EX-99.1 2 a10-21143_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

 

DANAOS CORPORATION

 

OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our interim condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.

 

Results of Operations

 

Three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to three months ended September 30, 2009

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2010, we had an average of 47.9 containerships compared to 41.0 containerships for the same period in 2009. During the three months ended September 30, 2010, we took delivery of four vessels, the CMA CGM Rabelais on July 2, 2010, the Hanjin Santos on July 6, 2010, the CMA CGM Racine on August 16, 2010 and the YM Maturity on August 18, 2010. Our fleet utilization was 96.9% in the three months ended September 30, 2010.

 

Operating Revenue

 

Operating revenue increased 18.5%, or $14.8 million, to $94.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2010, from $79.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2009. The increase was primarily a result of the addition to our fleet of six 6,500 TEU containerships, the CMA CGM Musset, the CMA CGM Nerval, the YM Mandate, the CMA CGM Rabelais, the CMA CGM Racine, and the YM Maturity, on March 12, 2010, May 17, 2010, May 19, 2010, July 2, 2010, August 16, 2010 and August 18, 2010, respectively, and two 3,400 TEU containerships, the Hanjin Buenos Aires and the Hanjin Santos, on May 27, 2010 and July 6, 2010, respectively,  which collectively contributed revenues of $18.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2010. Moreover, one 6,500 TEU containership, the CMA CGM Moliere, which was added to our fleet on September 28, 2009, contributed incremental revenues of $3.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009. These revenues were offset in part by the sale of one 1,704 TEU containership, the MSC Eagle, on January 22, 2010, which had contributed revenues of $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009.

 

We also had a further decrease in revenues of $5.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2010, mainly attributable to re-chartering certain vessels at reduced charter rates, as well as reduced charter hire, in relation to vessels laid up by our charterers, representing operating expenses not being incurred during the lay-up period.

 

Voyage Expenses

 

Voyage expenses decreased 6.3%, or $0.1 million, to $1.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2010, from $1.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2009.

 

Vessel Operating Expenses

 

Vessel operating expenses increased 6.9%, or $1.6 million, to $24.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2010, from $23.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2009. The increase is mainly attributed to the increased average number of vessels in our fleet under time charter during the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same period of 2009, which was partially offset by reduced costs of certain vessels which were on charterers’ directed lay-up for 128 days in the aggregate during the third quarter of 2010 compared to 25 days in the aggregate in the same period of 2009.

 

Although the average number of vessels in our fleet increased during the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009, the average daily operating cost per vessel was reduced to $5,971 for the three months ended September 30, 2010, from $6,162 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 (excluding those vessels on lay-up).

 

Depreciation

 

Depreciation expense increased 35.5%, or $5.5 million, to $21.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2010, from $15.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2009. The increase in depreciation expense was due to the increased average number of vessels in our fleet during the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same period of 2009.

 

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Amortization of Deferred Drydocking and Special Survey Costs

 

Amortization of deferred dry-docking and special survey costs increased 22.7%, or $0.5 million, to $2.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2010, from $2.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2009. The increase reflects higher drydocking costs amortized during the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same period of 2009.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses increased 39.5%, or $1.5 million, to $5.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2010, from $3.8 million in the same period of 2009. The increase was the result of increased legal and advisory fees of $0.7 million (mainly attributed to fees related to preparing and structuring the Comprehensive Financing Plan) and increased fees of $0.8 million to our Manager (Danaos Shipping Co L.t.d.) in the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same period of 2009, due to the increase in the average number of our vessels in our fleet and an increase in the per day fee payable to our Manager since January 1, 2010.

 

Interest Expense and Interest Income

 

Interest expense increased by 24.7%, or $2.3 million, to $11.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2010, from $9.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2009. The change in interest expense was partially due to the increase in our average debt by $147.2 million, to $2,424.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2010, from $2,277.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2009.  In addition, the reduction in the number of vessels under construction due to the delivery of newbuilding vessels resulted in a $3.4 million decrease in the amount of interest capitalized, rather than such interest being recognized as an expense, to $5.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2010, from $8.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2009.

 

Interest income decreased by $0.2 million, to $0.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2010, from $0.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2009. The decrease in interest income is mainly attributable to lower average cash balances during the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009.

 

Other Finance Costs, Net

 

Other finance costs, net, increased by $3.4 million, to $3.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2010, from $0.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2009. The increase was mainly the result of fees related to the Company’s comprehensive financing plan of $3.1 million, which were recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2010.

 

Other Income/(Expenses), Net

 

Other income/(expenses), net, improved by $12.5 million, to income of $12.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2010, from income of $0.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2009. The improvement of $12.5 million is mainly attributable to an agreement entered into with the charterer of the three newbuildings cancelled on May 25, 2010 in consideration for the termination of the respective charter parties, which was recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2010.

 

Loss on Fair Value of Derivatives

 

Loss on fair value of derivatives, increased by $27.6 million, to a loss of $35.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2010, from a loss of $8.2 million in the same period of 2009. The increase is mainly attributable to non-cash changes in fair value of interest rate swaps of $12.4 million loss recorded in our Statement of Income in the three months ended September 30, 2010, due to hedge accounting ineffectiveness, compared to $0.4 million gain in the three months ended September 30, 2009, as well as realized loss on interest rate swap hedges of $23.4 million recorded in our Statement of Income during the three months ended September 30, 2010, which is mainly attributed to higher average notional amount of swaps and reduced LIBOR payable on our credit facilities against LIBOR fixed through such swaps, compared to $8.5 million loss in the three months ended September 30, 2009.

 

In addition, realized losses on cash flow hedges of $8.0 million and $10.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, were deferred in “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss”, rather than such realized losses being recognized as expenses, and will be reclassified into earnings over the depreciable lives of these vessels under construction, which are financed by loans for which their interest rates have been hedged by our interest rate swap contracts..

 

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Nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2009

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, Danaos had an average of 44.3 containerships as compared to 40.0 containerships for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. During the first nine months of 2010, we took delivery of eight vessels, the CMA CGM Musset on March 12, 2010, the CMA CGM Nerval on May 17, 2010, the YM Mandate on May 19, 2010, the Hanjin Buenos Aires on May 27, 2010, the CMA CGM Rabelais on July 2, 2010, the Hanjin Santos on July 6, 2010, the CMA CGM Racine on August 16, 2010 and the YM Maturity on August 18, 2010 and we sold the MSC Eagle on January 22, 2010, a vessel over 30 years old. Our fleet utilization was 98.2% in the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

 

Operating Revenue

 

Operating revenue increased 10.7%, or $25.0 million, to $259.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 from $234.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The increase was primarily a result of the addition to our fleet of six 6,500 TEU containerships, the CMA CGM Musset, the CMA CGM Nerval, the YM Mandate, the CMA CGM Rabelais, the CMA CGM Racine, and the YM Maturity, on March 12, 2010, May 17, 2010, May 19, 2010, July 2, 2010, August 16, 2010 and August 18, 2010, respectively, and two 3,400 TEU containerships, the Hanjin Buenos Aires and the Hanjin Santos, on May 27, 2010 and July 6, 2010, respectively, which collectively contributed revenues of $25.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2010. Moreover, two 4,253 TEU containerships, the Zim Dalian and the Zim Luanda, which were added to our fleet on March 31, 2009 and June 26, 2009, as well as a 6,500 TEU containership, the CMA CGM Moliere, which was added to our fleet on September 28, 2009, contributed incremental revenues of $15.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009. These revenues were offset in part by the sale of one 1,704 TEU containership, the MSC Eagle, on January 22, 2010, that contributed revenues of $2.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to revenues of $0.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

 

We also had a further decrease in revenues of $13.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, mainly attributable to re-chartering of vessels at reduced charter hire, as well as reduced charter hire, in relation to vessels laid up by our charterer, representing operating expenses not being incurred during the lay-up period.

 

Voyage Expenses

 

Voyage expenses decreased 11.1% or $0.6 million, to $4.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, from $5.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The decrease was mainly a result of bunker costs recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2009, attributed to the repositioning of two of our vessels in 2009. Our vessels are not otherwise subject to fuel costs, which are paid by our charterers.

 

Vessel Operating Expenses

 

Vessel operating expenses decreased 11.6% or $8.0 million, to $61.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, from $69.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The reduction is mainly attributed to reduced costs of certain vessels which were on charterers’ directed lay-up for 1,219 days in the aggregate during the first nine months of 2010 compared to 25 days in the same period of 2009. Although the average number of vessels in our fleet under time charter increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same period of 2009, the average daily operating cost per vessel was reduced to $5,712 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, from $6,326 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 (excluding those vessels on lay-up).

 

Depreciation

 

Depreciation expense increased 22.6%, or $10.1 million, to $54.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, from $44.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The increase in depreciation expense was due to the increased average number of vessels in our fleet during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to the same period of 2009.

 

Amortization of Deferred Drydocking and Special Survey Costs

 

Amortization of deferred dry-docking and special survey costs decreased 1.6%, or $0.1 million, to $6.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, from $6.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The decrease reflects reduced drydocking costs amortized during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same period of 2009.

 

Impairment Loss

 

On March 31, 2010, we expected to enter into an agreement with Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd. to cancel three 6,500 TEU newbuilding containerships, the HN N-216, the HN N-217 and the HN N-218, initially expected to be delivered in the first half of 2012, and recorded impairment loss of $71.5 million on March 31, 2010, which consisted of cash advances of $64.35 million paid to the shipyard and $7.16 million of interest capitalized and other predelivery capital

 

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expenditures paid in relation to the construction of the respective newbuildings. On May 25, 2010, we signed the cancellation agreement.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses increased 57.7%, or $6.0 million, to $16.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, from $10.4 million in the same period of 2009. The increase was mainly the result of increased legal and advisory fees of $4.1 million (mainly attributed to fees related to preparing and structuring the Comprehensive Financing Plan) and increased fees of $1.8 million to our Manager in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same period of 2009, due to the increase in the average number of our vessels in our fleet and an increase in the per day fee payable to our Manager since January 1, 2010.

 

Sale of Vessels

 

On January 22, 2010, we sold and delivered the MSC Eagle. The sale consideration was $4.6 million. We realized a net gain on this sale of $1.9 million. The MSC Eagle was over 30-years old and was generating revenue under its time charter, which expired in January 2010.

 

Interest Expense and Interest Income

 

Interest expense increased 12.3%, or $3.3 million, to $30.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, from $26.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The change in interest expense was partially due to the increase in our average debt by $157.1 million to $2,355.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, from $2,198.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2009, as well as increased margins over LIBOR following our agreements in connection with covenant waivers obtained during 2009, which was partially offset by the decrease of LIBOR payable under our credit facilities in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009. In addition, the reduction in the number of vessels under construction due to the delivery of newbuilding vessels resulted in a $5.6 million decrease in interest capitalized, rather than such interest being recognized as an expense, to $19.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, from $25.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

 

Interest income decreased by $1.4 million, to $0.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, from $2.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The decrease in interest income is attributable to lower average cash balances, as well as reduced interest rates to which our cash balances were subject during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

 

Other Finance Costs, Net

 

Other finance cost, net, increased by $3.3 million, to $4.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, from $1.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The increase was mainly the result of fees related to the Comprehensive Financing Plan of the Company of $3.1 million, which were recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

 

Other Income/(Expenses), Net

 

Other income/(expenses), net, improved by $13.6 million, to income of $12.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, from an expense of $0.9 million in the same period of 2009. The improvement is mainly attributable to an amount of $12.6 million in relation to an agreement entered into with the charterer of the three newbuildings cancelled on May 25, 2010 in consideration for the termination of the respective charter parties, recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, as well as foreign exchange loss of $1.4 million recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

 

Loss on Fair Value of Derivatives

 

Loss on fair value of derivatives, increased by $99.1 million, to a loss of $118.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, from a loss of $19.0 million in the same period of 2009. The increase is mainly attributable to non-cash changes in fair value of interest rate swaps of $52.9 million loss recorded in our Statement of Income in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, due to hedge accounting ineffectiveness and changes in forecasted debt, compared to $1.4 million gain in the nine months ended September 30, 2009, as well as a non-cash loss of $4.2 million in relation to deferred realized loss of cash flow hedges for the HN N-216, the HN N-217 and the HN N-218 following their cancellation reclassified from “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” in the consolidated balance sheet to condensed consolidated statement of income in the nine months ended September 30, 2010. Furthermore, the increased loss on fair value of derivatives is attributable to realized loss on interest rate swap hedges of

 

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$61.0 million recorded in our Statement of Income during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, due to higher average notional amount of swaps and reduced LIBOR payable on our credit facilities against LIBOR fixed through such swaps, compared to $20.4 million loss in the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

 

In addition, realized losses on cash flow hedges of $29.8 million and $25.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, were deferred in “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss”, rather than such realized losses being recognized as expenses, and will be reclassified into earnings over the depreciable lives of these vessels under construction, which are financed by loans for which their interest rates have been hedged by our interest rate swap contracts.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Historically, our principal source of funds has been equity provided by our stockholders, operating cash flows, including from vessel sales, and long-term bank borrowings, as well as proceeds from our initial public offering in October 2006 and common stock sale in August 2010. Our principal uses of funds have been capital expenditures to establish, grow and maintain our fleet, comply with international shipping standards, environmental laws and regulations and to fund working capital requirements.

