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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 20-F

			

o	
 	
REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934	

OR	

ý	
 	
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014	

OR	

o	
 	
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934	

For the transition period from                to	

OR	

o	
 	
SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934	
           Date of event requiring this shell company report
Commission file number 001-33060
DANAOS CORPORATION
 (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Not Applicable
 (Translation of Registrant's name into English)
Republic of The Marshall Islands
 (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
c/o Danaos Shipping Co. Ltd
14 Akti Kondyli
185 45 Piraeus
Greece 
(Address of principal executive offices)
Evangelos Chatzis
Chief Financial Officer
c/o Danaos Shipping Co. Ltd
14 Akti Kondyli
185 45 Piraeus
Greece
Telephone: +30 210 419 6480
Facsimile: +30 210 419 6489 
(Name, Address, Telephone Number and Facsimile Number of Company Contact Person)
           Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

			
Title of each class	 	Name of each exchange on which registered	
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share
Preferred stock purchase rights	 	New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange	
           Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None.
           Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
None.
           As of December 31, 2014, there were 109,669,429 shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding.
           Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
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           If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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           Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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           Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
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           Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

					
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           Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

					
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Reporting Standards  o	 	Other  o	
           If "Other" has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
o  Item 17     o  Item 18
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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION	 	 	1	 	

 PART I	

2	
 	
Item 1.	 	Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers	 	 	
2	 	
Item 2.	 	Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable	 	 	
2	 	
Item 3.	 	Key Information	 	 	
2	 	

 RISK FACTORS	

5	
 	
Item 4.	 	Information on the Company	 	 	
33	 	
Item 4A.	 	Unresolved Staff Comments	 	 	
51	 	
Item 5.	 	Operating and Financial Review and Prospects	 	 	
51	 	
Item 6.	 	Directors, Senior Management and Employees	 	 	
88	 	
Item 7.	 	Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions	 	 	
96	 	
Item 8.	 	Financial Information	 	 	
103	 	
Item 9.	 	The Offer and Listing	 	 	
104	 	
Item 10.	 	Additional Information	 	 	
105	 	
Item 11.	 	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	 	 	
125	 	
Item 12.	 	Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities	 	 	
129	 	

 PART II	

129	
 	
Item 13.	 	Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies	 	 	
129	 	
Item 14.	 	Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds	 	 	
129	 	
Item 15.	 	Controls and Procedures	 	 	
129	 	
Item 16A.	 	Audit Committee Financial Expert	 	 	
130	 	
Item 16B.	 	Code of Ethics	 	 	
131	 	
Item 16C.	 	Principal Accountant Fees and Services	 	 	
131	 	
Item 16D.	 	Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees	 	 	
131	 	
Item 16E.	 	Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers	 	 	
132	 	
Item 16F.	 	Change in Registrant's Certifying Accountant	 	 	
132	 	
Item 16G.	 	Corporate Governance	 	 	
132	 	
Item 16H.	 	Mine Safety Disclosure	 	 	
133	 	

 PART III	

133	
 	
Item 17.	 	Financial Statements	 	 	
133	 	
Item 18.	 	Financial Statements	 	 	
133	 	
Item 19.	 	Exhibits	 	 	
133	 	
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 FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
        This annual report contains forward-looking statements based on beliefs of our management. Any statements contained in this annual report that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events, including:
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future operating or financial results; 

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pending acquisitions and dispositions, business strategies and expected capital spending; 

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

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

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our financial condition and liquidity, including our ability to comply with covenants in our financing arrangements and to service our outstanding indebtedness; 

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performance by our charterers of their obligations; 

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the availability of ships to purchase, the time that it may take to construct new ships, or the useful lives of our ships; 

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our ability to obtain financing in the future to fund acquisitions and other general corporate activities; 

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our continued ability to enter into multi-year, fixed-rate period charters with our customers; 

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our ability to leverage to our advantage our manager's relationships and reputation in the containership shipping sector of the international shipping industry; 

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

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potential liability from future litigation; and 

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other factors discussed in "Item 3. Key Information—Risk Factors" of this annual report.
        The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "potential," "may," "plan," "project," "predict," and "should" and similar expressions as they relate to us are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. We may also from time to time make forward-looking statements in our periodic reports that we file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") other information sent to our security holders, and other written materials. Such statements reflect our current views and assumptions and all forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. The factors that could affect our future financial results are discussed more fully in "Item 3. Key Information—Risk Factors" and in our other filings with the SEC. We caution readers of this annual report not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
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 PART I
        Danaos Corporation is a corporation domesticated in the Republic of The Marshall Islands that is referred to in this Annual Report on Form 20-F, together with its subsidiaries, as "Danaos Corporation," "the Company," "we," "us," or "our." This report should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto, which are included in Item 18 to this annual report.
        We use the term "Panamax" to refer to vessels capable of transiting the Panama Canal and "Post-Panamax" to refer to vessels with a beam of more than 32.31 meters that cannot transit the Panama Canal. We use the term "twenty foot equivalent unit," or "TEU," the international standard measure of containers, in describing the capacity of our containerships. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to currency amounts in this annual report are in U.S. dollars.
Item 1.    Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers
        Not Applicable.
Item 2.    Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable
        Not Applicable.
Item 3.    Key Information
 Selected Financial Data
        The following table presents selected consolidated financial and other data of Danaos Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries for each of the five years in the five year period ended December 31, 2014. The table should be read together with "Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects." The selected consolidated financial data of Danaos Corporation is derived from our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or "U.S. GAAP", and have been audited for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010 by PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A., an independent registered public accounting firm.
        Our audited consolidated statements of operations, statements of comprehensive income, changes in stockholders'equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, and the
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consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2014 and 2013, together with the notes thereto, are included in "Item 18. Financial Statements" and should be read in their entirety.

																	
 	 	Year Ended December 31,	 	
 	 	2014	 	2013	 	2012	 	2011	 	2010	 	
 	 	In thousands, except per share amounts and other data	 	
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Operating revenues	 	 $	552,091	 	 $	588,117	 	 $	589,009	 	 $	468,101	 	 $	359,677	 	
Voyage expenses	 	 	(12,974	)	 	(11,770	)	 	(13,503	)	 	(10,765	)	 	(7,928	)	
Vessel operating expenses	 	 	(113,755	)	 	(122,074	)	 	(123,356	)	 	(119,127	)	 	(88,271	)	
Depreciation	 	 	(137,061	)	 	(137,414	)	 	(143,938	)	 	(106,178	)	 	(77,045	)	
Amortization of deferred drydocking and special survey costs                     	 	 	(4,387	)	 	(5,482	)	 	(6,070	)	 	(5,800	)	 	(7,426	)	
Impairment loss	 	 	(75,776	)	 	(19,004	)	 	(129,630	)	 	—	 	 	(71,509	)	
General and administrative expenses	 	 	(21,442	)	 	(19,458	)	 	(20,379	)	 	(21,028	)	 	(23,255	)	
(Loss)/gain on sale of vessels	 	 	5,709	 	 	(449	)	 	830	 	 	—	 	 	1,916	 	
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Income from operations	 	 	192,405	 	 	272,466	 	 	152,963	 	 	205,203	 	 	86,159	 	
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Interest income	 	 	1,703	 	 	2,210	 	 	1,642	 	 	1,304	 	 	964	 	
Interest expense	 	 	(79,980	)	 	(91,185	)	 	(87,340	)	 	(55,124	)	 	(41,158	)	
Other finance expenses	 	 	(19,757	)	 	(20,120	)	 	(18,107	)	 	(14,581	)	 	(6,055	)	
Other (expenses)/income, net	 	 	422	 	 	302	 	 	811	 	 	(1,986	)	 	(5,070	)	
Unrealized and realized losses on derivatives	 	 	(98,713	)	 	(126,150	)	 	(155,173	)	 	(121,379	)	 	(137,181	)	
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Total other expenses, net	 	 	(196,325	)	 	(234,943	)	 	(258,167	)	 	(191,766	)	 	(188,500	)	
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Net (loss)/income	 	 $	(3,920	)	 $	37,523	 	 $	(105,204	)	 $	13,437	 	 $	(102,341	)	
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PER SHARE DATA (i)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Basic and diluted net income/(loss) per share of common stock	 	 $	(0.04	)	 $	0.34	 	 $	(0.96	)	 $	0.12	 	 $	(1.36	)	
Basic and diluted weighted average number of shares	 	 	109,676	 	 	109,654	 	 	109,613	 	 	109,045	 	 	75,436	 	
CASH FLOW DATA	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash provided by operating activities	 	 $	192,181	 	 $	189,025	 	 $	166,558	 	 $	59,492	 	 $	78,792	 	
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities	 	 	11,437	 	 	6,087	 	 	(369,789	)	 	(644,593	)	 	(587,748	)	
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities	 	 	(214,041	)	 	(182,587	)	 	207,497	 	 	406,628	 	 	616,741	 	
Net (decrease)/ increase in cash and cash equivalents	 	 	(10,423	)	 	12,525	 	 	4,266	 	 	(178,473	)	 	107,785	 	
BALANCE SHEET DATA (at period end)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total current assets	 	 $	103,073	 	 $	126,866	 	 $	98,673	 	 $	93,291	 	 $	266,830	 	
Total assets	 	 	3,851,192	 	 	4,066,552	 	 	4,212,045	 	 	3,988,104	 	 	3,489,130	 	
Total current liabilities, including current portion of long-term debt	 	 	328,082	 	 	369,888	 	 	365,252	 	 	231,693	 	 	246,497	 	
Current portion of long-term debt	 	 	178,116	 	 	146,462	 	 	125,076	 	 	41,959	 	 	21,619	 	
Current portion of Vendor financing	 	 	46,530	 	 	57,388	 	 	57,388	 	 	10,857	 	 	—	 	
Long-term debt, net of current portion           	 	 	2,773,004	 	 	2,965,641	 	 	3,097,472	 	 	2,960,288	 	 	2,543,907	 	
Vendor financing, net of current portion	 	 	17,837	 	 	64,367	 	 	121,754	 	 	54,288	 	 	—	 	
Total stockholders' equity	 	 	688,149	 	 	598,476	 	 	440,304	 	 	442,535	 	 	392,412	 	
Common stock(i)	 	 	109,669	 	 	109,653	 	 	109,604	 	 	109,564	 	 	108,611	 	
Common stock at par value	 	 	1,097	 	 	1,097	 	 	1,096	 	 	1,096	 	 	1,086	 	
OTHER DATA	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Number of vessels at period end	 	 	56	 	 	59	 	 	64	 	 	59	 	 	50	 	
TEU capacity at period end	 	 	334,239	 	 	345,179	 	 	363,049	 	 	291,149	 	 	219,929	 	
Ownership days	 	 	20,406	 	 	22,257	 	 	22,910	 	 	20,053	 	 	16,675	 	
Operating days	 	 	19,905	 	 	20,784	 	 	21,297	 	 	19,576	 	 	16,393	 	

(i)
As adjusted for 634 shares held by the Company and reported as Treasury Stock as of December 31, 2010. As of December 31, 2014, 2013 2012 and 2011, the Company held nil Treasury Stock.
        In the first quarter of 2009, our board of directors decided to suspend the payment of further cash dividends as a result of market conditions in the international shipping industry. Our payment of dividends is subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors. Our loan agreements and the provisions of Marshall
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Islands law also contain restrictions that affect our ability to pay dividends and we generally will not be permitted to pay cash dividends under the terms of the bank agreement ("Bank Agreement") and new financing agreements which we entered into in 2011. See "Item 3. Key Information—Risk Factors—Risks Inherent in Our Business—We are generally not permitted to pay cash dividends under our financing arrangements." See "Item 8. Financial Information—Dividend Policy."
 Capitalization and Indebtedness
        The table below sets forth our consolidated capitalization as of December 31, 2014:
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On an actual basis; and 

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on an as adjusted basis to reflect in the period from January 1, 2015 to February 27, 2015 scheduled debt repayments of $34.6 million, of which $27.6 million relates to our Bank Agreement, $3.6 million relates to the Hyundai Samho Vendor financing and $3.4 million relates to our Sinosure- CEXIM-Citi-ABN Amro credit facility.
        In addition, from January 1, 2015 to February 27, 2015, we issued 94,939 new shares of common stock distributed to the employees of our manager in respect of equity awards granted in 2014 (see Note 20, Stock Based Compensation, to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report).
        Other than these adjustments, there have been no material changes to our capitalization from debt or equity issuances, re-capitalizations, special dividends, or debt repayments as adjusted in the table below between January 1, 2015 and February 27, 2015.

								
 	 	As of December 31, 2014	 	
 	 	Actual	 	As Adjusted	 	
 	 	(US Dollars in thousands)	 	
Debt:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total debt(1)	 	 $	3,015,487	 	 $	2,980,906	 	
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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; 109,669,429 shares issued and outstanding actual and 109,764,368 shares issued and outstanding as adjusted(2)	 	 	1,097	 	 	1,098	 	
Additional paid-in capital	 	 	546,735	 	 	546,734	 	
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	 	 	(139,742	)	 	(139,742	)	
Retained earnings	 	 	280,059	 	 	280,059	 	
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Total stockholders' equity	 	 	688,149	 	 	688,149	 	
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Total capitalization	 	 $	3,703,636	 	 $	3,669,055	 	
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(1)
Total debt actual and as adjusted includes $64.4 million and $60.8 million of vendor financing, respectively. All of our indebtedness is secured.

(2)
Does not include 15 million warrants issued in 2011 to purchase shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $7.00 per share, which we issued to the lenders participating in our comprehensive financing plan. The warrants, which will expire on January 31, 2019, are exercisable solely on a cashless exercise basis.
 Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds
        Not Applicable.
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 RISK FACTORS
 Risks Inherent in Our Business
 Our business, and an investment in our securities, involves a high degree of risk, including risks relating to the downturn in the container shipping market, which continues to adversely affect the major liner companies which charter our vessels and has had and may continue to have an adverse effect on our earnings and affect our compliance with our loan covenants.
        The downturn in the containership market, from which we derive all of our revenues, has severely affected the container shipping industry, particularly the large liner companies to which we charter our vessels, and has adversely affected our business. Since the third quarter 2011 the containership market has deteriorated sharply, after limited recovery in the second half of 2010 and early 2011 from the lows of late 2008 and 2009. The benchmark rates declined in all quoted size sectors, with the deepest decline in the benchmark one-year daily rate of a 4,400 TEU Panamax containership, which was $36,000 in May 2008 and $10,150 in December 2014. The decline in charter rates is due to various factors, including the level of global trade, including exports from China to Europe and the United States, and containership capacity. The decline in the containership market has affected the major liner companies which charter our vessels, some of which obtained third party aid and restructured their obligations, including some of our charterers. It also affects the value of our vessels, which follow the trends of freight rates and containership charter rates, and the earnings on our charters, and similarly, affects our cash flows and liquidity. Before the covenant levels in our financing arrangements were reset in the first quarter of 2011 at levels at which we are now in compliance, we had to obtain waivers from the lenders under all but one of our credit facilities because we had not been in compliance with the covenants contained in our loan agreements. The decline in the containership charter market has had and may continue to have additional adverse consequences for our industry including limited financing for vessel acquisitions and newbuildings, a less active secondhand market for the sale of vessels, charterers not performing under, or requesting modifications of, existing time charters and loan covenant defaults in the container shipping industry. This significant downturn in the container shipping industry could adversely affect our ability to service our debt and other obligations and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
 Low containership charter rates and containership vessel values and any future declines in these rates and values can affect our ability to comply with various covenants in our credit facilities.
        Our credit facilities, which are secured by mortgages on our vessels, require us to maintain specified collateral coverage ratios and satisfy financial covenants, including requirements based on the market value of our containerships and our net worth. The market value of containerships is sensitive to, among other things, changes in the charter markets with vessel values deteriorating in times when charter rates are falling and improving when charter rates are anticipated to rise. The depressed state of the containership charter market coupled with the prevailing difficulty in obtaining financing for vessel purchases has generally adversely affected containership values since the middle of 2008. These conditions have led to a significant decline in the fair market values of our vessels and the extremely low prevailing interest rates have led to significant declines in the fair value of our interest rate swap agreements. As a result, we had to obtain waivers of breaches of covenants in all but one of our loan agreements. Under the agreement ("Bank Agreement") we entered into in the first quarter of 2011 for the restructuring of our then existing credit facilities and certain credit facilities we entered into in January 2011 ("January 2011 Credit Facilities"), the financial covenants in our financing arrangements were reset to levels that gradually tighten over the period through the maturity of these financing arrangements in 2018.
        If we are unable to comply with the financial and other covenants under our credit facilities, our lenders could accelerate our indebtedness and foreclose on the vessels in our fleet, which would impair our ability to continue to conduct our business. Any such acceleration, because of the cross-default
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provisions in our loan agreements, could in turn lead to additional defaults under our other loan agreements and the consequent acceleration of the indebtedness thereunder and the commencement of similar foreclosure proceedings by our other lenders. If our indebtedness were accelerated in full or in part, it would be very difficult in the current financing environment for us to refinance our debt or obtain additional financing and we could lose our vessels if our lenders foreclose upon their liens, which would adversely affect our ability to continue our business.
 We may have difficulty securing profitable employment for our vessels as their charters expire, in the currently depressed containership markets.
        Of our 56 vessels, eight are deployed on time charters expiring between March 2015 and January 2016. Given the current depressed state of the containership charter market, we may be unable to re-charter these vessels at attractive rates, or at all, when their charters expire. Although we do not receive any revenues from our vessels while not employed, as was the case for certain of our vessels for periods in recent years, we are required to pay expenses necessary to maintain the vessel in proper operating condition, insure it and service any indebtedness secured by such vessel. If we cannot re-charter our vessels profitably, our results of operations and operating cash flow will be adversely affected.
 We are dependent on the ability and willingness of our charterers to honor their commitments to us for all of our revenues and the failure of our counterparties to meet their obligations under our charter agreements could cause us to suffer losses or otherwise adversely affect our business.
        We derive all of our revenues from the payment of charter hire by our charterers. Each of our 56 containerships are currently employed under time or bareboat charters with eight liner companies, with 97% of our revenues in 2014 generated from six such companies. We could lose a charterer or the benefits of a time charter if:
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the charterer fails to make charter payments to us because of its financial inability, disagreements with us, defaults on a payment or otherwise; 

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the charterer exercises certain specific limited rights to terminate the charter; 

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the charterer terminates the charter because the ship fails to meet certain guaranteed speed and fuel consumption requirements and we are unable to rectify the situation or otherwise reach a mutually acceptable settlement.
        In recent years, a number of major liner companies, including some of our charterers, have announced efforts to obtain third party aid and restructure their obligations and request charter modifications, as well as an intention to reduce the number of vessels they charter-in, which circumstances may increase the likelihood of losing a charterer or the benefits of a time charter. We contributed to ZIM's past restructurings by agreeing to receive a portion of the charter hire payable under time charters for six of our vessels in the form of long-term notes and ZIM's 2014 agreement with its creditors included a significant reduction in the charter rates payable by ZIM under its time charters, expiring in 2020 or 2021, for six of our vessels and we received unsecured, non-amortizing, interest bearing ZIM notes maturing in 2023 and ZIM shares in exchange for such reductions and cancellation of ZIM's other obligations to us which relate to the previously deferred charter hire.
        If we lose a time charter, we may be unable to re-deploy the related vessel on terms as favorable to us or at all. We would not receive any revenues from such a vessel while it remained unchartered, but we may be required to pay expenses necessary to maintain the vessel in proper operating condition, insure it and service any indebtedness secured by such vessel.
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        Many of the time charters on which we deploy our containerships provide for charter rates that are significantly above current market rates. The ability and willingness of each of our counterparties to perform its obligations under their time charters with us will depend on a number of factors that are beyond our control and may include, among other things, general economic conditions, the condition of the container shipping industry, which, despite some recent indications of a balancing supply and demand for containerships, has generally experienced severe declines since mid-2011, as it had in the second half of 2008 and 2009 before a limited recovery in the second half of 2010 and early 2011, and the overall financial condition of the counterparty. Furthermore, the combination of a reduction in cash flow resulting from declines in world trade, a reduction in borrowing bases under credit facilities and the reduced availability of debt and equity financing may result in a significant reduction in the ability of our charterers to make charter payments to us, with a number of large liner companies announcing efforts to obtain third party aid and restructure their obligations, including some of our charterers. The likelihood of a charterer seeking to renegotiate or defaulting on its charter with us may be heightened to the extent such customers are not able to utilize the vessels under charter from us, and instead leave such chartered vessels idle. Should a counterparty fail to honor its obligations under agreements with us, it may be difficult to secure substitute employment for such vessel, and any new charter arrangements we secure may be at lower rates given currently depressed situation in the charter market.
        If our charterers fail to meet their obligations to us or attempt to renegotiate our charter agreements, as part of a court-led restructuring or otherwise, we could sustain significant losses which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, as well as our ability to pay dividends, if any, in the future, and comply with the covenants in our credit facilities. In such an event, we could be unable to service our debt and other obligations and could ourselves have to restructure our obligations.
 We depend upon a limited number of customers for a large part of our revenues. The loss of these customers could adversely affect us.
        Our customers in the containership sector consist of a limited number of liner operators. The percentage of our revenues derived from these customers has varied in past years. In the past several years, CMA CGM, Hanjin, Hyundai Merchant Marine Korea (or Hyundai),Yang Ming, China Shipping and Zim have represented substantial amounts of our revenue. In 2014, approximately 97% of our operating revenues were generated by these six customers, while in 2013, approximately 95% of our operating revenues was derived by these customers. As of the date of this report, we have charters for four of our vessels with China Shipping, for 13 of our vessels with CMA CGM, for 13 of our vessels with Hyundai, for eight of our vessels with Hanjin, for seven of our vessels with Yang Ming and for six of our vessels with ZIM. We expect that a limited number of liner companies may continue to generate a substantial portion of our revenues, some of which liner companies publicly acknowledged the financial difficulties facing them, reported substantial losses in 2009 and obtained third party aid and restructured their obligations, including charter contracts. Many liner companies reported losses in recent years. ZIM's 2014 restructuring agreement with its creditors included a significant reduction in the charter rates payable by ZIM under its time charters, expiring in 2020 or 2021, for six of our vessels. If any of these liner operators cease doing business or do not fulfill their obligations under their charters for our vessels, due to the financial pressure on these liner companies from the significant decreases in demand for the seaborne transport of containerized cargo or otherwise, our results of operations and cash flows could be adversely affected. Further, if we encounter any difficulties in our relationships with these charterers, our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition could be adversely affected.
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 Our profitability and growth depend on the demand for containerships and the recent economic slowdown, and the impact on consumer confidence and consumer spending, resulted in and may continue to result in a decrease in containerized shipping volume and adversely affect charter rates. Charter hire rates for containerships may continue to experience volatility or settle at depressed levels, which would, in turn, adversely affect our profitability.
        Demand for our vessels depends on demand for the shipment of cargoes in containers and, in turn, containerships. The ocean-going container shipping industry is both cyclical and volatile in terms of charter hire rates and profitability. Containership charter rates peaked in 2005 and generally stayed strong until the middle of 2008, when the effects of the recent economic crisis began to affect global container trade, and in 2008 and 2009 the ocean-going container shipping industry experienced severe declines, with charter rates at significantly lower levels than the historic highs of the prior few years. Containership charter rates again declined sharply beginning in the third quarter of 2011, after limited improvement in 2010 and 2011, and remain well below long-term averages. Variations in containership charter rates result from changes in the supply and demand for ship capacity and changes in the supply and demand for the major products transported by containerships. The factors affecting the supply and demand for containerships and supply and demand for products shipped in containers are outside of our control, and the nature, timing and degree of changes in industry conditions are unpredictable. The recent global economic slowdown and disruptions in the credit markets significantly reduced demand for products shipped in containers and, in turn, containership capacity.
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the globalization of manufacturing; 

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changes in seaborne and other transportation patterns, including changes in the distances over which containerized cargoes are transported and steaming speed of vessels; 

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environmental and other regulatory developments; and 

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currency exchange rates.
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port congestion.
        Consumer confidence and consumer spending remain relatively weak and uncertain. Consumer purchases of discretionary items, many of which are transported by sea in containers, generally decline during periods where disposable income is adversely affected or there is economic uncertainty and, as a result, liner company customers may ship fewer containers or may ship containers only at reduced rates. Any such decrease in shipping volume could adversely impact our liner company customers and, in turn, demand for containerships. As a result, charter rates and vessel values in the containership
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sector have decreased significantly and the counterparty risk associated with the charters for our vessels has increased.
        Our ability to recharter our containerships upon the expiration or termination of their current charters and the charter rates payable under any renewal or replacement charters will depend upon, among other things, the prevailing state of the charter market for containerships. The charters for eight of our existing vessels expire between March 2015 and January 2016. If the charter market is depressed, as it has been with only marginal improvement since the second half of 2008, when our vessels' charters expire, we may be forced to recharter the containerships, if we were able to recharter such vessels at all, at sharply reduced rates and possibly at a rate whereby we incur a loss. If we were unable to recharter our vessels on favorable terms, we may potentially scrap certain of such vessels, which may reduce our earnings or make our earnings volatile. The same issues will exist if we acquire additional containerships, if we are able to recharter such vessels at all, and attempt to obtain multi-year charter arrangements as part of an acquisition and financing plan.
 The Bank Agreement in respect of our financing arrangements imposes stringent operating and financial restrictions on us which may, among other things, limit our ability to grow our business and currently effectively prevent us from pursuing opportunities to acquire newbuilding and other recently built containerships that meet the needs of our liner company customers.
        Under the terms of the Bank Agreement, our credit facilities and financing arrangements impose more stringent operating and financial restrictions on us than those previously contained in our credit facilities. These restrictions, as described in "Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects," generally preclude us from:
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incurring additional indebtedness without the consent of our lenders, except to the extent the proceeds of such additional indebtedness is used to repay existing indebtedness; 

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creating liens on our assets, generally, unless for the equitable and ratable benefit of our existing lenders; 

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selling capital stock of our subsidiaries; 

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disposing of assets without the consent of the lenders with loans collateralized by such assets and, in case of such approval, using the proceeds thereof to repay indebtedness; 

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using a significant portion of the proceeds from equity issuances for any purpose other than to repay indebtedness; 

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using more than a minimal amount of our free cash from operations for purposes other than repayment of indebtedness; 

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engaging in transactions that would constitute a change of control, as defined in such financing agreement, without repaying all of our indebtedness in full; 

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paying dividends, absent a substantial reduction in our leverage; or 

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changing our manager or certain members of our management.
        As a result we have reduced discretion in operating our business and may have difficulty growing our business. In particular, the conditions on the use of equity proceeds and incurrence of indebtedness effectively prevent us from pursuing opportunities to acquire newbuildings and other recently built containerships that meet the needs of our liner company customers with the resulting risks of a deterioration in our reputation and standing with our customers and a loss of competitive position among other containership owners.
        In addition, our respective lenders under these financing arrangements will, at their option, be able to require us to repay in full amounts outstanding under such respective credit facilities, upon a "Change of Control" of our company, which for these purposes and as further described in "Item 5.
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Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—Bank Agreement", includes Dr. Coustas ceasing to be our Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Coustas and members of his family ceasing to collectively own over one-third of the voting interest in our outstanding capital stock or any other person or group controlling more than 20% of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock.
        The Bank Agreement and our financing arrangements contain financial covenants requiring us to:
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maintain a ratio of (i) the market value of all of the vessels in our fleet, on a charter-inclusive basis, plus the net realizable value of any additional collateral, to (ii) our consolidated total debt above specified minimum levels gradually increasing from 90% through December 31, 2011 to 130% from September 30, 2017 through September 30, 2018; 

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maintain a minimum ratio of (i) the market value of the nine vessels (Hyundai Smart, Hyundai Speed, Hyundai Ambition, Hyundai Together, Hyundai Tenacity, Hanjin Greece, Hanjin Italy, Hanjin Germany and CMA CGM Rabelais) collateralizing the January 2011 Credit Facilities, calculated on a charter-free basis, plus the net realizable value of any additional collateral, to (ii) our aggregate debt outstanding under the January 2011 Credit Facilities of 100% from September 30, 2012 through September 30, 2018; 

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maintain minimum free consolidated unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, less the amount of the aggregate variable principal amortization amounts, described above, of $30.0 million at the end of each calendar quarter; 

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ensure that our (i) consolidated total debt less unrestricted cash and cash equivalents to (ii) consolidated EBITDA (defined as net income before interest, gains or losses under any hedging arrangements, tax, depreciation, amortization and any other non-cash item, capital gains or losses realized from the sale of any vessel, finance charges and capital losses on vessel cancellations and before any non-recurring items and excluding any accrued interest due to us but not received on or before the end of the relevant period; provided that non-recurring items excluded from this calculation shall not exceed 5% of EBITDA calculated in this manner) for the last twelve months does not exceed a maximum ratio gradually decreasing from 12:1 on December 31, 2010 to 4.75:1 on September 30, 2018; 

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ensure that the ratio of our (i) consolidated EBITDA for the last twelve months to (ii) net interest expense (defined as interest expense (excluding capitalized interest), less interest income, less realized gains on interest rate swaps (excluding capitalized gains) and plus realized losses on interest rate swaps (excluding capitalized losses)) exceeds a minimum level of 1.50:1 through September 30, 2013 and thereafter gradually increasing to 2.80:1 by September 30, 2018; and 

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maintain a consolidated market value adjusted net worth (defined as the amount by which our total consolidated assets adjusted for the market value of our vessels in the water less cash and cash equivalents in excess of our debt service requirements exceeds our total consolidated liabilities after excluding the net asset or liability relating to the fair value of derivatives as reflected in our financial statements for the relevant period) of at least $400 million.
        The provisions of our KEXIM-ABN Amro credit facility, which is not covered by the Bank Agreement, have been aligned with the above covenants through November 20, 2018 and our Sinosure-CEXIM credit facility has similar financial covenants and a collateral coverage covenant of 125% per tranche as described in "Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects." In addition, under our KEXIM credit facility, we must comply with a collateral coverage covenant of 130%.
        If we fail to meet our payment or covenant compliance obligations under the terms of the Bank Agreement covering our credit facilities or our other financing arrangements, our lenders could then accelerate our indebtedness and foreclose on the vessels in our fleet securing those credit facilities, which could result in cross-defaults under our other credit facilities, and the consequent acceleration of the indebtedness thereunder and the commencement of similar foreclosure proceedings by other
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lenders. The loss of any of these vessels would have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.
 Substantial debt levels could limit our flexibility to obtain additional financing and pursue other business opportunities and our ability to service our outstanding indebtedness will depend on our future operating performance, including the charter rates we receive under charters for our vessels.
        As of December 31, 2014, we had outstanding indebtedness of $3.0 billion and, while we have no remaining borrowing availability under our existing loan agreements, we may incur substantial additional indebtedness, as market conditions warrant over the medium to long-term and to the extent permitted by our existing lenders, further grow our fleet. This level of debt could have important consequences to us, including the following:
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our ability to obtain additional financing, if necessary, for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other purposes may be impaired or such financing may be unavailable on favorable terms; 

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we will need to use substantially all of our free cash from operations, as required under the terms of our Bank Agreement, to make principal and interest payments on our debt, reducing the funds that would otherwise be available for future business opportunities and, if permitted by our lenders and reinstated, dividends to our stockholders; 

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our debt level could make us more vulnerable than our competitors with less debt to competitive pressures or a downturn in our business or the economy generally; and 

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our debt level may limit our flexibility in responding to changing business and economic conditions.
        Our ability to service our debt will depend upon, among other things, our future financial and operating performance, which will be affected by prevailing economic conditions and financial, business, regulatory and other factors, some of which are beyond our control. In particular, the charter rates we obtain for our vessels, including the eight vessels with charters expiring between March 2015 and January 2016, and any reductions in contracted charter rates for our vessels and other concessions, such as we agreed in 2014 with ZIM for six of our vessels, will have a significant impact on our ability to service our indebtedness. Due to the restrictions on the use of cash from operations and other sources for purposes other than the repayment of indebtedness, even if we otherwise generate sufficient cash flow to service our debt, we may still be forced to take actions such as reducing or delaying our business activities, acquisitions, investments or capital expenditures, selling assets, restructuring or refinancing our debt or seeking additional equity capital. We may not be able to effect any of these remedies on satisfactory terms, or at all. In addition, restrictions in the Bank Agreement in respect of our credit facilities and a relative lack of liquidity in the debt and equity markets could hinder our ability to refinance our debt or obtain additional financing on favorable terms in the future.
 Disruptions in world financial markets and the resulting governmental action could have a further material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows, and could cause the market price of our common stock to decline further.
        Europe, the United States and other parts of the world continue to exhibit weak economic trends. For example, the credit markets in Europe and, to a lesser extent, the United States have experienced significant contraction, de-leveraging and reduced liquidity, and European Union and international organizations, as well as the United States federal government and state governments, have implemented and are considering a broad variety of governmental action and/or new regulation of the financial markets. Securities and futures markets and the credit markets are subject to comprehensive statutes, regulations and other requirements. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, other regulators, self-regulatory organizations and securities exchanges are authorized to take
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extraordinary actions in the event of market emergencies, and may effect changes in law or interpretations of existing laws.
        Global financial markets and economic conditions were severely disrupted and volatile in 2008 and 2009. Credit markets and the debt and equity capital markets have been distressed at times. These issues, along with the re-pricing of credit risk and the difficulties being experienced by financial institutions have made, and will likely continue to make, it difficult to obtain financing. As a result of the disruptions in the credit markets, the cost of obtaining bank financing has increased as many lenders have increased interest rates, enacted tighter lending standards, required more restrictive terms, including higher collateral ratios for advances, shorter maturities and smaller loan amounts, refused to refinance existing debt at maturity at all or on terms similar to our current debt. Furthermore, certain banks that have historically been significant lenders to the shipping industry have announced an intention to reduce or cease lending activities in the shipping industry. We cannot be certain that financing will be available on acceptable terms or at all. If financing is not available when needed, or is available only on unfavorable terms, we may be unable to meet our obligations as they come due. In the absence of available financing, we may be unable to take advantage of business opportunities or respond to competitive pressures, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our revenues and results of operations.
        We face risks attendant to changes in economic environments, changes in interest rates, and instability in the banking and securities markets around the world, among other factors. Major market disruptions and the current adverse changes in market conditions and the regulatory climate in the United States and worldwide may adversely affect our business or impair our ability to borrow amounts under any future financial arrangements. We cannot predict how long the current market conditions will last. However, these recent and developing economic and governmental factors, together with the concurrent decline in charter rates and vessel values, may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows, have caused the price of our common stock to decline and could cause the price of our common stock to decline further.
        In addition, as a result of the ongoing economic slump in Greece resulting from the sovereign debt crisis and the related austerity measures implemented by the Greek government, our operations in Greece may be subjected to new regulations that may require us to incur new or additional compliance or other administrative costs and may require that we pay to the Greek government new taxes or other fees. Furthermore, the change in the Greek government and potential shift in its policies may undermine Greece's political and economic stability, which may adversely affect our operations and those of our manager located in Greece. We also face the risk that strikes, work stoppages, civil unrest and violence within Greece may disrupt our shoreside operations and those of our manager located in Greece.
 Weak economic conditions throughout the world, particularly in Europe and in the Asia Pacific region, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
        Negative trends in the global economy emerged in 2008 and continued into 2009, and economic conditions remain relatively weak. In particular, concerns regarding the possibility of sovereign debt defaults by European Union member countries, including Greece, and the potential for recession in Europe have resulted in devaluation of the Euro, disruptions of financial markets throughout the world and have led to concerns regarding consumer demand both in Europe and other parts of the world, including the United States. The deterioration in the global economy has caused, and may continue to cause, a decrease in worldwide demand for certain goods and, thus, container shipping. Continuing economic instability could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. In particular, we anticipate a significant number of the port calls made by our vessels will continue to involve the loading or unloading of containers in ports in the Asia Pacific region. As a result, negative changes in economic conditions in any Asia Pacific country, and particularly in China, may exacerbate the effect of the significant downturns in the economies of the United States and the
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European Union and may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations, as well as our future prospects. In recent years, China has been one of the world's fastest growing economies in terms of gross domestic product, which has had a significant impact on shipping demand. Recently, however, concerns have arisen that China and other countries in the Asia Pacific region may experience slowed or even negative economic growth in the future. Moreover, the current relative weakness in the economies of the United States, the European Union and other Asian countries may further adversely affect economic growth in China and elsewhere. In particular, the possibility of sovereign debt defaults by European Union member countries, including Greece, and any resulting weakness of the Euro, including against the Chinese renminbi, could adversely affect European consumer demand, particularly for goods imported, many of which are shipped in containerized form, from China and elsewhere in Asia, and reduce the availability of trade financing which is vital to the conduct of international shipping. In addition, the charters that we enter into with Chinese customers, including the charters we currently have with China Shipping for four of our vessels, may be subject to new regulations in China that may require us to incur new or additional compliance or other administrative costs and may require that we pay to the Chinese government new taxes or other fees. Changes in laws and regulations, including with regards to tax matters, and their implementation by local authorities could affect our vessels chartered to Chinese customers as well as our vessels calling to Chinese ports and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Our business, financial condition, results of operations, ability to pay dividends, if any, as well as our future prospects, will likely be materially and adversely affected by a further economic downturn in any of these countries.
 Demand for the seaborne transport of products in containers, which decreased dramatically in 2008 and 2009, has a significant impact on the financial performance of liner companies and, in turn, demand for containerships and our charter counterparty risk.
        The sharp decline in global economic activity in 2008 and 2009 resulted in a substantial decline in the demand for the seaborne transportation of products in containers, reaching the lowest levels in decades. Consequently, the cargo volumes and freight rates achieved by liner companies, with which all of the existing vessels in our fleet are chartered, have declined sharply, reducing liner company profitability and, at times, failing to cover the costs of liner companies operating vessels on their shipping lines. In response to such reduced cargo volume and freight rates, the number of vessels being actively deployed by liner companies decreased, with almost 12% of the world containership fleet estimated to be out of service at its high point as of December 2009, and the idle capacity of the global containership fleet was 1.3% at the end of 2014 having declined from 4.6% at the end of 2013. Moreover, newbuilding containerships with an aggregate capacity of approximately 3.4 million TEUs, representing approximately 18% of the world's fleet capacity at the end of 2014, were under construction, which may exacerbate the surplus of containership capacity further reducing charterhire rates or increasing the number of unemployed vessels. Many liner companies, including some of our customers, reported substantial losses in recent years, as well as having announced plans to reduce the number of vessels they charter-in and form cooperative alliances as part of efforts to reduce the size of their fleets to better align fleet capacity with the reduced demand for marine transportation of containerized cargo.
        The reduced demand and resulting financial challenges faced by our liner company customers has significantly reduced demand for containerships and may increase the likelihood of one or more of our customers being unable or unwilling to pay us the contracted charterhire rates, such as we agreed with ZIM in 2014, which are generally significantly above prevailing charter rates, under the charters for our vessels. We generate all of our revenues from these charters and if our charterers fail to meet their obligations to us, we would sustain significant losses which could materially adversely affect our business and results of operations, as well as our ability to comply with covenants in our credit facilities.
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 An over-supply of containership capacity may prolong or further depress the current low charter rates and adversely affect our ability to recharter our containerships at profitable rates or at all and, in turn, reduce our profitability.
        While the size of the containership order book has declined from the historic highs reached in mid-2008, at the end of 2014 newbuilding containerships with an aggregate capacity of approximately 3.4 million TEUs were under construction representing approximately 18% of existing global fleet capacity. The size of the orderbook is large relative to historic levels and, notwithstanding that some orders may be cancelled or delayed, will likely result in a significant increase in the size of the world containership fleet over the next few years. An over-supply of containership capacity, particularly in conjunction with the currently low level of demand for the seaborne transport of containers, which proposed liner company alliances may accentuate, could exacerbate the recent decrease in charter rates or prolong the period during which low charter rates prevail. We do not hedge against our exposure to changes in charter rates, due to increased supply of containerships or otherwise. As such, if the current low charter rate environment persists, or a further reduction occurs, during a period when the current charters for our containerships expire or are terminated, we may only be able to recharter those containerships at reduced or unprofitable rates or we may not be able to charter those vessels at all. The charters for eight of our vessels expire between March 2015 and January 2016.
 Our profitability and growth depends on our ability to expand relationships with existing charterers and to obtain new time charters, for which we will face substantial competition from established companies with significant resources as well as new entrants.
        One of our objectives over the mid- to long-term is, when market conditions warrant and feasible, given the restrictions currently contained in our Bank Agreement, to acquire additional containerships in conjunction with entering into additional multi-year, fixed-rate time charters for these vessels. We employ our vessels in highly competitive markets that are capital intensive and highly fragmented, with a highly competitive process for obtaining new multi-year time charters that generally involves an intensive screening process and competitive bids, and often extends for several months. Generally, we compete for charters based on price, customer relationship, operating expertise, professional reputation and the size, age and condition of our vessels. Recently, in light of the dramatic downturn in the containership charter market, other containership owners, including many of the KG-model shipping entities, have chartered their vessels to liner companies at extremely low rates, including at unprofitable levels, increasing the price pressure when competing to secure employment for our containerships. Container shipping charters are awarded based upon a variety of factors relating to the vessel operator, including:
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willingness to accept operational risks pursuant to the charter, such as allowing termination of the charter for force majeure events; and 

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competitiveness of the bid in terms of overall price.
        We face substantial competition from a number of experienced companies, including state-sponsored entities and major shipping companies. Some of these competitors have significantly greater financial resources than we do, and can therefore operate larger fleets and may be able to offer better
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charter rates. We anticipate that other marine transportation companies may also enter the containership sector, including many with strong reputations and extensive resources and experience. This increased competition may cause greater price competition for time charters and, in stronger market conditions, for secondhand vessels and newbuildings.
        In addition, a number of our competitors in the containership sector, including several that are among the largest charter owners of containerships in the world, have been established in the form of a German KG (Kommanditgesellschaft), which provides tax benefits to private investors. Although the German tax law was amended to significantly restrict the tax benefits to taxpayers who invest in these entities after November 10, 2005, the tax benefits afforded to all investors in the KG-model shipping entities continue to be significant, and such entities may continue to be attractive investments. Their focus on these tax benefits allows the KG-model shipping entities more flexibility in offering lower charter rates to liner companies. Further, since the charter rate is generally considered to be one of the principal factors in a charterer's decision to charter a vessel, the rates offered by these sizeable competitors can have a depressing effect throughout the charter market.
        As a result of these factors, we may be unable to compete successfully with established companies with greater resources or new entrants for charters at a profitable level, or at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 We may have more difficulty entering into multi-year, fixed-rate time charters if a more active short-term or spot container shipping market develops.
        One of our principal strategies is to enter into multi-year, fixed-rate containership time charters particularly in strong charter rate environments, although in weaker charter rate environments, such as the one that currently exists, we would generally expect to target somewhat shorter charter terms of three to six years or even shorter periods, particularly for smaller vessels. As more vessels become available for the spot or short-term market, we may have difficulty entering into additional multi-year, fixed-rate time charters for our containerships due to the increased supply of containerships and the possibility of lower rates in the spot market and, as a result, our cash flows may be subject to instability in the long-term. A more active short-term or spot market may require us to enter into charters based on changing market rates, as opposed to contracts based on a fixed rate, which could result in a decrease in our cash flows and net income in periods when the market for container shipping is depressed, as it is currently, or insufficient funds are available to cover our financing costs for related containerships.
 Delays in deliveries of any newbuilding vessels we may order or any secondhand vessels we may agree to acquire could harm our business.
        Delays in the delivery of any newbuilding containerships we may order or any secondhand vessels we may agree to acquire, would delay our receipt of revenues under any arranged time charters and could result in the cancellation of such time charters or other liabilities under such charters, and therefore adversely affect our anticipated results of operations. The delivery of any newbuilding containership could also be delayed because of, among other things:
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lack of raw materials; 

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requests from the liner companies, with which we have arranged charters for such vessels, to delay construction and delivery of such vessels due to weak economic conditions and container shipping demand; 

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a dispute with the shipyard building the vessel.
        The shipbuilders with which we contract for any newbuilding may be affected by the ongoing instability of the financial markets and other market conditions, including with respect to the fluctuating price of commodities and currency exchange rates. In addition, the refund guarantors under any newbuilding contracts we enter into, which would be banks, financial institutions and other credit agencies, may also be affected by financial market conditions in the same manner as our lenders and, as a result, may be unable or unwilling to meet their obligations under their refund guarantees. If shipbuilders or refund guarantors are unable or unwilling to meet their obligations to us, this will impact our acquisition of vessels and may materially and adversely affect our operations and our obligations under our credit facilities.
        The delivery of any secondhand containership we may agree to acquire could be delayed because of, among other things, hostilities or political disturbances, non-performance of the purchase agreement with respect to the vessels by the seller, our inability to obtain requisite permits, approvals or financing or damage to or destruction of the vessels while being operated by the seller prior to the delivery date.
 Certain of the containerships in our fleet are subject to purchase options held by the charterers of the respective vessels, which, if exercised, could reduce the size of our containership fleet and reduce our future revenues.
        The chartering arrangements with respect to the CMA-CGM Moliere , the CMA-CGM Musset , the CMA-CGM Nerval , the CMA CGM Rabelais and the CMA CGM Racine include options for the charterer, CMA-CGM, to purchase the vessels eight years after the commencement of their respective charters, which will fall in September 2017, March 2018, May 2018, July 2018 and August 2018, respectively, each for $78.0 million. The option exercise prices with respect to these vessels reflect an estimate, made at the time of entry into the applicable charter, of market prices, which are in excess of the vessels' book values net of depreciation, at the time the options become exercisable. If CMA-CGM were to exercise these options with respect to any or all of these vessels, the expected size of our containership fleet would be reduced and, if there were a scarcity of secondhand containerships available for acquisition at such time and because of the delay in delivery associated with commissioning newbuilding containerships, we could be unable to replace these vessels with other comparable vessels, or any other vessels, quickly or, if containership values were higher than currently anticipated at the time we were required to sell these vessels, at a cost equal to the purchase price paid
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by CMA-CGM. Consequently, if these purchase options were to be exercised, the expected size of our containership fleet would be reduced, and as a result our anticipated level of revenues would be reduced.
 Containership values have recently decreased significantly, and may remain at these depressed levels, or decrease further, and over time may fluctuate substantially. Depressed vessel values could cause us to incur impairment charges, such as the $75.8 million impairment loss we recorded as of December 31, 2014 for eight of our older vessels, or to incur a loss if these values are low at a time we are attempting to dispose of a vessel.
        Due to the sharp decline in world trade and containership charter rates, the market values of the containerships in our fleet are currently significantly lower than prior to the downturn that began in the second half of 2008. Containership values may remain at current low, or lower, levels for a prolonged period of time and can fluctuate substantially over time due to a number of different factors, including:
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the cost of retrofitting or modifying existing ships, as a result of technological advances in vessel design or equipment, changes in applicable environmental or other regulations or standards, or otherwise.
        We review our vessels for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. As of December 31, 2014, we concluded that events occurred and circumstances had changed, which may trigger the existence of potential impairment of our long-lived assets and we performed impairment testing and we recorded an impairment loss of $75.8 million for eight of our older vessels, and we have incurred impairment charges in prior years as well. In the future, if the market values of our vessels experience further deterioration or we lose the benefits of the existing charter arrangements for any of our vessels and cannot replace such arrangements with charters at comparable rates, we may be required to record additional impairment charges in our financial statements, which could adversely affect our results of operations. Any impairment charges incurred as a result of declines in charter rates could negatively affect our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, if we sell any vessel at a time when vessel prices have fallen and before we have recorded an impairment adjustment to our financial statements, the sale may be at less than the vessel's carrying amount on our financial statements, resulting in a loss and a reduction in earnings.
 We are generally not permitted to pay cash dividends under our financing arrangements.
        Prior to 2009, we paid regular cash dividends on a quarterly basis. In the first quarter of 2009, our board of directors suspended the payment of 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. Until such market conditions significantly improve, it is unlikely that we will reinstate the payment of dividends and if reinstated, it is likely that any dividend payments would be at reduced levels. The Bank Agreement, which restructured our credit facilities and provides new financing arrangements, does not permit us to pay cash dividends or repurchase shares of our common stock until the termination of such agreements in 2018, absent a significant decrease in our leverage.
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 We are a holding company and we depend on the ability of our subsidiaries to distribute funds to us in order to satisfy our financial obligations.
        We are a holding company and our subsidiaries conduct all of our operations and own all of our operating assets. We have no significant assets other than the equity interests in our subsidiaries. As a result, our ability to pay our contractual obligations and, if permitted by our lenders and reinstated, to make any dividend payments in the future depends on our subsidiaries and their ability to distribute funds to us. The ability of a subsidiary to make these distributions could be affected by a claim or other action by a third party, including a creditor, or by the law of their respective jurisdictions of incorporation which regulates the payment of dividends by companies. If we are unable to obtain funds from our subsidiaries, even if our lenders agreed to allow dividend payments, our board of directors may exercise its discretion not to declare or pay dividends. If we reinstate dividend payments in the future, we do not intend to seek to obtain funds from other sources to make such dividend payments, if any.
 If we are unable to fund our capital expenditures for additional vessels, we may not be able to grow our fleet.
        We would have to make substantial capital expenditures to grow our fleet. We have no remaining borrowing availability under our existing credit facilities. In order to fund capital expenditures for future fleet growth to the extent feasible given the current restrictions in our Bank Agreement and other financing arrangements, we generally plan to use equity financing given the restrictions that are contained in our restructured credit facilities and other financing arrangements on the use of cash from our operations, debt financings and asset sales for purposes other than debt repayment. Our ability to access the capital markets through future offerings may be limited by our financial condition at the time of any such offering as well as by adverse market conditions resulting from, among other things, general economic conditions and contingencies and uncertainties that are beyond our control. Moreover, only a portion of the proceeds from any equity financings that we are able to complete will be permitted to be used for purposes other than debt repayment under our restructured and other financing arrangements, which could also adversely affect our ability to complete an equity financing on favorable terms. Our failure to obtain funds for future capital expenditures could limit our ability to grow our fleet.
 We must make substantial capital expenditures to maintain the operating capacity of our fleet, which may reduce the amount of cash available for other purposes.
        Maintenance capital expenditures include capital expenditures associated with modifying an existing vessel or acquiring a new vessel to the extent these expenditures are incurred to maintain the operating capacity of our existing fleet. These expenditures could increase as a result of changes in the cost of labor and materials; customer requirements; increases in our fleet size or the cost of replacement vessels; governmental regulations and maritime self-regulatory organization standards relating to safety, security or the environment; and competitive standards. Significant capital expenditures, including to maintain the operating capacity of our fleet, may reduce the cash available for other purposes.
 Our ability to obtain additional debt financing for future acquisitions of vessels may be dependent on the performance of our then existing charters and the creditworthiness of our charterers.
        We have no remaining borrowing availability under our existing credit facilities. We intend, however, to borrow against vessels we may acquire in the future as part of our medium to long term growth plan to the extent permitted under our existing financing arrangements. The actual or perceived credit quality of our charterers, and any defaults by them, may materially affect our ability to obtain the additional capital resources that we will require to purchase additional vessels or may significantly increase our costs of obtaining such capital. Our inability to obtain additional financing or committing
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to financing on unattractive terms could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 The derivative contracts we have entered into to hedge our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates could result in higher than market interest rates and charges against our income.
        We have entered into interest rate swaps, in an aggregate notional amount of $2.3 billion as of December 31, 2014 (two of which with an aggregate notional amount of $0.6 million are forward starting), generally for purposes of managing our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates applicable to indebtedness under our credit facilities, which were advanced at floating rates based on LIBOR, as well as two interest rate swap agreements, in an aggregate notional amount of $18.6 million as of December 31, 2014, converting fixed interest rate exposure under our credit facilities advanced at a fixed rate of interest to floating rates based on LIBOR. Our hedging strategies, however, may not be effective and we may again incur substantial losses, as we did in 2014 and prior years. In addition, interest rates have been at historically low levels and if such rates rise at times when our interest rate exposure is not hedged, we could have increased interest expense.
        Since our discontinuation of hedge accounting for interest rate swaps and any other derivative instruments from July 1, 2012, we recognize all fluctuations in the fair value of such contracts in our consolidated Statements of Operations. Recognition of such fluctuations in our statement of operations may increase the volatility of our earnings.
        Our financial condition could also be materially adversely affected to the extent we do not hedge our exposure to interest rate fluctuations under our financing arrangements under which loans have been advanced at a floating rate based on LIBOR. Although relatively stable from 2009 through 2014, LIBOR was volatile in prior years, during which the spread between LIBOR and the prime lending rate widened, at times significantly.
        The United Kingdom's Financial Services Authority (the "FSA") has recently proposed changes that would increase government oversight of the calculation of LIBOR and reduce the currencies and increase the number of banks included in its calculation. We cannot predict what effect the FSA's announced changes will have on LIBOR.
        Any hedging activities we engage in may not effectively manage our interest rate exposure or have the desired impact on our financial conditions or results of operations.
 Because we generate all of our revenues in United States dollars but incur a portion of our expenses in other currencies, exchange rate fluctuations could hurt our results of operations.
        We generate all of our revenues in United States dollars and for the year ended December 31, 2014, we incurred approximately 31.1% of our vessels' expenses in currencies other than United States dollars, mainly Euros. This difference could lead to fluctuations in net income due to changes in the value of the United States dollar relative to the other currencies, in particular the Euro. Expenses incurred in foreign currencies against which the United States dollar falls in value could increase, thereby decreasing our net income. We have not hedged our currency exposure and, as a result, our U.S. dollar-denominated results of operations and financial condition could suffer.
 Due to our lack of diversification, adverse developments in the containership transportation business could reduce our ability to meet our payment obligations and our profitability.
        We rely exclusively on the cash flows generated from charters for our vessels that operate in the containership sector of the shipping industry. Due to our lack of diversification, adverse developments in the container shipping industry have a significantly greater impact on our financial condition and results of operations than if we maintained more diverse assets or lines of business.
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 We may have difficulty properly managing our growth through acquisitions of additional vessels and we may not realize the expected benefits from these acquisitions, which may have an adverse effect on our financial condition and performance.
        To the extent market conditions warrant and we are able to obtain sufficient financing for such purposes in compliance with the restrictions in our financing arrangements, we intend to grow our business over the medium to long-term by ordering newbuilding containerships and through selective acquisitions of additional vessels. Future growth will primarily depend on:
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obtaining required financing, within the restrictions placed on the use of funds by our existing financing arrangements, on acceptable terms.
        Although charter rates and vessel values currently are at relatively low levels, during periods in which charter rates are high, vessel values generally are high as well, and it may be difficult to acquire vessels at favorable prices. Moreover, our financing arrangements impose significant restrictions in our ability to use debt financing, or cash from operations, asset sales or equity financing, for purposes, such as vessel acquisitions, other than debt repayment without the consent of our lenders. In addition, growing any business by acquisition presents numerous risks, such as managing relationships with customers and integrating newly acquired assets into existing infrastructure. We cannot give any assurance that we will be successful in executing our growth plans or that we will not incur significant expenses and losses in connection with our future growth efforts.
 We are subject to regulation and liability under environmental laws that could require significant expenditures and affect our cash flows and net income.
        Our business and the operation of our vessels are materially affected by environmental regulation in the form of international, national, state and local laws, regulations, conventions and standards in force in international waters and the jurisdictions in which our vessels operate, as well as in the country or countries of their registration, including those governing the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, the cleanup of oil spills and other contamination, air emissions, wastewater discharges and ballast water management. Because such conventions, laws, and regulations are often revised, we cannot predict the ultimate cost of complying with such requirements or their impact on the resale price or useful life of our vessels. We are required by various governmental and quasi-governmental agencies to obtain certain permits, licenses, certificates and financial assurances with respect to our operations. Many environmental requirements are designed to reduce the risk of pollution, such as from oil spills, and our compliance with these requirements could be costly. Additional conventions, laws and regulations may be adopted that could limit our ability to do business or increase the cost of doing business and which may materially and adversely affect our operations.
        Environmental requirements can also affect the resale value or useful lives of our vessels, could require a reduction in cargo capacity, ship modifications or operational changes or restrictions, could lead to decreased availability of insurance coverage for environmental matters or could result in the denial of access to certain jurisdictional waters or ports or detention in certain ports. Under local,
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national and foreign laws, as well as international treaties and conventions, we could incur material liabilities, including cleanup obligations and natural resource damages liability, in the event that there is a release of petroleum or hazardous materials from our vessels or otherwise in connection with our operations. Environmental laws often impose strict liability for remediation of spills and releases of oil and hazardous substances, which could subject us to liability without regard to whether we were negligent or at fault. The 2010 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon and the subsequent release of oil into the Gulf of Mexico may result in further regulation of the shipping industry, including modifications to liability schemes. We could also become subject to personal injury or property damage claims relating to the release of hazardous substances associated with our existing or historic operations. Violations of, or liabilities under, environmental requirements can result in substantial penalties, fines and other sanctions, including, in certain instances, seizure or detention of our vessels.
        The operation of our vessels is also affected by the requirements set forth in the International Maritime Organization's, or IMO's, International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and Pollution Prevention, or the ISM Code. The ISM Code requires shipowners and bareboat charterers to develop and maintain an extensive "Safety Management System" that includes the adoption of a safety and environmental protection policy setting forth instructions and procedures for safe operation and describing procedures for dealing with emergencies. Failure to comply with the ISM Code may subject us to increased liability, may decrease available insurance coverage for the affected ships, and may result in denial of access to, or detention in, certain ports.
        In connection with a 2001 incident involving the presence of oil on the water on the starboard side of one of our former vessels, the Henry (ex CMA CGM Passiflore ) in Long Beach, California, our manager pled guilty to one count of negligent discharge of oil and one count of obstruction of justice, based on a charge of attempted concealment of the source of the discharge. Consistent with the government's practice in similar cases, our manager agreed, among other things, to develop and implement an approved third party consultant monitored environmental compliance plan. Any violation of this environmental compliance plan or any penalties, restitution or heightened environmental compliance plan requirements that are imposed relating to alleged discharges in any other action involving our fleet or our manager could negatively affect our operations and business.
 Increased inspection procedures, tighter import and export controls and new security regulations could cause disruption of our containership business.
        International container shipping is subject to security and customs inspection and related procedures in countries of origin, destination, and certain trans- shipment points. These inspection procedures can result in cargo seizure, delays in the loading, offloading, trans-shipment, or delivery of containers, and the levying of customs duties, fines or other penalties against exporters or importers and, in some cases, charterers and charter owners.
        Since the events of September 11, 2001, U.S. authorities have more than doubled container inspection rates to over 5% of all imported containers. Government investment in non-intrusive container scanning technology has grown and there is interest in electronic monitoring technology, including so-called "e-seals" and "smart" containers, that would enable remote, centralized monitoring of containers during shipment to identify tampering with or opening of the containers, along with potentially measuring other characteristics such as temperature, air pressure, motion, chemicals, biological agents and radiation. Also, as a response to the events of September 11, 2001, additional vessel security requirements have been imposed including the installation of security alert and automatic information systems on board vessels.
        It is further unclear what changes, if any, to the existing inspection and security procedures will ultimately be proposed or implemented, or how any such changes will affect the industry. It is possible that such changes could impose additional financial and legal obligations, including additional
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responsibility for inspecting and recording the contents of containers and complying with additional security procedures on board vessels, such as those imposed under the ISPS Code. Changes to the inspection and security procedures and container security could result in additional costs and obligations on carriers and may, in certain cases, render the shipment of certain types of goods by container uneconomical or impractical. Additional costs that may arise from current inspection or security procedures or future proposals that may not be fully recoverable from customers through higher rates or security surcharges.
 Our vessels may call on ports located in countries that are subject to restrictions imposed by the United States government, which could negatively affect the trading price of our shares of common stock.
        From time to time on charterers' instructions, our vessels have called and may again call on ports located in countries subject to sanctions and embargoes imposed by the United States government and countries identified by the United States government as state sponsors of terrorism. The U.S. sanctions and embargo laws and regulations vary in their application, as they do not all apply to the same covered persons or proscribe the same activities, and such sanctions and embargo laws and regulations may be amended or strengthened over time. In 2010, the U.S. enacted the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions Accountability and Divestment Act ("CISADA"), which expanded the scope of the former Iran Sanctions Act. Among other things, CISADA expands the application of the prohibitions to include ships or shipping services by non-U.S. companies, such as the Company, and introduces limits on the ability of companies and persons to do business or trade with Iran when such activities relate to the investment, supply or export of refined petroleum or petroleum products. In addition, in October 2012, President Obama issued an executive order implementing the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (the "ITRA") which extends the application of all U.S. laws and regulations relating to Iran to non- U.S. companies controlled by U.S. companies or persons as if they were themselves U.S. companies or persons, expands categories of sanctionable activities, adds additional forms of potential sanctions and imposes certain related reporting obligations with respect to activities of SEC registrants and their affiliates. The ITRA also includes a provision requiring the President of the United States to impose five or more sanctions from Section 6(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act, as amended, on a person the President determines is a controlling beneficial owner of, or otherwise owns, operates, or controls or insures a vessel that was used to transport crude oil from Iran to another country and (1) if the person is a controlling beneficial owner of the vessel, the person had actual knowledge the vessel was so used or (2) if the person otherwise owns, operates, or controls, or insures the vessel, the person knew or should have known the vessel was so used. Such a person could be subject to a variety of sanctions, including exclusion from U.S. capital markets, exclusion from financial transactions subject to U.S. jurisdiction, and exclusion of that person's vessels from U.S. ports for up to two years. Finally, in January 2013, the U.S. enacted the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (the "IFCPA") which expanded the scope of U.S. sanctions on any person that is part of Iran's energy, shipping or shipbuilding sector and operators of ports in Iran, and imposes penalties on any person who facilitates or otherwise knowingly provides significant financial, material or other support to these entities.
        In 2014 and 2013, none of the vessels in our fleet made any calls to ports in Cuba, Iran, Syria and Sudan. From January 2009 through December 2012, vessels in our fleet made a total of 154 calls to ports in Iran, Syria and Sudan, representing approximately 1% of our 16,173 calls on worldwide ports (our vessels had no calls to ports in Cuba). Although we believe that we are in compliance with all applicable sanctions and embargo laws and regulations, and intend to maintain such compliance, there can be no assurance that we will be in compliance in the future, particularly as the scope of certain laws may be unclear and may be subject to changing interpretations. Any such violation could result in fines or other penalties and could result in some investors deciding, or being required, to divest their interest, or not to invest, in the Company. Additionally, some investors may decide to divest their interest, or not to invest, in the Company simply because we do business with companies that do
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business in sanctioned countries. Moreover, our charterers may violate applicable sanctions and embargo laws and regulations as a result of actions that do not involve us or our vessels, and those violations could in turn negatively affect our reputation. Investor perception of the value of our common stock may also be adversely affected by the consequences of war, the effects of terrorism, civil unrest and governmental actions in these and surrounding countries.
 Governments could requisition our vessels during a period of war or emergency, resulting in loss of earnings.
        A government of a ship's registry could requisition for title or seize our vessels. Requisition for title occurs when a government takes control of a ship and becomes the owner. Also, a government could requisition our containerships for hire. Requisition for hire occurs when a government takes control of a ship and effectively becomes the charterer at dictated charter rates. Generally, requisitions occur during a period of war or emergency. Government requisition of one or more of our vessels may negatively impact our revenues and results of operations.
 Terrorist attacks and international hostilities could affect our results of operations and financial condition.
        Terrorist attacks such as the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001 and more recent attacks in other parts of the world, and the continuing response of the United States and other countries to these attacks, as well as the threat of future terrorist attacks, continue to cause uncertainty in the world financial markets and may affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. Events in the Middle East and North Africa, including Egypt and Syria, and the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan may lead to additional acts of terrorism, regional conflict and other armed conflicts around the world, which may contribute to further economic instability in the global financial markets. These uncertainties could also adversely affect our ability to obtain additional financing on terms acceptable to us, or at all.
        Terrorist attacks targeted at sea vessels, such as the October 2002 attack in Yemen on the VLCC Limburg, a ship not related to us, may in the future also negatively affect our operations and financial condition and directly impact our containerships or our customers. Future terrorist attacks could result in increased volatility of the financial markets in the United States and globally and could result in an economic recession affecting the United States or the entire world. Any of these occurrences could have a material adverse impact on our operating results, revenue and costs.
        Changing economic, political and governmental conditions in the countries where we are engaged in business or where our vessels are registered could affect us. In addition, future hostilities or other political instability in regions where our vessels trade could also affect our trade patterns and adversely affect our operations and performance.
 Acts of piracy on ocean-going vessels have recently increased in frequency, which could adversely affect our business.
        Acts of piracy have historically affected ocean-going vessels trading in regions of the world such as the South China Sea and in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia. Since 2008, the frequency of piracy incidents has increased significantly, particularly in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia. For example, in January 2010, the Maran Centaurus, a tanker vessel not affiliated with us, was captured by pirates in the Indian Ocean while carrying crude oil estimated to be worth $20 million, and was released in January 2010 upon a ransom payment of over $5 million. In addition, crew costs, including costs due to employing onboard security guards, could increase in such circumstances. We may not be adequately insured to cover losses from these incidents, which could have a material adverse effect on us. In addition, any detention or hijacking as a result of an act of piracy against our vessels, or an increase in cost, or unavailability, of insurance for our vessels, could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations and ability to pay dividends.
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 Risks inherent in the operation of ocean-going vessels could affect our business and reputation, which could adversely affect our expenses, net income and stock price.
        The operation of ocean-going vessels carries inherent risks. These risks include the possibility of:
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        Such occurrences could result in death or injury to persons, loss of property or environmental damage, delays in the delivery of cargo, loss of revenues from or termination of charter contracts, governmental fines, penalties or restrictions on conducting business, higher insurance rates, and damage to our reputation and customer relationships generally. Any of these circumstances or events could increase our costs or lower our revenues, which could result in reduction in the market price of our shares of common stock. The involvement of our vessels in an environmental disaster may harm our reputation as a safe and reliable vessel owner and operator.
 Our insurance may be insufficient to cover losses that may occur to our property or result from our operations due to the inherent operational risks of the shipping industry.
        The operation of any vessel includes risks such as mechanical failure, collision, fire, contact with floating objects, property loss, cargo loss or damage and business interruption due to political circumstances in foreign countries, hostilities and labor strikes. In addition, there is always an inherent possibility of a marine disaster, including oil spills and other environmental mishaps. There are also liabilities arising from owning and operating vessels in international trade. We procure insurance for our fleet against risks commonly insured against by vessel owners and operators. Our current insurance includes (i) hull and machinery insurance covering damage to our vessels' hull and machinery from, among other things, contact with free and floating objects, (ii) war risks insurance covering losses associated with the outbreak or escalation of hostilities and (iii) protection and indemnity insurance (which includes environmental damage and pollution insurance) covering third-party and crew liabilities such as expenses resulting from the injury or death of crew members, passengers and other third parties, the loss or damage to cargo, third-party claims arising from collisions with other vessels, damage to other third-party property, pollution arising from oil or other substances and salvage, towing and other related costs and (iv) loss of hire insurance for the CSCL Europe , the CSCL America , the CSCL Pusan and the CSCL Le Havre .
        We can give no assurance that we are adequately insured against all risks or that our insurers will pay a particular claim. Even if our insurance coverage is adequate to cover our losses, we may not be able to obtain a timely replacement vessel in the event of a loss. Under the terms of our credit facilities, we will be subject to restrictions on the use of any proceeds we may receive from claims under our insurance policies. Furthermore, in the future, we may not be able to obtain adequate insurance coverage at reasonable rates for our fleet. We may also be subject to calls, or premiums, in amounts based not only on our own claim records but also the claim records of all other members of the protection and indemnity associations through which we receive indemnity insurance coverage for
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tort liability. Our insurance policies also contain deductibles, limitations and exclusions which, although we believe are standard in the shipping industry, may nevertheless increase our costs.
        In addition, we do not carry loss of hire insurance (other than for the CSCL Europe , the CSCL America , the CSCL Pusan and the CSCL Le Havre to satisfy our loan agreement requirements). Loss of hire insurance covers the loss of revenue during extended vessel off-hire periods, such as those that occur during an unscheduled drydocking due to damage to the vessel from accidents. Accordingly, any loss of a vessel or any extended period of vessel off-hire, due to an accident or otherwise, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition and our ability to pay dividends, if any, to our stockholders.
 Maritime claimants could arrest our vessels, which could interrupt our cash flows.
        Crew members, suppliers of goods and services to a vessel, shippers of cargo and other parties may be entitled to a maritime lien against that vessel for unsatisfied debts, claims or damages. In many jurisdictions, a maritime lien holder may enforce its lien by arresting a vessel through foreclosure proceedings. The arrest or attachment of one or more of our vessels could interrupt our cash flows and require us to pay large sums of money to have the arrest lifted.
        In addition, in some jurisdictions, such as South Africa, under the "sister ship" theory of liability, a claimant may arrest both the vessel that is subject to the claimant's maritime lien and any "associated" vessel, which is any vessel owned or controlled by the same owner. Claimants could try to assert "sister ship" liability against one vessel in our fleet for claims relating to another of our ships.
 The aging of our fleet may result in increased operating costs in the future, which could adversely affect our earnings.
        In general, the cost of maintaining a vessel in good operating condition increases with the age of the vessel. As our fleet ages, we may incur increased costs. Older vessels are typically less fuel efficient and more costly to maintain than more recently constructed vessels due to improvements in engine technology. Cargo insurance rates also increase with the age of a vessel, making older vessels less desirable to charterers. Governmental regulations and safety or other equipment standards related to the age of a vessel may also require expenditures for alterations or the addition of new equipment to our vessels, and may restrict the type of activities in which our vessels may engage. Although our current fleet of 56 containerships had an average age (weighted by TEU capacity) of approximately 6.6 years as of February 27, 2015, we cannot assure you that, as our vessels age, market conditions will justify such expenditures or will enable us to profitably operate our vessels during the remainder of their expected useful lives.
 Increased competition in technology and innovation could reduce our charter hire income and the value of our vessels.
        The charter rates and the value and operational life of a vessel are determined by a number of factors, including the vessel's efficiency, operational flexibility and physical life. Efficiency includes speed and fuel economy. Flexibility includes the ability to enter harbors, utilize related docking facilities and pass through canals and straits. Physical life is related to the original design and construction, maintenance and the impact of the stress of operations. If new ship designs currently promoted by shipyards as more fuel efficient perform as promoted or containerships are built that are more efficient or flexible or have longer physical lives than our vessels, competition from these more technologically advanced containerships could adversely affect the amount of charter-hire payments that we receive for our containerships once their current time charters expire and the resale value of our containerships. This could adversely affect our ability to service our debt or pay dividends, if any, to our stockholders.
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 Compliance with safety and other requirements imposed by classification societies may be very costly and may adversely affect our business.
        The hull and machinery of every commercial vessel must be classed by a classification society authorized by its country of registry. The classification society certifies that a vessel is safe and seaworthy in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the country of registry of the vessel and the Safety of Life at Sea Convention, and all vessels must be awarded ISM certification.
        A vessel must undergo annual surveys, intermediate surveys and special surveys. In lieu of a special survey, a vessel's machinery may be on a continuous survey cycle, under which the machinery would be surveyed periodically over a five-year period. Each of the vessels in our fleet is on a special survey cycle for hull inspection and a continuous survey cycle for machinery inspection.
        If any vessel does not maintain its class or fails any annual, intermediate or special survey, and/or loses its certification, the vessel will be unable to trade between ports and will be unemployable, and we could be in violation of certain covenants in our loan agreements. This would negatively impact our operating results and financial condition.
 Our business depends upon certain employees who may not necessarily continue to work for us.
        Our future success depends to a significant extent upon our chief executive officer, Dr. John Coustas, and certain members of our senior management and that of our manager. Dr. Coustas has substantial experience in the container shipping industry and has worked with us and our manager for many years. He and others employed by us and our manager are crucial to the execution of our business strategies and to the growth and development of our business. In addition, under the terms of the Bank Agreement, Dr. Coustas ceasing to serve as our Chief Executive Officer, absent a successor acceptable to our lenders, would constitute an event of default under these agreements. If these certain individuals were no longer to be affiliated with us or our manager, or if we were to otherwise cease to receive advisory services from them, we may be unable to recruit other employees with equivalent talent and experience, and our business and financial condition may suffer as a result.
 The provisions in our restrictive covenant agreement with our chief executive officer restricting his ability to compete with us, like restrictive covenants generally, may not be enforceable and, subject to certain limitations, will not apply to vessels acquired during the period existing restrictions in our Bank Agreement apply in their current form and companies affiliated with our Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Coustas, may acquire vessels that compete with our fleet.
        Dr. Coustas, our chief executive officer, has entered into a restrictive covenant agreement with us under which he is precluded during the term of our management agreement with our manager, Danaos Shipping, and for one year thereafter from owning and operating drybulk ships or containerships larger than 2,500 TEUs and from acquiring or investing in a business that owns or operates such vessels. Courts generally do not favor the enforcement of such restrictions, particularly when they involve individuals and could be construed as infringing on their ability to be employed or to earn a livelihood. Our ability to enforce these restrictions, should it ever become necessary, will depend upon the circumstances that exist at the time enforcement is sought. We cannot be assured that a court would enforce the restrictions as written by way of an injunction or that we could necessarily establish a case for damages as a result of a violation of the restrictive covenants.
        In addition, a committee of independent directors has determined that the restrictions in the restrictive covenant agreement will not apply, subject to certain limitations, until certain restrictions in the Bank Agreement cease to apply in their current form. Companies affiliated with our Chief Executive Officer, Dr. John Coustas, may directly or indirectly acquire, own and operate, and Danaos Shipping, our manager, may manage, vessels that compete directly with ours, subject to a chartering priority in favor of our containerships of similar TEU capacity instituted to protect our containerships
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from competition for chartering opportunities. In addition, our manager would be permitted to manage any such vessels acquired by entities affiliated with Dr. Coustas and Dr. Coustas and our other executive officers would be permitted to provide services with respect to such vessels and the entities owning, operating and managing such vessels. In such cases, these entities and individuals could compete with our fleet and may face conflicts between their own interests and their obligations to us, and such individuals may not devote all of their time to our business.
 We depend on our manager to operate our business.
        Pursuant to the management agreement and the individual ship management agreements, our manager and its affiliates provides us with our executive officers from January 1, 2013 and provides us with technical, administrative and certain commercial services (including vessel maintenance, crewing, purchasing, shipyard supervision, insurance, assistance with regulatory compliance and financial services). Our operational success will depend significantly upon our manager's satisfactory performance of these services. Our business would be harmed if our manager failed to perform these services satisfactorily. In addition, if the management agreement were to be terminated or if its terms were to be altered, our business could be adversely affected, as we may not be able to immediately replace such services, and even if replacement services were immediately available, the terms offered could be less favorable than the ones currently offered by our manager. Our management agreement with any new manager may not be as favorable.
        Our ability to compete for and enter into new time charters and to expand our relationships with our existing charterers depends largely on our relationship with our manager and its reputation and relationships in the shipping industry. If our manager suffers material damage to its reputation or relationships, it may harm our ability to:
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successfully execute our business strategies.
        If our ability to do any of the things described above is impaired, it could have a material adverse effect on our business and affect our profitability.
 Our manager is a privately held company and there is little or no publicly available information about it.
        The ability of our manager to continue providing services for our benefit will depend in part on its own financial strength. Circumstances beyond our control could impair our manager's financial strength, and because it is a privately held company, information about its financial strength is not available. As a result, our stockholders might have little advance warning of problems affecting our manager, even though these problems could have a material adverse effect on us. As part of our reporting obligations as a public company, we will disclose information regarding our manager that has a material impact on us to the extent that we become aware of such information.
 We are a Marshall Islands corporation, and the Marshall Islands does not have a well developed body of corporate law.
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corporation laws of a number of states in the United States. However, there have been few judicial cases in the Republic of The Marshall Islands interpreting the BCA. The rights and fiduciary responsibilities of directors under the law of the Republic of The Marshall Islands are not as clearly established as the rights and fiduciary responsibilities of directors under statutes or judicial precedent in existence in certain U.S. jurisdictions. Stockholder rights may differ as well. While the BCA does specifically incorporate the non-statutory law, or judicial case law, of the State of Delaware and other states with substantially similar legislative provisions, our public stockholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in the face of actions by the management, directors or controlling stockholders than would stockholders of a corporation incorporated in a U.S. jurisdiction.
 It may be difficult to enforce service of process and enforcement of judgments against us and our officers and directors.
        We are a Marshall Islands corporation, and our registered office is located outside of the United States in the Marshall Islands. A majority of our directors and officers reside outside of the United States, and a substantial portion of our assets and the assets of our officers and directors are located outside of the United States. As a result, you may have difficulty serving legal process within the United States upon us or any of these persons. You may also have difficulty enforcing, both in and outside of the United States, judgments you may obtain in the U.S. courts against us or these persons in any action, including actions based upon the civil liability provisions of U.S. federal or state securities laws.
        There is also substantial doubt that the courts of the Marshall Islands would enter judgments in original actions brought in those courts predicated on U.S. federal or state securities laws. Even if you were successful in bringing an action of this kind, the laws of the Marshall Islands may prevent or restrict you from enforcing a judgment against our assets or our directors and officers.
 We maintain cash with a limited number of financial institutions including financial institutions that may be located in Greece, which will subject us to credit risk.
        We maintain all of our cash with a limited number of financial institutions, including institutions that are located in Greece. These financial institutions located in Greece may be subsidiaries of international banks or Greek financial institutions. Economic conditions in Greece have been, and continue to be, severely disrupted and volatile, and as a result of sovereign weakness, Moody's Investor Services Inc. has downgraded the bank financial strength ratings, as well as the deposit and debt ratings, of several Greek banks to reflect their weakening stand-alone financial strength and the anticipated additional pressures stemming from the country's challenged economic prospects.
        We do not expect that any of our balances held with Greek financial institutions will be covered by insurance in the event of default by these financial institutions. The occurrence of such a default could therefore have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. If we are unable to fund our capital expenditures, we may not be able to continue to operate some of our vessels, which would have a material adverse effect on our business.
 Because the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is not currently permitted to inspect our independent accounting firm, you may not benefit from such inspections.
        Auditors of U.S. public companies are required by law to undergo periodic Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ("PCAOB") inspections that assess their compliance with U.S. law and professional standards in connection with performance of audits of financial statements filed with the SEC. Certain European Union countries, including Greece, do not currently permit the PCAOB to conduct inspections of accounting firms established and operating in such European Union countries, even if they are part of major international firms. Accordingly, unlike for most U.S. public companies,
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the PCAOB is prevented from evaluating our auditor's performance of audits and its quality control procedures, and, unlike stockholders of most U.S. public companies, we and our stockholders are deprived of the possible benefits of such inspections.

