Seaspan Declares Quarterly Dividends on Common and Preferred Shares

HONG KONG, Oct. 9, 2018 /CNW/ - Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW) announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has declared cash dividends on its common and preferred shares as follows:

Security	Ticker	Dividend per Share	Period	Record Date	Payment Date
Class A Common	SSW	$0.125	July 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018	October 22, 2018	October 30, 2018
Series D Preferred	SSW PR D	$0.496875	July 30, 2018 to October 29, 2018	October 29, 2018	October 30, 2018
Series E Preferred	SSW PR E	$0.515625	July 30, 2018 to October 29, 2018	October 29, 2018	October 30, 2018
Series G Preferred	SSW PR G	$0.5125	July 30, 2018 to October 29, 2018	October 29, 2018	October 30, 2018
Series H Preferred	SSW PR H	$0.492188	July 30, 2018 to October 29, 2018	October 29, 2018	October 30, 2018
Series I Preferred	SSW PR I	$0.227778	September 19, 2018 to October 29, 2018	October 29, 2018	October 30, 2018

About Seaspan

Seaspan is a leading independent charter owner and operator of containerships with industry leading ship management services. We charter our vessels primarily pursuant to long-term, fixed-rate, time charters to the world's largest container shipping liners. Seaspan's operating fleet consists of 112 containerships with a total capacity of more than 900,000 TEU, an average age of approximately 6 years and an average remaining lease period of approximately 5 years, on a TEU-weighted basis.

Seaspan has the following securities listed on The New York Stock Exchange:

Symbol:	Description:

SSW	Class A common shares
SSW PR D	Series D preferred shares
SSW PR E	Series E preferred shares
SSW PR G	Series G preferred shares
SSW PR H	Series H preferred shares
SSW PR I	Series I preferred shares
SSWN	6.375% senior unsecured notes due 2019
SSWA	7.125% senior unsecured notes due 2027
SSW25	5.500% senior notes due 2025