 

Our primary short-term liquidity needs are to fund our vessel operating expenses, loan amortization and interest payments. Our medium-term liquidity needs primarily relate to the purchase of the 15 additional containerships for which we have contracted, as of October 31, 2010, and for which we had scheduled future payments through the scheduled delivery of the final contracted vessel during 2012 aggregating approximately $1.1 billion as of October 31, 2010. Our long-term liquidity needs primarily relate to debt repayment. We anticipate that our primary sources of funds will be cash from our existing credit facilities and additional credit facilities and financing arrangements, for which we have entered into a commitment letter or have reached agreements in principle as described below, cash from operations and equity or equity-linked financings. Specifically, we have entered into a commitment letter for an agreement (the “Bank Agreement”) in respect of our existing financing arrangements, (other than our credit facilities with the Export Import Bank of Korea (“KEXIM”) and with KEXIM and Fortis Bank), and for new credit facilities (the “New Credit Facilities”) from certain of our current lenders aggregating $426.0 million, including $25.0 million under a bridge facility which has already been advanced to us following the delivery of the CMA CGM Rabelais on July 2, 2010, and will be subsequently transferred to one of these New Credit Facilities.  In addition, we have entered into an agreement with Hyundai Samho Shipyard (the “Hyundai Samho Vendor Financing”) to finance 15%, or $190.0 million, of the aggregate purchase price of eight of our newbuilding containerships, and we have reached an agreement in principle with Citibank and the Export Import Bank of China for a new $203.4 million credit facility (the “Citi-CEXIM Credit Facility”), in respect of which the China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (or Sinosure) would cover certain risks, as well as guarantee our obligations in certain circumstances. Entering into final documentation for the Citi-CEXIM Credit Facility is a condition to the arrangements with our banks discussed above. We believe that, so long as we are able to enter into and comply with the terms of the definitive agreements for these arrangements and satisfy the other conditions thereto, we will be able to fund the remaining installment payments under our newbuilding contracts and satisfy our other liquidity needs.

 

On August 6, 2010, we also entered into agreements with several investors, including our largest stockholder, under which we sold to them 54,054,055 shares of our Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $200.0 million in cash, which satisfied a condition to the arrangements with our lenders discussed above. The shares were issued at $3.70 per share on August 12, 2010, which represented a 5.9% discount to the 30-day volume weighted average share price of $3.93 per share and a 6.6% discount to the 60-day volume weighted average share price of $3.96 per share.

 

As of May 25, 2010, we signed an agreement to cancel newbuilding contracts for three 6,500 TEU containerships which were scheduled to be delivered to us in 2012, in return for the shipyard retaining $64.35 million in previously paid deposits for such vessels and in connection with which we wrote-off interest capitalized and other predelivery capital expenditures of $7.16 million. We also entered into an agreement with the charterer of the cancelled newbuildings and we received an amount of $12.6 million in consideration for the termination of the respective charter parties, which was recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2010.

 

As of October 31, 2010, after giving effect to these newbuilding cancellations, the remaining capital expenditure installments for our 15 newbuilding vessels were approximately $42.5 million for the remainder of 2010, $643.7 million for 2011 and $448.6 million for 2012. As of October 31, 2010, we expect to fund the remaining installment payments of approximately $1.1 billion with undrawn borrowing capacity under our existing credit facilities of $121.0 million and with borrowings under the New Credit Facilities with certain of our existing lenders of $426.0 million  for which we have entered into a commitment letter ($25.0 million of which have already been drawn under a bridge facility), under the Hyundai Samho Vendor Financing of $190.0 million for which we have entered into an agreements and under the Citi-CEXIM Credit Facility of $203.4 million for which we have entered into an agreement in principle, as well as with $200 million of proceeds from the recent equity transaction and available cash and cash equivalents.

 

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Under our existing multi-year charters as of September 30, 2010, we had contracted revenues of $100.2 million for the remainder of 2010, $440.7 million for 2011 and, thereafter, approximately $5.4 billion, of which amounts $2.2 million, $108.5 million and $3.1 billion, respectively, are associated with charters from our contracted newbuildings, some of which do not yet have committed financing arrangements in place. Although these expected revenues are based on contracted charter rates, we are dependent on our charterers’ ability and willingness to meet their obligations under these charters.

 

Our board of directors has determined to suspend the payment of further cash dividends as a result of market conditions in the international shipping industry and in particular the sharp decline in charter rates and vessel values in the containership sector. In addition, during the period covered by the waiver agreements entered with our lenders in relation to certain covenant breaches, we are not permitted to make dividend payments without the consent of our lenders and under the terms of our Bank Agreement will generally not be permitted to pay dividends.

 

We have been in breach of covenants in certain of our existing credit facilities for which we have not obtained waivers and waivers of non-compliance with certain other covenants under our existing credit facilities expired on October 1, 2010. As described above, we have entered into a commitment letter for a Bank Agreement with the lenders under each of our existing credit facilities (other than our KEXIM and KEXIM-Fortis credit facilities), which contemplates that the lenders participating thereunder would continue to provide our existing credit facilities and would waive any existing covenant breaches or defaults under our existing credit facilities and agree to amend the covenants under our existing credit facilities in accordance with the terms of the Bank Agreement. The Bank Agreement is subject to negotiation and execution of definitive documentation and other conditions.

 

If we are not able to obtain waivers to these existing breaches, which due to the cross default provisions in our loan agreements result in breaches under our other credit facilities, by entering into definitive documentation for the Bank Agreement or otherwise and to reach separate agreements in respect of our KEXIM and KEXIM Fortis credit facilities, our lenders could accelerate our outstanding indebtedness and foreclose upon the vessels in our fleet, adversely affecting our ability to conduct our business. In addition, if the current low charter rates in the containership market and low vessel values continue or decrease further, or our charterers were to fail to meet their payment obligations, our ability to comply with the covenants in our loan agreements, including the modified covenants that would be applicable to our existing credit facilities under the terms of the Bank Agreement and the covenants in the other new financing arrangements for which we have entered into a commitment letter, may be adversely affected and we may not be able to draw down the full amount of certain of our credit facilities, which contain restrictions on the amount of cash that can be advanced to us under our credit facilities based on the market value of the vessel or vessels in respect of which the advance is being made.

 

Due to the uncertainties relating to our ability to comply with the financial covenants in our existing credit facilities and procure additional bank, equity or other financing to repay outstanding indebtedness under such credit facilities should our lenders accelerate such indebtedness due to such covenant non-compliance, our independent registered public accounting firm issued its audit opinion with an explanatory paragraph in connection with our annual consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2009, that expresses substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2010 and our annual consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2009, do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of our inability to continue as a going concern. There is, however, a material uncertainty related to events or conditions which raise substantial doubt on our ability to continue as a going concern and, therefore, we may be unable to realize our assets and discharge our liabilities in the normal course of business. Our management has taken a number of steps to mitigate these concerns by seeking to conserve cash resources, reduce capital expenditure obligations and procure additional financing. Our management believes that such steps, which include seeking to restructure our existing debt, obtain additional bank financing, obtain vendor financing from shipyards, reduce our newbuilding capital expenditure obligations and raise equity capital as described above, will be sufficient to provide us with the ability to continue our operations, however, there can be no assurance that we will be able to negotiate and enter into definitive documentation for these arrangements for which we entered into commitment letter or have reached agreements in principle or be able to satisfy the conditions thereto.

 

Cash Flows

 

Working capital is equal to current assets minus current liabilities, including all of our outstanding debt which has been classified as current as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. Our working capital deficit was $2.5 billion as of September 30, 2010 compared to working capital deficit of $2.2 billion as of December 31, 2009. The deficit as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 is due to the reclassification of long-term debt to current liabilities due to covenant breaches under our credit facilities.

 

We have entered into a commitment letter for a Bank Agreement restructuring our existing financing arrangements, other

 

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than our KEXIM and KEXIM Fortis credit facilities, and for new credit facilities, as well as a signed agreement with Hyundai Samho in relation to Vendor Financing and an agreement in principle for the Citi-CEXIM Credit Facility, as discussed above. In addition, we received proceeds from equity issuance of $200 million on August 12, 2010, including an investment by our Chief Executive Officer, satisfying a condition to the Bank Agreement. We believe that, so long as we are able to enter into and comply with the terms of the definitive agreements for these arrangements we will be able to fund the remaining installment payments under our newbuilding contracts and satisfy our other liquidity needs.

 

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

Net cash flows provided by operating activities decreased 15.6%, or $12.0 million, to $64.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $76.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The decrease was primarily the result of increased interest cost of $48.7 million (including realized losses on the Company’s interest rate swaps), which was partially offset by a favorable change in the working capital position and cash from operations (before interest cost and realized losses on swaps) of $32.2 million and reduced payments for drydocking of $4.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

 

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

Net cash flows used in investing activities increased by $149.5 million, to $468.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $318.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The difference reflects installment payments for newbuildings, as well as interest capitalized and other related capital expenditures, of $469.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $318.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2009, which partially offset by proceeds from sale of vessels of nil in the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $1.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

 

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

 

Net cash flows provided by financing activities increased by $323.5 million, to $569.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $246.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The increase is primarily due to the proceeds from long-term debt of $395.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $238.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2009, as well as proceeds from equity issuance of $200.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, which were partially offset by the repayment of indebtedness of $204.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $25.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2009. In addition restricted cash decreased by $184.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to a decrease of $39.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

 

Non-GAAP financial measures

 

We report our financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). However, management believes that certain non-GAAP financial measures used in managing the business may provide users of this financial information additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures can provide additional meaningful reflection of underlying trends of the business because they provide a comparison of historical information that excludes certain items that impact the overall comparability. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions and in evaluating the Company’s performance. See the tables below for supplemental financial data and corresponding reconciliations to GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

 

EBITDA represents net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA represents net income/(loss) before interest income and expense, depreciation, amortization of deferred drydocking & special survey costs and deferred finance costs (and write-offs), impairment loss, gain/(loss) on sale of vessels, non-cash changes in fair value of derivatives, realized gain/(loss) on derivatives, gain on contract termination and other one-time items in relation to the Company’s Comprehensive Financing Plan. We believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA assist investors and analysts in comparing our performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance and because are used by certain investors to measure a company’s ability to service and/or incur indebtedness, pay capital expenditures and meet working capital requirements. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are also used: (i) by prospective and current customers as well as potential lenders to evaluate potential transactions; and (ii) to evaluate and price potential acquisition candidates. Our EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to that reported by other companies due to differences in methods of calculation.

 

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EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are: (i) EBITDA/Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital needs; and (ii) although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and EBITDA/Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect any cash requirements for such capital expenditures. In evaluating Adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in this presentation.  Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. Because of these limitations, EBITDA/Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as principal indicators of our performance.

 

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation to Net Income/(Loss)

 

 

 

Nine
months ended
September 30,

 

Nine
months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Net (loss)/income

 

$

(93,452

)

$

52,271

 

Depreciation

 

54,794

 

44,654

 

Amortization of deferred drydocking & special survey costs

 

6,192

 

6,263

 

Interest income

 

(692

)

(2,073

)

Interest expense

 

30,162

 

26,863

 

EBITDA

 

$

(2,996

)

$

127,978

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impairment loss

 

71,509

 

 

Gain on sale of vessel

 

(1,916

)

 

Gain on contract termination(1)

 

(12,600

)

 

Comprehensive Financing Plan related fees(2)

 

3,733

 

 

Amortization of deferred finance costs and write-offs

 

1,002

 

1,008

 

Realized loss on derivatives

 

61,025

 

20,413

 

Non-cash changes in fair value of derivatives

 

57,131

 

(1,444

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

176,888

 

$

147,955

 

 

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation to Net Cash Provided from Operating Activities

 

 

 

Nine
months ended
September 30,

 

Nine
months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

64,841

 

$

76,849

 

Net increase/(decrease) in current and non-current assets

 

10,445

 

(2,835

)

Net (increase)/decrease in current and non-current liabilities

 

(11,266

)

(3,355

)

Net interest

 

29,470

 

24,790

 

Amortization of finance costs

 

(1,002

)

(596

)

Written off finance costs

 

(1,084

)

(412

)

Payments for dry-docking/special survey

 

2,551

 

7,075

 

Gain on sale of vessel

 

1,916

 

 

Stock based compensation

 

(60

)

(39

)

Impairment loss

 

(71,509

)

 

Change in fair value of derivative instruments

 

(27,298

)

26,501

 

EBITDA

 

$

(2,996

)

$

127,978

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impairment loss

 

71,509

 

 

Gain on sale of vessels

 

(1,916

)

 

Gain on contract termination (1)

 

(12,600

)

 

Comprehensive Financing Plan related fees(2)

 

3,733

 

 

Amortization of deferred finance costs and write-offs

 

1,002

 

1,008

 

Realized loss on derivatives

 

61,025

 

20,413

 

Non-cash changes in fair value of derivatives

 

57,131

 

(1,444

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

176,888

 

$

147,955

 

 

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(1)          Consideration of $12.6 million received by the charterer of the three newbuildings cancelled on May 25, 2010 in relation to the termination of the respective charter parties.