 Risks Relating to Our Common Stock
 The market price of our common stock has fluctuated widely and the market price of our common stock may fluctuate in the future.
        The market price of our common stock has fluctuated widely since our initial public offering in October 2006, reaching a high of $40.26 per share in 2007 and a low of $2.44 per share, most recently in the fourth quarter of 2012, and may continue to do so as a result of many factors, including our actual results of operations and perceived prospects, the prospects of our competition and of the shipping industry in general and in particular the containership sector, differences between our actual financial and operating results and those expected by investors and analysts, changes in analysts' recommendations or projections, changes in general valuations for companies in the shipping industry, particularly the containership sector, changes in general economic or market conditions and broad market fluctuations.
        If the market price of our common stock again falls below $5.00 per share our stockholders will not be able to use such shares as collateral for borrowing in margin accounts. This inability to use shares of our common stock as collateral may depress demand and certain institutional investors are restricted from investing in shares priced below $5.00, which may also lead to sales of such shares creating downward pressure on and increased volatility in the market price of our common stock.
 Future issuances of equity, including upon exercise of outstanding warrants, or equity- linked securities, or future sales of our common stock by existing stockholders, may result in significant dilution and adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
        We issued 15 million warrants, for no additional consideration, to our existing lenders participating in the Bank Agreement covering our then existing credit facilities and certain new credit facilities, entitling such lenders to purchase, solely on a cash-less exercise basis, additional shares of our common stock, at an initial exercise price of $7.00 per share. We have also agreed to register the warrants and underlying common stock for resale under the Securities Act, and have registered 8,044,176 warrants and underlying shares.
        We may have to attempt to sell additional shares in the future to satisfy our capital and operating needs, however, under our debt agreements we are prohibited from using a significant portion of the proceeds from equity issuances for purposes other than the repayment of indebtedness. In addition, lenders may be unwilling to provide future financing or may provide future financing only on unfavorable terms. In light of the restrictions on our use of cash from operations, debt financings, equity proceeds and asset sales contained in our Bank Agreement governing our credit facilities, to finance further growth we would likely have to issue additional shares of common stock or other equity securities. If we sell shares in the future, the prices at which we sell these future shares will vary, and these variations may be significant. If made at currently prevailing prices, these sales would be significantly dilutive of existing stockholders. We granted the investors in our $200 million August 2010 equity transaction certain rights, in connection with any subsequent underwritten public offering that is effected at any time prior to the fifth anniversary of the registration rights agreements, to purchase from us, at the same price per share paid by investors who purchase common stock in any such offering, up to a specified portion of such common stock being issued.
        Subsequent resales of substantial numbers of such shares in the public market, moreover, could adversely affect the market price of our shares. We filed with the SEC a shelf registration statements on Form F-3 registering under the Securities Act an aggregate of 88,222,555 shares of our common
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stock for resale on behalf of selling stockholders, including our executive officers, and granted registration rights in respect of additional shares of our common stock held by certain other investors in our August 2010 equity offering. In the aggregate these 98,372,555 registered shares represent approximately 89.6% of our outstanding shares of common stock as of February 27, 2015. These shares may be sold in registered transactions and may also be resold subject to the requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Sales or the possibility of sales of substantial amounts of our common stock by these shareholders in the public markets could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
        We cannot predict the effect that future sales of our common stock or other equity related securities would have on the market price of our common stock.
 The Coustas Family Trust, our principal existing stockholder, controls the outcome of matters on which our stockholders are entitled to vote and its interests may be different from yours.
        The Coustas Family Trust, under which our chief executive officer is a beneficiary, together with other members of the Coustas Family, owned approximately 61.8% of our outstanding common stock as of February 27, 2015. This stockholder is able to control the outcome of matters on which our stockholders are entitled to vote, including the election of our entire board of directors and other significant corporate actions. The interests of this stockholder may be different from yours. Under the terms of the Bank Agreement governing our credit facilities, Dr. Coustas, together with the Coustas Family Trust and his family, ceasing to own over one-third of our outstanding common stock will constitute an event of default in certain circumstances.
 We are a "controlled company" under the New York Stock Exchange rules, and as such we are entitled to exemptions from certain New York Stock Exchange corporate governance standards, and you may not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the New York Stock Exchange corporate governance requirements.
        We are a "controlled company" within the meaning of the New York Stock Exchange corporate governance standards. Under the New York Stock Exchange rules, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by another company or group is a "controlled company" and may elect not to comply with certain New York Stock Exchange corporate governance requirements, including (1) the requirement that a majority of the board of directors consist of independent directors, (2) the requirement that the nominating committee be composed entirely of independent directors and have a written charter addressing the committee's purpose and responsibilities, (3) the requirement that the compensation committee be composed entirely of independent directors and have a written charter addressing the committee's purpose and responsibilities and (4) the requirement of an annual performance evaluation of the nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees. We may utilize these exemptions, and currently a non-independent director serves on our compensation committee. As a result, non-independent directors, including members of our management who also serve on our board of directors, may serve on the compensation or the nominating and corporate governance committees of our board of directors which, among other things, fix the compensation of our management, make stock and option awards and resolve governance issues regarding us. Accordingly, you may not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the New York Stock Exchange corporate governance requirements.
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 Anti-takeover provisions in our organizational documents could make it difficult for our stockholders to replace or remove our current board of directors or could have the effect of discouraging, delaying or preventing a merger or acquisition, which could adversely affect the market price of the shares of our common stock.
        Several provisions of our articles of incorporation and bylaws could make it difficult for our stockholders to change the composition of our board of directors in any one year, preventing them from changing the composition of our management. In addition, the same provisions may discourage, delay or prevent a merger or acquisition that stockholders may consider favorable.
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authorize the removal of directors only for cause and only upon the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2 / 3 % of the outstanding stock entitled to vote for those directors; 

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prohibit stockholder action by written consent unless the written consent is signed by all stockholders entitled to vote on the action; 

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establish advance notice requirements for nominations for election to our board of directors or for proposing matters that can be acted on by stockholders at stockholder meetings; and 

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restrict business combinations with interested stockholders.
        We have adopted a stockholder rights plan pursuant to which our board of directors may cause the substantial dilution of the holdings of any person that attempts to acquire us without the approval of our board of directors. In addition, our respective lenders under our existing credit facilities covered by the Bank Agreement for the restructuring thereof and the new credit facilities will be entitled to require us to repay in full amounts outstanding under such credit facilities, if Dr. Coustas ceases to be our Chief Executive Officer or, together with members of his family and trusts for the benefit thereof, ceases to collectively own over one-third of the voting interest in our outstanding capital stock or any other person or group controls more than 20.0% of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock.
        These anti-takeover provisions, including the provisions of our stockholder rights plan, could substantially impede the ability of public stockholders to benefit from a change in control and, as a result, may adversely affect the market price of our common stock and your ability to realize any potential change of control premium.

 Tax Risks
 We may have to pay tax on U.S.-source income, which would reduce our earnings.
        Under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, 50% of the gross shipping income of a ship owning or chartering corporation, such as ourselves, that is attributable to transportation that begins or ends, but that does not both begin and end, in the United States is characterized as U.S.-source shipping income and as such is subject to a 4% U.S. federal income tax without allowance for deduction, unless that corporation qualifies for exemption from tax under Section 883 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.
        Other than with respect to four of our vessel-owning subsidiaries, as to which we are uncertain whether they qualify for this statutory tax exemption, we believe that we and our subsidiaries currently qualify for this statutory tax exemption and we currently intend to take that position for U.S. federal
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income tax reporting purposes. However, there are factual circumstances beyond our control that could cause us or our subsidiaries to fail to qualify for the benefit of this tax exemption and thus to be subject to U.S. federal income tax on U.S.-source shipping income. There can be no assurance that we or any of our subsidiaries will qualify for this tax exemption for any year. For example, even assuming, as we expect will be the case, that our shares are regularly and primarily traded on an established securities market in the United States, if shareholders each of whom owns, actually or under applicable attribution rules, 5% or more of our shares own, in the aggregate, 50% or more of our shares, then we and our subsidiaries will generally not be eligible for the Section 883 exemption unless we can establish, in accordance with specified ownership certification procedures, either (i) that a sufficient number of the shares in the closely-held block are owned, directly or under the applicable attribution rules, by "qualified shareholders" (generally, individuals resident in certain non-U.S. jurisdictions) so that the shares in the closely-held block that are not so owned could not constitute 50% or more of our shares for more than half of the days in the relevant tax year or (ii) that qualified shareholders owned more than 50% of our shares for at least half of the days in the relevant taxable year. There can be no assurance that we will be able to establish such ownership by qualified shareholders for any tax year. In connection with the four vessel-owning subsidiaries referred to above, we note that qualification under Section 883 will depend in part upon the ownership, directly or under the applicable attribution rules, of preferred shares issued by such subsidiaries as to which we are not the direct or indirect owner of record.
        If we or our subsidiaries are not entitled to the exemption under Section 883 for any taxable year, we or our subsidiaries would be subject for those years to a 4% U.S. federal income tax on our gross U.S. source shipping income. The imposition of this taxation could have a negative effect on our business and would result in decreased earnings available for distribution to our stockholders. A number of our charters contain provisions that obligate the charterers to reimburse us for the 4% gross basis tax on our U.S. source shipping income.
 If we were treated as a "passive foreign investment company," certain adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences could result to U.S. stockholders.
        A foreign corporation will be treated as a "passive foreign investment company," or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes if at least 75% of its gross income for any taxable year consists of certain types of "passive income," or at least 50% of the average value of the corporation's assets produce or are held for the production of those types of "passive income." For purposes of these tests, "passive income" includes dividends, interest, and gains from the sale or exchange of investment property and rents and royalties other than rents and royalties that are received from unrelated parties in connection with the active conduct of a trade or business. For purposes of these tests, income derived from the performance of services does not constitute "passive income." In general, U.S. stockholders of a PFIC are subject to a disadvantageous U.S. federal income tax regime with respect to the distributions they receive from the PFIC, and the gain, if any, they derive from the sale or other disposition of their shares in the PFIC. If we are treated as a PFIC for any taxable year, we will provide information to U.S. stockholders to enable them to make certain elections to alleviate certain of the adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences that would arise as a result of holding an interest in a PFIC.
        While there are legal uncertainties involved in this determination, including as a result of a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Tidewater Inc. and Subsidiaries v. United States , 565 F.3d 299 (5th Cir. 2009) which held that income derived from certain time chartering activities should be treated as rental income rather than services income for purposes of the foreign sales corporation rules under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, we believe we should not be treated as a PFIC for the taxable year ended December 31, 2014. However, if the principles of the Tidewater decision were applicable to our time charters, we would likely be treated as a PFIC. Moreover, there is
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no assurance that the nature of our assets, income and operations will not change or that we can avoid being treated as a PFIC for subsequent years.
 The enactment of proposed legislation could affect whether dividends paid by us constitute qualified dividend income eligible for the preferential rate.
        Legislation has been previously introduced that would deny the preferential rate of federal income tax currently imposed on qualified dividend income with respect to dividends received from a non-U.S. corporation, unless the non-U.S. corporation either is eligible for benefits of a comprehensive income tax treaty with the United States or is created or organized under the laws of a foreign country which has a comprehensive income tax system. Because the Marshall Islands has not entered into a comprehensive income tax treaty with the United States and imposes only limited taxes on corporations organized under its laws, it is unlikely that we could satisfy either of these requirements. It is not possible at this time to predict with certainty whether or in what form legislation of this sort might be proposed, or enacted.
 If we became subject to Liberian taxation, the net income and cash flows of our Liberian subsidiaries and therefore our net income and cash flows, would be materially reduced.
        A number of our subsidiaries are incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Liberia. The Republic of Liberia enacted a new income tax act effective as of January 1, 2001 (the "New Act") which does not distinguish between the taxation of "non-resident" Liberian corporations, such as our Liberian subsidiaries, which conduct no business in Liberia and were wholly exempt from taxation under the income tax law previously in effect since 1977, and "resident" Liberian corporations which conduct business in Liberia and are, and were under the prior law, subject to taxation.
        The New Act was amended by the Consolidated Tax Amendments Act of 2011, which was published and became effective on November 1, 2011 (the "Amended Act"). The Amended Act specifically exempts from taxation non-resident Liberian corporations such as our Liberian subsidiaries that engage in international shipping (and are not engaged in shipping exclusively within Liberia) and that do not engage in other business or activities in Liberia other than those specifically enumerated in the Amended Act. In addition, the Amended Act made such exemption from taxation retroactive to the effective date of the New Act.
        If, however, our Liberian subsidiaries were subject to Liberian income tax under the Amended Act, they would be subject to tax at a rate of 35% on their worldwide income. As a result, their, and subsequently our, net income and cash flows would be materially reduced. In addition, as the ultimate stockholder of the Liberian subsidiaries, we would be subject to Liberian withholding tax on dividends paid by our Liberian subsidiaries at rates ranging from 15% to 20%, which would limit our access to funds generated by the operations of our subsidiaries and further reduce our income and cash flows.
Item 4.    Information on the Company
 History and Development of the Company
        Danaos Corporation is an international owner of containerships, chartering its vessels to many of the world's largest liner companies. We are a corporation domesticated in the Republic of The Marshall Islands on October 7, 2005, under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act, after having been incorporated as a Liberian company in 1998 in connection with the consolidation of our assets under Danaos Holdings Limited. In connection with our domestication in the Marshall Islands we changed our name from Danaos Holdings Limited to Danaos Corporation. Our manager, Danaos Shipping Company Limited, or Danaos Shipping, was founded by Dimitris Coustas in 1972 and since that time it has continuously provided seaborne transportation services under the management of the Coustas family. Dr. John Coustas, our chief executive officer, assumed responsibility for our
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management in 1987. Dr. Coustas has focused our business on chartering containerships to liner companies and has overseen the expansion of our fleet from three multi-purpose vessels in 1987 to the 56 containerships comprising our fleet as of February 27, 2015. In October 2006, we completed an initial public offering of our common stock in the United States and our common stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange. In August 2010, we completed a common stock sale of 54,054,055 shares for $200 million and in 2011 we issued warrants to purchase 15 million shares of our common stock. Our principal executive offices are c/o Danaos Shipping Co. Ltd., 14 Akti Kondyli, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece. Our telephone number at that address is +30 210 419 6480.
        Our company operates through a number of subsidiaries incorporated in Liberia, Cyprus, Malta and Marshall Islands, all of which are wholly-owned by us and either directly or indirectly owns the vessels in our fleet. A list of our active subsidiaries as of February 27, 2015, and their jurisdictions of incorporation, is set forth in Exhibit 8 to this Annual Report on Form 20-F.
 Business Overview
        We are an international owner of containerships, chartering our vessels to many of the world's largest liner companies. As of February 27, 2015, we had a fleet of 56 containerships aggregating 334,239 TEUs, making us among the largest containership charter owners in the world, based on total TEU capacity. Our strategy is to charter our containerships under multi-year, fixed-rate period charters to a diverse group of liner companies, including many of the largest such companies globally, as measured by TEU capacity. As of February 27, 2015, these customers included China Shipping, CMA-CGM, Hanjin, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Niledutch, MSC, Yang Ming and ZIM Israel Integrated Shipping Services. We believe our containerships provide us with contracted stable cash flows as they are deployed under multi-year, fixed-rate charters with initial terms that range from less than one to 18 years.
 Our Fleet
 General
        Following the completion of our extensive new-building program, Danaos has been established as one of the largest containership operating lessors in the world. Since going public in 2006, we have almost tripled our TEU carrying capacity. Today, our fleet is one of the most modern in the industry and includes some of the largest containerships in the world, which are designed with certain technological advances and customized modifications that make them efficient with respect to both voyage speed and loading capability when compared to many existing vessels operating in the containership sector. During 2014 we sold five of our older vessels, the Marathonas , the Messologi , the Mytilini , the Commodore and the Duka, and we acquired two secondhand 6,402 TEU containerships built in 2002, the MOL Performance and the MOL Priority .
        We deploy our containership fleet principally under multi-year charters with major liner companies that operate regularly scheduled routes between large commercial ports. As of February 27, 2015, our containership fleet was comprised of 54 containerships deployed on time charters and two containerships deployed on bareboat charter. The average age (weighted by TEU) of the 56 vessels in our containership fleet was approximately 6.6 years as of February 27, 2015. As of December 31, 2014, the average remaining duration of the charters for our containership fleet was 8.0 years (weighted by aggregate contracted charter hire).
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 Characteristics
        The table below provides additional information about our fleet of 56 cellular containerships as of February 27, 2015.

													
Vessel Name 	 	Year
Built	 	Vessel
Size
(TEU)	 	Time
Charter
Term(1)	 	Expiration
of Charter(1)	 	Charterer	
Post-Panamax	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Hyundai Ambition	 	 	2012	 	 	13,100	 	12 years	 	June 2024	 	Hyundai	
Hyundai Speed	 	 	2012	 	 	13,100	 	12 years	 	June 2024	 	Hyundai	
Hyundai Smart	 	 	2012	 	 	13,100	 	12 years	 	May 2024	 	Hyundai	
Hyundai Tenacity	 	 	2012	 	 	13,100	 	12 years	 	March 2024	 	Hyundai	
Hyundai Together	 	 	2012	 	 	13,100	 	12 years	 	February 2024	 	Hyundai	
Hanjin Italy	 	 	2011	 	 	10,100	 	12 years	 	April 2023	 	Hanjin	
Hanjin Germany	 	 	2011	 	 	10,100	 	12 years	 	March 2023	 	Hanjin	
Hanjin Greece	 	 	2011	 	 	10,100	 	12 years	 	May 2023	 	Hanjin	
CSCL Le Havre	 	 	2006	 	 	9,580	 	12 years	 	September 2018	 	China Shipping	
CSCL Pusan	 	 	2006	 	 	9,580	 	12 years	 	July 2018	 	China Shipping	
CMA CGM Melisande	 	 	2012	 	 	8,530	 	12 years	 	November 2023	 	CMA-CGM	
CMA CGM Attila	 	 	2011	 	 	8,530	 	12 years	 	April 2023	 	CMA-CGM	
CMA CGM Tancredi	 	 	2011	 	 	8,530	 	12 years	 	May 2023	 	CMA-CGM	
CMA CGM Bianca	 	 	2011	 	 	8,530	 	12 years	 	July 2023	 	CMA-CGM	
CMA CGM Samson	 	 	2011	 	 	8,530	 	12 years	 	September 2023	 	CMA-CGM	
CSCL America	 	 	2004	 	 	8,468	 	12 years	 	September 2016	 	China Shipping	
CSCL Europe	 	 	2004	 	 	8,468	 	12 years	 	June 2016	 	China Shipping	
CMA CGM Moliere(2)	 	 	2009	 	 	6,500	 	12 years	 	August 2021	 	CMA-CGM	
CMA CGM Musset(2)	 	 	2010	 	 	6,500	 	12 years	 	February 2022	 	CMA-CGM	
CMA CGM Nerval(2)	 	 	2010	 	 	6,500	 	12 years	 	April 2022	 	CMA-CGM	
CMA CGM Rabelais(2)	 	 	2010	 	 	6,500	 	12 years	 	June 2022	 	CMA-CGM	
CMA CGM Racine(2)	 	 	2010	 	 	6,500	 	12 years	 	July 2022	 	CMA-CGM	
MOL Priority(5)	 	 	2002	 	 	6,402	 	1.0 year	 	November 2015	 	Yang Ming	
MOL Performance(5)	 	 	2002	 	 	6,402	 	1.1 year	 	January 2016	 	Yang Ming	
Federal	 	 	1994	 	 	4,651	 	1 year	 	April 2015	 	MSC	
Panamax	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
SNL Colombo	 	 	2004	 	 	4,300	 	12 years	 	March 2019	 	Yang Ming	
YM Singapore	 	 	2004	 	 	4,300	 	12 years	 	October 2019	 	Yang Ming	
YM Seattle	 	 	2007	 	 	4,253	 	12 years	 	July 2019	 	Yang Ming	
YM Vancouver	 	 	2007	 	 	4,253	 	12 years	 	September 2019	 	Yang Ming	
ZIM Rio Grande	 	 	2008	 	 	4,253	 	12 years	 	May 2020	 	ZIM	
ZIM Sao Paolo	 	 	2008	 	 	4,253	 	12 years	 	August 2020	 	ZIM	
OOCL Instanbul	 	 	2008	 	 	4,253	 	12 years	 	September 2020	 	ZIM	
ZIM Monaco	 	 	2009	 	 	4,253	 	12 years	 	November 2020	 	ZIM	
OOCL Novorossiysk	 	 	2009	 	 	4,253	 	12 years	 	February 2021	 	ZIM	
ZIM Luanda	 	 	2009	 	 	4,253	 	12 years	 	May 2021	 	ZIM	
Derby D	 	 	2004	 	 	4,253	 	1 year	 	January 2016	 	CMA CGM	
Deva	 	 	2004	 	 	4,253	 	0.2 year	 	May 2015	 	Yang Ming	
Dimitris C	 	 	2001	 	 	3,430	 	1.8 years	 	September 2015	 	CMA CGM	
Hanjin Constantza	 	 	2011	 	 	3,400	 	10 years	 	February 2021	 	Hanjin	
Hanjin Algeciras	 	 	2011	 	 	3,400	 	10 years	 	November 2020	 	Hanjin	
Hanjin Buenos Aires	 	 	2010	 	 	3,400	 	10 years	 	March 2020	 	Hanjin	
Hanjin Santos	 	 	2010	 	 	3,400	 	10 years	 	May 2020	 	Hanjin	
Hanjin Versailles	 	 	2010	 	 	3,400	 	10 years	 	August 2020	 	Hanjin	
MSC Zebra (ex Niledutch Zebra)(4)	 	 	2001	 	 	2,602	 	3 years	 	October 2017	 	MSC	
Niledutch Palanca (ex Danae C)(3)	 	 	2001	 	 	2,524	 	1.4 years	 	August 2015	 	Niledutch	
Amalia C	 	 	1998	 	 	2,452	 	1.7 years	 	March 2015	 	CMA CGM	
Hyundai Advance	 	 	1997	 	 	2,200	 	10 years	 	June 2017	 	Hyundai	
Hyundai Future	 	 	1997	 	 	2,200	 	10 years	 	August 2017	 	Hyundai	
Hyundai Sprinter	 	 	1997	 	 	2,200	 	10 years	 	August 2017	 	Hyundai	
Hyundai Stride	 	 	1997	 	 	2,200	 	10 years	 	July 2017	 	Hyundai	
Hyundai Progress	 	 	1998	 	 	2,200	 	10 years	 	December 2017	 	Hyundai	
Hyundai Bridge	 	 	1998	 	 	2,200	 	10 years	 	January 2018	 	Hyundai	
Hyundai Highway	 	 	1998	 	 	2,200	 	10 years	 	January 2018	 	Hyundai	
Hyundai Vladivostok	 	 	1997	 	 	2,200	 	10 years	 	May 2017	 	Hyundai	
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Charter
Term(1)	 	 	 	 	
YM Mandate	 	 	2010	 	 	6,500	 	18 years	 	January 2028	 	Yang Ming	
YM Maturity	 	 	2010	 	 	6,500	 	18 years	 	April 2028	 	Yang Ming	

(1)
Earliest date charters could expire. Most charters include options for the charterers to extend their terms.

(2)
The charters with respect to the CMA CGM Moliere , the CMA CGM Musset , the CMA CGM Nerval , the CMA CGM Rabelais and the CMA CGM Racine include an option for the charterer, CMA-CGM, to purchase the vessels eight years after the commencement of the respective charters, which will fall in September 2017, March 2018, May 2018, July 2018 and August 2018, respectively, each for $78.0 million.

(3)
On March 25, 2014, the Danae C was renamed to Niledutch Palanca at the request of the charterer of this vessel.

(4)
On September 14, 2014, the Niledutch Zebra was renamed to MSC Zebra at the request of the charterer of this vessel.

(5)
On November 5, 2014, we acquired two secondhand 6,402 TEU vessels, the MOL Priority and the MOL Performance .
 Charterers
        As the container shipping industry has grown, the major liner companies have increasingly contracted for containership capacity. As of February 27, 2015, our diverse group of customers in the containership sector included China Shipping, CMA-CGM, Hanjin, Hyundai Merchant Marine, MSC, Niledutch, Yang Ming and ZIM Israel Integrated Shipping Services.
        The containerships in our fleet are primarily deployed under multi-year, fixed-rate time charters having initial terms that range from less than one to 18 years. These charters expire at staggered dates ranging from March 2015 to the second quarter of 2028. The staggered expiration of the multi-year, fixed-rate charters for our vessels is both a strategy pursued by our management and a result of the growth in our fleet over the past several years. Under our time charters, the charterer pays voyage expenses such as port, canal and fuel costs, other than brokerage and address commissions paid by us, and we pay for vessel operating expenses, which include crew costs, provisions, deck and engine stores, lubricating oil, insurance, maintenance and repairs. We are also responsible for each vessel's intermediate and special survey costs.
        Under the time charters, when a vessel is "off-hire" or not available for service, the charterer is generally not required to pay the hire rate, and we are responsible for all costs. A vessel generally will be deemed to be off-hire if there is an occurrence preventing the full working of the vessel due to, among other things, operational deficiencies, drydockings for repairs, maintenance or inspection, equipment breakdown, delays due to accidents, crewing strikes, labor boycotts, noncompliance with government water pollution regulations or alleged oil spills, arrests or seizures by creditors or our failure to maintain the vessel in compliance with required specifications and standards. In addition, under our time charters, if any vessel is off-hire for more than a certain amount of time (generally between 10-20 days), the charterer has a right to terminate the charter agreement for that vessel. Charterers also have the right to terminate the time charters in various other circumstances, including but not limited to, outbreaks of war or a change in ownership of the vessel's owner or manager without the charterer's approval.
 Purchase Options
        The charters with respect to the CMA CGM Moliere , the CMA CGM Musset , the CMA CGM Nerval , the CMA CGM Rabelais and the CMA CGM Racine include an option for the charterer, CMA-CGM, to purchase the vessels eight years after the commencement of the respective charters, which will fall in September 2017, March 2018, May 2018, July 2018 and August 2018, respectively, each for $78.0 million. In each case, the option to purchase the vessel must be exercised 15 months prior to the dates noted in the preceding sentence. The $78.0 million option prices reflect an estimate, made at the time of entry into the applicable charter, of the fair market value of the vessels at the time
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we would be required to sell the vessels upon exercise of the options. If CMA-CGM were to exercise these options with respect to any or all of these vessels, the expected size of our containership fleet would be reduced, and as a result our anticipated level of revenues after such sale would be reduced.
 Management of Our Fleet
        Our chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer and deputy chief operating officer provide strategic management for our company while these officers also supervise, in conjunction with our board of directors, the management of these operations by Danaos Shipping, our manager. We have a management agreement pursuant to which our manager and its affiliates provide us and our subsidiaries with technical, administrative and certain commercial services for an initial term that expired on December 31, 2008, with automatic one year renewals for an additional 12 years at our option. Our manager reports to us and our board of directors through our chief executive officer, chief operating officer and chief financial officer, each of which is appointed by our board of directors.
        Our manager is regarded as an innovator in operational and technological aspects in the international shipping community. Danaos Shipping's strong technological capabilities derive from employing highly educated professionals, its participation and assumption of a leading role in European Community research projects related to shipping, and its close affiliation to Danaos Management Consultants, a leading ship-management software and services company.
        Danaos Shipping achieved early ISM certification of its container fleet in 1995, well ahead of the deadline, and was the first Greek company to receive such certification from Det Norske Veritas, a leading classification society. In 2004, Danaos Shipping received the Lloyd's List Technical Innovation Award for advances in internet-based telecommunication methods for vessels. Danaos Shipping maintains the quality of its service by controlling directly the selection and employment of seafarers through its crewing offices in Piraeus, Greece, Russia, as well as in Odessa and Mariupol in Ukraine and in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Investments in new facilities in Greece by Danaos Shipping enable enhanced training of seafarers and highly reliable infrastructure and services to the vessels.
        Historically, Danaos Shipping only infrequently managed vessels other than those in our fleet and currently it does not actively manage any other company's vessels. Danaos Shipping also does not arrange the employment of other vessels and has agreed that, during the term of our management agreement, it will not provide any management services to any other entity without our prior written approval, other than with respect to other entities controlled by Dr. Coustas, our chief executive officer, which do not operate within the containership (larger than 2,500 TEUs) or drybulk sectors of the shipping industry or in the circumstances described below. Other than a participation to a vessel-owning company through Castella Shipping Inc., Dr. Coustas does not currently control any such vessel-owning entity. We believe we have and will derive significant benefits from our relationship with Danaos Shipping.
        Dr. Coustas has also personally agreed to the same restrictions on the provision, directly or indirectly, of management services during the term of our management agreement. In addition, our chief executive officer (other than in his capacities with us) and our manager have separately agreed not, during the term of our management agreement and for one year thereafter, to engage, directly or indirectly, in (i) the ownership or operation of containerships of larger than 2,500 TEUs or (ii) the ownership or operation of any drybulk carriers or (iii) the acquisition of or investment in any business involved in the ownership or operation of containerships of larger than 2,500 TEUs or any drybulk carriers. Notwithstanding these restrictions, if our independent directors decline the opportunity to acquire any such containerships or to acquire or invest in any such business, our chief executive officer will have the right to make, directly or indirectly, any such acquisition or investment during the four-month period following such decision by our independent directors, so long as such acquisition or investment is made on terms no more favorable than those offered to us. In this case, our chief executive officer and our manager will be permitted to provide management services to such vessels.
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        Because the restrictions in the Bank Agreement dated January 24, 2011 among the Company, its subsidiaries, The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC and the other financial institutions named therein, effectively prevent us from acquiring additional containerships meeting the expressed preferences of our liner company clients for newbuildings and other recently built containerships which would employ the latest energy efficient design and technology and take full advantage of the economies offered by the widening of the Panama Canal, a committee of independent directors has determined that these restrictions will not apply, subject to the limitations described below, to containerships or drybulk carriers acquired, or whose acquisition is funded solely with equity capital committed (together with debt whenever arranged), while the restrictions in the Bank Agreement continue to apply to us in their current form. Any such containership acquisitions may not in the aggregate exceed one-third of the total assets of the Company, determined on a book value basis. The Company's vessels will also have a chartering priority over any vessels of similar TEU capacity acquired by an entity in which Dr. Coustas has a direct or indirect investment during the period of the stated restrictions in the restrictive covenant agreement with Dr. Coustas and the management fees charged to the Company under its management agreement will be no higher than the fees charged in respect of any such vessels. As of the date of this report, no vessels have been acquired pursuant to the foregoing arrangement.
        The committee of independent directors concluded that, given the restrictions in the Bank Agreement, the Company, during the term of the Bank Agreement, could not exercise any right of first refusal afforded it under the restrictive covenant agreement as described above and therefore the parties to that agreement could acquire, operate and, under our management agreement, manage without contractual restriction any number of containerships in competition with the Company, and that the limits on the aggregate amount of containership acquisitions, a requirement for management fee parity and a right of first refusal on chartering opportunities should afford a level of competitive protection to the Company not currently available in respect of vessel acquisition opportunities declined by the Company in accordance with the terms of the restrictive covenant agreement described above. The committee also concluded that the ownership, operation or management of drybulk carriers is not complementary to the Company's current or contemplated business. In coming to its conclusion, the committee believed that this arrangement should help preserve the manager's relationship with our liner company clients and forestall our competitors' ability to capitalize on the restrictions under which we are operating because of the Bank Agreement.
        Danaos Shipping provides us with administrative, technical and certain commercial management services under a management agreement whose initial term expired at the end of 2008. The management agreement automatically renews for a one-year period if we do not provide 12 months' notice of termination and the fees payable for each renewal period are adjusted by agreement between us and our manager. For 2015 our manager will receive the following fees (i) a fee of $850 per day, (ii) a fee of $425 per vessel per day for vessels on bareboat charter, pro rated for the number of calendar days we own each vessel, (iii) a fee of $850 per vessel per day for vessels other than those on bareboat charter, pro rated for the number of calendar days we own each vessel, (iv) a fee of 1.25% on all freight, charter hire, ballast bonus and demurrage for each vessel, (iv) a fee of 0.5% based on the contract price of any vessel bought or sold by it on our behalf, excluding newbuilding contracts, and (v) a flat fee of $725,000 per newbuilding vessel, if any, which is capitalized, for the on premises supervision of any newbuilding contracts by selected engineers and others of its staff. In addition, on January 1, 2013, our Manager began to provide us with the services of our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Operating Officer for an annual fee, which was €1.47 million for 2014.
 Competition
        We operate in markets that are highly competitive and based primarily on supply and demand. Generally, we compete for charters based upon price, customer relationships, operating expertise,
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professional reputation and size, age and condition of the vessel. Competition for providing containership services comes from a number of experienced shipping companies. In the containership sector, these companies include Zodiac Maritime, Seaspan Corporation and Costamare Inc. A number of our competitors in the containership sector have been financed by the German KG (Kommanditgesellschaft) system, which was based on tax benefits provided to private investors. While the German tax law has been amended to significantly restrict the tax benefits available to taxpayers who invest in such entities after November 10, 2005, the tax benefits afforded to all investors in the KG-financed entities will continue to be significant and such entities may continue to be attractive investments. These tax benefits allow these KG-financed entities to be more flexible in offering lower charter rates to liner companies.
        The containership sector of the international shipping industry is characterized by the significant time necessary to develop the operating expertise and professional reputation necessary to obtain and retain customers and, in the past, a relative scarcity of secondhand containerships, which necessitated reliance on newbuildings which can take a number of years to complete. We focus on larger TEU capacity containerships, which we believe have fared better than smaller vessels during global downturns in the containership sector. We believe larger containerships, even older containerships if well maintained, provide us with increased flexibility and more stable cash flows than smaller TEU capacity containerships.
 Crewing and Employees
        Since January 1, 2013, the services of our Chief Executive Officer, our Chief Operating Officer, our Chief Financial Officer and our Deputy Chief Operating Officer have been provided under our Management Agreement with our Manager, Danaos Shipping, and prior to that time were directly employed by us, other than our Deputy Chief Operating Officer with whom we previously had a services agreement. As of December 31, 2014, 1,287 people served on board the vessels in our fleet and Danaos Shipping, our manager, employed 140 people, all of whom were shore-based. In addition, our manager is responsible for recruiting, either directly or through a crewing agent, the senior officers and all other crew members for our vessels and is reimbursed by us for all crew wages and other crew relating expenses. We believe the streamlining of crewing arrangements through our manager ensures that all of our vessels will be crewed with experienced crews that have the qualifications and licenses required by international regulations and shipping conventions.
 Permits and Authorizations
        We are required by various governmental and other agencies to obtain certain permits, licenses and certificates with respect to our vessels. The kinds of permits, licenses and certificates required by governmental and other agencies depend upon several factors, including the commodity being transported, the waters in which the vessel operates, the nationality of the vessel's crew and the age of a vessel. All permits, licenses and certificates currently required to permit our vessels to operate have been obtained. Additional laws and regulations, environmental or otherwise, may be adopted which could limit our ability to do business or increase the cost of doing business.
 Inspection by Classification Societies
        Every seagoing vessel must be "classed" by a classification society. The classification society certifies that the vessel is "in class," signifying that the vessel has been built and maintained in accordance with the rules of the classification society and complies with applicable rules and regulations of the vessel's country of registry and the international conventions of which that country is a member. In addition, where surveys are required by international conventions and corresponding laws and ordinances of a flag state, the classification society will undertake them on application or by official order, acting on behalf of the authorities concerned.
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        The classification society also undertakes on request other surveys and checks that are required by regulations and requirements of the flag state. These surveys are subject to agreements made in each individual case and/or to the regulations of the country concerned.
        For maintenance of the class, regular and extraordinary surveys of hull and machinery, including the electrical plant, and any special equipment classed are required to be performed as follows:
        Annual Surveys.     For seagoing ships, annual surveys are conducted for the hull and the machinery, including the electrical plant, and where applicable, on special equipment classed at intervals of 12 months from the date of commencement of the class period indicated in the certificate.
        Intermediate Surveys.     Extended annual surveys are referred to as intermediate surveys and typically are conducted two and one-half years after commissioning and each class renewal. Intermediate surveys may be carried out on the occasion of the second or third annual survey.
        Class Renewal Surveys.     Class renewal surveys, also known as special surveys, are carried out on the ship's hull and machinery, including the electrical plant, and on any special equipment classed at the intervals indicated by the character of classification for the hull. During the special survey, the vessel is thoroughly examined, including audio-gauging to determine the thickness of the steel structures. Should the thickness be found to be less than class requirements, the classification society would prescribe steel renewals. The classification society may grant a one-year grace period for completion of the special survey. Substantial amounts of funds may have to be spent for steel renewals to pass a special survey if the vessel experiences excessive wear and tear. In lieu of the special survey every four or five years, depending on whether a grace period is granted, a shipowner has the option of arranging with the classification society for the vessel's hull or machinery to be on a continuous survey cycle, in which every part of the vessel would be surveyed within a five-year cycle. At an owner's application, the surveys required for class renewal may be split according to an agreed schedule to extend over the entire period of class. This process is referred to as continuous class renewal.
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        The following table lists the next drydockings and special surveys scheduled for the vessels in our current containership fleet:

					
Vessel Name 	 	Next Survey	 	Next Drydocking	
Amalia C	 	June 2016	 	March 2018	
Niledutch Palanca	 	March 2016	 	March 2016	
Dimitris C	 	March 2016	 	March 2016	
MSC Zebra	 	November 2016	 	October 2019	
Hyundai Progress	 	February 2016	 	September 2017	
Hyundai Highway	 	May 2016	 	November 2017	
Hyundai Bridge	 	June 2016	 	October 2017	
CMA CGM Musset	 	March 2015	 	March 2015	
CMA CGM Nerval	 	May 2015	 	May 2015	
Hanjin Buenos Aires	 	May 2015	 	May 2015	
Zim Rio Grande	 	October 2016	 	January 2016	
Zim Sao Paolo	 	December 2016	 	March 2016	
CMA CGM Rabelais	 	July 2015	 	July 2015	
Hanjin Santos	 	July 2015	 	May 2015	
CMA CGM Racine	 	August 2015	 	August 2015	
OOCL Instabul	 	February 2017	 	May 2016	
CSCL Pusan	 	September 2016	 	September 2019	
Hanjin Versailles	 	October 2015	 	October 2015	
Zim Monaco	 	January 2017	 	July 2016	
CSCL Le Havre	 	November 2016	 	March 2019	
Deva	 	June 2017	 	March 2019	
SNL Colombo	 	March 2017	 	September 2016	
OOCL Novorossiysk	 	June 2017	 	September 2016	
Derby D	 	July 2017	 	October 2016	
Hanjin Algeciras	 	January 2016	 	January 2016	
Zim Luanda	 	September 2017	 	December 2016	
CSCL Europe	 	August 2019	 	August 2016	
CSCL America	 	November 2019	 	February 2017	
CMA CGM Moliere	 	December 2017	 	March 2017	
YM Singapore	 	December 2017	 	July 2017	
Hanjin Germany	 	March 2016	 	March 2016	
Hanjin Italy	 	April 2016	 	April 2016	
Hanjin Constantza	 	April 2016	 	April 2016	
Hanjin Greece	 	August 2015	 	May 2016	
CMA CGM Attila	 	July 2016	 	July 2016	
CMA CGM Tancredi	 	August 2016	 	August 2016	
CMA CGM Bianca	 	October 2016	 	October 2016	
CMA CGM Samson	 	December 2016	 	December 2016	
CMA CGM Melisande	 	May 2015	 	February 2017	
Hyundai Smart	 	August 2015	 	May 2017	
Hyundai Together	 	May 2015	 	February 2017	
Hyundai Tenacity	 	June 2015	 	March 2017	
MOL Priority	 	September 2015	 	September 2019	
MOL Performance	 	March 2017	 	December 2019	
Hyundai Speed	 	September 2015	 	June 2017	
Hyundai Ambition	 	September 2015	 	June 2017	
Federal	 	October 2015	 	February 2017	
Hyundai Vladivostok	 	October 2015	 	July 2017	
Hyundai Advance	 	October 2015	 	February 2017	
YM Seattle	 	December 2015	 	June 2019	
Hyundai Stride	 	December 2015	 	June 2017	
Hyundai Future	 	December 2015	 	August 2017	
YM Vancouver	 	February 2016	 	May 2015	
Hyundai Sprinter	 	March 2016	 	December 2017	
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        All areas subject to surveys as defined by the classification society are required to be surveyed at least once per class period, unless shorter intervals between surveys are otherwise prescribed. The period between two subsequent surveys of each area must not exceed five years. Vessels under bareboat charter, such as the YM Mandate , and YM Maturity , are drydocked by their charterers.
        Most vessels are also drydocked every 30 to 36 months for inspection of their underwater parts and for repairs related to such inspections. If any defects are found, the classification surveyor will issue a "recommendation" which must be rectified by the ship-owner within prescribed time limits.
        Most insurance underwriters make it a condition for insurance coverage that a vessel be certified as "in class" by a classification society which is a member of the International Association of Classification Societies. All of our vessels are certified as being "in class" by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, Bureau Veritas, NKK, Det Norske Veritas & Germanischer Lloyd and the Korean Register of Shipping.
 Risk of Loss and Liability Insurance
 General
        The operation of any vessel includes risks such as mechanical failure, collision, property loss, cargo loss or damage and business interruption due to political circumstances in foreign countries, hostilities and labor strikes. In addition, there is always an inherent possibility of marine disaster, including oil spills and other environmental mishaps, and the liabilities arising from owning and operating vessels in international trade. The U.S. Oil Pollution Act of 1990, or OPA 90, which imposes virtually unlimited liability upon owners, operators and demise charterers of vessels trading in the United States exclusive economic zone for certain oil pollution accidents in the United States, has made liability insurance more expensive for shipowners and operators trading in the United States market.
        While we maintain hull and machinery insurance, war risks insurance, protection and indemnity coverage for our containership fleet in amounts that we believe to be prudent to cover normal risks in our operations, we may not be able to maintain this level of coverage throughout a vessel's useful life. Furthermore, while we believe that our insurance coverage will be adequate, not all risks can be insured, and there can be no guarantee that any specific claim will be paid, or that we will always be able to obtain adequate insurance coverage at reasonable rates.
        Dr. John Coustas, our chief executive officer, is the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Swedish Club, our primary provider of insurance, including a substantial portion of our hull & machinery, war risk and protection and indemnity insurance.
 Hull & Machinery, Loss of Hire and War Risks Insurance
        We maintain marine hull and machinery and war risks insurance, which covers the risk of particular average, general average, 4/4ths collision liability, contact with fixed and floating objects (FFO) and actual or constructive total loss in accordance with the Nordic Plan for all of our vessels. Our vessels will each be covered up to at least their fair market value after meeting certain deductibles per incident per vessel.
        We carry a minimum loss of hire coverage only with respect to the CSCL America and the CSCL Europe , to cover standard requirements of KEXIM and the CSCL Pusan and CSCL Le Havre , to cover standard requirements of KEXIM and ABN Amro, the banks providing financing for our acquisition of these vessels. We do not and will not obtain loss of hire insurance covering the loss of revenue during extended off-hire periods for the other vessels in our fleet, other than with respect to any period during which our vessels are detained due to incidents of piracy, because we believe that this type of coverage is not economical and is of limited value to us, in part because historically our fleet has had a limited number of off-hire days.
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 Protection and Indemnity Insurance
        Protection and indemnity ("P&I") insurance provides insurance cover to its Members in respect of liabilities, costs or expenses incurred by them in their capacity as owner or operator of the respective entered ship and arising out of an event during the period of insurance as a direct consequence of the operation of the ship. This includes third-party liability, crew liability and other related expenses resulting from the injury or death of crew, passengers and other third parties, the loss or damage to cargo, and except where the cover is provided in the hull and machinery policy, also third-party claims arising from collision with other vessels and damage to other third-party property. Indemnity cover is also provided for liability for the discharge or escape of oil or other substance, or threat of escape of such substances. Other liabilities which include salvage, towing, wreck removal and an omnibus provision are also included. Our protection and indemnity insurance, is provided by mutual protection and indemnity associations, or P&I associations entered in the International Group of P&I Associations, who together provide poolable cover to almost unlimited capacity (about US$4.3 billion per event) except where otherwise limited by International Convention or the relevant domestic law.
        Our protection and indemnity insurance coverage in accordance with the International Group of P&I Club Agreement for pollution will be US$1.0 billion per event. Our P&I Excess war risk coverage limit is US$500.0 million and in respect of certain war and terrorist risks the liabilities arising from Bio-Chemical etc., the limit is US$30.0 million. For passengers and seaman risks, the limit is US$3.0 billion, with a sub-limit of US$2.0 billion for passenger claims only. The thirteen P&I associations that comprise the International Group insure approximately 90% of the world's commercial blue-water tonnage and have entered into a pooling agreement to reinsure each association's liabilities. As a member of a P&I association, that is a member of the International Group, we will be subject to calls payable to the associations based inter-alia on the International Group's claim records, as well as the individual claims' records of all other members of the analogous individual associations and their performance.
 Environmental and Other Regulations
        Government regulation significantly affects the ownership and operation of our vessels. They are subject to international conventions, national, state and local laws, regulations and standards in force in international waters and the countries in which our vessels may operate or are registered, including those governing the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, the cleanup of oil spills and other contamination, air emissions, wastewater discharges and ballast water management. These laws and regulations include OPA, the U.S. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), the U.S. Clean Water Act, the International Convention for Prevention of Pollution from Ships, regulations adopted by the IMO and the European Union, various volatile organic compound air emission requirements and various Safety of Life at Sea ("SOLAS") amendments, as well as other regulations described below. Compliance with these laws, regulations and other requirements entails significant expense, including vessel modifications and implementation of certain operating procedures.
        A variety of governmental and private entities subject our vessels to both scheduled and unscheduled inspections. These entities include the local port authorities (U.S. Coast Guard, harbor master or equivalent), classification societies, flag state administration (country of registry), charterers and, particularly, terminal operators. Certain of these entities require us to obtain permits, licenses, certificates and financial assurances for the operation of our vessels. Failure to maintain necessary permits or approvals could require us to incur substantial costs or result in the temporary suspension of operation of one or more of our vessels.
        We believe that the heightened level of environmental and quality concerns among insurance underwriters, regulators and charterers is leading to greater inspection and safety requirements on all
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vessels and may accelerate the scrapping of older vessels throughout the industry. Increasing environmental concerns have created a demand for vessels that conform to the stricter environmental standards. We are required to maintain operating standards for all of our vessels that emphasize operational safety, quality maintenance, continuous training of our officers and crews and compliance with U.S. and international regulations. We believe that the operation of our vessels is in substantial compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations. Because such laws and regulations are frequently changed and may impose increasingly stricter requirements, any future requirements may limit our ability to do business, increase our operating costs, force the early retirement of some of our vessels, and/or affect their resale value, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, a future serious marine incident that causes significant adverse environmental impact, such as the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, could result in additional legislation or regulation that could negatively affect our profitability.
 Environmental Regulation—International Maritime Organization ("IMO")
        Our vessels are subject to standards imposed by the IMO (the United Nations agency for maritime safety and the prevention of pollution by ships). The IMO has adopted regulations that are designed to reduce pollution in international waters, both from accidents and from routine operations. These regulations address oil discharges, ballasting and unloading operations, sewage, garbage, and air emissions. For example, Annex III of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, or MARPOL, regulates the transportation of marine pollutants, and imposes standards on packing, marking, labeling, documentation, stowage, quantity limitations and pollution prevention. These requirements have been expanded by the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, which imposes additional standards for all aspects of the transportation of dangerous goods and marine pollutants by sea.
        In September 1997, the IMO adopted Annex VI to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships to address air pollution from vessels. Annex VI, which came into effect on May 19, 2005, set limits on sulfur oxide ("SOx") and NOx emissions from vessels and prohibited deliberate emissions of ozone depleting substances, such as chlorofluorocarbons. Annex VI also included a global cap on the sulfur content of fuel oil and allowed for special areas to be established with more stringent controls on sulfur emissions. Annex VI has been ratified by some, but not all IMO member states, including the Marshall Islands. Pursuant to a Marine Notice issued by the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator as revised in March 2005, vessels flagged by the Marshall Islands that are subject to Annex VI must, if built before the effective date, obtain an International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate evidencing compliance with Annex VI by the first dry docking after May 19, 2005, but no later than May 19, 2008. All vessels subject to Annex VI and built after May 19, 2005 must also have this Certificate. We have obtained International Air Pollution Prevention certificates for all of our vessels. Amendments to Annex VI regarding particulate matter, NOx and SOx emission standards entered into force in July 2010. The amendments provide for a progressive reduction in SOx emissions from ships, with the global sulfur cap reduced initially to 3.50% (from the current 4.50%), effective from 1 January 2012; then progressively to 0.50%, effective from 1 January 2020, subject to a feasibility review to be completed no later than 2018. The Annex VI amendments also establish tiers of stringent NOx emissions standards for new marine engines, depending on their dates of installation. The United States ratified the amendments, and all vessels subject to Annex VI must comply with the amended requirements when entering U.S. ports or operating in U.S. waters. Additionally, more stringent emission standards apply in coastal areas designated by MEPC as Emission Control Areas (ECAs). The North American ECA, which includes the area extending 200 nautical miles from the Atlantic/Gulf and Pacific Coasts of the United States and Canada, the Hawaiian Islands, and the French territories of St. Pierre and Miquelon, has been enforceable since August 1, 2012. Fuel used by vessels operating in the ECA cannot contain more than 1.0% sulfur, dropping to no more than 0.1% sulfur in 2015. NOx after- treatment requirements will apply in 2016. The U.S. Caribbean ECA,
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which includes the waters of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, became enforceable on January 1, 2014. We may incur costs to install control equipment on our engines in order to comply with the new requirements. Other ECAs may be designated, and the jurisdictions in which our vessels operate may adopt more stringent emission standards independent of IMO.
        The operation of our vessels is also affected by the requirements set forth in the IMO's International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and Pollution Prevention, or the ISM Code, which was adopted in July 1998. The ISM Code requires shipowners and bareboat charterers to develop and maintain an extensive "Safety Management System" that includes the adoption of a safety and environmental protection policy setting forth instructions and procedures for safe operation and describing procedures for dealing with emergencies. The ISM Code requires that vessel operators obtain a Safety Management Certificate for each vessel they operate. This certificate evidences compliance by a vessel's management with code requirements for a Safety Management System. No vessel can obtain a certificate unless its operator has been awarded a document of compliance, issued by each flag state, under the ISM Code. The failure of a shipowner or bareboat charterer to comply with the ISM Code may subject such party to increased liability, decrease available insurance coverage for the affected vessels or result in a denial of access to, or detention in, certain ports. Currently, each of the vessels in our fleet is ISM code-certified. However, there can be no assurance that such certifications will be maintained indefinitely.
        In 2001, the IMO adopted the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, or the Bunker Convention, which imposes strict liability on ship owners for pollution damage in jurisdictional waters of ratifying states caused by discharges of bunker oil. The Bunker Convention also requires registered owners of ships over a certain size to maintain insurance for pollution damage in an amount equal to the limits of liability under the applicable national or international limitation regime (but not exceeding the amount calculated in accordance with the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims of 1976, as amended). The Bunker Convention entered into force on November 21, 2008. Our entire fleet has been issued a certificate attesting that insurance is in force in accordance with the insurance provisions of the Convention. In jurisdictions where the Bunkers Convention has not been adopted, such as the United States, various legislative schemes or common law govern, and liability is either strict or imposed on the basis of fault.
 Environmental Regulation—The U.S. Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ("OPA")
        OPA established an extensive regulatory and liability regime for the protection and cleanup of the environment from oil spills. It applies to discharges of any oil from a vessel, including discharges of fuel oil and lubricants. OPA affects all owners and operators whose vessels trade in the United States, its territories and possessions or whose vessels operate in U.S. waters, which include the United States' territorial sea and its two hundred nautical mile exclusive economic zone. While we do not carry oil as cargo, we do carry fuel oil (or bunkers) in our vessels, making our vessels subject to the OPA requirements.
        Under OPA, vessel owners, operators and bareboat charterers are "responsible parties" and are jointly, severally and strictly liable (unless the discharge of oil results solely from the act or omission of a third party, an act of God or an act of war) for all containment and clean-up costs and other damages arising from discharges or threatened discharges of oil from their vessels. OPA defines these other damages broadly to include:
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        OPA preserves the right to recover damages under existing law, including maritime tort law.
        OPA liability is limited to the greater of $1,000 per ton or $854,400 for non-tank vessels, subject to periodic adjustment by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). These limits of liability do not apply if an incident was directly caused by violation of applicable U.S. federal safety, construction or operating regulations or by a responsible party's gross negligence or willful misconduct, or if the responsible party fails or refuses to report the incident or to cooperate and assist in connection with oil removal activities.
        OPA requires owners and operators of vessels to establish and maintain with the USCG evidence of financial responsibility sufficient to meet their potential liabilities under the OPA. Under the regulations, vessel owners and operators may evidence their financial responsibility by providing proof of insurance, surety bond, self-insurance, or guaranty, and an owner or operator of a fleet of vessels is required only to demonstrate evidence of financial responsibility in an amount sufficient to cover the vessels in the fleet having the greatest maximum liability under OPA. Under the self-insurance provisions, the shipowner or operator must have a net worth and working capital, measured in assets located in the United States against liabilities located anywhere in the world, that exceeds the applicable amount of financial responsibility. We have complied with the USCG regulations by providing a financial guaranty in the required amount.
        OPA specifically permits individual states to impose their own liability regimes with regard to oil pollution incidents occurring within their boundaries, and some states have enacted legislation providing for unlimited liability for oil spills. In some cases, states which have enacted such legislation have not yet issued implementing regulations defining vessels owners' responsibilities under these laws. We intend to comply with all applicable state regulations in the ports where our vessels call.
        We currently maintain, for each of our vessels, oil pollution liability coverage insurance in the amount of $1 billion per incident. In addition, we carry hull and machinery and protection and indemnity insurance to cover the risks of fire and explosion. Given the relatively small amount of bunkers our vessels carry, we believe that a spill of oil from the vessels would not be catastrophic. However, under certain circumstances, fire and explosion could result in a catastrophic loss. While we believe that our present insurance coverage is adequate, not all risks can be insured, and there can be no guarantee that any specific claim will be paid, or that we will always be able to obtain adequate insurance coverage at reasonable rates. If the damages from a catastrophic spill exceeded our insurance coverage, it would have a severe effect on us and could possibly result in our insolvency.
        In response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a number of bills that could potentially increase or even eliminate the limits of liability under OPA have been introduced in the U.S. Congress. Compliance with any new OPA requirements could substantially impact our costs of operation or require us to incur additional expenses.
        Title VII of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004, or the CGMTA, amended OPA to require the owner or operator of any non-tank vessel of 400 gross tons or more, that carries oil of any kind as a fuel for main propulsion, including bunkers, to have an approved response plan for each vessel. The vessel response plans include detailed information on actions to be taken by vessel personnel to prevent or mitigate any discharge or substantial threat of such a discharge of oil from the vessel due to operational activities or casualties. We have approved response plans for each of our vessels.
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 Environmental Regulation—CERCLA
        CERCLA governs spills or releases of hazardous substances other than petroleum or petroleum products. The owner or operator of a ship, vehicle or facility from which there has been a release is liable without regard to fault for the release, and along with other specified parties may be jointly and severally liable for remedial costs. Costs recoverable under CERCLA include cleanup and removal costs, natural resource damages and governmental oversight costs. Liability under CERCLA is generally limited to the greater of $300 per gross ton or $0.5 million per vessel carrying non-hazardous substances ($5.0 million for vessels carrying hazardous substances), unless the incident is caused by gross negligence, willful misconduct or a violation of certain regulations, in which case liability is unlimited. The USCG's financial responsibility regulations under OPA also require vessels to provide evidence of financial responsibility for CERCLA liability in the amount of $300 per gross ton. As noted above, we have provided a financial guaranty in the required amount to the USCG.
 Environmental Regulation—The Clean Water Act
        The U.S. Clean Water Act, or CWA, prohibits the discharge of oil or hazardous substances in navigable waters and imposes strict liability in the form of penalties for any unauthorized discharges. The CWA also imposes substantial liability for the costs of removal, remediation and damages and complements the remedies available under the more recent OPA and CERCLA, discussed above. Under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, regulations we are required to obtain a CWA permit regulating and authorizing any discharges of ballast water or other wastewaters incidental to our normal vessel operations if we operate within the three-mile territorial waters or inland waters of the United States. The permit, which EPA has designated as the Vessel General Permit for Discharges Incidental to the Normal Operation of Vessels, or VGP, incorporated the then-current U.S. Coast Guard requirements for ballast water management, as well as supplemental ballast water requirements and limits for 26 other specific discharges. Regulated vessels cannot operate in U.S. waters unless they are covered by the VGP. To do so, vessel owners must submit a Notice of Intent, or NOI, at least 30 days before the vessel operates in U.S. waters. To comply with the VGP vessel owners and operators may have to install equipment on their vessels to treat ballast water before it is discharged or implement port facility disposal arrangements or procedures at potentially substantial cost. The VGP also requires states to certify the permit, and certain states have imposed more stringent discharge standards as a condition of their certification. Many of the VGP requirements have already been addressed in our vessels' current ISM Code SMS Plan. As part of a settlement of a lawsuit challenging the VGP, EPA issued a new VGP (2013 VGP) that became effective on December 19, 2013. The 2013 VGP contains numeric effluent limits for ballast water discharges that are expressed as maximum concentrations of living organisms per unit of ballast water volume discharged. These requirements correspond with the IMO's requirements under the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, or the BWM Convention, discussed below, and are consistent with the USCG's 2012 ballast water discharge standards described below. The 2013 VGP also includes additional management requirements for non ballast water discharges and requires the submission of annual reports by all vessels covered by the 2013 VGP. EPA is implementing the 2013 VGP on a staggered basis, depending on the size of a vessel and its first drydocking between January 1, 2014 and January 1, 2016. Vessels that are constructed after December 1, 2013 are immediately subject to the requirements of the 2013 VGP. The ballast water management standards of the 2013 VGP are the subject of a pending challenge by the Canadian Shipowners' Association in the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and although there are no USCG-approved ballast water management systems, EPA has refused to extend or waive the date for compliance with the ballast water management requirements in the 2013 VGP. Instead, EPA will consider why a vessel does not have compliant ballast water management technology if it takes action to enforce the new requirements. We have submitted NOIs for all of our vessels that operate or potentially operate in U.S. waters and have submitted annual reports for all of our covered vessels.
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 Environmental Regulation—The Clean Air Act
        The Federal Clean Air Act (CAA) requires the EPA to promulgate standards applicable to emissions of volatile organic compounds and other air contaminants. Our vessels are subject to CAA vapor control and recovery standards for cleaning fuel tanks and conducting other operations in regulated port areas and emissions standards for so-called "Category 3" marine diesel engines operating in U.S. waters. The marine diesel engine emission standards are currently limited to new engines beginning with the 2004 model year. However, on April 30, 2010, EPA adopted more stringent standards for emissions of particulate matter, sulfur oxides, and nitrogen oxides and other related provisions for new Category 3 marine diesel engines installed on vessels registered or flagged in the U.S. We may incur costs to install control equipment on our vessels to comply with the new standards. Several states regulate emissions from vessel vapor control and recovery operations under federally-approved State Implementation Plans. The California Air Resources Board has adopted clean fuel regulations applicable to all vessels sailing within 24 miles of the California coast whose itineraries call for them to enter any California ports, terminal facilities or internal or estuarine waters. Only marine gas oil or marine diesel oil fuels with 0.1% sulfur will be allowed. If new or more stringent requirements relating to marine fuels or emissions from marine diesel engines or port operations by vessels are adopted by EPA or the states, compliance with these regulations could entail significant capital expenditures or otherwise increase the costs of our operations.
 Environmental Regulation—Other Environmental Initiatives
        The EU has also adopted legislation that: requires member states to impose criminal sanctions for certain pollution events, such as the unauthorized discharge of tank washings. The European Parliament recently endorsed a European Commission proposal to criminalize certain pollution discharges from ships. If the proposal becomes formal EU law, it will affect the operation of vessels and the liability of owners for oil and other pollutant discharges. It is difficult to predict what legislation, if any, may be promulgated by the European Union or any other country or authority.
        The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) to which 27 nations are party adopted the "New Inspection Regime" (NIR) to replace the existing Port State Control system, effective January 1, 2011. The NIR is a significant departure from the previous system, as it is a risk based targeting mechanism that will reward quality vessels with a smaller inspection burden and subject high-risk ships to more in-depth and frequent inspections. The inspection record of a vessel, its age and type, the Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme, and the performance of the flag State and recognized organizations are used to develop the risk profile of a vessel.
        The U.S. National Invasive Species Act, or NISA, was enacted in 1996 in response to growing reports of harmful organisms being released into U.S. ports through ballast water taken on by ships in foreign ports. Under NISA, the USCG adopted regulations in July 2004 imposing mandatory ballast water management practices for all vessels equipped with ballast water tanks entering U.S. waters. These requirements can be met by performing mid-ocean ballast exchange, by retaining ballast water on board the ship, or by using environmentally sound alternative ballast water management methods approved by the USCG. (However, mid-ocean ballast exchange is mandatory for ships heading to the Great Lakes or Hudson Bay, or vessels engaged in the foreign export of Alaskan North Slope crude oil.) Mid-ocean ballast exchange is the primary method for compliance with the USCG regulations, since holding ballast water can prevent ships from performing cargo operations upon arrival in the United States, and alternative methods are still under development. Vessels that are unable to conduct mid-ocean ballast exchange due to voyage or safety concerns may discharge minimum amounts of ballast water (in areas other than the Great Lakes and the Hudson River), provided that they comply with record keeping requirements and document the reasons they could not follow the required ballast water management requirements. On March 23, 2012 the USCG adopted ballast water discharge standards that set maximum acceptable discharge limits for living organisms and established standards
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for ballast water management systems. The regulations became effective on June 21, 2012 and will be phased in between January 1, 2014 and January 1, 2016 for existing vessels, depending on the size of their ballast water tanks and their next drydocking date. Since no ballast water treatment systems have been approved by the USCG, the agency has, upon request, waived compliance for vessels subject to the yet-to-be established standards for ballast water management systems; we have requested such a waiver from the USCG for our vessels which are subject to the 2016 compliance date. Although the USCG ballast water management requirements are consistent with the requirements in EPA's 2013 VGP, the USCG intends to review the practicability of implementing even more stringent ballast water discharge standards and publish the results of that review no later than January 1, 2016. In the past absence of federal standards, states enacted legislation or regulations to address invasive species through ballast water and hull cleaning management and permitting requirements. Michigan's ballast water management legislation was upheld by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and California enacted legislation extending its ballast water management program to regulate the management of "hull fouling" organisms attached to vessels and adopted regulations limiting the number of organisms in ballast water discharges. Other states may proceed with the enactment of requirements similar to those of California and Michigan or the adoption of requirements that are more stringent than the EPA and USCG requirements. We could incur additional costs to comply with additional USCG or state ballast water management requirements.
        At the international level, the IMO adopted the BWM Convention in February 2004. The Convention's implementing regulations call for a phased introduction of mandatory ballast water exchange requirements, to be replaced in time with mandatory concentration limits. The BWM Convention will not enter into force until 12 months after it has been adopted by 30 states, the combined merchant fleets of which represent not less than 35% of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant shipping. The Convention has not yet entered into force because a sufficient number of states have failed to adopt it. However, in March 2010 MEPC passed a resolution urging the ratification of the Convention and calling upon those countries that have already ratified it to encourage the installation of ballast water management systems. Many of the implementation dates originally contained in the BWM Convention have already passed, so that once the convention enters into force, the period for installation of mandatory ballast water exchange requirements would be very short, with several thousand ships per year needing to install the systems. Consequently, the IMO Assembly passed a resolution in December 2013 revising the dates for implementation of the ballast water management requirements so that they are triggered by the entry into force date. In effect, this makes all vessels constructed before the entry into force date "existing" vessels, allowing for the installation of ballast water management systems on such vessels at the first renewal survey following entry into force of the BWM Convention.
        If the mid-ocean ballast exchange is made mandatory throughout the United States or at the international level, or if ballast water treatment requirements or options are instituted, the cost of compliance could increase for ocean carriers. Although we do not believe that the costs of compliance with a mandatory mid-ocean ballast exchange would be material, it is difficult to predict the overall impact of such a requirement on our business.
        The 2005 Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change required adopting countries to implement national programs to reduce emissions of certain greenhouse gases, but emissions from international shipping are not subject to the soon to expire Kyoto Protocol. International negotiations regarding a successor to the Kyoto Protocol are on-going. The IMO's MEPC adopted two new sets of mandatory requirements to address greenhouse gas emissions from vessels at its July 2011 meeting. The EEDI establishes a minimum energy efficiency level per capacity mile and will be applicable to new vessels. The Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan is applicable to currently operating vessels of 400 metric tons and above and we are in compliance. These requirements entered into force in January 2013 and could cause us to incur additional compliance costs in the
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future. The IMO is also considering the development of market based mechanisms to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vessels, as well as sustainable development goals for marine transportation, but it is impossible to predict the likelihood that such measures might be adopted or their potential impacts on our operations at this time. In June 2013 the European Commission developed a strategy to integrate maritime greenhouse gas emissions into the overall EU strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. If this strategy is adopted by the European Parliament and Council, large vessels calling at EU ports would be required to monitor, report and verify their carbon dioxide emissions, beginning in January 2018. Negotiators from the European Parliament and the European Union Council provisionally adopted rules to implement this strategy in November 2014 and the European Parliament and Council of Ministers are expected to adopt the regulations. The U.S. EPA Administrator issued a finding that greenhouse gases threaten the public health and safety and has adopted regulations relating to the control of greenhouse gas emissions from certain mobile sources and proposed regulations that would restrict greenhouse gas emissions from certain large stationary sources. Although the EPA findings and regulations do not extend to vessels and vessel engines, the EPA is separately considering a petition from the California Attorney General and environmental groups to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from ocean-going vessels under the CAA. Any passage of climate control legislation or other regulatory initiatives by the IMO, the EU or individual countries in which we operate or any international treaty adopted to succeed the Kyoto Protocol could require us to make significant financial expenditures or otherwise limit our operations that we cannot predict with certainty at this time.
 Vessel Security Regulations
        Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, there have been a variety of initiatives intended to enhance vessel security. On November 25, 2002, the U.S. Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA) came into effect. To implement certain portions of the MTSA, in July 2003, the U.S. Coast Guard issued regulations requiring the implementation of certain security requirements aboard vessels operating in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Similarly, in December 2002, amendments to SOLAS created a new chapter of the convention dealing specifically with maritime security. The new chapter went into effect in July 2004, and imposes various detailed security obligations on vessels and port authorities, most of which are contained in the newly created International Ship and Port Facilities Security (ISPS) Code.
        The ISPS Code is designed to protect ports and international shipping against terrorism. To trade internationally a vessel must obtain an International Ship Security Certificate, or ISSC, from a recognized security organization approved by the vessel's flag state. To obtain an ISSC a vessel must meet certain requirements, including:
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        In addition, as of January 1, 2009, every company and/or registered owner is required to have an identification number which conforms to the IMO Unique Company and Registered Owner Identification Number Scheme. Our Manager has also complied with this amendment to SOLAS XI-1/3-1.
        The U.S. Coast Guard regulations are intended to align with international maritime security standards and exempt non-U.S. vessels that have a valid ISSC attesting to the vessel's compliance with SOLAS security requirements and the ISPS Code from the requirement to have a U.S. Coast Guard approved vessel security plan. We have implemented the various security measures addressed by the MTSA, SOLAS and the ISPS Code and have ensured that our vessels are compliant with all applicable security requirements. Our fleet, as part of our continuous improvement cycle, is reviewing vessels SSPs and is maintaining best Management practices during passage through security risk areas.
 Seasonality
        Our containerships primarily operate under multi-year charters and therefore are not subject to the effect of seasonal variations in demand.
 Properties
        We have no freehold or leasehold interest in any real property. We occupy space at 14 Akti Kondyli, 185-45 Piraeus, Greece that is owned by our manager, Danaos Shipping, and which is provided to us as part of the services we receive under our management agreement.
Item 4A.    Unresolved Staff Comments
        Not applicable.
Item 5.    Operating and Financial Review and Prospects
         The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes to those statements included elsewhere in this annual report. This discussion includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, such as those set forth under "Item 3. Key Information—Risk Factors" and elsewhere in this annual report, our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
 Overview
        Our business is to provide international seaborne transportation services by operating vessels in the containership sector of the shipping industry. As of February 27, 2015, we had a fleet of 56 containerships aggregating 334,239 TEUs, making us among the largest containership charter owners in the world, based on total TEU capacity.
        We primarily deploy our containerships on multi-year, fixed-rate charters to take advantage of the stable cash flows and high utilization rates typically associated with multi-year charters. As of February 27, 2015, 54 containerships in our fleet were employed on time charters and two containerships were employed on bareboat charters. Our containerships are generally deployed on multi-year charters to large liner companies that charter-in vessels on a multi- year basis as part of their business strategies. As of February 27, 2015, our diverse group of customers in the containership sector included China Shipping, CMA-CGM, Hanjin, Hyundai, MSC, Niledutch, Yang Ming and ZIM Israel Integrated Shipping Services.
        The average number of containerships in our fleet for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was 55.9, 61.0 and 62.6, respectively.
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 Purchase Options
        The charters with respect to the CMA CGM Moliere , the CMA CGM Musset , the CMA CGM Nerval , the CMA CGM Rabelais and the CMA CGM Racine include an option for the charterer, CMA-CGM, to purchase the vessels eight years after the commencement of the respective charters, which will fall in September 2017, March 2018, May 2018, July 2018 and August 2018, respectively, each for $78.0 million. In each case, the option to purchase the vessel must be exercised 15 months prior to the acquisition dates described in the preceding sentence. The $78.0 million option prices reflect an estimate, made at the time of entry into the applicable charter, of the fair market value of the vessels at the time we would be required to sell the vessels upon exercise of the options. If CMA-CGM were to exercise these options with respect to any or all of these vessels, the expected size of our containership fleet would be reduced, and as a result our anticipated level of revenues would be reduced.
 Our Manager
        Our operations are managed by Danaos Shipping, our manager, under the supervision of our officers and our board of directors. We believe our manager has built a strong reputation in the shipping community by providing customized, high-quality operational services in an efficient manner for both new and older vessels. We have a management agreement pursuant to which our manager and its affiliates provide us and our subsidiaries with technical, administrative and certain commercial services, and, since January 1, 2013, the services of our executive officers. The initial term of this agreement expired on December 31, 2008, and the agreement now renews each year for a one-year term for the next 12 years thereafter unless we give a one-year notice of non-renewal (subject to certain termination rights described in "Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions"). Our manager is ultimately owned by Danaos Investments Limited as Trustee of the 883 Trust, which we refer to as the Coustas Family Trust. Danaos Investments Limited is the trustee of the Coustas Family Trust, of which Dr. Coustas and other members of the Coustas family are beneficiaries. The Coustas Family Trust is also our largest stockholder.
 Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations
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Number of Vessels in Our Fleet.   The number of vessels in our fleet, and their TEU capacity, is the primary factor in determining the level of our revenues. Aggregate expenses also increase as the size of our fleet increases. Vessel acquisitions and dispositions will have a direct impact on the number of vessels in our fleet. From time to time we have sold, generally older, vessels in our fleet. For example, in 2014 we entered into an agreement with the lenders under the HSH Nordbank AG-Aegean Baltic Bank-Piraeus Bank credit facility, under which we sold 5 of our older vessels, the Marathonas , the Messologi , the Mytilini , the Commodore and the Duka and we acquired two secondhand 6,402 TEU containerships built in 2002, the MOL Priority and the MOL Performance . Five of our vessels, which have an aggregate capacity of 32,500 TEUs, are subject to arrangements pursuant to which the charterer has options to purchase the vessels at stipulated prices on the eighth anniversaries of the charters which fall in September 2017, March 2018, May 2018, July 2018 and August 2018, respectively. If any of these purchase options were to be exercised, the expected size of our containership fleet would be reduced, and as a result our anticipated level of revenues would be reduced. 

