeding instituted by Indemnitee to enforce or interpret this Agreement, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee in such proceeding was not made in good faith or was frivolous;

(c) Insured Claims. To indemnify Indemnitee for expenses or liabilities of any type whatsoever (including, but not limited to, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) to the extent such expenses or liabilities have been paid directly to Indemnitee by an insurance carrier under a policy of officers’ and directors’ liability insurance maintained by the Company; or

(d) Claims under Section 16(b). To indemnify Indemnitee for expenses or the payment of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar successor statute.

22. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed in such state without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws. 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. 

 

	
                         
 	
                         
 	
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7PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Preemptive Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of November __, 2007, by and between Global Ship Lease, Inc., a Marshall Islands corporation (the “Company”), and CMA CGM S.A., a French corporation (the “Investor”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Asset Purchase Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company is engaged in an initial public offering of its Common Shares pursuant to its registration statement on Form F-1 (the “Initial Public Offering”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the Initial Public Offering, the Company, the Investor and certain of the Investor’s wholly owned subsidiaries have entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement of even date herewith, filed as an exhibit to the Company’s registration statement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Investor and certain of its wholly owned subsidiaries shall sell to the Company and certain of its wholly owned subsidiaries the Vessels, in partial consideration for which the Company shall issue its Common Shares to the Investor; 

WHEREAS, the Investor desires to have certain preemptive rights to acquire shares of the Company’s capital stock outside of the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Investor have agreed that in the event that the Company offers any Common Shares or other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any shares of its capital stock (“Shares”) during the term of this Agreement (a “Follow-On Offering”), the Investor shall have the option to participate in such Follow-On Offering for purposes of maintaining its ownership percentage of the Company.

AGREEMENT

The parties hereby agree as follows:

	
                         
 	
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                        Preemptive Right.
 

1.1 In the event of a Follow-On Offering during the term of this Agreement, the Company hereby grants the Investor a right (the “Right”) to purchase up to that number of Shares such that the Investor’s Pro Rata Percentage on the Completion Date (as calculated to include any Shares acquired by the Investor pursuant to the exercise of its Right) remains equal to its Pro Rata Percentage on the Determination Date (as each such term is defined below).

 

 

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1.2 The percentage of the Company’s outstanding Shares held by the Investor (the “Pro Rata Percentage”) shall be determined by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the total number of the Company’s outstanding Shares (on an as converted to and exchanged/exercised for Common Shares basis) held by the Investor and the denominator of which shall be the total number of the Company’s outstanding Shares (on an as converted to and exchanged/exercised for Common Shares basis) held by all holders of Shares. For purposes of this agreement, the Investor’s Pro Rata Percentage shall be calculated as of: (i) the close of business on the last Business Day immediately preceding the commencement of any Follow-On Offering (the “Determination Date”) and (ii) the close of business on the date of the consummation of the Follow-On Offering (the “Completion Date”). The number of Shares outstanding shall be determined by the Company’s transfer agent and registrar in accordance with the provisions contained herein.

1.3 For purposes of the calculations in this Section 1, the Shares held by the Investor shall include any Shares held by its wholly owned subsidiaries and affiliates. The Investor shall be entitled to apportion its Right among its wholly owned subsidiaries and affiliates in such proportions as it deems appropriate; provided, however, that in no event shall the aggregate number of Shares purchased by the Investor, its wholly owned subsidiaries and affiliates exceed the Investor’s allocated Pro Rata Percentage amount.

1.4 The Investor may only exercise its Right in a Follow-On Offering during the term of this Agreement and the Investor may only purchase those Shares which the Company is offering in a Follow-On Offering; provided that nothing contained in this Section 1.4 shall limit or prevent the Investor from effecting any conversion, exchange or exercise of any rights it has pursuant to its purchase of Shares in any Follow-On Offering. 

1.5 In the event that the Company undertakes to consummate a Follow-On Offering during the term of this Agreement, it shall promptly deliver a notice to the Investor in compliance with the terms of Section 2.5 herein stating: (i) its bona fide intention to consummate the Follow-On Offering, (ii) the number of Shares to be offered and (iii) the price and terms upon which it proposes to offer such Shares (a “Company Notice”).

1.6 Should the Investor wish to exercise its Right, it shall deliver a written notice to the Company in compliance with the terms of Section 2.5 herein within twenty (20) Business Days of the date of the Company Notice stating (i) its bona fide intention to exercise its Right at the price and on the terms specified in the Company Notice, (ii) the number of Shares comprising its Pro Rata Percentage and the calculation by which such number was determined and (iii) the quantity of Shares (which number shall not be greater than its Pro Rata Percentage) for which it intends to subscribe (an “Investor Notice”). In the event that number of Shares set forth in the Investor Notice is no longer accurate as of the
Determination Date, the Investor and the Company shall jointly re-calculate the Investor’s Pro Rata Percentage on the Determination Date. In the event that the Investor does not provide the Company with an Investor Notice within twenty (20) Business Days of the date of the Company Notice, the Company shall have no obligation to reserve any Shares offered in the Follow-On Offering for the Investor.