 

(2)          Fees related to our Comprehensive Financing Plan, of which $3.1 million relate to bank fees and were recorded in Other finance costs and $0.6 million relate to legal fees and were recorded in General and administrative expenses

 

EBITDA decreased by $131.0 million, to $(3.0) million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, from $128.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The decrease is mainly attributed to an impairment loss of $71.5 million recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, increased losses on fair value of derivatives of $99.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009, which were partially offset by a gain on sale of vessel of $1.9 million recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, increased operating revenues of $25.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009, as well as increased other income of $13.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

 

Adjusted EBITDA increased by $28.9 million, to $176.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, from $148.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The increase is mainly attributed to increased operating revenues of $25.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009, as well as reduced operating expenses of $8.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009, which were partially offset by increased general and administrative expenses of $6.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

 

Credit Facilities

 

We, as guarantor, and certain of our subsidiaries, as borrowers, have entered into a number of credit facilities in connection with financing the acquisition of certain vessels in our fleet, which are described in Note 11 to our condensed consolidated financial statements. We also have entered into guarantee facility agreements, with HSH Nordbank and the Royal Bank of Scotland, which are described in Note 13 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.  Under the Bank Agreement for which we have entered into a commitment letter, these existing credit facilities would continue to be made available by the respective lenders but (other than with respect to our KEXIM and KEXIM-Fortis credit facilities which are not covered by the Bank Agreement) with revised amortization schedules, interest rates, financial covenants, events of default and other terms. In addition, while the vessels currently securing these credit facilities would continue to collateralize such facilities, we would provide additional collateral under certain of these credit facilities and provide first priority liens over certain currently unencumbered newbuildings and second or third priority liens over certain vessels currently securing existing facilities as collateral for our new credit facilities. The following summarizes certain terms of our existing credit facilities, as well as the new credit facilities for which we have entered into a commitment letter or have reached agreements in principle:

 

Lender

 

Remaining
Available
Principal
Amount
(in millions)(1)

 

Outstanding
Principal
Amount
(in millions)(1)

 

Collateral Vessels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Existing Credit Facilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Royal Bank of Scotland(3)

 

$

98.5

 

$

588.3

 

Mortgages for existing vessels and refund guarantees for newbuildings relating to the Hyundai Progress, the Hyundai Highway, the Hyundai Bridge, the Hyundai Federal (ex APL Confidence), the Zim Monaco, the Hanjin Buenos Aires, the Hanjin Versailles, the HN N-222, the HN S-4005 the HN H1022A, the HN N-218 (cancelled as of May 25, 2010), the HN S-458, the HN S-459, the HN S-460 and the HN S-461

 

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Aegean Baltic Bank—HSH
Nordbank—Piraeus Bank(4)(2)

 

$

 

$

689.3

 

Jiangsu Dragon (ex CMA CGM Elbe), the California Dragon (ex CMA CGM Kalamata), the Shenzhen Dragon (ex CMA CGM Komodo), the Henry (ex CMA CGM Passiflore), the Hyundai Commodore (ex MOL Affinity), the Hyundai Duke, the CMA CGM Vanille, the Marathonas (ex MSC Marathon), the Maersk Messologi, the Maersk Mytilini, the YM Yantian, the Al Rayyan (ex Norasia Hamburg), the YM Milano, the CMA CGM Lotus, the Hyundai Vladivostok, the Hyundai Advance, the Hyundai Stride, the Hyundai Future, the Hyundai Sprinter and Hanjin Montreal and assigned refund guarantees related to pre-delivery installments for the HN Z00001, the HN Z00002, the HN Z00003 and the HN Z00004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emporiki Bank of Greece S.A.

 

$

 

$

156.8

 

CMA CGM Moliere and CMA CGM Musset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deutsche Bank

 

$

 

$

180.0

 

Zim Rio Grande, the Zim Sao Paolo and Zim Kingston

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse

 

$

 

$

221.1

 

Zim Luanda, CMA CGM Nerval and YM Mandate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fortis Bank—Lloyds TSB—National Bank of Greece

 

$

 

$

253.2

 

YM Colombo, YM Seattle, YM Vancouver and YM Singapore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deutsche Schiffsbank—Credit Suisse—Emporiki Bank

 

$

64.1

 

$

234.4

 

ZIM Dalian and assignment of refund guarantees and newbuilding contracts relating to the Hanjin Santos, the HN N-223, the YM Maturity and the HN Z00001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSH Nordbank

 

$

 

$

35.0

 

Bunga Raya Tujuh (ex Maersk Deva) and the Bunga Raya Tiga (ex Maersk Derby)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEXIM

 

$

 

$

62.6

 

CSCL Europe and the CSCL America (ex MSC Baltic)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEXIM-Fortis

 

$

 

$

101.9

 

CSCL Pusan and the CSCL Le Havre

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Credit Facilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSH Nordbank(**)(***)

 

$

125.0

 

$

 

HN S459, HN S462 and CMA CGM Rabelais

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RBS(****)

 

$

100.0

 

$

 

HN S458 and HN S461

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fortis Club Facility(***)

 

$

37.1

 

$

 

HN S463

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Club Facility(***)

 

$

83.9

 

$

 

HNS456 and HN S457

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citi-Eurobank(***)

 

$

80.0

 

$

 

HN S460

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citi-CEXIM (*)

 

$

203.4

 

$

 

Hull No. Z00002, Hull No. Z00003 and Hull No. Z00004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hyundai Samho Vendor

 

$

190.0

 

$

 

Second priority liens on Hulls No. S456, S457, S458, S459, S460, S461, S462 and S463.

 


*

As of November 16, 2010, we have not yet obtained formal approvals from the respective credit committees for the facility.

 

 

**

Includes principal amount of $25.0 million under the Aegean Baltic Bank—HSH Nordbank—Piraeus Bank credit facility as of September 30, 2010, which will be transferred to the new facility from a bridge financing facility and was drawn down on July 1, 2010 for the delivery of the vessel CMA CGM Rabelais on July 2, 2010.

 

 

***

As of August 6, 2010, we entered into a commitment letter with the respective banks.

 

 

(1)

As of September 30, 2010.

 

 

(2)

As of July 10, 2009, we agreed to amend the facility by adding additional collateral as follows: (a) newbuilding vessel CMA CGM Rabelais to be provided as first priority security under the facility, (b) second priority mortgages on the Bunga Raya Tujuh (ex Maersk Deva) and the Bunga Raya Tiga (ex Maersk Derby) financed by HSH Nordbank AG and Dresdner Bank and (c) second priority mortgages on the CSCL Europe and the CSCL America (ex MSC Baltic) financed by KEXIM credit facility and the CSCL Pusan (ex HN 1559) and the CSCL Le Havre (ex HN 1561) financed by our KEXIM-Fortis credit facility.

 

 

(3)

Pursuant to the Bank Agreement for which we have entered into a commitment letter, this credit facility would also be secured by a second priority lien on the Bunga Raya Tiga, the CSCL America (ex MSC Baltic) and the CSCL Le Havre.

 

 

(4)

Pursuant to the Bank Agreement for which we have entered into a commitment letter, this credit facility would also be secured by a second priority lien on the Bunga Raya Tujuh, the CSCL Europe and the CSCL Pusan.

 

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Outstanding indebtedness under our each of our existing credit facilities, other than our KEXIM and KEXIM-Fortis credit facilities, bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus an applicable margin. The weighted average interest rate margin over LIBOR in respect of our existing credit facilities was 2.17% for the year ended December 31, 2009 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. As described above, the interest rate, amortization profile and certain other terms of each of our existing credit facilities would be adjusted to provide for consistent terms under each facility pursuant to the terms of the Bank Agreement, other than with respect to our KEXIM and KEXIM-Fortis credit facilities which will not be covered by the Bank Agreement. Our KEXIM credit facility, under which outstanding indebtedness bears interest at a fixed rate of 5.0125%, and our KEXIM-Fortis credit facility, under which $92.9 million of the outstanding indebtedness, as of September 30, 2010, bears interest at a fixed rate of 5.02% and $9.0 million of the outstanding indebtedness, as of September 30, 2010, bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus a margin, have maturity dates of November 2016 and October 2018 (in respect of the fixed rate tranche) and January 2019 (in respect of the floating rate tranche), respectively.

 

We have been in breach of covenants in certain of our existing credit facilities for which we have not obtained waivers and waivers of non-compliance with certain other covenants under our existing credit facilities expired on October 1, 2010. As described above, we have entered into a commitment letter for a Bank Agreement with the lenders under each of our existing credit facilities (other than our KEXIM and KEXIM-Fortis credit facilities), which contemplates that the lenders participating thereunder would continue to provide our existing credit facilities and would waive any existing covenant breaches or defaults under our existing credit facilities and agree to amend the covenants under our existing credit facilities in accordance with the terms of the Bank Agreement. The Bank Agreement is subject to negotiation and execution of definitive documentation and other conditions. If we are not able to obtain waivers to these existing breaches, which due to the cross default provisions in our loan agreements result in breaches under our other credit facilities, by entering into definitive documentation for, and satisfying the other conditions to, the Bank Agreement or otherwise, our lenders could accelerate our outstanding indebtedness and foreclose upon the vessels in our fleet, adversely affecting our ability to conduct our business.  Our existing credit facilities also contain other restrictions and customary events of default with respect to us and our applicable subsidiaries, such as a cross-default with respect to financial indebtedness or any adverse change in the financial position or prospects of the vessel-owning subsidiaries or the Company that creates a material risk to our ability to repay such indebtedness and, in some cases, certain changes in the charters for vessels mortgaged under the applicable credit facility.

 

The commitment letter for the Bank Agreement and the New Credit Facilities with existing lenders we entered into on August 6, 2010, as well as the Hyundai Samho Vendor Financing entered into on September 27, 2010, was on substantially the terms described in “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 18, 2010, which also contains descriptions of the agreement in principle for the Citi-CEXIM Credit Facility. As part of the Bank Agreement and upon final execution, we have agreed to issue to the lenders under our New Credit Facilities warrants to purchase an aggregate of 15 million shares of our common stock for an exercise price of $7.00 per share. The warrants would expire on January 31, 2019.

 

Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Interest Rate Swaps

 

We have entered into interest rate swap agreements converting floating interest rate exposure into fixed interest rates in order to hedge our exposure to fluctuations in prevailing market interest rates, as well as interest rate swap agreements converting the fixed rate we pay in connection with certain of our credit facilities into floating interest rates in order to economically hedge the fair value of the fixed rate credit facilities against fluctuations in prevailing market interest rates. Due to the contemplated changes to the amortization profiles and interest rates under our existing credit facilities pursuant to the terms of the Bank Agreement, our interest rate swap agreements are expected to have a greater degree of ineffectiveness as hedging instruments with the result that changes in the fair value of such ineffective portion of such swap arrangements would be recognized in our statement of income. See Note 12, Financial Instruments, to our condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) included in this report. We do not use financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

 

We did not enter into derivative instruments to hedge the foreign currency translation of assets or liabilities or foreign currency transactions during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not have any transactions, obligations or relationships that could be considered material off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

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Capitalization

 

The table below sets forth our consolidated capitalization as of September 30, 2010:

 

·

on an actual basis; and

 

 

·

on an as adjusted basis to reflect in the period from September 30, 2010 to November 16, 2010 (a) debt drawdowns of $41.6 million, and (b) the distribution of 139 shares (with a total cost of $1 thousand), of our treasury stock, to the qualifying employees of our manager in accordance with the stock-based compensation described in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on June 18, 2010.

 

Other than these adjustments, there have been no material changes to our capitalization from debt or equity issuances, re-capitalizations or special dividends as adjusted in the table below between September 30, 2010 and November 16, 2010.  This table should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) and the notes thereto included in this report.

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2010

 

 

 

Actual

 

As Adjusted

 

 

 

(US Dollars in thousands)

 

Debt:

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt(1)

 

$

2,522,588

 

$

2,564,168

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock (par value $0.01, 100,000,000 preferred shares authorized and none issued; actual and as adjusted)

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 750,000,000 shares authorized actual and as adjusted; 108,611,555 shares issued actual and as adjusted; 108,610,739 shares outstanding actual and 108,610,878 as adjusted (2)

 

1,086

 

1,086

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

488,048

 

488,047

 

Treasury stock

 

(4

)

(3

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(513,743

)

(513,743

)

Retained earnings

 

347,112

 

347,112

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

322,499

 

322,499

 

Total capitalization

 

$

2,845,087

 

$

2,886,667

 

 


(1) All of our indebtedness is secured

(2) Does not include warrants to purchase up to 15 million shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $7.00 per share, which we have agreed to issue to our lenders in connection with the new debt financing for which we have entered into a commitment letter.

 

Recent Developments

 

On October 11, 2010, the Company took delivery of the newbuilding 3,400 TEU vessel, the Hanjin Versailles. The vessel has been deployed on a 10-year time charter with one of the world’s major liner companies.

 

On November 8, 2010, at our annual meeting of stockholders, each of Messrs. Andritsoyiannis and Konkoly-Thege were re-elected as Class III directors for a three-year term expiring at the annual meeting of our stockholders in 2013 and, as required under our Restated Articles of Incorporation for a director appointed to fill a vacancy created by an expansion of the board of directors, Mr. Economou was re-elected as a Class II Director for the balance of a term expiring at the annual meeting of our stockholders in 2011.  Our stockholders also ratified the appointment of our independent auditors.