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flow between ports served by liner companies and economic conditions in the industries which use liner shipping services, charter rates can fluctuate significantly. Although the multi-year charters on which we deploy our containerships make us less susceptible to cyclical containership charter rates than vessels operated on shorter-term charters, we are exposed to varying charter rate environments when our chartering arrangements expire and we seek to deploy our containerships under new charters. The staggered maturities of our containership charters also reduce our exposure to any stage in the shipping cycle. As of February 27, 2015 the charters for 8 of our existing vessels are scheduled to expire between March 2015 and January 2016. With the prevailing low charter rate levels, we expect that we will have to re-charter some of these vessels at the existing low spot charter rates.
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Utilization of Our Fleet.   Due to the multi-year charters under which they are operated, our containerships have consistently been deployed at or near full utilization. During 2014, however, we laid up 2 of our vessels, the Marathonas and the Duka , for 192 days in aggregate as spot charter rates available in the market at that time were at breakeven levels. Both these vessels were sold in 2014 and we do not currently have any vessels on lay up. In addition, the amount of time our vessels spend in drydock undergoing repairs or undergoing maintenance and upgrade work affects our results of operations. Historically, our fleet has had a limited number of off-hire days. For example, there were 181 total off-hire days for our entire fleet during 2014 other than for scheduled drydockings and special surveys and excluding laid up vessels compared to 294 total off-hire days for our entire fleet during 2013 other than for scheduled drydockings and special surveys and excluding laid up vessels. However, an increase in annual off-hire days could reduce our utilization. The efficiency with which suitable employment is secured, the ability to minimize off-hire days and the amount of time spent positioning vessels also affects our results of operations. If the utilization patterns of our containership fleet changes our financial results would be affected. 

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Expenses.   Our ability to control our fixed and variable expenses, including those for commission expenses, crew wages and related costs, the cost of insurance, expenses for repairs and maintenance, the cost of spares and consumable stores, tonnage taxes and other miscellaneous expenses also affects our financial results. In addition, factors beyond our control, such as developments relating to market premiums for insurance and the value of the U.S. dollar compared to currencies in which certain of our expenses, primarily crew wages, are denominated can cause our vessel operating expenses to increase.
        In addition to those factors described above affecting our operating results, our net income is significantly affected by our financing arrangements, including our interest rate swap arrangements, and, accordingly, prevailing interest rates and the interest rates and other financing terms we may obtain in the future.
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        The following table presents the contracted utilization of our operating fleet as of December 31, 2014.

																				
 	 	2015	 	2016 - 2017	 	2018 - 2019	 	2020 - 2024	 	2025 - 2028	 	Total	 	
Contracted revenue (in millions)(1)	 	 $	536.0	 	 $	1,008.5	 	 $	856.4	 	 $	1,225.9	 	 $	62.1	 	 $	3,688.9	 	
Number of vessels whose charters are set to expire in the respective period(2)	 	 	8	 	 	9	 	 	8	 	 	29	 	 	2	 	 	56	 	
TEUs on expiring charters in the respective period	 	 	34,367	 	 	32,738	 	 	40,666	 	 	213,468	 	 	13,000	 	 	334,239	 	
Contracted Operating(3) days	 	 	18,280	 	 	32,745	 	 	25,042	 	 	28,599	 	 	2,311	 	 	106,977	 	
Total Operating(3) days	 	 	20,396	 	 	41,090	 	 	40,285	 	 	100,576	 	 	75,102	 	 	277,449	 	
Contracted Operating days/Total Operating days	 	 	89.6	%	 	79.7	%	 	62.2	%	 	28.4	%	 	3.1	%	 	38.6	%	

(1)
Annual revenue calculations are based on an assumed 364 revenue days per annum, based on contracted charter rates from our current charter agreements. Additionally, the revenues above reflect an estimate of off-hire days to perform periodic maintenance. If actual off-hire days are greater than estimated, these would decrease the level of revenues above. See "—Operating Revenues," including the contracted revenue table presented therein, for more information regarding our contracted revenues.

(2)
Refers to the incremental number of vessels with charters expiring within the respective period.

(3)
Operating days calculations are based on an assumed 364 operating days per annum. Additionally, the operating days above reflect an estimate of off-hire days to perform periodic maintenance. If actual off-hire days are greater than estimated, these would decrease the amount of operating days above.
 Operating Revenues
        Our operating revenues are driven primarily by the number of vessels in our fleet, the number of operating days during which our vessels generate revenues and the amount of daily charter hire that our vessels earn under time charters which, in turn, are affected by a number of factors, including our decisions relating to vessel acquisitions and dispositions, the amount of time that we spend positioning our vessels, the amount of time that our vessels spend in drydock undergoing repairs, maintenance and upgrade work, the age, condition and specifications of our vessels and the levels of supply and demand in the containership charter market. Vessels operating in the spot market generate revenues that are less predictable but can allow increased profit margins to be captured during periods of improving charter rates.
        Revenues from multi-year period charters comprised substantially all of our revenues for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012. The revenues relating to our multi-year charters will be affected by any additional vessels subject to multi-year charters we may acquire in the future, as well as by the disposition of any such vessel in our fleet. Our revenues will also be affected if any of our charterers cancel a multi-year charter. Our multi-year charter agreements have been contracted in varying rate environments and expire at different times. Generally, we do not employ our vessels under voyage charters under which a shipowner, in return for a fixed sum, agrees to transport cargo from one or more loading ports to one or more destinations and assumes all vessel operating costs and voyage expenses.
        Our expected revenues as of December 31, 2014, based on contracted charter rates, from our charter arrangements for our containerships is shown in the table below. Although these expected revenues are based on contracted charter rates, any contract is subject to performance by the counterparties. If the charterers are unable or unwilling to make charter payments to us, our results of operations and financial condition will be materially adversely affected. See "Item 3. Key Information—Risk Factors—We are dependent on the ability and willingness of our charterers to honor their
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commitments to us for all of our revenues and the failure of our counterparties to meet their obligations under our time charter agreements could cause us to suffer losses or otherwise adversely affect our business."

 Contracted Revenue from Multi-Year Charters as of December 31, 2014(1)
(Amounts in millions of U.S. dollars)

																				
Number of Vessels(2) 	 	2015	 	2016 - 2017	 	2018 - 2019-	 	2020 - 2024	 	2025 - 2028	 	Total	 	
56	 	 $	536.0	 	 $	1,008.5	 	 $	856.4	 	 $	1,225.9	(3)	 $	62.1	 	 $	3,688.9	 	

(1)
Annual revenue calculations are based on an assumed 364 revenue days per annum representing contracted fees, based on contracted charter rates from our current charter agreements. Although these fees are based on contractual charter rates, any contract is subject to performance by the counter parties and us. Additionally, the fees above reflect an estimate of off-hire days to perform periodic maintenance. If actual off-hire days are greater than estimated, these would decrease the level of revenues above.

(2)
Includes the CMA CGM Moliere delivered to us in 2009 and the CMA CGM Musset , the CMA CGM Nerval , the CMA CGM Rabelais and the CMA CGM Racine , delivered to us in 2010, which are each subject to options for the charterer to purchase the vessels eight years after the commencement of the respective charters, which fall in September 2017, March 2018, May 2018, July 2018 and August 2018, respectively, each for $78.0 million. The $78.0 million option prices reflected, at the time we entered into the applicable charter, an estimate of the fair market value of the vessels at the time we would be required to sell the vessels upon exercise of the options.

(3)
An aggregate of $242.5 million ($48.5 million with respect to each vessel) of revenue with respect to the CMA CGM Moliere , the CMA CGM Musset , the CMA CGM Nerval , the CMA CGM Rabelais and the CMA CGM Racine , following September 2017, March 2018, May 2018, July 2018 and August 2018, respectively, is included in the table because we cannot predict the likelihood of these options being exercised.
        We generally do not charter our containerships in the spot market. Vessels operating in the spot market generate revenues that are less predictable than vessels on period charters, although this chartering strategy can enable vessel owners to capture increased profit margins during periods of improvements in charter rates. Deployment of vessels in the spot market creates exposure, however, to the risk of declining charter rates, as spot rates may be higher or lower than those rates at which a vessel could have been time chartered for a longer period.
 Voyage Expenses
        Voyage expenses include port and canal charges, bunker (fuel) expenses (bunker costs are normally covered by our charterers, except in certain cases such as vessel re-positioning), address commissions and brokerage commissions. Under multi-year time charters and bareboat charters, such as those on which we charter our containerships and under short-term time charters, the charterers bear the voyage expenses other than brokerage and address commissions and fees. As such, voyage expenses represent a relatively small portion of our vessels' overall expenses.
        From time to time, in accordance with industry practice and in respect of the charters for our containerships we pay brokerage commissions of approximately 0.75% to 2.5% of the total daily charter hire rate under the charters to unaffiliated ship brokers associated with the charterers, depending on the number of brokers involved with arranging the charter. We also pay address commissions of 1.25% up to 3.5% to a limited number of our charterers. Our manager will also receive a fee of 0.5% based on the contract price of any vessel bought or sold by it on our behalf, excluding newbuilding contracts.
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In 2014 we paid a fee to our manager of 1.25% on all freight, charter hire, ballast bonus and demurrage for each vessel. For 2013 and 2012, this fee was 1.00%. For 2015, this fee will remain at 1.25%.
 Vessel Operating Expenses
        Vessel operating expenses include crew wages and related costs, the cost of insurance, expenses for repairs and maintenance, the cost of spares and consumable stores, tonnage taxes and other miscellaneous expenses. Aggregate expenses increase as the size of our fleet increases. Factors beyond our control, some of which may affect the shipping industry in general, including, for instance, developments relating to market premiums for insurance, may also cause these expenses to increase. In addition, a substantial portion of our vessel operating expenses, primarily crew wages, are in currencies other than the U.S. dollar and any gain or loss we incur as a result of the U.S. dollar fluctuating in value against these currencies is included in vessel operating expenses. We fund our manager monthly in advance with amounts it will need to pay our fleet's vessel operating expenses.
        Under multi-year time charters, such as those on which we charter all but two of the containerships in our fleet as of February 27, 2015, and under short-term time charters, we pay for vessel operating expenses. Under bareboat charters, such as those on which we chartered the remaining two containerships in our fleet, our charterers bear substantially all vessel operating expenses, including the costs of crewing, insurance, surveys, drydockings, maintenance and repairs.
 Amortization of Deferred Drydocking and Special Survey Costs
        We follow the deferral method of accounting for special survey and drydocking costs, whereby actual costs incurred are deferred and are amortized on a straight-line basis over the period until the next scheduled survey and drydocking, which is two and a half years. If special survey or drydocking is performed prior to the scheduled date, the remaining unamortized balances are immediately written off. The amortization periods reflect the estimated useful economic life of the deferred charge, which is the period between each special survey and drydocking.
        Major overhaul performed during drydocking is differentiated from normal operating repairs and maintenance. The related costs for inspections that are required for the vessel's certification under the requirement of the classification society are categorized as drydock costs. A vessel at drydock performs certain assessments, inspections, refurbishments, replacements and alterations within a safe non-operational environment that allows for complete shutdown of certain machinery and equipment, navigational, ballast (keep the vessel upright) and safety systems, access to major underwater components of vessel (rudder, propeller, thrusters and anti-corrosion systems), which are not accessible during vessel operations, as well as hull treatment and paints. In addition, specialized equipment is required to access and manoeuvre vessel components, which are not available at regular ports.
        Repairs and maintenance normally performed during operation either at port or at sea have the purpose of minimizing wear and tear to the vessel caused by a particular incident or normal wear and tear. Repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred.
 Depreciation
        We depreciate our containerships on a straight-line basis over their estimated remaining useful economic lives. We estimated the useful lives of our containerships to be 30 years from the year built. Depreciation is based on cost, less the estimated scrap value of $300 per ton for all vessels.
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 General and Administrative Expenses
        We paid our manager the following fees for 2014: (i) a fee of $800 per day, (ii) a fee of $400 per vessel per day for vessels on bareboat charter, pro rated for the number of calendar days we own each vessel, (iii) a fee of $800 per vessel per day for vessels other than those on bareboat charter, pro rated for the number of calendar days we own each vessel, (iv) a flat fee of $725,000 per newbuilding vessel, if any, which we capitalize, for the on premises supervision of newbuilding contracts by selected engineers and others of its staff and an annual fee of €1.47 million ($1.92 million) for the services of our executive officers. For the year ended December 31, 2013, we paid to our manager: (i) a fee of $675 per day, (ii) a fee of $340 per vessel per day for vessels on bareboat charter, pro rated for the number of calendar days we own each vessel, (iii) a fee of $675 per vessel per day for vessels other than those on bareboat charter, pro rated for the number of calendar days we own each vessel, (iv) a flat fee of $725,000 per newbuilding vessel, if any, which we capitalize, for the on premises supervision of newbuilding contracts by selected engineers and others of its staff and an annual fee of €1.4 million ($1.86 million) for the services of our executive officers. For the year ended December 31, 2012, we paid the same fees to our manager as in 2013, other than the fee for the services of our executive officers, whom we previously had directly compensated. In 2012, we paid these executive officers an aggregate of €1.36 million ($1.77 million).
        For 2015, we will pay $850 per day, a fee of $425 per vessel per day for vessels on bareboat charter and $850 per vessel per day for vessels on time charter.
        Furthermore, general and administrative expenses include audit fees, legal fees, board remuneration, executive officers compensation, directors & officers insurance, stock exchange fees and other general and administrative expenses.
 Other Income/(Expenses), Net
        In 2014, we recorded income of $0.4 million for various non-operating items. In 2013 and 2012, we recorded income of $0.3 million and $0.8 million respectively for various non operating items.
 Interest Expense, Interest Income and Other finance expenses
        We incur interest expense on outstanding indebtedness under our credit facilities which we include in interest expense. We also incurred financing costs in connection with establishing those facilities, which is included in our finance costs. Further, we earn interest on cash deposits in interest bearing accounts and on interest bearing securities, which we include in interest income. We will incur additional interest expense in the future on our outstanding borrowings and under future borrowings.
 Unrealized and Realized Loss on Derivatives
        The interest rate swap arrangements we entered into were generally based on the forecasted delivery of vessels we contracted for and our debt financing needs associated therewith. A portion of these interest rate swap agreements were effective as hedges prior to June 30, 2012 under the applicable accounting guidance, while a portion were not. Any such resulting hedge ineffectiveness of our swap arrangements was recognized in our consolidated Statement of Operations.
        On July 1, 2012, we elected to prospectively de-designate cash flow interest rate swaps for which we were obtaining hedge accounting treatment due to the compliance burden associated with this accounting policy. As a result, all changes in the fair value of our cash flow interest rate swap agreements will be recorded in earnings under "Unrealized and Realized Losses on Derivatives" from the de-designation date forward. Discontinuation of hedge accounting increases the potential volatility in our reported earnings due to the recognition of non-cash fair value movements of our cash flow interest rate swaps directly to our earnings. We recorded in our earnings, unrealized gains from changes
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in the fair value of the cash flow interest rate swaps, an amount of $114.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2014.
        We evaluated whether it is probable that the previously hedged forecasted interest payments are probable to not occur in the originally specified time period. We have concluded that the previously hedged forecasted interest payments are probable of occurring. Therefore, unrealized gains or losses in accumulated other comprehensive loss associated with the previously designated cash flow interest rate swaps will remain frozen in accumulated other comprehensive loss and recognized in earnings when the interest payments will be recognized. If such interest payments were to be identified as being probable of not occurring, the accumulated other comprehensive loss balance pertaining to these amounts would be reversed through earnings immediately. We reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss to our earnings unrealized losses of $88.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2014.
        As of December 31, 2014, the total notional amount of our cash flow interest rate swap arrangements was $2.3 billion.
 Results of Operations
 Year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013
        During the year ended December 31, 2014, we had an average of 55.9 containerships compared to 61.0 containerships for the year ended December 31, 2013. Our fleet utilization increased to 97.5% in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to 93.4% in the year ended December 31, 2013. During the year ended December 31, 2014, we sold 5 of our older vessels, the Marathonas , the Commodore , the Mytilini , the Duka and the Messologi, and we acquired two 6,402 TEU secondhand containerships built in 2002, the MOL Performance and the MOL Priority . During the year ended December 31, 2014, our fleet utilization for the fleet under employment was 98.5% (which excludes the laid up vessels).
 Operating Revenues
        Operating revenues decreased 6.1%, or $36.0 million, to $552.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2014, from $588.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2013.
        Operating revenues for the year ended December 31, 2014 reflect:
•
$9.1 million of additional revenues in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013, $0.9 million of which related to the MOL Performance and MOL Priority which were added to our fleet on November 5, 2014 and $8.2 million related to Amalia C , MSC Zebra , Niledutch Palanca and the Dimitris C which were added to our fleet on May 14, 2013, June 25, 2013, November 13, 2013 and November 21, 2013 respectively. 

•
$20.2 million decrease in revenues in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013, related to the agreement we entered into with ZIM for a reduction in the charter rates payable by ZIM under the time charters for six of our vessels. 

•
$12.6 million decrease in revenues in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013, related to the Hope , the Kalamata , the Elbe , the Komodo , the Lotus , the Commodore , the Messologi and the Mytilini , which were generating revenues in the year ended December 31, 2013, but were sold within 2013 and 2014. 

•
$12.3 million decrease in revenues in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013, which was mainly attributable to the re-chartering of certain vessels at lower rates than what they had previously been earning as a result of the soft charter market.
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 Voyage Expenses
        Voyage expenses increased by $1.2 million, to $13.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2014, from $11.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2013, mainly attributed to the increase of the fee on gross freight, charter hire, ballast bonus and demurrage payable to our manager with respect to each vessel in the fleet from 1.00% to 1.25% effective January 1, 2014.
 Vessel Operating Expenses
        Vessel operating expenses decreased 6.8%, or $8.3 million, to $113.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2014, from $122.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2013. The reduction is mainly attributable to the decrease in the average number of vessels in our fleet during the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013.
        The average daily operating cost per vessel decreased to $5,838 per day for the year ended December 31, 2014, from $5,987 per day for the year ended December 31, 2013 mainly as a result of the sale of the older vessels in our fleet whose contribution in daily operating expenses was higher than the fleet average. We believe our daily operating cost ranks as one of the most competitive in the industry.
 Depreciation
        Depreciation expense decreased 0.2%, or $0.3 million, to $137.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2014, from $137.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2013. The decrease in depreciation expense was due to the lower average number of vessels in our fleet during the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013.
 Amortization of Deferred Drydocking and Special Survey Costs
        Amortization of deferred dry-docking and special survey costs decreased 20.0%, or $1.1 million, to $4.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2014, from $5.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2013. The decrease reflects reduced dry-docking costs amortized during the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013.
 General and Administrative Expenses
        General and administrative expenses increased 9.7%, or $1.9 million, to $21.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2014, from $19.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2013. The increase was mainly due to increased fees of $1.3 million paid to our Manager in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013, due to an increase in the per day fee payable to our Manager since January 1, 2014, together with an increase of $0.6 million in stock compensation.
 (Loss)/gain on sale of vessels
        Gain on sale of vessels, was $5.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to a loss of $0.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2013. During the year ended December 31, 2014, we sold the Marathonas , the Commodore , the Mytilini , the Duka and the Messologi (on February 26, 2014, April 25, 2014, May 15, 2014, May 15, 2014 and May 20, 2014, respectively) and we realized a net gain on these sales of $5.7 million in aggregate. During the year ended December 31, 2013, we sold the Independence , the Henry , the Pride , the Honour , the Elbe , the Hope , the Kalamata , the Lotus and the Komodo (on February 13, 2013, February 28, 2013, March 25, 2013, May 14, 2013, June 13, 2013, October 3, 2013, October 22, 2013, October 25, 2013 and November 12, 2013, respectively) and we realized a net loss on these sales of $0.4 million in aggregate.
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 Impairment Loss
        As of December 31, 2014 we recorded an impairment loss of $75.8 million in relation to eight 2,200 TEU vessels built in 1997 and 1998. See "Critical Accounting Policies—Impairment of Long-lived Assets." In July 2014, ZIM and its creditors entered into definitive documentation effecting ZIM's restructuring with its creditors on substantially the same terms, as described below under "—Liquidity and Capital Resources," as the agreement in principle previously announced by ZIM in January 2014. Based on these anticipated terms, we had written down our long-term receivables from ZIM of $44.8 million as of December 31, 2013 and recognized a $19.0 million impairment charge with respect thereto in 2013. There was no impairment loss on vessels for the year ended December 31, 2013.
 Interest Expense, Interest Income, and Other Finance Expenses
        Interest expense decreased by 12.3%, or $11.2 million, to $80.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2014, from $91.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2013. The change in interest expense was mainly due to the decrease in our average debt by $205.4 million, to $3,116.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2014, from $3,321.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2013, as well as the decrease in the cost of debt servicing in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013, mainly driven by the accelerated amortization of our fixed rate debt, which bears a higher cost compared to our floating rate debt.
        Interest income was $1.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to $2.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2013.
        Other finance costs, net, decreased by $0.3 million, to $19.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2014, from $20.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2013. This decrease was due to the $0.3 million decrease in amortizing finance fees (which were deferred and are amortized over the term of the respective credit facilities) in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013.
 Unrealized and Realized Loss on Derivatives
        Unrealized gain/(loss) on interest rate swap hedges was a gain of $24.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to a gain of $22.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2013. The unrealized gains were attributable to mark to market valuation of our swaps, as well as reclassification of unrealized losses from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss to our earnings due to the discontinuation of hedge accounting since July 1, 2012.
        Realized loss on interest rate swap hedges, decreased by $24.7 million, to $123.6 million in the year ended December 31, 2014, from $148.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2013. This decrease is mainly attributable to the $558.8 million lower average notional amount of swaps during the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013.
        With all our newbuildings having been delivered no realized losses on cash flow hedges were deferred during the year ended December 31, 2014 and the year ended December 31, 2013.
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        The table below provides an analysis of the items discussed above, and which were recorded in the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013:

								
 	 	Year ended
December 31,
2014	 	Year ended
December 31,
2013	 	
 	 	(in millions)	 	
Cash flow interest rate swaps	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Realized losses expensed in consolidated Statements of Operations	 	 $	(120.6	)	 $	(145.6	)	
Unrealized gains	 	 	25.3	 	 	22.8	 	
Amortization of deferred realized losses	 	 	(4.0	)	 	(4.0	)	
 ​	​	​ 	​ 	​	​ 	​ 	​	
Unrealized and realized losses on cash flow interest rate swaps	 	 $	(99.3	)	 $	(126.8	)	
 ​	​	​ 	​ 	​	​ 	​ 	​	
 ​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	
 ​	​	​ 	​ 	​	​ 	​ 	​	
Fair value interest rate swaps	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Unrealized losses on swap asset	 	 $	(0.9	)	 $	(1.3	)	
Reclassification of fair value hedged debt to earnings	 	 	0.5	 	 	0.6	 	
Realized gains	 	 	1.0	 	 	1.4	 	
 ​	​	​ 	​ 	​	​ 	​ 	​	
Unrealized and realized gains on fair value interest rate swaps	 	 $	0.6	 	 $	0.7	 	
 ​	​	​ 	​ 	​	​ 	​ 	​	
 ​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	
 ​	​	​ 	​ 	​	​ 	​ 	​	
Unrealized and realized losses on derivatives	 	 $	(98.7	)	 $	(126.1	)	
 ​	​	​ 	​ 	​	​ 	​ 	​	
 ​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	
 ​	​	​ 	​ 	​	​ 	​ 	​	
 Year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012
        During the year ended December 31, 2013, we had an average of 61.0 containerships compared to 62.6 containerships for the year ended December 31, 2012. Our fleet utilization increased to 93.4% in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to 93.0% in the year ended December 31, 2012. During the year ended December 31, 2013, we sold 9 of our older vessels, the Henry , the Pride , the Independence , the Honour , the Elbe , the Hope , the Lotus , the Kalamata and the Komodo , and we acquired four secondhand geared containerships, a 2,452 TEU containership, the Amalia C , built in 1998, a 2,602 TEU containership, the Niledutch Zebra , built in 2001, a 2,524 TEU containership, the Danae C , built in 2001 and a 3,430 TEU containership, the Dimitris C , built in 2001. During the year ended December 31, 2013, our fleet utilization for the fleet under employment was 98.4% (which excludes the laid up vessels).
 Operating Revenues
        Operating revenues decreased 0.2%, or $0.9 million, to $588.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2013, from $589.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2012.
        Operating revenues for the year ended December 31, 2013 reflect:
•
$37.2 million of incremental revenues in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, related to five 13,100 TEU containerships (the Hyundai Together , the Hyundai Tenacity , the Hyundai Smart , the Hyundai Speed and the Hyundai Ambition , which were added to our fleet on February 16, 2012, March 8, 2012, May 3, 2012, June 7, 2012 and June 29, 2012, respectively) and one 8,530 TEU containership (the CMA CGM Melisande , which was added to our fleet on February 28, 2012). 

•
$3.0 million additional revenues in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, related to the Amalia C , the Niledutch Zebra , the Danae C and the
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Dimitris C , which were added to our fleet on May 14, 2013, June 25, 2013, November 13, 2013 and November 21, 2013, respectively.
•
$20.7 million decrease in revenues in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, related to the Montreal , which was sold on April 27, 2012, as well as the Henry , the Pride , the Honour , the Elbe , the Hope , the Lotus , the Kalamata and the Komodo , which were generating revenues in the year ended December 31, 2012 and were sold during the year ended December 31, 2013. 

•
$5.8 million decrease in revenues in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, related to the Duka , which was laid up in the year ended December 31, 2013 and was generating revenues in the year ended December 31, 2012. 

•
$14.6 million decrease in revenues in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, which was mainly attributable to the softening of the charter market between the two periods.
 Voyage Expenses
        Voyage expenses decreased by $1.7 million, to $11.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2013, from $13.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2012. The decrease was mainly the result of the decrease in the average number of vessels in our fleet.
 Vessel Operating Expenses
        Vessel operating expenses decreased 1.1%, or $1.3 million, to $122.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2013, from $123.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2012. The reduction is mainly attributable to the decrease in the average number of vessels in our fleet during the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012.
        The average daily operating cost per vessel increased to $5,987 per day for the year ended December 31, 2013, from $5,907 per day for the year ended December 31, 2012.
 Depreciation
        Depreciation expense decreased 4.5%, or $6.5 million, to $137.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2013, from $143.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2012. The decrease in depreciation expense was due to the decreased average number of vessels in our fleet during the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, as well as the reduced cost base of certain vessels for which we recognized impairment charges as of December 31, 2012.
 Amortization of Deferred Drydocking and Special Survey Costs
        Amortization of deferred dry-docking and special survey costs decreased 9.8%, or $0.6 million, to $5.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2013, from $6.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2012. The decrease reflects decreased dry-docking and special survey costs incurred within the year and amortized during the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012.
 General and Administrative Expenses
        General and administrative expenses decreased 4.4%, or $0.9 million, to $19.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2013, from $20.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2012. The decrease was mainly the result of the decrease in the fees paid to our Manager in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, due to the decrease in the average number of vessels in our fleet.
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 (Loss)/gain on sale of vessels
        (Loss)/gain on sale of vessels, was a loss of $0.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to a gain of $0.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2012. During the year ended December 31, 2013, we sold the Independence, the Henry, the Pride, the Honour , the Elbe , the Hope , the Kalamata , the Lotus and the Komodo (on February 13, 2013, February 28, 2013, March 25, 2013, May 14, 2013, June 13, 2013, October 3, 2013, October 22, 2013, October 25, 2013 and November 12, 2013, respectively) and we realized a net loss on these sales of $0.4 million in aggregate. During the year ended December 31, 2012, we sold the Montreal (on April 27, 2012) and realized a net gain on this sale of $0.8 million.
 Impairment Loss
        In July 2014, ZIM and its creditors entered into definitive documentation effecting ZIM's restructuring with its creditors on substantially the same terms, as described below under "—Liquidity and Capital Resources," as the agreement in principle previously announced by ZIM in January 2014. Based on these anticipated terms, we had written down our long-term receivables from ZIM of $44.8 million as of December 31, 2013 and recognized a $19.0 million impairment charge with respect thereto in 2013. As of December 31, 2012, we recorded vessel impairment losses of $129.6 million for thirteen of our older vessels, which were either laid up, or on short- term charters. There was no impairment loss on vessels for the year ended December 31, 2013.
 Interest Expense, Interest Income, and Other Finance Expenses
        Interest expense increased by 4.5%, or $3.9 million, to $91.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2013, from $87.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2012. The change in interest expense was mainly due to the increase in our average debt by $13.6 million, to $3,321.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2013, from $3,308.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2012, which was partially offset by the decrease in the cost of servicing our credit facilities in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012 (mainly due to the decrease in the average Libor). Furthermore, the financing of our newbuilding program resulted in $3.7 million of interest being capitalized, rather than such interest being recognized as an expense, for the year ended December 31, 2012 compared to nil interest being capitalized for the year ended December 31, 2013, following the completion of our newbuilding program in June 2012. It has to be noted that we are in a rapid deleveraging mode. As of December 31, 2013, the debt outstanding was $3,224.2 million compared to $3,395.2 million as of December 31, 2012.
        Interest income was $2.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to $1.6 million in the year ended December 31, 2012.
        Other finance costs, net, increased by $2.0 million, to $20.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2013, from $18.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2012. This increase was mainly due to the $1.1 million increase in the amortization of finance fees (which were deferred and are amortized over the term of the respective credit facilities), as well as increased accrued finance fees of $1.0 million (which accrete in our statement of operations over the term of the respective facilities) in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012.
 Unrealized and Realized Loss on Derivatives
        Unrealized gain/(loss) on interest rate swap hedges was a gain of $22.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to a loss of $0.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2012. The unrealized gain/(loss) is attributable to mark to market valuation of our swaps, as well as reclassification of unrealized losses from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss to our earnings (due to the discontinuation of hedge accounting).
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        Realized loss on interest rate swap hedges, decreased by $6.2 million, to $148.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2013, from $154.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2012. This decrease is mainly attributable to the lower average notional amount of swaps during the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, which was partially offset by $7.0 million of realized losses that had been deferred during the year ended December 31, 2012 (as discussed below) and were not deferred in the year ended December 31, 2013.
        With all our newbuildings having been delivered no realized losses on cash flow hedges were deferred during the year ended December 31, 2013. During the year ended December 31, 2012, realized losses on cash flow hedges of $7.0 million were deferred in "Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss", rather than being recognized as expenses, and are being reclassified into earnings over the depreciable lives of these vessels that were under construction and financed by loans with interest rates that were hedged by our interest rate swap contracts.
        The table below provides an analysis of the items discussed above, and which were recorded in the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:

								
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2013	 	Year ended
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2012	 	
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Cash flow interest rate swaps	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total realized losses	 	 $	(145.6	)	 $	(159.7	)	
Realized losses deferred in Other Comprehensive Loss	 	 	—	 	 	7.0	 	
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Realized losses expensed in consolidated Statements of Operations	 	 	(145.6	)	 	(152.7	)	
Unrealized gains/(losses)	 	 	22.8	 	 	(0.9	)	
Amortization of deferred realized losses	 	 	(4.0	)	 	(3.5	)	
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Unrealized and realized losses on cash flow interest rate swaps	 	 $	(126.8	)	 $	(157.1	)	
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Fair value interest rate swaps	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Unrealized losses on swap asset	 	 $	(1.3	)	 $	(1.1	)	
Unrealized gains on fair value of hedged debt	 	 	—	 	 	0.6	 	
Amortization of fair value of hedged debt	 	 	—	 	 	0.3	 	
Reclassification of fair value hedged debt to earnings	 	 	0.6	 	 	0.3	 	
Realized gains	 	 	1.4	 	 	1.8	 	
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Unrealized and realized gains on fair value interest rate swaps	 	 $	0.7	 	 $	1.9	 	
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Unrealized and realized losses on derivatives	 	 $	(126.1	)	 $	(155.2	)	
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 Liquidity and Capital Resources
        Our principal source of funds has been equity provided by our stockholders from our initial public offering in October 2006 and common stock sale in August 2010, operating cash flows, vessel sales, and long-term bank borrowings. 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 short-term liquidity needs primarily relate to the funding of our vessel operating expenses, debt interest payments and servicing the current portion of our debt obligations and cash flow interest rate swaps liabilities. Our long-term liquidity needs primarily relate to debt repayment and capital expenditures related to any further growth of our fleet.
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        We anticipate that our primary sources of funds will be cash from operations and equity or capital markets debt financings, subject to restrictions on uses of such funds, and incurrence of debt under any new credit facilities we arrange.
        As of December 31, 2014, we were in compliance with the financial and collateral coverage covenants under our debt arrangements. We believe that continued future compliance with the terms of these agreements will allow us to satisfy our liquidity needs. We anticipate that our primary sources of funds described above, including future equity or debt financings in the case of any further growth of our fleet beyond our currently contracted vessels to the extent permitted under our credit facilities, will be sufficient to satisfy all of the short-term and long-term liquidity needs described above, up to the 2018 maturity of the credit facilities under our Bank Agreement, which we expect to refinance at such time. See "—Credit Facilities" below.
        Under our existing multi-year charters as of December 31, 2014, we had contracted revenues of $536.0 million for 2015, $519.3 million for 2016 and, thereafter, approximately $2.6 billion. 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. See "Risk Factors."
        As of December 31, 2014, we had cash and cash equivalents of $57.7 million and restricted cash of $2.8 million. As of December 31, 2014, we had no remaining borrowing availability under our credit facilities. As of December 31, 2014, we had $3.0 billion of outstanding indebtedness (including our vendor financing), of which $224.6 million is payable within the next twelve months. Furthermore, cash flow interest rate swaps with a notional amount of $1.6 billion, of the total of $2.3 billion as of December 31, 2014, are scheduled to terminate in 2015. See "Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk."
        Under the Bank Agreement, from May 15, 2013, we are required to apply a substantial portion of our cash from operations to the repayment of principal under our financing arrangements. We currently expect that the remaining portion of our cash from operations will be sufficient to fund all of our other obligations. The Bank Agreement also contains requirements for the application of proceeds from any future vessel sales or financings, as well as other transactions. See "—Bank Agreement" and "—Credit Facilities" below.
        Our board of directors determined in 2009 to suspend the payment of further cash dividends as a result of market conditions in the international shipping industry and in order to conserve cash to be applied toward the financing of our extensive new building program. In addition, under the Bank Agreement relating to our existing credit facilities and various new financing arrangements and the Sinosure-CEXIM credit facility, we are not permitted to pay cash dividends or repurchase shares of our capital stock unless (i) our consolidated net leverage is below 6:1 for four consecutive quarters and (ii) the ratio of the aggregate market value of our vessels to our outstanding indebtedness exceeds 125% for four consecutive quarters and provided that an event of default has not occurred and we are not, and after giving effect to the payment of the dividend, in breach of any covenant.
        We will not receive any cash upon any exercise of the 15 million warrants to purchase shares of our common stock issued to our lenders participating in our comprehensive financing plan contemplated by our Bank Agreement described herein, as such warrants are only exercisable on a cash-less basis.
        In July 2014, ZIM and its creditors entered into definitive documentation effecting ZIM's restructuring with its creditors on substantially the same terms as the agreement in principle previously announced by ZIM in January 2014. The terms of the restructuring include a reduction in the charter rates payable by ZIM under its time charters, expiring in 2020 or 2021, for six of our vessels, which had already been implemented beginning in January 2014. The terms also include our receipt of approximately $49.9 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured, interest bearing ZIM notes
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maturing in 2023 (consisting of $8.8 million of 3% Series 1 Notes due 2023 amortizing subject to available cash flow in accordance with a corporate cash sweep mechanism, and $41.1 million of 5% Series 2 Notes due 2023 non-amortizing (of the 5% interest rate, 3% is payable quarterly in cash and 2% is payable in kind, accrued quarterly with deferred cash payment on maturity)) and ZIM shares representing approximately 7.4% of the outstanding ZIM shares immediately after the restructuring, in exchange for such charter rate reductions and cancellation of ZIM's other obligations to us which relate to the outstanding long term receivable as of December 31, 2013. ZIM's charter-owner creditors have designated two of the nine members of ZIM's initial Board of Directors following the restructuring, including one director nominated by us, Dimitris Chatzis, the father of our Chief Financial Officer.
 Cash Flows
 Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
        Net cash flows provided by operating activities increased 1.7%, or $3.2 million, to $192.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to $189.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2013. The increase was primarily the result of lower net financing expenses of $35.4 million that offset increased payments for drydocking of $6.6 million and a $25.6 million decrease in cash from operations in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013. Lower cash from operations is attributed to a $36.0 million reduction in operating revenues, partially offset by $10.4 million improvement in net operating costs and working capital position between the two periods.
        Net cash flows provided by operating activities increased 13.4%, or $22.4 million, to $189.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to $166.6 million in the year ended December 31, 2012. The increase was primarily the result of a favorable change in the working capital position and increased cash from operations of $2.9 million (before taking into account interest cost) in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, decreased interest cost of $10.5 million (including realized losses on our interest rate swaps), as well as decreased payments for drydocking of $9.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012.
 Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities
        Net cash flows provided by investing activities increased by $5.3 million, to $11.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to $6.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2013. The difference is attributed to vessel purchases and other related capital expenditures of $39.2 million in 2014 mainly in relation to the acquisition of MOL Performance and MOL Priority , as opposed to $46.8 million of vessel purchases and other related capital expenditures during 2013, mainly in relation to the acquisition of Dimitris C , MSC Zebra , Amalia C and Niledutch Palanca . In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2014 we received net proceeds from the sales of the Messologi , the Marathonas , the Mytilini , the Commodore and the Duka of $50.6 million, whereas during the year ended December 31, 2013 we received net proceeds from the sales of the Henry , the Pride , the Independence , the Honour , the Elbe , the Hope , the Lotus , the Kalamata and the Komodo of $52.9 million.
        Net cash flows provided by/(used in) investing activities increased by $375.9 million, to $6.1 million provided by investing activities in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to $369.8 million used in investing activities in the year ended December 31, 2012. The difference between the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 reflects vessel acquisitions and other related capital expenditures of $46.8 million in 2013 as opposed to $375.4 million in relation to installment payments for newbuildings, as well as interest capitalized and other related capital expenditures during the year ended December 31, 2012. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2013 we received net proceeds from the sales of the Henry , the Pride , the Independence , the Honour , the Elbe , the Hope , the Lotus , the
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Kalamata and the Komodo of $52.9 million in aggregate compared to net proceeds from the sale of the Montreal of $5.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2012.
 Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
        Net cash flows used in financing activities increased by $31.4 million, to $214.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to $182.6 million in the year ended December 31, 2013, as a result of $50.5 million of higher repayments of long-term debt which were $221.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to $171.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2013, partially offset by a $23.4 million positive movement in restricted cash related to release of restricted funds derived from vessel sales that had been earmarked to reduced indebtedness. In addition, during 2014 the company paid $4.4 million in full and final settlement of the amendment fee related to the 2011 restructuring that had been deferred and was payable on December 31, 2014, compared to a $0.1 million in finance costs paid during the year ended December 31, 2013.
        Net cash flows (used in)/provided by financing activities decreased by $390.1 million, to $182.6 million used in financing activities in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to $207.5 million provided by financing activities in the year ended December 31, 2012. Proceeds from long-term debt were nil in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to $266.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2012, and repayments of long-term debt were $171.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to $59.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2012. In addition, restricted cash decreased by $11.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to $0.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2012.
 Non-GAAP Financial Measures
        We report our financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Management believes, however, 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 our 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, our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP.
 EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
        EBITDA represents net (loss)/income before interest income and expense, taxes, depreciation, as well amortization of deferred drydocking & special survey costs, amortization of deferred realized losses of cash flow interest rate swaps, amortization of finance costs and finance costs accrued. Adjusted EBITDA represents net (loss)/income before interest income and expense, taxes, depreciation, amortization of deferred drydocking & special survey costs, amortization of deferred realized losses of cash flow interest rate swaps, amortization of finance costs and finance costs accrued, impairment loss, stock based compensation, (gain)/loss on sale of vessels, unrealized (gain)/loss on derivatives, realized gain/(loss) on derivatives. 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 they 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
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(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.
        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.
 Net (Loss)/Income Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

											
 	 	Year ended
December 31,
2014	 	Year ended
December 31,
2013	 	Year ended
December 31,
2012	 	
 	 	(In thousands)	 	
Net (loss)/income	 	 $	(3,920	)	 $	37,523	 	 $	(105,204	)	
Depreciation	 	 	137,061	 	 	137,414	 	 	143,938	 	
Amortization of deferred drydocking & special survey costs	 	 	4,387	 	 	5,482	 	 	6,070	 	
Amortization of deferred realized losses of cash flow interest rate swaps	 	 	4,016	 	 	4,017	 	 	3,524	 	
Amortization of finance costs	 	 	15,070	 	 	15,431	 	 	14,314	 	
Finance costs accrued (Exit Fees under our Bank Agreement)	 	 	3,745	 	 	3,763	 	 	2,762	 	
Interest income	 	 	(1,703	)	 	(2,210	)	 	(1,642	)	
Interest expense	 	 	79,980	 	 	91,185	 	 	87,340	 	
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EBITDA	 	 $	238,636	 	 $	292,605	 	 $	151,102	 	
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Loss/(gain) on sale of vessel	 	 	(5,709	)	 	449	 	 	(830	)	
Impairment loss	 	 	75,776	 	 	19,004	 	 	129,630	 	
Stock based compensation	 	 	638	 	 	75	 	 	139	 	
Realized loss on derivatives	 	 	119,612	 	 	144,254	 	 	150,910	 	
Unrealized (gain)/loss on derivatives	 	 	(24,915	)	 	(22,121	)	 	739	 	
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Adjusted EBITDA	 	 $	404,038	 	 $	434,266	 	 $	431,690	 	
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 Net Cash Provided from Operating Activities Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

											
 	 	Year ended
December 31,
2014	 	Year ended
December 31,
2013	 	Year ended
December 31,
2012	 	
 	 	(In thousands)	 	
Net cash provided by operating activities	 	 $	192,181	 	 $	189,025	 	 $	166,558	 	
Net increase/(decrease) in current and non-current assets	 	 	585	 	 	14,349	 	 	49,375	 	
Net (increase)/decrease in current and non-current liabilities	 	 	6,496	 	 	(2,620	)	 	(37,194	)	
Net interest	 	 	78,277	 	 	88,975	 	 	85,698	 	
Payments for dry-docking and special survey costs deferred	 	 	6,887	 	 	283	 	 	9,308	 	
(Loss)/gain on sale of vessel	 	 	5,709	 	 	(449	)	 	830	 	
Impairment loss	 	 	(75,776	)	 	(19,004	)	 	(129,630	)	
Stock based compensation	 	 	(638	)	 	(75	)	 	(139	)	
Unrealized gain/(loss) on derivatives	 	 	24,915	 	 	22,121	 	 	(739	)	
Realized losses on cash flow hedges deferred in Other Comprehensive Loss	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	7,035	 	
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EBITDA	 	 $	238,636	 	 $	292,605	 	 $	151,102	 	
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Loss/(gain) on sale of vessels	 	 	(5,709	)	 	449	 	 	(830	)	
Impairment loss	 	 	75,776	 	 	19,004	 	 	129,630	 	
Stock based compensation	 	 	638	 	 	75	 	 	139	 	
Realized loss on derivatives	 	 	119,612	 	 	144,254	 	 	150,910	 	
Unrealized (gain)/loss on derivatives	 	 	(24,915	)	 	(22,121	)	 	739	 	
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Adjusted EBITDA	 	 $	404,038	 	 $	434,266	 	 $	431,690	 	
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 	 	Year ended
December 31,
2014	 	Year ended
December 31,
2013	 	Year ended
December 31,
2012	 	
 	 	(In thousands)	 	
Net cash provided by operating activities	 	 $	192,181	 	 $	189,025	 	 $	166,558	 	
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities	 	 	11,437	 	 	6,087	 	 	(369,789	)	
Net cash used in financing activities	 	 	(214,041	)	 	(182,587	)	 	(207,497	)	
        EBITDA decreased by $54.0 million, to $238.6 million in the year ended December 31, 2014, from $292.6 million in the year ended December 31, 2013. The decrease was mainly attributable to an impairment loss of $75.8 million recorded in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to an impairment loss of $19.0 million recorded in the year ended December 31, 2013, a $36.0 million decrease in operating revenues in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013 and a $2.0 million increase in general and administrative expenses in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013, which were partially offset by a $27.4 million improvement in unrealized and realized losses on derivatives in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013, a $7.1 million improvement in total operating expenses in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013 and a $5.7 million gain on sale of vessels recorded in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to $0.4 million loss on sale of vessel recorded in the year ended December 31, 2013.
        Adjusted EBITDA decreased $30.3 million, to $404.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2014, from $434.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2013. The decrease was mainly attributable to a $36.0 million decrease in operating revenues in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013, which were partially offset by a $7.2 million improvement in total operating expenses in the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the year ended December 31, 2013.
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        EBITDA increased by $141.5 million, to $292.6 million in the year ended December 31, 2013, from $151.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2012. The increase was mainly attributable to an impairment loss of $19.0 million recorded in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to an impairment loss of $129.6 million recorded in the year ended December 31, 2012, a $29.5 million decline in unrealized and realized losses on derivatives in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, a $1.3 million decline in operating expenses in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, a $1.7 million decline in other operating expenses in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012 and a $0.9 million decline in general and administrative expenses in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, which were partially offset by a $0.9 million decline in operating revenues in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, a $0.5 million decline in other income in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012 and a $0.4 million loss on sale of vessels recorded in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to $0.8 million gain on sale of vessel recorded in the year ended December 31, 2012.
        Adjusted EBITDA increased $2.6 million, to $434.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2013, from $431.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2012. The increase was mainly attributable to a $1.3 million decline in operating expenses in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, a $1.7 million decline in other operating expenses in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012 and a $0.9 million decline in general and administrative expenses in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012, which were partially offset by a $0.9 million decline in operating revenues in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012 and a $0.5 million decline in other income in the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to the year ended December 31, 2012.
 Bank Agreement
        As noted above, on January 24, 2011, we entered into an agreement, which is referred to as the Bank Agreement, that, upon its effectiveness on March 4, 2011, superseded, amended and supplemented the terms of each of our then- existing credit facilities ("Pre-existing Credit Facilities") (other than our credit facilities with KEXIM and KEXIM-ABN Amro which are not covered thereby), and provides for, among other things, revised amortization schedules, maturities, interest rates, financial covenants, events of defaults, guarantee and security packages. As of December 31, 2014, we were in compliance with the financial covenants of the Bank Agreement. For additional details, please see Note 12, Long-term Debt, to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere herein.
 Interest
        Under the terms of the Bank Agreement, borrowings under each of our pre-existing Credit Facilities, which excludes the KEXIM and KEXIM-ABN Amro credit facilities which were not covered by the Bank Agreement, bear interest at an annual interest rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 1.85%.
 Principal Payments
        Under the terms of the Bank Agreement we are required to make quarterly principal payments in fixed amounts, in relation to our total debt commitments from our lenders under the Bank Agreement
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and the January 2011 Credit Facilities (see "—January 2011 Credit Facilities" below), as specified in the table below:

																				
 	 	February 15,	 	May 15,	 	August 15,	 	November 15,	 	December 31,	 	Total	 	
2015	 	 	26,736,647	 	 	27,021,750	 	 	25,541,180	 	 	34,059,102	 	 	—	 	 	113,358,679	 	
2016	 	 	30,972,971	 	 	36,278,082	 	 	32,275,598	 	 	43,852,513	 	 	—	 	 	143,379,164	 	
2017	 	 	44,938,592	 	 	36,690,791	 	 	35,338,304	 	 	31,872,109	 	 	—	 	 	148,839,796	 	
2018	 	 	34,152,011	 	 	37,585,306	 	 	44,398,658	 	 	45,333,618	 	 	65,969,274	 	 	227,438,867	 	
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Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 $	633,016,506	 	
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We may elect to make the scheduled payments shown in the above table three months earlier.
        Furthermore, an additional variable payment in such amount that, together with the fixed principal payment (as disclosed above), equals 92.5% of Actual Free Cash Flow for such quarter until the earlier of (x) the date on which our consolidated net leverage is below 6:1 and (y) May 15, 2015; and thereafter through maturity, which will be December 31, 2018 for each covered credit facility, we will be required to make quarterly principal payments in fixed amounts as specified in the Bank Agreement and described above plus an additional payment in such amount that, together with the fixed principal payment, equals 89.5% of Actual Free Cash Flow for such quarter. In addition, any additional amounts of cash and cash equivalents (but during the final principal payment period described above only such additional amounts in excess of the greater of (1) $50 million of accumulated unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and (2) 2% of our consolidated debt), would be applied first to the prepayment of the January 2011 Credit Facilities and after the January 2011 Credit Facilities are repaid, to the Pre-existing Credit Facilities. Under the Bank Agreement, "Actual Free Cash Flow" with respect to each credit facility covered thereby would be equal to revenue from the vessels collateralizing such facility, less the sum of (a) interest expense under such credit facility, (b) pro-rata portion of payments under our interest rate swap arrangements, (c) interest expense and scheduled amortization under the Hyundai Samho Vendor Financing and (d) per vessel operating expenses and pro-rata per vessel allocation of general and administrative expenses (which are not permitted to exceed the relevant budget by more than 20%), plus (e) the pro-rata share of operating cash flow of any Applicable Second Lien Vessel (which will mean, with respect to a Pre-existing Credit Facility, a vessel with respect to which the participating lenders under such credit facility have a second lien security interest and the first lien credit facility has been repaid in full). The last payment due on December 31, 2018, will also include the unamortized remaining principal debt balances, as such amounts will be determinable following the fixed and variable amortization.
        Under the terms of the Bank Agreement, we will continue to be required to make any mandatory prepayments provided for under the terms of our existing credit facilities and will be required to make additional prepayments as follows:
•
50% of the first $300 million of net equity proceeds, including convertible debt and hybrid instruments (excluding the $200 million of net equity proceeds which were a condition to the Bank Agreement and which were received in August 2010), after entering into the Bank Agreement and 25% of any additional net equity proceeds thereafter until December 31, 2018; and 

•
any debt proceeds (after repayment of any underlying secured debt covered by vessels collateralizing the new borrowings) (excluding the January 2011 Credit Facilities, the Sinosure-CEXIM Credit Facility and the Hyundai Samho Vendor Financing), which amounts would first be applied to repayment of amounts outstanding under the January 2011 Credit Facilities and then to the Pre- existing Credit Facilities.
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        Any equity proceeds retained by us and not used within 12 months for certain specified purposes would be applied for prepayment of the January 2011 Credit Facilities and then to the Pre-existing Credit Facilities. We would also be required to prepay the portion of a credit facility attributable to a particular vessel upon the sale or total loss of such vessel; the termination or loss of an existing charter for a vessel, unless replaced within a specified period by a similar charter acceptable to the lenders; or the termination of a newbuilding contract. Our respective lenders under our Pre-existing Credit Facilities covered by the Bank Agreement and the January 2011 Credit Facilities may, at their option, require us to repay in full amounts outstanding under such respective credit facilities, upon a "Change of Control" of the Company, which for these purposes is defined as (i) Dr. Coustas ceasing to be our Chief Executive Officer, (ii) our common stock ceasing to be listed on the NYSE (or other recognized stock exchange), (iii) a change in the ultimate beneficial ownership of the capital stock of any of our subsidiaries or ultimate control of the voting rights of those shares, (iv) Dr. Coustas and members of his family ceasing to collectively own over one-third of the voting interest in our outstanding capital stock or (v) any other person or group controlling more than 20% of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock.
 Covenants and Events of Defaults
        Under the Bank Agreement, the financial covenants under each of our credit facilities (other than under the KEXIM-ABN Amro credit facility which is not covered thereby, but which, respectively, has been aligned with those covenants below through November 20, 2018 (the maturity of the respective credit facility) under the supplemental letter signed on September 12, 2013, amendment thereto and the KEXIM credit facility, which contains only a collateral coverage covenant of 130%), have been reset to require us to:
•
maintain a ratio of (i) the market value of all of the vessels in our fleet, on a charter-inclusive basis, plus the net realizable value of any additional collateral, to (ii) our consolidated total debt above specified minimum levels gradually increasing from 90% through December 31, 2011 to 130% from September 30, 2017 through September 30, 2018; 

•
maintain a minimum ratio of (i) the market value of the nine vessels ( Hyundai Smart, Hyundai Speed, Hyundai Ambition, Hyundai Together, Hyundai Tenacity, Hanjin Greece, Hanjin Italy, Hanjin Germany and the CMA CGM Rabelais ) collateralizing the 2011 January Credit Facilities, calculated on a charter-free basis, plus the net realizable value of any additional collateral, to (ii) our aggregate debt outstanding under the January 2011 Credit Facilities of 100% from September 30, 2012 through September 30, 2018; 

•
maintain minimum free consolidated unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, less the amount of the aggregate variable principal amortization amounts, described above, of $30.0 million at the end of each calendar quarter; 

•
ensure that our (i) consolidated total debt less unrestricted cash and cash equivalents to (ii) consolidated EBITDA (defined as net income before interest, gains or losses under any hedging arrangements, tax, depreciation, amortization and any other non-cash item, capital gains or losses realized from the sale of any vessel, finance charges and capital losses on vessel cancellations and before any non-recurring items and excluding any accrued interest due to us but not received on or before the end of the relevant period; provided that non-recurring items excluded from this calculation shall not exceed 5% of EBITDA calculated in this manner) for the last twelve months does not exceed a maximum ratio gradually decreasing from 12:1 on December 31, 2010 to 4.75:1 on September 30, 2018; 

•
ensure that the ratio of our (i) consolidated EBITDA for the last twelve months to (ii) net interest expense (defined as interest expense (excluding capitalized interest), less interest income, less realized gains on interest rate swaps (excluding capitalized gains) and plus realized
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losses on interest rate swaps (excluding capitalized losses)) exceeds a minimum level of 1.50:1 through September 30, 2013 and thereafter gradually increasing to 2.80:1 by September 30, 2018; and
•
maintain a consolidated market value adjusted net worth (defined as the amount by which our total consolidated assets adjusted for the market value of our vessels in the water less cash and cash equivalents in excess of our debt service requirements exceeds our total consolidated liabilities after excluding the net asset or liability relating to the fair value of derivatives as reflected in our financial statements for the relevant period) of at least $400 million.
        We were in compliance with these covenants as of December 31, 2014.
        For the purpose of these covenants, the market value of our vessels will be calculated, except as otherwise indicated above, on a charter-inclusive basis (using the present value of the "bareboat-equivalent" time charter income from such charter) so long as a vessel's charter has a remaining duration at the time of valuation of more than 12 months plus the present value of the residual value of the relevant vessel (generally equivalent to the charter free value of an equivalent a vessel today at the age such vessel would be at the expiration of the existing time charter). The market value of any newbuilding vessels would equal the lesser of such amount and the newbuilding vessel's book value.
        Under the terms of the Bank Agreement, the covered credit facilities also contain customary events of default, including those relating to cross-defaults to other indebtedness, defaults under our swap agreements, non-compliance with security documents, material adverse changes to our business, a Change of Control as described above, a change in our Chief Executive Officer, our common stock ceasing to be listed on the NYSE (or another recognized stock exchange), a change in any material respect, or breach of the management agreement by, the manager for the vessels securing the respective credit facilities and cancellation or amendment of the time charters (unless replaced with a similar time charter with a charterer acceptable to the lenders) for the vessels securing the respective credit facilities.
        Under the terms of the Bank Agreement, we generally will not be permitted to incur any further financial indebtedness or provide any new liens or security interests, unless such security is provided for the equal and ratable benefit of each of the lenders party to the intercreditor agreement we entered into with each of the lenders participating under the Bank Agreement, other than security arising by operation of law or in connection with the refinancing of outstanding indebtedness, with the consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, of all lenders with a lien on the security pledged against such outstanding indebtedness. In addition, we would not be permitted to pay cash dividends or repurchase shares of our capital stock unless (i) our consolidated net leverage is below 6:1 for four consecutive quarters and (ii) the ratio of the aggregate market value of our vessels to our outstanding indebtedness exceeds 125% for four consecutive quarters and provided that an event of default has not occurred and we are not, and after giving effect to the payment of the dividend, in breach of any covenant.
 Collateral and Guarantees
        Each of our Pre-existing Credit Facilities and swap arrangements, to the extent applicable, covered by the Bank Agreement continued to be secured by their previous collateral on the same basis, and received, to the extent not previously provided, pledges of the shares of our subsidiaries owning the vessels collateralizing the applicable facilities, cross-guarantees from each subsidiary owning the vessels collateralizing such facilities, assignment of the refund guarantees in relation to any newbuildings funded by such facilities and other customary shipping industry collateral.
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 January 2011 Credit Facilities (Aegean Baltic Bank—HSH Nordbank—Piraeus Bank, RBS, ABN Amro Club facility, Club Facility and Citi-Eurobank)
        On January 24, 2011, as contemplated by the Bank Agreement, we entered into agreements for the following new term loan credit facilities ("January 2011 Credit Facilities") to finance newbuildings which were delivered in 2011 and 2012:
(i)
a $123.8 million credit facility provided by HSH, which is secured by the Hyundai Speed, the Hanjin Italy and the CMA CGM Rabelais and customary shipping industry collateral related thereto;

(ii)
a $100.0 million credit facility provided by RBS, which is secured by the Hyundai Smart and the Hanjin Greece and customary shipping industry collateral related thereto;

(iii)
a $37.1 million credit facility with ABN Amro and lenders participating under the Bank Agreement which is secured by Hanjin Germany and customary shipping industry collateral related thereto;

(iv)
a $83.9 million new club credit facility provided, on a pro-rata basis, by the other existing lenders participating under the Bank Agreement, which is secured by Hyundai Together and Hyundai Tenacity and customary shipping industry collateral related thereto; and

(v)
a $80.0 million credit facility with Citibank and Eurobank, which is secured by the Hyundai Ambition and customary shipping industry collateral related thereto ((i)-(v), collectively, the "New Credit Facilities").
        As of December 31, 2014, $341.5 million was outstanding under the above January 2011 Credit Facilities and there was no remaining borrowing availability under the respective credit facilities.
 Interest
        Borrowings under each of the January 2011 Credit Facilities bear interest at an annual interest rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 1.85%, subject, on and after January 1, 2013, to increases in the applicable margin to: (i) 2.50% if the outstanding indebtedness thereunder exceeds $276 million, (ii) 3.00% if the outstanding indebtedness thereunder exceeds $326 million and (iii) 3.50% if the outstanding indebtedness thereunder exceeds $376 million.
 Principal Payments
        Under the Bank Agreement, we were not required to repay any outstanding principal amounts under our January 2011 Credit Facilities until May 15, 2013 and thereafter we are required to make quarterly principal payments in fixed amounts as specified in the Bank Agreement plus an additional quarterly variable amortization payment, all as described above under "—Bank Agreement—Principal Payments."
 Covenants, Events of Default and Other Terms
        The January 2011 Credit Facilities contain substantially the same financial and operating covenants, events of default, dividend restrictions and other terms and conditions as applicable to our Pre-existing Credit Facilities as revised under the Bank Agreement described above.
 Collateral and Guarantees
        The collateral described above relating to the newbuildings financed by the respective credit facilities, will be (other than in respect of the CMA CGM Rabelais ) subject to a limited participation by Hyundai Samho in any enforcement thereof until repayment of the related Hyundai Samho Vendor
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financing (described below) for such vessels. In addition, the lenders participating in the $83.9 million club credit facility described above received a lien on Hyundai Together and Hyundai Tenacity as additional security in respect of the pre-existing credit facilities the Company had with such lenders. The lenders under the other January 2011 Credit Facilities also received a lien on the respective vessels securing such credit facilities as additional collateral in respect of its pre-existing credit facilities and interest rate swap arrangements with such lenders and Citibank and Eurobank also received a second lien on Hyundai Ambition as collateral in respect of its previously unsecured interest rate arrangements with them.
        In addition, Aegean Baltic—HSH Nordbank—Piraeus Bank also received a second lien on the Deva , the CSCL Europe and the CSCL Pusan as collateral in respect of all borrowings from Aegean Baltic—HSH Nordbank—Piraeus Bank and RBS also received a second lien on the Derby D , the CSCL America and the CSCL Le Havre as collateral in respect of all borrrowings from RBS.
        Our obligations under the January 2011 Credit Facilities are guaranteed by our subsidiaries owning the vessels collateralizing the respective credit facilities. Our Manager has also provided an undertaking to continue to provide us with management services and to subordinate its rights to the rights of its lenders, the security trustee and applicable hedge counterparties.
 Sinosure-CEXIM-Citi-ABN Amro Credit Facility
        On February 21, 2011, we entered into a bank agreement with Citibank, acting as agent, ABN Amro and the Export-Import Bank of China ("CEXIM") for a senior secured credit facility (the "Sinosure-CEXIM Credit Facility") of $203.4 million for the newbuilding vessels, the CMA CGM Tancredi , the CMA CGM Bianca and the CMA CGM Samson , securing such tranche for post-delivery financing of these vessels. We took delivery of the respective vessels in 2011. The China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation, or Sinosure, covers a number of political and commercial risks associated with each tranche of the credit facility.
        As of December 31, 2014, $142.4 million was outstanding under the credit facility and there was no remaining borrowing availability under the facility.
 Principal and Interest Payments
        Borrowings under the Sinosure-CEXIM Credit Facility bear interest at an annual interest rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 2.85% payable semi-annually in arrears. We are required to repay principal amounts drawn in consecutive semi-annual installments over a ten-year period commencing from the delivery of the respective newbuilding.
 Covenants, Events of Default and Other Terms
        The Sinosure-CEXIM credit facility was amended and restated, effective on June 30, 2013, to align its financial covenants with our Bank Agreement (except for the minimum ratio of the charter free market value of certain vessels, as described in the Bank Agreement, which is not applicable) described above and continues to require us to maintain a minimum ratio of the market value of the vessel collateralizing a tranche of the facility to debt outstanding under such tranche of 125%.
        The Sinosure-CEXIM credit facility also contains customary events of default, including those relating to cross-defaults to other indebtedness, defaults under its swap agreements, non-compliance with security documents, material adverse changes to its business, a Change of Control as described above, a change in our Chief Executive Officer, its common stock ceasing to be listed on the NYSE (or Nasdaq or another recognized stock exchange), a change in any material respect, or breach of the management agreement by, the manager for the mortgaged vessels and cancellation or amendment of
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the time charters (unless replaced with a similar time charter with a charterer acceptable to the lenders) for the mortgaged vessels.
        We will not be permitted to pay cash dividends or repurchase shares of our capital stock unless (i) our consolidated net leverage is below 6:1 for four consecutive quarters and (ii) the ratio of the aggregate market value of our vessels to our outstanding indebtedness exceeds 125% for four consecutive quarters and provided that an event of default has not occurred and we are not, and after giving effect to the payment of the dividend are not, in breach of any covenant.
 Collateral
        The Sinosure-CEXIM Credit Facility is secured by customary shipping industry collateral relating to the financed vessels, the CMA CGM Tancredi , the CMA CGM Bianca and the CMA CGM Samson .
 Hyundai Samho Vendor Financing
        We entered into an agreement with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries ("Hyundai Samho") for a financing facility of $190.0 million in respect of eight of our newbuilding containerships being built by Hyundai Samho, the Hyundai Speed , the Hyundai Smart , the Hyundai Ambition , the Hyundai Together , the Hyundai Tenacity , the Hanjin Greece , the Hanjin Italy and the Hanjin Germany , in the form of delayed payment of a portion of the final construction installment for each such vessel.
        Borrowings under this facility bear interest at a fixed interest rate of 8%. We are required to repay principal amounts under this financing facility in six consecutive semi-annual installments commencing one and a half years, in the case of the Hanjin Greece , the Hanjin Italy and the Hanjin Germany being financed, and in seven consecutive semi- annual installments commencing one year, in the case of the Hyundai Speed , the Hyundai Smart , the Hyundai Ambition , the Hyundai Together , the Hyundai Tenacity , after the delivery of the respective newbuilding being financed. This financing facility does not require us to comply with financial covenants, but contains customary events of default, including those relating to cross-defaults. This financing facility is secured by second priority collateral related to the vessels financed.
 Exit Fees
        We will be required to pay an Initial Exit Fee of $15.0 million. Furthermore, we are required to pay an Additional Exit Fee of $10.0 million, as we did not repay at least $150.0 million in the aggregate with equity proceeds by December 31, 2013. Both Exit Fees, in the respective proportion to Existing Facilities and New Money Facilities, are payable the earlier of (a) December 31, 2018 and (b) the date on which the respective facilities are repaid in full. The Exit Fees will accrete in the consolidated Statement of Operations over the life of the respective facilities (with the effective interest method) and are reported under "Long-term debt, net of current portion" in the consolidated Balance Sheet. We had recognized an amount of $11.9 million and $8.1 million as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
 Warrants
        In 2011, we issued an aggregate of 15,000,000 warrants to our lenders under the Bank Agreement and the January 2011 Credit Facilities to purchase, solely on a cash-less exercise basis, an aggregate of 15,000,000 shares of our common stock, which warrants have an exercise price of $7.00 per share. All of these warrants will expire on January 31, 2019.
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 Credit Facilities
        We, as borrower, and certain of our subsidiaries, as guarantors, 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 12 to our consolidated financial statements included in this annual report. The following summarizes certain terms of our credit facilities:

						
Lender 	 	Outstanding
Principal
Amount
(in millions)(1)	 	Collateral Vessels	
The Royal Bank of Scotland(2)	 	 $	679.0	 	The Hyundai Progress , the Hyundai Highway , the Hyundai Bridge , the Federal (ex Hyundai Federal ), the Zim Monaco , the Hanjin Buenos Aires , the Hanjin Versailles , the Hanjin Algeciras , the CMA CGM Racine and the CMA CGM Melisande	
Aegean Baltic Bank—HSH Nordbank—Piraeus Bank(3)	 	 $	628.5	 	The Hyundai Vladivostok , the Hyundai Advance , the Hyundai Stride , the Hyundai Future , the Hyundai Sprinter , the Amalia C , the MSC Zebra (ex Niledutch Zebra ), the Niledutch Palanca (ex Danae C) , the Dimitris C, the MOL Performance and the MOL Priority	
Canyon Capital Finance	 	 $	144.5	 	The CMA CGM Moliere and the CMA CGM Musset	
Deutsche Bank	 	 $	174.7	 	The Zim Rio Grande , the Zim Sao Paolo and the OOCL Istanbul (ex Zim Kingston )	
Credit Suisse	 	 $	208.6	 	The Zim Luanda , the CMA CGM Nerval and the YM Mandate	
ABN Amro—Bank of America Merrill Lynch—Burlington Loan Management—National Bank of Greece	 	 $	239.9	 	The SNL Colombo , the YM Seattle , the YM Vancouver and the YM Singapore	
Commerzbank—Credit Suisse—Credit Agricole	 	 $	275.0	 	The OOCL Novorossiysk (ex ZIM Dalian ), the Hanjin Santos, the YM Maturity , the Hanjin Constantza and the CMA CGM Attila	
HSH Nordbank	 	 $	28.8	 	The Deva and the Derby D	
KEXIM	 	 $	18.6	 	The CSCL Europe and the CSCL America	
KEXIM-ABN Amro	 	 $	56.9	 	The CSCL Pusan and the CSCL Le Havre	
January 2011 Credit Facilities	
Aegean Baltic—HSH Nordbank—Piraeus Bank(3)	 	 $	94.8	 	The Hyundai Speed , the Hanjin Italy and the CMA CGM Rabelais	
RBS(2)	 	 $	85.0	 	The Hyundai Smart and the Hanjin Germany	
ABN Amro Club Facility	 	 $	26.4	 	The Hanjin Greece	
Club Facility	 	 $	65.4	 	The Hyundai Together and the Hyundai Tenacity	
Citi-Eurobank	 	 $	69.7	 	The Hyundai Ambition	
Sinosure-CEXIM-Citi-ABN Amro	 	 $	142.4	 	The CMA CGM Tancredi , the CMA CGM Bianca and the CMA CGM Samson	
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Lender 	 	Outstanding
Principal
Amount
(in millions)(1)	 	Collateral Vessels	
Vendor Financing	
Hyundai Samho	 	 $	64.4	 	Second priority liens on the Hyundai Smart, the Hyundai Speed, the Hyundai Ambition , the Hyundai Together , the Hyundai Tenacity , the Hanjin Greece , the Hanjin Italy and the Hanjin Germany	

(1)
As of December 31, 2014. We have no remaining borrowing availability under the credit facilities.