 

 

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1.7 The Investor shall not be entitled to exercise its Right in connection with the Company’s  issuance or sale of (i) any Shares pursuant to the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan or any other employee stock incentive plan or similar benefit program, where the principal purpose is not to raise additional equity capital, (ii) any Shares in connection with the Company’s Initial Public Offering (including, without limitation, pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option), (iii) any Shares pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, (iv) any Shares in connection with any pro rata stock split or dividend of the Company or (v) any Shares in connection with, or as consideration for, an acquisition of any business or all or substantially all of such
business’s assets by the Company (whether by merger or otherwise).

1.8 In connection with any exercise of its Right in a Follow-On Offering and in the event such offering is underwritten, the Investor agrees to execute such agreement(s) restricting the distribution and transfer of the Shares as may be requested by the managing underwriters on the same terms as the directors, officers and, if applicable, other shareholders of the Company, for such period of time as the managing underwriters may require which, in any event, shall not exceed 270 days after the date of the first sale of Shares.

1.9 The Investor hereby waives any rights the Investor may have to require registration of its Shares in connection with any Follow-On Offering for which it shall exercise its Right.

	
                         
 	
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                        Miscellaneous.
 

2.1 Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence upon the Completion of the Initial Public Offering, and terminate automatically and without further action by the parties hereto upon the earlier of (i) the consummation of a transaction or series of related transactions deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, (ii) the termination of this Agreement upon the mutual written agreement between the Company and the Investor and (iii) one month following the delivery of the last Contracted Vessel to the Company or its Designated Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event that a Follow-On Offering is commenced but not
consummated during the term of this Agreement, the term of this Agreement shall automatically and without further action by the parties hereto extend until the completion or abandonment by the Company of such offering; provided, however, that the Investor shall not be entitled to any additional rights or benefits because of the extension.

2.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and any and all other written or oral agreements relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties hereto are expressly canceled.

2.3 Assignment. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Right may not be assigned or transferred by the Investor without the Company’s prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.

 

 

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2.4 Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended or waived only with the written consent of the Company and the Investor. 

2.5 Notices. Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient upon delivery, when delivered personally or by internationally recognized overnight courier, addressed to the party to be notified at such party’s address as set forth on the signature page attached hereto or as subsequently modified by written notice.

2.6 Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith. In the event that the parties cannot reach a mutually agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (i) such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement, (ii) the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and (iii) the balance of the Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

2.7 Governing Law. This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws.

2.8 Submission to Jurisdiction. Except as set forth below, no claim arising hereunder may be commenced, prosecuted or continued in any court other than the courts of the State of New York located in the City and County of New York or in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, which courts shall have jurisdiction over the adjudication of such matters, and the Company and the Investor hereby consent to the jurisdiction of such courts and personal service with respect thereto. The Company and the Investor waive all right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim (whether based upon contract, tort or otherwise) in any way arising out of or relating to this Agreement. The Company and the Investor agree that a final judgment in any such action,
proceeding or counterclaim brought in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon the Company and the Investor and may be enforced in any other courts to the jurisdiction of which the Company and the Investor are or may be subject, by suit upon such judgment.

2.9 Specific Performance. Each party acknowledges and agrees that in the event of any material breach of this Agreement for which the non-breaching party would be irreparably and immediately harmed and could not be made whole by monetary damages, such non-breaching party shall be entitled to specific performance and to injunctive relief against further violations, as well as any other remedies available at law or in equity.

2.10 Further Assurances. Each party agrees to perform and cause to be done such further acts and things as may be necessary in order to give full effect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

2.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

 

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

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The parties have executed this Rights Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

	
                        THE COMPANY:
 	
                         
 	
                        THE INVESTOR:
 
	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	
                        GLOBAL SHIP LEASE, INC.
 	
                         
 	
                        CMA CGM S.A.
 
	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	
                        By: 
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                        By: 
 	
                         
 
	
                         
 	
                        (Signature)
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                        (Signature)
 
	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	
                        Name: 
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
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                        Address:
 c/o Global Ship Lease Services Limited
 Millbank Business Centre, Millbank Tower
 Fourth Floor
 London SW1P 4QP
 United Kingdom
 	
                         
 	
                        Address:
 CMA CGM
 4, quai d’Arenc
 13002 Marseilles
 France
 

 

 

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