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

Matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance and may include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts. The forward-looking statements in this report are based upon various

 

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assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. Important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including changes in charterhire rates and vessel values, charter counterparty performance, ability to enter into definitive documentation for the restructuring of certain of our existing credit facilities and new financing arrangements for which we have reached agreements in principle and satisfy the conditions thereto, ability to obtain financing and comply with covenants contained in our financing agreements, shipyard performance, changes in demand that may affect attitudes of time charterers to scheduled and unscheduled drydocking, changes in our operating expenses, including bunker prices, dry-docking and insurance costs, actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents and political events or acts by terrorists.

 

Risks and uncertainties are further described in reports filed by us with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

 

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2010 (unaudited) and December 31, 2009

 

F-2

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (unaudited)

 

F-3

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (unaudited)

 

F-4

 

 

 

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

F-5

 

F-1



 

DANAOS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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

 

 

 

 

 

As of

 

 

 

Notes

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

 

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

$

288,640

 

$

122,050

 

Restricted cash, current portion

 

3

 

13,715

 

154,078

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

 

4,219

 

3,732

 

Inventories

 

 

 

9,707

 

7,653

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

 

362

 

1,056

 

Due from related parties

 

 

 

8,301

 

8,647

 

Other current assets

 

 

 

5,135

 

3,288

 

Total current assets

 

 

 

330,079

 

300,504

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed assets, net

 

4

 

2,236,840

 

1,573,759

 

Advances for vessels under construction

 

5

 

916,638

 

1,194,088

 

Restricted cash, net of current portion

 

3

 

 

44,393

 

Deferred charges, net

 

6

 

20,592

 

20,583

 

Other non-current assets

 

12b,7

 

18,452

 

9,384

 

Total non-current assets

 

 

 

3,192,522

 

2,842,207

 

Total assets

 

 

 

$

3,522,601

 

$

3,142,711

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

11

 

2,522,588

 

2,331,678

 

Accounts payable

 

8

 

$

84,664

 

$

49,542

 

Accrued liabilities

 

9

 

46,804

 

31,096

 

Unearned revenue

 

 

 

9,045

 

5,626

 

Other current liabilities

 

10

 

126,696

 

100,065

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

 

2,789,797

 

2,518,007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unearned revenue, net of current portion

 

 

 

2,271

 

3,914

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

10,12a

 

408,034

 

215,199

 

Total long-term liabilities

 

 

 

410,305

 

219,113

 

Total liabilities

 

 

 

3,200,102

 

2,737,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock (par value $0.01, 100,000,000 preferred shares authorized and not issued as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009)

 

14

 

 

 

Common stock (par value $0.01, 750,000,000 common shares authorized as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. 108,611,555 and 54,557,500 issued as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. 108, 610,739 and 54,550,858 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.)

 

14

 

1,086

 

546

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

14

 

488,048

 

288,613

 

Treasury stock

 

14

 

(4

)

(39

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

12a,15

 

(513,743

)

(324,093

)

Retained earnings

 

 

 

347,112

 

440,564

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

322,499

 

405,591

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

$

3,522,601

 

$

3,142,711

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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DANAOS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited)

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

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

Notes

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING REVENUES

 

 

 

$

 94,587

 

$

79,792

 

$

259,192

 

$

 234,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voyage expenses

 

 

 

(1,522

)

(1,562

)

(4,829

)

(5,413

)

Vessel operating expenses

 

 

 

(24,744

)

(23,109

)

(61,049

)

(68,986

)

Depreciation

 

4

 

(20,989

)

(15,522

)

(54,794

)

(44,654

)

Impairment loss

 

18

 

 

 

(71,509

)

 

Amortization of deferred drydocking and special survey costs

 

6

 

(2,741

)

(2,169

)

(6,192

)

(6,263

)

General and administration expenses

 

 

 

(5,294

)

(3,767

)

(16,393

)

(10,355

)

Gain on sale of vessel

 

 

 

 

 

1,916

 

 

Income From Operations

 

 

 

39,297

 

33,663

 

46,342

 

98,501

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME/(EXPENSE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

 

221

 

368

 

692

 

2,073

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

(11,613

)

(9,299

)

(30,162

)

(26,863

)

Other finance costs, net

 

 

 

(3,728

)

(318

)

(4,821

)

(1,535

)

Other income/(expense), net

 

 

 

12,579

 

123

 

12,653

 

(936

)

Loss on fair value of derivatives

 

 

 

(35,778

)

(8,165

)

(118,156

)

(18,969

)

Total Other Expenses, net

 

 

 

(38,319

)

(17,291

)

(139,794

)

(46,230

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income/(Loss)

 

 

 

$

978

 

$

16,372

 

$

(93,452

)

$

52,271

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net income/(loss) per share

 

 

 

$

0.01

 

$

 0.30

 

$

(1.45

)

$

0.96

 

Basic and diluted weighted average number of common shares

 

16

 

83,346

 

54,551

 

64,256

 

54,549

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

F-3



 

DANAOS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)

(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)

 

 

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss)/income

 

$

(93,452

)

$

52,271

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/income to net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

54,794

 

44,654

 

Impairment loss

 

71,509

 

 

Amortization of deferred drydocking and special survey costs

 

6,192

 

6,263

 

Amortization of finance and other costs

 

1,002

 

596

 

Write off of finance costs

 

1,084

 

412

 

Stock based compensation

 

60

 

39

 

Payments for drydocking/special survey

 

(2,551

)

(7,075

)

Gain on sale of vessel

 

(1,916

)

 

Change in fair value of derivative instruments

 

27,298

 

(26,501

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase)/Decrease in

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(487

)

(1,576

)

Inventories

 

(2,054

)

281

 

Prepaid expenses

 

694

 

303

 

Due from related parties

 

346

 

(1,212

)

Other assets, current and long-term

 

(8,944

)

5,039

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase/(Decrease) in

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

1,371

 

(2,987

)

Accrued liabilities

 

7,572

 

8,091

 

Unearned revenue (including long-term)

 

1,776

 

(2,295

)

Other liabilities, current and long-term

 

547

 

546

 

Net Cash provided by Operating Activities

 

64,841

 

76,849

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Vessel additions

 

 

(287

)

Vessels under construction

 

(469,806

)

(318,240

)

Proceeds from sale of vessels

 

1,764

 

 

Net Cash used in Investing Activities

 

(468,042

)

(318,527

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from long-term debt

 

395,819

 

238,843

 

Payments of long-term debt

 

(204,909

)

(25,327

)

Proceeds from equity issuance

 

200,000

 

 

Deferred finance costs

 

(5,825

)

(6,438

)

Deferred public offering costs

 

 

(371

)

Treasury stock

 

(50

)

 

Decrease of restricted cash

 

184,756

 

39,624

 

Net Cash provided by Financing Activities

 

569,791

 

246,331

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

166,590

 

4,653

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents at beginning of period

 

122,050

 

120,720

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents at end of period

 

$

288,640

 

$

125,373

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplementary Cash Flow information

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash capitalized interest in vessels under construction

 

$

8,136

 

$

5,465

 

Progress payments of vessels under construction accrued

 

$

73,450

 

$

4,950

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

F-4


 


 

DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1          Basis of Presentation and General Information

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The reporting and functional currency of the Company is the United States Dollar.

 

Danaos Corporation (“Danaos”), formerly Danaos Holdings Limited, was formed on December 7, 1998, under the laws of Liberia and is presently the sole owner of all outstanding shares of the companies listed below. Danaos Holdings Limited was redomiciled in the Marshall Islands on October 7, 2005.  In connection with the redomiciliation, the Company changed its name to Danaos Corporation. On October 14, 2005, the Company filed and the Marshall Islands accepted Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.  Under the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, the authorized capital stock of Danaos Corporation increased to 100,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.01 and 1,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.01. On September 18, 2006, the Company filed and Marshall Islands accepted Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation. Under the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, the authorized capital stock of Danaos Corporation increased to 200,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.01 and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.01. On September 18, 2009, the Company filed and Marshall Islands accepted Articles of Amendment. Under the Articles of Amendment, the authorized capital stock of Danaos Corporation increased to 750,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.01 and 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.01. Refer to Note 14, Stockholders’ Equity for additional information.

 

In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) of Danaos and subsidiaries contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly, in all material respects, Danaos’s consolidated financial position as of September 30, 2010, the consolidated results of operations for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 and the consolidated cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. All such adjustments are deemed to be of a normal, recurring nature. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Danaos’ Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2009. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

 

The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

The Company’s principal business is the acquisition and operation of vessels. Danaos conducts its operations through the vessel owning companies whose principal activity is the ownership and operation of containerships that are under the exclusive management of a related party of the Company.

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) represent the consolidation of the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. The subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Company. They are de-consolidated from the date that control ceases. Inter-company transaction balances and unrealized gains on transactions between the companies are eliminated.

 

The Company also consolidates entities that are determined to be variable interest entities as defined in the authoritative guidance under U.S. GAAP. A variable interest entity is defined as a legal entity where either (a) equity interest holders as a group lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest, including decision making ability and an interest in the entity’s residual risks and rewards, or (b) the equity holders have not provided sufficient equity investment to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support, or (c) the voting rights of some investors are not proportional to their obligations to absorb the expected losses of the entity, their rights to receive the expected residual returns of the entity, or both and substantially all of the entity’s activities either involve or are conducted on behalf of an investor that has disproportionately few voting rights.

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) have been prepared to reflect the consolidation of the companies listed below. The historical balance sheets and results of operations of the companies listed below have been reflected in the consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of income, cash flows and stockholders’ equity at and for each period since their respective incorporation dates.

 

The consolidated companies are referred to as “Danaos,” or “the Company.”

 

F-5



 

DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

1       Basis of Presentation and General Information (continued)

 

As of December 31, 2009 and as further discussed in detail in the Company’s 2009 annual financial statements, the Company was in breach of various covenants in its credit facilities, for some of which it had obtained waivers and for others it had not. The waivers the Company obtained were for a period through October 1, 2010. Furthermore, as of September 30, 2010, there are further breaches for which the Company has not obtained waivers.  In addition, although the Company was in compliance with the covenants in its credit facility with KEXIM, and has obtained waivers of non-compliance with certain other covenants under other credit facilities as noted above, under the cross default provisions of its credit facilities the lenders could require immediate repayment of the related outstanding debt. Even though none of the lenders declared an event of default under the loan agreements, these breaches constituted defaults and potential events of default and, together with the cross default provisions in the various loan agreements, could result in the lenders requiring immediate repayment of all of the loans. During 2009, the Company’s lenders agreed to waive, and not to exercise their right to demand repayment of any amounts due under certain loan agreements as a result of, the December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2009 covenant breaches under certain of its loan agreements, and any future breaches of such covenants, through October 1, 2010. These waiver agreements expired on October 1, 2010, when the original covenants come back in force. The Company has deemed it is probable that it may not be able to comply with the original covenants at measurement dates that are within the next twelve months. In addition, the cross default provisions in the Company’s loan agreements and breaches existing under its credit facilities as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, as well as potential defaults and events of default under loan agreements with waivers expired on October 1, 2010, could result in events of default under all of the Company’s affected debt and the acceleration of such debt by its lenders. In this respect, the Company reclassified its long-term debt of $2.5 billion and $2.3 billion as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 as current debt (for further details, refer to Note 11, Long-Term Debt). The Company continues to pay loan installments and accumulated or accrued interest as they fall due under the existing credit facilities.

 

While these condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared using generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which contemplate the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities during the normal course of operations, the conditions and events described above raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of the Company’s inability to continue as a going concern other than the reclassification of $2.5 billion and $2.3 billion as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, of its long-term debt as current.

 

The Company has entered into a commitment letter for an agreement (the “Bank Agreement”) that will supersede, amend and supplement the terms of each of its existing credit facilities (other than its credit facilities with KEXIM and KEXIM Fortis) and provide for, among other things, revised amortization schedules, interest rates, financial covenants, events of defaults, guarantee and security packages, as well as New Credit Facilities available for its currently non-financed newbuildings. Subject to the terms of the Bank Agreement and under the New Credit Facilities of $426.0 million, the lenders will continue to provide the Company’s existing credit facilities, will waive covenant breaches or defaults under its existing credit facilities, as well as amend covenants under such existing credit facilities in accordance with the Bank Agreement. The Bank Agreement is conditioned upon the Company’s entry into the Hyundai Samho Vendor Financing of $190.0 million (agreement signed on September 27, 2010, refer to Note 11, Long-tem debt) and the newbuilding cancellation agreement in relation to three 6,500 TEU vessels, the HN N-216, the HN N-217 and the HN N-218 (refer to Note 18, Impairment Loss), as well as a commitment letter for the new Citi-CEXIM Credit Facility of $203.4 million and the receipt of $200 million in proceeds from equity issuances, including an investment by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (which was completed on August 12, 2010, as discussed in Note 14                Stockholders’ Equity). In addition, as of October 31, 2010, the Company had approximately $121.0 million of undrawn funds under its existing credit facilities, as well as available cash and cash equivalents.

 

F-6



 

DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

1       Basis of Presentation and General Information (continued)

 

As of September 30, 2010, Danaos included the vessel owning (including vessels under contract and/or construction) companies (the “Danaos Subsidiaries”) listed below. All vessels are container vessels:

 

Company

 

Date of Incorporation

 

Vessel Name

 

Year
Built

 

TEU

Deleas Shipping Ltd.