(2)
Pursuant to the Bank Agreement, this credit facility is also secured by a second priority lien on the Derby D , the CSCL America and the CSCL Le Havre .

(3)
Pursuant to the Bank Agreement, this credit facility is also secured by a second priority lien on the Deva , the CSCL Europe and the CSCL Pusan.
        Outstanding indebtedness under our each of our credit facilities, other than our KEXIM and KEXIM-ABN Amro credit facilities, as well as our Hyundai Samho Vendor Financing, bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus an applicable margin. The weighted average interest rate margin over LIBOR in respect of our credit facilities was 2.03% and 2.06% for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
        As described above, the interest rate, amortization profile and certain other terms of each of our previously existing credit facilities were 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-ABN Amro credit facilities which are not covered by the Bank Agreement, but were amended through a separate supplemental agreement signed on September 12, 2013. Our KEXIM credit facility, under which outstanding indebtedness bears interest at a fixed rate of 5.0125%, and our KEXIM-ABN Amro credit facility, under which $47.9 million of the outstanding indebtedness, as of December 31, 2014, bears interest at a fixed rate of 5.52% and $9.0 million of the outstanding indebtedness, as of December 31, 2014, bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus a margin, have maturity dates of November 2018 and September 2018 (in respect of the fixed rate tranche) and November 2018 and September 2018 (in respect of the floating rate tranche), respectively.
 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. See "Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" and "—Factors Affecting our Results of Operations—Unrealized and realized loss on derivatives."
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 Contractual Obligations
        Our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2014 were:

																	
 	 	Payments Due by Period	 	
 	 	Total	 	Less than
1 year
(2015)	 	1 - 3 years
(2016 - 2017)	 	3 - 5 years
(2018 - 2019)	 	More than
5 years (After
January 1,
2020)	 	
 	 	in thousands of Dollars	 	
Long-term debt obligations of contractual fixed debt principal repayments(1)	 	 $	2,938,252	 	 	155,317	 	 	363,603	 	 	2,378,652	 	 	40,680	 	
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Long-term debt obligations including both contractual fixed and estimated variable debt principal repayments(2)	 	 $	2,938,252	 	 	178,116	 	 	562,508	 	 	2,156,948	 	 	40,680	 	
Vendor financing	 	 $	64,367	 	 	46,530	 	 	17,837	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	
Interest on long-term debt obligations(3)	 	 $	346,545	 	 	74,704	 	 	176,595	 	 	92,723	 	 	2,523	 	
Payments to our manager(4)	 	 $	26,314	 	 	26,314	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	
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Total	 	 $	3,375,478	 	 $	325,664	 	 $	756,940	 	 $	2,249,671	 	 $	43,203	 	
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(1)
These long-term debt obligations reflect our existing debt obligations as of December 31, 2014 giving effect to the Bank Agreement under which we are required to make quarterly principal payments in fixed amounts and additional principal payments in such amounts that, together with the fixed principal payment, equals a certain percentage of our Actual Free Cash Flow each quarter (refer to "—Bank Agreement—Principal Payments" above). These amounts include only the contractually fixed principal payments, and no variable amortization amounts. The last payment, due on December 31, 2018, will also include the unamortized remaining principal debt balances, as such amounts will be determinable following the fixed and variable amortization. These long-term debt obligations also include contractual amortization payments of our Sinosure-CEXIM, KEXIM and KEXIM-ABN Amro credit facilities.

(2)
These long-term debt obligations reflect our existing debt obligations as of December 31, 2014 giving effect to the Bank Agreement under which we are required to make quarterly principal payments in fixed amounts and additional principal payments in such amounts that, together with the fixed principal payment, equals a certain percentage of our Actual Free Cash Flow each quarter (refer to "—Bank Agreement—Principal Payments" above). These amounts include both the contractually fixed principal payments, as well as management's estimate of the future Actual Free Cash Flows and resulting variable amortization. The last payment due on December 31, 2018, will also include the unamortized remaining principal debt balances, as such amounts will be determinable following the fixed and variable amortization. These long-term debt obligations also include contractual amortization payments of our Sinosure-CEXIM, KEXIM and KEXIM-ABN Amro credit facilities.

(3)
The interest payments in this table reflect our existing debt obligations as of December 31, 2014 giving effect to the Bank Agreement under which we are required to make quarterly principal payments in fixed amounts and additional principal payments in such amounts that, together with the fixed principal payment, equals a certain percentage of our Actual Free Cash Flow each quarter. The calculation of interest is based on outstanding debt balances as of December 31, 2014 amortized by both the contractual fixed and variable amortization payments, with such variable
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amortization payments based on management estimates as described in footnote 2 to this table above. The interest payments in this table are based on an assumed LIBOR rate of 0.45% in 2015, 1.28% in 2016 and up to a maximum of 3.34% thereafter. The actual variable amortization we pay may differ from management's estimates, which would result in different interest payment obligations. This table, including the interest payments, does not reflect the terms of our interest rate swap agreements which are described in "Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk."
(4)
Under our management agreement with Danaos Shipping, effective January 1, 2015, the management fees are a fee of $850 per day, a fee of $425 per vessel per day for vessels on bareboat charter and $850 per vessel per day for vessels on time charter. As of December 31, 2014, we had a fleet of 56 containerships all of which were on time charter, other than two on bareboat charter. These management fees will be adjusted annually by agreement between us and our manager. In addition, we also will pay our manager a fee of 1.25% of the gross freight, demurrage and charter hire collected from the employment of our ships, 0.5% of the contract price of any vessels bought or sold on our behalf and $725,000 per newbuilding vessel, if any, for the supervision of any newbuilding contracts, as well as an annual fee of €1.53 million to provide us with the services of our executive officers. We expect to be obligated to make the payments set forth in the above table under our management agreement in the year ending December 31, 2015, based on our revenue, as reflected above under "—Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations—Operating Revenues," and our currently anticipated vessel acquisitions and dispositions and chartering arrangements described in this annual report. No interest is payable with respect to these obligations if paid on a timely basis, therefore no interest payments are included in these amounts.
 Research and Development, Patents and Licenses
        We incur from time to time expenditures relating to inspections for acquiring new vessels that meet our standards. Such expenditures are insignificant and they are expensed as they are incurred.
 Trend Information
        Our results of operations depend primarily on the charter hire rates that we are able to realize. Charter hire rates paid for containerships are primarily a function of the underlying balance between vessel supply and demand and respective charter-party details. The demand for containerships is determined by the underlying demand for goods which are transported in containerships.
        After improving in 2010 and early 2011 from the historic lows in late 2008 and 2009, since the third quarter of 2011, freight rates obtained by liner companies have declined and charter rates for containerships have decreased sharply, in many cases to a level below operating costs. In 2013, the supply of containership capacity exceeded demand, in particular on the mainlane trades, largely due to declines in global demand, particularly in Europe. Although global demand for seaborne transportation of containerized cargoes is estimated to have increased modestly in 2014 and is expected to grow by a somewhat increased amount in 2015, container freight rates and containership charter rates are expected to remain under pressure, including due to an increased amount of newbuildings scheduled to be delivered in 2015, until global economic demand strengthens. Global demand is expected to be impacted by continued economic weakness in Europe and the resulting impact on consumer demand in Europe, despite some limited recent improvement in the growth rate of the European economy. Global containership demand is, however, expected to balance supply growth in 2015, while differing across different trade lanes and vessel sizes. In particular, the relative weakness of the main trade lanes, which utilize larger vessels, has resulted in cascading of larger containerships for use on shorter trades, with such cascading expected to continue.A positive sign for the anticipated balancing of the market is that
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during the 1 st  quarter of 2015 charter rates for Panamax containerships have improved although there can be no assurance that the improvement will continue.
        The idle containership fleet at 2014 stood at approximately 1.3% of global fleet capacity, well below the 4.6% level at the end of 2013, a positive sign of supply—demand relationship becoming more balanced. After limited containership newbuilding orders since 2009, other than some ordering in early 2011, containership newbuilding orders increased in 2013, while in 2014 ordering subsided. The size of the order book compared to global fleet capacity was approximately 18% as of the end of 2014 down from record high levels in 2008. In particular, larger containerships of greater than 10,000 TEU represent a significant majority of the order book with approximately 1,000,000 TEU of vessels of over 10,000 TEU scheduled to be delivered between 2015 and 2017. The "slow-steaming" of services since 2009, particularly on longer trade routes, enabled containership operators to both moderate the impact of high bunker costs, while absorbing additional capacity. This has proved to be an effective approach and it currently appears likely that this will remain in place in the coming year.
 Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
        We do not have any other transactions, obligations or relationships that could be considered material off-balance sheet arrangements.
 Critical Accounting Policies
        We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires us to make estimates in the application of our accounting policies based on our best assumptions, judgments and opinions. We base these estimates on the information currently available to us and on various other assumptions we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Following is a discussion of the accounting policies that involve a high degree of judgment and the methods of their application. For a further description of our material accounting policies, please refer to Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies, to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.
 Purchase of Vessels
        Vessels are stated at cost, which consists of the contract purchase price and any material expenses incurred upon acquisition (improvements and delivery expenses), less accumulated depreciation. Subsequent expenditures for conversions and major improvements are also capitalized when they appreciably extend the life, increase the earning capacity or improve the efficiency or safety of the vessels. Otherwise we charge these expenditures to expenses as incurred. Our financing costs incurred during the construction period of the vessels are included in vessels' cost.
        The vessels that we acquire in the secondhand market are treated as a business combination to the extent that such acquisitions include continuing operations and business characteristics, such as management agreements, employees and customer base, otherwise we treat an acquisition of a secondhand vessel as a purchase of assets which has been the case for all of our vessel acquisitions. Where we identify any intangible assets or liabilities associated with the acquisition of a vessel purchased on the secondhand market, we record all identified tangible and intangible assets or liabilities at fair value. Fair value is determined by reference to market data and the discounted amount of expected future cash flows. We have in the past acquired certain vessels in the secondhand market. These acquisitions were considered to be acquisitions of assets, which were also recorded at fair value. Certain vessels in our fleet that were purchased in the secondhand market were acquired with existing charters. We determined that the existing charter contracts for these vessels, other than the charter for the Federal , did not have a material separate fair value and, therefore, we recorded such vessels at their fair value, which equaled the consideration paid. In respect of the existing time charter for the Federal ,
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we identified a liability of $14.4 million upon its delivery to us in March 2006, which we recorded as unearned revenue in "Current Liabilities—Unearned Revenue" and "Long-Term Liabilities—Unearned Revenue, net of current portion" on our consolidated balance sheet for the existing charter, which was fully amortized as of December 31, 2012.
        The determination of the fair value of acquired assets and assumed liabilities requires us to make significant assumptions and estimates of many variables, including market charter rates, expected future charter rates, future vessel operating expenses, the level of utilization of our vessels and our weighted average cost of capital. The use of different assumptions could result in a material change in the fair value of these items, which could have a material impact on our financial position and results of operations.
 Revenue Recognition
        Our revenues and expenses are recognized on the accrual basis. Revenues are generated from bareboat hire and time charters. Bareboat hire revenues are recorded over the term of the hire on a straight-line basis. Time charter revenues are recorded over the term of the charter as service is provided. Unearned revenue includes revenue received in advance, and the amount recorded for an existing time charter acquired in conjunction with an asset purchase.
 Special Survey and Drydocking Costs
        We follow the deferral method of accounting for special survey and drydocking costs. Actual costs incurred are deferred and are amortized on a straight- line basis over the period until the next scheduled survey, which is two and a half years. If special survey or drydocking is performed prior to the scheduled date, the remaining unamortized balances are immediately written-off.
        Major overhauls performed during drydocking are differentiated from normal operating repairs and maintenance. The related costs for inspections that are required for the vessel's certification under the requirement of the classification society are categorized as drydock costs. A vessel at drydock performs certain assessments, inspections, refurbishments, replacements and alterations within a safe non-operational environment that allows for complete shutdown of certain machinery and equipment, navigational, ballast (keep the vessel upright) and safety systems, access to major underwater components of vessel (rudder, propeller, thrusters anti-corrosion systems), which are not accessible during vessel operations, as well as hull treatment and paints. In addition, specialized equipment is required to access and maneuver vessel components, which are not available at regular ports.
 Vessel Lives and Estimated Scrap Values
        Our vessels represent our most significant assets and we state them at our historical cost, which includes capitalized interest during construction and other construction, design, supervision and predelivery costs, less accumulated depreciation. We depreciate our containerships, and for the periods prior to their sale, our drybulk carriers, on a straight-line basis over their estimated remaining useful economic lives. We estimate the useful lives of our containerships to be 30 years in line with the industry practice. Depreciation is based on cost less the estimated scrap value of the vessels. Should certain factors or circumstances cause us to revise our estimate of vessel service lives in the future or of estimated scrap values, depreciation expense could be materially lower or higher. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the extent of cash flows generated from future charter arrangements, changes in international shipping requirements, and other factors many of which are outside of our control.
        We have calculated the residual value of the vessels taking into consideration the 10 year average and the five year average of the scrap. We have applied uniformly the scrap value of $300 per ton for all vessels. We believe 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 we believe 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.
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 Impairment of Long-lived Assets
        We evaluate the net carrying value of our vessels for possible impairment when events or conditions exist that cause us to question whether the carrying value of the vessels will be recovered from future undiscounted net cash flows. An impairment charge would be recognized in a period if the fair value of the vessels was less than their carrying value and the carrying value was not recoverable from future undiscounted cash flows. Considerations in making such an impairment evaluation would include comparison of current carrying value to anticipated future operating cash flows, expectations with respect to future operations, and other relevant factors.
        As of December 31, 2014, we concluded that events occurred and circumstances had changed, which may trigger the existence of potential impairment of our long-lived assets. These indicators included volatility in the charter market and decline in the vessels' market values, as well as the potential impact the current marketplace may have on our future operations. As a result, we performed an impairment assessment of our long-lived assets by comparing the undiscounted projected net operating cash flows for each vessel to their carrying value. Our strategy is to charter our vessels under multi- year, fixed rate period charters that range from less than one to 18 years for our current vessels, providing us with contracted stable cash flows. The significant factors and assumptions we used in our undiscounted projected net operating cash flow analysis included operating revenues, off-hire revenues, dry docking costs, operating expenses and management fees estimates.
        Revenue assumptions were based on contracted time charter rates up to the end of life of the current contract of each vessel as well as the estimated average time charter equivalent rates for the remaining life of the vessel after the completion of its current contract. The estimated daily time charter equivalent rates used for non-contracted revenue days are based on a combination of (i) recent charter market rates, (ii) conditions existing in the containership market as of December 31, 2014 in relation to laid up vessels, (iii) historical average time charter rates, based on publications by independent third party maritime research services, and (iv) estimated future time charter rates, based on publications by independent third party maritime research services that provide such forecasts. We have five 2012- built 13,100 TEU vessels currently employed on 12-year charters, with break even rechartering rates of less than $13,880 per day. Vessels of this size are recent entrants into the containership market and, accordingly, historical data as to their re-chartering rates is episodic. We estimated rechartering rates for these 13,100 TEU vessels for step one of the impairment analysis based on forecasts of independent third party maritime research services, which took into account recent chartering rates for newbuilding vessels of this size and estimates based on historical charter rates for other larger sized containerships. Recognizing that the container transportation is cyclical and subject to significant volatility based on factors beyond our control we believe that the appropriate historical average time charter rates to use as a benchmark for impairment testing of our vessels are the most recent 10 year averages, to the extent available, as such averages take into account the volatility and cyclicality of the market. Management believes the use of revenue estimates, based on the combination of factors (i) to (iv) above, to be reasonable as of the reporting date.
        In addition, we used annual operating expenses escalation factors and estimations of scheduled and unscheduled off-hire revenues based on historical experience. All estimates used and assumptions made were in accordance with our internal budgets and historical experience of the shipping industry.
        The more significant factors that could impact management's assumptions regarding time charter equivalent rates include (i) loss or reduction in business from significant customers, (ii) unanticipated changes in demand for transportation of containers, (iii) greater than anticipated levels of containership newbuilding orders or lower than anticipated levels of containership scrappings, and (iv) changes in rules and regulations applicable to the shipping industry, including legislation adopted by international organizations such as IMO and the EU or by individual countries. Although management believes that the assumptions used to evaluate potential impairment are reasonable and appropriate at the time they
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were made, such assumptions are highly subjective and likely to change, possibly materially, in the future. There can be no assurance as to how long charter rates and vessel values will remain at their current low levels or whether they will improve by a significant degree.
        As of December 31, 2014, our assessment concluded that step two of the impairment analysis was required for 9 of our older vessels, as their undiscounted projected net operating cash flows did not exceed their carrying value. The fair values of these vessels were determined with assistance from valuations obtained from third party independent shipbrokers. As of December 31, 2014 we recorded an impairment loss of $75.8 million for eight of our older vessels, while we did not have to record an impairment loss for the remaining one vessel as its carrying value was already below its fair value.
 Impairment Sensitivity Analysis
        For the 47 vessels for which our assessment concluded that step two of the impairment analysis was not required, an internal analysis, which used a discounted cash flow model utilizing inputs and assumptions based on market observations as of December 31, 2014, and is also in accordance with our vessels' market valuation as described in our credit facilities and accepted by our lenders, suggests that 26 vessels have current market values that exceed their carrying values and 21 vessels may have current market values below their carrying values. We believe that each of the 21 vessels identified as having estimated market values less than their carrying value, 16 of which are currently under long-term time charters expiring from October 2017 through May 2021 and five of which are currently under time charters expiring from March 2015 through January 2016, will recover their carrying values through the end of their useful lives, based on their undiscounted net cash flows calculated in accordance with our impairment assessment.
        While the Company intends to hold and operate its vessels, the following table presents information with respect to the carrying amount of the Company's vessels and indicates whether their estimated market values are below their carrying values. The carrying value of each of the Company's vessels does not represent its market value or the amount that could be obtained if the vessel were sold. The Company's estimates of market values are based on an internal analysis, which used a discounted cash flow model utilizing inputs and assumptions based on market observations, and is also in accordance with its vessels' market valuation, determined as of the dates indicated, following the methodology as described in its credit facilities and accepted by its lenders. In addition, because vessel values are highly volatile, these estimates may not be indicative of either the current or future prices that the Company could achieve if it were to sell any of the vessels. The Company would not record a loss for any of the vessels for which the market value is below its carrying value unless and until the Company either determines to sell the vessel for a loss or determines that the vessel's carrying value is not recoverable as discussed above.

																	
Vessel 	 	TEU	 	Year
Built	 	Cost of
Vessel(1)
(In thousands
of Dollars)	 	Net Book
Value
December 31, 2014
(In thousands
of Dollars)	 	Net Book
Value
December 31, 2013
(In thousands
of Dollars)	 	
Hyundai Together	 	 	13,100	 	 	2012	 	 $	179,493	 	 $	163,535	 	 $	169,092	 	
Hyundai Tenacity	 	 	13,100	 	 	2012	 	 	178,941	 	 	163,356	 	 	168,856	 	
Hyundai Speed	 	 	13,100	 	 	2012	 	 	179,849	 	 	165,551	 	 	171,084	 	
Hyundai Smart	 	 	13,100	 	 	2012	 	 	179,800	 	 	164,972	 	 	170,498	 	
Hyundai Ambition	 	 	13,100	 	 	2012	 	 	180,096	 	 	166,110	 	 	171,654	 	
Hanjin Germany	 	 	10,100	 	 	2011	 	 	155,318	 	 	137,028	 	 	141,771	 	
Hanjin Italy	 	 	10,100	 	 	2011	 	 	155,434	 	 	137,488	 	 	142,230	 	
Hanjin Greece	 	 	10,100	 	 	2011	 	 	155,190	 	 	137,639	 	 	142,410	 	
CSCL Le Havre	 	 	9,580	 	 	2006	 	 	83,168	 	 	63,241	 	 	65,575	 	
CSCL Pusan	 	 	9,580	 	 	2006	 	 	82,345	 	 	62,120	 	 	64,404	 	
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Vessel 	 	TEU	 	Year
Built	 	Cost of
Vessel(1)
(In thousands
of Dollars)	 	Net Book
Value
December 31, 2014
(In thousands
of Dollars)	 	Net Book
Value
December 31, 2013
(In thousands
of Dollars)	 	
CMA CGM Melisande	 	 	8,530	 	 	2012	 	 	123,932	 	 	113,206	 	 	117,019	 	
CMA CGM Attila	 	 	8,530	 	 	2011	 	 	120,596	 	 	107,832	 	 	111,519	 	
CMA CGM Tancredi	 	 	8,530	 	 	2011	 	 	122,692	 	 	110,148	 	 	113,882	 	
CMA CGM Bianca	 	 	8,530	 	 	2011	 	 	122,406	 	 	110,555	 	 	114,279	 	
CMA CGM Samson	 	 	8,530	 	 	2011	 	 	121,995	 	 	110,695	 	 	114,433	 	
CSCL America	 	 	8,468	 	 	2004	 	 	69,696	 	 	49,223	 	 	51,097	 	
CSCL Europe	 	 	8,468	 	 	2004	 	 	68,961	 	 	48,307	 	 	50,174	 	
CMA CGM Moliere	 	 	6,500	 	 	2009	 	 	97,769	 	 	82,037	 	 	84,985	 	
CMA CGM Musset	 	 	6,500	 	 	2010	 	 	97,819	 	 	83,431	 	 	86,367	 	
CMA CGM Nerval	 	 	6,500	 	 	2010	 	 	97,783	 	 	83,938	 	 	86,889	 	
CMA CGM Rabelais	 	 	6,500	 	 	2010	 	 	98,290	 	 	84,747	 	 	87,699	 	
CMA CGM Racine	 	 	6,500	 	 	2010	 	 	97,697	 	 	84,609	 	 	87,543	 	
YM Mandate	 	 	6,500	 	 	2010	 	 	104,069	 	 	89,178	 	 	92,400	 	
YM Maturity	 	 	6,500	 	 	2010	 	 	104,356	 	 	90,220	 	 	93,425	 	
MOL Performance(4)	 	 	6,402	 	 	2002	 	 	18,495	 	 	18,404	 	 	—	 	
MOL Priority(4)	 	 	6,402	 	 	2002	 	 	18,475	 	 	18,385	 	 	—	 	
Commodore(3)	 	 	4,651	 	 	1992	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	8,533	 	
Duka(3)	 	 	4,651	 	 	1992	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	9,300	 	
Federal	 	 	4,651	 	 	1994	 	 	27,348	 	 	8,533	 	 	8,742	 	
Marathonas(3)	 	 	4,814	 	 	1991	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	9,274	 	
Messologi(3)	 	 	4,814	 	 	1991	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	9,061	 	
Mytilini(3)	 	 	4,814	 	 	1991	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	8,859	 	
SNL Colombo(5)	 	 	4,300	 	 	2004	 	 	61,839	 	 	45,479	 	 	47,573	 	
YM Singapore(5)	 	 	4,300	 	 	2004	 	 	61,834	 	 	46,641	 	 	48,739	 	
YM Seattle(5)	 	 	4,253	 	 	2007	 	 	72,094	 	 	55,745	 	 	57,932	 	
YM Vancouver(5)	 	 	4,253	 	 	2007	 	 	72,296	 	 	56,370	 	 	58,579	 	
ZIM Rio Grande(5)	 	 	4,253	 	 	2008	 	 	65,246	 	 	52,195	 	 	54,186	 	
ZIM Sao Paolo(5)	 	 	4,253	 	 	2008	 	 	65,432	 	 	52,779	 	 	54,797	 	
OOCL Istanbul(5)	 	 	4,253	 	 	2008	 	 	65,427	 	 	53,005	 	 	55,023	 	
ZIM Monaco(5)	 	 	4,253	 	 	2009	 	 	65,867	 	 	53,685	 	 	55,763	 	
OOCL Novorossiysk(5)	 	 	4,253	 	 	2009	 	 	65,383	 	 	53,780	 	 	55,857	 	
ZIM Luanda(5)	 	 	4,253	 	 	2009	 	 	65,730	 	 	54,552	 	 	56,615	 	
Derby D(5)	 	 	4,253	 	 	2004	 	 	35,136	 	 	24,167	 	 	25,141	 	
Deva(5)	 	 	4,253	 	 	2004	 	 	34,649	 	 	23,721	 	 	24,677	 	
Dimitris C(5)	 	 	3,430	 	 	2001	 	 	15,201	 	 	14,517	 	 	15,006	 	
Hanjin Santos(5)	 	 	3,400	 	 	2010	 	 	59,857	 	 	51,481	 	 	53,339	 	
Hanjin Versailles(5)	 	 	3,400	 	 	2010	 	 	59,730	 	 	51,868	 	 	53,721	 	
Hanjin Algeciras(5)	 	 	3,400	 	 	2011	 	 	59,980	 	 	52,629	 	 	54,492	 	
Hanjin Buenos Aires(5)	 	 	3,400	 	 	2010	 	 	59,766	 	 	51,202	 	 	53,057	 	
Hanjin Constantza(5)	 	 	3,400	 	 	2011	 	 	60,456	 	 	53,453	 	 	55,305	 	
MSC Zebra(5)	 	 	2,602	 	 	2001	 	 	12,213	 	 	11,564	 	 	10,915	 	
Niledutch Palanca(5)	 	 	2,524	 	 	2001	 	 	12,479	 	 	11,892	 	 	12,245	 	
Amalia C(5)	 	 	2,452	 	 	1998	 	 	7,632	 	 	7,129	 	 	7,306	 	
Hyundai Advance(2)	 	 	2,200	 	 	1997	 	 	21,504	 	 	11,050	 	 	22,094	 	
Hyundai Future(2)	 	 	2,200	 	 	1997	 	 	21,806	 	 	11,219	 	 	22,130	 	
Hyundai Sprinter(2)	 	 	2,200	 	 	1997	 	 	21,649	 	 	11,229	 	 	22,172	 	
Hyundai Stride(2)	 	 	2,200	 	 	1997	 	 	21,449	 	 	11,050	 	 	22,186	 	
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Vessel 	 	TEU	 	Year
Built	 	Cost of
Vessel(1)
(In thousands
of Dollars)	 	Net Book
Value
December 31, 2014
(In thousands
of Dollars)	 	Net Book
Value
December 31, 2013
(In thousands
of Dollars)	 	
Hyundai Progress(2)	 	 	2,200	 	 	1998	 	 	21,840	 	 	12,183	 	 	22,576	 	
Hyundai Bridge(2)	 	 	2,200	 	 	1998	 	 	21,950	 	 	12,260	 	 	23,077	 	
Hyundai Highway(2)	 	 	2,200	 	 	1998	 	 	21,942	 	 	12,240	 	 	23,074	 	
Hyundai Vladivostok(2)	 	 	2,200	 	 	1997	 	 	21,332	 	 	10,765	 	 	21,986	 	
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Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 $	3,624,338	 	 $	3,842,617	 	
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(1)
The cost of vessel comprises of the initial purchase price and other additions since the date of purchase, or in relation to vessels built by us, the contract price, items capitalized during the construction period and additions since the delivery of the vessels.

(2)
As of December 31, 2014, we recorded an impairment loss of $75.8 million in aggregate for all 8 vessels, with each vessel written down to its fair value.

(3)
Vessels sold during the year ended December 31, 2014.

(4)
Vessels acquired during the year ended December 31, 2014.

(5)
Indicates vessels for which, as of December 31, 2014, the estimated market value is lower than the vessel's carrying value. The aggregate carrying value of these 21 vessels exceeded their aggregate estimated market value by approximately $182.0 million as of December 31, 2014 and by approximately $154.9 million as of December 31, 2013 in relation to 18 vessels, excluding the Amalia C , MSC Zebra and Niledutch Palanca which had estimated market values in excess of their carrying values as of such date. The aggregate increase in the amount by which the carrying values exceeded the estimated market values for these 21 vessels as of December 31, 2014 as compared to December 31, 2013 is attributable to the deterioration of containership values as a consequence of reduced demand for seaborne transportation of containerized cargoes due to the weak global economic environment. We believe, however, that each of these 21 vessels, 16 of which are currently under long-term time charters expiring from October 2017 through May 2021 and five of which are currently under time charters expiring from March 2015 through January 2016, will recover their carrying values through the end of their useful lives, based on their undiscounted net cash flows calculated in accordance with management's impairment assessment. We currently do not expect to sell any of these vessels, or otherwise dispose of them, significantly before the end of their estimated useful life. Other than 26 vessels which had aggregate carrying values that were $187.5 million in excess of their aggregate estimated market values as of December 31, 2013, which included the 8 vessels for which we recognized an impairment charge as of December 31, 2014 as detailed in the above table, no other vessels had carrying values in excess of their estimated market values as of December 31, 2013.
        As discussed above, we believe that the appropriate historical period to use as a benchmark for impairment testing of our vessels is the most recent 10 years, to the extent available, as such averages take into account the volatility and cyclicality of the market and we generally do not consider charter market rates over a short historical period to be a reliable indicator of the future revenues to be earned by our vessels or their potential impairment. Charter rates are, however, subject to change based on a variety of factors that we cannot control and we note that charter rates over the last few years have been, on average, below their ten year historical average.
        In connection with the impairment testing of our vessels as of December 31, 2014, for the 21 vessels that our internal analysis suggests that may have current market values below their carrying values, we performed a sensitivity analysis on the most sensitive and/or subjective assumption that has
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the potential to affect the outcome of the test, the projected charter rate used to forecast future cash flows for non-contracted days. The following table summarizes information about these 21 vessels, including the break even charter rates and the one-year charter rate historical average for the last 1, 3, 5, 10 and 15 years, respectively.

																						
Vessel/Year Built 	 	Break Even
re-chartering
rate(5)
($ per day)	 	Assumed
Rechartering
Rate(6)/Percentage
difference between
break even and
assumed
re-chartering
rates(7)
($ per day)/(%)	 	1 year
charter rate
historical
average of
last 1 year
($ per day)	 	1 year
charter rate
historical
average of
last 3 years
($ per day)	 	1 year
charter rate
historical
average of
last 5 years
($ per day)	 	1 year
charter rate
historical
average of
last 10 years
($ per day)	 	1 year
charter rate
historical
average of
last 15 years
($ per day)	 	
10 × 4,253 & 2 × 4,300 TEU vessels (2004 - 2009)(1)	 	 $	14,174	 	$19,079 / 25.7%	 	 $	8,597	 	 $	9,127	 	 $	13,341	 	 $	20,798	 	 $	23,120	 	
5 × 3,400 TEU vessels (2010 - 2011)(2)	 	 $	12,971	 	$17,000 / 23.7%	 	 $	7,631	 	 $	7,981	 	 $	10,944	 	 $	17,537	 	 $	19,446	 	
1 × 3,430 TEU geared vessel (2001)(3)	 	 $	11,862	 	$13,323 / 11.0%	 	 $	8,222	 	 $	8,603	 	 $	11,829	 	 $	18,935	 	 $	20,997	 	
2 × 2,500 TEU & 1 × 2,600 TEU geared vessels (1998 - 2001)(4)	 	 $	11,218	 	$11,992 / 6.5%	 	 $	7,245	 	 $	7,436	 	 $	9,373	 	 $	15,610	 	 $	17,242	 	

(1)
Six of our 4,253 TEU containerships are under long-term time charter contracts with ZIM Integrated Shipping Services with the earliest expiration dates of the charters being as follows: the ZIM Rio Grande , on May 20, 2020, the ZIM Sao Paolo, on August 8, 2020, the OOCL Istanbul , on September 19, 2020, the ZIM Monaco , on November 18, 2020, the OOCL Novorossiysk , on February 14, 2021 and the ZIM Luanda , on May 12, 2021. Two of our 4,253 containerships are under long-term time charter contracts with Yang Ming with the earliest expiration dates of the charters being as follows: the YM Seattle , on July 10, 2019 and the Vancouver , on September 27, 2019. One of our 4,253 TEU containership is under short-term time charter contract with CMA CGM with the earliest expiration date of the Derby D , on January 22, 2016. One of our 4,253 TEU containership is under short-term time charter contract with Yang Ming with the earliest expiration date of the Deva , on May 24, 2015. Two of our 4,300 TEU containerships are under long-term time charter contracts with Yang Ming with the earliest expiration dates of the charters being as follows: the SNL Colombo , on March 5, 2019 and the YM Singapore , on October 28, 2019.

(2)
Our five 3,400 TEU containerships are under long-term time charter contracts with Hanjin with the earliest expiration dates of the charters being as follows: the Hanjin Buenos Aires , on March 27, 2020, the Hanjin Santos, on May 6, 2020, the Hanjin Versailles , on August 11, 2020, the Hanjin Algeciras , on November 28, 2020, the Hanjin Constantza , on February 15, 2021.

(3)
Our one 3,430 TEU containership is under short-term time charter contract with CMA CGM with the earliest expiration date of the charter of the Dimitris C , on September 14, 2015.

(4)
One 2,500 TEU containership is under short-term time charter contract with CMA CGM with the earliest expiration date of the Amalia C , on March 26, 2015. One 2,500 TEU containership is under short-term time charter contract with Niledutch with the earliest expiration date of the Niledutch Palanca , on August 3, 2015. One 2,600 TEU containership is under long-term time charter contract with MSC with the earliest expiration date of the MSC Zebra , on October 30, 2017.

(5)
The break even re-chartering rate is the charter rate that if used in step one of the impairment testing will result in the undiscounted total cash flows being equal to the carrying value of the vessel. The use of charter rates below the break even re-chartering rate would trigger step two of the impairment testing that would result in the recording of an aggregate impairment loss of $182.0 million as of December 31, 2014.

(6)
Re-chartering rate used in our impairment testing as of December 31, 2014, to estimate the revenues for the remaining life of the respective vessels after the expiration of their existing charter contracts.

(7)
The variance in percentage points of the break even re-chartering rate per day compared to the per day re-chartering assumption used in Step 1 of the Company's impairment testing analysis.
        If we had used the historical average one-year charter rates for the last 10 or 15 years, the results of our 2014 impairment testing on all vessel categories discussed on the above table would not have been impacted, as the cash flow forecasts would still result in each vessel's carrying cost being recovered. If, however, historical average one-year charter rates for the last 1, 3, or 5 years had been used in the cash flow forecasts of our ten 4,253 TEU and two 4,300 TEU vessels, five 3,400 TEU vessels, one 3,430 TEU geared vessel, one 2,600 TEU geared vessel and two 2,500 TEU geared vessels, then the carrying values of the respective vessels, which are currently under time charters expiring from
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March 2015 through May 2021, would not have been recovered. As noted above, we believe that the appropriate historical period to be used as a reference for the purposes of impairment testing of these vessels should be over 10 years as such averages take into account the volatility and cyclicality of the market. Additionally, on the premise of a 30 year useful life, given that these vessels will have a remaining life above 10 years when they come off charter, the historical 10 year average is considered by the management as the most reasonable reference point when assessing the earnings generation potential of these vessels during their remaining life after expiry of their current charters.
        We also performed a sensitivity analysis on the other 26 vessels identified as having current market values exceeding their carrying values, which indicated that if we had used the historical average one-year charter rates for corresponding size vessels (for our five 13,100 TEU vessels, rates for 9,500 to 10,100 TEU vessels were used for purposes of this sensitivity analysis) for the most recent 1, 3 or 5 year periods, the cash flow forecasts would still have resulted in each vessel's carrying cost being recovered for all vessels. The break even re-chartering rates for all 26 vessels ranged from zero, in two cases, and otherwise, from $11,940 to $15,230 per day. We believe that each of these 26 vessels, which had an average remaining useful life of 25 years, an average remaining charter duration of 7 years and an average useful life after the end of their current charters of 18 years, can be reasonably anticipated to recover their carrying values through the end of their useful lives. Furthermore, as discussed above, the Company's internal analysis suggested that each of these vessels had a market value in excess of its carrying value as of December 31, 2014.
 Recent Accounting Pronouncements
        In May 2014, the FASB issued No. ASU 2014-09 "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" clarifying the method used to determine the timing and requirements for revenue recognition on the statements of comprehensive income. Under the new standard, an entity must identify the performance obligations in a contract, the transaction price and allocate the price to specific performance obligations to recognize the revenue when the obligation is completed. The amendments in this update also require disclosure of sufficient information to allow users to understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flow arising from contracts. The new accounting guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently reviewing the effect of ASU No. 2014-09 on its revenue recognition.
Item 6.    Directors, Senior Management and Employees
        The following table sets forth, as of February 27, 2015, information for each of our directors and executive officers.

						
Name 	 	Age	 	Position	
Dr. John Coustas	 	 	59	 	President and CEO and Class I Director	
Iraklis Prokopakis	 	 	64	 	Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer and Class II Director	
Evangelos Chatzis	 	 	42	 	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary	
Dimitris Vastarouchas	 	 	47	 	Deputy Chief Operating Officer	
George Economou	 	 	62	 	Class II Director	
Myles R. Itkin	 	 	67	 	Class I Director	
Miklós Konkoly-Thege	 	 	72	 	Class III Director	
Robert A. Mundell	 	 	83	 	Class I Director	
William Repko	 	 	65	 	Class II Director	
        The term of our Class I directors expires in 2015, the term of our Class II directors expires in 2017 and the term of our Class III directors expires in 2016. Certain biographical information about each of these individuals is set forth below.
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         Dr. John Coustas is our President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors. Dr. Coustas has over 30 years of experience in the shipping industry. Dr. Coustas assumed management of our company in 1987 from his father, Dimitris Coustas, who founded Danaos Shipping in 1972, and has been responsible for our corporate strategy and the management of our affairs since that time. Dr. Coustas is also a member of the board of directors of Danaos Management Consultants, the Union of Greek Shipowners and the Cyprus Union of Shipowners and President of HELMEPA (Hellenic Maritime Protection Agency), as well as Deputy Chairman of the board of directors of The Swedish Club. Dr. Coustas holds a degree in Marine Engineering from National Technical University of Athens as well as a Master's degree in Computer Science and a Ph.D in Computer Controls from Imperial College, London.
         Iraklis Prokopakis is our Senior Vice President, Treasurer, Chief Operating Officer and a member of our board of directors. Mr. Prokopakis joined us in 1998 and has over 37 years of experience in the shipping industry. Prior to entering the shipping industry, Mr. Prokopakis was a captain in the Hellenic Navy. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Portsmouth University in the United Kingdom, a Master's degree in Naval Architecture and a Ship Risk Management Diploma from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States and a post-graduate diploma in business studies from the London School of Economics. Mr. Prokopakis also has a Certificate in Operational Audit of Banks from the Management Center Europe in Brussels and a Safety Risk Management Certificate from Det Norske Veritas. He is a member of the Board of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping and the Owners' Committee of the Korean Register of Shipping.
         Evangelos Chatzis is our Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. Mr. Chatzis has been with Danaos Corporation since 2005 and has over 20 years of experience in corporate finance and the shipping industry. During his years with Danaos he has been actively engaged in the company's initial public offering in the United States and has led a variety of projects, the latest being the successfully concluded comprehensive financing plan of the company. Throughout his career he has developed considerable experience in operations, corporate finance, treasury and risk management and international business structuring. Prior to joining Danaos, Evangelos was the Chief Financial Officer of Globe Group of Companies, a public company in Greece engaged in a diverse scope of activities including dry bulk shipping, the textile industry, food production & distribution and real estate. During his years with Globe Group, he was involved in mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and privatizations. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the London School of Economics, a Master's of Science degree in Shipping & Finance from City University Cass Business School, as well as a post-graduate diploma in Shipping Risk Management from IMD Business School.
         Dimitris Vastarouchas is our Deputy Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Vastarouchas has been the Technical Manager of our Manager since 2005 and has over 18 years of experience in the shipping industry. Mr. Vastarouchas initially joined our Manager in 1995 and prior to becoming Technical Manager he was the New Buildings Projects and Site Manager, under which capacity he supervised newbuilding projects in Korea for 4,250, 5,500 and 8,500 TEU containerships. He holds a degree in Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Certificates & Licenses of expertise in the fields of Aerodynamics (C.I.T.), Welding (CSWIP), Marine Coating (FROSIO) and Insurance (North of England P&I). He is also a qualified auditor by Net Norske Veritas.
         George Economou has been a member of our board of directors since 2010. Mr. Economou has over 38 years of experience in the maritime industry. Mr. Economou began his career in 1976 and worked in shipping companies mostly in New York before starting his own company in 1986. Between 1986 and 1991, he invested and participated in the formation of numerous individual shipping companies and in 1991 he founded Cardiff Marine Inc., Group of Companies. He has served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dryships Inc. since its incorporation in 2004. He successfully took the company public in February 2005, on NASDAQ under the trading symbol: DRYS.
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Mr. Economou has overseen the company's growth into the largest US listed dry bulk company in fleet size and revenue and the second largest Panamax owner in the world. The company subsequently invested and developed Ocean Rig UDW, an owner of rigs and ships involved in ultra deep water drilling, which is also trading on NASDAQ under the trading symbol: ORIG. Mr. Economou is a board member of the Union of Greek Shipowners. Mr. Economou is also a member of ABS Council, Intertanko Hellenic Shipping Forum and Lloyds Register Hellenic Advisory Committee. Mr. Economou is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and holds both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering and a Master of Science in Shipping and Shipbuilding Management.
         Myles R. Itkin has been a member of our board of directors since 2006. Mr. Itkin was the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. ("OSG"), in which capacities he served, with the exception of a promotion from Senior Vice President to Executive Vice President in 2006, from 1995 to 2013, at which time he retired. Prior to joining OSG in June 1995, Mr. Itkin was employed by Alliance Capital Management L.P. as Senior Vice President of Finance. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Finance at Northwest Airlines, Inc. On November 14, 2012, OSG filed voluntary petitions for reorganization for itself and 180 of its subsidiaries under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Mr. Itkin joined the board of directors of the U.K. P&I Club in 2006. Mr. Itkin holds a Bachelor's degree from Cornell University and an MBA from New York University.
         Miklós Konkoly-Thege has been a member of our board of directors since 2006. Mr. Konkoly-Thege began at Det Norske Veritas ("DNV"), a ship classification society, in 1984. From 1984 through 2002, Mr. Konkoly-Thege served in various capacities with DNV including Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Controller, Head of Corporate Management Staff and Head of Business Areas. Mr. Konkoly-Thege became President and Chairman of the Executive Board of DNV in 2002 and served in that capacity until his retirement in May 2006. Mr. Konkoly-Thege is a member of the board of directors of Wilhelmsen Maritime Services Holding AS and Stena Hungary Holding KFT. Mr. Konkoly-Thege holds a Master of Science degree in civil engineering from Technische Universität Hannover, Germany and an MBA from the University of Minnesota.
         Dr. Robert A. Mundell has been a member of our board of directors since 2006. Dr. Mundell is the University Professor of Economics at Columbia University. Dr. Mundell's principal occupation since 1967 has been as a member of the faculty of Columbia University. Dr. Mundell served as a member of the board of directors of Olympus Corporation from 2005 to 2008. Since 2003, Dr. Mundell has also served as Chairman of the Word Executive Institute in Beijing, China. He has been an adviser to a number of international agencies and organizations including the United Nations, the IMF, the World Bank, the Government of Canada, several governments in Latin America and Europe, the Federal Reserve Board and the U.S. Treasury. In 1999 Dr. Mundell received the Nobel Prize in Economics. Dr. Mundell holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of British Columbia, a Master's degree from the University of Washington and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
         William Repko has been a member of our board of directors since July 2014. Mr. Repko has nearly 40 years of investing, finance and restructuring experience. Mr. Repko retired from Evercore Partners in February 2014 where he had served as a senior advisor, senior managing director and was a co-founder of the firm's Restructuring and Debt Capital Markets Group since September 2005. Prior to joining Evercore Partners Inc., Mr. Repko served as chairman and head of the Restructuring Group at J.P. Morgan Chase, a leading investment banking firm, where he focused on providing comprehensive solutions to clients' liquidity and reorganization challenges. In 1973, Mr. Repko joined Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, a commercial bank, which after a series of mergers became part of J.P. Morgan Chase. Mr. Repko has been named to the Turnaround Management Association (TMA)-sponsored Turnaround, Restructuring and Distressed Investing Industry Hall of Fame. Mr. Repko has served on the Board of Directors of Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (SCM:NYSE) since 2012
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and is Chairman of its Compensation Committee and serves on the Audit Committee. Mr. Repko received his B.S. in Finance from Lehigh University.
 Compensation of Directors and Senior Management
        Non-executive directors receive annual fees of $70,000 per annum beginning January 1, 2015 (previously $62,500 per annum), plus reimbursement for their out-of-pocket expenses, which amounts are payable at the election of each non-executive director in cash or stock as described below under "—Equity Compensation Plan." We do not have service contracts with any of our directors. Prior to 2013, when we ceased to directly employ and compensate our executive officers, as described below, we had employment agreements with two directors who are also executive officers of our company.
        Beginning on January 1, 2013, we ceased to directly employ and compensate our executive officers and our manager began to provide us with the services of our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Operating Officer. In 2014 and 2013 we paid our manager a fee of €1.47 million ($1.92 million) and €1.4 million ($1.86 million), respectively, for such services. We paid €1.36 million ($1.77 million) in aggregate compensation to these executive officers during the year ended December 31, 2012. We will also pay any incentive compensation our board of directors determines, in its sole discretion, is payable for the services of such officers. Our executive officers remain eligible, in the discretion of our board of directors and compensation committee, for restricted stock, stock options or other awards under our equity compensation plan, which is described below under "—Equity Compensation Plan."
        We will reimburse our manager for any severance payable to our executive officers. Such severance payments for termination without "cause" or for "good reason" generally equal (i) two times the executive officer's annual salary plus bonus (based on an average of the prior three years), including the value on the date of grant of any equity grants made under our equity compensation plan during that three-year period (which, for stock options, will be the Black- Scholes value), as well as continued benefits, if any, for 24 months or (ii) if such termination without cause or for good reason occurs within two years of a "change of control" of our company the greater of (a) the amount calculated as described in clause (i) but changing the multiple from two to three and (b) a specified dollar amount for each executive officer (approximately €4.2 million in the aggregate for all executive officers), as well as continued benefits, if any, for 36 months.
 Employees
        From January 1, 2013, our Manager began to provide us with the services of our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Operating Officer under our Management Agreement, Danaos Shipping, and prior to that time were directly employed by us, other than our Deputy Chief Operating Officer with whom we previously had a services agreement. Approximately 1,287 officers and crew members served on board the vessels we own as of December 31, 2014, but are employed by our manager. Crew wages and other related expenses are paid by our manager and our manager is reimbursed by us.
 Share Ownership
        The common stock beneficially owned by our directors and executive officers and/or companies affiliated with these individuals is disclosed in "Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions" below.
 Board of Directors
        At December 31, 2014 and February 27, 2015, we had seven members on our board of directors. The board of directors may change the number of directors to not less than two, nor more than 15, by
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a vote of a majority of the entire board. Each director is elected to serve until the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, except in the event of death, resignation or removal. A vacancy on the board created by death, resignation, removal (which may only be for cause), or failure of the stockholders to elect the entire class of directors to be elected at any election of directors or for any other reason, may be filled only by an affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, at any special meeting called for that purpose or at any regular meeting of the board of directors.
        In accordance with the terms of the August 6, 2010 subscription agreement between Sphinx Investments Corp. and us, we have agreed to nominate Mr. Economou or such other person, in each case who shall be acceptable to us, designated by Sphinx Investments Corp., for election by our stockholders to the Board of Directors at each annual meeting of stockholders at which the term of Mr. Economou or such other director so designated expires, so long as such investor beneficially owns a specified minimum amount of our common stock. We have been informed that our largest stockholder, a family trust established by Dr. John Coustas, and Dr. John Coustas have agreed to vote all of the shares of common stock they own, or over which they have voting control, in favor of any such nominee standing for election.
        During the year ended December 31, 2014, the board of directors held seven meetings. Each director attended all of the meetings of the board of directors and of the committees of which the director was a member, other than Mr. Mundell who attended two of the seven meetings of the Board and one of the three meetings of the Nominating Committee, Mr. Economou who attended two of the seven meetings of the Board and Mr. Fogarty who attended three of the four meetings of the Board that took place prior to his departure. Our board of directors has determined that each of Messrs. Economou, Itkin, Konkoly-Thege, Repko, Dr. Mundell and Andrew Fogarty was independent (within the requirements of the NYSE and SEC). Mr. Andrew Fogarty departed the board of directors after not standing for re-election at our July 2014 annual shareholders meeting.
        To promote open discussion among the independent directors, those directors met, in 2014, four times in regularly scheduled and two times in ad hoc executive sessions without participation of our company's management and will continue to do so in 2015. Mr. Myles Itkin served as the presiding director for purposes of these meetings. Stockholders who wish to send communications on any topic to the board of directors or to the independent directors as a group, or to the presiding director, Mr. Myles Itkin, may do so by writing to our Secretary, Mr. Evangelos Chatzis, Danaos Corporation, c/o Danaos Shipping Co. Ltd., 14 Akti Kondyli, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece.
 Corporate Governance
        The board of directors and our company's management has engaged in an ongoing review of our corporate governance practices in order to oversee our compliance with the applicable corporate governance rules of the New York Stock Exchange and the SEC.
        We have adopted a number of key documents that are the foundation of its corporate governance, including:
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a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for officers and employees; 

•
a Code of Conduct for the chief executive officer and senior financial officers; 

•
a Code of Ethics for directors; 

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a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter; 

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a Compensation Committee Charter; and 

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        These documents and other important information on our governance, including the board of director's Corporate Governance Guidelines, are posted on the Danaos Corporation website, and may be viewed at http://www.danaos.com . We will also provide a paper copy of any of these documents upon the written request of a stockholder. Stockholders may direct their requests to the attention of our Secretary, Mr. Evangelos Chatzis, Danaos Corporation, c/o Danaos Shipping Co. Ltd., 14 Akti Kondyli, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece.
 Committees of the Board of Directors
        We are a "controlled company" within the meaning of the New York Stock Exchange corporate governance standards. Pursuant to certain exceptions for foreign private issuers and controlled companies, we are not required to comply with certain of the corporate governance practices followed by U.S. and non-controlled companies under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards. We comply fully with the New York Stock Exchange corporate governance rules applicable to both U.S. and foreign private issuers that are "controlled companies," however, as permitted for controlled companies, one member of the compensation committee is a non-independent director and, in accordance with Marshall Islands law, we obtained board of director approval but not shareholder approval for our August 2010 common stock sale. See "Item 16G. Corporate Governance."
 Audit Committee
        Our audit committee consists of Myles R. Itkin (chairman), Miklós Konkoly-Thege and William Repko. Our board of directors has determined that Mr. Itkin qualifies as an audit committee "financial expert," as such term is defined in Regulation S-K. The audit committee is responsible for (1) the hiring, termination and compensation of the independent auditors and approving any non-audit work performed by such auditor, (2) approving the overall scope of the audit, (3) assisting the board in monitoring the integrity of our financial statements, the independent accountant's qualifications and independence, the performance of the independent accountants and our internal audit function and our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (4) annually reviewing an independent auditors' report describing the auditing firms' internal quality-control procedures, any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the auditing firm, (5) discussing the annual audited financial and quarterly statements with management and the independent auditor, (6) discussing earnings press releases, as well as financial information and earning guidance, (7) discussing policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management, (8) meeting separately, periodically, with management, internal auditors and the independent auditor, (9) reviewing with the independent auditor any audit problems or difficulties and management's response, (10) setting clear hiring policies for employees or former employees of the independent auditors, (11) annually reviewing the adequacy of the audit committee's written charter, (12) handling such other matters that are specifically delegated to the audit committee by the board of directors from time to time, (13) reporting regularly to the full board of directors and (14) evaluating the board of directors' performance. During 2014, there were five meetings of the audit committee.
 Compensation Committee
        Our compensation committee consists of Miklós Konkoly-Thege (chairman); Iraklis Prokopakis and William Repko. The compensation committee is responsible for (1) reviewing key employee compensation policies, plans and programs, (2) reviewing and approving the compensation of our chief executive officer and other executive officers, (3) developing and recommending to the board of directors compensation for board members, (4) reviewing and approving employment contracts and other similar arrangements between us and our executive officers, (5) reviewing and consulting with the chief executive officer on the selection of officers and evaluation of executive performance and other related matters, (6) administration of stock plans and other incentive compensation plans,
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(7) overseeing compliance with any applicable compensation reporting requirements of the SEC, (8) retaining consultants to advise the committee on executive compensation practices and policies and (9) handling such other matters that are specifically delegated to the compensation committee by the board of directors from time to time. During 2014, there were two tmeetings of the compensation committee.
 Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
        Our nominating and corporate governance committee consists of Myles R. Itkin (chairman), Robert A. Mundell and Iraklis Prokopakis. The nominating and corporate governance committee is responsible for (1) developing and recommending criteria for selecting new directors, (2) screening and recommending to the board of directors individuals qualified to become executive officers, (3) overseeing evaluations of the board of directors, its members and committees of the board of directors and (4) handling such other matters that are specifically delegated to the nominating and corporate governance committee by the board of directors from time to time. During 2014, there were three meetings of the nominating and corporate governance committee.
 Equity Compensation Plan
        We have adopted an equity compensation plan, which we refer to as the Plan. The Plan is generally administered by the compensation committee of our board of directors, except that the full board may act at any time to administer the Plan, and authority to administer any aspect of the Plan may be delegated by our board of directors or by the compensation committee to an executive officer or to any other person. The Plan allows the plan administrator to grant awards of shares of our common stock or the right to receive or purchase shares of our common stock (including options to purchase common stock, restricted stock and stock units, bonus stock, performance stock, and stock appreciation rights) to our employees, directors or other persons or entities providing significant services to us or our subsidiaries, including employees of our manager, and also provides the plan administrator with the authority to reprice outstanding stock options or other awards. The actual terms of an award, including the number of shares of common stock relating to the award, any exercise or purchase price, any vesting, forfeiture or transfer restrictions, the time or times of exercisability for, or delivery of, shares of common stock, will be determined by the plan administrator and set forth in a written award agreement with the participant. Any options granted under the Plan will be accounted for in accordance with accounting guidance for share-based compensation.
        The aggregate number of shares of our common stock for which awards may be granted under the Plan cannot exceed 6% of the number of shares of our common stock issued and outstanding at the time any award is granted. Awards made under the Plan that have been forfeited (including our repurchase of shares of common stock subject to an award for the price, if any, paid to us for such shares of common stock, or for their par value) or cancelled or have expired, will not be treated as having been granted for purposes of the preceding sentence.
        The Plan requires that the plan administrator make an equitable adjustment to the number, kind and exercise price per share of awards in the event of our recapitalization, reorganization, merger, spin-off, share exchange, dividend of common stock, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction or event. In addition, the plan administrator will be permitted to make adjustments to the terms and conditions of any awards in recognition of any unusual or nonrecurring events. Unless otherwise set forth in an award agreement, any awards outstanding under the Plan will vest upon a "change of control," as defined in the Plan. Our board of directors may, at any time, alter, amend, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan, except that any amendment will be subject to the approval of our stockholders if required by applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule and that, without the consent of the affected participant under the Plan, no action may materially impair the rights of such
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participant under any awards outstanding under the Plan. The Plan will automatically terminate ten years after it has been most recently approved by our stockholders.
        As of December 12, 2011, we granted 555,000 restricted shares of common stock to the executive officers of the Company, and recorded in "General and Administrative Expenses" an expense of $2.0 million, representing the fair value of the stock granted as at the date of grant. These shares may not be transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of (other than for estate planning purposes in accordance with the Plan) until the earlier to occur of (i) the third anniversary of the date of grant and (ii) the average per share closing price of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange (or any other securities exchange on which the Common Stock may be listed) for any period of fifteen (15) consecutive trading days equals or exceeds $7.00 per share.
        As of April 18, 2008, the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee approved incentive compensation of the 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 under its 2006 equity compensation plan 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.As of December 10, 2014, the Company granted 115,185 shares to certain employees of the Manager and recorded in "General and Administrative Expenses" an expense of $0.6 million representing the fair value of the stock granted as at the date of grant, which will be issued in 2015 to be distributed to the employees of the Manager in settlement of the shares granted in 2014. As of December 12, 2013, the Company granted 16,066 shares to certain employees of the Manager and recorded in "General and Administrative Expenses" an expense of $0.75 million representing the fair value of the stock granted as at the date of grant, which were issued in 2014 and distributed to the employees of the Manager in settlement of the shares granted in 2013. As of December 12, 2012, the Company granted 35,101 shares to certain employees of the Manager and recorded in "General and Administrative Expenses" an expense of $0.1 million representing the fair value of the stock granted as at the date of grant, which were issued in 2013 and distributed to the employees of the Manager in settlement of the shares granted in 2012. Refer to Note 21, Stock Based Compensation, in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere herein.
        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 2014 and 2013, none of the directors elected to receive in Company shares his compensation. During 2012, one director elected to receive in Company shares 50% of his compensation and one director elected to receive in Company shares 100% of his compensation only for the first quarter of 2012. On the last business day of each quarter of 2014, 2013 and 2012, rights to receive nil, nil and 13,613 shares in aggregate for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, were credited to the Director's Share Payment Account. As of December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively nil, nil and $0.05 million were reported in "Additional Paid-in Capital" in respect of these rights. Following December 31 of each year, the Company delivers to each Director the number of shares represented by the rights credited to their Share Payment Account during the preceding calendar year. The Company issued 13,613 new shares of common stock
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in 2013, which were distributed to its directors in settlement of the shares granted in 2012. Refer to Note 21, Stock Based Compensation, in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere herein.
Item 7.    Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions
 Related Party Transactions
 Management Affiliations
        Danaos Shipping Co. Ltd., which we refer to as our Manager, is ultimately owned by Danaos Investments Limited as Trustee of the 883 Trust, which we refer to as the Coustas Family Trust. Danaos Investments Limited is the trustee of the Coustas Family Trust, of which Dr. Coustas and other members of the Coustas family are beneficiaries. Dr. Coustas has certain powers to remove and replace Danaos Investments Limited as Trustee of the 883 Trust. The Coustas Family Trust is also our largest stockholder, owning approximately 61.8% of our outstanding common stock as of February 27, 2015. Our Manager has provided services to our vessels since 1972 and continues to provide technical, administrative and certain commercial services which support our business, as well as comprehensive ship management services such as technical supervision and commercial management, including chartering our vessels pursuant to a management agreement which was amended and restated as of December 31, 2014. From January 1, 2013, our Manager also provides us with the services of our executive officers.
        Management fees in respect of continuing operations under our management agreement amounted to approximately $16.3 million in 2014, $15.0 million in 2013 and $15.0 million in 2012. The related expenses are shown under "General and administrative expenses" on the Statement of Operations. We pay monthly advances in regard to the next month vessels' operating expenses. These prepaid monthly expenses are presented in our consolidated balance sheet under "Due from related parties" and totaled $10.6 million and $14.5 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
 Management Agreement
        Under our management agreement, our Manager is responsible for providing us with technical, administrative and certain commercial services, which include the following:
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technical services , which include managing day-to-day vessel operations, performing general vessel maintenance, ensuring regulatory compliance and compliance with the law of the flag of each vessel and of the places where the vessel operates, ensuring classification society compliance, supervising the maintenance and general efficiency of vessels, arranging the hire of qualified officers and crew, training, transportation, insurance of the crew (including processing all claims), performing normally scheduled drydocking and general and routine repairs, arranging insurance for vessels (including marine hull and machinery, protection and indemnity and risks insurance), purchasing stores, supplies, spares, lubricating oil and maintenance capital expenditures for vessels, appointing supervisors and technical consultants and providing technical support, shoreside support, shipyard supervision, and attending to all other technical matters necessary to run our business; 

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administrative services , which include, in each direction of our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, assistance with the maintenance of our corporate books and records, payroll services, assistance with the preparation of our tax returns and financial statements, assistance with corporate and regulatory compliance matters not related to our vessels, procuring legal and accounting services (including the preparation of all necessary budgets for submission to us), assistance in complying with United States and other relevant securities laws, human resources, cash management and bookkeeping services, development and
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monitoring of internal audit controls, disclosure controls and information technology, assistance with all regulatory and reporting functions and obligations, furnishing any reports or financial information that might be requested by us and other non-vessel related administrative services, assistance with office space, providing legal and financial compliance services, overseeing banking services (including the opening, closing, operation and management of all of our accounts including making deposits and withdrawals reasonably necessary for the management of our business and day-to-day operations), arranging general insurance and director and officer liability insurance (at our expense), providing all administrative services required for subsequent debt and equity financings and attending to all other administrative matters necessary to ensure the professional management of our business (our Manager provides these administrative services at its own cost and in return therefore receives the commercial, technical and administrative services fees); and
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commercial services , which include chartering our vessels, assisting in our chartering, locating, purchasing, financing and negotiating the purchase and sale of our vessels, supervising the design and construction of newbuildings, and such other commercial services as we may reasonably request from time to time (our Manager provides these commercial services at its own cost and in return therefore receives the commercial, technical and administrative services fees).
 Reporting Structure
        Our Manager reports to us and our Board of Directors through our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, each of which is appointed by our board of directors. Under our management agreement, our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer may direct the Manager to remove and replace any officer or any person who serves as the head of a business unit of our Manager. Furthermore, our Manager will not remove any person serving as an officer or senior manager without the prior written consent of our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
 Compensation of Our Manager
        The fees payable to our manager for each renewal period under our management agreement are adjusted by agreement between us and our manager. For 2015 we will pay our manager the following fees: (i) a fee of $850 per day, (ii) a fee of $425 per vessel per day for vessels on bareboat charter, pro rated for the number of calendar days we own each vessel, (iii) a fee of $850 per vessel per day for vessels other than those on bareboat charter, pro rated for the number of calendar days we own each vessel, (iv) a fee of 1.25% on all freight, charter hire, ballast bonus and demurrage for each vessel, (v) a fee of 0.5% based on the contract price of any vessel bought or sold by it on our behalf, excluding newbuilding contracts, and (vi) a flat fee of $725,000 per newbuilding vessel, if any, which we capitalize, for the on premises supervision of any newbuilding contracts by selected engineers and others of its staff. We believe these fees are no more than the rates we would need to pay an unaffiliated third party to provide us with these management services.
        In addition, on January 1, 2013, our manager began to provide us with the services of our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Operating Officer. For these services we paid our manager a fee of €1.47 million, ($1.92 million) in 2014 and €1.4 million ($1.86 million) in 2013. As described above under "Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees-Compensation of Directors and Senior Management," we will also reimburse our Manager for any severance payable to such executive officers. Previously, we had directly compensated and employed, other than our Deputy Chief Operating Officer with whom we had a services agreement, our executive officers.
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        We also advance, on a monthly basis, all technical vessel operating expenses with respect to each vessel in our fleet to enable our Manager to arrange for the payment of such expenses on our behalf. To the extent the amounts advanced are greater or less than the actual vessel operating expenses of our fleet for a quarter, our Manager or us, as the case may be, will pay the other the difference at the end of such quarter, although our Manager may instead choose to credit such amount against future vessel operating expenses to be advanced for future quarters.
 Term and Termination Rights
        The initial term of the management agreement expired on December 31, 2008. The management agreement now automatically renews for one-year periods and will be extended, unless we give 12-months' written notice of non-renewal and subject to the termination rights described below, in additional one-year increments until December 31, 2020, at which point the agreement will expire.
        Our Manager's Termination Rights.     Our Manager may terminate the management agreement prior to the end of its term in the two following circumstances:
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if any moneys payable by us shall not have been paid within 60 business days of payment having been demanded in writing; or 

•
if at any time we materially breach the agreement and the matter is unresolved within 60 days after we are given written notice from our Manager.
        Our Termination Rights.     We may terminate the management agreement prior to the end of its term in the two following circumstances upon providing the respective notice:
•
if at any time our Manager neglects or fails to perform its principal duties and obligations in any material respect and the matter is unresolved within 20 days after our Manager receives written notice of such neglect or failure from us; or 

•
if any moneys payable by the Manager under or pursuant to the management agreement are not promptly paid or accounted for in full within 10 business days by the Manager in accordance with the provisions of the management agreement.
        We also may terminate the management agreement immediately under any of the following circumstances:
•
if either we or our Manager ceases to conduct business, or all or substantially all of the properties or assets of either such party is sold, seized or appropriated; 

•
if either we or our Manager files a petition under any bankruptcy law, makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, seeks relief under any law for the protection of debtors or adopts a plan of liquidation, or if a petition is filed against us or our Manager seeking to declare us or it an insolvent or bankrupt and such petition is not dismissed or stayed within 40 business days of its filing, or if our Company or the Manager admits in writing its insolvency or its inability to pay its debts as they mature, or if an order is made for the appointment of a liquidator, manager, receiver or trustee of our Company or the Manager of all or a substantial part of its assets, or if an encumbrancer takes possession of or a receiver or trustee is appointed over the whole or any part of the Manager's or our Company's undertaking, property or assets or if an order is made or a resolution is passed for our Manager's or our winding up; 

•
if a distress, execution, sequestration or other process is levied or enforced upon or sued out against our Manager's property which is not discharged within 20 business days; 

•
if the Manager ceases or threatens to cease wholly or substantially to carry on its business otherwise than for the purpose of a reconstruction or amalgamation without insolvency previously approved by us; or
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if either our Manager or we are prevented from performing any obligations under the management agreement by any cause whatsoever of any nature or kind beyond the reasonable control of us or our Manager respectively for a period of two consecutive months or more.
        In addition, we may terminate any applicable ship management agreement in any of the following circumstances:
•
if we or any subsidiary of ours ceases to be the owner of the vessel covered by such ship management agreement by reason of a sale thereof, or if we or any subsidiary of ours ceases to be registered as the owner of the vessel covered by such ship management agreement; 

•
if a vessel becomes an actual or constructive or compromised or arranged total loss or an agreement has been reached with the insurance underwriters in respect of the vessel's constructive, compromised or arranged total loss or if such agreement with the insurance underwriters is not reached or it is adjudged by a competent tribunal that a constructive loss of the vessel has occurred; 

•
if the vessel covered by such ship management agreement is requisitioned for title or any other compulsory acquisition of the vessel occurs, otherwise than by requisition by hire; or 

•
if the vessel covered by such ship management agreement is captured, seized, detained or confiscated by any government or persons acting or purporting to act on behalf of any government and is not released from such capture, seizure, detention or confiscation within 20 business days.
 Non-competition
        Our Manager has agreed that, during the term of the management agreement, it will not provide any management services to any other entity without our prior written approval, other than with respect to entities controlled by Dr. Coustas, our Chief Executive Officer, which do not operate within the containership (larger than 2,500 twenty foot equivalent units, or TEUs) or drybulk sectors of the shipping industry or in the circumstances described below. Dr. Coustas does not currently control any such vessel-owning entity or have an equity interest in any such entity, other than Castella Shipping Inc., owner of one 1,700 TEU vessel. Dr. Coustas has also personally agreed to the same restrictions on the provision, directly or indirectly, of management services during this period. In addition, our Chief Executive Officer (other than in his capacities with us) and our Manager have separately agreed not, during the term of our management agreement and for one year thereafter, to engage, directly or indirectly, in (i) the ownership or operation of containerships of larger than 2,500 TEUs or (ii) the ownership or operation of any drybulk carriers or (iii) the acquisition of or investment in any business involved in the ownership or operation of containerships larger than 2,500 TEUs or drybulk carriers. Notwithstanding these restrictions, if our independent directors decline the opportunity to acquire any such containerships or drybulk carriers or to acquire or invest in any such business, our Chief Executive Officer will have the right to make, directly or indirectly, any such acquisition or investment during the four-month period following such decision by our independent directors, so long as such acquisition or investment is made on terms no more favorable than those offered to us. In this case, our Chief Executive Officer and our Manager will be permitted to provide management services to such vessels.
        Because the restrictions in the Bank Agreement dated January 24, 2011 among the Company, its subsidiaries, The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC and the other financial institutions named therein, effectively prevent us from acquiring additional containerships meeting the expressed preferences of our liner company clients for newbuildings and other recently built containerships which would employ the latest energy efficient design and technology and take full advantage of the economies offered by the widening of the Panama Canal, a committee of independent directors determined that these
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restrictions will not apply, subject to the limitations described below, to containerships or drybulk carriers acquired, or whose acquisition is funded solely with equity capital committed (together with debt whenever arranged), while the restrictions in the Bank Agreement continue to apply to us in their current form. Any such containership acquisitions may not in the aggregate exceed one-third of the total assets of the Company, determined on a book value basis. The Company's vessels will also have a chartering priority over any vessels of similar TEU capacity acquired by an entity in which Dr. Coustas has a direct or indirect investment during the period of the stated restrictions in the restrictive covenant agreement with Dr. Coustas and the management fees charged to the Company under its management agreement will be no higher than the fees charged in respect of any such vessels. As of the date of this report, no vessels have been acquired pursuant to the foregoing arrangement.
        The committee of independent directors also concluded that, given the restrictions in the Bank Agreement, the Company, during the term of the Bank Agreement, could not exercise any right of first refusal afforded it under the restrictive covenant agreement as described above and therefore the parties to that agreement could acquire, operate and, under our management agreement, manage without contractual restriction any number of containerships in competition with the Company, and that the limits on the aggregate amount of containership acquisitions, a requirement for management fee parity and a right of first refusal on chartering opportunities should afford a level of competitive protection to the Company not currently available in respect of vessel acquisition opportunities declined by the Company in accordance with the terms of the restrictive covenant agreement described above. The committee also concluded that the ownership, operation or management of drybulk carriers is not complementary to the Company's current or contemplated business. In coming to its conclusion, the committee believed that this arrangement should help preserve the manager's relationship with our liner company clients and forestall our competitors' ability to capitalize on the restrictions under which we are operating because of the Bank Agreement.
 Sale of Our Manager
        Our Manager has agreed that it will not transfer, assign, sell or dispose of all or a significant portion of its business that is necessary for the services our Manager performs for us without the prior written consent of our Board of Directors. Furthermore, in the event of any proposed sale of our Manager, we have a right of first refusal to purchase our Manager. This prohibition and right of first refusal is in effect throughout the term of the management agreement and for a period of one year following the expiry or termination of the management agreement. Our Chief Executive Officer, Dr. John Coustas, or any trust established for the Coustas family (under which Dr. Coustas and/or a member of his family is a beneficiary), is required, unless we expressly permit otherwise, to own 80% of our Manager's outstanding capital stock during the term of the management agreement and 80% of the voting power of our Manager's outstanding capital stock. In the event of any breach of these requirements, we would be entitled to purchase the capital stock of our Manager owned by Dr. Coustas or any trust established for the Coustas family (under which Dr. Coustas and/or a member of his family is a beneficiary). Under the terms of certain of our financing agreements, including the Bank Agreement, the failure of our Manager to continue managing our vessels securing such agreements would constitute an event of default thereunder.
 The Swedish Club
        Dr. John Coustas, our Chief Executive Officer, is a Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Swedish Club, our primary provider of insurance, including a substantial portion of our hull & machinery, war risk and protection and indemnity insurance. During the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, we paid premiums of $8.5 million, $9.6 million and $10.4 million, respectively, to The Swedish Club under these insurance policies.
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 Danaos Management Consultants
        Our Chief Executive Officer, Dr. John Coustas, co-founded and has a 50.0% ownership interest in Danaos Management Consultants, which provides the ship management software deployed on the vessels in our fleet to our Manager on a complementary basis. Dr. Coustas does not participate in the day-to-day management of Danaos Management Consultants.
 Offices
        We occupy office space that is owned by our Manager and which is provided to us as part of the services we receive under our management agreement.
 Common Stock Sale
        On August 6, 2010, we entered into agreements with several investors to sell to them 54,054,055 shares of our 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. This equity investment satisfied a condition to the Bank Agreement and approximately $425 million of new debt financing. The purchasers of the common stock included our largest stockholder, Danaos Investments Limited as Trustee of the 883 Trust (23,945,945 shares of common stock), a family trust established by our Chief Executive Officer Dr. John Coustas, and members of his family which together invested over $100.0 million. Additional investors included our Chief Operating Officer (108,109 shares of common stock) and our former Chief Financial Officer (270,271 shares of common stock), as well as Sphinx Investments Corp. (11,471,621 shares of common stock), a private company affiliated with George Economou, and other investors.
        Following completion of the equity transaction on August 12, 2010, Mr. Economou joined the Board of Directors of the Company as an independent director in accordance with the terms of the subscription agreement between Sphinx Investments Corp. and the Company. We have agreed to nominate Mr. Economou or such other person, in each case who shall be acceptable to us, designated by Sphinx Investments Corp., for election by our stockholders to the Board of Directors at each annual meeting of stockholders at which the term of Mr. Economou or such other director so designated expires, so long as such investor beneficially owns a specified minimum amount of common stock. We have been informed that our largest stockholder, the aforementioned family trust, and Dr. John Coustas have agreed to vote all of the shares of our common stock owned by them, or over which they have voting control, in favor of any such nominee standing for election.
        We granted the investors in the equity transaction certain registration rights in respect of the common stock issued in the equity transaction. We also granted the investors in the equity transaction certain rights, in connection with any subsequent underwritten public offering that is effected at any time prior to the fifth anniversary of the registration rights agreements, to purchase from us, at the same price per share paid by investors who purchase common stock in any such offering, up to a specified portion of such common stock being issued. These rights are subject to, among other things, caps on the beneficial ownership of our common stock agreed to by certain investors in connection with the equity transaction.
 Major Stockholders
        The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of our outstanding common stock as of February 27, 2015 held by:
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each person or entity that we know beneficially owns 5% or more of our common stock; 

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each of our officers and directors; and 

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        Our major stockholders have the same voting rights as our other stockholders. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC. In general, a person who has voting power or investment power with respect to securities is treated as a beneficial owner of those securities.
        Beneficial ownership does not necessarily imply that the named person has the economic or other benefits of ownership. For purposes of this table, shares subject to options, warrants or rights or shares exercisable within 60 days of February 27, 2015 are considered as beneficially owned by the person holding those options, warrants or rights. Each stockholder is entitled to one vote for each share held. The applicable percentage of ownership of each stockholder is based on 109,764,368 shares of common stock outstanding as of February 27, 2015. Information for certain holders is based on their latest filings with the SEC or information delivered to us. Except as noted below, the address of all stockholders, officers and directors identified in the table and accompanying footnotes below is in care of our principal executive offices.

								
 	 	Number of
Shares of
Common
Stock
Owned	 	Percentage
of
Common
Stock	 	
Executive Officers and Directors:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
John Coustas(1)
 Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer	 	 	67,828,140	 	 	61.8	%	
Iraklis Prokopakis
 Director, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	 	 	471,384	 	 	*	 	
Evangelos Chatzis
 Chief Financial Officer and Secretary	 	 	125,000	 	 	*	 	
Dimitris Vastarouchas
 Deputy Chief Operating Officer	 	 	89,931	 	 	*	 	
George Economou(2)
 Director	 	 	11,471,621	 	 	10.5	%	
Myles R. Itkin
 Director	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	
Miklós Konkoly-Thege
 Director	 	 	86,966	 	 	*	 	
Robert A. Mundell
 Director	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	
William Repko
 Director	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	
5% Beneficial Owners:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Danaos Investments Limited as Trustee of the 883 Trust(2)	 	 	67,828,140	 	 	61.8	%	
Sphinx Investments Corp.(3)	 	 	11,471,621	 	 	10.5	%	
All executive officers and directors as a group (9 persons)	 	 	80,073,042	 	 	72.9	%	

*
Less than 1%.

(1)
By virtue of shares owned indirectly through Danaos Investments Limited as Trustee of the 883 Trust, which is our principal stockholder. The beneficiaries of the trust are Dr. Coustas and members of his family. Dr. Coustas has certain powers to remove and replace Danaos Investments Limited as Trustee of the 883 Trust and, accordingly, he may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over the shares of common stock owned by Danaos Investments Limited as Trustee of the 883 Trust. This does not necessarily imply economic ownership of the securities.
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Includes 67,633,140 shares which, according to a Schedule 13D jointly filed with the SEC on August 16, 2010 by Danaos Investments Limited as Trustee of the 883 Trust and John Coustas, Danaos Investments Limited as Trustee of the 883 Trust owns and has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with respect to all such shares, and 195,000 held by Danaos Investments Limited as Trustee of the 883 Trust which were granted to Dr. Coustas as an equity award in December 2011. The beneficiaries of the trust are Dr. Coustas and members of his family. Dr. Coustas has certain powers to remove and replace Danaos Investments Limited as Trustee of the 883 Trust and, accordingly, he may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over these shares of common stock. This does not necessarily imply economic ownership of the securities.

(3)
According to a Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on August 18, 2010, Sphinx Investments Corp. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Maryport Navigation Corp., a Liberian company controlled by George Economou, a member of our Board of Directors. Mr. Economou may therefore be deemed the beneficial owner of the shares held by Sphinx Investments Corp. The address of Sphinx Investments Corp. is c/o Mare Services Limited, 5/1 Merchants Street, Valletta, Malta.
        As of February 27, 2015, we had approximately six stockholders of record, four of which were located in the United States and held an aggregate of 109,559,368 shares of common stock. However, one of the United States stockholders of record is CEDEFAST, a nominee of The Depository Trust Company, which held 109,557,118 shares of our common stock. Accordingly, we believe that the shares held by CEDEFAST include shares of common stock beneficially owned by both holders in the United States and non-United States beneficial owners, including 79,858,111 shares which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by our officers and directors resident outside the United States and no shares which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by directors resident in the United States as reflected in the above table. We are not aware of any arrangements the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in our change of control.
        The Coustas Family Trust, under which our chief executive officer is a beneficiary, together with other members of the Coustas Family, owns approximately 61.8% of our outstanding common stock. This stockholder is able to control the outcome of matters on which our stockholders are entitled to vote, including the election of our entire board of directors and other significant corporate actions. Our respective lenders under our existing credit facilities covered by the Bank Agreement and the New Credit Facilities will be entitled to require us to repay in full amounts outstanding under such respective credit facilities, if, among other circumstances, Dr. Coustas ceases to be our Chief Executive Officer or, together with members of his family and trusts for the benefit thereof, ceases to collectively own over one-third of the voting interest in our outstanding capital stock or any other person or group controls more than 20.0% of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock.
        In 2011, we issued, for no additional consideration, an aggregate of 15,000,000 warrants to our lenders under the Bank Agreement and New Credit Facilities to purchase, solely on a cash-less exercise basis, an aggregate of 15,000,000 shares of our common stock, which warrants have an exercise price of $7.00 per share. All warrants will expire on January 31, 2019.
Item 8.    Financial Information
        See "Item 18. Financial Statements" below.
        Significant Changes.     No significant change has occurred since the date of the annual financial statements included in this annual report on Form 20-F.
        Legal Proceedings.     We have not been involved in any legal proceedings that we believe would have a significant effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or liquidity, and we are
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not aware of any proceedings that are pending or threatened that may have a material effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or liquidity. From time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business, principally personal injury and property casualty claims. We expect that these claims would be covered by insurance, subject to customary deductibles. However, those claims, even if lacking merit, could result in the expenditure of significant financial and managerial resources.
        Dividend Policy.     Our board of directors has determined to suspend the payment of cash dividends as a result of market conditions in the international shipping industry. Declaration and payment of any future dividend is subject to the discretion of our board of directors. In addition, under the Bank Agreement relating to various of our credit facilities other, we generally will not be permitted to pay cash dividends or repurchase shares of our capital stock through December 31, 2018, absent a substantial reduction in our leverage. We are a holding company, and we depend on the ability of our subsidiaries to distribute funds to us in order to satisfy our financial obligations and to make any dividend payments. See "Item 3. Key Information—Risk Factors—Risks Inherent in Our Business" for a discussion of the risks related to dividend payments, if any.
        After our initial public offering, we paid regular quarterly dividends from February 2007 to November 19, 2008. We paid no dividends in 2006 and, prior to our initial public offering, in 2005 we paid dividends of $244.6 million to our stockholders from our retained earnings.
Item 9.    The Offer and Listing
        Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "DAC."
 Trading on the New York Stock Exchange
        Since our initial public offering in the United States in October 2006, our common stock has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "DAC." The following table shows the high and low sales prices for our common stock during the indicated periods.

								
 	 	High	 	Low	 	
2010	 	 $	5.25	 	 $	3.50	 	
2011	 	 $	7.87	 	 $	2.65	 	
2012	 	 $	4.88	 	 $	2.44	 	
2013 (Annual)	 	 $	4.90	 	 $	2.76	 	
First Quarter	 	 	4.25	 	 	2.76	 	
Second Quarter	 	 	4.50	 	 	3.40	 	
Third Quarter	 	 	4.86	 	 	3.67	 	
Fourth Quarter	 	 	4.90	 	 	3.68	 	
2014 (Annual)	 	 $	7.75	 	 $	3.96	 	
First Quarter	 	 	7.75	 	 	4.83	 	
Second Quarter	 	 	7.50	 	 	5.07	 	
Third Quarter	 	 	6.18	 	 	4.97	 	
Fourth Quarter	 	 	6.47	 	 	3.96	 	
August 2014	 	 	6.18	 	 	5.33	 	
September 2014	 	 	5.84	 	 	4.97	 	
October 2014	 	 	5.48	 	 	3.96	 	
November 2014	 	 	6.47	 	 	5.44	 	
December 2014	 	 	5.98	 	 	5.02	 	
2015 First Quarter (through February 2015)	 	 $	6.35	 	 $	4.56	 	
January 2015	 	 	5.60	 	 	4.66	 	
February 2015	 	 	6.35	 	 	4.56	 	
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Item 10.    Additional Information
 Share Capital
        Under our articles of incorporation, our authorized capital stock consists of 750,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of which, as of December 31, 2014 and February 27, 2015, 109,669,429 shares and 109,764,368 shares, respectively, were issued and outstanding and fully paid, and 100,000,000 shares of blank check preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, of which, as of December 31, 2014 and February 27, 2015, no shares were issued and outstanding and fully paid. One million shares of the blank check preferred stock have been designated Series A Participating Preferred Stock in connection with our adoption of a stockholder rights plan as described below under "—Stockholder Rights Plan." All of our shares of stock are in registered form.
 Warrants
        In 2011, we issued an aggregate of 15,000,000 warrants to our lenders under the Bank Agreement and January 2011 Credit Facilities to purchase, solely on a cash-less exercise basis, an aggregate of 15,000,000 shares of our common stock, which warrants have an exercise price of $7.00 per share. All warrants will expire on January 31, 2019.
        As a result of the warrants being exercisable solely on a cash-less basis, the number of shares of common stock that would be issuable upon such an exercise will generally be reduced. For instance, in the event 100 warrants were exercised at the current exercise price of $7.00 per share at a time when the applicable fair market value (defined in the warrant agreement to be, generally, the average of the closing price of our common stock over the preceding five trading days) of our common stock was $10.00 per share, 30 shares of our common stock would be issuable rather than 100 shares of our common stock. We will not receive any cash proceeds upon the exercise of warrants.
        The number of shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of a warrant will be adjusted upon the occurrence of certain events including, without limitation, the payment of a dividend on, or the making of any distribution in respect of, capital stock of the Company, payment of which is made in:
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shares of the Company's common stock; or 

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options, warrants or rights to purchase, or securities convertible into or convertible or exercisable for, shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price below the then current market price per share of the common stock.
        An adjustment will also be made in the event of a combination, subdivision or reclassification of the common stock. Adjustments will be made whenever and as often as any specified event requires an adjustment to occur, provided that no adjustment will be required until such time as the adjustment would be at least one percent (1%). No adjustments will be made for issuances under the Company's equity compensation plan, as amended or supplemented, which provides for issuances of up to six percent (6%) of the Company's outstanding common stock.
 Common Stock
        Each outstanding share of common stock entitles the holder to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding shares of preferred stock, holders of shares of common stock are entitled to receive ratably all dividends, if any, declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available for dividends. Holders of common stock do not have conversion, redemption or preemptive rights to subscribe to any of our securities. All outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and nonassessable. The rights, preferences and
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privileges of holders of shares of common stock are subject to the rights of the holders of any shares of preferred stock which we may issue in the future.
        On August 6, 2010, we 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 under the Bank Agreement with our existing lenders as discussed above. The shares were issued at $3.70 per share on August 12, 2010.
 Blank Check Preferred Stock
        Under the terms of our articles of incorporation, our board of directors has authority, without any further vote or action by our stockholders, to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of blank check preferred stock, of which 1,000,000 shares have been designated Series A Participating Preferred Stock in connection with our adoption of a stockholder rights plan as described below under "—Stockholder Rights Plan." Our board of directors may issue shares of preferred stock on terms calculated to discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our company or the removal of our management.
 Stockholder Rights Plan
 General
        Each share of our common stock includes a right that entitles the holder to purchase from us a unit consisting of one-thousandth of a share of our Series A participating preferred stock at a purchase price of $25.00 per unit, subject to specified adjustments. The rights are issued pursuant to a rights agreement between us and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as rights agent. Until a right is exercised, the holder of a right will have no rights to vote or receive dividends or any other stockholder rights.
        The rights may have anti-takeover effects. The rights will cause substantial dilution to any person or group that attempts to acquire us without the approval of our board of directors. As a result, the overall effect of the rights may be to render more difficult or discourage any attempt to acquire us. Because our board of directors can approve a redemption of the rights or a permitted offer, the rights should not interfere with a merger or other business combination approved by our board of directors. The adoption of the rights agreement was approved by our stockholders prior to our initial public offering.
        We have summarized the material terms and conditions of the rights agreement and the rights below. For a complete description of the rights, we encourage you to read the rights agreement, which is an exhibit to this annual report.
 Detachment of the Rights
        The rights are attached to all shares of our outstanding common stock and will attach to all common stock that we issue prior to the rights distribution date that we describe below. The rights are not exercisable until after the rights distribution date and will expire at the close of business on the tenth anniversary date of the adoption of the rights plan, unless we redeem or exchange them earlier as described below. The rights will separate from the common stock and a rights distribution date will occur, subject to specified exceptions, on the earlier of the following two dates:
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10 days following a public announcement that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons or an "acquiring person" has acquired or obtained the right to acquire beneficial ownership of 15% or more of our outstanding common stock; or 

•
10 business days following the start of a tender or exchange offer that would result, if closed, in a person becoming an "acquiring person."
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        Existing stockholders prior to our initial public offering and their affiliates, as well as any person who would otherwise be an "acquiring person" solely as a result of acquiring shares of common stock pursuant to a subscription agreement with us dated as of August 6, 2010, are excluded from the definition of "acquiring person" for purposes of the rights, and therefore their ownership or future share acquisitions cannot trigger the rights. Specified "inadvertent" owners that would otherwise become an acquiring person, including those who would have this designation as a result of repurchases of common stock by us, will not become acquiring persons as a result of those transactions.
        Our board of directors may defer the rights distribution date in some circumstances, and some inadvertent acquisitions will not result in a person becoming an acquiring person if the person promptly divests itself of a sufficient number of shares of common stock.
        Until the rights distribution date:
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our common stock certificates will evidence the rights, and the rights will be transferable only with those certificates; and 

•
any new shares of common stock will be issued with rights and new certificates will contain a notation incorporating the rights agreement by reference.
        As soon as practicable after the rights distribution date, the rights agent will mail certificates representing the rights to holders of record of common stock at the close of business on that date. After the rights distribution date, only separate rights certificates will represent the rights.
        We will not issue rights with any shares of common stock we issue after the rights distribution date, except as our board of directors may otherwise determine.
 Flip-In Event
        A "flip-in event" will occur under the rights agreement when a person becomes an acquiring person. If a flip-in event occurs and we do not redeem the rights as described under the heading "—Redemption of Rights" below, each right, other than any right that has become void, as described below, will become exercisable at the time it is no longer redeemable for the number of shares of common stock, or, in some cases, cash, property or other of our securities, having a current market price equal to two times the exercise price of such right.
        If a flip-in event occurs, all rights that then are, or in some circumstances that were, beneficially owned by or transferred to an acquiring person or specified related parties will become void in the circumstances the rights agreement specifies.
 Flip-Over Event
        A "flip-over event" will occur under the rights agreement when, at any time after a person has become an acquiring person:
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we are acquired in a merger or other business combination transaction; or 

•
50% or more of our assets, cash flows or earning power is sold or transferred.
        If a flip-over event occurs, each holder of a right, other than any right that has become void as we describe under the heading "—Flip-In Event" above, will have the right to receive the number of shares of common stock of the acquiring company having a current market price equal to two times the exercise price of such right.
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 Antidilution
        The number of outstanding rights associated with our common stock is subject to adjustment for any stock split, stock dividend or subdivision, combination or reclassification of our common stock occurring prior to the rights distribution date. With some exceptions, the rights agreement does not require us to adjust the exercise price of the rights until cumulative adjustments amount to at least 1% of the exercise price. It also does not require us to issue fractional shares of our preferred stock that are not integral multiples of one one-hundredth of a share, and, instead we may make a cash adjustment based on the market price of the common stock on the last trading date prior to the date of exercise. The rights agreement reserves us the right to require, prior to the occurrence of any flip-in event or flip-over event that, on any exercise of rights, that a number of rights must be exercised so that we will issue only whole shares of stock.
 Redemption of Rights
        At any time until 10 days after the date on which the occurrence of a flip-in event is first publicly announced, we may redeem the rights in whole, but not in part, at a redemption price of $0.01 per right. The redemption price is subject to adjustment for any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction occurring before the date of redemption. At our option, we may pay that redemption price in cash, shares of common stock or any other consideration our board of directors may select. The rights are not exercisable after a flip-in event until they are no longer redeemable. If our board of directors timely orders the redemption of the rights, the rights will terminate on the effectiveness of that action.
 Exchange of Rights
        We may, at our option, exchange the rights (other than rights owned by an acquiring person or an affiliate or an associate of an acquiring person, which have become void), in whole or in part. The exchange must be at an exchange ratio of one share of common stock per right, subject to specified adjustments at any time after the occurrence of a flip-in event and prior to:
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any person other than our existing stockholders becoming the beneficial owner of common stock with voting power equal to 50% or more of the total voting power of all shares of common stock entitled to vote in the election of directors; or 

•
the occurrence of a flip-over event.
 Amendment of Terms of Rights
        While the rights are outstanding, we may amend the provisions of the rights agreement only as follows:
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to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency; 

•
to make changes that do not adversely affect the interests of holders of rights, excluding the interests of any acquiring person; or 

•
to shorten or lengthen any time period under the rights agreement, except that we cannot change the time period when rights may be redeemed or lengthen any time period, unless such lengthening protects, enhances or clarifies the benefits of holders of rights other than an acquiring person.
        At any time when no rights are outstanding, we may amend any of the provisions of the rights agreement, other than decreasing the redemption price.
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 Memorandum and Articles of Association
        Our purpose is to engage in any lawful act or activity relating to the business of chartering, rechartering or operating containerships, drybulk carriers or other vessels or any other lawful act or activity customarily conducted in conjunction with shipping, and any other lawful act or activity approved by the board of directors. Our articles of incorporation and bylaws do not impose any limitations on the ownership rights of our stockholders.
        Under our bylaws, annual stockholder meetings will be held at a time and place selected by our board of directors. The meetings may be held in or outside of the Marshall Islands. Special meetings may be called by the board of directors or, at the request of the holders of a majority of our issued and outstanding stock entitled to vote on the matters proposed to be considered at such meeting, or by our secretary. Our board of directors may set a record date between 15 and 60 days before the date of any meeting to determine the stockholders that will be eligible to receive notice and vote at the meeting.
 Directors
        Our directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast at each annual meeting of the stockholders by the holders of shares entitled to vote in the election. There is no provision for cumulative voting.
        The board of directors may change the number of directors to not less than two, nor more than 15, by a vote of a majority of the entire board. Each director shall be elected to serve until the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, except in the event of death, resignation or removal. A vacancy on the board created by death, resignation, removal (which may only be for cause), or failure of the stockholders to elect the entire class of directors to be elected at any election of directors or for any other reason, may be filled only by an affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, at any special meeting called for that purpose or at any regular meeting of the board of directors. The board of directors has the authority to fix the amounts which shall be payable to the members of our board of directors for attendance at any meeting or for services rendered to us.
 Dissenters' Rights of Appraisal and Payment
        Under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act, or the BCA, our stockholders have the right to dissent from various corporate actions, including any merger or sale of all or substantially all of our assets not made in the usual course of our business, and to receive payment of the fair value of their shares. However, the right of a dissenting stockholder under the BCA to receive payment of the fair value of his shares is not available for the shares of any class or series of stock, which shares or depository receipts in respect thereof, at the record date fixed to determine the stockholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the meeting of the stockholders to act upon the agreement of merger or consolidation, were either (i) listed on a securities exchange or admitted for trading on an interdealer quotation system or (ii) held of record by more than 2,000 holders. The right of a dissenting stockholder to receive payment of the fair value of his or her shares shall not be available for any shares of stock of the constituent corporation surviving a merger if the merger did not require for its approval the vote of the stockholders of the surviving corporation. In the event of any further amendment of our articles of incorporation, a stockholder also has the right to dissent and receive payment for his or her shares if the amendment alters certain rights in respect of those shares. The dissenting stockholder must follow the procedures set forth in the BCA to receive payment. In the event that we and any dissenting stockholder fail to agree on a price for the shares, the BCA procedures involve, among other things, the institution of proceedings in the high court of the Republic of The Marshall Islands in which our Marshall Islands office is situated or in any appropriate jurisdiction outside the Marshall Islands in which our shares are primarily traded on a local or national
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securities exchange. The value of the shares of the dissenting stockholder is fixed by the court after reference, if the court so elects, to the recommendations of a court-appointed appraiser.
 Stockholders' Derivative Actions
        Under the BCA, any of our stockholders may bring an action in our name to procure a judgment in our favor, also known as a derivative action, provided that the stockholder bringing the action is a holder of common stock both at the time the derivative action is commenced and at the time of the transaction to which the action relates.
 Anti-takeover Provisions of our Charter Documents
        Several provisions of our articles of incorporation and bylaws may have anti-takeover effects. These provisions are intended to avoid costly takeover battles, lessen our vulnerability to a hostile change of control and enhance the ability of our board of directors to maximize stockholder value in connection with any unsolicited offer to acquire us. However, these anti-takeover provisions, which are summarized below, could also discourage, delay or prevent (1) the merger or acquisition of our company by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest or otherwise, that a stockholder may consider in its best interest and (2) the removal of incumbent officers and directors.
 Blank Check Preferred Stock
        Under the terms of our articles of incorporation, our board of directors has authority, without any further vote or action by our stockholders, to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of blank check preferred stock, of which 1,000,000 shares have been designated Series A Participating Preferred Stock in connection with our adoption of a stockholder rights plan as described above under "—Stockholder Rights Plan." Our board of directors may issue shares of preferred stock on terms calculated to discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our company or the removal of our management.
 Classified Board of Directors
        Our articles of incorporation provide for a board of directors serving staggered, three-year terms. Approximately one-third of our board of directors will be elected each year. This classified board provision could discourage a third party from making a tender offer for our shares or attempting to obtain control of our company. It could also delay stockholders who do not agree with the policies of the board of directors from removing a majority of the board of directors for two years.
 Election and Removal of Directors
        Our articles of incorporation and bylaws prohibit cumulative voting in the election of directors. Our bylaws require parties other than the board of directors to give advance written notice of nominations for the election of directors. Our bylaws also provide that our directors may be removed only for cause and only upon the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2 / 3 % of the outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote for those directors. These provisions may discourage, delay or prevent the removal of incumbent officers and directors.
 Calling of Special Meetings of Stockholders
        Our bylaws provide that special meetings of our stockholders may be called by our board of directors or, at the request of holders of a majority of the common stock entitled to vote at such meeting, by our secretary.
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 Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations
        Our bylaws provide that stockholders seeking to nominate candidates for election as directors or to bring business before an annual meeting of stockholders must provide timely notice of their proposal in writing to the corporate secretary.
        Generally, to be timely, a stockholder's notice must be received at our principal executive offices not less than 90 days or more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary date of the previous year's annual meeting. Our bylaws also specify requirements as to the form and content of a stockholder's notice. These provisions may impede stockholders' ability to bring matters before an annual meeting of stockholders or to make nominations for directors at an annual meeting of stockholders.
 Business Combinations
        Although the BCA does not contain specific provisions regarding "business combinations" between companies organized under the laws of the Marshall Islands and "interested stockholders," we have included these provisions in our articles of incorporation. Specifically, our articles of incorporation prohibit us from engaging in a "business combination" with certain persons for three years following the date the person becomes an interested stockholder. Interested stockholders generally include:
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any person who is the beneficial owner of 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock; or 

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any person who is our affiliate or associate and who held 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock at any time within three years before the date on which the person's status as an interested stockholder is determined, and the affiliates and associates of such person.
        Subject to certain exceptions, a business combination includes, among other things:
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certain mergers or consolidations of us or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of ours; 

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any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition of our assets or of any subsidiary of ours having an aggregate market value equal to 10% or more of either the aggregate market value of all assets of us, determined on a consolidated basis, or the aggregate value of all the outstanding stock of us; 

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certain transactions that result in the issuance or transfer by us of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder; 

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any transaction involving us or any of our subsidiaries that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of any class or series of stock, or securities convertible into any class or series of stock, of ours or any such subsidiary that is owned directly or indirectly by the interested stockholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder; and 

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any receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit directly or indirectly (except proportionately as a stockholder) of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through us.
        These provisions of our articles of incorporation do not apply to a business combination if:
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before a person became an interested stockholder, our board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction in which the stockholder became an interested stockholder; 

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upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of our voting stock outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, other than certain excluded shares;
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at or following the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, the business combination is approved by our board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2 / 3 % of our outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interest stockholder; 

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the stockholder was or became an interested stockholder prior to the consummation of the initial public offering of our common stock under the Securities Act; 

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a stockholder became an interested stockholder inadvertently and (i) as soon as practicable divests itself of ownership of sufficient shares so that the stockholder ceases to be an interested stockholder; and (ii) would not, at any time within the three-year period immediately prior to a business combination between our company and such stockholder, have been an interested stockholder but for the inadvertent acquisition of ownership; or 

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the business combination is proposed prior to the consummation or abandonment of and subsequent to the earlier of the public announcement or the notice required under our articles of incorporation which (i) constitutes one of the transactions described in the following sentence; (ii) is with or by a person who either was not an interested stockholder during the previous three years or who became an interested stockholder with the approval of the board; and (iii) is approved or not opposed by a majority of the members of the board of directors then in office (but not less than one) who were directors prior to any person becoming an interested stockholder during the previous three years or were recommended for election or elected to succeed such directors by a majority of such directors. The proposed transactions referred to in the preceding sentence are limited to:

(i)
a merger or consolidation of our company (except for a merger in respect of which, pursuant to the BCA, no vote of the stockholders of our company is required);

(ii)
a sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions), whether as part of a dissolution or otherwise, of assets of our company or of any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of our company (other than to any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary or to our company) having an aggregate market value equal to 50% or more of either that aggregate market value of all of the assets of our company determined on a consolidated basis or the aggregate market value of all the outstanding shares; or

(iii)
a proposed tender or exchange offer for 50% or more of our outstanding voting stock.
 Material Contracts
        For a summary of the following agreements, please see the specified section of this Annual Report on Form 20-F. Such summaries are not intended to be complete and reference is made to the contracts themselves, which are exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 20-F.
        For a description of the Amended and Restated Management Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2014, between Danaos Shipping Company Limited and Danaos Corporation, please see "Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions—Management Agreement."
        For a description of the Restrictive Covenant Agreement, dated October 11, 2006, between Danaos Corporation and Dr. John Coustas, please see "Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions—Non-competition."
        For a description of the Stockholder Rights Agreement, dated September 18, 2006, between Danaos Corporation and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent, as amended, please see "Item 10. Additional Information—Share Capital—Stockholder Rights Plan."
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        For a description of the Restructuring Agreement, dated January 24, 2011, between the Company, its subsidiaries and its lenders and swap- counterparties and lenders and the Company's credit facilities and financing arrangements, please see "Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—Bank Agreement." For additional information regarding our credit facilities, including the financial covenants contained therein, see Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.
        For a description of the Subscription Agreements, dated August 6, 2010, between the Company and certain investors, please see "Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions—Related Party Transactions—Common Stock Sale."
 Exchange Controls and Other Limitations Affecting Stockholders
        Under Marshall Islands and Greek law, there are currently no restrictions on the export or import of capital, including foreign exchange controls or restrictions that affect the remittance of dividends, interest or other payments to non- resident holders of our common stock.
        We are not aware of any limitations on the rights to own our common stock, including rights of non-resident or foreign stockholders to hold or exercise voting rights on our common stock, imposed by foreign law or by our articles of incorporation or bylaws.
 Tax Considerations
 Marshall Islands Tax Considerations
        We are a Marshall Islands corporation. Because we do not, and we do not expect that we will, conduct business or operations in the Marshall Islands, under current Marshall Islands law we are not subject to tax on income or capital gains and our stockholders will not be subject to Marshall Islands taxation or withholding on dividends and other distributions, including upon a return of capital, we make to our stockholders. In addition, our stockholders, who do not reside in, maintain offices in or engage in business in the Marshall Islands, will not be subject to Marshall Islands stamp, capital gains or other taxes on the purchase, ownership or disposition of common stock, and such stockholders will not be required by the Republic of The Marshall Islands to file a tax return relating to the common stock.
        Each stockholder is urged to consult their tax counsel or other advisor with regard to the legal and tax consequences, under the laws of pertinent jurisdictions, including the Marshall Islands, of their investment in us. Further, it is the responsibility of each stockholder to file all state, local and non-U.S, as well as U.S. federal tax returns that may be required of them.
 Liberian Tax Considerations
        The Republic of Liberia enacted a new income tax act effective as of January 1, 2001 (the "New Act"). In contrast to the income tax law previously in effect since 1977, the New Act does not distinguish between the taxation of "non-resident" Liberian corporations, such as our Liberian subsidiaries, which conduct no business in Liberia and were wholly exempt from taxation under the prior law, and "resident" Liberian corporations which conduct business in Liberia and are (and were under the prior law) subject to taxation.
        The New Act was amended by the Consolidated Tax Amendments Act of 2011, which was published and became effective on November 1, 2011 (the "Amended Act"). The Amended Act specifically exempts from taxation non-resident Liberian corporations such as our Liberian subsidiaries that engage in international shipping (and are not engaged in shipping exclusively within Liberia) and that do not engage in other business or activities in Liberia other than those specifically enumerated in
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the Amended Act. In addition, the Amended Act made such exemption from taxation retroactive to the effective date of the New Act.
        If, however, our Liberian subsidiaries were subject to Liberian income tax under the Amended Act, they would be subject to tax at a rate of 35% on their worldwide income. As a result, their, and subsequently our, net income and cash flow would be materially reduced. In addition, as the ultimate shareholder of the Liberian subsidiaries we would be subject to Liberian withholding tax on dividends paid by our Liberian subsidiaries at rates ranging from 15% to 20%.
 United States Federal Income Tax Considerations
        The following discussion of United States federal income tax matters is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the Code, judicial decisions, administrative pronouncements, and existing and proposed regulations issued by the United States Department of the Treasury, all of which are in effect and available and subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. Except as otherwise noted, this discussion is based on the assumption that we will not maintain an office or other fixed place of business within the United States. We have no current intention of maintaining such an office. References in this discussion to "we" and "us" are to Danaos Corporation and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, unless the context otherwise requires.
 United States Federal Income Taxation of Our Company
 Taxation of Operating Income: In General
        Unless exempt from United States federal income taxation under the rules discussed below, a foreign corporation is subject to United States federal income taxation in respect of any income that is derived from the use of vessels, from the hiring or leasing of vessels for use on a time, operating or bareboat charter basis, from the participation in a pool, partnership, strategic alliance, joint operating agreement or other joint venture it directly or indirectly owns or participates in that generates such income, or from the performance of services directly related to those uses, which we refer to as "shipping income," to the extent that the shipping income is derived from sources within the United States. For these purposes, 50% of shipping income that is attributable to transportation that begins or ends, but that does not both begin and end, in the United States constitutes income from sources within the United States, which we refer to as "United States-source shipping income."
        Shipping income attributable to transportation that both begins and ends in the United States is generally considered to be 100% from sources within the United States. We do not expect to engage in transportation that produces income which is considered to be 100% from sources within the United States.
        Shipping income attributable to transportation exclusively between non- United States ports is generally considered to be 100% derived from sources outside the United States. Shipping income derived from sources outside the United States will not be subject to any United States federal income tax.
        In the absence of exemption from tax under Section 883 of the Code, our gross United States-source shipping income and that of our vessel-owning or vessel-operating subsidiaries, unless determined to be effectively connected with the conduct of a United States trade or business, as described below, would be subject to a 4% tax imposed without allowance for deductions as described below.
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 Exemption of Operating Income from United States Federal Income Taxation
        Other than with respect to four of our vessel-owning subsidiaries which are discussed in greater detail below, under Section 883 of the Code, we and our vessel-owning or vessel-operating subsidiaries will be exempt from United States federal income taxation on United States-source shipping income if:
(1)
we and such subsidiaries are organized in foreign countries (our "countries of organization") that grant an "equivalent exemption" to corporations organized in the United States; and

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either

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more than 50% of the value of our stock is owned, directly or indirectly, by individuals who are "residents" of our country of organization or of another foreign country that grants an "equivalent exemption" to corporations organized in the United States, which we refer to as the "50% Ownership Test"; or

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our stock is "primarily and regularly traded on an established securities market" in our country of organization, in another country that grants an "equivalent exemption" to United States corporations, or in the United States, which we refer to as the "Publicly-Traded Test."
        We believe, based on Revenue Ruling 2008-17, 2008-12 IRB 626, and, in the case of the Marshall Islands, an exchange of notes between the United States and the Marshall Islands, 1990-2 C.B. 321, in the case of Liberia, an exchange of notes between the United States and Liberia, 1988-1 C.B. 463, in the case of Cyprus, an exchange of notes between the United States and Cyprus, 1989-2 C.B. 332 and, in the case of Malta, an exchange of notes between the United States and Malta, 1997-1 C.B. 314, (each an "Exchange of Notes"), that the Marshall Islands, Liberia, Cyprus and Malta, the jurisdictions in which we and our vessel-owning and vessel-operating subsidiaries are incorporated, grant an "equivalent exemption" to United States corporations. Therefore, we believe that we and our vessel-owning and vessel-operating subsidiaries other than four vessel-owning subsidiaries discussed below will be exempt from United States federal income taxation with respect to United States-source shipping income if either the 50% Ownership Test or the Publicly-Traded Test is met. While we believe that we currently satisfy the 50% Ownership Test, we expect that, if the 883 Trust were to come to own 50% or less of our shares, it may be difficult for us to satisfy the 50% Ownership Test due to the public trading of our stock. Our ability to satisfy the Publicly-Traded Test is discussed below.
        The Section 883 regulations provide, in pertinent part, that stock of a foreign corporation will be considered to be "primarily traded" on an established securities market in a particular country if the number of shares of each class of stock that are traded during any taxable year on all established securities markets in that country exceeds the number of shares in each such class that are traded during that year on established securities markets in any other single country. For 2014, our common stock, which is the sole class of our issued and outstanding stock, was "primarily traded" on the New York Stock Exchange and we anticipate that that will also be the case for subsequent taxable years.
        Under the regulations, our common stock will be considered to be "regularly traded" on an established securities market if one or more classes of our stock representing more than 50% of our outstanding shares, by total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote and total value, is listed on the market. We refer to this as the "listing threshold". Since our common stock is our sole class of stock we satisfied the listing threshold for 2014 and expect to continue to do so for subsequent taxable years.
        It is further required that with respect to each class of stock relied upon to meet the listing threshold (i) such class of the stock is traded on the market, other than in minimal quantities, on at least 60 days during the taxable year or 1 / 6 of the days in a short taxable year; and (ii) the aggregate number of shares of such class of stock traded on such market is at least 10% of the average number
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of shares of such class of stock outstanding during such year or as appropriately adjusted in the case of a short taxable year. We believe that we satisfied the trading frequency and trading volume tests years for 2014 and we expect to continue to satisfy these requirements for subsequent taxable years. Even if this were not the case, the regulations provide that the trading frequency and trading volume tests will be deemed satisfied if, as was the case for 2014 and we expect to be the case with our common stock for subsequent taxable years, such class of stock is traded on an established market in the United States and such stock is regularly quoted by dealers making a market in such stock.
        Notwithstanding the foregoing, the regulations provide, in pertinent part, that a class of our stock will not be considered to be "regularly traded" on an established securities market for any taxable year in which 50% or more of such class of our outstanding shares of the stock is owned, actually or constructively under specified stock attribution rules, on more than half the days during the taxable year by persons who each own 5% or more of the value of such class of our outstanding stock, which we refer to as the "5 Percent Override Rule."
        For purposes of being able to determine the persons who own 5% or more of our stock, or "5% Stockholders," the regulations permit us to rely on those persons that are identified on Schedule 13G and Schedule 13D filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or the "SEC," as having a 5% or more beneficial interest in our common stock. The regulations further provide that an investment company which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, will not be treated as a 5% Stockholder for such purposes.
        More than 50% of our shares of common stock are currently owned by 5% stockholders. Thus, we will be subject to the 5% Override Rule unless we can establish that among the shares included in the closely-held block of our shares of common stock there are a sufficient number of shares of common stock that are owned or treated as owned by "qualified stockholders" such that the shares of common stock included in such block that are not so treated could not constitute 50% or more of the shares of our common stock for more than half the number of days during the taxable year. In order to establish this, such qualified stockholders would have to comply with certain documentation and certification requirements designed to substantiate their identity as qualified stockholders. For these purposes, a "qualified stockholder" includes (i) an individual that owns or is treated as owning shares of our common stock and is a resident of a jurisdiction that provides an exemption that is equivalent to that provided by Section 883 of the Code and (ii) certain other persons. There can be no assurance that we will not be subject to the 5 Percent Override Rule with respect to any taxable year.
        Approximately 61.8% of our shares will be treated, under applicable attribution rules, as owned by the 883 Trust whose ownership of our shares will be attributed, during his lifetime, to John Coustas, our chief executive officer, for purposes of Section 883. Dr. Coustas has entered into an agreement with us regarding his compliance, and the compliance of certain entities that he controls and through which he owns our shares, with the certification requirements designed to substantiate status as qualified stockholders. In certain circumstances, including circumstances where Dr. Coustas ceases to be a "qualified stockholder" or where the 883 Trust transfers some or all of our shares that it holds, Dr Coustas' compliance, and the compliance of certain entities that he controls or through which he owns our shares, with the terms of the agreement with us will not enable us to satisfy the requirements for the benefits of Section 883. Following Dr. Coustas' death, there can be no assurance that our shares that are treated, under applicable attribution rules, as owned by the 883 Trust will be treated as owned by a "qualified stockholder" or that any "qualified stockholder" to whom ownership of all or a portion of such ownership is attributed will comply with the ownership certification requirements under Section 883. As to the four vessel-owning subsidiaries referred to above, we believe that their qualification for the benefits of Section 883 for any taxable year will depend upon whether preferred shares issued by such subsidiaries, as to which we are not the direct or indirect shareholder of record, are owned, directly or under applicable ownership attribution rules, by "qualified shareholders" who
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comply with specified ownership certification procedures. There can be no assurance that such preferred shares will be treated as so owned with respect to any taxable year.
        Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we or any of our vessel-owning or vessel-operating subsidiaries will qualify for the benefits of Section 883 for any taxable year.
        To the extent the benefits of Section 883 are unavailable, our U.S.-source shipping income, to the extent not considered to be "effectively connected" with the conduct of a United States trade or business, as described below, would be subject to a 4% tax imposed by Section 887 of the Code on a gross basis, without the benefit of deductions. Since, under the sourcing rules described above, we expect that no more than 50% of our shipping income would be treated as being derived from United States sources, we expect that the maximum effective rate of United States federal income tax on our gross shipping income would never exceed 2% under the 4% gross basis tax regime. Many of our charters contain provisions obligating the charter to reimburse us for amounts paid in respect of the 4% tax with respect to the activities of the vessel subject to the charter.
        To the extent the benefits of the Section 883 exemption are unavailable and our United States-source shipping income is considered to be "effectively connected" with the conduct of a United States trade or business, as described below, any such "effectively connected" U.S.-source shipping income, net of applicable deductions, would be subject to the United States federal corporate income tax currently imposed at rates of up to 35%. In addition, we may be subject to the 30% "branch profits" taxes on earnings effectively connected with the conduct of such trade or business, as determined after allowance for certain adjustments, and on certain interest paid or deemed paid attributable to the conduct of our United States trade or business.
        Our U.S.-source shipping income, other than leasing income, will be considered "effectively connected" with the conduct of a United States trade or business only if:
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we have, or are considered to have, a fixed place of business in the United States involved in the earning of shipping income; and 

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substantially all (at least 90%) of our U.S.-source shipping income, other than leasing income, is attributable to regularly scheduled transportation, such as the operation of a vessel that follows a published schedule with repeated sailings at regular intervals between the same points for operatings that begin or end in the United States.
        Our U.S.-source shipping income from leasing will be considered "effectively connected" with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business only if:
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we have, or are considered to have a fixed place of business in the United States that is involved in the meaning of such leasing income; and 

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substantially all (at least 90%) of our U.S.-source shipping income from leasing is attributable to such fixed place of business.
        For these purposes, leasing income is treated as attributable to a fixed place of business where such place of business is a material factor in the realization of such income and such income is realized in the ordinary course of business carried on through such fixed place of business. Based on the foregoing and on the expected mode of our shipping operations and other activities, we believe that none of our U.S.-source shipping income will be "effectively connected" with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
 United States Taxation of Gain on Sale of Vessels
        Regardless of whether we qualify for exemption under Section 883, we will not be subject to United States federal income taxation with respect to gain realized on a sale of a vessel, provided the
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sale is considered to occur outside of the United States under United States federal income tax principles. In general, a sale of a vessel will be considered to occur outside of the United States for this purpose if title to the vessel, and risk of loss with respect to the vessel, pass to the buyer outside of the United States. It is expected that any sale of a vessel will be so structured that it will be considered to occur outside of the United States unless any gain from such sale is expected to qualify for exemption under Section 883.
 United States Federal Income Taxation of United States Holders
        As used herein, the term "United States Holder" means a beneficial owner of common stock or warrants that is a United States citizen or resident, United States corporation or other United States entity taxable as a corporation, an estate the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary jurisdiction over the administration of the trust and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust. The discussion that follows deals only with common stock or warrants that are held by a United States Holder as capital assets, and does not address the treatment of United States Holders that are subject to special tax rules, including a United States Holder, if any, that has received our warrants as compensation for services.
        If a partnership holds our common stock or warrants, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend upon the status of the partner and upon the activities of the partnership. Partners in a partnership holding our common stock or warrants are encouraged to consult their tax advisor.
 Distributions with Respect to Common Stock
        Subject to the discussion of passive foreign investment companies, or PFICs, below, any distributions made by us with respect to our common stock to a United States Holder will generally constitute dividends, which may be taxable as ordinary income or "qualified dividend income" as described in more detail below, to the extent of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under United States federal income tax principles. Distributions in excess of our earnings and profits will be treated first as a nontaxable return of capital to the extent of the United States Holder's tax basis in his common stock on a dollar for dollar basis and thereafter as capital gain. Because we are not a United States corporation, United States Holders that are corporations will not be entitled to claim a dividends received deduction with respect to any distributions they receive from us. Dividends paid with respect to our common stock will generally be treated as passive category income or, in the case of certain types of United States Holders, general category income for purposes of computing allowable foreign tax credits for United States foreign tax credit purposes. Dividends paid on our common stock to a United States Holder who is an individual, trust or estate (a "United States Individual Holder") should be treated as "qualified dividend income" that is taxable to such United States Individual Holders at preferential tax rates provided that (1) the common stock is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States (such as the New York Stock Exchange); (2) we are not a PFIC for the taxable year during which the dividend is paid or the immediately preceding taxable year (see the discussion below under "—PFIC Status and Material U.S. Federal Tax Consequences"); and (3) the United States Individual Holder owns the common stock for more than 60 days in the 121- day period beginning 60 days before the date on which the common stock becomes ex-dividend. Special rules may apply to any "extraordinary dividend". Generally, an extraordinary dividend is a dividend in an amount which is equal to or in excess of ten percent of a stockholder's adjusted basis (or fair market value in certain circumstances) in a share of common stock paid by us. If we pay an "extraordinary dividend" on our common stock that is treated as "qualified dividend income," then any loss derived by a United States Individual Holder from the sale or exchange of such common stock will be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of such dividend.
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        There is no assurance that any dividends paid on our common stock will be eligible for these preferential rates in the hands of a United States Individual Holder. Any dividends paid by us which are not eligible for these preferential rates will be taxed to a United States Individual Holder at the standard ordinary income rates.
        Legislation has been previously introduced that would deny the preferential rate of federal income tax currently imposed on qualified dividend income with respect to dividends received from a non-U.S. corporation, unless the non-U.S. corporation either is eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive income tax treaty with the United States or is created or organized under the laws of a foreign country which has a comprehensive income tax system. Because the Marshall Islands has not entered into a comprehensive income tax treaty with the United States and imposes only limited taxes on corporations organized under its laws, it is unlikely that we could satisfy either of these requirements. Consequently, if this legislation were enacted in its current form the preferential rate of federal income tax described above may no longer be applicable to dividends received from us. As of the date hereof, it is not possible to predict with certainty whether or in what form legislation of this sort might be proposed, or enacted.
        The exercise price of our warrants, and the amount of common stock to be issued upon exercise, are subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. If such an adjustment increases a proportionate interest of a United States Holder of a warrant in the fully diluted common stock, or increases a proportionate interest of a United States Holder of common stock in the fully diluted common stock, the United States Holder of the warrants, or common stock, whose proportionate interest increased may be treated as having received a constructive distribution, which may be taxable to such United States Holder as a dividend. The warrants by their terms permit us to increase the amount of common stock issuable on an exercise of the warrants to prevent deemed dividend treatment with respect to holders of our common stock.
 Sale, Exchange or other Disposition of Common Stock or Warrants
        Assuming we do not constitute a PFIC for any taxable year, a United States Holder generally will recognize taxable gain or loss upon a sale, exchange or other disposition of our common stock or warrants in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized by the United States Holder from such sale, exchange or other disposition and the United States Holder's tax basis in such stock or warrants. Such gain or loss will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the United States Holder's holding period is greater than one year at the time of the sale, exchange or other disposition. Such capital gain or loss will generally be treated as United States-source income or loss, as applicable, for United States foreign tax credit purposes. A United States Holder's ability to deduct capital losses is subject to certain limitations.
 Exercise or Expiration of Warrants
        Assuming we do not constitute a PFIC for any taxable year, the tax treatment of a cashless exercise of our warrants, which is the only form of exercise provided by their terms, is not free from doubt. A cashless exercise may be treated as a tax-free recapitalization of the warrant into our common stock, and as a result an exercising United States Holder would not recognize gain or loss on the exercise, and would have a tax basis and holding period in the common stock issued upon exercise reflecting the tax basis and holding period of the exercised warrant. It is conceivable, however, that a cashless exercise may be treated in the same manner as an exercise of the warrants for cash, generally resulting in neither gain nor loss for the exercising United States Holder, but the United States Holder would then be treated as having sold a portion of the stock received on exercise to us, reflecting common stock equal to the exercise price for the warrants, and as a result may recognize gain (or loss) reflecting the amount by which the fair market value of such common stock exceeds (or is less than) the United States Holder's tax basis in such common stock (reflecting, in turn, such United States
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Holder's tax basis in the warrants exercised in exchange for such common stock). United States Holders are urged to consult with their tax advisers regarding the tax treatment of a cashless exercise of the warrants.
        Assuming we do not constitute a PFIC for any taxable year, if a warrant expires unexercised, a United States Holder will recognize a capital loss, reflecting the United States Holder's tax basis in the expired warrant. A United States Holder's ability to deduct capital losses is subject to certain limitations.
 PFIC Status and Material U.S. Federal Tax Consequences
        Special United States federal income tax rules apply to a United States Holder that holds stock or warrants in a foreign corporation classified as a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for United States federal income tax purposes. In general, we will be treated as a PFIC in any taxable year in which, after applying certain look-through rules, either:
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at least 75% of our gross income for such taxable year consists of passive income (e.g., dividends, interest, capital gains and rents derived other than in the active conduct of a rental business); or 

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at least 50% of the average value of our assets during such taxable year produce, or are held for the production of, passive income.
        For purposes of determining whether we are a PFIC, we will be treated as earning and owning our proportionate share of the income and assets, respectively, of any of our subsidiary corporations in which we own at least 25% of the value of the subsidiary's stock. Income earned, or deemed earned, by us in connection with the performance of services will not constitute passive income. By contrast, rental income will generally constitute "passive income" unless we are treated under specific rules as deriving our rental income in the active conduct of a trade or business.
        We may hold, directly or indirectly, interests in other entities that are PFICs ("Subsidiary PFICs"). If we are a PFIC, each United States Holder will be treated as owning its pro-rata share by value of the stock of any such Subsidiary PFICs.
        While there are legal uncertainties involved in this determination, we believe that we should not be treated as a PFIC for the taxable year ended December 31, 2014. We believe that, although there is no legal authority directly on point, the gross income that we derive from time chartering activities of our subsidiaries should constitute services income rather than rental income. Consequently, such income should not constitute passive income and the vessels that we or our subsidiaries operate in connection with the production of such income should not constitute passive assets for purposes of determining whether we are a PFIC. The characterization of income from time charters, however, is uncertain. Although there is older legal authority supporting this position consisting of case law and Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, pronouncements concerning the characterization of income derived from time charters as services income for other tax purposes, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held in Tidewater Inc. and Subsidiaries v. United States , 565 F.3d 299; (5th Cir. 2009), that income derived from certain time chartering activities should be treated as rental income rather than services income for purposes of the "foreign sales corporation" rules under the Code. The IRS has stated that it disagrees with and will not acquiesce to the Tidewater decision, and in its discussion stated that the time charters at issue in Tidewater would be treated as producing services income for PFIC purposes. However, the IRS's statement with respect to the Tidewater decision was an administrative action that cannot be relied upon or otherwise cited as precedent by taxpayers. Consequently, in the absence of any binding legal authority specifically relating to the statutory provisions governing PFICs, there can be no assurance that the IRS or a court would agree with the Tidewater decision. However, if the principles of the Tidewater decision were applicable to our time charters, we would likely be treated
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as a PFIC. Moreover, although we intend to conduct our affairs in a manner to avoid being classified as a PFIC, we cannot assure you that the nature of our assets, income and operations will not change, or that we can avoid being treated as a PFIC for any taxable year.
        If we were to be treated as a PFIC for any taxable year, a United States Holder would be required to file an annual report with the IRS for that year with respect to such holder's common stock or warrants. In addition, as discussed more fully below, if we were to be treated as a PFIC for any taxable year, a United States Holder of our common stock would be subject to different taxation rules depending on whether the United States Holder makes an election to treat us as a "Qualified Electing Fund," which election we refer to as a "QEF election." As an alternative to making a QEF election, a United States Holder should be able to make a "mark-to-market" election with respect to our common stock, as discussed below. Under the PFIC rules, a United States Holder of our warrants would not be permitted to make either a QEF election or a mark-to-market election with respect to our warrants.
 Taxation of United States Holders Making a Timely QEF Election
        If a United States Holder makes a timely QEF election with respect to our common stock, which United States Holder we refer to as an "Electing Holder," for United States federal income tax purposes each year the Electing Holder must report his, her or its pro-rata share of our ordinary earnings and our net capital gain, if any, for our taxable year that ends with or within the taxable year of the Electing Holder, regardless of whether or not distributions were received from us by the Electing Holder. Generally, a QEF election should be made on or before the due date for filing the electing United States Holder's U.S. federal income tax return for the first taxable year in which our common stock is held by such United States Holder and we are classified as a PFIC. The Electing Holder's adjusted tax basis in the common stock would be increased to reflect taxed but undistributed earnings and profits. Distributions of earnings and profits that had been previously taxed would result in a corresponding reduction in the adjusted tax basis in the common stock and would not be taxed again once distributed. An Electing Holder would generally recognize capital gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other disposition of our common stock. A United States Holder would make a QEF election with respect to any year that our company and any Subsidiary PFIC are treated as PFICs by filing one copy of IRS Form 8621 with his, her or its United States federal income tax return and a second copy in accordance with the instructions to such form. If we were to become aware that we were to be treated as a PFIC for any taxable year, we would notify all United States Holders of such treatment and would provide all necessary information to any United States Holder who requests such information in order to make the QEF election described above with respect to our common stock and the stock of any Subsidiary PFIC.
 Taxation of United States Holders Making a "Mark-to-Market" Election
        Alternatively, if we were to be treated as a PFIC for any taxable year and, as we anticipate, our common stock is treated as "marketable stock," a United States Holder of our common stock would be allowed to make a "mark-to- market" election with respect to our common stock, provided the United States Holder completes and files IRS Form 8621 in accordance with the relevant instructions and related Treasury Regulations. If that election is made, the United States Holder generally would include as ordinary income in each taxable year the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the common stock at the end of the taxable year over such holder's adjusted tax basis in the common stock. The United States Holder also would be permitted an ordinary loss in respect of the excess, if any, of the United States Holder's adjusted tax basis in the common stock over its fair market value at the end of the taxable year, but only to the extent of the net amount previously included in income as a result of the mark-to-market election. A United States Holder's tax basis in his, her or its common stock would be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss amount. Gain realized on the sale, exchange or other disposition of our common stock would be treated as ordinary income, and any loss realized on the
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sale, exchange or other disposition of the common stock would be treated as ordinary loss to the extent that such loss does not exceed the net mark-to-market gains previously included by the United States Holder. A mark-to-market election under the PFIC rules with respect to our common stock would not apply to a Subsidiary PFIC, and a United States Holder would not be able to make such a mark-to-market election in respect of its indirect ownership interest in that Subsidiary PFIC. Consequently, United States Holders of our common stock could be subject to the PFIC rules with respect to income of the Subsidiary PFIC, the value of which already had been taken into account indirectly via mark-to-market adjustments.
 Taxation of United States Holders Not Making a Timely QEF or Mark- to-Market Election
        Finally, if we were treated as a PFIC for any taxable year, a United States Holder who does not make either a QEF election or a "mark-to-market" election for that year, whom we refer to as a "Non-Electing Holder," would be subject to special rules with respect to (1) any excess distribution (i.e., the portion of any distributions received by the Non-Electing Holder on our common stock in a taxable year in excess of 125% of the average annual distributions received by the Non-Electing Holder in the three preceding taxable years, or, if shorter, the Non-Electing Holder's holding period for the common stock) and (2) any gain realized on the sale, exchange or other disposition of our common stock or warrants. Under these special rules:
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the amount allocated to each of the other taxable years would be subject to tax at the highest rate of tax in effect for the applicable class of taxpayer for that year, and an interest charge for the deemed deferral benefit would be imposed with respect to the resulting tax attributable to each such other taxable year.
        If we were treated as a PFIC for any taxable year, a U.S. Holder that owns our share or warrants would be required to file an annual information return with the IRS reflecting such ownership, regardless of whether a QEF election or a mark-to-market election had been made.
        Although there is no governing authority as to the consequences of an exercise of warrants where the issuer is a PFIC, under proposed regulations, the exercise of warrants would not be treated as a disposition for PFIC purposes, and a United States Holder that exercises a warrant, consistent with these proposed regulations, would have a holding period in the resulting common stock that reflects the United States Holder's holding period in the warrants.
        If a United States Holder held our common stock or warrants during a period when we were treated as a PFIC but the United States Holder did not have a QEF election in effect with respect to us, then in the event that we failed to qualify as a PFIC for a subsequent taxable year, the United States Holder could elect to cease to be subject to the rules described above with respect to those shares by making a "deemed sale" or, in certain circumstances, a "deemed dividend" election with respect to our common stock or warrants. If the United States Holder makes a deemed sale election, the United States Holder will be treated, for purposes of applying the rules described in the preceding paragraph, as having disposed of our common stock or warrants for their fair market value on the last day of the last taxable year for which we qualified as a PFIC (the "termination date"). The United States Holder would increase his, her or its basis in such common stock or warrants by the amount of the gain on the deemed sale described in the preceding sentence. Following a deemed sale election, the
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United States Holder would not be treated, for purposes of the PFIC rules, as having owned the common stock or warrants during a period prior to the termination date when we qualified as a PFIC.
        If we were treated as a "controlled foreign corporation" for United States tax purposes for the taxable year that included the termination date, then a United States Holder could make a deemed dividend election with respect to our common stock. If a deemed dividend election is made, the United States Holder is required to include in income as a dividend his, her or its pro-rata share (based on all of our stock held by the United States Holder, directly or under applicable attribution rules, on the termination date) of our post-1986 earnings and profits as of the close of the taxable year that includes the termination date (taking only earnings and profits accumulated in taxable years in which we were a PFIC into account). The deemed dividend described in the preceding sentence is treated as an excess distribution for purposes of the rules described in the second preceding paragraph. The United States Holder would increase his, her or its basis in our common stock by the amount of the deemed dividend. Following a deemed dividend election, the United States Holder would not be treated, for purposes of the PFIC rules, as having owned the common stock during a period prior to the termination date when we qualified as a PFIC. For purposes of determining whether the deemed dividend election is available, we will generally be treated as a controlled foreign corporation for a taxable year when, at any time during that year, United States persons, each of whom owns, directly or under applicable attribution rules, common stock having 10% or more of the total voting power of our common stock, in the aggregate own, directly or under applicable attribution rules, shares representing more than 50% of the voting power or value of our common stock.
        A deemed sale or deemed dividend election must be made on the United States Holder's original or amended return for the shareholder's taxable year that includes the termination date and, if made on an amended return, such amended return must be filed not later than the date that is three years after the due date of the original return for such taxable year. Special rules apply where a person is treated, for purposes of the PFIC rules, as indirectly owning our common stock or warrants.
 United States Federal Income Taxation of "Non-United States Holders"
        A beneficial owner of common stock or warrants that is not a United States Holder and is not treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes is referred to herein as a "Non-United States Holder."
 Dividends on Common Stock
        Non-United States Holders generally will not be subject to United States federal income tax or withholding tax on dividends received from us with respect to our common stock, unless that income is effectively connected with the Non-United States Holder's conduct of a trade or business in the United States. If the Non-United States Holder is entitled to the benefits of a United States income tax treaty with respect to those dividends, that income generally is taxable only if it is attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the Non-United States Holder in the United States.
 Sale, Exchange or Other Disposition of Common Stock or Warrants
        Non-United States Holders generally will not be subject to United States federal income tax or withholding tax on any gain realized upon the sale, exchange or other disposition of our common stock or warrants, or an exercise of warrants, unless:
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the gain is effectively connected with the Non-United States Holder's conduct of a trade or business in the United States. If the Non- United States Holder is entitled to the benefits of an income tax treaty with respect to that gain, that gain generally is taxable only if it is attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the Non-United States Holder in the United States; or
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the Non-United States Holder is an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year of disposition and other conditions are met.
        If the Non-United States Holder is engaged in a United States trade or business for United States federal income tax purposes, the income from the common stock or warrants, including dividends (with respect to the common stock) and the gain from the sale, exchange or other disposition of the stock that is effectively connected with the conduct of that trade or business (including deemed gain, if any, with respect to an exercise of the warrants, as described above in "—United States Federal Income Taxation of United States Holders—Exercise or Expiration of Warrants") will generally be subject to regular United States federal income tax in the same manner as discussed in the previous section relating to the taxation of United States Holders. In addition, in the case of a corporate Non-United States Holder, such holder's earnings and profits that are attributable to the effectively connected income, which are subject to certain adjustments, may be subject to an additional branch profits tax at a rate of 30%, or at a lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty.
 Backup Withholding and Information Reporting
        In general, dividend payments, or other taxable distributions, made within the United States to a noncorporate United States holder will be subject to information reporting requirements and backup withholding tax if such holder:
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fails to provide an accurate taxpayer identification number; 

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is notified by the IRS that it has failed to report all interest or dividends required to be shown on its federal income tax returns; or 

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in certain circumstances, fails to comply with applicable certification requirements.
        Non-United States Holders may be required to establish their exemption from information reporting and backup withholding by certifying their status on IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8ECI or W-8IMY, as applicable.
        If a holder sells our common stock or warrants to or through a United States office or broker, the payment of the proceeds is subject to both United States backup withholding and information reporting unless the holder certifies that it is a non-United States person, under penalties of perjury, or the holder otherwise establishes an exemption. If a holder sells our common stock through a non-United States office of a non-United States broker and the sales proceeds are paid outside the United States, information reporting and backup withholding generally will not apply to that payment. However, United States information reporting requirements, but not backup withholding, will apply to a payment of sales proceeds, even if that payment is made outside the United States, if a holder sells our common stock through a non-United States office of a broker that is a United States person or has some other contacts with the United States.
        Backup withholding tax is not an additional tax. Rather, a holder generally may obtain a refund of any amounts withheld under backup withholding rules that exceed such stockholder's income tax liability by filing a refund claim with the IRS.
 Dividends and Paying Agents
        Not applicable.
 Statement by Experts
        Not applicable.
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        We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In accordance with these requirements, we file reports and other information as a foreign private issuer with the SEC. You may inspect and copy our public filings without charge at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information about the public reference room. You may obtain copies of all or any part of such materials from the SEC upon payment of prescribed fees. You may also inspect reports and other information regarding registrants, such as us, that file electronically with the SEC without charge at a web site maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov .
Item 11.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 Interest Rate Risk
        In connection with certain of our credit facilities under which we pay a floating rate of interest, we entered into interest rate swap agreements designed to pro-actively and efficiently manage our floating rate exposure. We have recognized these derivative instruments on the consolidated balance sheet at their fair value. Pursuant to the adoption of our Risk Management Accounting Policy, and after putting in place the formal documentation required by the accounting guidance for derivatives and hedging in order to designate these swaps as hedging instruments, as of June 15, 2006, these interest rate swaps qualified for hedge accounting, and, accordingly, from that time until June 30, 2012, only hedge ineffectiveness amounts arising from the differences in the change in fair value of the hedging instrument and the hedged item were recognized in the Company's earnings. Assessment and measurement of prospective and retrospective effectiveness for these interest rate swaps were performed on a quarterly basis until June 30, 2012. For qualifying cash flow hedges, the fair value gain or loss associated with the effective portion of the cash flow hedge was recognized initially in stockholders' equity, and recognized to the Statement of Operations in the periods when the hedged item affects profit or loss. On July 1, 2012, we elected to prospectively de-designate cash flow interest rate swaps for which we were obtaining hedge accounting treatment due to the compliance burden associated with this accounting policy. As a result, all changes in the fair value of our cash flow interest rate swap agreements will be recorded in earnings under "Unrealized and Realized Losses on Derivatives" from the de-designation date forward. We have not held or issued derivative financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.
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        The interest rate swap agreements converting floating interest rate exposure into fixed, as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 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
December 31,
2014	 	Fair Value
December 31,
2013	 	
RBS	 	 	03/09/2007	 	 	3/15/2010	 	 	3/15/2015	 	 $	200,000	 	5.07% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 $	(2,011	)	 $	(11,586	)	
RBS	 	 	03/16/2007	 	 	3/20/2009	 	 	3/20/2014	 	 $	200,000	 	4.922% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	—	 	 	(2,052	)	
RBS	 	 	09/13/2007	 	 	9/15/2009	 	 	9/15/2014	 	 $	200,000	 	4.9775% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	—	 	 	(6,732	)	
RBS	 	 	11/15/2007	 	 	11/19/2010	 	 	11/19/2015	 	 $	100,000	 	5.12% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	(4,246	)	 	(8,919	)	
RBS	 	 	11/16/2007	 	 	11/22/2010	 	 	11/22/2015	 	 $	100,000	 	5.07% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	(4,248	)	 	(8,869	)	
HSH Nordbank	 	 	12/06/2006	 	 	12/8/2009	 	 	12/8/2014	 	 $	400,000	 	4.855% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	—	 	 	(17,298	)	
CITI	 	 	04/17/2007	 	 	4/17/2008	 	 	4/17/2015	 	 $	200,000	 	5.124% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	(2,895	)	 	(12,520	)	
CITI	 	 	04/20/2007	 	 	4/20/2010	 	 	4/20/2015	 	 $	200,000	 	5.1775% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	(3,008	)	 	(12,738	)	
CITI	 	 	10/23/2007	 	 	10/25/2009	 	 	10/27/2014	 	 $	250,000	 	4.9975% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	—	 	 	(9,797	)	
CITI	 	 	11/02/2007	 	 	11/6/2010	 	 	11/6/2015	 	 $	250,000	 	5.1% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	(10,167	)	 	(21,774	)	
CITI	 	 	11/26/2007	 	 	11/29/2010	 	 	11/30/2015	 	 $	100,000	 	4.98% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	(4,249	)	 	(8,754	)	
CITI	 	 	02/07/2008	 	 	2/11/2011	 	 	2/11/2016	 	 $	200,000	 	4.695% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	(9,524	)	 	(17,870	)	
Eurobank	 	 	12/06/2007	 	 	12/10/2010	 	 	12/10/2015	 	 $	200,000	 	4.8125% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	(8,428	)	 	(17,067	)	
Eurobank	 	 	02/11/2008	 	 	5/31/2011	 	 	5/31/2015	 	 $	200,000	 	4.755% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	(3,763	)	 	(12,532	)	
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	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 $	(52,539	)	 $	(168,508	)	
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ABN Amro	 	 	06/06/2013	 	 	1/4/2016	 	 	12/31/2016	 	 $	325,000	 	1.4975% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 $	(617	)	 $	382	 	
ABN Amro	 	 	05/31/2013	 	 	1/4/2016	 	 	12/31/2016	 	 $	250,000	 	1.4125% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	(264	)	 	504	 	
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Total fair value of swap liabilities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 $	(53,420	)	 $	(167,622	)	
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        Accounting guidance for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts and for hedging activities requires that an entity recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet and measures those instruments at fair value. If certain conditions are met, a derivative may be specifically designated as a hedge, the objective of which is to match the timing of gain or loss recognition on the hedging derivative with the recognition of (i) the changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk or (ii) the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transaction. For a derivative not designated as a hedging instrument, the gain or loss is recognized in income in the period of change.
 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 our fixed rate loan facilities to floating rate debt. Pursuant to the adoption of our 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, from that time until June 30, 2012, hedge ineffectiveness amounts arising from the differences in the change in fair value of the hedging instrument and the hedged item were
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recognized in our earnings. Assessment and measurement of prospective and retrospective effectiveness for these interest rate swaps was performed on a quarterly basis, on the financial statement and earnings reporting dates.
        On July 1, 2012, we elected to prospectively de-designate fair value interest rate swaps for which it was applying hedge accounting treatment due to the compliance burden associated with this accounting policy. All changes in the fair value of our fair value interest rate swap agreements will continue to be recorded in earnings under "Unrealized and Realized Losses on Derivatives" from the de-designation date forward.
        The interest rate swap agreements converting fixed interest rate exposure into floating, as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 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
December 31,
2014	 	Fair Value
December 31,
2013	 	
RBS	 	 	11/15/2004	 	 	12/15/2004	 	 	8/27/2016	 	 $	60,528	 	5.0125% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA + 0.835% p.a.	 	 $	302	 	 $	747	 	
RBS	 	 	11/15/2004	 	 	11/17/2004	 	 	11/2/2016	 	 $	62,342	 	5.0125% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA + 0.855% p.a.	 	 	362	 	 	839	 	
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Total fair value	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 $	664	 	 $	1,586	 	
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        The total fair value change of the interest rate swaps for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, amounted to $(0.9) million, $(1.3) million and $(1.1) million, respectively, and is included in the consolidated Statement of Operations in "Unrealized and realized losses on derivatives". The related asset of $0.7 million and $1.6 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, is shown under "Other non-current assets" in the consolidated balance sheet.
        We reclassified from "Long-term debt, net of current portion", where its fair value of hedged item is recorded, to our earnings unrealized losses an amount of $0.6 million and $0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 respectively (following the hedge accounting discontinuance as of July 1, 2012). The fair value change of the underlying hedged debt for the period from January 1, 2012 until June 30, 2012, was $0.6 million gain and is included in the consolidated Statement of Operations in "Unrealized and realized losses on derivatives". The amortization of fair value of hedged debt for the period from January 1, 2012 until June 30, 2012, was $0.3 million and is included in the consolidated Statement of Operations in "Unrealized and realized losses on derivatives" The related liability of the fair value hedged debt of $1.0 million and $1.6 million is shown under "Long-term Debt" in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
 Cash Flow Interest Rate Swap Hedges
        We, according to our long-term strategic plan to maintain relative stability in our interest rate exposure, have decided to swap part of our interest expenses from floating to fixed. To this effect, we entered into interest rate swap transactions with varying start and maturity dates, in order to pro- actively and efficiently manage our floating rate exposure.
        These interest rate swaps are designed to economically hedge the variability of interest cash flows arising from floating rate debt, attributable to movements in three-month USD$ LIBOR. According to our 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, from that time until June 30, 2012, only hedge ineffectiveness amounts arising from the differences in the change in fair value of the hedging instrument and the hedged item were recognized in our earnings. Assessment and measurement of prospective and retrospective effectiveness for these interest rate swaps were
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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 was recognized initially in stockholders' equity, and recognized to the Statement of Operations in the periods when the hedged item affects profit or loss.
        On July 1, 2012, we elected to prospectively de-designate cash flow interest rate swaps for which we were obtaining hedge accounting treatment due to the compliance burden associated with this accounting policy. As a result, all changes in the fair value of our cash flow interest rate swap agreements are recorded in earnings under "Unrealized and Realized Losses on Derivatives" from the de-designation date forward. We evaluated whether it is probable that the previously hedged forecasted interest payments are probable to not occur in the originally specified time period. We concluded that the previously hedged forecasted interest payments are probable of occurring. Therefore, unrealized gains or losses in accumulated other comprehensive loss associated with the previously designated cash flow interest rate swaps will remain in accumulated other comprehensive loss and recognized in earnings when the interest payments will be recognized. If such interest payments were to be identified as being probable of not occurring, the accumulated other comprehensive loss balance pertaining to these amounts would be reversed through earnings immediately.
        We recorded in the consolidated Statements of Operations unrealized gains/(losses) of $114.2 million, $139.4 million and $64.9 million in relation to fair value changes of interest rate swaps for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, as well as hedge ineffectiveness gains/(losses) of nil, nil and $1.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Furthermore, deferred realized losses of nil were reclassified from "Accumulated other comprehensive loss" in the consolidated balance sheets to the consolidated Statements of Operations as of and for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, as well as $88.9 million and $116.6 million unrealized losses were reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss to earnings for year ended December 31, 2014 and, 2013, respectively (following the hedge accounting discontinuance as of July 1, 2012). The total fair value change of the interest rate swaps for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, amounted to $114.2 million and $139.4 million, respectively.
        The variable-rate interest on specific borrowings that was associated with vessels under construction was 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 gains or losses on cash flow hedges that have been entered into and qualify for hedge accounting, 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 nil, nil and $7.0 million were recorded in other comprehensive loss for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. In addition, an amount of $4.0 million, $4.0 million and $3.5 million was reclassified into earnings for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, representing amortization over the depreciable life of the vessels.
        We were in an over-hedged position under our cash flow interest rate swaps, which were due to deferred progress payments to shipyards, cancellation of three newbuildings in 2010, replacements of variable interest rate debt with a fixed interest rate seller's financing and equity proceeds from our private placement in 2010, all of which reduced initial forecasted variable interest rate debt and resulted in notional cash flow interest rate swaps being above the variable interest rate debt eligible for hedging. Realized losses attributable to the over-hedging position were nil, nil and $19.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The over-hedged position described above was gradually reduced and ultimately eliminated in 2012, following the delivery of all remaining newbuildings and the full drawdown of all credit facilities.
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        Assuming no changes to our borrowings or hedging instruments after December 31, 2014, a 10 basis points increase in interest rates on our floating rate debt outstanding at December 31, 2014 would result in a decrease of approximately $2.0 million in our earnings in 2015. These amounts are determined by calculating the effect of a hypothetical interest rate change on our floating rate debt, after giving consideration to our interest rate swaps. These amounts do not include the effects of certain potential results of changing interest rates, such as a different level of overall economic activity, or other actions management may take to mitigate this risk. Furthermore, this sensitivity analysis does not assume alterations in our gross debt or other changes in our financial position.
 Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
        We generate all of our revenues in U.S. dollars, but for the year ended December 31, 2014 we incurred approximately 31.1% of our operating expenses in currencies other than U.S. dollars (mainly in Euros). As of December 31, 2014, approximately 36.5% of our outstanding accounts payable were denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar (mainly in Euro). We have not entered into derivative instruments to hedge the foreign currency translation of assets or liabilities or foreign currency transactions.
Item 12.    Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities
        Not Applicable.

 PART II
Item 13.    Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies
        Not Applicable.
Item 14.    Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds
        Not Applicable.
Item 15.    Controls and Procedures
 15A. Disclosure Controls and Procedures
        Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of December 31, 2014. Disclosure controls and procedures are defined under SEC rules as controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within required time periods. Disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to the issuer's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.
        Based on our evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2014.
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 15B. Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
        Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for the assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP").
        A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
        Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
        In making its assessment of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, used the criteria set forth in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO").
        Management concluded that, as of December 31, 2014, our internal control over financial reporting was effective.
 15C. Attestation Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
        PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A, which has audited the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2014, has also audited the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as stated in their audit report which is incorporated into Item 18 of this Form 20-F from page F-2 hereof.
 15D. Change in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
        During the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 20-F, we have made no changes to our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 16A.    Audit Committee Financial Expert
        Our Audit Committee consists of three independent directors, Myles R. Itkin, who is the chairman of the committee, Miklos Konkoly-Thege and William Repko. Our board of directors has determined that Myles R. Itkin, whose biographical details are included in "Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees," qualifies as an audit committee financial expert as defined under current SEC regulations. Mr. Itkin is a United States Certified Public Accountant and independent in accordance with the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and SEC rules.
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Item 16B.    Code of Ethics
        We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for officers and employees of our company, a Code of Conduct for the chief executive officer and senior financial officers of our company and a Code of Ethics for directors of our company, copies of which are posted on our website, and may be viewed at http://www.danaos.com . We will also provide a paper copy of these documents free of charge upon written request by our stockholders. Stockholders may direct their requests to the attention of Mr. Evangelos Chatzis, Danaos Corporation, c/o Danaos Shipping Co. Ltd., 14 Akti Kondyli, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece. No waivers of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, the Code of Conduct or the Code of Ethics have been granted to any person during the year ended December 31, 2014.
Item 16C.    Principal Accountant Fees and Services
        PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A., an independent registered public accounting firm, has audited our annual financial statements acting as our independent auditor for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.
        The chart below sets forth the total amount billed and accrued for the PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A. services performed in 2014 and 2013 and breaks down these amounts by the category of service.