 

July 29, 1987

 

Hanjin Montreal

 

1984

 

2,130

Seasenator Shipping Ltd.

 

June 11, 1996

 

AL Rayyan

 

1989

 

3,908

Seacaravel Shipping Ltd.

 

June 11, 1996

 

YM Yantian

 

1989

 

3,908

Appleton Navigation S.A.

 

May 12, 1998

 

Shenzhen Dragon

 

1991

 

2,917

Geoffrey Shipholding Ltd.

 

September 22, 1997

 

California Dragon

 

1991

 

2,917

Lacey Navigation Inc.

 

March 5, 1998

 

Jiangsu Dragon

 

1991

 

2,917

Saratoga Trading S.A.

 

May 8, 1998

 

YM Milano

 

1988

 

3,129

Tyron Enterprises S.A.

 

January 26, 1999

 

Henry

 

1986

 

3,039

Independence Navigation Inc.

 

October 9, 2002

 

CMA CGM Vanille

 

1986

 

3,045

Victory Shipholding Inc.

 

October 9, 2002

 

CMA CGM Lotus

 

1988

 

3,098

Duke Marine Inc.

 

April 14, 2003

 

Hyundai Duke

 

1992

 

4,651

Commodore Marine Inc.

 

April 14, 2003

 

Hyunday Commodore

 

1992

 

4,651

Containers Services Inc.

 

May 30, 2002

 

Bunga Raya Tujuh

 

2004

 

4,253

Containers Lines Inc.

 

May 30, 2002

 

Bunga Raya Tiga

 

2004

 

4,253

Oceanew Shipping Ltd.

 

January 4, 2002

 

CSCL Europe

 

2004

 

8,468

Oceanprize Navigation Ltd.

 

January 21, 2003

 

CSCL America

 

2004

 

8,468

Federal Marine Inc.

 

February 14, 2006

 

Hyunday Federal

 

1994

 

4,651

Karlita Shipping Co. Ltd.

 

February 27, 2003

 

CSCL Pusan

 

2006

 

9,580

Ramona Marine Co. Ltd.

 

February 27, 2003

 

CSCL Le Havre

 

2006

 

9,580

Boxcarrier (No. 6) Corp.

 

June 27, 2006

 

MSC Marathon

 

1991

 

4,814

Boxcarrier (No. 7) Corp.

 

June 27, 2006

 

Maersk Messologi

 

1991

 

4,814

Boxcarrier (No. 8) Corp.

 

November 16, 2006

 

Maersk Mytilini

 

1991

 

4,814

Auckland Marine Inc.

 

January 27, 2005

 

YM Colombo

 

2004

 

4,300

Seacarriers Services Inc.

 

June 28, 2005

 

YM Seattle

 

2007

 

4,253

Speedcarrier (No. 1) Corp.

 

June 28, 2007

 

Hyundai Vladivostok

 

1997

 

2,200

Speedcarrier (No. 2) Corp.

 

June 28, 2007

 

Hyundai Advance

 

1997

 

2,200

Speedcarrier (No. 3) Corp.

 

June 28, 2007

 

Hyundai Stride

 

1997

 

2,200

Speedcarrier (No. 5) Corp.

 

June 28, 2007

 

Hyundai Future

 

1997

 

2,200

Speedcarrier (No. 4) Corp.

 

June 28, 2007

 

Hyundai Sprinter

 

1997

 

2,200

Wellington Marine Inc.

 

January 27, 2005

 

YM Singapore

 

2004

 

4,300

Seacarriers Lines Inc.

 

June 28, 2005

 

YM Vancouver

 

2007

 

4,253

Speedcarrier (No. 7) Corp.

 

December 6, 2007

 

Hyundai Highway

 

1998

 

2,200

Speedcarrier (No. 6) Corp.

 

December 6, 2007

 

Hyundai Progress

 

1998

 

2,200

Speedcarrier (No. 8) Corp.

 

December 6, 2007

 

Hyundai Bridge

 

1998

 

2,200

Bayview Shipping Inc.

 

March 22, 2006

 

Zim Rio Grande

 

2008

 

4,253

Channelview Marine Inc.

 

March 22, 2006

 

Zim Sao Paolo

 

2008

 

4,253

Balticsea Marine Inc.

 

March 22, 2006

 

Zim Kingston

 

2008

 

4,253

Continent Marine Inc.

 

March 22, 2006

 

Zim Monaco

 

2009

 

4,253

Medsea Marine Inc.

 

May 8, 2006

 

Zim Dalian

 

2009

 

4,253

Blacksea Marine Inc.

 

May 8, 2006

 

Zim Luanda

 

2009

 

4,253

Boxcarrier (No. 1) Corp.

 

June 27, 2006

 

CMA CGM Moliere(1)

 

2009

 

6,500

Boxcarrier (No. 2) Corp.

 

June 27, 2006

 

CMA CGM Musset(1)

 

2010

 

6,500

Boxcarrier (No. 3) Corp.

 

June 27, 2006

 

CMA CGM Nerval(1)

 

2010

 

6,500

Expresscarrier (No. 1) Corp.

 

March 5, 2007

 

YM Mandate

 

2010

 

6,500

Boxcarrier (No. 4) Corp.

 

June 27, 2006

 

CMA CGM Rabelais(1)

 

2010

 

6,500

Boxcarrier (No. 5) Corp.

 

June 27, 2006

 

CMA CGM Racine (1)

 

2010

 

6,500

CellContainer (No. 1) Corp.

 

March 23, 2007

 

Hanjin Buenos Aires

 

2010

 

3,400

CellContainer (No. 2) Corp.

 

March 23, 2007

 

Hanjin Santos

 

2010

 

3,400

Expresscarrier (No. 2) Corp.

 

March 5, 2007

 

YM Maturity

 

2010

 

6,500

 


(1)              Vessel subject to charterer’s option to purchase vessel after first eight years of time charter term for $78.0 million.

 

F-7



 

DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

1         Basis of Presentation and General Information (continued)

 

Company

 

Date of Incorporation

 

Vessel Name

 

Year
 Built
(2)

 

TEU

Vessels under construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CellContainer (No. 3) Corp.

 

March 23, 2007

 

Hanjin Versailles(3)

 

2010

 

3,400

CellContainer (No. 4) Corp.

 

March 23, 2007

 

Hull No. N-222

 

2010

 

3,400

CellContainer (No. 5) Corp.

 

March 23, 2007

 

Hull No. N-223

 

2010

 

3,400

Teucarrier (No. 1) Corp.

 

January 31, 2007

 

Hull No. Z00001

 

2011

 

8,530

Teucarrier (No. 2) Corp.

 

January 31, 2007

 

Hull No. Z00002

 

2011

 

8,530

Teucarrier (No. 3) Corp.

 

January 31, 2007

 

Hull No. Z00003

 

2011

 

8,530

Teucarrier (No. 4) Corp.

 

January 31, 2007

 

Hull No. Z00004

 

2011

 

8,530

Teucarrier (No. 5) Corp.

 

September 17, 2007

 

Hull No. H1022A

 

2011

 

8,530

Cellcontainer (No. 6) Corp.

 

October 31, 2007

 

Hull No. S-461

 

2011

 

10,100

Cellcontainer (No. 7) Corp.

 

October 31, 2007

 

Hull No. S-462

 

2011

 

10,100

Cellcontainer (No.8) Corp.

 

October 31, 2007

 

Hull No. S-463

 

2011

 

10,100

Megacarrier (No. 1) Corp.

 

September 10, 2007

 

Hull No. S-456

 

2012

 

12,600

Megacarrier (No. 2) Corp.

 

September 10, 2007

 

Hull No. S-457

 

2012

 

12,600

Megacarrier (No. 3) Corp.

 

September 10, 2007

 

Hull No. S-458

 

2012

 

12,600

Megacarrier (No. 4) Corp.

 

September 10, 2007

 

Hull No. S-459

 

2012

 

12,600

Megacarrier (No. 5) Corp.

 

September 10, 2007

 

Hull No. S-460

 

2012

 

12,600

Expresscarrier (No. 3) Corp.

 

March 5, 2007

 

Hull No. N-216(4)

 

 

6,500

Expresscarrier (No. 4) Corp.

 

March 5, 2007

 

Hull No. N-217(4)

 

 

6,500

Expresscarrier (No. 5) Corp.

 

March 5, 2007

 

Hull No. N-218(4)

 

 

6,500

 


(2)         Estimated completion year.

 

(3)         On October 11, 2010, the Company took delivery of the Hanjin Versailles.

 

(4)         On May 25, 2010, the Company signed a cancellation agreement with Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd. to cancel three 6,500 TEU newbuilding containerships, the HN N-216, the HN N-217 and the HN N-218, initially expected to be delivered in the first half of 2012.

 

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DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

2                      Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Determining the Primary Beneficiary of a Variable Interest Entity

 

In June 2009, the FASB issued new guidance concerning the determination of the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”). This new guidance amends current U.S. GAAP by: requiring ongoing reassessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a VIE; amending the quantitative approach previously required for determining the primary beneficiary of the VIE; modifying the guidance used to determine whether an entity is a VIE; adding an additional reconsideration event (e.g. troubled debt restructurings) for determining whether an entity is a VIE; and requiring enhanced disclosures regarding an entity’s involvement with a VIE.

 

This new guidance was effective for Company beginning in its first quarter of fiscal 2010 and its adoption did not have any significant impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Transfers of Financial Assets

 

In June 2009, the FASB issued new guidance concerning the transfer of financial assets. This guidance amends the criteria for a transfer of a financial asset to be accounted for as a sale, creates more stringent conditions for reporting a transfer of a portion of a financial asset as a sale, changes the initial measurement of a transferor’s interest in transferred financial assets, eliminates the qualifying special-purpose entity concept and provides for new disclosures. This new guidance was effective for the Company for transfers of financial assets beginning in its first quarter of fiscal 2010. The application of this new guidance did not have a significant impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value

 

In August 2009, the FASB released new guidance concerning measuring liabilities at fair value. The new guidance provides clarification that in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using certain valuation techniques. Additionally, it clarifies that a reporting entity is not required to adjust the fair value of a liability for the existence of a restriction that prevents the transfer of the liability. This new guidance was effective for the first reporting period after its issuance. The application of this new guidance did not have a significant impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Fair Value Disclosures

 

In January 2010, the FASB issued amended standards requiring additional fair value disclosures. The amended standards require disclosures of transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy, as well as requiring gross basis disclosures for purchases, sales, issuances and settlements within the Level 3 reconciliation. Additionally, the update clarifies the requirement to determine the level of disaggregation for fair value measurement disclosures and to disclose valuation techniques and inputs used for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements in either Level 2 or Level 3. The new guidance was effective in the first quarter of fiscal 2010, except for the disclosures related to purchases, sales, issuance and settlements, which will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2011. The adoption of the new standards has not had and is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Subsequent Events

 

In February 2010, the FASB issued amended guidance on subsequent events. SEC filers are no longer required to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated in originally issued and revised financial statements. This guidance was effective immediately and the Company adopted these new requirements in the first quarter of fiscal 2010.

 

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DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

3                 Restricted Cash

 

Restricted cash is comprised of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

As of September 30,
 2010

 

As of December 31,
2009

 

Retention

 

$

1,003

 

$

2,905

 

Restricted deposits

 

12,712

 

195,566

 

Total

 

$

13,715

 

$

198,471

 

 

As of September 30, 2010, an amount of $12.7 million was deposited with Aegean Baltic Bank and acts as collateral towards an issued performance guarantee by HSH Nordbank, which as of September 30, 2010 stands at $50.85 million. The restricted cash amount will be reduced so that at all times it represents 25% of the outstanding guaranteed amount. As of April 14, 2010, the Company signed a supplemental agreement to release the balance of its restricted cash with the Royal Bank of Scotland of $169.9 million and the immediate application of such amount as prepayment of the $700.0 million senior revolving credit facility. The amount prepaid pursuant to this agreement will be available for re-drawing as progress payments to shipyards for specific newbuildings.

 

4                      Fixed assets, net

 

Fixed assets consist of vessels. Vessels’ cost, accumulated depreciation and changes thereto were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Vessel
Cost

 

Accumulated
Depreciation

 

Net Book
Value

 

As of January 1, 2009

 

$

1,566,998

 

$

(227,353

)

$

1,339,645

 

Additions

 

295,020

 

(60,906

)

234,114

 

As of December 31, 2009

 

$

1,862,018

 

$

(288,259

)

$

1,573,759

 

Additions

 

719,945

 

(54,794

)

665,151

 

Disposals

 

(11,721

)

9,651

 

(2,070

)

As of September 30, 2010

 

$

2,570,242

 

$

(333,402

)

$

2,236,840

 

 

i.             On January 2, 2009, the Company took delivery of a new-building 4,253 TEU vessel, the Zim Monaco, for $63.8 million. The vessel is time chartered out for 12 years to one of the world’s major liner companies.

 

ii.            On March 31, 2009, the Company took delivery of a new-building 4,253 TEU vessel, the Zim Dalian, for $63.8 million. The vessel is time chartered out for 12 years to one of the world’s major liner companies.

 

iii.           On June 26, 2009, the Company took delivery of a new-building 4,253 TEU vessel, the Zim Luanda, for $63.8 million. The vessel is time chartered out for 12 years to one of the world’s major liner companies.