								
 	 	2014	 	2013	 	
 	 	(in thousands of
dollars)	 	
Audit fees	 	 $	415.7	 	 $	427.7	 	
 Audit Fees
        Audit fees paid were compensation for professional services rendered for the audits of our consolidated financial statements.
 Audit-related Fees; Tax Fees; All Other Fees
        PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A. did not provide any other services that would be classified in these categories in 2014 or 2013.
 Pre-approval Policies and Procedures
        The audit committee charter sets forth our policy regarding retention of the independent auditors, requiring the audit committee to review and approve in advance the retention of the independent auditors for the performance of all audit and lawfully permitted non-audit services and the fees related thereto. The chairman of the audit committee or in the absence of the chairman, any member of the audit committee designated by the chairman, has authority to approve in advance any lawfully permitted non-audit services and fees. The audit committee is authorized to establish other policies and procedures for the pre-approval of such services and fees. Where non-audit services and fees are approved under delegated authority, the action must be reported to the full audit committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
Item 16D.    Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees
        Not Applicable.
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Item 16E.    Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
        On November 25, 2008, we publicly announced that our Board of Directors had approved a share repurchase program and authorized the officers of the company to repurchase, from time to time, up to 1,000,000 shares of our common stock.

														
Period 	 	Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
(a)	 	Average
Price
Paid Per
Share
(b)	 	Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
(c)	 	Maximum
Number of Shares
that May Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Plans or
Programs
(d)	 	
December 2 to December 19, 2008	 	 	15,000	 	 $	5.90	 	 	15,000	 	 	985,000	 	
March 4, 2010	 	 	12,000	 	 $	4.14	 	 	27,000	 	 	973,000	 	
        We did not repurchase any shares of our common stock in 2014, 2013, 2012 or 2011.
Item 16F.    Change in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
        Not Applicable.
Item 16G.    Corporate Governance
 Statement of Significant Differences between our Corporate Governance Practices and the New York Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Standards for U.S. Non-Controlled Issuers
        Pursuant to certain exceptions for foreign private issuers and controlled companies, we are not required to comply with certain of the corporate governance practices followed by U.S. and non-controlled companies under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards. However, pursuant to Section 303.A.11 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual and the requirements of Form 20-F, we are required to state any significant differences between our corporate governance practices and the practices required by the New York Stock Exchange. We believe that our established practices in the area of corporate governance are in line with the spirit of the New York Stock Exchange standards and provide adequate protection to our stockholders. The significant differences between our corporate governance practices and the New York Stock Exchange standards applicable to listed U.S. companies are set forth below.
        The New York Stock Exchange requires that a listed U.S. company have a nominating/corporate governance committee and a compensation committee, each composed of independent directors. As permitted under Marshall Islands law and our bylaws, a non-independent director, who is a member of our management who also serves on our board of directors, serves on the compensation committee of our board of directors and on the nominating and corporate governance committee of our board of directors.
        Our $200.0 million equity transaction on August 12, 2010 was a departure from our policy of complying with NYSE shareholder approval requirements, specifically NYSE Rules 312.03(b) and 312.03(c), despite being permitted, as a foreign private issuer, to follow the corporate governance rules of its home country in lieu of these NYSE rules. For this transaction, in consideration of the circumstances described below, the Company elected to comply with the provisions of the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act which provide that the Board of Directors approve such share issuances, without the need for stockholder approval, in lieu of the NYSE rules. As noted above, the receipt of $200 million in proceeds from equity issuances, including $100 million from affiliates of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and his family, was a condition to the arrangements with the Company's lenders under the Bank Agreement. After evaluating market conditions for a transaction that would satisfy this condition, the Company perceived that the terms on which the above described
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equity transaction could be executed were more favorable than those that would be available in a broader offering, which would have had no assurance of successful completion.
Item 16H.    Mine Safety Disclosure
        Not Applicable.

 PART III
Item 17.    Financial Statements
        Not Applicable.
Item 18.    Financial Statements
        Reference is made to pages F-1 through F-51 included herein by reference.
Item 19.    Exhibits

				
Number	 	Description	
 	1.1	 	Restated Articles of Incorporation(6)	

1.2	
 	
Amended and Restated Bylaws(5)	

2.1	
 	
Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2011, between Danaos Corporation and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as warrant agent(10)	

4.1	
 	
Amended and Restated Management Agreement between Danaos Shipping Company Limited and Danaos Corporation	

4.2	
 	
Form of Management Agreement between Danaos Shipping Company Limited and our vessel-owning subsidiaries (See Appendix I to Exhibit 4.1)	

4.3	
 	
Form of Restrictive Covenant Agreement between Danaos Corporation and Dr. John Coustas(1)	

4.4	
 	
Stockholder Rights Agreement and Amendment No. 1(8)	

4.5	
 	
2006 Equity Compensation Plan(1)	

4.5.1	
 	
Directors' Share Payment Plan(4)	

4.6	
 	
Loan Agreement and Supplemental Agreement, dated December 17, 2002 and April 21, 2005 respectively, with Aegean Baltic Bank S.A. and HSH Nordbank AG(1)	

4.7	
 	
Loan Agreement, dated May 13, 2003, with the Export-Import Bank of Korea(1)	

4.8	
 	
Loan Agreement, dated January 29, 2004, with the Export-Import Bank of Korea and ABN Amro Bank (formerly Fortis Capital Corp.)(1)	

4.9	
 	
Loan Agreement, dated November 14, 2006, with Aegean Baltic Bank S.A. and HSH Nordbank AG(2)	

4.10	
 	
Loan Agreement, dated February 20, 2007, with The Royal Bank of Scotland(2)	

4.11	
 	
Loan Agreement, dated February 15, 2008, with Credit Agricole (formerly Emporiki Bank of Greece S.A.)(3)	

4.12	
 	
Loan Agreement, dated May 9, 2008, with Credit Suisse(4)	

4.13	
 	
Loan Agreement, dated May 30, 2008, with Deutsche Bank(4)	
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Number	 	Description	
 	4.14	 	Loan Agreement, dated July 29, 2008, with ABN Amro Bank (formerly Fortis Bank) (acting as agent), Lloyds TSB and National Bank of Greece(4)	

4.15	
 	
Supplemental Agreement, dated August 13, 2009, with ABN Amro Bank (formerly Fortis Bank), Lloyds TSB and National Bank of Greece, in respect of Loan Agreement, dated July 29, 2008(7)	

4.16	
 	
Loan Agreement, dated February 2, 2009, with Commerzbank (formerly Deutsche Schiffsbank), Credit Suisse and Credit Agricole (formerly Emporiki Bank)(4)	

4.17	
 	
Supplemental Letters, dated August 6, 2009 and December 15, 2009, with Deutsche Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgeschaft, as agent, in respect of Loan Agreement, dated May 30, 2008(7)	

4.18	
 	
Supplemental Agreement, dated August 13, 2009, with ABN Amro Bank (formerly Fortis Bank), Lloyds TSB and National Bank of Greece, in respect of Loan Agreement, dated July 29, 2008(7)	

4.19	
 	
Supplemental Letter Agreement, dated April 14, 2010, with Royal Bank of Scotland in respect of Loan Agreement dated February 20, 2007(7)	

4.20	
 	
Restructuring Agreement, dated January 24, 2011, with the Company's lenders and swap-counterparties named therein, including form of intercreditor agreement(8)	

4.21	
 	
Credit Facility, dated February 21, 2011, with Citi (acting as an agent), ABN Amro and CEXIM(8)	

4.21.1	
 	
Amended and Restated Facility Agreement with Citibank N.A. (acting as an agent), ABN Amro and CEXIM(13)	

4.22	
 	
Credit Facility, dated January 24, 2011, with Aegean Baltic Bank S.A., HSH Nordbank AG and Piraeus Bank A.E.(8)	

4.23	
 	
Credit Facility, dated January 24, 2011, with The Royal Bank of Scotland plc(8)	

4.24	
 	
Credit Facility, dated January 24, 2011, with ABN Amro Bank N.V. and Lloyds TSB Bank PLC(8)	

4.25	
 	
Credit Facility, dated January 24, 2011, with Credit Suisse AG, Deutsche Bank AG, Commerzbank (formerly Deutsche Schiffsbank Aktiengesellschaft) and Credit Agricole (formerly Emporiki Bank of Greece S.A.)(8)	

4.26	
 	
Credit Facility, dated January 24, 2011, with Citibank, N.A., EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A., Citibank, N.A., London Branch and Citibank International Plc(8)	

4.27	
 	
Hyundai Vendor Financing Agreements(8)	

4.28	
 	
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2011, between Danaos Corporation and the warrant holders identified on the signatures pages thereto(8)	

4.29	
 	
Form of Subscription Agreement, including the Form of Registration Rights Agreement attached thereto as Schedule B, for August 2010 common stock sale(9)	

4.30	
 	
Supplemental Agreement, dated August 12, 2010, with KEXIM and ABN Amro and amendment thereto, dated February 9, 2012(11)	

8	
 	
Subsidiaries	

11.1	
 	
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics(2)	
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Number	 	Description	
 	11.2	 	Code of Conduct(2)	

11.3	
 	
Code of Ethics(2)	

12.1	
 	
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a- 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended	

12.2	
 	
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a- 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended	

13.1	
 	
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a- 14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as added by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	

13.2	
 	
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a- 14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as added by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	

15	
 	
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	

101	
 	
Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following Interactive Data Files, formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL):	

101.INS	
 	
XBRL Instance Document	

101.SCH	
 	
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema	

101.CAL	
 	
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase	

101.LAB	
 	
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase	

101.PRE	
 	
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase	

101.DEF	
 	
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase	

(1)
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on Form F-1 (Reg. No. 333-137459) filed with the SEC and hereby incorporated by reference to such Registration Statement.

(2)
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006 and filed with the SEC on May 30, 2007.

(3)
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F/A for the year ended December 31, 2007 and filed with the SEC on April 7, 2008.

(4)
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008 and filed with the SEC on July 13, 2009.

(5)
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 6-K with respect to the six months ended June 30, 2009 and filed with the SEC on September 23, 2009.

(6)
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 6-K filed with the SEC on July 29, 2010.

(7)
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2009 and filed with the SEC on June 18, 2010.

(8)
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 filed with the SEC on April 8, 2011.
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(9)
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on August 27, 2010.

(10)
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on May 10, 2011.

(11)
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on March 30, 2012.

(12)
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on March 1, 2013.

(13)
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on July 29, 2013.
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 SIGNATURES
        The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.

					
	 	DANAOS CORPORATION	
	 	/s/ EVANGELOS CHATZIS
	
	 	Name:	 	Evangelos Chatzis	
	 	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer	
Date: March 10, 2015
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 INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

					
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	 	 	F-2	 	
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013	 	 	F-3	 	
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012	 	 	F-4	 	
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012	 	 	F-5	 	
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012	 	 	F-6	 	
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012	 	 	F-7	 	
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements	 	 	F-8	 	
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 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors
        In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Danaos Corporation and its subsidiaries (the "Company") at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company's management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in "Management's annual report on internal control over financial reporting", appearing in Item 15(b) of the Company's 2014 Annual Report on Form 20-F. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements and on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
        A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
        Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A.
Athens, Greece
March 10, 2015
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DANAOS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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

										
 	 	 	 	As of December 31,	 	
 	 	Notes	 	2014	 	2013	 	
ASSETS	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
CURRENT ASSETS	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash and cash equivalents	 	 	 	 $	57,730	 	 $	68,153	 	
Restricted cash, current portion	 	3	 	 	2,824	 	 	14,717	 	
Accounts receivable, net	 	 	 	 	7,904	 	 	8,038	 	
Inventories	 	 	 	 	11,665	 	 	14,496	 	
Prepaid expenses	 	 	 	 	713	 	 	819	 	
Due from related parties	 	13	 	 	10,597	 	 	14,459	 	
Other current assets	 	6	 	 	11,640	 	 	6,184	 	
 ​	​	​	​	​ 	​ 	​	​ 	​ 	​	
Total current assets	 	 	 	 	103,073	 	 	126,866	 	
 ​	​	​	​	​ 	​ 	​	​ 	​ 	​	
Fixed assets, net	 	4	 	 	3,624,338	 	 	3,842,617	 	
Deferred charges, net	 	5	 	 	55,275	 	 	67,949	 	
Other non-current assets	 	7,15b	 	 	68,506	 	 	29,120	 	
 ​	​	​	​	​ 	​ 	​	​ 	​ 	​	
Total non-current assets	 	 	 	 	3,748,119	 	 	3,939,686	 	
 ​	​	​	​	​ 	​ 	​	​ 	​ 	​	
Total assets	 	 	 	 $	3,851,192	 	 $	4,066,552	 	
 ​	​	​	​	​ 	​ 	​	​ 	​ 	​	
 ​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	
 ​	​	​	​	​ 	​ 	​	​ 	​ 	​	
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
CURRENT LIABILITIES	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Accounts payable	 	8	 	 $	12,510	 	 $	13,124	 	
Accrued liabilities	 	9	 	 	24,705	 	 	30,911	 	
Current portion of long-term debt	 	12	 	 	178,116	 	 	146,462	 	
Current portion of vendor financing	 	12	 	 	46,530	 	 	57,388	 	
Unearned revenue	 	7	 	 	13,719	 	 	7,305	 	
Other current liabilities	 	10,15a	 	 	52,502	 	 	114,698	 	
 ​	​	​	​	​ 	​ 	​	​ 	​ 	​	
Total current liabilities	 	 	 	 	328,082	 	 	369,888	 	
 ​	​	​	​	​ 	​ 	​	​ 	​ 	​	
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Long-term debt, net of current portion	 	12	 	 	2,773,004	 	 	2,965,641	 	
Vendor financing, net of current portion	 	12	 	 	17,837	 	 	64,367	 	
Unearned revenue, net of current portion	 	7	 	 	30,412	 	 	—	 	
Other long-term liabilities	 	10,15a	 	 	13,708	 	 	68,180	 	
 ​	​	​	​	​ 	​ 	​	​ 	​ 	​	
Total long-term liabilities	 	 	 	 	2,834,961	 	 	3,098,188	 	
 ​	​	​	​	​ 	​ 	​	​ 	​ 	​	
Total liabilities	 	 	 	 	3,163,043	 	 	3,468,076	 	
 ​	​	​	​	​ 	​ 	​	​ 	​ 	​	
Commitments and Contingencies	 	18	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Preferred stock (par value $0.01, 100,000,000 preferred shares authorized and not issued as of December 31, 2014 and 2013)	 	21	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	
Common stock (par value $0.01, 750,000,000 common shares authorized as of December 31, 2014 and 2013. 109,669,429 and 109,653,363 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively)	 	21	 	 	1,097	 	 	1,097	 	
Additional paid-in capital	 	 	 	 	546,735	 	 	546,097	 	
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	 	15a	 	 	(139,742	)	 	(232,697	)	
Retained earnings	 	 	 	 	280,059	 	 	283,979	 	
 ​	​	​	​	​ 	​ 	​	​ 	​ 	​	
Total stockholders' equity	 	 	 	 	688,149	 	 	598,476	 	
 ​	​	​	​	​ 	​ 	​	​ 	​ 	​	
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	 	 	 	 $	3,851,192	 	 $	4,066,552	 	
 ​	​	​	​	​ 	​ 	​	​ 	​ 	​	
 ​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	
 ​	​	​	​	​ 	​ 	​	​ 	​ 	​	
    
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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DANAOS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

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

														
 	 	 	 	Year ended December 31,	 	
 	 	Notes	 	2014	 	2013	 	2012	 	
OPERATING REVENUES	 	 	17	 	 $	552,091	 	 $	588,117	 	 $	589,009	 	
OPERATING EXPENSES:	 	 	

 	 	 	
 	 	
Voyage expenses	 	 	 	 	 	(12,974	)	 	(11,770	)	 	(13,503	)	
Vessel operating expenses	 	 	 	 	 	(113,755	)	 	(122,074	)	 	(123,356	)	
Depreciation	 	 	4	 	 	(137,061	)	 	(137,414	)	 	(143,938	)	
Amortization of deferred drydocking and special survey costs	 	 	5	 	 	(4,387	)	 	(5,482	)	 	(6,070	)	
Impairment loss	 	 	23	 	 	(75,776	)	 	(19,004	)	 	(129,630	)	
General and administrative expenses	 	 	 	 	 	(21,442	)	 	(19,458	)	 	(20,379	)	
Gain / (Loss) on sale of vessels	 	 	19	 	 	5,709	 	 	(449	)	 	830	 	
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Income from operations	 	 	 	 	 	192,405	 	 	272,466	 	 	152,963	 	
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OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Interest income	 	 	 	 	 	1,703	 	 	2,210	 	 	1,642	 	
Interest expense	 	 	 	 	 	(79,980	)	 	(91,185	)	 	(87,340	)	
Other finance expenses	 	 	 	 	 	(19,757	)	 	(20,120	)	 	(18,107	)	
Other income/(expenses), net	 	 	 	 	 	422	 	 	302	 	 	811	 	
Net unrealized and realized losses on derivatives	 	 	15	 	 	(98,713	)	 	(126,150	)	 	(155,173	)	
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Total Other Expenses, net	 	 	 	 	 	(196,325	)	 	(234,943	)	 	(258,167	)	
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Net (Loss)/ Income	 	 	 	 	 $	(3,920	)	 $	37,523	 	 $	(105,204	)	
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(LOSS) / EARNINGS PER SHARE	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Basic and diluted net (loss) / income per share	 	 	22	 	 $	(0.04	)	 $	0.34	 	 $	(0.96	)	
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Basic and diluted weighted average number of shares	 	 	 	 	 	109,676,056	 	 	109,654,199	 	 	109,612,737	 	
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)

														
 	 	 	 	Year ended December 31,	 	
 	 	Notes	 	2014	 	2013	 	2012	 	
Net (Loss) / Income	 	 	      	 	 $	(3,920	)	 $	37,523	 	 $	(105,204	)	
Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Change in fair value of financial instruments	 	 	 	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	40,536	 	
Deferred realized losses on cash flow hedges amortized over the life of the newbuildings	 	 	 	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	(7,035	)	
Amortization of deferred realized losses on cash flow hedges	 	 	 	 	 	4,016	 	 	4,017	 	 	3,524	 	
Reclassification of unrealized losses to earnings	 	 	 	 	 	88,939	 	 	116,557	 	 	65,809	 	
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Total Other Comprehensive Income	 	 	 	 	 	92,955	 	 	120,574	 	 	102,834	 	
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Comprehensive Income/(Loss)	 	 	 	 	 $	89,035	 	 $	158,097	 	 $	(2,370	)	
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)

																										
 	 	Common Stock	 	Treasury Stock	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 					 	 	 	Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Number
of
shares	 	Par
value	 	Number
of
shares	 	Amount	 	Additional
paid-in
capital			 	Retained
earnings	 	Total	 	
As of January 1, 2012	 	 	109,564	 	 $	1,096	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 $	545,884	 	 $	(456,105	)	 $	351,660	 	 $	442,535	 	
Net Loss	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	(105,204	)	 	(105,204	)	
Net movement in other comprehensive income        	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	102,834	 	 	—	 	 	102,834	 	
Issuance of common stock	 	 	40	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	
Stock compensation	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	139	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	139	 	
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As of December 31, 2012	 	 	109,604	 	 $	1,096	 	 	—	 	 $	—	 	 $	546,023	 	 $	(353,271	)	 $	246,456	 	 $	440,304	 	
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Net Income	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	37,523	 	 	37,523	 	
Net movement in other comprehensive income        	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	120,574	 	 	—	 	 	120,574	 	
Issuance of common stock	 	 	49	 	 	1	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	(1	)	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	
Stock compensation	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	75	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	75	 	
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As of December 31, 2013	 	 	109,653	 	 $	1,097	 	 	—	 	 $	—	 	 $	546,097	 	 $	(232,697	)	 $	283,979	 	 $	598,476	 	
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Net Loss	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	(3,920	)	 	(3,920	)	
Net movement in other comprehensive income        	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	92,955	 	 	—	 	 	92,955	 	
Issuance of common stock	 	 	16	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	
Stock compensation	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	638	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	638	 	
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As of December 31, 2014	 	 	109,669	 	 	1,097	 	 	—	 	 $	—	 	 $	546,735	 	 $	(139,742	)	 $	280,059	 	 $	688,149	 	
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)

											
 	 	Year ended December 31,	 	
 	 	2014	 	2013	 	2012	 	
Cash Flows from operating activities:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net (loss) / income	 	 $	(3,920	)	 $	37,523	 	 $	(105,204	)	
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/income to net cash provided by operating activities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Depreciation	 	 	137,061	 	 	137,414	 	 	143,938	 	
Amortization of deferred drydocking and special survey costs	 	 	4,387	 	 	5,482	 	 	6,070	 	
Impairment loss	 	 	75,776	 	 	19,004	 	 	129,630	 	
Amortization of finance costs and written-off finance costs	 	 	15,070	 	 	15,431	 	 	14,314	 	
Exit fees accrued on debt	 	 	3,745	 	 	3,763	 	 	2,762	 	
Payments for drydocking and special survey costs deferred	 	 	(6,887	)	 	(283	)	 	(9,308	)	
(Gain) / Loss on sale of vessels	 	 	(5,709	)	 	449	 	 	(830	)	
Stock based compensation	 	 	638	 	 	75	 	 	139	 	
Amortization of deferred realized losses on interest rate swaps	 	 	4,016	 	 	4,017	 	 	3,524	 	
Unrealized (gain)/loss on derivatives	 	 	(24,915	)	 	(22,121	)	 	739	 	
Realized losses on cash flow hedges deferred in Other Comprehensive Loss	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	(7,035	)	
(Increase)/decrease in:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Accounts receivable	 	 	134	 	 	(4,297	)	 	435	 	
Inventories	 	 	2,831	 	 	3,235	 	 	(1,544	)	
Prepaid expenses	 	 	106	 	 	(113	)	 	605	 	
Due from related parties	 	 	3,862	 	 	(1,795	)	 	(3,536	)	
Other assets, current and non-current	 	 	(7,518	)	 	(11,379	)	 	(7,338	)	
Increase/(decrease) in:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Accounts payable	 	 	(614	)	 	(858	)	 	(1,162	)	
Accrued liabilities	 	 	(6,206	)	 	(1,983	)	 	(1,218	)	
Unearned revenue	 	 	(2,306	)	 	1,858	 	 	(1,546	)	
Other liabilities, current and long-term	 	 	2,630	 	 	3,603	 	 	3,123	 	
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Net cash provided by operating activities	 	 	192,181	 	 	189,025	 	 	166,558	 	
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Cash flows from investing activities:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Vessels under construction and vessels additions	 	 	(39,165	)	 	(46,839	)	 	(375,424	)	
Net proceeds from sale of vessels	 	 	50,602	 	 	52,926	 	 	5,635	 	
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Net cash provided by/(used) in investing activities	 	 	11,437	 	 	6,087	 	 	(369,789	)	
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Cash flows from financing activities:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Proceeds from long-term debt	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	266,920	 	
Payments on long-term debt	 	 	(164,154	)	 	(113,634	)	 	(48,124	)	
Payments on Vendor financing	 	 	(57,388	)	 	(57,387	)	 	(10,857	)	
Deferred finance costs	 	 	(4,392	)	 	(100	)	 	(100	)	
Decrease/(increase) in restricted cash	 	 	11,893	 	 	(11,466	)	 	(342	)	
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Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities	 	 	(214,041	)	 	(182,587	)	 	207,497	 	
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Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents	 	 	(10,423	)	 	12,525	 	 	4,266	 	
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	 	 	68,153	 	 	55,628	 	 	51,362	 	
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	 	 $	57,730	 	 $	68,153	 	 $	55,628	 	
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Supplementary Cash Flow information	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest	 	 $	82,957	 	 $	92,887	 	 $	84,847	 	
Final installments for delivered vessels financed under Vendor Financing arrangement	 	 $	—	 	 $	—	 	 $	124,855	 	
Non-cash investing and financing activities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Acquisition of debt securities and equity investment	 	 $	64,896	 	 $	—	 	 $	—	 	
Non-cash deferred financing fees	 	 $	90	 	 $	87	 	 $	86	 	
    
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 1. Basis of Presentation and General Information
        The accompanying financial statements 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. The authorized capital stock of Danaos Corporation is 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 21, Stockholders' Equity.
        The Company's vessels operate worldwide, carrying containers for many established charterers.
        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 (refer to Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies) that are under the exclusive management of a related party of the Company (refer to Note 13, Related Party Transactions).
        The consolidated financial statements 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 operation, consolidated statements of comprehensive 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."
        As of December 31, 2014, Danaos consolidated the vessel owning companies (the "Danaos Subsidiaries") listed below. All vessels are container vessels:

												
Company 	 	Date of Incorporation	 	Vessel Name	 	Year
Built	 	TEU(2)	 	
Megacarrier (No. 1) Corp. 	 	September 10, 2007	 	Hyundai Together	 	 	2012	 	 	13,100	 	
Megacarrier (No. 2) Corp. 	 	September 10, 2007	 	Hyundai Tenacity	 	 	2012	 	 	13,100	 	
Megacarrier (No. 3) Corp. 	 	September 10, 2007	 	Hyundai Smart	 	 	2012	 	 	13,100	 	
Megacarrier (No. 4) Corp. 	 	September 10, 2007	 	Hyundai Speed	 	 	2012	 	 	13,100	 	
Megacarrier (No. 5) Corp. 	 	September 10, 2007	 	Hyundai Ambition	 	 	2012	 	 	13,100	 	
CellContainer (No. 6) Corp. 	 	October 31, 2007	 	Hanjin Germany	 	 	2011	 	 	10,100	 	
CellContainer (No. 7) Corp. 	 	October 31, 2007	 	Hanjin Italy	 	 	2011	 	 	10,100	 	
CellContainer (No. 8) Corp. 	 	October 31, 2007	 	Hanjin Greece	 	 	2011	 	 	10,100	 	
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	 	
Teucarrier (No. 5) Corp. 	 	September 17, 2007	 	CMA CGM Melisande	 	 	2012	 	 	8,530	 	
Teucarrier (No. 1) Corp. 	 	January 31, 2007	 	CMA CGM Attila	 	 	2011	 	 	8,530	 	
Teucarrier (No. 2) Corp. 	 	January 31, 2007	 	CMA CGM Tancredi	 	 	2011	 	 	8,530	 	
Teucarrier (No. 3) Corp. 	 	January 31, 2007	 	CMA CGM Bianca	 	 	2011	 	 	8,530	 	
Teucarrier (No. 4) Corp. 	 	January 31, 2007	 	CMA CGM Samson	 	 	2011	 	 	8,530	 	
Oceanew Shipping Ltd. 	 	January 14, 2002	 	CSCL Europe	 	 	2004	 	 	8,468	 	
Oceanprize Navigation Ltd. 	 	January 21, 2003	 	CSCL America	 	 	2004	 	 	8,468	 	
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 1. Basis of Presentation and General Information (Continued)

												
Company 	 	Date of Incorporation	 	Vessel Name	 	Year
Built	 	TEU(2)	 	
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	 	
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	 	
Boxcarrier (No. 1) Corp. 	 	June 27, 2006	 	CMA CGM Moliere(1)	 	 	2009	 	 	6,500	 	
Expresscarrier (No. 1) Corp. 	 	March 5, 2007	 	YM Mandate	 	 	2010	 	 	6,500	 	
Expresscarrier (No. 2) Corp. 	 	March 5, 2007	 	YM Maturity	 	 	2010	 	 	6,500	 	
Actaea Company Limited	 	October 14, 2014	 	MOL Performance	 	 	2002	 	 	6,402	 	
Asteria Shipping Company Limited	 	October 14, 2014	 	MOL Priority	 	 	2002	 	 	6,402	 	
Federal Marine Inc. 	 	February 14, 2006	 	Federal	 	 	1994	 	 	4,651	 	
Auckland Marine Inc. 	 	January 27, 2005	 	SNL Colombo	 	 	2004	 	 	4,300	 	
Wellington Marine Inc. 	 	January 27, 2005	 	YM Singapore	 	 	2004	 	 	4,300	 	
Continent Marine Inc. 	 	March 22, 2006	 	Zim Monaco	 	 	2009	 	 	4,253	 	
Medsea Marine Inc. 	 	May 8, 2006	 	OOCL Novorossiysk	 	 	2009	 	 	4,253	 	
Blacksea Marine Inc. 	 	May 8, 2006	 	Zim Luanda	 	 	2009	 	 	4,253	 	
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	 	OOCL Istanbul	 	 	2008	 	 	4,253	 	
Seacarriers Services Inc. 	 	June 28, 2005	 	YM Seattle	 	 	2007	 	 	4,253	 	
Seacarriers Lines Inc. 	 	June 28, 2005	 	YM Vancouver	 	 	2007	 	 	4,253	 	
Containers Services Inc. 	 	May 30, 2002	 	Deva	 	 	2004	 	 	4,253	 	
Containers Lines Inc. 	 	May 30, 2002	 	Derby D	 	 	2004	 	 	4,253	 	
Boulevard Shiptrade S.A	 	September 12, 2013	 	Dimitris C	 	 	2001	 	 	3,430	 	
CellContainer (No. 4) Corp. 	 	March 23, 2007	 	Hanjin Algeciras	 	 	2011	 	 	3,400	 	
CellContainer (No. 5) Corp. 	 	March 23, 2007	 	Hanjin Constantza	 	 	2011	 	 	3,400	 	
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	 	
CellContainer (No. 3) Corp. 	 	March 23, 2007	 	Hanjin Versailles	 	 	2010	 	 	3,400	 	
Vilos Navigation Company Ltd. 	 	May 30, 2013	 	MSC Zebra	 	 	2001	 	 	2,602	 	
Trindade Maritime Company	 	April 10, 2013	 	Amalia C	 	 	1998	 	 	2,452	 	
Sarond Shipping Inc. 	 	January 18, 2013	 	Niledutch Palanca	 	 	2001	 	 	2,524	 	
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	 	
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	 	
Vessels sold during 2014	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Boxcarrier (No. 6) Corp. 	 	June 27, 2006	 	Marathonas	 	 	1991	 	 	4,814	 	
Boxcarrier (No. 7) Corp. 	 	June 27, 2006	 	Messologi	 	 	1991	 	 	4,814	 	
Boxcarrier (No. 8) Corp. 	 	November 16, 2006	 	Mytilini	 	 	1991	 	 	4,814	 	
Duke Marine Inc. 	 	April 14, 2003	 	Duka	 	 	1992	 	 	4,651	 	
Commodore Marine Inc. 	 	April 14, 2003	 	Commodore	 	 	1992	 	 	4,651	 	

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

(2)
Twenty-foot equivalent unit, the international standard measure for containers and containership capacity.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 2. Significant Accounting Policies
        Principles of Consolidation:     The accompanying consolidated financial statements 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 obtained by the Company.
        The Company also consolidates entities that are determined to be variable interest entities as defined in the accounting guidance, if it determines that it is the primary beneficiary. 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. Refer to Note 12, Long-Term Debt, which describes an arrangement under the credit facility with ABN Amro, Lloyds TSB and National Bank of Greece for a variable interest entity.
        Inter-company transaction balances and unrealized gains/(losses) on transactions between the companies are eliminated.
        Use of Estimates:     The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. On an on-going basis, management evaluates the estimates and judgments, including those related to future drydock dates, the selection of useful lives for tangible assets, expected future cash flows from long-lived assets to support impairment tests, provisions necessary for accounts receivables, provisions for legal disputes, and contingencies. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates under different assumptions and/or conditions.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
        Reclassifications in Other Comprehensive Income:     The Company had the following reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss as of December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively (in thousands):

													
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 	 	Location of Reclassification into Income			 	
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Amortization of deferred realized losses on cash flow hedges	 	Net unrealized and realized losses on derivatives	 	 	4,016	 	 	4,017	 	 	3,524	 	
Reclassification of unrealized losses to earnings	 	Net unrealized and realized losses on derivatives	 	 	88,939	 	 	116,557	 	 	65,809	 	
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        Foreign Currency Translation:     The functional currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar. The Company engages in worldwide commerce with a variety of entities. Although its operations may expose it to certain levels of foreign currency risk, its transactions are predominantly U.S. dollar denominated. Additionally, the Company's wholly-owned vessel subsidiaries transacted a nominal amount of their operations in Euros; however, all of the subsidiaries' primary cash flows are U.S. dollar denominated. Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the date of each transaction. Differences in exchange rates during the period between the date a transaction denominated in a foreign currency is consummated and the date on which it is either settled or translated, are recognized in the Statement of Operations. The foreign currency exchange gains recognized in the accompanying consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were $0.3 million, $0.04 million and $0.02 million, respectively.
        Cash and Cash Equivalents:     Cash and cash equivalents consist of interest bearing call deposits, where the Company has instant access to its funds and withdrawals and deposits can be made at any time, as well as time deposits with original maturities of three months or less which are not restricted for use or withdrawal. Cash and cash equivalents of $57.7 million as of December 31, 2014 (December 31, 2013: $68.2 million) comprised cash balances and short term deposits.
        Restricted Cash:     Cash restricted accounts include retention accounts. Certain of the Company's loan agreements require the Company to deposit one-third of quarterly and one-sixth of the semi-annual principal installments and interest installments, respectively, due on the outstanding loan balance monthly in a retention account. On the rollover settlement date, both principal and interest are paid from the retention account. Refer to Note 3, Restricted Cash.
        Accounts Receivable, Net:     The amount shown as Accounts Receivable, net, at each balance sheet date includes estimated recoveries from charterers for hire and demurrage billings, net of a provision for doubtful accounts. At each balance sheet date, all potentially uncollectible accounts are assessed individually for purposes of determining the appropriate provision for doubtful accounts based on the Company's history of write-offs, level of past due accounts based on the contractual term of the
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
receivables and its relationships with and economic status of its customers. Bad debts are written off in the period in which they are identified.
        Insurance Claims:     Insurance claims represent the claimable expenses, net of deductibles, which are expected to be recovered from insurance companies. Any costs to complete the claims are included in accrued liabilities. The Company accounts for the cost of possible additional call amounts under its insurance arrangements in accordance with the accounting guidance for contingencies based on the Company's historical experience and the shipping industry practices. Insurance claims are included in the consolidated balance sheet line item "Other current assets".
        Prepaid Expenses and Inventories:     Prepaid expenses consist mainly of insurance expenses, and inventories consist of bunkers, lubricants and provisions remaining on board the vessels at each period end, which are valued at cost as determined using the first-in, first-out method. Costs of spare parts are expensed as incurred.
        Financing Costs:     Fees incurred for obtaining new loans and loans that have been accounted for as modified are deferred and amortized over the loans' respective repayment periods using the effective interest rate method. These charges are included in the consolidated balance sheet line item "Deferred Charges, net". The amortization expense associated with deferred financing fees is included in "Other finance expense" on the consolidated Statement of Operations.
        Fixed Assets:     Fixed assets consist of vessels. Vessels are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. The cost of vessels consists of the contract purchase price and any material expenses incurred upon acquisition (improvements and delivery expenses). Subsequent expenditures for conversions and major improvements are also capitalized when they appreciably extend the life, increase the earning capacity or improve the efficiency or safety of the vessels. Otherwise, these expenditures are charged to expense as incurred. Interest costs while under construction are included in vessels' cost.
        Vessels acquired in the secondhand market are treated as a business combination to the extent that such acquisitions include continuing operations and business characteristics such as management agreements, employees and customer base. Otherwise, these are treated as purchase of assets. Where the Company identifies any intangible assets or liabilities associated with the acquisition of a vessel purchased in the secondhand market, the Company records all identified tangible and intangible assets or liabilities at fair value. Fair value is determined by reference to market data and the discounted amount of expected future cash flows. The Company has acquired certain vessels in the secondhand market, all of which were considered to be acquisitions of assets.
        Depreciation:     The cost of the Company's vessels is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the vessels' remaining economic useful lives after considering the estimated residual value (refer to Note 4, Fixed Assets, net). Management has estimated the useful life of the Company's vessels to be 30 years from the year built.
        Accounting for Special Survey and Drydocking Costs:     The Company follows the accounting guidance for planned major maintenance activities. Drydocking and special survey costs, which are reported in the balance sheet within "Deferred charges, net", include planned major maintenance and overhaul activities for ongoing certification including the inspection, refurbishment and replacement of steel,
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
engine components, electrical, pipes and valves, and other parts of the vessel. The Company follows the deferral method of accounting for special survey and drydocking costs, whereby actual costs incurred are deferred and amortized on a straight-line basis over the period until the next scheduled survey and drydocking, which is two and a half years. If special survey or drydocking is performed prior to the scheduled date, the remaining unamortized balances are immediately written off.
        The amortization periods reflect the estimated useful economic life of the deferred charge, which is the period between each special survey and drydocking.
        Costs incurred during the drydocking period relating to routine repairs and maintenance are expensed. The unamortized portion of special survey and drydocking costs for vessels sold is included as part of the carrying amount of the vessel in determining the gain/(loss) on sale of the vessel.
        Impairment of Long-lived Assets:     The accounting standard for impairment of long-lived assets requires that long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles held and used or disposed of by an entity be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. In the case of long-lived assets held and used, if the future net undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value of the asset, an impairment loss is recorded equal to the difference between the asset's carrying value and fair value.
        As of December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company concluded that events and circumstances triggered the existence of potential impairment of its long-lived assets. These indicators included volatility in the spot market and decline in the vessels' market values, as well as the potential impact the current marketplace may have on its future operations. As a result, the Company performed step one of the impairment assessment of the Company's long-lived assets by comparing the undiscounted projected net operating cash flows for each vessel to its carrying value. The Company's strategy is to charter its vessels under multi-year, fixed rate period charters that range from less than 1 to 18 years for vessels in its fleet, providing the Company with contracted stable cash flows. The significant factors and assumptions the Company used in its undiscounted projected net operating cash flow analysis included, among others, operating revenues, off-hire revenues, drydocking costs, operating expenses and management fees estimates. Revenue assumptions were based on contracted time charter rates up to the end of life of the current contract of each vessel as well as the estimated average time charter equivalent rates for the remaining life of the vessel after the completion of its current contract. The estimated daily time charter equivalent rates used for non-contracted revenue days are based on a combination of (i) recent charter market rates, (ii) conditions existing in the containership market as of December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 in relation to laid up vessels; (iii) historical average time charter rates, based on publications by independent third party maritime research services, and (iv) estimated future time charter rates, based on publications by independent third party maritime research services that provide such forecasts. Recognizing that the container transportation is cyclical and subject to significant volatility based on factors beyond the Company's control, management believes the use of revenue estimates, based on the combination of factors (i) to (iv) above, to be reasonable as of the reporting date. In addition, the Company used an annual operating expenses escalation factor and estimates of scheduled and unscheduled off-hire revenues based on historical experience. All estimates used and assumptions made were in accordance with the Company's internal budgets and historical experience of the shipping industry.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
        As of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2012 the Company's assessment concluded that step two of the impairment analysis was required for certain of its vessels, as undiscounted projected net operating cash flows of certain vessels did not exceed the carrying value of the respective vessels. Fair value of each vessel was determined with the assistance from valuations obtained by third party independent shipbrokers (on the basis of a commercial transaction between a willing buyer and a willing seller). As of December 31, 2014, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $75.8 million for eight of its older vessels mainly due to the decrease in the estimated average time charter equivalent rates for the remaining life of the vessels, after the completion of their current contracts. As of December 31, 2012, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $129.6 million for thirteen of its older vessels, which were either laid up, or on short-term charters, 7 of which were sold in the year ended December 31, 2013.
        No impairment of vessels existed as of December 31, 2013, as the undiscounted projected net operating cash flows per vessel exceeded the carrying value of each vessel.
        Investments in Debt Securities:     The Company classifies its debt securities as held-to-maturity based on management's positive intent and ability to hold to maturity. These securities are reported at amortized cost, subject to impairment. Management evaluates securities for other than temporary impairment on a quarterly basis. An investment is considered impaired if the fair value of the investment is less than its amortized cost. Consideration is given to: 1) if the Company intends to sell the security (that is, it has decided to sell the security); 2) it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the security before the recovery of its (entire) amortized cost basis; or 3) a credit loss exists—that is, the Company does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security (the present value of cash flows expected to be collected is less than the amortized cost basis of the security).
        Investments in Equity Securities:     The Company classifies its equity securities at cost as the Company does not have the ability to exercise significant influence. Management evaluates the equity security for other than temporary impairment on a quarterly basis. An investment is considered impaired if the fair value of the investment is less than its cost. Consideration is given to significant deterioration in the earnings performance, credit rating, asset quality, or business prospects of the investee, significant adverse change in the regulatory, economic, or technological environment of the investee, significant adverse change in the general market condition of either the geographic area or the industry in which the investee operates, as well as factors that raise significant concerns about the investee's ability to continue as a going concern, such as negative cash flows from operations, working capital deficiencies, or noncompliance with statutory capital requirements or debt covenants.
        Pension and Retirement Benefit Obligations-Crew:     The crew on board the companies' vessels serve in such capacity under short-term contracts (usually up to seven months) and accordingly, the vessel-owning companies are not liable for any pension or post-retirement benefits.
        Accounting for Revenue and Expenses:     Revenues from time chartering of vessels are accounted for as operating leases and are thus recognized on a straight line basis as the average revenue over the rental periods of such charter agreements, as service is performed. The Company earns revenue from bareboat and time charters. Bareboat and time charters involve placing a vessel at the charterers' disposal for a period of time during which the charterer uses the vessel in return for the payment of a
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DANAOS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
specified daily hire rate. Under a time charter, the daily hire rate includes the crew, lubricants, insurance, spares and stores. Under a bareboat charter, the charterer is provided only with the vessel.
        Voyage Expenses:     Voyage expenses include port and canal charges, bunker (fuel) expenses (bunker costs are normally covered by the Company's charterers, except in certain cases such as vessel re-positioning), address commissions and brokerage commissions. Under multi-year time charters and bareboat charters, such as those on which the Company charters its containerships and under short-term time charters, the charterers bear the voyage expenses other than brokerage and address commissions. As such, voyage expenses represent a relatively small portion of the vessels' overall expenses.
        Vessel Operating Expenses:     Vessel operating expenses include crew wages and related costs, the cost of insurance, expenses for repairs and maintenance, the cost of spares and consumable stores, tonnage taxes and other miscellaneous expenses. Aggregate expenses increase as the size of the Company's fleet increases. Under multi-year time charters, such as those on which the Company chartered 54, 57, 62 containerships in its fleet as of December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, the Company pays for vessel operating expenses. Under bareboat charters, such as those on which the Company chartered two of the containerships in its fleet as of December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, the Company's charterers bear most vessel operating expenses, including the costs of crewing, insurance, surveys, drydockings, maintenance and repairs.
        General and administrative expenses:     General and administrative expenses include management fees paid to the vessels' manager (refer to Note 13, Related Party Transactions), audit fees, legal fees, board remuneration, executive officers compensation, directors & officers insurance and stock exchange fees.
        Repairs and Maintenance:     All repair and maintenance expenses are charged against income when incurred and are included in vessel operating expenses in the accompanying consolidated Statements of Operations.
        Dividends:     Dividends, if any, are recorded in the Company's financial statements in the period in which they are declared by the Company's board of directors.
        Segment Reporting:     The Company reports financial information and evaluates its operations by total charter revenues. Although revenue can be identified for different types of charters, management does not identify expenses, profitability or other financial information for different charters. As a result, management, including the chief operating decision maker, reviews operating results solely by revenue per day and operating results of the fleet, and thus the Company has determined that it has only one operating and reportable segment.
        Derivative Instruments:     The Company entered into interest rate swap contracts to create economic hedges for its interest rate risks. The Company recorded these financial instruments at their fair value. When such derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting, changes in their fair value are recorded in the consolidated Statement of Operations. When the derivatives do qualify for hedge accounting, depending upon the nature of the hedge, changes in the fair value of derivatives are either offset against the fair value of assets, liabilities or firm commitments through income, or recognized in other comprehensive income/(loss) (effective portion) and are reclassified to earnings when the hedged
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
transaction is reflected in earnings. The ineffective portion of a derivative's change in fair value is immediately recognized in income.
        At the inception of the transaction, the Company documents the relationship between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management objective and the strategy for undertaking various hedging transactions. The Company also documents its assessment, both at the hedge inception and on an ongoing basis, of whether the derivative financial instruments that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of hedged items.
        On July 1, 2012, the Company elected to prospectively de-designate fair value and cash flow interest rate swaps for which it was obtaining hedge accounting treatment due to the compliance burden associated with this accounting policy. As a result, all changes in the fair value of the Company's cash flow interest rate swap agreements were recorded in earnings under "Unrealized and Realized Losses on Derivatives" from the de-designation date forward.
        The Company evaluated whether it is probable that the previously hedged forecasted interest payments are probable to not occur in the originally specified time period. The Company has concluded that the previously hedged forecasted interest payments are probable of occurring. Therefore, unrealized gains or losses in accumulated other comprehensive loss associated with the previously designated cash flow interest rate swaps will remain frozen in accumulated other comprehensive loss and recognized in earnings when the interest payments will be recognized. If such interest payments were to be identified as being probable of not occurring, the accumulated other comprehensive loss balance pertaining to these amounts would be reversed through earnings immediately.
        The Company does not use financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.
        Earnings/(Loss) Per Share:     The Company has presented net income/(loss) per share for all years presented based on the weighted average number of outstanding shares of common stock of Danaos Corporation at the reported periods. The warrants issued in 2011 were excluded from the diluted (loss)/income per share for the year ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, because they were antidilutive. There are no other dilutive or potentially dilutive securities, accordingly there is no difference between basic and diluted net income per share.
        Equity Compensation Plan:     The Company has adopted an equity compensation plan (the "Plan"), which is generally administered by the compensation committee of the Board of Directors. The Plan allows the plan administrator to grant awards of shares of common stock or the right to receive or purchase shares of common stock to employees, directors or other persons or entities providing significant services to the Company or its subsidiaries. The actual terms of an award will be determined by the plan administrator and set forth in written award agreement with the participant. Any options granted under the Plan will be accounted for in accordance with the accounting guidance for share-based compensation arrangements.
        The aggregate number of shares of common stock for which awards may be granted under the Plan cannot exceed 6% of the number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding at the time any award is granted. Awards made under the Plan that have been forfeited, cancelled or have expired, will not be treated as having been granted for purposes of the preceding sentence. Unless otherwise set
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 2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
forth in an award agreement, any awards outstanding under the Plan will vest immediately upon a "change of control", as defined in the Plan. The Plan will automatically terminate ten years after it has been most recently approved by the Company's stockholders. Refer to Note 20, Stock Based Compensation.
        As of April 18, 2008, the Company established the Directors Share Payment Plan ("Directors Plan") under the Plan. The purpose of the Directors 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. Each member of the Board of Directors of the Company may participate in the Directors Plan. Pursuant to the terms of the Directors Plan, Directors may elect to receive in Common Stock all or a portion of their compensation. On the last business day of each quarter, the rights of common stock are credited to each Director's Share Payment Account. Following December 31st 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. Refer to Note 20, Stock Based Compensation.
        As of April 18, 2008, the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee approved the Company's ability to provide, from time to time, incentive compensation to the employees of Danaos Shipping Company Limited (the "Manager"), in the form of free shares of the Company's common stock under the Plan. Prior approval is required by the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors. The plan was effective since 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. Refer to Note 20, Stock Based Compensation.
 Recent Accounting Pronouncements:
        In May 2014, the FASB issued No. ASU 2014-09 "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" clarifying the method used to determine the timing and requirements for revenue recognition on the statements of comprehensive income. Under the new standard, an entity must identify the performance obligations in a contract, the transaction price and allocate the price to specific performance obligations to recognize the revenue when the obligation is completed. The amendments in this update also require disclosure of sufficient information to allow users to understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flow arising from contracts. The new accounting guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently reviewing the effect of ASU No. 2014-09 on its revenue recognition.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 3. Restricted Cash
        Restricted cash accounts were as follows as at December 31 (in thousands):

								
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Retention accounts	 	 $	2,824	 	 $	2,841	 	
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        The Company was required to maintain cash of $2.8 million and $2.8 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, in retention bank accounts as collateral for the upcoming scheduled debt payments of its KEXIM and KEXIM-ABN Amro credit facilities, which were recorded under current assets in the Company's Balance Sheets.
        Furthermore, the Company recorded current restricted cash $0.4 million as of year ended December 31, 2013 in relation to cash collateral for one of its outstanding swaps as of December 31, 2013 which swap expired on December 8, 2014. In addition, on March 27, 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with the lenders under the HSH Nordbank AG-Aegean Baltic Bank-Piraeus Bank credit facility. The agreement provided the Company the option to sell, for cash, up to 9 mortgaged vessels (the Henry , the Pride , the Independence , the Honour , the Elbe , the Hope , the Lotus , the Kalamata and the Komodo ) with the sale proceeds less sale commissions from such vessels' sales to be deposited in a restricted cash account and used to finance the acquisition of new containership vessels no later than December 31, 2013. Any funds remaining in this restricted cash account after that date were to be applied towards prepayment of the respective credit facility. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had concluded the sales of all vessels under the agreement. Furthermore, the Company had acquired a 2,524 TEU containership, the Amalia C , built in 1998 for a contract price of $6.6 million, a 2,602 TEU containership, the MSC Zebra , built in 2001 for a contract price of $10.1 million, a 2,524 TEU containership, the Niledutch Palanca , built in 2001 for a contract price of $11.9 million and a 3,430 TEU containership, the Dimitris C , built in 2001 for a contract price of $14.9 million. As of December 31, 2013, an amount of $11.4 million was recorded as current restricted cash, which was applied towards prepayment of the respective credit facility on February 18, 2014.
 4. Fixed Assets, Net
        Vessels' cost, accumulated depreciation and changes thereto were as follows (in thousands):

											
 	 	Vessel Cost	 	Accumulated
Depreciation	 	Net Book
Value	 	
As of January 1, 2013	 	 $	4,576,106	 	 $	(589,968	)	 $	3,986,138	 	
Additions	 	 	46,839	 	 	(137,414	)	 	(90,575	)	
Disposals	 	 	(172,226	)	 	119,280	 	 	(52,946	)	
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As of December 31, 2013	 	 $	4,450,719	 	 $	(608,102	)	 $	3,842,617	 	
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Additions	 	 	39,165	 	 	(137,061	)	 	(97,896	)	
Disposals	 	 	(120,376	)	 	75,769	 	 	(44,607	)	
Impairment Loss	 	 	(75,776	)	 	—	 	 	(75,776	)	
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As of December 31, 2014	 	 $	4,293,732	 	 $	(669,394	)	 $	3,624,338	 	
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 4. Fixed Assets, Net (Continued)
i.
On February 13, 2013, the Company sold the Independence . The gross sale consideration was $7.0 million. The Independence was 26 years old.

ii.
On February 28, 2013, the Company sold the Henry . The gross sale consideration was $6.1 million. The Henry was 27 years old.

iii.
On March 25, 2013, the Company sold the Pride . The gross sale consideration was $6.5 million. The Pride was 25 years old.

iv.
On May 14, 2013, the Company sold the Honour . The gross sale consideration was $9.1 million. The Honour was 24 years old.

v.
On May 14, 2013, the Company acquired a 2,452 TEU containership, the Amalia C , built in 1998 for a contract price of $6.6 million.

vi.
On June 13, 2013, the Company sold the Elbe . The gross sale consideration was $5.6 million. The Elbe was 22 years old.

vii.
On June 25, 2013, the Company acquired a 2,602 TEU containership, the Niledutch Zebra (renamed to MSC Zebra ), built in 2001 for a contract price of $10.1 million.

viii.
On October 3, 2013, the Company sold the Hope . The gross sale consideration was $8.0 million. The Hope was 24 years old.

ix.
On October 22, 2013, the Company sold the Kalamata . The gross sale consideration was $5.6 million. The Kalamata was 23 years old.

x.
On October 25, 2013, the Company sold the Lotus . The gross sale consideration was $6.8 million. The Lotus was 25 years old.

xi.
On November 12, 2013, the Company sold the Komodo . The gross sale consideration was $5.8 million. The Komodo was 23 years old.

xii.
On November 13, 2013, the Company acquired a 2,524 TEU containership, the Danae C (renamed to Niledutch Palanca ), built in 2001 for a contract price of $11.9 million.

xiii.
On November 21, 2013, the Company acquired a 3,430 TEU containership, the Dimitris C , built in 2001 for a contract price of $14.9 million.

xiv.
On February 26, 2014, the Company sold and delivered the Marathonas. The gross sale consideration was $11.5 million. The Marathonas was 23 years old. Refer to Note 19, Sale of Vessels.

xv.
On April 25, 2014, the Company sold and delivered the Commodore. The gross sale consideration was $11.1 million. The Commodore was 22 years old. Refer to Note 19, Sale of Vessels.

xvi.
On May 15, 2014, the Company sold and delivered the Duka. The gross sale consideration was $11.0 million. The Duka was 22 years old. Refer to Note 19, Sale of Vessels.

xvii.
On May 15, 2014, the Company sold and delivered the Mytilini. The gross sale consideration was $12.0 million. The Mytilini was 23 years old. Refer to Note 19, Sale of Vessels.

xviii.
On May 20, 2014, the Company sold and delivered the Messologi. The gross sale consideration was $12.1 million. The Messologi was 23 years old. Refer to Note 19, Sale of Vessels.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 4. Fixed Assets, Net (Continued)
xix.
On November 5, 2014, the Company acquired a 6,402 TEU containership, the MOL Performance, built in 2002 for a contract price of $18.25 million.

xx.
On November 5, 2014, the Company acquired a 6,402 TEU containership, the MOL Priority, built in 2002 for a contract price of $18.25 million.
        As of December 31, 2014, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $75.8 million in relation to eight of its older vessels. As of December 31, 2012, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $129.6 million for thirteen of its older vessels, which were either laid up, or on short-term charters, 7 of which were sold in the year ended December 31, 2013. Fair value of each vessel was determined with the assistance from valuations obtained by third party independent shipbrokers. The Company's assessment concluded that no impairment of vessels existed as of December 31, 2013. Refer to Note 23 Impairment Loss.
        The residual value (estimated scrap value at the end of the vessels' useful lives) of the fleet was estimated at $386.4 million as of December 31, 2014 and $404.6 million as of December 31, 2013. The Company has calculated the residual value of the vessels taking into consideration the 10 year average and the 5 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.
 5. 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, 2013	 	 $	9,669	 	 $	79,152	 	 $	88,821	 	
Additions	 	 	283	 	 	187	 	 	470	 	
Written off amounts	 	 	(429	)	 	—	 	 	(429	)	
Amortization	 	 	(5,482	)	 	(15,431	)	 	(20,913	)	
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As of December 31, 2013	 	 $	4,041	 	 $	63,908	 	 $	67,949	 	
Additions	 	 	6,887	 	 	182	 	 	7,069	 	
Written off amounts	 	 	(286	)	 	(55	)	 	(341	)	
Amortization	 	 	(4,387	)	 	(15,015	)	 	(19,402	)	
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As of December 31, 2014	 	 $	6,255	 	 $	49,020	 	 $	55,275	 	
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        The Company follows the deferral method of accounting for drydocking and special survey costs in accordance with accounting for planned major maintenance activities, whereby actual costs incurred are deferred and amortized on a straight-line basis over the period until the next scheduled survey, which is two and a half years. If special survey or drydocking is performed prior to the scheduled date, the remaining unamortized balances are immediately written off. 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 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 6. Other Current Assets
        Other current assets consisted of the following as at December 31 (in thousands):

								
 	 	2014	 	2013	 	
Claims receivable	 	 $	7,856	 	 $	2,815	 	
Advances to suppliers and other assets	 	 	3,784	 	 	3,369	 	
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Total	 	 $	11,640	 	 $	6,184	 	
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        As of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, claims receivable consist of insurance and other claims. As of December 31, 2014, the Company recorded a claim receivable of $7.0 million in relation to a collision incident of the Hanjin Italy outside Singapore.
 7. Other Non-current Assets
        Other non-current assets consisted of the following as at December 31 (in thousands):

								
 	 	2014	 	2013	 	
Fair value of swaps	 	 $	664	 	 $	2,472	 	
Receivable from ZIM	 	 	—	 	 	25,765	 	
Series 1 ZIM notes, net	 	 	6,274	 	 	—	 	
Series 2 ZIM notes, net	 	 	30,923	 	 	—	 	
Equity participation ZIM	 	 	28,693	 	 	—	 	
Other assets	 	 	1,952	 	 	883	 	
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Total	 	 $	68,506	 	 $	29,120	 	
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        As of July 16, 2014, ZIM and its creditors entered into definitive documentation effecting ZIM's restructuring with its creditors on substantially the same terms as the agreement in principle previously announced by ZIM in January 2014. The terms of the restructuring include a reduction in the charter rates payable by ZIM under its time charters, expiring in 2020 or 2021, for six of the Company's vessels, which had already been implemented beginning in January 2014. The terms also include the receipt of approximately $49.9 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured, interest bearing ZIM notes maturing in 2023 (consisting of $8.8 million of 3% Series 1 Notes due 2023 amortizing subject to available cash flow in accordance with a corporate cash sweep mechanism, and $41.1 million of 5% Series 2 Notes due 2023 non-amortizing (of the 5% interest rate, 3% is payable quarterly in cash and 2% is accrued quarterly with deferred cash payment on maturity)) and ZIM shares representing approximately 7.4% of the outstanding ZIM shares immediately after the restructuring, in exchange for such charter rate reductions and cancellation of ZIM's other obligations to the Company which related to the outstanding long term receivable as of December 31, 2013.
        As of July 16, 2014, the Company calculated the fair value of the instruments received from ZIM based on the agreement discussed above, other available information on ZIM, other contracts with similar terms, remaining maturities and interest rates and recorded at fair value an amount of $6.1 million in relation to the Series 1 Notes, $30.1 million in relation to the Series 2 Notes and $28.7 million in relation to its equity participation in ZIM. On a quarterly basis, the Company will account for the fair value unwinding of the Series 1 Notes and Series 2 Notes until the value of the instruments equals their face values on maturity. As of December 31, 2014, the Company recorded $6.3 million in relation to the Series 1 Notes and $30.9 million in relation to the Series 2 Notes and recognized $0.6 million in relation to
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DANAOS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 7. Other Non-current Assets (Continued)
their fair value unwinding in the consolidated Statements of Operations in "Interest income". Furthermore, as of December 31, 2014, the Company recognized in the consolidated Statements of Operations in "Interest income", a non-cash interest income of $0.4 million in relation to the 2% interest of Series 2 Notes, which is accrued quarterly with deferred cash payment on maturity. The Company will test periodically for impairment of these investments based on the existence of triggering events that indicate ZIM's debt instruments and interest in equity may have been impaired.
        Furthermore, as of July 16, 2014, an amount of $39.1 million, which represents the additional compensation received from ZIM, was recorded as unearned revenue representing compensation to the Company for the future reductions in the daily charter rates payable by ZIM under its time charters, expiring in 2020 or 2021, for six of the Company's vessels. This amount is recognized in the consolidated Statements of Operations in "Operating revenues" over the remaining life of the respective time charters. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company recorded an amount of $2.7 million of unearned revenue amortization in "Operating revenues". As of December 31, 2014, the outstanding balance of the current and non-current portion of unearned revenue in relation to ZIM was $6.0 million and $30.4 million, respectively. Refer to Notes 15c, Financial Instruments—Fair value of Financial Instruments and Note 23—Impairment Loss.
        In respect to the fair value of swaps, refer to Note 15b, Financial Instruments—Fair Value Interest Rate Swap Hedges.
 8. Accounts Payable
        Accounts payable consisted of the following as at December 31 (in thousands):

								
 	 	2014	 	2013	 	
Suppliers, repairers	 	 $	8,613	 	 $	9,265	 	
Insurers, agents, brokers	 	 	1,843	 	 	1,192	 	
Other creditors	 	 	2,054	 	 	2,667	 	
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Total	 	 $	12,510	 	 $	13,124	 	
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 9. Accrued Liabilities
        Accrued liabilities consisted of the following as at December 31 (in thousands):

								
 	 	2014	 	2013	 	
Accrued payroll	 	 $	1,175	 	 $	1,140	 	
Accrued interest	 	 	9,457	 	 	11,614	 	
Accrued expenses	 	 	14,073	 	 	18,157	 	
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Total	 	 $	24,705	 	 $	30,911	 	
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        Accrued expenses mainly consisted of accrued realized losses on cash flow interest rate swaps of $10.4 million and $14.3 million as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, as well as other accruals related to the operation of the Company's fleet of $3.7 million and $3.9 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
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DANAOS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 10. Other Current and Long-term Liabilities
        Other current liabilities consisted of the following as at December 31 (in thousands):

								
 	 	2014	 	2013	 	
Fair value of swaps	 	 $	51,022	 	 $	109,431	 	
Other current liabilities	 	 	1,480	 	 	5,267	 	
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Total	 	 $	52,502	 	 $	114,698	 	
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        As of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, other current liabilities mainly consist of $0.7 million and $4.9 million, respectively, in relation to deferred fees accrued in accordance with the Bank Agreement (refer to Note 12, Long-Term Debt), and are recorded at amortized cost.
        Other long-term liabilities consisted of the following at December 31 (in thousands):

								
 	 	2014	 	2013	 	
Fair value of swaps	 	 $	2,398	 	 $	59,077	 	
Other long-term liabilities	 	 	11,310	 	 	9,103	 	
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Total	 	 $	13,708	 	 $	68,180	 	
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        In respect to the fair value of swaps, refer to Note 15a, Financial Instruments—Cash Flow Interest Rate Swap Hedges.
 11. Lease Arrangements
 Charters-out
        The future minimum revenue, expected to be earned on non-cancellable time charters consisted of the following as at December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

					
2015	 	 $	536,022	 	
2016	 	 	519,260	 	
2017	 	 	489,215	 	
2018	 	 	445,822	 	
2019	 	 	410,552	 	
2020 and thereafter	 	 	1,288,014	 	
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Total future revenue	 	 $	3,688,885	 	
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        Revenues from time charters are not generally received when a vessel is off-hire, including time required for normal periodic maintenance of the vessel. In arriving at the minimum future charter revenues, an estimated time off-hire to perform periodic maintenance on each vessel has been deducted, although there is no assurance that such estimate will be reflective of the actual off-hire in the future. The off-hire assumptions used relate mainly to drydocking and special survey maintenance carried out approximately every 2.5 years per vessel, or every 5 years for vessels less than 15-years old, and which may last approximately 10 to 15 days.
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DANAOS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 12. Long-Term Debt
        Long-term debt as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following (in thousands):

																				
Lender 	 	As of
December 31,
2014	 	Current
portion	 	Long-term
portion	 	As of
December 31,
2013	 	Current
portion	 	Long-term
portion	 	
The Royal Bank of Scotland	 	 $	678,954	 	 $	12,657	 	 $	666,297	 	 $	683,614	 	 $	4,628	 	 $	678,986	 	
HSH Nordbank AG-Aegean Baltic Bank-Piraeus Bank	 	 	628,513	 	 	—	 	 	628,513	 	 	658,160	 	 	11,447	 	 	646,713	 	
HSH Nordbank	 	 	28,843	 	 	7,633	 	 	21,210	 	 	31,163	 	 	2,545	 	 	28,618	 	
The Export-Import Bank of Korea ("KEXIM")	 	 	18,573	 	 	10,369	 	 	8,204	 	 	28,942	 	 	10,369	 	 	18,573	 	
The Export-Import Bank of Korea & ABN Amro	 	 	56,859	 	 	11,250	 	 	45,609	 	 	68,109	 	 	11,250	 	 	56,859	 	
Deutsche Bank	 	 	174,709	 	 	4,786	 	 	169,923	 	 	177,968	 	 	3,251	 	 	174,717	 	
Canyon Capital Finance	 	 	144,467	 	 	8,228	 	 	136,239	 	 	151,239	 	 	6,770	 	 	144,469	 	
Credit Suisse	 	 	208,585	 	 	9,328	 	 	199,257	 	 	215,613	 	 	7,026	 	 	208,587	 	
ABN Amro-Bank of America Merrill Lynch-Burlington Loan Management-National Bank of Greece	 	 	239,896	 	 	11,422	 	 	228,474	 	 	247,001	 	 	7,537	 	 	239,464	 	
Commerzbank-Credit Suisse-Credit Agricole	 	 	274,984	 	 	17,327	 	 	257,657	 	 	288,474	 	 	13,489	 	 	274,985	 	
The Royal Bank of Scotland (January 2011 Credit Facility)	 	 	85,017	 	 	15,326	 	 	69,691	 	 	94,245	 	 	9,226	 	 	85,019	 	
HSH Nordbank AG-Aegean Baltic Bank-Piraeus Bank (January 2011 Credit Facility)	 	 	94,812	 	 	22,476	 	 	72,336	 	 	110,396	 	 	15,503	 	 	94,893	 	
ABN Amro-Bank of America Merrill Lynch-Burlington Loan Management -National Bank of Greece (January 2011 Credit Facility)	 	 	26,444	 	 	6,371	 	 	20,073	 	 	31,953	 	 	5,415	 	 	26,538	 	
Sinosure CEXIM-Citi-ABN Amro Credit Facility	 	 	142,380	 	 	20,340	 	 	122,040	 	 	162,720	 	 	20,340	 	 	142,380	 	
Club Facility (January 2011 Credit Facility)	 	 	65,457	 	 	14,773	 	 	50,684	 	 	78,001	 	 	12,618	 	 	65,383	 	
Citi—Eurobank Credit Facility (January 2011 Credit Facility)	 	 	69,759	 	 	5,830	 	 	63,929	 	 	74,808	 	 	5,048	 	 	69,760	 	
Comprehensive Financing Plan exit fees accrued	 	 	11,862	 	 	—	 	 	11,862	 	 	8,117	 	 	—	 	 	8,117	 	
Fair value hedged debt	 	 	1,006	 	 	—	 	 	1,006	 	 	1,580	 	 	—	 	 	1,580	 	
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Total long-term debt	 	 $	2,951,120	 	 $	178,116	 	 $	2,773,004	 	 $	3,112,103	 	 $	146,462	 	 $	2,965,641	 	
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Hyundai Samho Vendor Financing	 	 $	64,367	 	 $	46,530	 	 $	17,837	 	 $	121,755	 	 $	57,388	 	 $	64,367	 	
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        All floating rate 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.
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DANAOS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 12. Long-Term Debt (Continued)
        Maturities of long-term debt for the next five years subsequent to December 31, 2014 are as follows (in thousands):

														
 	 	Fixed
principal
repayments	 	Variable
principal
payments	 	Final Payment
due on
December 31, 2018*	 	Total
principal
payments	 	
2015	 	 $	155,317	 	 $	22,799	 	 $	—	 	 $	178,116	 	
2016	 	 	183,173	 	 	85,294	 	 	—	 	 	268,467	 	
2017	 	 	180,430	 	 	113,611	 	 	—	 	 	294,041	 	
2018	 	 	204,919	 	 	68,008	 	 	1,863,681	 	 	2,136,608	 	
2019	 	 	20,340	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	20,340	 	
2020 and thereafter	 	 	40,680	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	40,680	 	
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Total long-term debt	 	 $	784,859	 	 $	289,712	 	 $	1,863,681	 	 $	2,938,252	 	
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*
The last payment due on December 31, 2018, includes the unamortized remaining principal debt balances under the Bank Agreement, as such amount will be determinable following the fixed and variable amortization.
        The maturities of long term debt for the twelve month periods subsequent to December 31, 2014 are based on the terms of the Bank Agreement, under which the Company was not required to repay any outstanding principal amounts under its credit facilities, other than the KEXIM and KEXIM ABN Amro credit facilities which are not covered by the Bank Agreement, until May 15, 2013; thereafter until December 31, 2018 it is required to make quarterly principal payments in fixed amounts. In addition, the Company is required to make an additional payment in such amount that, together with the fixed principal payment, equals a certain percentage of its Actual Free Cash Flow of the preceding financial quarter. The table above includes both the fixed payments for which the Company has a contractual obligation, as well as the Company's estimate of the future Actual Free Cash Flows and resulting variable amortization. The last payment due on December 31, 2018, will also include the unamortized remaining principal debt balances, as such amount will be determinable following the fixed and variable amortization.
        Maturities of Hyundai Samho vendor financing for the years subsequent to December 31, 2014, are as follows (in thousands):

					
2015	 	 $	46,530	 	
2016	 	 	17,837	 	
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Total vendor financing	 	 $	64,367	 	
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        On September 12, 2013, the Company signed a supplemental letter extending the terms of the February 9, 2012 supplemental letter through November 20, 2018 (the maturity of the respective credit facility), which amended the interest rate margin and the financial covenants of its KEXIM ABN Amro credit facility. More specifically, under the February 9, 2012 supplemental letter the financial covenants were aligned with those set forth in the Bank Agreement (see below), and the interest rate margin was increased by 0.5 percentage points.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 12. Long-Term Debt (Continued)
 Bank Agreement
        On January 24, 2011, the Company entered into a definitive agreement, which became effective on March 4, 2011, referred to as the Bank Agreement, that superseded, amended and supplemented the terms of each of the Company's then existing credit facilities (other than its credit facilities with KEXIM and KEXIM ABN Amro which are not covered thereby), and provided for, among other things, revised amortization schedules, maturities, interest rates, financial covenants, events of defaults, guarantee and security packages and approximately $425 million of new debt financing. Subject to the terms of the Bank Agreement and the intercreditor agreement (the "Intercreditor Agreement"), which the Company entered into with each of the lenders participating under the Bank Agreement to govern the relationships between the lenders thereunder, under the January 2011 Credit Facilities (as described and defined below) and under the Hyundai Samho Vendor Financing described below, the lenders participating thereunder continued to provide the Company's then outstanding credit facilities and amended the covenants under such credit facilities in accordance with the terms of the Bank Agreement.
        In accordance with the accounting guidance for troubled debt restructuring, the Company's debt did not meet the conditions of troubled debt restructuring as the lenders have not granted a concession. The effective borrowing rate of the restructured debt was higher than the effective borrowing rate of the old debt.
 Interest and Fees
        Under the terms of the Bank Agreement, borrowings under each of the Company's existing credit facilities, other than the KEXIM and KEXIM-ABN Amro credit facilities which are not covered by the Bank Agreement, bear interest at an annual interest rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 1.85%.
        The Company was required to make a margin adjustment fee payment equal to 1.55 percentage points of the applicable balance under its previously existing Aegean Baltic—HSH Nordbank—Piraeus Bank credit facility, calculated for the period from July 1, 2009 to the closing date under the Bank Agreement of March 4, 2011, to the participating lenders who are party to the HSH Facility Agreement. The margin adjustment fees were accrued and recorded as interest expense in the Statement of Operations or capitalized into the cost of the vessels under construction. The total amount of $17.6 million was cash settled in March 2011.
        The Company was also required to make a waiver adjustment payment, in respect of prior waivers obtained in 2009 and 2010 (contingent upon the closing of the Bank Agreement), such that each lender under any of the Company's existing credit facilities prior to entry into the Bank Agreement would receive cumulative waiver fees during the preceding period of 0.2% of its existing financing commitments. This fee totaled $2.6 million, was paid in January 2011 and was deferred and is being amortized over the life of the respective credit facilities using the effective interest rate method.
        The Company was also required to pay an amendment fee equal to 0.5% of the outstanding commitments under each existing financing arrangement, or $12.5 million in the aggregate, of which 20% was paid and deferred on the signing of a commitment letter for the Bank Agreement in August 2010, 40% was paid in January 2011 upon the signing of the Bank Agreement and the remaining 40% was due on December 31, 2014. The Company settled in full this amendment fee by paying $4.3 million on December 23, 2014 and $0.7 million on January 7, 2015. This amendment fee is deferred and amortized over the life of the respective credit facilities with the effective interest method. In addition, the Company is required to pay exit fees, which are discussed in detail below.
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        The Company was also required to pay a fee of 0.25% of the total committed amount contemplated by the August 6, 2010 commitment letter for the Bank Agreement for the period starting from August 6, 2010 up until March 4, 2011 (the effective date of the agreement) and which commitment fee was amended to 0.75% for the period after March 4, 2011, which fees were capitalized in cost of vessels under construction as it related to undrawn committed debt designated for specific newbuildings, and a $4.38 million amendment fee (of which $1.22 million was paid in December 2010 and $3.16 million was paid in January 2011) relating to conditions in respect of the Sinosure-CEXIM credit facility. This amendment fee was deferred and is being amortized over the life of the new debt using the effective interest rate method.
 Principal Payments
        Under the terms of the Bank Agreement (other than the KEXIM and KEXIM ABN Amro credit facilities, which are not covered by the Bank Agreement), the Company is required to make quarterly principal payments in fixed amounts, in relation to the Company's total debt commitments from the Company's lenders under the Bank Agreement and the January 2011 Credit Facilities, as specified in the table below:

																				
 	 	February 15,	 	May 15,	 	August 15,	 	November 15,	 	December 31,	 	Total	 	
2015	 	 	26,736,647	 	 	27,021,750	 	 	25,541,180	 	 	34,059,102	 	 	—	 	 	113,358,679	 	
2016	 	 	30,972,971	 	 	36,278,082	 	 	32,275,598	 	 	43,852,513	 	 	—	 	 	143,379,164	 	
2017	 	 	44,938,592	 	 	36,690,791	 	 	35,338,304	 	 	31,872,109	 	 	—	 	 	148,839,796	 	
2018	 	 	34,152,011	 	 	37,585,306	 	 	44,398,658	 	 	45,333,618	 	 	65,969,274	 	 	227,438,867	 	
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Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	633,016,506	 	
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The Company may elect to make the scheduled payments shown in the above table three months earlier.
        Furthermore, an additional variable payment in such amount that, together with the fixed principal payment (as disclosed above), equals 92.5% of Actual Free Cash Flow for such quarter until the earlier of (x) the date on which the Company's consolidated net leverage is below 6:1 and (y) May 15, 2015; and thereafter through maturity, which will be December 31, 2018 for each covered credit facility, it will be required to make fixed quarterly principal payments in fixed amounts as specified in the Bank Agreement and described above plus an additional payment in such amount that, together with the fixed principal payment, equals 89.5% of Actual Free Cash Flow for such quarter. In addition, any additional amounts of cash and cash equivalents, but during the final principal payment period described above only such additional amounts in excess of the greater of (1) $50 million of accumulated unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and (2) 2% of the Company's consolidated debt, would be applied first to the prepayment of the January 2011 Credit Facilities and after the January 2011 Credit Facilities are repaid, to the outstanding credit facilities covered by the Bank Agreement. The last payment due on December 31, 2018, will also include the unamortized remaining principal debt balances, as such amount will be determinable following the fixed and variable amortization.
        Under the Bank Agreement, "Actual Free Cash Flow" with respect to each credit facility covered thereby is equal to revenue from the vessels collateralizing such facility, less the sum of (a) interest expense under such credit facility, (b) pro rata portion of payments under its interest rate swap
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 12. Long-Term Debt (Continued)
arrangements, (c) interest expense and scheduled amortization under the Hyundai Samho Vendor Financing and (d) per vessel operating expenses and pro rata per vessel allocation of general and administrative expenses (which are not permitted to exceed the relevant budget by more than 20%), plus (e) the pro rata share of operating cash flow of any Applicable Second Lien Vessel (which will mean, with respect to an existing facility, a vessel with respect to which the participating lenders under such facility have a second lien security interest and the first lien credit facility has been repaid in full).
        Under the terms of the Bank Agreement, the Company continues to be required to make any mandatory prepayments provided for under the terms of its existing credit facilities and is required to make additional prepayments as follows:
•
50% of the first $300 million of net equity proceeds (including convertible debt and hybrid instruments), after entering into the Bank Agreement and 25% of any additional net equity proceeds; and 

•
any debt proceeds (after repayment of any underlying secured debt covered by vessels collateralizing the new borrowings) (excluding the January 2011 Credit Facilities, the Sinosure CEXIM Credit Facility and the Hyundai Samho Vendor Financing),
which amounts would first be applied to repayment of amounts outstanding under the January 2011 Credit Facilities and then to the existing credit facilities. Any equity proceeds retained by the Company and not used within 12 months for certain specified purposes would be applied for prepayment of the January 2011 Credit Facilities and then to the credit facilities covered by the Bank Agreement. The Company would also be required to prepay the portion of a credit facility attributable to a particular vessel upon the sale or total loss of such vessel; the termination or loss of an existing charter for a vessel, unless replaced within a specified period by a similar charter acceptable to the lenders; or the termination of a newbuilding contract. The Company's respective lenders under its credit facilities covered by the Bank Agreement and the January 2011 Credit Facilities may, at their option, require the Company to repay in full amounts outstanding under such respective credit facilities, upon a "Change of Control" of the Company, which for these purposes is defined as (i) Dr. Coustas ceasing to be its Chief Executive Officer, (ii) its common stock ceasing to be listed on the NYSE (or Nasdaq or other recognized stock exchange), (iii) whilst an event of default is continuing, a change in the ultimate beneficial ownership of the capital stock of any of its subsidiaries or ultimate control of the voting rights of those shares, (iv) Dr. Coustas and members of his family ceasing to collectively own over one third of the voting interest in its outstanding capital stock or (v) any other person or group controlling more than 20% of the voting power of its outstanding capital stock.
 Covenants and Events of Defaults
        On January 24, 2011, the Company entered into the Bank Agreement that superseded, amended and supplemented the terms of each of its existing credit facilities (other than its credit facilities with KEXIM and KEXIM-ABN Amro) and provided for, among other things, revised financial covenant levels under such existing credit facilities as described below, with which the Company was in compliance as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.
        Under the Bank Agreement, the financial covenants under each of the Company's existing credit facilities (other than under the KEXIM-ABN Amro credit facility which is not covered thereby, but which has been aligned with those covenants until maturity of the respective facility under the
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 12. Long-Term Debt (Continued)
supplemental letter dated September 12, 2013 and our KEXIM credit facility, which contains only a collateral coverage covenant of 130%), have been reset to require the Company to:
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maintain a ratio of (i) the market value of all of the vessels in the Company's fleet, on a charter-inclusive basis, plus the net realizable value of any additional collateral, to (ii) the Company's consolidated total debt above specified minimum levels gradually increasing from 90% through December 31, 2011 to 130% from September 30, 2017 through September 30, 2018; 

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maintain a minimum ratio of (i) the market value of the nine vessels ( Hyundai Smart , Hyundai Speed , Hyundai Ambition , Hyundai Together , Hyundai Tenacity , Hanjin Greece , Hanjin Italy , Hanjin Germany and CMA CGM Rabelais ) collateralizing the New Credit Facilities, calculated on a charter-free basis, plus the net realizable value of any additional collateral, to (ii) the Company's aggregate debt outstanding under the New Credit Facilities of 100% from September 30, 2012 through September 30, 2018; 

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maintain minimum free consolidated unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, less the amount of the aggregate variable principal amortization amounts, described above, of $30.0 million at the end of each calendar quarter; 

•
ensure that the Company's (i) consolidated total debt less unrestricted cash and cash equivalents to (ii) consolidated EBITDA (defined as net income before interest, gains or losses under any hedging arrangements, tax, depreciation, amortization and any other non-cash item, capital gains or losses realized from the sale of any vessel, finance charges and capital losses on vessel cancellations and before any non-recurring items and excluding any accrued interest due to us but not received on or before the end of the relevant period; provided that non-recurring items excluded from this calculation shall not exceed 5% of EBITDA calculated in this manner) for the last twelve months does not exceed a maximum ratio gradually decreasing from 12:1 on December 31, 2010 to 4.75:1 on September 30, 2018; 

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ensure that the ratio of the Company's (i) consolidated EBITDA for the last twelve months to (ii) net interest expense (defined as interest expense (excluding capitalized interest), less interest income, less realized gains on interest rate swaps (excluding capitalized gains) and plus realized losses on interest rate swaps (excluding capitalized losses)) exceeds a minimum level of 1.50:1 through September 30, 2013 and thereafter gradually increasing to 2.80:1 by September 30, 2018; and 

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maintain a consolidated market value adjusted net worth (defined as the amount by which the Company's total consolidated assets adjusted for the market value of the Company's vessels in the water less cash and cash equivalents in excess of the Company's debt service requirements exceeds the Company's total consolidated liabilities after excluding the net asset or liability relating to the fair value of derivatives as reflected in the Company's financial statements for the relevant period) of at least $400 million.
        For the purpose of these covenants, the market value of the Company's vessels will be calculated, except as otherwise indicated above, on a charter-inclusive basis (using the present value of the "bareboat-equivalent" time charter income from such charter) so long as a vessel's charter has a remaining duration at the time of valuation of more than 12 months plus the present value of the residual value of the relevant vessel (generally equivalent to the charter free value of such a vessel at
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the age such vessel would be at the expiration of the existing time charter). The market value for newbuilding vessels, all of which currently have multi-year charters, would equal the lesser of such amount and the newbuilding vessel's book value.
        Under the terms of the Bank Agreement, the covered credit facilities also contain customary events of default, including those relating to cross-defaults to other indebtedness, defaults under its swap agreements, non-compliance with security documents, material adverse changes to its business, a Change of Control as described above, a change in its Chief Executive Officer, its common stock ceasing to be listed on the NYSE (or Nasdaq or another recognized stock exchange), a breach of the management agreement for the vessels securing the respective credit facilities and cancellation or amendment of the time charters (unless replaced with a similar time charter with a charterer acceptable to the lenders) for the vessels securing the respective credit facilities.
        Under the terms of the Bank Agreement, the Company generally will not be permitted to incur any further financial indebtedness or provide any new liens or security interests, unless such security is provided for the equal and ratable benefit of each of the lenders party to the Intercreditor Agreement, other than security arising by operation of law or in connection with the refinancing of outstanding indebtedness, with the consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, of all lenders with a lien on the security pledged against such outstanding indebtedness. In addition, the Company would not be permitted to pay cash dividends or repurchase shares of its capital stock unless (i) its consolidated net leverage is below 6:1 for four consecutive quarters and (ii) the ratio of the aggregate market value of its vessels to its outstanding indebtedness exceeds 125% for four consecutive quarters and provided that an event of default has not occurred and the Company is not, and after giving effect to the payment of the dividend, in breach of any covenant.
 Collateral and Guarantees
        Each of the Company's existing credit facilities and swap arrangements, to the extent applicable, continue to be secured by their previous collateral on the same basis, and received, to the extent not previously provided, pledges of the shares of the Company's subsidiaries owning the vessels collateralizing the applicable facilities, cross-guarantees from each subsidiary owning the vessels collateralizing such facilities, assignment of the refund guarantees in relation to any newbuildings funded by such facilities and other customary shipping industry collateral.
 January 2011 Credit Facilities (Aegean Baltic Bank—HSH Nordbank—Piraeus Bank, RBS, ABN Amro Club facility, Club Facility and Citi-Eurobank)
        On January 24, 2011, the Company entered into agreements for the following new term loan credit facilities ("January 2011 Credit Facilities"):
(i)
a $123.8 million credit facility provided by HSH, which is secured by the Hyundai Speed , the Hanjin Italy and the CMA CGM Rabelais and customary shipping industry collateral related thereto (the $123.8 million amount includes principal commitment of $23.75 million under the Aegean Baltic Bank—HSH Nordbank—Piraeus Bank credit facility already drawn as of December 31, 2010, which was transferred to the new facility upon finalization of the agreement in 2011);
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(ii)
a $100.0 million credit facility provided by RBS, which is secured by the Hyundai Smart and the Hanjin Germany and customary shipping industry collateral related thereto;

(iii)
a $37.1 million credit facility with ABN Amro and lenders participating under the Bank Agreement which is secured by Hanjin Greece and customary shipping industry collateral related thereto;

(iv)
a $83.9 million new club credit facility to be provided, on a pro rata basis, by the other existing lenders participating under the Bank Agreement, which is secured by Hyundai Together and Hyundai Tenacity and customary shipping industry collateral related thereto; and

(v)
a $80.0 million credit facility with Citibank and Eurobank, which is secured by the Hyundai Ambition and customary shipping industry collateral related thereto ((i)-(v), collectively, the "January 2011 Credit Facilities").
        As of December 31, 2014, $341.3 million was outstanding under the above January 2011 Facilities and there were no remaining borrowing availability under the remaining credit facilities.
 Interest and Fees
        Borrowings under each of the January 2011 Credit Facilities above bear interest at an annual interest rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 1.85%, subject, on and after January 1, 2013, to increases in the applicable margin to: (i) 2.50% if the outstanding indebtedness thereunder exceeds $276 million, (ii) 3.00% if the outstanding indebtedness thereunder exceeds $326 million and (iii) 3.50% if the outstanding indebtedness thereunder exceeds $376 million.
        The Company paid an arrangement fee of 2.00%, or $8.5 million in the aggregate, $3.3 million of which was paid in August 2010 (the date the commitment letter was entered into) and $5.2 million paid in January 2011, which was deferred and is being amortized through the Statement of Operations over the life of the respective facilities with the effective interest rate method. Furthermore, the Company paid a commitment fee of 0.75% per annum payable quarterly in arrears on the committed but undrawn portion of the respective loan.
        On October 22, 2014, the Company entered into a supplemental agreement with the lenders under the HSH Nordbank AG-Aegean Baltic Bank-Piraeus Bank credit facility in relation to the use of proceeds from the sale of 5 mortgaged vessels (the Marathonas , the Commodore , the Duka , the Mytilini and the Messologi ), all of which were sold during the year ended December 31, 2014 for an aggregate of $55.2 million gross sale proceeds less sale commissions, of which $18.2 million was applied against prepayment of the respective facility on August 18, 2014. The remaining $37.0 million were used to finance the acquisition of two secondhand containership vessels delivered on November 5, 2014. Refer to Note 4, Fixed
        Assets. The Company paid the lenders a fee of $0.09 million for fully utilizing the remaining $37.0 million. This fee is deferred and amortized over the life of the respective credit facility with the effective interest method.
 Principal Payments
        Under the Bank Agreement, the Company was not required to repay any outstanding principal amounts under its January 2011 Credit Facilities until May 15, 2013 and thereafter it is required to
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 12. Long-Term Debt (Continued)
make quarterly principal payments in fixed amounts as specified in the Bank Agreement plus an additional quarterly variable amortization payment, all as described above under "—Bank Agreement—Principal Payments."
 Covenants, Events of Default and Other Terms
        The January 2011 Credit Facilities contain substantially the same financial and operating covenants, events of default, dividend restrictions and other terms and conditions as applicable to the Company's then oustanding credit facilities as revised under the Bank Agreement described above.
 Collateral and Guarantees
        The collateral described above relating to the newbuildings financed by the respective credit facilities, will be (other than in respect of the CMA CGM Rabelais ) subject to a limited participation by Hyundai Samho in any enforcement thereof until repayment of the related Hyundai Samho Vendor financing (described below) for such vessels. In addition lenders participating in the $83.9 million club credit facility described above received a lien on Hyundai Together and Hyundai Tenacity as additional security in respect of the pre-existing credit facilities the Company had with such lenders. The lenders under the other January 2011 Credit Facilities also received a lien on the respective vessels securing such January 2011 Credit Facilities as additional collateral in respect of its pre-existing credit facilities and interest rate swap arrangements with such lenders and Citibank and Eurobank also received a second lien on Hyundai Ambition as collateral in respect of its previously unsecured interest rate arrangements with them.
        In addition, Aegean Baltic—HSH Nordbank—Piraeus Bank also received a second lien on the Deva , the CSCL Europe and the CSCL Pusan as collateral in respect of all borrowings from Aegean Baltic—HSH Nordbank—Piraeus Bank and RBS also received a second lien on the Derby D , CSCL America and the CSCL Le Havre as collateral in respect of all borrowings from RBS.
        The Company's obligations under the January 2011 Credit Facilities are guaranteed by its subsidiaries owning the vessels collateralizing the respective credit facilities. The Company's Manager has also provided an undertaking to continue to provide the Company with management services and to subordinate its rights to the rights of its lenders, the security trustee and applicable hedge counterparties.
 Sinosure-CEXIM-Citi-ABN Amro Credit Facility
        On February 21, 2011, the Company entered into a bank agreement with Citibank, acting as agent, ABN Amro and the Export-Import Bank of China ("CEXIM") for a senior secured credit facility (the "Sinosure-CEXIM Credit Facility") of up to $203.4 million, in three tranches each in an amount equal to the lesser of $67.8 million and 60.0% of the contract price for the newbuilding vessels, CMA CGM Tancredi , CMA CGM Bianca and CMA CGM Samson , securing such tranche for post-delivery financing of these vessels. The Company took delivery of the respective vessels in 2011. The China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation, or Sinosure, covers a number of political and commercial risks associated with each tranche of the credit facility.
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 12. Long-Term Debt (Continued)
        Borrowings under the Sinosure-CEXIM Credit Facility bear interest at an annual interest rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 2.85% payable semi-annually in arrears. The Company is required to repay principal amounts drawn under each tranche of the Sinosure-CEXIM Credit Facility in consecutive semi-annual installments over a ten-year period commencing after the delivery of the respective newbuilding being financed by such amount through the final maturity date of the respective tranches and repay the respective tranche in full upon the loss of the respective newbuilding.
        As of December 31, 2014, $142.4 million was outstanding under the credit facility and there were no remaining borrowing availability under the remaining credit facility
 Covenants, Events of Default and Other Terms
        The Sinosure-CEXIM credit facility was amended and restated, effective on June 30, 2013, to align its financial covenants with the Company's Bank Agreement (except for the minimum ratio of the charter free market value of certain vessels, as described in the Bank Agreement, which is not applicable) described above and continues to require the Company to maintain a minimum ratio of the market value of the vessel collateralizing a tranche of the facility to debt outstanding under such tranche of 125%.
        The Sinosure-CEXIM credit facility also contains customary events of default, including those relating to cross-defaults to other indebtedness, defaults under its swap agreements, non-compliance with security documents, material adverse changes to its business, a Change of Control as described above, a change in its Chief Executive Officer, its common stock ceasing to be listed on the NYSE (or Nasdaq or another recognized stock exchange), a breach of the management agreement for the mortgaged vessels and cancellation or amendment of the time charters (unless replaced with a similar time charter with a charterer acceptable to the lenders) for the mortgaged vessels.
        The Company will not be permitted to pay cash dividends or repurchase shares of its capital stock unless (i) its consolidated net leverage is below 6:1 for four consecutive quarters and (ii) the ratio of the aggregate market value of its vessels to its outstanding indebtedness exceeds 125% for four consecutive quarters and provided that an event of default has not occurred and the Company is not, and after giving effect to the payment of the dividend is not, in breach of any covenant.
 Collateral
        The Sinosure-CEXIM Credit Facility is secured by customary post-delivery shipping industry collateral with respect to the vessels, CMA CGM Tancredi , CMA CGM Bianca and CMA CGM Samson , securing the respective tranche.
 Hyundai Samho Vendor Financing
        The Company entered into an agreement with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries ("Hyundai Samho") for a financing facility of $190.0 million in respect of eight of its newbuilding containerships built by Hyundai Samho, the Hyundai Speed , the Hyundai Smart , the Hyundai Ambition , the Hyundai Together , the Hyundai Tenacity , the Hanjin Greece , the Hanjin Italy and the Hanjin Germany , in the form of delayed payment of a portion of the final installment for each such newbuilding. As of December 31, 2014, outstanding balance of this credit facility was $64.4 million.
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 12. Long-Term Debt (Continued)
        Borrowings under this facility bear interest at a fixed interest rate of 8%. The Company is required to repay principal amounts under this financing facility in six consecutive semi-annual installments commencing one and a half years, in the case of three of the newbuilding vessels being financed, and in seven consecutive semi-annual installments commencing one year, in the case of the other five newbuilding vessels, after the delivery of the respective newbuilding being financed. This financing facility does not require the Company to comply with financial covenants, but contains customary events of default, including those relating to cross-defaults. This financing facility is secured by second priority collateral related to the newbuilding vessels being financed.
 Exit Fees
        The Company is required to pay Exit Fees of $25.0 million and, in the respective proportion to facilities covered by the Bank Agreement and the January 2011 Credit Facilities, are payable the earlier of (a) December 31, 2018 and (b) the date on which the respective facilities are repaid in full. The Exit Fees will accrete in the consolidated Statement of Operations over the life of the respective facilities (with the effective interest rate method) and are reported under "Long-term debt, net of current portion" in the consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company has recognized an amount of $11.9 million and $8.1 million as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
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 12. Long-Term Debt (Continued)
 Credit Facilities Summary Table

						
Lender 	 	Outstanding
Principal
Amount
(in millions)(1)	 	Collateral Vessels	
The Royal Bank of Scotland(2)	 	 $	679.0	 	The Hyundai Progress , the Hyundai Highway , the Hyundai Bridge , the Federal (ex Hyundai Federal ), the Zim Monaco , the Hanjin Buenos Aires , the Hanjin Versailles , the Hanjin Algeciras , the CMA CGM Racine and the CMA CGM Melisande	
Aegean Baltic Bank—HSH Nordbank—Piraeus Bank(3)	 	 $	628.5	 	The Hyundai Vladivostok , the Hyundai Advance , the Hyundai Stride , the Hyundai Future , the Hyundai Sprinter , the Amalia C , the MSC Zebra (ex Niledutch Zebra ), the Niledutch Palanca (ex Danae C) , the Dimitris C, the MOL Performance and the MOL Priority	
Canyon Capital Finance	 	 $	144.5	 	The CMA CGM Moliere and the CMA CGM Musset	
Deutsche Bank	 	 $	174.7	 	The Zim Rio Grande , the Zim Sao Paolo and the OOCL Istanbul (ex Zim Kingston )	
Credit Suisse	 	 $	208.6	 	The Zim Luanda , the CMA CGM Nerval and the YM Mandate	
ABN Amro—Bank of America Merrill Lynch—Burlington Loan Management—National Bank of Greece	 	 $	239.9	 	The SNL Colombo , the YM Seattle , the YM Vancouver and the YM Singapore	
Commerzbank—Credit Suisse—Credit Agricole	 	 $	275.0	 	The OOCL Novorossiysk (ex ZIM Dalian ), the Hanjin Santos, the YM Maturity , the Hanjin Constantza and the CMA CGM Attila	
HSH Nordbank	 	 $	28.8	 	The Deva and the Derby D	
KEXIM	 	 $	18.6	 	The CSCL Europe and the CSCL America	
KEXIM-ABN Amro	 	 $	56.9	 	The CSCL Pusan and the CSCL Le Havre	
January 2011 Credit Facilities	
Aegean Baltic—HSH Nordbank—Piraeus Bank(3)	 	 $	94.8	 	The Hyundai Speed , the Hanjin Italy and the CMA CGM Rabelais	
RBS(2)	 	 $	85.0	 	The Hyundai Smart and the Hanjin Germany	
ABN Amro Club Facility	 	 $	26.4	 	The Hanjin Greece	
Club Facility	 	 $	65.4	 	The Hyundai Together and the Hyundai Tenacity	
Citi-Eurobank	 	 $	69.7	 	The Hyundai Ambition	
Sinosure-CEXIM-Citi-ABN Amro	 	 $	142.4	 	The CMA CGM Tancredi , the CMA CGM Bianca and the CMA CGM Samson	
Vendor Financing	
Hyundai Samho	 	 $	64.4	 	Second priority liens on the Hyundai Smart, the Hyundai Speed, the Hyundai Ambition , the Hyundai Together , the Hyundai Tenacity , the Hanjin Greece , the Hanjin Italy and the Hanjin Germany	

(1)
As of December 31, 2014.
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(2)
Pursuant to the Bank Agreement, this credit facility is also secured by a second priority lien on the Derby D , the CSCL America and the CSCL Le Havre .

(3)
Pursuant to the Bank Agreement, this credit facility is also secured by a second priority lien on the Deva , the CSCL Europe and the CSCL Pusan .
        As of December 31, 2014, there was no remaining borrowing availability under any of the Company's credit facilities.
        In 2008, the Company entered into a credit facility of $253.2 million with ABN Amro (acting as agent), Lloyds TSB and National Bank of Greece in relation to the financing of vessels SNL Colombo , YM Seattle , YM Vancouver and YM Singapore . The structure of this credit facility is such that the group of banks loaned funds of $253.2 million to the Company, which the Company then re-loaned to a newly created entity of the group of banks ("Investor Bank"). With the proceeds, Investor Bank then subscribed for preference shares in Auckland Marine Inc., Seacarriers Services Inc., Seacarriers Lines Inc. and Wellington Marine Inc. (subsidiaries of Danaos Corporation). In addition, four of the Companies' subsidiaries issued a put option in respect of the preference shares. The effect of these transactions is that the Company's subsidiaries are required to pay out fixed preference dividends to the Investor Bank, the Investor Bank is required to pay fixed interest due on the loan from the Company to Investor Bank and finally the Investor Bank is required to pay put option premium on the put options issued in respect of the preference shares.
        The interest payments to the Company by Investor Bank are contingent upon receipt of these preference dividends. In the event these dividends are not paid, the preference dividends will accumulate until such time as there are sufficient cash proceeds to settle all outstanding arrearages. Applying variable interest accounting to this arrangement, the Company has concluded that the Company is the primary beneficiary of Investor Bank and accordingly has consolidated it into the Company's group. Accordingly, as at December 31, 2014, the Consolidated Balance Sheet and Consolidated Statement of Operations includes Investor Bank's net assets of $nil and net income of $nil, respectively, due to elimination on consolidation, of accounts and transactions arising between the Company and the Investor Bank.
        As of December 31, 2014, the Company was in compliance with the covenants under its Bank Agreement and its other credit facilities.
        The weighted average interest rate on long-term borrowings for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was 2.5%, 2.7% and 2.7%, respectively.
        Total interest paid during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $83.0 million, $92.9 million and $90.0 million, respectively.
        The total amount of interest cost incurred in 2014 was $80.0 million (2013: $91.2 million, 2012: $91.0 million). The amount of interest expensed in 2014 was $80.0 million (2013: $91.2 million, 2012: $87.3 million) and the amount of interest capitalized in 2014 was nil (2013: nil, 2012: $3.7 million).
 13. Related Party Transactions
        Management Services:     Pursuant to a ship management agreement between each of the vessel owning companies and Danaos Shipping Company Limited (the "Manager"), the Manager acts as the fleet's technical manager responsible for (i) recruiting qualified officers and crews, (ii) managing day to
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day vessel operations and relationships with charterers, (iii) purchasing of stores, supplies and new equipment for the vessels, (iv) performing general vessel maintenance, reconditioning and repair, including commissioning and supervision of shipyards and subcontractors of drydock facilities required for such work, (v) ensuring regulatory and classification society compliance, (vi) performing operational budgeting and evaluation, (vii) arranging financing for vessels, (viii) providing accounting, treasury and finance services and (ix) providing information technology software and hardware in the support of the Company's processes. The Company's controlling shareholder also controls the Manager.
        On February 8, 2010, the Company signed an addendum to the management contract adjusting the management fees, effective January 1, 2010, to a fee of $675 per day, a fee of $340 per vessel per day for vessels on bareboat charter and $675 per vessel per day for vessels on time charter. During 2012, the management fee levels remained the same as the 2010 fee levels. Furthermore, the Manager received a flat fee of $0.725 million per newbuilding vessel for the supervision of newbuilding contracts in 2012. The Manager also receives a fee on gross freight, charter hire, ballast bonus and demurrage with respect to each vessel in the fleet.
        On December 16, 2011, the Company signed an addendum to the management contract adjusting the fee of 0.75% on gross freight, charter hire, ballast bonus and demurrage with respect to each vessel in the fleet, effective January 1, 2012, to a fee of 1.0%. In addition, the Manager receives a fee of 0.5% based on the contract price of any vessel bought or sold by the manager on its behalf (excluding newbuildings).
        On December 31, 2012, the Company signed an addendum to the management contract providing that from January 1, 2013, the Manager also provides the Company with the services of its executive officers for a fee of € 1.4 million per year. This fee was increased to € 1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2014.
        On December 16, 2013, the Company signed an addendum to the management contract adjusting the management fees, effective January 1, 2014, to a fee of $800 per day, a fee of $400 per vessel per day for vessels on bareboat charter and $800 per vessel per day for vessels on time charter, as well as adjusting the fee of 1.0% on gross freight, charter hire, ballast bonus and demurrage with respect to each vessel in the fleet, to a fee of 1.25%.
        On December 31, 2014, the Company signed an amended and restated management agreement to supersede the initial agreement signed in 2005 and incorporate all prior amendments. Pursuant to this agreement, effective January 1, 2015, the management fees are adjusted to a fee of $850 per day, a fee of $425 per vessel per day for vessels on bareboat charter and $850 per vessel per day for vessels on time charter. The fee of 1.25% on gross freight, charter hire, ballast bonus and demurrage with respect to each vessel in the fleet and the fee of 0.5% based on the contract price of any vessel bought and sold by the manager on the Company's behalf remains the same as per addendum signed in 2013.
        Management fees in 2014 amounted to approximately $16.3 million (2013: $15.0 million, 2012: $15.5 million), which are shown under "General and administrative expenses" on the consolidated Statements of Operations. Commissions to Manager in 2014 amounted to approximately $7.0 million (2013: $5.8 million, 2012: $5.9 million), which are shown under "Voyage expenses" on the consolidated Statements of Operations.
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        The Company pays monthly advances on account of the vessels' operating expenses. These prepaid amounts are presented in the consolidated balance sheet under "Due from related parties" totaling $10.6 million and $14.5 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
        Dr. John Coustas, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, is a member of the Board of Directors of The Swedish Club, the primary provider of insurance for the Company, including a substantial portion of its hull & machinery, war risk and protection and indemnity insurance. During the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 the Company paid premiums to The Swedish Club of $8.5 million, $9.6 million and $10.4 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company did not have any outstanding balance to The Swedish Club.
 14. Taxes
        Under the laws of the countries of the Company's ship owning subsidiaries' incorporation and/or vessels' registration, the Company's ship operating subsidiaries are not subject to tax on international shipping income, however, they are subject to registration and tonnage taxes, which have been included in Vessel Operating Expenses in the accompanying consolidated Statements of Operations.
        Pursuant to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"), U.S.-source income from the international operation of ships is generally exempt from U.S. tax if the company operating the ships meets certain requirements. Among other things, in order to qualify for this exemption, the company operating the ships must be incorporated in a country which grants an equivalent exemption from income taxes to U.S. corporations.
        All of the Company's ship-operating subsidiaries satisfy these initial criteria. In addition, these companies must be more than 50% owned by individuals who are residents, as defined, in the countries of incorporation or another foreign country that grants an equivalent exemption to U.S. corporations. These companies also currently satisfy the more than 50% beneficial ownership requirement. In addition, should the beneficial ownership requirement not be met, the management of the Company believes that by virtue of a special rule applicable to situations where the ship operating companies are beneficially owned by a publicly traded company like the Company, the more than 50% beneficial ownership requirement can also be satisfied based on the trading volume and the anticipated widely-held ownership of the Company's shares, but no assurance can be given that this will remain so in the future, since continued compliance with this rule is subject to factors outside of the Company's control.
 15. 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.
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        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. The interest rates relating to the long-term loans are disclosed in Note 12, Long-term Debt.
        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 established 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. Refer to Note 16, Operating Revenue, for further details on revenue from significant clients. 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 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 Swap Hedges
        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, from that time until June 30, 2012, only hedge ineffectiveness amounts arising from the differences in the change in fair value of the hedging instrument and the hedged item were recognized in the Company's earnings. Assessment and measurement of prospective and retrospective effectiveness for these interest
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rate swaps were 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 was recognized initially in stockholders' equity, and recognized to the Statement of Operations in the periods when the hedged item affects profit or loss.
        On July 1, 2012, the Company elected to prospectively de-designate cash flow interest rate swaps for which it was obtaining hedge accounting treatment due to the compliance burden associated with this accounting policy. As a result, all changes in the fair value of the Company's cash flow interest rate swap agreements are recorded in earnings under "Unrealized and Realized Losses on Derivatives" from the de-designation date forward. The Company evaluated whether it is probable that the previously hedged forecasted interest payments are probable to not occur in the originally specified time period. The Company has concluded that the previously hedged forecasted interest payments are probable of occurring. Therefore, unrealized gains or losses in accumulated other comprehensive loss associated with the previously designated cash flow interest rate swaps will remain in accumulated other comprehensive loss and recognized in earnings when the interest payments will be recognized. If such interest payments were to be identified as being probable of not occurring, the accumulated other comprehensive loss balance pertaining to these amounts would be reversed through earnings immediately.
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        The interest rate swap agreements converting floating interest rate exposure into fixed, as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 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
December 31,
2014	 	Fair Value
December 31,
2013	 	
RBS	 	 	03/09/2007	 	 	3/15/2010	 	 	3/15/2015	 	 $	200,000	 	5.07% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 $	(2,011	)	 $	(11,586	)	
RBS	 	 	03/16/2007	 	 	3/20/2009	 	 	3/20/2014	 	 $	200,000	 	4.922% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	—	 	 	(2,052	)	
RBS	 	 	09/13/2007	 	 	9/15/2009	 	 	9/15/2014	 	 $	200,000	 	4.9775% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	—	 	 	(6,732	)	
RBS	 	 	11/15/2007	 	 	11/19/2010	 	 	11/19/2015	 	 $	100,000	 	5.12% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	(4,246	)	 	(8,919	)	
RBS	 	 	11/16/2007	 	 	11/22/2010	 	 	11/22/2015	 	 $	100,000	 	5.07% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	(4,248	)	 	(8,869	)	
HSH Nordbank	 	 	12/06/2006	 	 	12/8/2009	 	 	12/8/2014	 	 $	400,000	 	4.855% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	—	 	 	(17,298	)	
CITI	 	 	04/17/2007	 	 	4/17/2008	 	 	4/17/2015	 	 $	200,000	 	5.124% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	(2,895	)	 	(12,520	)	
CITI	 	 	04/20/2007	 	 	4/20/2010	 	 	4/20/2015	 	 $	200,000	 	5.1775% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	(3,008	)	 	(12,738	)	
CITI	 	 	10/23/2007	 	 	10/25/2009	 	 	10/27/2014	 	 $	250,000	 	4.9975% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	—	 	 	(9,797	)	
CITI	 	 	11/02/2007	 	 	11/6/2010	 	 	11/6/2015	 	 $	250,000	 	5.1% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	(10,167	)	 	(21,774	)	
CITI	 	 	11/26/2007	 	 	11/29/2010	 	 	11/30/2015	 	 $	100,000	 	4.98% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	(4,249	)	 	(8,754	)	
CITI	 	 	02/07/2008	 	 	2/11/2011	 	 	2/11/2016	 	 $	200,000	 	4.695% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	(9,524	)	 	(17,870	)	
Eurobank	 	 	12/06/2007	 	 	12/10/2010	 	 	12/10/2015	 	 $	200,000	 	4.8125% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	(8,428	)	 	(17,067	)	
Eurobank	 	 	02/11/2008	 	 	5/31/2011	 	 	5/31/2015	 	 $	200,000	 	4.755% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	(3,763	)	 	(12,532	)	
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	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 $	(52,539	)	 $	(168,508	)	
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ABN Amro	 	 	06/06/2013	 	 	1/4/2016	 	 	12/31/2016	 	 $	325,000	 	1.4975% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 $	(617	)	 $	382	 	
ABN Amro	 	 	05/31/2013	 	 	1/4/2016	 	 	12/31/2016	 	 $	250,000	 	1.4125% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA	 	 	(264	)	 	504	 	
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Total fair value of swap liabilities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 $	(53,420	)	 $	(167,622	)	
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        The Company recorded in the consolidated Statements of Operations unrealized gains/(losses) of $114.2 million, $139.4 million and $64.9 million in relation to fair value changes of interest rate swaps for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, as well as hedge ineffectiveness gains/(losses) of nil, nil and $1.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Furthermore, $88.9 million, $116.6 million and $67.6 million unrealized losses were reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss to earnings for year ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively (following the hedge accounting discontinuance as of July 1, 2012). The total fair value change of the interest rate swaps for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012amounted to $114.2 million, $139.4 million and $105.4 million, respectively.
        The variable-rate interest on specific borrowings that was associated with vessels under construction was capitalized as a cost of the specific vessels. In accordance with the accounting
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guidance on derivatives and hedging, the amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) related to realized gains or losses on cash flow hedges that have been entered into and qualify for hedge accounting, 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 nil, nil and $7.0 million were recorded in other comprehensive loss for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. In addition, an amount of $4.0 million, $4.0 million and $3.5 million was reclassified into earnings for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, representing amortization over the depreciable life of the vessels.

											
 	 	Year ended
December 31,
2014	 	Year ended
December 31,
2013	 	Year ended
December 31,
2012	 	
 	 	(in millions)	 	
Total realized losses	 	 $	(120.6	)	 $	(145.6	)	 $	(159.7	)	
Realized losses deferred in Other Comprehensive Loss	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	7.0	 	
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Realized losses expensed in consolidated Statements of Operations	 	 	(120.6	)	 	(145.6	)	 	(152.7	)	
Amortization of deferred realized losses	 	 	(4.0	)	 	(4.0	)	 	(3.5	)	
Unrealized gains/(losses)	 	 	25.2	 	 	22.8	 	 	(0.9	)	
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Unrealized and realized losses on cash flow interest rate swaps	 	 $	(99.4	)	 $	(126.8	)	 $	(157.1	)	
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        The Company was in an over-hedged position under its cash flow interest rate swaps, which was due to deferred progress payments to shipyards, cancellation of three newbuildings in 2010, replacements of variable interest rate debt with a fixed interest rate seller's financing and equity proceeds from the Company's private placement in 2010, all of which reduced initial forecasted variable interest rate debt and resulted in notional cash flow interest rate swaps being above the variable interest rate debt eligible for hedging. Realized losses attributable to the over-hedging position were nil, nil and $19.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The over-hedged position described above was gradually reduced and ultimately eliminated in 2012, following the delivery of all remaining newbuildings and the full drawdown of all credit facilities.
 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, from that time until June 30, 2012, hedge ineffectiveness amounts arising from the differences in the change in fair value of the hedging instrument and the hedged item were recognized in the Company's earnings. The Company considered its strategic use of interest rate swaps to be a prudent method of managing interest rate sensitivity, as it prevented earnings from being exposed to undue risk posed by changes in interest rates. Assessment
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and measurement of prospective and retrospective effectiveness for these interest rate swaps was performed on a quarterly basis, on the financial statement and earnings reporting dates.
        On July 1, 2012, the Company elected to prospectively de-designate fair value interest rate swaps for which it was applying hedge accounting treatment due to the compliance burden associated with this accounting policy. All changes in the fair value of the Company's fair value interest rate swap agreements continue to be recorded in earnings under "Unrealized and Realized Losses on Derivatives" from the de-designation date forward
        The Company evaluated whether it is probable that the previously hedged forecasted interest payments will not occur in the originally specified time period. The Company has concluded that the previously hedged forecasted interest payments continue to be probable of occurring. Therefore, the fair value of the hedged item associated with the previously designated fair value interest rate swaps will be frozen and recognized in earnings when the interest payments are recognized. If such interest payments were to be identified as being probable of not occurring, the fair value of hedged debt balance pertaining to these amounts would be reversed through earnings immediately.
        The interest rate swap agreements converting fixed interest rate exposure into floating, as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, 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
December 31,
2014	 	Fair Value
December 31,
2013	 	
RBS	 	 	11/15/2004	 	 	12/15/2004	 	 	8/27/2016	 	 $	60,528	 	5.0125% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA + 0.835% p.a.	 	 $	302	 	 $	747	 	
RBS	 	 	11/15/2004	 	 	11/17/2004	 	 	11/2/2016	 	 $	62,342	 	5.0125% p.a.	 	USD LIBOR 3M BBA + 0.855% p.a.	 	 	362	 	 	839	 	
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Total fair value	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 $	664	 	 $	1,586	 	
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        The total fair value change of the interest rate swaps for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, amounted to $(0.9) million, $(1.3) million and $(1.1) million, respectively, and is included in the consolidated Statement of Operations in "Unrealized and realized losses on derivatives". The related asset of $0.7 million and $1.6 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, is shown under "Other non-current assets" in the consolidated balance sheet.
        The Company reclassified from "Long-term debt, net of current portion", where its fair value of hedged item is recorded, to its earnings unrealized losses of an amount of $0.6 million and $0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 respectively (following the hedge accounting discontinuance as of July 1, 2012). The fair value change of the underlying hedged debt for the period from January 1, 2012 until June 30, 2012, was $0.6 million gain and is included in the consolidated Statement of Operations in "Unrealized and realized losses on derivatives". The amortization of fair value of hedged debt for the period from January 1, 2012 until June 30, 2012, was $0.3 million and is included in the consolidated Statement of Operations in "Unrealized and realized losses on derivatives". The related liability of the fair value hedged debt of $1.0 million and $1.6 million is shown
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 15. Financial Instruments (Continued)
under "Long-term Debt" in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

											
 	 	Year ended
December 31,
2014	 	Year ended
December 31,
2013	 	Year ended
December 31,
2012	 	
 	 	(in millions)	 	
Unrealized gains/(losses) on swap asset	 	 $	(0.9	)	 $	(1.3	)	 $	(1.1	)	
Unrealized gains/(losses) on fair value of hedged debt	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	0.6	 	
Amortization of fair value of hedged debt	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 	0.3	 	
Reclassification of fair value of hedged debt to Statement of Operations	 	 	0.6	 	 	0.6	 	 	0.3	 	
Realized gains	 	 	1.0	 	 	1.4	 	 	1.8	 	
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Unrealized and realized gains on fair value interest rate swaps	 	 $	0.7	 	 $	0.7	 	 $	1.9	 	
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 c. 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 December 31, 2014	 	
 	 	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	 	 $	664	 	 $	—	 	 $	664	 	 $	—	 	
Liabilities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Interest rate swap contracts	 	 $	53,420	 	 $	—	 	 $	53,420	 	 $	—	 	

														
 	 	Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2013	 	
 	 	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	 	 $	2,472	 	 $	—	 	 $	2,472	 	 $	—	 	
Liabilities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Interest rate swap contracts	 	 $	168,508	 	 $	—	 	 $	168,508	 	 $	—	 	
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 15. Financial Instruments (Continued)
        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 15(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 December 31, 2014 and 2013, these financial instruments are in the counterparties' favor. The Company has considered its risk of non-performance and of its counterparties in accordance with the relevant guidance of 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.
        The estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments are as follows:

														
 	 	As of December 31, 2014	 	As of December 31, 2013	 	
 	 	Book Value	 	Fair Value	 	Book Value	 	Fair Value	 	
 	 	(in thousands of $)	 	
Cash and cash equivalents	 	 $	57,730	 	 $	57,730	 	 $	68,153	 	 $	68,153	 	
Restricted cash	 	 $	2,824	 	 $	2,824	 	 $	14,717	 	 $	14,717	 	
Accounts receivable, net	 	 $	7,904	 	 $	7,904	 	 $	8,038	 	 $	8,038	 	
Due from related parties	 	 $	10,597	 	 $	10,597	 	 $	14,459	 	 $	14,459	 	
Receivable from ZIM	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	 $	25,765	 	 $	25,765	 	
Series 1 ZIM notes	 	 $	6,274	 	 $	6,274	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	
Series 2 ZIM notes	 	 $	30,923	 	 $	30,923	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	
Equity investment in ZIM	 	 $	28,693	 	 $	32,873	 	 	—	 	 	—	 	
Accounts payable	 	 $	12,510	 	 $	12,510	 	 $	13,124	 	 $	13,124	 	
Accrued liabilities	 	 $	24,705	 	 $	24,705	 	 $	30,911	 	 $	30,911	 	
Long-term debt, including current portion	 	 $	2,951,120	 	 $	2,953,327	 	 $	3,112,103	 	 $	3,114,101	 	
Vendor financing, including current portion	 	 $	64,367	 	 $	64,026	 	 $	121,755	 	 $	121,552	 	
        The estimated fair value of the financial instruments that are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis, categorized based upon the fair value hierarchy, are as follows (in thousands):

														
 	 	Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2014	 	
 	 	Total	 	(Level I)	 	(Level II)	 	(Level III)	 	
 	 	(in thousands of $)	 	
Series 1 ZIM notes(1)	 	 $	6,274	 	 $	—	 	 $	6,274	 	 $	—	 	
Series 2 ZIM notes(1)	 	 $	30,923	 	 $	—	 	 $	30,923	 	 $	—	 	
Equity investment in ZIM(1)	 	 $	32,873	 	 $	—	 	 $	32,873	 	 $	—	 	
Long-term debt, including current portion(2)	 	 $	2,953,327	 	 $	—	 	 $	2,953,327	 	 $	—	 	
Vendor financing, including current portion(3)	 	 $	64,026	 	 $	—	 	 $	64,026	 	 $	—	 	
Accrued liabilities(4)	 	 $	24,705	 	 $	—	 	 $	24,705	 	 $	—	 	
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 15. Financial Instruments (Continued)

														
 	 	Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2013	 	
 	 	Total	 	(Level I)	 	(Level II)	 	(Level III)	 	
 	 	(in thousands of $)	 	
Receivable from ZIM(1)	 	 $	25,765	 	 $	—	 	 $	25,765	 	 $	—	 	
Long-term debt, including current portion(2)	 	 $	3,114,101	 	 $	—	 	 $	3,114,101	 	 $	—	 	
Vendor financing, including current portion(3)	 	 $	121,552	 	 $	—	 	 $	121,552	 	 $	—	 	
Accrued liabilities(4)	 	 $	30,911	 	 $	—	 	 $	30,911	 	 $	—	 	

(1)
The fair value is estimated based on currently available information on the Company's counterparty, other contracts with similar terms, remaining maturities and interest rates.

(2)
The fair value of the Company's debt is estimated based on currently available debt with similar contract terms, interest rate and remaining maturities, as well as taking into account its creditworthiness.

(3)
The fair value of the Company's Vendor financing is estimated based on currently available financing with similar contract terms, interest rate and remaining maturities, as well as taking into account its creditworthiness.

(4)
The fair value of the Company's accrued liabilities, which mainly consists of accrued interest on its credit facilities and accrued realized losses on its cash flow interest rate swaps, is estimated based on currently available debt and swap agreements with similar contract terms, interest rates and remaining maturities, as well as taking into account its creditworthiness.
        As of December 31, 2013, the Company has written down the value of its long-term receivables from ZIM and recognized a $19.0 million impairment charge with respect to the agreement in principle for a restructuring of ZIMs obligations. This agreement includes a significant reduction in the charter rates payable by ZIM for the remaining life of its time charters, expiring in 2020 or 2021, for six of the Company's vessels and receipt of unsecured, interest bearing ZIM notes maturing in nine years and ZIM shares in exchange for such reductions and cancellation of ZIM's other obligations to the Company. Refer to note 23 Impairment Loss and note 7 Other Non-Current Assets.
        The Company's nonfinancial items measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis were:

														
 	 	Fair Value Measurements as of
December 31, 2014	 	
 	 	Total	 	(Level I)	 	(Level II)	 	(Level III)	 	
 	 	(in millions of $)	 	
Fixed Assets, net	 	 $	92.0	 	 $	—	 	 $	92.0	 	 $	—	 	
        The Company recorded an impairment loss of $75.8 million on eight of its older vessels as of December 31, 2014, thus reducing the vessels' carrying value at December 31, 2014 from $167.8 million to $92.0 million. Fair value of each vessel was determined with the assistance from valuations obtained by third party independent shipbrokers. Refer to Note 23, Impairment Loss.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 16. Operating Revenue
        Operating revenue from significant customers (constituting more than 10% of total revenue) for the years ended December 31, were as follows:

											
Charterer 	 	2014	 	2013	 	2012	 	
HMM Korea	 	 	28	%	 	27	%	 	24	%	
CMA CGM	 	 	27	%	 	24	%	 	24	%	
Hanjin	 	 	18	%	 	17	%	 	17	%	
YML	 	 	11	%	 	10	%	 	10	%	
 17. Operating Revenue by Geographic Location
        Operating revenue by geographic location for the years ended December 31, was as follows (in thousands):

											
Continent 	 	2014	 	2013	 	2012	 	
Australia—Asia	 	 $	389,098	 	 $	413,662	 	 $	403,697	 	
Europe	 	 	162,993	 	 	174,455	 	 	185,312	 	
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Total Revenue	 	 $	552,091	 	 $	588,117	 	 $	589,009	 	
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 18. Commitments and Contingencies
        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. Furthermore, the Company does not have any commitments outstanding.
 19. Sale of Vessels
        The "Gain on sale of vessels" of $5,709 thousands for the year ended December 31, 2014, reflects the following:
        On February 26, 2014, the Company sold and delivered the Marathonas . The gross sale consideration was $11.5 million. The Company realized a net gain on this sale of $0.5 million and net sale proceeds of $9.8 million. The Marathonas was 23 years old.
        On April 25, 2014, the Company sold and delivered the Commodore . The gross sale consideration was $11.1 million. The Company realized a net gain on this sale of $1.0 million and net sale proceeds of $9.7 million. The Commodore was 22 years old.
        On May 15, 2014, the Company sold and delivered the Duka . The gross sale consideration was $11.0 million. The Company realized a net gain on this sale of $0.1 million and net sale proceeds of $9.3 million. The Duka was 22 years old.
        On May 15, 2014, the Company sold and delivered the Mytilini . The gross sale consideration was $12.0 million. The Company realized a net gain on this sale of $2.0 million and net sale proceeds of $10.9 million. The Mytilini was 23 years old.
        On May 20, 2014, the Company sold and delivered the Messologi . The gross sale consideration was $12.1 million. The Company realized a net gain on this sale of $2.1 million and net sale proceeds of $10.9 million. The Messologi was 23 years old.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 19. Sale of Vessels (Continued)
        The "Loss on sale of vessels" of $449 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2013, reflects the following:
        On November 12, 2013, the Company sold the Komodo . The gross sale consideration was $5.8 million. The Company realized a net gain on this sale of $140.5 thousand and net sale proceeds of $5.0 million. The Komodo was 23 years old.
        On October 25, 2013, the Company sold the Lotus . The gross sale consideration was $6.8 million. The Company realized a net gain on this sale of $149.6 thousand and net sale proceeds of $6.1 million. The Lotus was 25 years old.
        On October 22, 2013, the Company sold the Kalamata . The gross sale consideration was $5.6 million. The Company realized a net loss on this sale of $224.3 thousand and net sale proceeds of $4.9 million. The Kalamata was 23 years old.
        On October 3, 2013, the Company sold the Hope . The gross sale consideration was $8.0 million. The Company realized a net loss on this sale of $670.8 thousand and net sale proceeds of $7.1 million. The Hope was 24 years old.
        On June 13, 2013, the Company sold the Elbe . The gross sale consideration was $5.6 million. The Company realized a net gain on this sale of $59 thousand and net sale proceeds of $5.0 million. The Elbe was 22 years old.
        On May 14, 2013, the Company sold the Honour . The gross sale consideration was $9.1 million. The Company realized a net gain on this sale of $112 thousand and net sale proceeds of $8.0 million. The Honour was 24 years old.
        On March 25, 2013, the Company sold the Pride . The gross sale consideration was $6.5 million. The Company realized a net loss on this sale of $671 thousand and net sale proceeds of $5.5 million. The Pride was 25 years old.
        On February 28, 2013, the Company sold the Henry . The gross sale consideration was $6.1 million. The Company realized a net gain on this sale of $138 thousand and net sale proceeds of $5.3 million. The Henry was 27 years old.
        On February 13, 2013, the Company sold the Independence . The gross sale consideration was $7.0 million. The Company realized a net gain on this sale of $518 thousand and net sale proceeds of $6.0 million. The Independence was 26 years old.
        The "Gain on sale of vessels" of $0.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, reflects the sale of Montreal (ex Hanjin Montreal), on April 27, 2012. The net sale consideration was $5.6 million. The Company realized a net gain on this sale of $0.8 million. The Montreal (ex Hanjin Montreal) was 28 years old and was generating revenue under its time charter, which expired on March 31, 2012.
 20. Stock Based Compensation
        As of April 18, 2008, the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee approved incentive compensation of the 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 under its 2006 equity compensation plan to certain employees of the Manager. The plan of the Company's common stock was effective as of December 31,
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 20. Stock Based Compensation (Continued)
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. As of December 10, 2014, the Company granted 115,185 shares to certain employees of the Manager and recorded in "General and Administrative Expenses" an expense of $0.6 million representing the fair value of the stock granted as at the date of grant, which will be issued in 2015 to be distributed to the employees of the Manager in settlement of the shares granted in 2014. As of December 12, 2013, the Company granted 16,066 shares to certain employees of the Manager and recorded in "General and Administrative Expenses" an expense of $0.1 million representing the fair value of the stock granted as at the date of grant, which were issued in 2014 and distributed to the employees of the Manager in settlement of the shares granted in 2013. As of December 12, 2012, the Company granted 35,101 shares to certain employees of the Manager and recorded in "General and Administrative Expenses" an expense of $0.1 million representing the fair value of the stock granted as at the date of grant, which were issued in 2013 and distributed to the employees of the Manager in settlement of the shares granted in 2012.
        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 2014 and 2013, none of the directors elected to receive in Company shares his compensation. During 2012, one director elected to receive in Company shares 50% of his compensation and one director elected to receive in Company shares 100% of his compensation only for the first quarter of 2012. On the last business day of each quarter of 2014, 2013 and 2012, rights to receive nil, nil and 13,613 shares in aggregate for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, were credited to the Director's Share Payment Account. As of December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, nil, nil and $0.05 million were reported in "Additional Paid-in Capital" in respect of these rights. Following December 31 of each year, the Company delivers to each Director the number of shares represented by the rights credited to their Share Payment Account during the preceding calendar year.
 21. Stockholders' Equity
        As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the shares issued and outstanding were 109,669,429 and 109,653,363, respectively. Under the Articles of Incorporation as amended on September 18, 2009, the Company's authorized capital stock consists of 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.
        During 2014, the Company issued 16,066 shares of common stock, all of which were newly issued shares, to the employees of the Manager (refer to Note 20, Stock Based Compensation). During 2013, the Company issued 49,323 shares of common stock, all of which were newly issued shares, to the employees of the Manager and the directors of the Company (refer to Note 20, Stock Based Compensation).
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 21. Stockholders' Equity (Continued)
        During 2014 and 2013, the Company did not declare any dividends. In addition, under the terms of the Bank Agreement (Refer to Note 12, Long-term Debt) the Company is not permitted to pay cash dividends or repurchase shares of its capital stock unless (i) its consolidated net leverage is below 6:1 for four consecutive quarters and (ii) the ratio of the aggregate market value of its vessels to its outstanding indebtedness exceeds 125% for four consecutive quarters and provided that an event of default has not occurred and the Company is not, and after giving effect to the payment of the dividend, in breach of any covenant.
        In 2011, the Company issued an aggregate of 15,000,000 warrants to its lenders under the Bank Agreement and the January 2011 Credit Facilities to purchase, solely on a cash-less exercise basis, an aggregate of 15,000,000 shares of its common stock, which warrants have an exercise price of $7.00 per share. All of these warrants will expire on January 31, 2019.
 22. (Loss) / Earnings per Share
        The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings/(losses) per share for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):

											
 	 	2014	 	2013	 	2012	 	
Numerator:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net (loss) / income	 	 $	(3,920	)	 $	37,523	 	 $	(105,204	)	
Denominator (number of shares):	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Basic and diluted weighted average ordinary shares outstanding	 	 	109,676.1	 	 	109,654.2	 	 	109,612.7	 	
        The warrants issued and outstanding amounting to 15,000,000 were excluded from the diluted Earnings/(losses) per Share for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, because they were antidilutive.
 23. Impairment Loss
        As of December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 the Company concluded that events and circumstances triggered the existence of potential impairment of its long-lived assets. These indicators included volatility in the spot market and decline in the vessels' market values, as well as the potential impact the current marketplace may have on its future operations. As a result, the Company performed step one of the impairment assessment of the Company's long-lived assets by comparing the undiscounted projected net operating cash flows for each vessel to its carrying value. As at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2012 the Company's assessment concluded that step two of the impairment analysis was required for certain of its vessels, as the undiscounted projected net operating cash flows of certain vessels did not exceed the carrying value of the respective vessels. Fair value of each vessel was determined with the assistance from valuations obtained by third party independent shipbrokers. As of December 31, 2014, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $75.8 million for eight of its older vessels. As of December 31, 2012, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $129.6 million for thirteen of its older vessels, which were either laid up, or on short-term charters in the spot market, seven of which were sold in the year ended December 31, 2013 (refer to Note 19, Sale of Vessels). No Impairment Loss was recorded in 2013.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
 23. Impairment Loss (Continued)
        Israel Corporation Ltd., the parent company of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. ("ZIM"), announced that ZIM reached an agreement in principle with its creditors, including the Company, for a restructuring of its obligations. This agreement included a significant reduction in the charter rates payable by ZIM for the remaining life of its time charters, expiring in 2020 or 2021, for six of the Company's vessels and the Company's receipt of unsecured, interest bearing ZIM notes maturing in nine years and ZIM shares in exchange for such reductions and cancellation of ZIM's other obligations to the Company. Based on these anticipated terms, the Company wrote down the value of its long-term receivables from ZIM as of December 31, 2013 and recognized a $19.0 million impairment charge with respect thereto, resulting in an outstanding long-term receivable of $25.8 million as of December 31, 2013 (also refer to Note 7, Other non-current assets).
 24. Subsequent Events
        Between January 1, 2015 and March 10, 2015, the Company issued 106,526 new shares of common stock, to the employees of the Manager in respect of grants made in 2014, as described in Note 20, Stock Based Compensation.
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Exhibit 4.1
 
DANAOS CORPORATION
 
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DANAOS SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED

 
AMENDED AND RESTATED MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

 

 
INDEX

Section	 	 	Page	
 	 	 	 	
1	INTERPRETATION	 	2	
 	 	 	 	
2	APPOINTMENT	 	3	
 	 	 	 	
3	THE OWNER’S GENERAL OBLIGATIONS	 	3	
 	 	 	 	
4	THE MANAGER’S GENERAL OBLIGATIONS	 	4	
 	 	 	 	
5	CREW SERVICES	 	7	
 	 	 	 	
6	TECHNICAL SERVICES	 	8	
 	 	 	 	
7	COMMERCIAL SERVICES	 	9	
 	 	 	 	
8	CHARTERING SERVICES	 	10	
 	 	 	 	
9	ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES	 	11	
 	 	 	 	
10	INSURANCE	 	13	
 	 	 	 	
11	FEES AND EXPENSES	 	13	
 	 	 	 	
12	BUDGETS, CORPORATE PLANNING AND EXPENSES	 	14	
 	 	 	 	
13	LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY	 	16	
 	 	 	 	
14	RIGHTS OF THE MANAGER, RESTRICTIONS ON THE MANAGER’S AUTHORITY, AND NON-COMPETE PROVISIONS	 	17	
 	 	 	 	
15	AVAILABILITY OF OFFICERS	 	18	
 	 	 	 	
16	TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT	 	22	
 	 	 	 	
17	SALE AND RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL	 	24	
 	 	 	 	
18	NOTICES	 	25	
 	 	 	 	
19	APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION	 	25	
 	 	 	 	
20	ARBITRATION	 	25	
 	 	 	 	
21	MISCELLANEOUS	 	26	

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THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT is made on the 31 st  day of December, 2014,
 
BY AND BETWEEN:
 
(1)                                  DANAOS CORPORATION , a company organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (the “ Owner ”); and
 
(2)                                  DANAOS SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED , a company organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of Cyprus (the “ Manager ”).
 
WHEREAS:
 
(A)                                The Owner has a number of wholly owned subsidiaries identified on Schedule A hereto, as such Schedule A may be amended from time to time (the “ Shipowning Subsidiaries ”), each of which owns either a containership or a drybulk carrier (the “ Vessels ”) and certain other direct and indirect subsidiaries identified on Schedule B hereto, as such Schedule B may be amended from time to time (together with the Shipowning Subsidiaries, the “ Subsidiaries ”).
 
(B)                                The Manager has the benefit of expertise in the containerized cargo vessel industry and in technical and commercial management of containerships and drybulk carriers and administration of shipping companies generally.
 
(C)                                The Owner and the Manager entered into a Management Agreement, made December 16, 2005 and effective July 1, 2005 which was amended on September 18, 2006, as further amended by Addendum No.1 thereto dated February 12, 2009 and as further amended by Addendum No.2 thereto dated February 8, 2010, Addendum No.3 dated December 16, 2011, Addendum No.4 dated December 31, 2012 and Addendum No.5 dated December 16, 2013 (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “2006 Management Agreement” ), pursuant to which the Manager has represented the Group (as defined below) in its dealings with third parties and provided technical, commercial, administrative and certain other services to the Group as specified therein in connection with the management and administration of the business of the Group.
 
(D)                                The Owner and the Manager desire to amend and restate the terms and conditions of the 2005 Management Agreement and to adopt this Agreement to supersede and replace the 2005 Management Agreement as the agreement pursuant to which the Manager represents the Group in its dealings with third parties and provides technical, commercial, administrative and certain other services to the Group as specified herein in connection with the management and administration of the business of the Group.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE:

 
1                                          INTERPRETATION
 
1.1                                In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:
 
“ Board of Directors ” means the board of directors of the Owner as the same may be constituted from time to time.
 
“ Business Days ” means a day (excluding Saturdays and Sundays) on which banks are open for business in Athens, Greece; London, United Kingdom; Cyprus; and New York, New York.
 
“ Containership ” means any ocean-going vessel that is intended to be used primarily to transport containers or is being used to primarily transport containers.
 
“ Drybulk Carrier ” means any ocean-going vessel that is intended to be used primarily to transport non-liquid cargoes of commodities shipped in an unpackaged state.
 
“ Executive Officers ” means the Chief Executive Officer and the President, the Chief Operating Officer , the Chief Financial Officer and the Deputy Chief Operating Officer of the Owner and/or such other officers that may be agreed by the parties thereto after the date of this Agreement from time to time.
 
“ Group ” means, at any time, the Owner and the Subsidiaries at such time taking into account the Schedule A and Schedule B in effect at such time and “member of the Group” shall be construed accordingly.
 
“ ISM Code ” means the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention as adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) by resolution A.741(18) or any subsequent amendment thereto.
 
“ Newbuilding ” means a new ship under construction or just completed.
 
“STCW 95” means the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended in 1995 or any subsequent amendment thereto.
 
1.2                                The headings of this Agreement are for ease of reference and do not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
 
1.3                                All the terms of this Agreement, whether so expressed or not, shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
 
1.4                                In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and any Shipmanagement Agreement (as defined below), the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.
 
1.5                                Unless otherwise specified, all references to money refer to the legal currency of the United States of America.
 
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1.6                                Unless the context otherwise requires, words in the singular include the plural and vice versa.
 
2                                          APPOINTMENT
 
2.1                                The Manager is hereby appointed by the Owner as the technical, commercial and administrative manager of the Group and hereby accepts such appointment on the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
 
2.2                                With effect from the date hereof and continuing unless and until terminated as provided herein, the Owner hereby appoints the Manager and the Manager hereby agrees to act as the Manager of each Vessel.
 
2.3                                The Manager undertakes to use its best endeavors to provide its management services specified in Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of this Agreement (collectively the “ Management Services ”), on behalf of the Owner in accordance with sound ship management practice.
 
2.4                                The Manager may, with the consent of the Owner, appoint any person or entity (a “ Submanager ”) at any time throughout the duration of this Agreement to discharge any of the Manager’s duties.
 
2.5                                The Manager covenants with the Owner to ensure that each Submanager shall at all times properly exercise and perform the powers, rights and duties so conferred on it.  The Manager’s power to delegate performance of any provision of the Agreement hereunder is without prejudice to the Manager’s liability to the Owner to perform such Agreement with the intention that the Manager shall remain responsible to the Owner for the due and timely performance of all duties and responsibilities of the Manager hereunder.
 
3                                          THE OWNER’S GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
 
3.1                                The Owner shall notify the Manager as soon as possible of any change in the Group as a result of the purchase of any Vessel or Newbuilding, the sale of any Vessel, the purchase or sale of any direct or indirect subsidiary, the creation or divestiture of any subsidiary, or any other structural change and shall promptly amend Schedule A and Schedule B hereto, as applicable, to be reflective of any such change.  Such amended Schedule A or Schedule B shall be effective on any such day as mutually agreed by the Owner and the Manager, which date shall be no later than five calendar days after delivery of such amended Schedule A or Schedule B to the Manager by the Owner.
 
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4                                          THE MANAGER’S GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
 
4.1                                The Manager shall, on behalf of the Group, attend to the day-to-day management of the Vessels in accordance with sound technical and commercial shipping industry standards.
 
4.2                                In the exercise of its duties hereunder, the Manager shall act fully in accordance with the reasonable policies, guidelines and instructions from time to time communicated to it by the Group and serve the Group faithfully and diligently in the performance of this Agreement, exercising all due care, loyalty, skill and diligence to carry out its duties under this Agreement according to sound technical and commercial shipping industry standards.
 
4.3                                For each Vessel now or hereinafter owned by any member of the Group, the Owner shall cause each Subsidiary to enter with the Manager into a contract substantially in the form attached hereto as Appendix I (each a “ Shipmanagement Agreement ” and collectively the “ Shipmanagement Agreements ”), with such alterations and additions as are appropriate (provided, that any alterations or additions which materially vary from such form shall require the approval of the Board of Directors of the Owner), and the Manager shall act and do all and/or any of the following acts or things described in this Agreement and each Shipmanagement Agreement in the name and/or on behalf of the Owner and/or its Subsidiaries in all parts of the world directly or through its agents.
 
4.4                                For each Vessel sold or scrapped by any Subsidiary, the Owner shall cause each such Subsidiary to terminate promptly thereafter its applicable Shipmanagement Agreement with the Manager and the Manager agrees to terminate promptly such Shipmanagement Agreement accordingly.  Should the Owner decide not to extend the term of this Agreement pursuant to Section 16 hereof, the Manager shall continue to handle all outstanding matters relating to the sale or scrapping of the Group’s Vessels for as long as the Owner requires and in such case the management fee will be reduced by two-thirds (2/3) for the period following the expiration of the stated term of this Agreement.
 
4.5                                The Manager acknowledges that the services it will provide pursuant to the Shipmanagement Agreements are not limited to the services described in such agreements and are instead as set forth in this Agreement.
 
4.6                                In the performance of this Agreement, the Manager shall protect the interests of the Group in all matters directly or indirectly relating to the Vessels.
 
4.7                                The Manager shall ensure that all material property of the Group is clearly identified as such, held separately from the property of the Manager and, where applicable, in safe custody.
 
4.8                                The Manager shall ensure that adequate manpower is employed by it to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
 
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4.9                                During the term hereof (as provided in Section 16.1 of this Agreement), the Manager shall provide the Management Services to the Group, subject always to the objectives and policies of the Owner and each applicable member of the Group, in each case, as established from time to time by their authorized representative and notified to the Manager.
 
4.10                         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the Shipmanagement Agreements, the Manager agrees that any and all decisions of a material nature relating to the Owner, any Subsidiary or any Vessel shall be reserved to the Owner, such decisions including, but not being limited to:
 
(a)                                  the purchase and/or sale of shares in a company or other assets of a material nature;
 
(b)                                  the purchase or formation of subsidiaries;
 
(c)                                   the entry into guarantees or loans or other forms of financing and any and all financial undertakings and commitments connected therewith;
 
(d)                                  the entry into and/or termination or amendment of any contractual relationships; and
 
(e)                                   the presentation, negotiation, settlement, prosecution or defense of any claim, demand or petition for an amount exceeding $250,000 or its equivalent.
 
4.11                         During the term hereof, the Manager shall do all in its power to promote the business of the Group in accordance with the directions of the authorized representative of the respective member of the Group and shall at all times use its best efforts in all respects to conform to and comply with the lawful directions, regulations and recommendations made by such authorized representative, and in the absence of any specific directions, regulations and recommendations as aforesaid and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, shall provide general administrative and advisory services in connection with the management of the business of the Group.
 
4.12                         The Manager, in the performance of its responsibilities under this Agreement, shall be entitled to have regard to its overall responsibilities in relation to the management of its clients, which shall be restricted to the Group, and in particular, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Manager shall be entitled to allocate available resources and services in such manner as in the prevailing circumstances the Manager considers to be fair and reasonable, subject always to the discretion of any Executive Officer or other authorized representative of the Owner.
 
4.13                         The Manager, in the performance of its responsibilities under this Agreement, shall ensure that any purchases of products or services from any affiliates, any Submanager or any other related entity shall be on terms no less favorable to the Manager than the market prices for products or services that the Manager could obtain on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties.
 
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4.14                         During the term hereof, the Manager agrees that, other than as provided in this Section 4.14, it will provide the services in this Agreement to the Group on an exclusive basis and it will not provide any Management Services or other services contemplated herein to any entity without receiving the prior written approval of the Owner, other than:
 
(a)                                  the Owner and each Subsidiary;
 
(b)                                  any entity or vessel directly or indirectly owned or controlled, in whole or in part, or operated by John Coustas, Danaos Investments Limited as the Trustee for the 883 Trust (the “ Coustas Trust ”), Protector Holdings Inc. or Seasonal Maritime Corporation (collectively, the “ Coustas Entities ”) (or any (i) current or future beneficiaries of the Coustas Trust, (ii) entities beneficially owned by such beneficiaries or the Coustas Entities or (iii) other trusts established for the benefit of such beneficiaries or the Coustas Entities); provided, that, any such direct or indirect interest in any (x) Drybulk Carrier or Containership of larger than 2,500 TEU or (y) entity owning a Drybulk Carrier or a Containership of larger than 2,500 TEU, shall have been acquired in accordance with Section 3 of the Restrictive Covenant Agreement by and between the Owner and each of the Coustas Entities and attached hereto as Appendix III (the “ Restrictive Covenant Agreement ”); and
 
(c)                                   Palmosa Shipping Corporation and its subsidiaries.
 
For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 4.14 shall be construed to restrict the Manager from providing any Management Services or other services contemplated herein to any entity or vessel directly or indirectly owned or controlled, in whole or in part, or operated by any Coustas Entity (or any (i) current or future beneficiaries of the Coustas Family Trust, (ii) entities beneficially owned by such beneficiaries or the Coustas Entities or (iii) other trusts established for the benefit of such beneficiaries or the Coustas Entities), other than Containerships of larger than 2,500 TEUs or Drybulk Carriers or any entity or business involved in shipping sectors other than Containerships of larger than 2,500 TEUs or Drybulk Carriers (which can be provided services in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.14).
 
4.15                         The Manager shall at all times maintain and keep true and correct accounts and shall make the same available for inspection and auditing by the Owner or any Subsidiary at such times as may be mutually agreed.
 
4.16                         The Manager agrees that the Owner shall have the right at any time to inspect any Vessel for any reason the Owner considers necessary.
 
4.17                         Where the Manager is providing technical management services in accordance with Section 6.1, the Manager shall procure that the requirements of the law of the flag of each Vessel are satisfied and the Manager shall in particular be deemed to be the “Company” as defined by the ISM Code, assuming the responsibility for the operation of the Vessel and taking over the duties and responsibilities imposed by the ISM Code when applicable.
 
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5                                          CREW SERVICES
 
5.1                                The Manager shall provide a suitably qualified crew and related services for each of the Vessels as required by each applicable member of the Group in accordance with the STCW 95 requirements including the following:
 
(a)                                  selecting and engaging the Vessel’s crew, including payroll arrangements, pension administration, and insurances for the crew in accordance with Section 10;
 
(b)                                  ensuring that the laws of the flag of each Vessel and all places where each Vessel trades are satisfied in respect of manning levels, rank, qualification and certification of the crew and employment regulations, including statutory withholding tax requirements, social insurance requirements, discipline and other requirements;
 
(c)                                   ensuring that all members of the crew have passed a medical examination with a qualified doctor certifying that they are fit for the duties for which they are engaged and are in possession of valid medical certificates issued in accordance with appropriate flag state requirements and, in the absence of applicable flag state requirements, the medical certificate shall be dated not more than three months prior to the respective crew members leaving their country of domicile and shall be maintained for the duration of their service on board the Vessel;
 
(d)                                  ensuring that the crew shall have a command of the English language of a sufficient standard to enable them to perform their duties safely;
 
(e)                                   arranging the transportation of the crew, including repatriation, board and lodging as and when required at rates and types of accommodations as customary in the industry;
 
(f)                                    training of the crew and supervising their efficiency;
 
(g)                                   keeping and maintaining full and complete records of any labor agreements which may be entered into with the crew and reporting to the Owner reasonably promptly after notice or knowledge thereof is received of any change or proposed change in labor agreements or other regulations relating to the crew and conducting union negotiations;
 
(h)                                  supervising discipline, discharge, and other terms of employment including administering the Owner’s and the Manager’s drug and alcohol policy in respect of the crew and enforcing appropriate standing orders;
 
(i)                                      handling all details and negotiating the settlement of any and all claims of the crew, including those arising out of accidents, sickness or death, loss of personal effects, disputes under articles or contracts of enlistment, policies of insurance and fines;
 
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(j)                                     ensuring that any concerns of any customer with respect to the master or any of the officers or other crew are appropriately investigated in a timely manner, communicating the results of such investigations to the Owner and if appropriate the customer, and if such concerns are well-founded, ensuring that any appropriate remedial actions are taken without delay;
 
(k)                                  keeping and maintaining all administrative and financial records relating to the crew as required by any law and any labor or collective agreements of the Owner, and rendering to the Owner any and all reports; and
 
(l)                                      performing any other function in connection with the crew as may be requested by the Owner or necessary for the management of the business.
 