 

iv.          On September 28, 2009, the Company took delivery of a new-building 6,500 TEU vessel, the CMA CGM Moliere, for $91.5 million. The vessel is time chartered out for 12 years to one of the world’s major liner companies.

 

v.           On January 22, 2010, the Company sold the MSC Eagle, a container built in 1978 with 1,704 TEU for $4.6 million, following its agreement in December 2009 to sell the vessel to an unrelated third party upon the termination of its time charter in January 2010. As security for the execution of the agreement, the Company had received an advance payment of 50% of the sale consideration in 2009. The Company realized a net gain on this sale of $1.9 million.

 

vi.          On March 12, 2010, the Company took delivery of a new-building 6,500 TEU vessel, the CMA CGM Musset, for $91.5 million. The vessel is time chartered out for 12 years to one of the world’s major liner companies.

 

vii.         On May 17, 2010, the Company took delivery of the newbuilding 6,500 TEU vessel, the CMA CGM Nerval. The vessel has been deployed on a 12-year time charter with one of the world’s major liner companies.

 

viii.        On May 19, 2010, the Company took delivery of the newbuilding 6,500 TEU vessel, the YM Mandate. The vessel has been deployed on a 18-year bareboat charter with one of the world’s major liner companies.

 

ix.          On May 27, 2010, the Company took delivery of the newbuilding 3,400 TEU vessel, the Hanjin Buenos Aires. The vessel has been deployed on a 10-year time charter with one of the world’s major liner companies.

 

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DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

4                      Fixed assets, net (continued)

 

x.             On July 2, 2010, the Company took delivery of the newbuilding 6,500 TEU vessel, the CMA CGM Rabelais. The vessel has been deployed on a 12-year time charter with one of the world’s major liner companies.

 

xi.            On July 6, 2010, the Company took delivery of the newbuilding 3,400 TEU vessel, the Hanjin Santos. The vessel has been deployed on a 10-year time charter with one of the world’s major liner companies.

 

xii.           On August 16, 2010, the Company took delivery of the newbuilding 6,500 TEU vessel, the CMA CGM Racine. The vessel has been deployed on a 12-year time charter with one of the world’s major liner companies.

 

xiii.          On August 18, 2010, the Company took delivery of the newbuilding 6,500 TEU vessel, the YM Maturity. The vessel has been deployed on a 18-year bareboat charter with one of the world’s major liner companies.

 

The residual value (estimated scrap value at the end of the vessels’ useful lives) of the fleet was estimated at $272.7 million as of September 30, 2010 and $222.3 million as of December 31, 2009. The Company has calculated the residual value of the vessels taking into consideration the 10 year average and the five year average of the scrap. The Company has applied uniformly the scrap value of $300 per ton for all vessels. The Company believes that $300 per ton is a reasonable estimate of future scrap prices, taking into consideration the cyclicality of the nature of future demand for scrap steel. Although the Company believes that the assumptions used to determine the scrap rate are reasonable and appropriate, such assumptions are highly subjective, in part, because of the cyclical nature of future demand for scrap steel.

 

The cost of vessel acquired, as described above, is the contracted price of vessel excluding any items capitalized during the construction period, such as interest expense.

 

5                      Advances for Vessels under Construction

 

a)                                     Advances for vessels under construction were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

As of September 30,
 2010

 

As of December 31,
 2009

 

Advance payments for vessels

 

$

361,480

 

$

501,544

 

Progress payments for vessels

 

490,922

 

612,645

 

Capitalized interest

 

64,236

 

79,899

 

Total

 

$

916,638

 

$

1,194,088

 

 

As of September 30, 2010, the Company had remitted the following installments:

 

i.                  $222.2 million in relation to construction contracts with China Shipbuilding Trading Company Limited for five 8,530 TEU containerships (the HN Z00001, the HN Z00002, the HN Z00003, the HN Z00004 and the HN 1022A). The contract price of each vessel is $113.0 million, except the HN 1022A, which has a contract price of $117.5 million. The vessels will be built by the Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry Company Limited and they are expected to be delivered to the Company throughout 2011. The Company has arranged to charter these containerships under 12-year charters with a major liner company upon delivery of each vessel.

 

ii.               $111.8 million in relation to a construction contract with Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co, Ltd. for three containerships (the Hanjin Versailles, the HN N-222 and the HN N-223) of 3,400 TEU each. The contract price of each vessel is $55.9 million. The Hanjin Versailles was delivered to the Company on October 11, 2010 and the remaining vessels are expected to be delivered to the Company throughout the fourth quarter of 2010 and the first quarter of 2011. The Company has arranged to charter each of these containerships under 10-year charters with a major liner company upon delivery of each vessel.

 

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DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

5                      Advances for Vessels under Construction (continued)

 

iii.            $249.2 million in relation to a construction contract with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. Limited for five 12,600 TEU containerships (the HN S-456, the HN S-457, the HN S-458, the HN S-459 and the HN S-460). The contract price of each vessel is $166.2 million. The vessels are expected to be delivered to the Company throughout the first half of 2012. The Company has arranged to charter each of these containerships under 12-year charters with a major liner company upon delivery of each vessel.

 

iv.           $181.6 million with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. Limited for three 10,100 TEU containerships (the HN S-461, the HN S-462 and the HN S-463). The contract price of each vessel is $145.2 million. The vessels are expected to be delivered to the Company during the first half of 2011. The Company has arranged to charter each of these containerships under 12-year charters with a major liner company upon delivery of each vessel.

 

b)                                     Advances for vessels under construction and transfers to vessels’ cost as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, were as follows (in thousands):

 

As of January 1, 2009

 

$

1,067,825

 

Additions

 

420,984

 

Transfer to vessels’ cost

 

(294,721

)

As of December 31, 2009

 

$

1,194,088

 

Additions

 

530,530

 

Impairment loss

 

(71,509

)

Write-off of accrued progress payments and capitalized interest to shipyards of newbuildings cancelled

 

(15,396

)

Transfer to vessels’ cost

 

(721,075

)

As of September 30, 2010

 

$

916,638

 

 

6                      Deferred Charges, Net

 

Deferred charges consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

Drydocking and
Special Survey
Costs

 

Finance
and Other
Costs

 

Total
Deferred
Charges

 

As of January 1, 2009

 

$

10,442

 

$

5,656

 

$

16,098

 

Additions

 

7,259

 

6,822

 

14,081

 

Written off amounts

 

 

(412

)

(412

)

Amortization

 

(8,295

)

(889

)

(9,184

)

As of December 31, 2009

 

$

9,406

 

$

11,177

 

$

20,583

 

Additions

 

2,551

 

5,825

 

8,376

 

Amortization

 

(6,192

)

(1,002

)

(7,194

)

Written off amounts

 

(89

)

(1,084

)

(1,173

)

As of September 30, 2010

 

$

5,676

 

$

14,916

 

$

20,592

 

 

The Company follows the deferral method of accounting for drydocking and special survey costs in accordance with accounting for planned major maintenance activities. Furthermore, when a vessel is drydocked for more than one reporting period, the respective costs are identified and recorded in the period in which they were incurred and not at the conclusion of the drydocking.

 

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DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

7                      Other Non-current Assets

 

Other non-current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

As of September 30,
 2010

 

As of December 31,
 2009

 

Fair value of swaps

 

$

5,733

 

$

3,762

 

Other non-current assets

 

12,719

 

5,622

 

Total

 

$

18,452

 

$

9,384

 

 

In October 30, 2009, the Company agreed with one of its charterers, Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (“ZIM”), revisions to charterparties for six of its vessels in operation, which keep the original charter terms in place with deferred, interest bearing payment terms. In this respect, the Company recorded a receivable from ZIM in “Other non-current assets” of $11.3 million and $4.5 million as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

 

In respect of the fair value of swaps, refer to Note 12b, Financial Instruments — Fair Value Interest Rate Swap Hedges.

 

8                     Accounts Payable

 

Accounts payable consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

As of September 30,
 2010

 

As of December 31,
 2009

 

Suppliers, repairers

 

$

83,037

 

$

47,612

 

Insurers, agents, brokers

 

724

 

693

 

Other creditors

 

903

 

1,237

 

Total

 

$

84,664

 

$

49,542

 

 

As of December 31, 2009, the Company recognized a liability of $20.44 million in relation to three of its newbuilding vessels being built by Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd., the HN N-216, the HN N-217 and the HN N-220, based on the construction stage (steel cutting, steel cutting and keel laying, respectively) as described in the agreement with the shipyard. In addition, the Company recognized a liability of $16.95 million for the newbuilding vessel being built by Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry Company Ltd., the HN Z0003, which will be cash settled in 2010.

 

As of September 30, 2010, an amount of $5.59 million in relation to HN N-220 and amount of $16.95 million in relation to HN Z0003 was cash settled. On May 25, 2010, the Company came to an agreement with Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd. to cancel three 6,500 TEU newbuilding containerships, the HN N-216, the HN N-217 and the HN N-218 and the outstanding amount due of $14.85 million as of March 31, 2010, was forfeited. Furthermore, the Company recognized a liability of $16.95 million for each of the newbuilding vessels construction stage being built by Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry Company Ltd., the HN Z0003 (keel laying) and the HN Z0004 (keel laying and steel cutting), as well as $22.6 million in relation to the HN Z0001 (launching), as described in the agreement with the shipyard, which were all cash settled in October 2010.

 

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DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

9                      Accrued Liabilities

 

Accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

As of September 30,
 2010

 

As of December 31,
 2009

 

Accrued payroll

 

$

865

 

$

912

 

Accrued interest

 

17,101

 

11,348

 

Accrued expenses

 

28,838

 

18,836

 

Total

 

$

46,804

 

$

31,096

 

 

The Company recorded accrued interest of $15.9 million and $10.3 million as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, in relation to the margin increase of its $700.0 million senior credit facility with Aegean Baltic Bank S.A., HSH Nordbank AG and Piraeus Bank in agreement with the Bank Agreement commitment letter entered into August 6, 2010 (refer to Note 11, Long-term debt), which will be cash settled in the fourth quarter of 2010.

 

Accrued expenses mainly consisted of accrued realized losses of cash flow interest rate swaps of $15.2 million and $13.6 million as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

 

10               Other Current and Long-term Liabilities

 

Other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

As of September 30,
 2010

 

As of December 31,
 2009

 

Fair value of swaps

 

$

126,696

 

$

100,065

 

 

Other long-term liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

As of September 30,
 2010

 

As of December 31,
 2009

 

Fair value of swaps

 

$

398,884

 

$

207,493

 

Fair value hedged debt

 

6,898

 

6,000

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

2,252

 

1,706

 

Total

 

$

408,034

 

$

215,199

 

 

In respect of the fair value of swaps, refer to Note 12a, Financial Instruments — Cash Flow Interest Rate Swap Hedges.

 

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DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

11          Long-Term Debt

 

Long-term debt as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

Lender

 

As of
September 30,
2010

 

Current
portion

 

Long-term
portion

 

As of
December 31,
2009

 

Current
portion

 

Long-term
portion

 

The Royal Bank of Scotland

 

$

588,312

 

$

588,312

 

$

 

$

652,649

 

$

652,649

 

$

 

HSH Nordbank

 

35,000

 

35,000

 

 

37,000

 

37,000

 

 

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (“KEXIM”)

 

62,640

 

62,640

 

 

70,417

 

70,417

 

 

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (“KEXIM”) & Fortis Bank

 

101,859

 

101,859

 

 

113,109

 

113,109

 

 

Deutsche Bank

 

180,000

 

180,000

 

 

180,000

 

180,000

 

 

Emporiki Bank of Greece

 

156,800

 

156,800

 

 

125,700

 

125,700

 

 

HSH Nordbank AG and Aegean Baltic Bank

 

689,325

 

689,325

 

 

675,000

 

675,000

 

 

Credit Suisse

 

221,100

 

221,100

 

 

121,050

 

121,050

 

 

Fortis Bank-Lloyds TSB- National Bank of Greece

 

253,200

 

253,200

 

 

253,200

 

253,200

 

 

Deutsche Schiffsbank- Credit Suisse- Emporiki Bank of Greece

 

234,352

 

234,352

 

 

103,553

 

103,553

 

 

Total

 

$

2,522,588

 

$

2,522,588

 

$

 

$

2,331,678

 

$

2,331,678

 

$

 

 

All loans discussed above are collateralized by first and second preferred mortgages over the vessels financed, general assignment of all hire freights, income and earnings, the assignment of their insurance policies, as well as any proceeds from the sale of mortgaged vessels and the corporate guarantee of Danaos Corporation.

 

On April 14, 2010, the Company signed a supplemental agreement with the Royal Bank of Scotland to release the balance of its restricted cash with the bank of $169.9 million and the immediate application of such amount as prepayment of the $700.0 million senior revolving credit facility. The amount prepaid pursuant to this agreement will be available for re-drawing as progress payments to shipyards for specific newbuildings.

 

On August 6, 2010, the Company entered into a commitment letter with its lenders for the restructuring of its existing debt obligations, and approximately $426 million of new debt financing, on substantially the terms described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 18, 2010. The agreed terms, which are subject to final documentation and other conditions, contemplate that, under the Company’s existing bank debt facilities, the amortization and maturities will be rescheduled, the interest rate margin will be reduced, and the financial covenants, events of default, and guarantee and security packages will be revised.