6                                          TECHNICAL SERVICES
 
6.1                                The Manager shall provide for all technical management services necessary for the operation of each Vessel, which include, but are not limited to, the following functions:
 
(a)                                  providing competent personnel to supervise the maintenance and general efficiency of each Vessel;
 
(b)                                  arranging and supervising dry-dockings, repairs, alterations and upkeep of the Vessels to the standards required by the Group to ensure that each Vessel will comply with all requirements and recommendations of the classification society and with the laws and regulations of the country of registry of each Vessel and of the places where each Vessel trades;
 
(c)                                   arranging and purchasing the supply of necessary provisions, stores, spares, lubricating oil supplies and equipment for each Vessel;
 
(d)                                  appointing and paying surveyors and technical consultants and other support for each Vessel as the Manager may consider from time to time to be necessary and arranging surveys associated with the commercial operation of each Vessel;
 
(e)                                   developing, implementing and maintaining a Safety Management System (SMS) in accordance with the ISM Code and system security in accordance with ISPS Code for both the Manager and each of the Vessels under management;
 
(f)                                    arranging for the payment of all ordinary charges incurred in connection with the management of each Vessel, including, but not limited to, all canal tolls, port charges, any amounts due to any governmental authority with respect to the crew and all duties and taxes in respect of cargo or freight (whether levied against the Vessel, the Owner or the Group) and arranging for, and arranging payment for, any and all material licenses, permits, franchises, registrations and similar
 
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authorizations of any governmental authority which are necessary and used in the operation of the Vessels;
 
(g)                                   procuring and arranging for port entrance and clearance, pilots, Vessel agents, consular approvals and other services necessary or desirable for the management and safe operation of each Vessel;
 
(h)                                  performing all usual and customary duties concerned with the loading and discharging of cargoes at all ports including providing technical and shore-side support for the Vessels, handling of each Vessel while in ports or transiting canals and arranging for the prompt dispatch of each Vessel from loading and discharge ports in accordance with any instructions and for transit through canals;
 
(i)                                      reporting to the Owner of each Vessel’s movement, position at sea, arrival and departure dates, major casualties and damages received or caused by each Vessel;
 
(j)                                     informing the Group promptly of any major release or discharge of oil or other hazardous material not in compliance with any laws;
 
(k)                                  maintaining each Vessel in such condition as to be acceptable to major charterers’ vetting standards, if required;
 
(l)                                      providing the Owner with a copy of any Vessel inspection reports, valuations, surveys, and other similar reports prepared by ship brokers, valuators, surveyors, and classification societies; and
 
(m)                              arranging for employment of counsel and the investigation, follow-up and negotiating of the settlement of all claims arising in connection with the operation of each Vessel.
 
7                                          COMMERCIAL SERVICES
 
7.1                                The Manager shall provide certain commercial services to the Group, which includes, but is not limited to, the following functions :
 
(a)                                  performing class records review and physical inspections and, at the request of the Owner, making recommendations to the Owner with respect to any additional vessel being considered for purchase by the Owner;
 
(b)                                  at the request and under the direction of the Owner, certain administrative services in connection with the purchase or sale of a Vessel by the Owner or any member of the Group;
 
(c)                                   at the request of the Owner, certain services in connection with the Owner or any Subsidiary taking physical delivery of a Vessel; and
 
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(d)                                  at the request of the Owner, performing any other functions necessary to assist the Owner with any Vessel sale or purchase or Newbuilding.
 
8                                          CHARTERING SERVICES
 
8.1                                The Manager shall provide certain chartering services to the Group, including the following:
 
(a)                                  at the direction of the Owner, seeking and negotiating employment for each Vessel under voyage or period charters or under any other form of contract;
 
(b)                                  arranging of the proper payment to the Owner or its nominee of all hire and/or freight revenues or other moneys of whatsoever nature to which the Owner may be entitled arising out of the employment of or otherwise in connection with the Vessel;
 
(c)                                   providing voyage estimates and accounts and calculating of hire, freights, demurrage and/or dispatch moneys due from or due to the charterers of the Vessel;
 
(d)                                  furnishing the crew of each Vessel with appropriate voyage instructions and monitoring voyage performance while using best efforts to achieve the most economical, efficient and quick dispatch of each Vessel between ports and at ports and terminals;
 
(e)                                   appointing agents;
 
(f)                                    appointing stevedores;
 
(g)                                   arranging surveys associated with the commercial operation of the Vessel;
 
(h)                                  using due diligence to ensure that each Vessel will be employed between safe ports, safe anchorages and safe berths, so far as this can be established by exercising due diligence;
 
(i)                                      arranging the scheduling of each Vessel according to the terms of the Vessel’s employment;
 
(j)                                     carrying out all necessary communications with shippers, charterers and others involved with the receiving and handling of each Vessel at the loading and discharging ports, including sending any notices required under the terms of the Vessels’ employment;
 
(k)                                  preparing, issuing or causing to be issued to shippers the customary freight contracts, cargo receipts, bills of lading, shippers’ customary bills or other documents required under the terms of the Vessels’ employment;
 
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(l)                                      invoicing on behalf of the Owner all freights and other sums due to the Owner and accounts receivables arising from the operation of the Vessels, making any and all claims for moneys due to the Owner and issuing releases upon receipt of payment or settlement of such claims; and
 
(m)                              preparing off-hire statements and/or hire statements including obtaining port documents and expense supports necessary for such calculation.
 
9                                          ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
 
9.1                                The Manager shall provide certain general administrative services to the Group, including the following:
 
(a)                                  keeping all books and records of things done and transactions performed on behalf of any member of the Group as it may require from time to time, including liaising with accountants, lawyers and other professional advisors;
 
(b)                                  except as otherwise contemplated herein, representing any member of the Group generally in its dealings and relations with third parties;
 
(c)                                   maintaining the general ledgers of the Group, reconciliation of the Group’s bank accounts, preparation of periodic financial statements, including those required for governmental and regulatory or self-regulatory agency filings and reports to shareholders, and the provision of related data processing services;
 
(d)                                  providing assistance in the preparation of periodic and other reports, proxy statements, registration statements and other documents and reports required by applicable law or the rules of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the securities of the Owner or any member of the Group may be listed or quoted;
 
(e)                                   preparing and providing all audited financial statements and tax returns required by any law or regulatory authority and developing, maintaining and monitoring internal audit controls, disclosure controls and information technology for the Group;
 
(f)                                    preparing reports concerning the performance of the services hereunder and the performance of third parties with whom any member of the Group has contractual relationships and furnishing advice and recommendations with respect to all aspects of the business affairs of such member of the Group;
 
(g)                                   providing all legal services to ensure the Group is in compliance with all laws, including all relevant securities laws, and ensuring that the Group owns or possesses all licenses, patents, copyrights and trademarks which are necessary and used in the operation of its business;
 
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(h)                                  providing for the presentation, negotiation, settlement, prosecution or defense of any claim, demand or petition on behalf of any member of the Group arising in connection with the business of any member of the Group for an amount not exceeding $250,000 or its equivalent, including the pursuit by any member of the Group of any rights of indemnification or reimbursement;
 
(i)                                      providing assistance and advice to the Group with respect to financing, including the monitoring and administration of the compliance with any applicable financing terms and conditions in effect with investors, banks or other financial institutions;
 
(j)                                     assisting with arranging board meetings, director accommodation and travel for board meetings, and preparing meeting materials and detailed papers and agendas for scheduled meetings of the Board of Directors or any company in the Group (and any and all committees thereof) that, where applicable, contain such information as is reasonably available to the Manager to enable the Board of Directors (and any such committees) to base their opinion;
 
(k)                                  preparing or causing to be prepared reports to be considered by the Board of Directors (or any applicable committee thereof) in accordance with the Group’s internal policies and procedures on any acquisition, investment or sale of any part of the business;
 
(l)                                      administering payroll services, benefits and directors fees, as applicable, for any employee, officer or director of the Group;
 
(m)                              handling all administrative and clerical matters in respect of (i) the calling and arrangement of all annual and/or special meetings of shareholders, (ii) the preparation of all materials (including notices of meetings and information circulars) in respect thereof and (iii) the submission of all such materials to the Owner in sufficient time prior to the dates upon which they must be mailed, filed or otherwise relied upon so that the Owner has full opportunity to review, approve, execute and return them to the Manager for filing or mailing or other disposition as the Owner may require or direct;
 
(n)                                  providing, at the request and under the direction of the Owner, such communications to the transfer agent for the Owner as may be necessary or desirable;
 
(o)                                  providing, at the request of the Owner, all documentation and records related to the Safety Management System (SMS) and/or the Crew, which the Owner needs in order to demonstrate compliance with the ISM Code and STCW 95 or to defend a claim against a third party; and
 
(p)                                  providing any such other administrative services as the Owner, the authorized Executive Officers or any other representative the Owner may request and the Manager may agree to provide from time to time.
 
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10                                   INSURANCE
 
10.1                         The Manager shall arrange such insurances as the Owner shall have instructed and agreed upon, including the following:
 
(a)                                  providing and purchasing hull and machinery insurance (including crew negligence), excess liabilities insurance, protection and indemnity insurance including pollution risk insurance (entered for each Vessel’s full gross tonnage), crew insurance and war insurance;
 
(b)                                  providing and purchasing all other insurances for each Vessel in accordance with the best practices of prudent owners of vessels of a similar type to each Vessel in amounts and on terms that are in accordance with industry practice;
 
(c)                                   providing the Owner with a copy of any Vessel insurance claims and any reports prepared by insurers; and
 
(d)                                  ensuring all premiums and calls on the Owner’s insurance are paid in a timely fashion.
 
11                                   FEES AND EXPENSES
 
11.1                         In consideration of the Manager providing the Management Services to the Group, the Owner shall pay the Manager the following fees:
 
(a)                                  a fixed Vessel management fee of US$850 per day per Vessel other than those described in 11.1(b) below, which includes a fee of US$10 per day per Vessel for commercial and chartering services, payable monthly in arrears (pro-rated for the number of days that the Owner (or any Subsidiary) owns or charters-in each Vessel during each month);
 
(b)                                  a fixed Vessel management fee of US$425 per day per Vessel on a bareboat charter, which includes a fee of US$10 per day per Vessel for commercial and chartering services, payable monthly in arrears (pro-rated for the number of days that the Owner (or any Subsidiary) owns or charters-in each Vessel during each month);
 
(c)                                   a fixed management fee of US$850 per day payable monthly in arrears;
 
(d)                                  a variable management fee equal to 1.25% calculated on the gross freight, demurrage, charter hire and ballast bonus obtained for the employment of each Vessel on contracts or charter parties entered into with respect to such Vessels during the term of this Agreement, payable to the Manager monthly in arrears, only to the extent such freight, demurrage, charter hire and ballast bonus, as the case may be, is paid or otherwise collected;
 
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(e)                                   a fee equal to 0.5% calculated on the price set forth in the memorandum of agreement of any Vessel bought or sold for or on behalf of the Owner or any Subsidiary, payable upon final delivery to the Owner or Subsidiary as applicable; and
 
(f)                                    a flat fee of US$725,000 for the services by the Manager set forth in the form of Supervision Agreement attached in Appendix II hereto with respect to each Newbuilding of the Owner or any Subsidiary payable upon in four equal installments on the key event days in accordance with the applicable shipbuilding contract, namely steel cutting, keel laying, launching and delivery to the Owner or Subsidiary, as applicable (the fees in clauses (a) through (f) of this Section 11.1 being collectively referred to herein as the “Management Fee” ).
 
(g)                                   The Management Fee does not include any out of pocket expenses (e.g. travelling, accommodation or other expenses of similar nature) of the Manager’s employees in relation to drydockings or other visits to Vessels related to repair and maintenance. Such costs will be paid and expensed by the Owner over and above the Management Fee.
 
11.2                         The above management fees were fixed throughout the Initial Term. For each Subsequent Term (as defined in Section 16 below), the Management Fee will be set at a mutually agreed upon rate between the Owner and the Manager no later than 30 days prior to the commencement of the relevant Subsequent Term.
 
11.3                         In addition to providing the Management Services in exchange for the Management Fee, the Manager shall, at no cost to any member of the Group, provide its office accommodation, office staff (including secretarial, accounting and administrative assistance), facilities and stationery, and shall pay for all printing, postage, domestic telephone and all other usual office expenses incurred by it as the Manager in or about the provision of the Management Services.
 
11.4                         The Manager hereby acknowledges that it will provide the Management Services to the Group in Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 hereof at its own cost in exchange for the Management Fee and other fees it receives under this Section 11, and shall pay for all of its own expenses and costs incurred by it as the Manager in providing such Management Services.
 
12                                   BUDGETS, CORPORATE PLANNING AND EXPENSES
 
12.1                         On or before October 31 of each year the Manager will prepare and submit to the Executive Officers a detailed draft budget for the next fiscal year in a format acceptable to the Executive Officers which will include (i) a statement of estimated revenue and expenses in providing the Management Services to the Group and (ii) a proposed budget for capital expenditures, repairs or alterations, including proposed expenditures in respect of dry-docking, together with an analysis as to when and why such replacements, improvements, renovations or expenditures may be required (collectively, the “ Draft Budget ”).
 
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12.2                         For a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of the Draft Budget, the Executive Officers, from time to time, may request further details and submit written comments on the Draft Budget.  If the Executive Officers do not agree with any term thereof, they will, within the same thirty (30) day period, give the Manager notice of any inquiries to the Draft Budget, which notice will include the list of items under consideration (the “Questioned Items” ) and a proposal for the resolution of each such Questioned Item.  The Executive Officers and the Manager will endeavor to resolve any such differences between them with respect to the Questioned Items.
 
12.3                         By December 10 of the relevant year, the Manager will prepare and deliver to the Owner a revised budget that has been approved by the Executive Officers (the “ Approved Budget ”).  All expenses incurred by the Manager under the terms of this Agreement on behalf of any member of the Group under the Approved Budget may be debited against the account of the respective member of the Group, but shall in any event remain payable by the Owner to the Manager on demand.
 
12.4                         Any increase or change to the Approved Budget in excess of 7.5% shall require the written approval of two Executive Officers.  Any expenses incurred by the Manager in excess of the Approved Budget will not be reimbursed or payable to the Manager.
 
12.5                         The Manager shall produce a monthly comparison between budgeted and actual expenditures to the Executive Officers.  The Manager shall also maintain the records of all costs and expenses incurred, including any invoices, receipts and supplementary materials as are necessary or proper for the settlement of accounts.
 
12.6                         In the event the Executive Officers and the Manager dispute any specific expense or invoice within the Approved Budget and are unable to resolve their dispute within ten (10) Business Days, then the dispute shall be referred for resolution by a firm of independent accountants of nationally recognized standing reasonably satisfactory to each of the Manager and the Executive Officers (the “ Accounting Referee ”) which shall determine the disputed amounts within thirty (30) days of the referral of such dispute to such Accounting Referee.  The determination of the Accounting Referee shall not require the Owner to pay more than the amount in dispute.  The fees and expenses of the Accounting Referee shall be borne equally by the Owner and the Manager.
 
12.7                         Insofar as any moneys are collected by the Manager under the terms of this Agreement (other than moneys payable by the Owner to the Manager), such moneys and any interest thereon shall be held to the credit of the relevant member of the Group in a separate bank account in the name thereof, but operated by the Manager.
 
12.8                         On or before the first day of each month during the term of this Agreement, the Owner shall advance to the Manager all amounts budgeted for the operation of each of the Vessels for such month.  At the end of each calendar quarter, the Manager shall preliminarily reconcile the amounts advanced to it by the Owner with the amounts actually expended by it for the operation of each of the Vessels, and the Manager shall remit to the Owner, or credit to the Owner amounts to be advanced to it hereunder for future months, any unused portion of the amounts previously advanced by the Owner, or
 
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the Owner shall pay to the Manager any amounts properly expended by the Manager for the Vessels in excess of the amounts previously advanced by the Owner.  The Owner and Manager will reconcile any amounts due to the Owner by the Manager or amounts due to the Manager by the Owner for each fiscal year of the Owner as promptly as practicable following the close of each such fiscal year.
 
13                                   LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY
 
13.1                         Subject to Section 16.2(i) neither any member of the Group nor the Manager shall be under any liability for any failure to perform any of their obligations hereunder by reason of Force Majeure.  “Force Majeure” shall mean any cause whatsoever of any nature or kind beyond the reasonable control of any member of the Group or the Manager, including, without limitation, acts of God, acts of civil or military authorities, acts of war or public enemy, acts of any court, regulatory agency or administrative body having jurisdiction, insurrections, riots, strikes or other labor disturbances, embargoes or other causes of a similar nature.
 
13.2                         Subject to Section 13.1, the Manager shall be under no liability whatsoever to any member of the Group for any loss, damage, delay or expense of whatsoever nature, whether direct or indirect, and howsoever arising in the course of the performance of this Agreement, unless and to the extent that the same is proved to have resulted from (i) the gross negligence or wilful default of the Manager, its employees, agents or any Submanager or (ii) any breach of this Agreement by the Manager or any Submanager.
 
13.3                         Except to the extent that the Manager would be liable under Section 13.2, the Owner hereby undertakes to keep the Manager and its employees, agents and the Submanager indemnified and to hold them harmless against all actions, proceedings, claims, demands or liabilities whatsoever and howsoever arising which may be brought against them or incurred or suffered by them arising out of or in connection with the performance of this Agreement, and against and in respect of all costs, losses, damages and expenses (including legal costs and expenses on a full indemnity basis) which the Manager, its employees, agents or the Submanager may suffer or incur (either directly or indirectly) in the course of the performance of this Agreement.
 
13.4                         The Manager will indemnify and save harmless the Owner and each other Subsidiary in the Group, and their respective current and former directors, officers, employees, subcontractors and current and future affiliates, from and against any and all costs, losses, damages and expenses (including legal costs and expenses on a full indemnity basis) which the Owner, any other company in the Group or any of their employees or agents may suffer as a result of (i) any losses incurred or suffered related to any liabilities or obligations that the Manager or any Submanager has agreed to pay or for which the Manager is otherwise responsible under this Agreement, (ii) the gross negligence or any willful default by the Manager, its employees, agents or any Submanager or (iii) any breach of this Agreement by the Manager or any Submanager.
 
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13.5                         It is hereby expressly agreed that no employee or agent of the Manager (including any sub-contractor from time to time employed by the Manager) shall in any circumstances whatsoever be under any liability whatsoever to any member of the Group for any loss, damage or delay whatsoever kind arising or resulting directly or indirectly from any act, neglect or default on his part while acting in the course of or in connection with his employment and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions in this Section 13, every exemption, limitation, condition and liberty herein contained and every right, exemption from liability, defense and immunity of whatsoever nature applicable to the Manager or to which the Manager is entitled hereunder shall also be available and shall extend to protect every such employee or agent of the Manager acting as aforesaid and for the purpose of all the foregoing provisions of this Section 13 the Manager is or shall be deemed to be acting as agent or trustee on behalf of and for the benefit of all persons who are or might be their servants or agents from time to time (including sub-contractors as aforesaid) and all such persons shall to this extent be or be deemed to be parties to this Agreement.  Nothing in this Section 13.5 shall be construed so as to limit any liability the Manager may have to the Group under Section 13.2 hereof.
 
14                                   RIGHTS OF THE MANAGER, RESTRICTIONS ON THE MANAGER’S AUTHORITY, AND NON-COMPETE PROVISIONS
 
14.1                         Except as may be expressly provided in this Agreement, the Manager shall be an independent contractor and not the agent of the Owner or any other member of the Group and shall have no right or authority to incur any obligation on behalf of any member of the Group or to bind any member of the Group in any way whatsoever. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to make the Manager or any of its subsidiaries or employees an employee, joint venturer or partner of any member of the Group.
 
14.2                         The Owner acknowledges that the Manager shall have no responsibility hereunder, direct or indirect, with regard to the formulation of the business plans, policies, management or strategies (financial, tax, legal or otherwise) of any member of the Group, which is solely the responsibility of each respective member of the Group. Each member of the Group shall set its corporate policies independently through its respective board of directors and executive officers and nothing contained herein shall be construed to relieve such directors or officers of each respective member of the Group from the performance of their duties or to limit the exercise of their powers.
 
14.3                         Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement:
 
(a)                                  the Manager may act with respect to a member of the Group upon any advice, resolutions, requests, instructions, recommendations, direction or information obtained from such member of the Group or any banker, accountant, broker, lawyer or other person acting as agent of or adviser to such member of the Group and the Manager shall incur no liability to such member of the Group for anything done or omitted or suffered in good faith in reliance upon such advice, instruction, resolution, recommendation, direction or information made or given by such member of the Group or its agents, in the absence of gross negligence or wilful
 
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misconduct by the Manager or its servants, and shall not be responsible for any misconduct, mistake, oversight, error or judgment, neglect, default, omission, forgetfulness or want of prudence on the part of any such banker, accountant, broker, lawyer, agent or adviser or other person as aforesaid;
 
(b)                                  the Manager shall not be under any obligation to carry out any request, resolution, instruction, direction or recommendation of any member of the Group or its agents if the performance thereof is or would be illegal or unlawful; and
 
(c)                                   the Manager shall incur no liability to any member of the Group for doing or failing to do any act or thing which it shall be required to do or perform or forebear from doing or performing by reason of any provision of any law or any regulation or resolution made pursuant thereto or any decision, order or judgment of any court or any lawful request, announcement or similar action of any person or body exercising or purporting to exercise the legitimate authority of any government or of any central or local governmental institution in each case where the above entity has jurisdiction.
 
14.4                         During the term of this Agreement and for a period of one year from the date of actual termination of this Agreement, the Manager and any affiliate of the Manager (other than a Coustas Entity (or any (i) current or future beneficiaries of the Coustas Trust, (ii) entities beneficially owned by such beneficiaries or the Coustas Entities or (iii) other trusts established for the benefit of such beneficiaries or the Coustas Entities) in accordance with Section 3 of the Restrictive Covenant Agreement) shall be prohibited from, directly or indirectly, engaging in (i) the ownership or operation of Containerships larger than 2,500 TEUs, (ii) the ownership or operation of any Drybulk Carriers and (iii) the acquisition of or investment in any business involved in the ownership or operation of Containerships larger than 2,500 TEUs or Drybulk Carriers.
 
15                                   AVAILABILITY OF OFFICERS
 
15.1
 
(a)                                  The Manager will, from January 1, 2013 and during the term of this Agreement, provide the Owner with the services of those executive officers (“Executive Officers”) from time to time agreed with the Owner.  Initially such Executive Officers shall consist of the Chief Executive Officer and President, the Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer and the Deputy Chief Operating Officer.
 
(b)
 
(i)                                      In consideration for the Manager providing the Owner with the services (the “Executive Services”) of the Executive Officers, the Owner shall pay the Manager €1.4 million per year (the “Executive Services Fee”).  The Executive Services Fee may be adjusted by mutual agreement of the
 
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Owner, in the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Owners’ Board of Directors or the Owner’s Board of Directors, and the Manager as set forth in writing for any period commencing after December 31, 2013, or upon any change in the Executive Officers providing services to the Owner pursuant to Section 15.1(a) hereof.
 
(ii)                                   In addition to the Executive Services Fee, the Owner may, in the absolute discretion of the Compensation Committee of its Board of Directors or its Board of Directors, pay to the Manager an annual bonus with respect to the Executive Services.
 
(c)                                   The Manager will use its best efforts to enter into, or cause any sub-manager appointed in accordance with Section 15.1(f) hereof to enter into, employment agreements with such individuals as are identified from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Owner, in its sole discretion, to serve as Executive Officers of the Owner on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Owner.
 
(d)                                  The Board of Directors of the Owner, in its sole discretion, shall be entitled to direct the Manager (i) to remove any individual serving as an Executive Officer of the Owner from such position and (ii) to appoint such other individual to serve as a successor to such Executive Officer of the Owner as the Board of Directors of the Owner shall select.  Furthermore, the Manager agrees that it will not remove any individual serving from time to time as an Executive Officer of the Owner from their respective position without the prior written consent of the Owner.
 
(e)
 
(i)                                      The Owner shall reimburse the Manager for (x) any severance payments made by the Manager or any sub-manager under the terms of any employment agreement with an Executive Officer as a result of such Executive Officer’s termination, removal, resignation, death or disability that are consistent with the Owner’s policies and practices for severance arrangements, including “change of control” payments, (y) the cost of any Executive Officer’s participation in any medical, dental, long-term disability and life insurance benefit plan or program in accordance with the terms of any employment agreement with an Executive Officer and (z) any additional amounts payable to an Executive Officer under the terms of any employment agreement with such Executive Officer with respect to tax withholding or other tax obligations.
 
(ii)                                   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Owner shall not be obligated to make any payments pursuant to Section 15.1(e)(i) with respect to an individual that had been serving as an Executive Officer, if, within 30 days of such individual’s removal or resignation as an Executive Officer,  such individual is employed by or otherwise serving Danaos Corporation in an equivalent senior executive officer position with commensurate responsibilities, compensation and benefits as applied to
 
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such individual immediately prior to such individual’s removal or resignation as an Executive Officer.
 
(iii)                                The Manager shall be obligated to repay to the Owner any amounts, which the Owner has reimbursed the Manager pursuant to Section 15.1(e)(i), which became payable to an Executive Officer as a result of any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Manager (or a sub-manager appointed by the Manager), without the Owner’s prior written consent, that constitutes “good reason” as defined under any employment agreement with an Executive Officer.
 
(f)                                    The Manager may appoint any person or entity to discharge any of the Manager’s duties under this Section 15.1, subject to the prior written consent of the Owner.  The Manager shall not remove any person or entity appointed pursuant to this Section 15.1(f) without the prior written consent of the Owner.  The Manager’s power to delegate performance of its duties under this Section 15.1 of the Agreement is without prejudice to the Manager’s liability to the Owner to perform such duties with the intention that the Manager shall remain responsible to the Owner for the due and timely performance of all duties and responsibilities of the Manager hereunder.
 
(g)
 
(i)                                      The Owner agrees that if an individual serving as an Executive Officer pursuant to Section 15.1(a) of this Agreement is made a party to, is threatened to be made a party to, receives any legal process in, or receives any discovery request or request for information in connection with, any action, investigation, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding”), by reason of the fact that such individual was serving as an Executive Officer or director of the Owner or is or was serving at the request of, or on behalf of, the Owner or as a director, officer, member, employee, consultant or agent of the Owner, any Subsidiary or another corporation, limited liability corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, trust or other entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans and service with respect to the Owner or any Subsidiary, whether or not the basis of such Proceeding is such Executive Officer’s alleged action in an official capacity while serving as a director, officer, member, employee, consultant or agent of the Owner, any Subsidiary or other entity, such individual shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Owner and any Subsidiary, as applicable, to the fullest extent permitted by such entity’s corporate documents, including, but not limited to, the Owner’s articles of incorporation or by-laws in effect as of date such individual commences service as an Executive Officer (provided that an Executive Officer shall have the benefit of any amendments to such documents after such date that are favorable to such Executive Officer) and applicable law, against any and all costs, expenses, liabilities and losses (including, without limitation,
 
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attorneys’ fees reasonably incurred, judgments, fines, taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and any reasonable costs and fees incurred in enforcing such Executive Officer’s rights to indemnification or contribution) incurred or suffered by such Executive Officer in connection therewith, and such indemnification shall continue as to such Executive Officer even if such Executive Officer has ceased to be a director, officer, member, employee, consultant or agent of the Owner, any Subsidiary or other entity and shall inure to the benefit of your heirs, executors and administrators. The Owner shall advance to such Executive Officers all costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by such executive Officers in connection with any Proceeding within 20 business days after receipt by the Owner of a written request for such reimbursement and appropriate documentation associated with these expenses. Such request shall include an undertaking by such Executive Officer to repay the amount of such advance to the extent required by law.
 
(ii)                                   Neither the failure of the Owner (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any Proceeding concerning payment of amounts claimed by an Executive Officer under Section 15.1(g)(i) above that indemnification of an Executive Officer is proper because such Executive Officer has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor a determination by the Owner (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or stockholders) that such Executive Officer has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption or inference that such Executive Officer has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
 
(iii)                                The Owner agrees to continue and maintain a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy covering the Executive Officers at a level, and on terms and conditions, no less favorable to any such Executive Officers than the coverage the Owner provides other similarly-situated executives so long as such coverage is available from the carrier and does not increase the cost of such policy by more than 10% per annum until the fifth anniversary of the termination of an Executive Officer.
 
(iv)                               Nothing in this Section 15.1(g) shall be construed as reducing or waiving any right to indemnification, or advancement of expenses, an Executive Officer would otherwise have under the corporate documents of any member of the Danaos Group, including, but not limited to, the Owner’s articles of incorporation or by-laws, or under applicable law.
 
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16                                   TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT
 
16.1                         This Agreement shall be effective as of the date hereof and, subject to Sections 16.2, 16.3, 16.4 and 16.5, shall continue until December 31, 2008 (the “ Initial Term ”).  Thereafter the term of this Agreement shall be extended on a year-to-year basis for twelve additional years (each a “ Subsequent Term ”) unless the Owner, at least twelve months prior to the end of the then current term, gives written notice to the Manager that it wishes to terminate this Agreement at the end of the then current term.   In no event will the term of this Agreement extend beyond December 31, 2020.
 
16.2                         The Owner shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement by notice in writing to the Manager if:
 
(a)                                  the Manager neglects or fails to perform its principal duties and obligations under this Agreement in any material respect, and such neglect or failure is not remedied within twenty (20) Business Days after written notice of the same is given to the Manager by the Owner; or
 
(b)                                  any money payable by the Manager under or pursuant to this Agreement is not promptly paid or accounted for in full within ten (10) Business Days by the Manager in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
 
16.3                         The Owner shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement immediately if:
 
(a)                                  the Owner or the Manager ceases to conduct business, or all or substantially all of the properties or assets of either such party is sold, seized or appropriated;
 
(b)                                  the Owner or the Manager files a petition under any bankruptcy law, makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, seeks relief under any law for the protection of debtors or adopts a plan of liquidation, or if a petition is filed against the Owner or the Manager seeking to have it declared an insolvent or a bankrupt and such petition is not dismissed or stayed within forty (40) Business Days of its filing, or if the Owner or Manager shall admit in writing its insolvency or its inability to pay its debts as they mature, or if an order is made for the appointment of a liquidator, manager, receiver or trustee of the Owner or Manager of all or a substantial part of its assets, or if an encumbrancer takes possession of or a receiver or trustee is appointed over the whole or any part of the Manager’s or Owner’s undertaking, property or assets or if an order is made or a resolution is passed for the Manager’s or Owner’s winding up;
 
(c)                                   a distress, execution, sequestration or other process is levied or enforced upon or sued out against the Manager’s property which is not discharged within twenty (20) Business Days;
 
(d)                                  the Manager ceases or threatens to cease wholly or substantially to carry on its business otherwise than for the purpose of a reconstruction or amalgamation without insolvency previously approved by the Owner; or
 
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(e)                                   either the Manager or the Owner is prevented from performing its obligations hereunder by reasons of Force Majeure for a period of two (2) consecutive months or more.
 
16.4                         In addition to the provisions in Section 16.2 and 16.3, the Owner shall also be entitled to terminate any applicable Shipmanagement Agreement if:
 
(a)                                  the Owner or any Subsidiary ceases to be the owner of a Vessel by reason of a sale thereof or the Owner or any Subsidiary ceases to be registered as the Owner of a Vessel;
 
(b)                                  a Vessel becomes an actual or constructive or compromised or arranged total loss or an agreement has been reached with the underwriters in respect of the Vessel’s constructive, compromised or arranged total loss or if such agreement with the underwriters is not reached or it is adjudged by a competent tribunal that a constructive loss of the Vessel has occurred;
 
(c)                                   a Vessel is requisitioned for title or any other compulsory acquisition of a Vessel occurs, otherwise than by requisition by hire; or
 
(d)                                  a Vessel is captured, seized, detained or confiscated by any government or persons acting or purporting to act on behalf of any government and is not released from such capture, seizure, detention or confiscation within twenty (20) Business Days.
 
16.5                         The Manager shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement by notice in writing to the Owner:
 
(a)                                  if any moneys payable by the Owner under this Agreement shall not have been duly paid within sixty (60) Business Days of payment having been demanded by the Manager in writing; or
 
(b)                                  if the Owner defaults in the performance of any other of its material obligations under this Agreement and fails to remedy such default within sixty (60) Business Days after being given notice in writing by the Manager to remedy the same.
 
16.6                         Upon the effective date of termination pursuant to this Section 16, the Manager shall promptly terminate its service hereunder as may be required in order to minimize any interruption to the business of the members of the Group.
 
16.7                         Upon termination, the Manager shall, as promptly as possible, submit a final accounting of funds received and disbursed under this Agreement and of any remaining Management Fee due from the Owner, calculated pro rata to the date of termination, and any undisbursed funds of any member of the Group in the Manager’s possession or control will be paid by the Manager as directed by such member of the Group promptly upon the Manager’s receipt of all sums then due it under this Agreement, if any.
 
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16.8                         Upon termination of this Agreement, the Manager shall release to the Owner the originals where possible, or otherwise certified copies, of all such accounts and all documents specifically relating to each Vessel or the provision of Management Services for each Vessel.
 
16.9                         The provisions of Section 13 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
 
17                                   SALE AND RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL
 
17.1                         Unless expressly permitted by the Board of Directors of the Owner pursuant to Sections 17.2 and 17.3 below, during the term of this Agreement, John Coustas and/or any trust established for the Coustas family, under which John Coustas and/or members of his family are beneficiaries will collectively (i) own at least 80% of the outstanding capital stock of the Manager and (ii) hold at least 80% of the voting power of the outstanding capital stock of the Manager, considered for this purpose as a single class; if this provision is breached, the Owner shall have the right to purchase the capital stock of the Manager owned by John Coustas or any trust established for the Coustas family, under which John Coustas and/or members of his family are beneficiaries, at its fair market value.
 
17.2                         Throughout the duration of this Agreement and for one (1) year period following the expiry or termination of this Agreement, the Manager is prohibited from transferring, assigning, selling or disposing of a significant portion or all of its assets or property that is necessary for the performance of its services under this Agreement and under any Shipmanagement Agreement to any other party without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors.
 
17.3                         In the event that the Board of Directors permits the Manager to transfer, assign, sell or dispose of any assets or property pursuant to Section 17.2 above, the Manager hereby grants to the Owner a right of first refusal on any such proposed transfer, assignment, sale or disposition.  The right of first refusal contained in this Section 17.3 is in effect during the term of this Agreement and shall extend for a one (1) year period following the expiry or termination of this Agreement.
 
17.4                         The Owner and the Manager shall have a period of 30 days to reach an agreement for the proposed sale, transfer, assignment or disposition of all or part of the Manager’s assets pursuant to Section 17.3 above.  If no such agreement with respect to a sale is concluded within 30 days, then the Manager may transfer or sell such assets to any other third party provided that the sale is made on terms no less favorable than those last proposed by the Manager to the Owner.
 
17.5                         The Owner and the Manager acknowledge that all potential transfers pursuant to this Section 17 are subject to obtaining any and all written consents of governmental authorities and other non-affiliated third parties.
 
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18                                   NOTICES
 
18.1                         All notices, consents and other communications hereunder, or necessary to exercise any rights granted hereunder, shall be in writing, sent either by prepaid registered mail or telefax, and will be validly given if delivered on a Business Day to an individual at the following address:
 
Danaos Corporation
14 Akti Kondyli
185 45 Piraeus
Greece
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
 
Danaos Shipping Company Limited
14 Akti Kondyli
185 45 Piraeus
Greece
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
 
19                                   APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION
 
19.1                         This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of England. The parties hereto submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England in connection with any claim arising out of or in connection with this Agreement.
 
20                                   ARBITRATION
 
20.1                         All disputes arising out of this Agreement shall be arbitrated in London in the following manner.  One arbitrator is to be appointed by each of the parties hereto and a third by the two so chosen.  Their decision or that of any two of them shall be final and, for the purpose of enforcing any award, this Agreement may be made a rule of the court.  The arbitrators shall be commercial persons, conversant with shipping matters.   Such arbitration is to be conducted in accordance with the rules of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association terms current at the time when the arbitration proceedings are commenced and in accordance with the Arbitration Act 1996 or any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof.
 
20.2                         In the event that the Owner or the Manager shall state a dispute and designate an arbitrator, in writing, the other party shall have twenty (20) Business Days to designate its own arbitrator.  Upon failure to do so, the arbitrator appointed by the other party can render an award hereunder.
 
20.3                         Until such time as the arbitrators finally close the hearings, either party shall have the right by written notice served on the arbitrators and on the other party to specify further disputes or differences under this Agreement for hearing and determination.
 
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20.4                         The arbitrators may grant any relief, and render an award, which they or a majority of them deem just and equitable and within the scope of the Agreement of the parties, including but not limited to the posting of security.   Awards pursuant to this Section 20 may include costs, including a reasonable allowance for attorneys’ fees, and judgments may be entered upon any award made herein in any court having jurisdiction.
 
21                                   MISCELLANEOUS
 
21.1                         This Agreement constitutes the sole understanding and agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements or understandings, written or oral, with respect thereto. This Agreement may not be amended, waived or discharged except by an instrument in writing executed by the party against whom enforcement of such amendment, waiver or discharge is sought.
 
21.2                         During the term hereof, the Manager will not provide services hereunder through, or otherwise cause any member of the Group to have, an office or fixed place of business in the United States, and shall take reasonable steps not to cause income of any member of the Group to be subject to tax in any taxing jurisdiction, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Greece.
 
21.3                         This Agreement may be executed in one or more written counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
 
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IN WITNESS whereof the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

SIGNED by	Dr. John Coustas	)	/s John Coustas	
for and on behalf of	)	 	
DANAOS CORPORATION	)	 	
in the presence of:	Michalis Papanikolaou	)	/s/ Michalis Papanikolaou	

SIGNED by	Mr. Efstathios Sfyris	)	/s/ Efstathios Sfyris	
for and on behalf of	)	 	
DANAOS SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED	)	 	
in the presence of:	Michalis Papanikolaou	)	/s Michalis Papanikolaou	

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SCHEDULE A
 
SHIPOWNING SUBSIDIARIES
 
as of 31 December 2014

Shipowning Subsidiary	 	Vessel Name	 	Jurisdiction	
 	 	 	 	 	
Actaea Company Limited	 	Performance	 	Malta	
 	 	 	 	 	
Asteria Shipping Company Limited	 	Priority	 	Malta	
 	 	 	 	 	
Auckland Marine Inc.	 	SNL Colombo	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Balticsea Marine Inc.	 	OOCL ISTANBUL	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Bayview Shipping Inc.	 	ZIM Rio Grande	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Blacksea Marine Inc.	 	ZIM Luanda	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Boulevard Shiptrade S.A.	 	DIMITRIS C	 	Marshall Islands	
 	 	 	 	 	
Boxcarrier (No.1) Corp.	 	CMA CGM Moliere	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Boxcarrier (No.2) Corp.	 	CMA CGM Musset	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Boxcarrier (No.3) Corp.	 	CMA CGM Nerval	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Boxcarrier (No.4) Corp.	 	CMA CGM Rabelais	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Boxcarrier (No.5) Corp.	 	CMA CGM Racine	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Cellcontainer (No.1) Corp.	 	HANJIN BUENOS AIRES	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Cellcontainer (No.2) Corp.	 	HANJIN SANTOS	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Cellcontainer (No.3) Corp.	 	HANJIN VERSAILLES	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Cellcontainer (No.4) Corp.	 	HANJIN ALGECIRAS	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Cellcontainer (No.5) Corp.	 	HANJIN CONSTANTZA	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Cellcontainer (No.6) Corp.	 	HANJIN GERMANY	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Cellcontainer (No.7) Corp.	 	HANJIN ITALY	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Cellcontainer (No.8) Corp.	 	HANJIN GREECE	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Channelview Marine Inc.	 	ZIM Sao Paolo	 	Liberia	

 

Shipowning Subsidiary	 	Vessel Name	 	Jurisdiction	
 	 	 	 	 	
Continent Maritime Inc.	 	ZIM Monaco	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Expresscarrier (No.1) Corp.	 	YM Mandate	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Expresscarrier (No.2) Corp.	 	YM Maturity	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Fastcarrier (No.1) Corp.	 	DEVA	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Fastcarrier (No.2) Corp.	 	DERBY D	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Fastcarrier (No.3) Corp.	 	CSCL EUROPE	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Fastcarrier (No.4) Corp.	 	CSCL AMERICA	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Fastcarrier (No.5) Corp.	 	CSCL PUSAN	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Fastcarrier (No.6) Corp.	 	CSCL LE HAVRE	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Federal Marine Inc.	 	Federal	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Medsea Marine Inc.	 	OOCL NOVOROSSIYSK	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Megacarrier (No.1) Corp.	 	HYUNDAI TOGETHER	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Megacarrier (No.2) Corp.	 	HYUNDAI TENACITY	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Megacarrier (No.3) Corp.	 	HYUNDAI SMART	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Megacarrier (No.4) Corp.	 	HYUNDAI SPEED	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Megacarrier (No.5) Corp.	 	HYUNDAI AMBITION	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Sarond Shipping Inc.	 	NILEDUTCH PALANCA	 	Marshall Islands	
 	 	 	 	 	
Seacarriers Lines Inc.	 	YM Vancouver	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Seacarriers Services Inc.	 	YM Seattle	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Speedcarrier (No.1) Corp.	 	HYUNDAI VLADIVOSTOK	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Speedcarrier (No.2) Corp.	 	HYUNDAI ADVANCE	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Speedcarrier (No.3) Corp.	 	HYUNDAI STRIDE	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Speedcarrier (No.4) Corp.	 	HYUNDAI SPRINTER	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Speedcarrier (No.5) Corp.	 	HYUNDAI FUTURE	 	Liberia	

 

Shipowning Subsidiary	 	Vessel Name	 	Jurisdiction	
 	 	 	 	 	
Speedcarrier (No.6) Corp.	 	HYUNDAI PROGRESS	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Speedcarrier (No.7) Corp.	 	HYUNDAI HIGHWAY	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Speedcarrier (No.8) Corp.	 	HYUNDAI BRIDGE	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Teucarrier (No.1) Corp.	 	CMA CGM ATTILA	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Teucarrier (No.2) Corp.	 	CMA CGM TANCREDI	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Teucarrier (No.3) Corp.	 	CMA CGM BIANCA	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Teucarrier (No.4) Corp.	 	CMA CGM SAMSON	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Teucarrier (No.5) Corp.	 	CMA CGM MELISANDE	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Trindade Maritime Company	 	AMALIA C	 	Marshall Islands	
 	 	 	 	 	
Vilos Navigation Company Ltd	 	MSC ZEBRA	 	Malta	
 	 	 	 	 	
Wellington Marine Inc.	 	YM Singapore	 	Liberia	

Lease Subsidiaries	 	Vessel Name	 	Jurisdiction	
 	 	 	 	 	
Containers Lines Inc.	 	Derby D	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Containers Services Inc.	 	Deva	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Karlita Shipping Company Limited	 	CSCL Pusan	 	Cyprus	
 	 	 	 	 	
Oceanew Shipping Limited	 	CSCL Europe	 	Cyprus	
 	 	 	 	 	
Oceanprize Navigation Limited	 	CSCL America	 	Cyprus	
 	 	 	 	 	
Ramona Marine Company Limited	 	CSCL Le Havre	 	Cyprus	

 
SCHEDULE B
 
NON-SHIPOWNING SUBSIDIARIES(1)
 
as of 31 December 2014

Non-Shipowning Subsidiary	 	Shipowning Subsidiaries Owned	 	Jurisdiction	
 	 	 	 	 	
Baker International S.A.	 	Boxcarrier (No.5) Corp.
 
Channelview Marine Inc.
 
Cellcontainer (No.4) Corp.
 
Fastcarrier (No.2) Corp.
 
Fastcarrier (No.5) Corp.
 
Seacarriers Services Inc.
 
Speedcarrier (No.4) Corp.

Speedcarrier (No.6) Corp. 

Teucarrier (No.5) Corp.	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Bayard Maritime Ltd.	 	Cellcontainer (No.5) Corp.
 
Cellcontainer (No.7) Corp.
 
Megacarrier (No.5) Corp.
 
Oceanprize Navigation Limited
 
Speedcarrier (No.5) Corp.
 
Teucarrier (No.4) Corp.	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Bounty Investment Inc.	 	Boxcarrier (No.2) Corp.
 
Fastcarrier (No.1) Corp.	 	Liberia	

(1)           To be updated by Danaos.

 

Non-Shipowning Subsidiary	 	Shipowning Subsidiaries Owned	 	Jurisdiction	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Fastcarrier (No.4) Corp.
 
Medsea Marine Inc.
 
Megacarrier (No.3) Corp.
 
Speedcarrier (No.8) Corp.
 
Teucarrier (No.2) Corp.	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Erato Navigation Inc.	 	Actaea Company Limited
 
Federal Marine Inc.
 
Oceanew Shipping Limited
 
Trindade Maritime Company
 
Vilos Navigation Company Ltd	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Lito Navigation Inc.	 	Boxcarrier (No.4) Corp.
 
Cellcontainer (No.2) Corp.
 
Cellcontainer (No.8) Corp.
 
Expresscarrier (No.2) Corp.
 
Fastcarrier (No.3) Corp.
 
Fastcarrier (No.6) Corp.
 
Speedcarrier (No.2) Corp.
 
Teucarrier (No.3) Corp.	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Lydia Inc	 	Balticsea Marine Inc.	 	Liberia	

 

Non-Shipowning Subsidiary	 	Shipowning Subsidiaries Owned	 	Jurisdiction	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Boxcarrier (No.3) Corp.
 
Containers Lines Inc.
 
Megacarrier (No.1) Corp.
 
Speedcarrier (No.7) Corp.
 
Wellington Marine inc.	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Sapfo Navigation Inc.	 	Boxcarrier (No.1) Corp.
 
Cellcontainer (No.1) Corp.
 
Expresscarrier (No.1) Corp.
 
Megacarrier (No.2) Corp.
 
Ramona Marine Company Limited
 
Speedcarrier (No.1) Corp.
 
Teucarrier (No.1) Corp.	 	Liberia	
 	 	 	 	 	
Tully Enterprises S.A.	 	Asteria Shipping Company Limited
 
Boulevard Shiptrade S.A.
 
Continent Marine Inc.
 
  Karlita Shipping Company Limited
 
Megacarrier (No.4) Corp.
 
Seacarriers Lines Inc.
 
Sarond Shipping Inc.	 	Liberia	

 

Non-Shipowning Subsidiary	 	Shipowning Subsidiaries Owned	 	Jurisdiction	
 	 	 	 	 	
Westwood Marine S.A.	 	Auckland Marine Inc.
 
Bayview Shipping Inc.
 
Blacksea Marine Inc.
 
Cellcontainer (No.3) Corp.
 
Cellcontainer (No.6) Corp.
 
Containers Services Inc.
 
Speedcarrier (No.3) Corp.	 	Liberia	

 
APPENDIX I
 
FORM OF SHIPMANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

1. Date of Agreement	 	 	
 	 	 	
2. Owners (name, place of registered office and law of registry)	 	3. Managers (name, place of registered office and law of registry)	
 	 	 	
 	 	DANAOS SHIPPING CO. LTD	
ANNEX A // Subsidiary	 	Name	
Name	 	 	
Liberia / Cyprus / Singapore	 	Place of registered office	
Place of registered office	 	Cyprus	
Cyprus / Panama / Singapore / Greece / Bahamas	 	Law of registry	
Law of registry	 	 	
 	 	 	
4. Day and year of commencement of Agreement (Section 16*)	 	 	
 	 	 	
5. Crew Management (state “yes” or “no” as agreed) (Section 5*)
	 	6. Technical Management (state “yes” or “no” as agreed) (Section 6*)	
YES	 	YES	
7. Commercial Management (state “yes” or “no” as agreed) (Section 7*)	 	8. Insurance Arrangements (state “yes” or “no” as agreed) (Section 10*)	
YES	 	YES	
9. Accounting Services (state “yes” or “no” as agreed) (Section 9*)	 	10. Sale or purchase of the Vessel (state “yes” or “no” as agreed) (Section 11.1(e)*)	
YES	 	YES	
11. Provisions (state “yes” or “no” as agreed) (Section 6*)	 	12. Bunkering (state “yes” or “no” as agreed)	
 	 	 	
YES	 	YES	
13. Chartering Services Period (only to be filled in if “yes” stated in Box 7) (Section 11.1(d)*)	 	14. Owner’s Insurance (Section 10*)	
YES	 	YES	
15. Management Fee (state annual amount) (Section 11*)	 	16. Severance Costs (state maximum amount)	
 	 	 	
 	 	N/A	
17. Day and year of termination of Agreement ( Section  16*)	 	18. Law and Arbitration (Sections 19, 20*)	
 	 	 	
 	 	English Law; exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of England	
19. Notices (state postal and cable address, telex and telefax number for serving notice and communication to the Owners) (Section 18*)	 	20. Notices (state postal and cable address, telex and telefax number for serving notice and communication to the Managers) (Section 18*)	
 	 	 	
Subsidiary. Same as box 20.	 	DANAOS SHIPPING CO. LTD. 
14 Akti Kondyli, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece
Tel: 210 4196400 Fax: 210 4220855
Tlx: 212133 DECU GR
 E-mail: danship@danaos.gr	

*References are to the Management Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2014, between Danaos Corporation and Danaos Shipping Company Limited, as amended from time to time.
 
It is mutually agreed between the party stated in Box 2 and the party stated in Box 3 that this Agreement consists of Part I (the foregoing) and Part I I (the Management Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2014, between Danaos Corporation and Danaos Shipping Company Limited, as amended from time to time) as well as Annex “A” (Details of Vessel) and each party agrees to be bound by both Part I and Part II hereto.

 	 	 	
Signature(s) (Owners)	 	Signature(s) (Managers)	

 
ANNEX “A” (DETAILS OF VESSEL OR VESSELS) TO
SHIP MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

Date of Agreement:	
 	
Name of Vessel(s):	
 	
Particulars of Vessel(s):	
 	
DETAILS	Vessel	
 	
Owner	
Type	
Class	
Port of Registry	
Year Built	
Builder	Vessel’s details	
LOA	
Breadth Moulded	
GRT	
NRT	
M/E Maker Type	

 
APPENDIX II
 
FORM OF SUPERVISION AGREEMENT
 
THIS AGREEMENT is made the            day of               20  
 
BETWEEN :
 
(1)                            DANAOS CORPORATION ( or a subsidiary company to be nominated) a company incorporated under the laws of the Marshall Islands whose registered office is Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Island, Ajeltake Road, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960 and whose principal place of business is at 14 Akti Kondyli, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece (the “ Owner ”) {if different from the Buyer under the Shipbuilding Contract otherwise Owner to be the same with the Buyer as herein defined}
 
(2)                            DANAOS SHIPPING CO. LTD.   a company incorporated under the laws of Cyprus whose registered office is at 21 P. Katelaris Street, 504 Libra House, Nicosia 1097 and whose principal place of business is at 14 Akti Kondyli, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece (the “ Construction Supervisor ”).
 
WHEREAS :
 
By a shipbuilding contract dated          and made between                    (the “ Builder ”) and                        (the “ Buyer ”) (the “ Shipbuilding Contract ”) the Builder agreed to construct, to the order of the Buyer, and sell to the Buyer, a         TEU container vessel, known during construction as Hull No.         and to be named              (the “ Vessel ”);
 
IT IS NOW AGREED as follows:
 
1                                          DEFINITIONS
 
1.1                                Except as otherwise defined herein, all terms defined in the Shipbuilding Contract shall have the same respective meanings when used herein.
 
1.2                                In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the following meanings:
 
“ Business Day ” means:
 
(i)                                          in relation to a payment which is to be made hereunder or under any other document, a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday or a public holiday, on which major retail banks in London and New York, and (in respect of any payments which are to be made to the Builder)                , are open for non-automated customer services; and

 
(ii)                                       in any other case, a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday or a public holiday, on which major retail banks in London and Athens are open for non-automated customer services.
 
“ Building Period ” means the period from the execution of this agreement to and including the date of delivery of the Vessel pursuant to the Shipbuilding Contract.
 
“ Buyer’s Supplies ” means all of the items to be furnished by the Buyer in accordance with Article         of the Shipbuilding Contract.
 
“ Spares ” means the items to be designated as spares by the parties hereto at the time of the delivery of the Vessel.
 
2                                    APPOINTMENT
 
2.1                                The Owner hereby appoint the Construction Supervisor and the Construction Supervisor hereby agrees to act as the Owner’s supervisor towards the Builder and as the “Owner’s Representative” under the Shipbuilding Contract for the duration of the Building Period and to perform the duties and rights which rest with the Owner regarding the construction and delivery of the Vessel in accordance with all of the provisions of the Shipbuilding Contract. The Owner shall be responsible for, inter alia , determining the general policy of supervision of construction of the Vessel and the scope of activities of the Construction Supervisor and, in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Construction Supervisor shall at all times act strictly in accordance with any instructions or directions given to it by the Owner regarding such general policy or, in the absence of such instructions or directions, in accordance with the standards of a prudent supervisor providing services of the type to be provided under this Agreement, having due regard to the Owner’s interest. Any instructions so given shall be consistent with the nature and scope of the supervision services required to be performed by the Construction Supervisor under this Agreement and shall not require the Construction Supervisor to do or omit to do anything which may be contrary to any applicable law of any jurisdiction or which is inconsistent or contrary to any of the rights and duties of the Owner under the Shipbuilding Contract.
 
2.2                          Specific powers and duties of the Construction Supervisor
 
Without prejudice to the generality of the appointment made under Clause 2.1, and (where applicable) by way of addition to the rights, powers and duties so conferred, the Construction Supervisor shall, subject to this Clause 2 and to

 
Clauses 3 and 4, have and be entrusted with the following rights, powers and duties in relation to the Shipbuilding Contract:
 
(a)                                      under Article     , to review, comment on, agree and approve the lists of plans and the drawings referred to; to attend the testing of the Vessel’s machinery, outfitting and equipment and to request any tests or inspections which the Construction Supervisor may consider appropriate or desirable and to review and comment on the results of all tests and inspections; to carry out such inspections and give such advice or suggestions to the Builder as the Construction Supervisor may consider appropriate or desirable; and to give notice to the Builder in the event that the Construction Supervisor discovers any construction, material or workmanship which the Construction Supervisor believes does not or will not conform to the requirements of the  Shipbuilding Contract and the specifications;
 
(b)                                      under Article         to appoint a representative of the Construction Supervisor for the purposes specified in that Article;
 
(c)                                       if any alteration or addition to the Shipbuilding Contract becomes obligatory or desirable, to consult with the Builder and make recommendations to the Owner as to whether or not acceptance should be given to any proposal notified to the Owner by the Builder;
 
(d)                                      under Article     to request and agree to any minor alterations, additions, or modifications to the Vessel or the specification and any substitute materials pursuant to Article      which the Construction Supervisor may consider appropriate or desirable, provided that if the cost of such variations or substitute materials would have the effect of altering the Contract Price (as defined in the Shipbuilding Contract) by more than five per cent (5%) from the Contract Price on the date hereof or the amount of any of the installments of the Contract Price due under the  Shipbuilding Contract, the Construction Supervisor shall notify the same to the Owner in writing; to receive from and transmit to the Builder information relating to the requirements of the classification society and to give instructions and agree with the Builder regarding alterations, additions, or changes in connection with such requirements; and to approve the substitution of materials as requested by the Builder;
 
(e)                                       under Article      , to attend and witness the trials of the Vessel;

 
(f)                                        to determine whether the Vessel has been designed, constructed, equipped and completed in accordance with, and complies with, the Shipbuilding Contract and the Specifications and Plans (as defined in the Shipbuilding Contract); under Article    , Paragraph    , to give the Builder a notice of acceptance or (as the case may be) rejection of the Vessel, to require or request any further test and inspection of the Vessel, and to give and receive any further or other notice relative to such matters and generally to advise the Owner in respect of all such matters;
 
(g)                                       to sign together with the Owner any protocols as to sea trials, consumable stores, delivery and acceptance or otherwise, having first ascertained the appropriateness of so doing;
 
(h)                                       to accept on behalf of the Owner the documents specified in Article       , Paragraph       to be delivered by the Builder at Delivery and to confirm receipt thereof to the Owner;
 
(i)                                           to give and receive on behalf of the Owner any notice contemplated by the  Shipbuilding Contract, provided that the Construction Supervisor shall not have authority to give on behalf of the Owner any notice which the Owner may be entitled to give to cancel, repudiate or rescind the Shipbuilding Contract without the prior written consent of the Owner; and
 
(j)                                         to purchase all Buyer’s Supplies as agent of the Owner and supply and deliver the same together with all necessary specifications, plans, drawings, instruction books, manuals, test reports and certificates to the Builder under Article       , and provide to the Owner a list of all such Buyer’s Supplies as soon as possible.
 
2.3                          The Construction Supervisor shall discharge its responsibilities under this Clause 2 as the Owner’s agent.
 
2.4                          The costs of supplying and delivering Buyer’s Supplies pursuant to Article       shall be reimbursed by the Owner on Delivery against supporting invoices from the Construction Supervisor which the Construction Supervisor shall supply to the Owner  at the same time as the notice to be given pursuant to Clause 3(c)(i).
 
3                                    CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR’S DUTIES REGARDING CONSTRUCTION
 
The Construction Supervisor undertakes with the Owner with respect to the Shipbuilding Contract:

 
(a)                                      to notify the Owner in writing promptly on becoming aware of any likely change to any of the dates on which any installment under the Shipbuilding Contract is expected to be due;
 
(b)                                      to (i) notify the Owner in writing of the expected date on which the launching or, as the case may be, sea trials of the Vessel is or are to take place and (ii) promptly on the same day as the launching or, as the case may be, sea trials of the Vessel takes or take place to confirm that the launching or, as the case may be, sea trials of the Vessel has or have taken place and, where relevant, that the amount specified in such confirmation is due and payable;
 
(c)                                       to (i) advise the Owner in writing, four (4) Business Days prior to the date on which the delivery installment under the Shipbuilding Contract is anticipated to become due, of the times and amounts of payments to be made to the Builder under the Shipbuilding Contract and the amount due to the Construction Supervisor for Buyer’s Supplies and (ii) promptly confirm the same on the day on which such installment becomes due (and being the date the same is required to be paid to the account referred to in Article         , Paragraph          of the Shipbuilding Contract);
 
(d)                                      not to accept the Vessel or delivery of the Vessel on the Owner’s behalf without the Owner’s prior written approval and unless the Construction Supervisor shall have previously certified to the Owner in writing, in the form of the certificate set out in Schedule 1 to this Agreement, that:
 
(i)         the Vessel has been duly completed and is ready for delivery to and acceptance by the Owner in or substantially in accordance with the Shipbuilding Contract and the Specifications and Plans;
 
(ii)        there is, to the best of the Construction Supervisor’s knowledge and belief having made due enquiry with the Builder, no lien or encumbrance on the Vessel other than the lien in favor of the Builder in respect of the delivery installment of the Contract Price due in accordance with Article      ;
 
(iii)       the Vessel is safe and undamaged; and
 
(iv)      the Vessel is recommended for classification by the                  (and the Construction Supervisor shall attach to its certificate the provisional certificate of                         recommending such classification of the Vessel or a duplicate or photocopy of such

 
provisional certificate or otherwise provide evidence of such classification to the Owner);
 
(e)                                       on receipt thereof from the Builder promptly to deliver the documents specified in Article       , Paragraph        to the Owner or as the Owner may direct; and
 
(f)                                        not without the prior written approval of the Owner to request of or agree with the Builder any material alterations, additions or modifications to the Vessel.
 
4                                    CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR’S GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
 
4.1                          The Construction Supervisor undertakes to the Owner, with respect to the exercise and performance of its rights, powers and duties as the Owner’s representative under this Agreement, as follows:
 
(a)                                      it will well and faithfully serve the Owner as Owner’s agent and will at all times use its best endeavors to protect and promote all of the interests and the welfare of the Owner in relation to the Vessel including, without limitation, its design, construction, fitting out and purchase;
 
(b)                                      it will ensure the due and punctual observance and performance of all conditions, duties and obligations imposed on the Owner by the Shipbuilding Contract (other than to pay the Contract Price) and will not without the prior written consent of the Owner:
 
(i)         exercise any rights of the Owner to cancel, repudiate or rescind the Shipbuilding Contract; or
 
(ii)        waive, modify or suspend any provision of the Shipbuilding Contract if as a result of such waiver, modification or suspension the Owner will or may suffer any adverse consequences;
 
(c)                                       it will use its best endeavors to ensure the observance and performance by the Builder of all conditions, duties and obligations imposed on the Builder by the Shipbuilding Contract;
 
(d)                                      it will at its own expense keep all necessary and proper books, accounts, records and correspondence files relating to its duties and activities under this Agreement and shall send quarterly reports to the Owner concerning the progress of the design and construction of the Vessel and keep the

 
Owner promptly informed of any deviations from the building program; and
 
(e)                                       it will ensure that any employee(s) of the Construction Supervisor appointed by the Construction Supervisor as representative(s) of the Construction Supervisor for the purpose of Article       shall have appropriate technical qualifications and experience in relation to the construction of ships of the same type as the Vessel and shall be familiar with good international shipbuilding practices.
 
5                                    INSURANCE
 
The Construction Supervisor undertakes to keep its representatives at the Builder’s premises or on board the Vessel fully insured against all loss, damages or injuries incurred or suffered by any of them and agrees that the Owner shall not in any respect be liable or responsible for any loss or damage caused by any such persons to the Builder or the Builder’s equipment and the Construction Supervisor undertakes to keep its representatives, the Builder and the Owner fully and effectively indemnified against any liability, loss or claim for any such damage or injuries even to the extent that the same are not fully recovered under the terms of any policy or proceeds of insurance or were not caused by the gross negligence of the Builder or its employees, agents or sub-contractors.
 
6                                    FEES
 
In consideration of the performance of the duties assigned to the Construction Supervisor in this Agreement the Owner shall pay to the Construction Supervisor the sum of USD$400,000 for its total supervision costs in connection with the supervision of the construction of the Vessel, and any expenses incurred under the Shipbuilding Contract against presentation of supporting invoices from the Construction Supervisor which the Construction Supervisor shall supply to the Owner at the same time as the notice to be given pursuant to Clause 3(c)(i).  The construction supervision fee shall include all costs which are incurred by the Construction Supervisor in connection with the ordinary exercise and performance by the Construction Supervisor of the rights, powers and duties entrusted to it pursuant to this Agreement.
 
7                                    COMMENCEMENT - TERMINATION
 
This Agreement shall come into effect on                    and shall continue until delivery of the Vessel to the Owner by the Builder.
 
This Agreement may, however, be terminated with immediate effect by the Owner in the event that the Construction Supervisor is in material default of its obligations hereunder

 
and/or in the event that the Shipbuilding Contract is cancelled or terminated.  The Construction Supervisor shall in the event of immediate termination not be entitled to receive any payment in respect of the fees and other amounts described in Clause 6.
 
8                                    LIABILITIES
 
Neither the Owner nor the Construction Supervisor shall be under any liability for any failure to perform any of their obligations hereunder by reason of any cause whatsoever beyond their control.
 
Without prejudice to the foregoing, the Construction Supervisor shall be under no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, delay or expense of whatever nature, whether direct or indirect (including but not limited to loss of profit arising out of or in connection with detention of or delay of the Vessel) and however arising in the course of performance of its duties under this Agreement, unless the same is proved to have resulted solely from the negligence or willful misconduct of the Construction Supervisor.
 
9                                    EMPLOYEES
 
9.1                                None of the employees and/or sub-contractors of the Construction Supervisor shall constitute, for the purposes of this Agreement, sub-agents of the Owner. The Construction Supervisor in its capacity as employer and contractor (and not in its capacity as agent for the Owner), shall (a) be responsible for the salaries, expenses and costs in respect of each of its employees and sub-contractors (not in its capacity as agent for the Owner) and (b) indemnify its employees and sub-contractors for any liabilities and losses incurred by such employees and sub-contractors. For the avoidance of doubt, the Owner shall not be liable for any liabilities, losses, costs or expenses incurred by the Construction Supervisor in its capacity as employer and contractor.
 
10                             GOVERNING LAW - JURISDICTION
 
10.1                         This Agreement shall be governed by and be construed in accordance with English law.
 
10.2                         The Construction Supervisor agrees, for the benefit of the Owner, that any legal action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought in the English courts and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of such courts.  The submission to such jurisdiction shall not (and shall not be construed so as to) limit the competent jurisdiction nor shall the taking of proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the taking of proceedings in any other jurisdiction, whether concurrently or not.

 
10.3                  The Construction Supervisor agrees that the process by which any proceedings are begun under this Agreement may be served on it by being delivered in connection with any proceedings in England, to              If this appointment ceases to be effective, the Construction Supervisor shall immediately appoint a further person in England to accept service of process on its behalf in England.  Nothing contained herein shall affect the right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
 
11                             COUNTERPARTS
 
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
12                             NOTICES
 
12.1                   Every notice or other communication under this Agreement shall:
 
(a)                                       be in writing delivered personally or by first-class prepaid letter (airmail if available) or facsimile transmission or other means of telecommunication (other than telex) in permanent written form;
 
(b)                                       be deemed to have been received, in the case of a letter, when delivered personally or three (3) days after it has been put into the post and, in the case of a facsimile transmission or other means of telecommunication (other than telex) in permanent written form, at the time of dispatch (provided that if the date of dispatch is a Saturday or Sunday or a public holiday in the country of the addressee or if the time of dispatch is after the close of business in the country of the addressee it shall be deemed to have been received at the opening of business on the next day which is not a Saturday or Sunday or public holiday); and
 
(c)                                       be sent:
 
(i)                         To the Construction Supervisor at:
 
Danaos Shipping Co. Ltd
14 Akti Kondyli
185 45 Piraeus
Greece
Facsimile No.: +30 210 42 20 855
Attention:  Legal Department
 
(ii)                      To the Owner at:
 
Danaos Corporation
14 Akti Kondyli

 
185 45 Piraeus
Greece
Facsimile No.: +30 210 42 20 855
Attention:  Legal Department
 
or to such other address and/or numbers for a party as is notified by such party to the other party under this Agreement.
 
12.2                   Each communication and document made or delivered by one party to another pursuant to this Agreement shall be in the English language.
 
13                             CONTRACT (RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES) ACT 1999
 
A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this Agreement.
 
IN WITNESS of which this Agreement has been duly executed the day and year first before written.
 
For the Owner
 
For the Construction Supervisor

 
SCHEDULE 1
 
FORM OF CONSTRUCTION CERTIFICATE
 
[On the headed notepaper of the Construction Supervisor]
 
[Vessel Owner] (the “ Owner ”)
[Address]
Facsimile: [                ]
Attention: [                ]

 	Date:	
 
Dear Sirs,
 
[Name of Builder] (the “Builder”), [Name of Vessel] (the “Vessel”)
 
We refer to the construction supervision agreement dated [                 ] between the Owner and us (the “ Supervision Agreement ”).
 
Words and expression defined in the Supervision Agreement (whether expressly or by incorporation by reference to another document) shall have the same meaning where used in this certificate.
 
We hereby certify, pursuant to Clause 3(d) of the Supervision Agreement, as follows:
 
(i)                                      the Vessel has been duly completed and is ready for delivery to and acceptance by the Owner in or substantially in accordance with the Shipbuilding Contract and the Specifications and Plans;
 
(ii)                                   there is, to the best of our knowledge and belief having made due enquiry with the Builder, no lien or encumbrance on the Vessel other than the lien in favor of the Builder in respect of the deliver installment of the Contract Price due in accordance with Article [  ];
 
(iii)                                The Vessel is safe and undamaged; and
 
(iv)                               The vessel is recommended for classification by [Name of the classification society] (the “ Classification Society ”).

 
With respect to paragraph (iv) above, please find attached to this certificate the provisional certificate of the Classification Society recommending such classification of the Vessel / a duplicate or photocopy of the provisional certificate of the Classification Society recommending such classification of the Vessel / the following evidence of the Classification Society’s recommendation of such classification of the Vessel  [  ].
 
Yours faithfully

for and on behalf of
DANAOS SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED

Exhibit 8
 
Subsidiaries

Company	 	Country of Incorporation	
Actaea Company Limited	 	Malta	
Asteria Shipping Company Limited	 	Malta	
Auckland Marine Inc.	 	Liberia	
Baker International S.A.	 	Liberia	
Balticsea Marine Inc.	 	Liberia	
Bayard Maritime Ltd.	 	Liberia	
Bayview Shipping Inc.	 	Liberia	
Blacksea Marine Inc.	 	Liberia	
Boulevard Shiptrade S.A.	 	Marshall Islands	
Bounty Investment Inc.	 	Liberia	
Boxcarrier (No. 1) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Boxcarrier (No. 2) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Boxcarrier (No. 3) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Boxcarrier (No. 4) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Boxcarrier (No. 5) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Cellcontainer (No. 1) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Cellcontainer (No. 2) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Cellcontainer (No. 3) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Cellcontainer (No. 4) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Cellcontainer (No. 5) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Cellcontainer (No. 6) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Cellcontainer (No. 7) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Cellcontainer (No. 8) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Channelview Marine Inc.	 	Liberia	
Containers Lines Inc.	 	Liberia	
Containers Services Inc.	 	Liberia	
Continent Marine Inc.	 	Liberia	
Erato Navigation Inc.	 	Liberia	
Expresscarrier (No. 1) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Expresscarrier (No. 2) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Fastcarrier (No. 1) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Fastcarrier (No. 2) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Fastcarrier (No. 3) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Fastcarrier (No. 4) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Fastcarrier (No. 5) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Fastcarrier (No. 6) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Federal Marine Inc.	 	Liberia	
Karlita Shipping Company Limited	 	Cyprus	
Lacey Navigation Inc.	 	Liberia	
Lito Navigation Inc.	 	Liberia	
Lydia Inc.	 	Liberia	
Medsea Marine Inc.	 	Liberia	
Megacarrier (No. 1) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Megacarrier (No. 2) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Megacarrier (No. 3) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Megacarrier (No. 4) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Megacarrier (No. 5) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Oceanew Shipping Limited	 	Cyprus	
Oceanprize Navigation Limited	 	Cyprus	
Ramona Marine Company Limited	 	Cyprus	
Sapfo Navigation Inc.	 	Liberia	
Sarond Shipping Inc.	 	Marshall Islands	
Seacarriers Lines Inc.	 	Liberia	
Seacarriers Services Inc.	 	Liberia	
Speedcarrier (No. 1) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Speedcarrier (No. 2) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Speedcarrier (No. 3) Corp.	 	Liberia	

 

Speedcarrier (No. 4) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Speedcarrier (No. 5) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Speedcarrier (No. 6) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Speedcarrier (No. 7) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Speedcarrier (No. 8) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Teucarrier (No. 1) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Teucarrier (No. 2) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Teucarrier (No. 3) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Teucarrier (No. 4) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Teucarrier (No. 5) Corp.	 	Liberia	
Trindade Maritime Company	 	Marshall Islands	
Tully Enterprises S.A.	 	Liberia	
Vilos Navigation Company Ltd	 	Malta	
Wellington Marine Inc.	 	Liberia	
Westwood Marine S.A.	 	Liberia	

Exhibit 12.1
 
CERTIFICATIONS
 
I, Dr. John Coustas, certify that:
 
1.                                       I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Danaos Corporation;
 
2.                                       Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;
 
3.                                       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;
 
4.                                       The Company’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have;
 
a.)                                   designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
 
b.)                                   designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
c.)                                    evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
d.)                                   disclosed in this annual report any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.                                       The Company’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
 
a.)                                   all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
b.)                                   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 10, 2015	 	
 	 	
/s John Coustas	 	
Dr. John Coustas	 	
President and Chief Executive Officer	 	

Exhibit 12.2
 
I, Evangelos Chatzis, certify that:
 
1.                                       I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Danaos Corporation;
 
2.                                       Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;
 
3.                                       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;
 
4.                                       The Company’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have;
 
a.)                                   designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
 
b.)                                   designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
c.)                                    evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
d.)                                   disclosed in this annual report any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.                                       The Company’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
 
a.)                                   all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
b.)                                   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 10, 2015	 	

/s Evangelos Chatzis	 	
Evangelos Chatzis	 	
Chief Financial Officer	 	

Exhibit 13.1
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Danaos Corporation (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned officer of the Company hereby certifies to the undersigned’s knowledge, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350), that:
 
1.               The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and 
 
2.               The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: March 10, 2015	 	
 	/s John Coustas	
 	Dr. John Coustas	
 	President and Chief Executive Officer	

Exhibit 13.2
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Danaos Corporation (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned officer of the Company hereby certifies to the undersigned’s knowledge, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350), that:
 
1.               The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
2.               The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: March 10, 2015	 	
 	/s Evangelos Chatzis	
 	Evangelos Chatzis	
 	Chief Financial Officer	

Exhibit 15
 
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form F-3 (Nos. 333 —169101, No. 333-147099, No. 333- 174494 and No. 333-174500 ) and Form S-8 (No. 333-138449) of Danaos Corporation of our report dated March 10, 2015 relating to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 20-F.  We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Selected Financial Data” in this Form 20-F.
 
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A.
 
Athens, Greece
March 10, 2015