 

The Company has also reached an agreement in principle for a $203.4 million credit facility with Citi, and the Export-Import Bank of China (or CEXIM). Entering into final documentation for this arrangement is among the conditions to the arrangement with the Company’s lenders described above.

 

On September 27, 2010, the Company entered into a financing facility with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (“Hyundai Samho”) for an amount of $190 million in respect of eight of its newbuilding containerships being built by Hyundai Samho (Hull Nos. S456, S457, S458, S459, S460, S461, S462 and S463), in the form of delayed payment of a portion of the final installment for each such newbuilding.

 

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DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

11               Long-Term Debt (continued)

 

The Company must maintain the following financial covenants under the existing credit facilities:

 

·                  maintain a market value adjusted net worth of at least $400.0 million and stockholders’ equity of at least $250.0 million;

 

·                  ensure that the aggregate market value of the Company’s vessels in its fleet exceeds 145.0% of its net consolidated debt at all times under its KEXIM Fortis and HSH Nordbank credit facilities;

 

·                  ensure that the ratio of the aggregate market value of the vessels in the Company’s fleet securing the applicable loan to its outstanding indebtedness under such loan at all times exceeds (i) 115% under its Emporiki Bank credit facility and (ii) a range from 120% to 130% under its other credit facilities (reduced to 100% under its RBS credit facility and its Credit Suisse credit facility, as well as 85% under its Deutsche Bank credit facility during the waiver period as described below);

 

·                  maintain adjusted stockholders’ equity in excess of 30.0% of the Company’s total market value adjusted assets;

 

·                  ensure that the Company’s total liabilities (after deducting cash and cash equivalents), will be no more than 70.0% (or 75% under three of its credit facilities) of its total market value adjusted assets;

 

·                  maintain aggregate cash and cash equivalents of no less than the higher of (a) $30 million and (b) 3% of the Company’s total indebtedness; and

 

·                  maintain a ratio of EBITDA to net interest expense of no less than 2.5 to 1.0.

 

As of December 31, 2009 and as further discussed in detail in the Company’s 2009 annual financial statements and Note 1, the Company was in breach of various covenants in its credit facilities, for some of which it had obtained waivers and for others it had not. The waivers the Company has obtained are for a period through October 1, 2010. Furthermore, as of September 30, 2010, there are further breaches for which the Company has not obtained waivers. In addition, although the Company was in compliance with the covenants in its credit facility with KEXIM, and have obtained waivers of non-compliance with certain other covenants under other credit facilities as noted above, under the cross default provisions of its credit facilities the lenders could require immediate repayment of the related outstanding debt. Under the terms of the Bank Agreement for which the Company has entered into a commitment letter, the lenders under its existing credit facilities, intend to waive any existing covenant breaches or defaults under its existing credit facilities, and agree to amend the covenants under the existing credit facilities in accordance with the terms of the Bank Agreement.

 

In this respect, the Company reclassified its long-term debt of $2.5 billion and $2.3 billion as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, as current debt. The Company continues to pay loan instalments and accumulated or accrued interest as they fall due under its credit facilities.

 

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DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

12     Financial Instruments

 

The principal financial assets of the Company consist of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and other assets. The principal financial liabilities of the Company consist of long-term bank loans, accounts payable and derivatives.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments:  The Company only uses derivatives for economic hedging purposes. The following is a summary of the Company’s risk management strategies and the effect of these strategies on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Interest Rate Risk:  Interest rate risk arises on bank borrowings. The Company monitors the interest rate on borrowings closely to ensure that the borrowings are maintained at favorable rates.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk:  Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash, trade accounts receivable and derivatives. The Company places its temporary cash investments, consisting mostly of deposits, with high credit qualified financial institutions. The Company performs periodic evaluations of the relative credit standing of those financial institutions that are considered in the Company’s investment strategy. The Company is exposed to credit risk in the event of non-performance by counterparties to derivative instruments, however, the Company limits this exposure by diversifying among counterparties with high credit ratings. The Company depends upon a limited number of customers for a large part of its revenues. Credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivable is generally managed by the selection of customers among the major liner companies in the world and their dispersion across many geographic areas. The Company’s maximum exposure to credit risk is mainly limited to the carrying value of its derivative instruments. The Company is not a party to master netting arrangements.

 

Fair Value:  The carrying amounts reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets of financial assets and liabilities excluding long-term bank loans approximate their respective fair values due to the short maturity of these instruments. The fair values of long-term floating rate bank loans approximate the recorded values, generally due to their variable interest rates. The fair value of the swap agreements equals the amount that would be paid by the Company to cancel the swaps.

 

Interest Rate Swaps:  The off-balance sheet risk in outstanding swap agreements involves both the risk of a counter-party not performing under the terms of the contract and the risk associated with changes in market value. The Company monitors its positions, the credit ratings of counterparties and the level of contracts it enters into with any one party. The counterparties to these contracts are major financial institutions. The Company has a policy of entering into contracts with parties that meet stringent qualifications and, given the high level of credit quality of its derivative counter-parties, the Company does not believe it is necessary to obtain collateral arrangements.

 

a.  Cash Flow Interest Rate Swaps

 

The Company, according to its long-term strategic plan to maintain relative stability in its interest rate exposure, has decided to swap part of its interest expenses from floating to fixed. To this effect, the Company has entered into interest rate swap transactions with varying start and maturity dates, in order to pro-actively and efficiently manage its floating rate exposure.

 

These interest rate swaps are designed to economically hedge the variability of interest cash flows arising from floating rate debt, attributable to movements in three-month USD$ LIBOR. According to the Company’s Risk Management Accounting Policy, and after putting in place the formal documentation required by hedge accounting in order to designate these swaps as hedging instruments, as from their inception, these interest rate swaps qualified for hedge accounting, and, accordingly, since that time, only hedge ineffectiveness amounts arising from the differences in the change in fair value of the hedging instrument and the hedged item are recognized in the Company’s earnings. Assessment and measurement of prospective and retrospective effectiveness for these interest rate swaps are performed on a quarterly basis. For qualifying cash flow hedges, the fair value gain or loss associated with the effective portion of the cash flow hedge is recognized initially in stockholders’ equity, and recognized to the Statement of Income in the periods when the hedged item affects profit or loss. If the forecasted transaction does not occur, the ineffective portion of the gain or loss on the hedging instrument is recognized in the Statement of Income immediately.

 

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DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

12     Financial Instruments (continued)

 

The interest rate swap agreements converting floating interest rate exposure into fixed were as follows (in thousands):

 

Counter-party

 

Contract
Trade
Date

 

Effective
Date

 

Termination
Date

 

Notional
Amount on
Effective
Date

 

Fixed Rate
(Danaos
pays)

 

Floating Rate
(Danaos receives)

 

Fair Value
September 30,
2010

 

Fair Value
December 31,
2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RBS

 

03/09/2007

 

3/15/2010

 

3/15/2015

 

$

200,000

 

5.07% p.a.

 

USD LIBOR 3M BBA

 

$

(33,277

)

$

(19,100

)

RBS

 

03/16/2007

 

3/20/2009

 

3/20/2014

 

$

200,000

 

4.922% p.a.

 

USD LIBOR 3M BBA

 

$

(27,270

)

$

(19,264

)

RBS

 

11/28/2006

 

11/28/2008

 

11/28/2013

 

$

100,000

 

4.855% p.a.

 

USD LIBOR 3M BBA

 

$

(12,545

)

$

(9,234

)

RBS

 

11/28/2006

 

11/28/2008

 

11/28/2013

 

$

100,000

 

4.875% p.a.

 

USD LIBOR 3M BBA

 

$

(12,608

)

$

(9,310

)

RBS

 

12/01/2006

 

11/28/2008

 

11/28/2013

 

$

100,000

 

4.78% p.a.

 

USD LIBOR 3M BBA

 

$

(12,307

)

$

(8,947

)

HSH Nordbank

 

12/06/2006

 

12/8/2009

 

12/8/2014

 

$

400,000

 

4.855% p.a.

 

USD LIBOR 3M BBA

 

$

(60,570

)

$

(37,850

)

CITI

 

04/17/2007

 

4/17/2008

 

4/17/2015

 

$

200,000

 

5.124% p.a.

 

USD LIBOR 3M BBA

 

$

(34,113

)

$

(21,650

)

CITI

 

04/20/2007

 

4/20/2010

 

4/20/2015

 

$

200,000

 

5.1775% p.a.

 

USD LIBOR 3M BBA

 

$

(34,629

)

$

(19,210

)

RBS

 

09/13/2007

 

10/31/2007

 

10/31/2012

 

$

500,000

 

4.745% p.a.

 

USD LIBOR 3M BBA

 

$

(43,445

)

$

(40,333

)

RBS

 

09/13/2007

 

9/15/2009

 

9/15/2014

 

$

200,000

 

4.9775% p.a.

 

USD LIBOR 3M BBA

 

$

(30,230

)

$

(20,011

)

RBS

 

11/16/2007

 

11/22/2010

 

11/22/2015

 

$

100,000

 

5.07% p.a.

 

USD LIBOR 3M BBA

 

$

(17,261

)

$

(6,561

)

RBS

 

11/15/2007

 

11/19/2010

 

11/19/2015

 

$

100,000

 

5.12% p.a.

 

USD LIBOR 3M BBA

 

$

(17,529

)

$

(6,828

)

Eurobank

 

12/06/2007

 

12/10/2010

 

12/10/2015

 

$

200,000

 

4.8125% p.a.

 

USD LIBOR 3M BBA

 

$

(31,683

)

$

(10,348

)

Eurobank

 

12/06/2007

 

12/10/2007

 

12/10/2010

 

$

200,000

 

3.8925% p.a.

 

USD LIBOR 3M BBA

 

$

(1,419

)

$

(6,306

)

CITI

 

10/23/2007

 

10/25/2009

 

10/27/2014

 

$

250,000

 

4.9975% p.a.

 

USD LIBOR 3M BBA

 

$

(38,639

)

$

(25,290

)

CITI

 

11/02/2007

 

11/6/2010

 

11/6/2015

 

$

250,000

 

5.1% p.a.

 

USD LIBOR 3M BBA

 

$

(43,778

)

$

(17,128

)

CITI

 

11/26/2007

 

11/29/2010

 

11/30/2015

 

$

100,000

 

4.98% p.a.

 

USD LIBOR 3M BBA

 

$

(16,764

)

$

(6,070

)

CITI

 

01/8/2008

 

1/10/2008

 

1/10/2011

 

$

300,000

 

3.57% p.a.

 

USD LIBOR 3M BBA

 

$

(2,757

)

$

(9,090

)

Total fair value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(470,824

)

$

(292,530

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps not designated as hedging instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CITI*

 

02/07/2008

 

2/11/2011

 

2/11/2016

 

$

200,000

 

4.695% p.a.

 

USD LIBOR 3M BBA

 

$

(29,479

)

$

(8,035

)

Eurobank

 

02/11/2008

 

5/31/2011

 

5/31/2015

 

$

200,000

 

4.755% p.a.

 

USD LIBOR 3M BBA

 

$

(25,277

)

$

(6,993

)

Total fair value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(54,756

)

$

(15,028

)

 


* Ceased to qualify for hedging since March 31, 2010.

 

During 2009, the Company entered into agreements with the shipyards to defer the delivery of certain newbuildings, resulting in a reassessment of the forecasted debt required to build these vessels, in relation to the timing of forecasted debt drawdowns expected during the construction period of such vessels. The interest rate swaps entered by the Company in the past were based on the originally forecasted delivery of vessels and the respective debt drawdowns. The Company revised its estimates of the forecasted debt timing, which resulted in hedge ineffectiveness of $1.7 million and $(1.3)  million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, recorded in the condensed consolidated statement of income and unrealized losses of $(14.3) million and $(52.5) million in relation to fair value changes of interest rate swaps for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, which were recorded in the condensed consolidated statement of income due to the retrospective effectiveness testing failure of two swaps (during the first quarter of 2010) and retrospective and prospective effectiveness testing failure of two other swaps. The total fair value change of the interest rate swaps for the period January 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010, amounted to $(218.0) million. In addition, the Company has reclassified from “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” in the condensed consolidated balance sheet to condensed consolidated statement of income an amount of $(4.2) million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, in relation to deferred realized losses of cash flow hedges for the HN N-216, the HN N-217 and the HN N-218 following their cancellation.

 

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DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

12          Financial Instruments (continued)

 

The variable-rate interest on specific borrowings is associated with vessels under construction and is capitalized as a cost of the specific vessels. In accordance with the accounting guidance on derivatives and hedging, the amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) related to realized gain or losses on cash flow hedges that have been entered into, in order to hedge the variability of that interest, are classified under other comprehensive income/(loss) and are reclassified into earnings over the depreciable life of the constructed asset, since that depreciable life coincides with the amortization period for the capitalized interest cost on the debt. Realized losses on cash flow hedges of $8.0 million and $29.8 million were recorded in other comprehensive loss for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, compared to $10.3 million and $25.1 million for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively. In addition, an amount of $167 thousand and $267 thousand was reclassified into earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, ($19 thousand and $39 thousand in 2009, respectively) representing its amortization over the depreciable life of the vessels.

 

b.   Fair Value Interest Rate Swap Hedges

 

These interest rate swaps are designed to economically hedge the fair value of the fixed rate loan facilities against fluctuations in the market interest rates by converting the Company’s fixed rate loan facilities to floating rate debt. Pursuant to the adoption of the Company’s Risk Management Accounting Policy, and after putting in place the formal documentation required by hedge accounting in order to designate these swaps as hedging instruments, as of June 15, 2006, these interest rate swaps qualified for hedge accounting, and, accordingly, since that time, hedge ineffectiveness amounts arising from the differences in the change in fair value of the hedging instrument and the hedged item are recognized in the Company’s earnings. The Company considers its strategic use of interest rate swaps to be a prudent method of managing interest rate sensitivity, as it prevents earnings from being exposed to undue risk posed by changes in interest rates. Assessment and measurement of prospective and retrospective effectiveness for these interest rate swaps are performed on a quarterly basis, on the financial statement and earnings reporting dates.

 

The interest rate swap agreements converting fixed interest rate exposure into floating were as follows (in thousands):

 

Counter
party

 

Contract
trade
Date

 

Effective
Date

 

Termination
Date

 

Notional
Amount on
Effective
Date

 

Fixed Rate
(Danaos
receives)

 

Floating Rate
(Danaos pays)

 

Fair Value
September 30,
2010

 

Fair Value
December 31,
2009

 

RBS

 

11/15/2004

 

12/15/2004

 

8/27/2016

 

$

60,528

 

5.0125% p.a.

 

USD LIBOR 3M BBA + 0.835% p.a.

 

$

2,803

 

$

1,865

 

RBS

 

11/15/2004

 

11/17/2004

 

11/2/2016

 

$

62,342

 

5.0125% p.a.

 

USD LIBOR 3M BBA + 0.855% p.a.

 

$

2,930

 

$

1,897

 

Total fair value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,733

 

$

3,762

 

 

The total fair value change of the interest rate swaps for the period from January 1, 2010 until September 30, 2010, amounted to $2.0 million, and is included in the Statement of Income in “Loss on fair value of derivatives”. The related asset of $5.7 million is shown under “Other non-current assets” in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The total fair value change of the underlying hedged debt for the period from January 1, 2010 until September 30, 2010, was $(0.9) million. The net ineffectiveness for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, amounted to $1.1 million and is shown in the Statement of Income in Gain/(loss) on fair value of derivatives”.

 

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DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

12          Financial Instruments (continued)

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The following tables present the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and are categorized using the fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy has three levels based on the reliability of the inputs used to determine fair value.

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2010

 

 

 

Total

 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)

 

 

 

(in thousands of $)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap contracts

 

$

5,733

 

$

 

$

5,733

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap contracts

 

$

525,580

 

$

 

$

525,580

 

$

 

 

Interest rate swap contracts are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value is determined based on inputs that are readily available in public markets or can be derived from information available in publicly quoted markets. Such instruments are typically classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair values of the interest rate swap contracts have been calculated by discounting the projected future cash flows of both the fixed rate and variable rate interest payments. Projected interest payments are calculated using the appropriate prevailing market forward rates and are discounted using the zero-coupon curve derived from the swap yield curve. Refer to Note 12(a)-(b) above for further information on the Company’s interest rate swap contracts.

 

The Company is exposed to credit-related losses in the event of nonperformance of its counterparties in relation to these financial instruments. As of September 30, 2010, these financial instruments are in the counterparties’ favor.  The Company has considered its risk of non-performance and that of its counterparties in accordance with fair value accounting. The Company performs evaluations of its counterparties for credit risk through ongoing monitoring of their financial health and risk profiles to identify risk or changes in their credit ratings.

 

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DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

13               Commitments and Contingencies

 

Commitments

 

The Company, as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, had outstanding commitments of $1,165.5 million and $1,908.8 million, respectively, for the construction of container vessels as follows (in thousands):

 

Vessel

 

TEU

 

Contract
Price

 

As of
September 30,
2010

 

As of
December 31,
2009

 

CMA-CGM Musset*

 

 

$

 

$

 

$

36,600

 

CMA-CGM Nerval*

 

 

 

 

27,450

 

YM Mandate*

 

 

 

 

59,400

 

Hanjin Buenos Aires*

 

 

 

 

27,940

 

CMA-CGM Rabelais*

 

 

 

 

45,750

 

CMA-CGM Racine*

 

 

 

 

45,750

 

YM Maturity*

 

 

 

 

69,300

 

Hanjin Santos*

 

 

 

 

33,528

 

Hanjin Versailles*

 

 

 

 

33,528

 

Hull N-222

 

3,400

 

55,880

 

27,940

 

33,528

 

Hull N-223

 

3,400

 

55,880

 

27,940

 

39,116

 

Hull Z00001

 

8,530

 

113,000

 

33,900

 

56,500

 

Hull Z00002

 

8,530

 

113,000

 

56,500

 

73,450

 

Hull Z00003

 

8,530

 

113,000

 

56,500

 

90,400

 

Hull Z00004

 

8,530

 

113,000

 

56,500

 

90,400

 

HN H 1022A

 

8,530

 

117,500

 

70,500

 

70,500

 

Hull S-456

 

12,600

 

166,166

 

116,316

 

116,316

 

Hull S-457

 

12,600

 

166,166

 

116,316

 

116,316

 

Hull S-458

 

12,600

 

166,166

 

116,316

 

116,316

 

Hull S-461

 

10,100

 

145,240

 

79,882

 

87,144

 

Hull S-462

 

10,100

 

145,240

 

87,144

 

87,144

 

Hull S-463

 

10,100

 

145,240

 

87,144

 

87,144

 

Hull S-459

 

12,600

 

166,166

 

116,316

 

116,316

 

Hull S-460

 

12,600

 

166,166

 

116,316

 

116,316

 

Hull N-216**

 

 

 

 

74,250

 

Hull N-217**

 

 

 

 

79,200

 

Hull N-218**

 

 

 

 

79,200

 

 

 

142,750

 

$

1,947,810

 

$

1,165,530

 

$

1,908,802

 

 


*                                         As of September 30, 2010, these vessels were delivered to the Company other than the Hanjin Versailles which was fully paid by September 30, 2010 and delivered to the Company on October 11, 2010.

 

**                                  As of May 25, 2010, the Company entered into an agreement with Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd. to cancel three 6,500 TEU newbuilding containerships, the HN N-216, the HN N-217 and the HN N-218, previously expected to be delivered in the first half of 2012. Aggregate remaining installment payments of $232.7 million in relation to the respective vessels, as of December 31, 2009, are included in the above table.

 

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DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

13          Commitments and Contingencies (continued)

 

Contingencies

 

The Company entered into a guarantee facility agreement with HSH Nordbank on April 20, 2007, by which the Bank issued a performance guarantee for $148.0 million, guaranteeing certain future payments to Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry Company Ltd shipyard, regarding relevant shipbuilding contracts between the Company and the shipyard for the construction of four vessels. The guarantee amount will be decreasing as installments are being paid by the Company and is scheduled to reduce to zero during the fourth quarter of 2010, when all of the installments that have been guaranteed are scheduled to have been remitted. For the issuance of the guarantee, the Company contributed 25% of the guaranteed amount ($37.0 million) as cash collateral at inception. As the installments are paid, this cash collateral amount will be reduced accordingly so as to always represent 25% of the outstanding guaranteed amount. The restricted cash balance from the guarantee facility agreement with HSH Nordbank is $12.7 million at September 30, 2010.

 

The Company entered into a guarantee facility agreement with the Royal Bank of Scotland on October 3, 2007, by which the Bank issued a performance guarantee for $35.3 million, guaranteeing certain future payments to Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry Company Ltd shipyard, regarding relevant shipbuilding contracts between the Company and the shipyard for the construction of one vessel. The guarantee amount will be decreasing as installments are being paid by the Company and is scheduled to reduce to zero during the third quarter of 2011, when all of the installments that have been guaranteed are scheduled to have been remitted. The outstanding amount of the performance guarantee as of September 30, 2010 was $11.75 million.

 

There are no material legal proceedings to which the Company is a party or to which any of its properties are the subject, or other contingencies that the Company is aware of, other than routine litigation incidental to the Company’s business. In the opinion of management, the disposition of the aforementioned lawsuits should not have a significant effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position and cash flows.

 

14               Stockholders’ Equity

 

On August 6, 2010, the Company also entered into agreements with several investors, including its largest stockholder, to sell to them 54,054,055 shares of its Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $200.0 million in cash. The shares were issued at $3.70 per share on August 12, 2010. The Company recorded $0.5 million in its Share Capital and $199.5 million in its Additional Paid in Capital.

 

On October 24, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program for the repurchase, from time to time, of up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (par value $0.01). As of December 31, 2008, the Company had re-acquired 15,000 shares for an aggregate purchase price of $88,156, which was reported as Treasury stock in the condensed consolidated Balance Sheet. During the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company re-acquired 12,000 shares for an aggregate purchase price of $49,882, which was reported as Treasury stock in the condensed consolidated Balance Sheet.

 

As of April 18, 2008, the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee approved incentive compensation of Manager’s employees with its shares from time to time, after specific for each such time, decision by the compensation committee and the Board of Directors in order to provide a means of compensation in the form of free shares to certain employees of the Manager of the Company’s common stock. The Plan was effective as of December 31, 2008. Pursuant to the terms of the Plan, employees of the Manager may receive (from time to time) shares of the Company’s common stock as additional compensation for their services offered during the preceding period. The stock will have no vesting period and the employee will own the stock immediately after grant. The total amount of stock to be granted to employees of the Manager will be at the Company’s Board of Directors’ discretion only and there will be no contractual obligation for any stock to be granted as part of the employees’ compensation package in future periods. During 2010, the Company granted 5,006 shares to certain employees of the Manager and recorded an expense of $21 thousand in “General and Administrative Expenses” representing the fair value of the stock granted as at the date of grant. The Company distributed 4,716 shares of its treasury stock to the qualifying employees of the Manager during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, in settlement of the shares granted. Remaining shares of 290 shares will be distributed within 2010.

 

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DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

14               Stockholders’ Equity (continued)

 

The Company has also established the Directors Share Payment Plan under its 2006 equity compensation plan. The purpose of the Plan is to provide a means of payment of all or a portion of compensation payable to directors of the Company in the form of Company’s Common Stock. The Plan was effective as of April 18, 2008. Each member of the Board of Directors of the Company may participate in the Plan. Pursuant to the terms of the Plan, Directors may elect to receive in Common Stock all or a portion of their compensation. During the first nine months of 2010 one director elected to receive in Company shares 50% of his compensation and in addition, during the third quarter of 2010, one director elected to receive in Company shares 100% of his compensation. On the last business day of the first, the second and the third quarter of 2010, rights to receive 1,804, 2,083 and 5,363 shares for each quarter during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, were credited to the Director’s Share Payment Account. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, $39 thousand were reported in “Additional Paid-in Capital” in respect of these rights. Following December 31 of each year, the Company will deliver to each Director the number of shares represented by the rights credited to their Share Payment Account during the preceding calendar year. During 2010, the Company distributed 13,110 shares to Directors of the Company from its treasury stock in settlement of shares granted as of December 31, 2009.

 

15               Total Comprehensive Loss

 

Total comprehensive loss consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

Nine months
ended
September 30, 2010

 

Net loss

 

$

(93,452

)

Change in fair value of financial instruments

 

(178,294

)

Realized losses on cash flow hedges amortized over the life of the newbuildings, net of amortization

 

(29,566

)

Reclassifications of unrealized losses to earnings

 

18,210

 

Total Comprehensive Loss

 

$

(283,102

)

 

16               Earnings/(Loss) per Share

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

September 30,
2010

 

September 30,
2009

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

978

 

$

16,372

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator (number of shares):

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

83,346

 

54,551

 

 

 

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30,
2010

 

September 30,
2009

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss)/income

 

$

(93,452

)

$

52,271

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator (number of shares):

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

64,256

 

54,549

 

 

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DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

17               Sale of vessels

 

On January 22, 2010, the Company sold and delivered the MSC Eagle. The sale consideration was $4.6 million. The Company realized a net gain on this sale of $1.9 million. The MSC Eagle was over 30-years old and was generating revenue under its time charter, which expired in early January 2010. In December 2009, the Company received an advance payment of 50% of the sale consideration as security for the execution of the agreement.

 

No vessels were sold by the Company in the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

 

18               Impairment Loss

 

On March 31, 2010, the Company expected to enter into an agreement with Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd. to cancel three 6,500 TEU newbuilding containerships, the HN N-216, the HN N-217 and the HN N-218, initially expected to be delivered in the first half of 2012, and recorded impairment loss of $71.5 million consisted of cash advances of $64.35 million paid to the shipyard and $7.16 million of interest capitalized and other predelivery capital expenditures paid in relation to the construction of the respective newbuildings. On May 25, 2010, the Company signed the cancellation agreement.

 

No impairment loss was recorded in 2009.

 

19               Other income/(expenses), net

 

During the third quarter of 2010, the Company received an amount of $12.6 million in relation to an agreement entered into with the charterer of the three newbuildings cancelled on May 25, 2010, in consideration for the termination of the respective charter parties.

 

20               Subsequent Events

 

On October 11, 2010, the Company took delivery of the newbuilding 3,400 TEU vessel, the Hanjin Versailles. The vessel has been deployed on a 10-year time charter with one of the world’s major liner companies.

 

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