EXHIBIT 99.1

DANAOS CORPORATION

OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS

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

Results of Operations

Three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to three months ended September 30, 2019

During the three months ended September 30, 2020, Danaos had an average of 58.0 containerships compared to 55.0 containerships during the three months ended September 30, 2019. Our fleet utilization was 98.7% in each of the three months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019.

Operating Revenues

Operating revenues increased by 6.4%, or $7.1 million, to $118.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2020 from $111.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2019.

Operating revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2020 reflect:

Voyage Expenses

Voyage expenses increased by $0.8 million to $3.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2020 from $2.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2019 primarily as a result of the increase in the average number of vessels in our fleet.

Vessel Operating Expenses

Vessel operating expenses increased by $2.8 million to $27.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2020 from $24.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2019, primarily as a result of the increase in the average number of vessels in our fleet and an overall increase in the average daily operating cost to $5,467 per vessel per day for vessels on time charter for the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $5,298 per vessel per day for the three months ended September 30, 2019. Management believes that our daily operating cost are among the most competitive in the industry.

Depreciation

Depreciation expense increased by 6.2%, or $1.5 million, to $25.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2020 from $24.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2019 mainly due to the installation of scrubbers on nine of our vessels and the acquisition of the vessels Niledutch Lion, Phoebe and SM Charleston in the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Amortization of Deferred Drydocking and Special Survey Costs

Amortization of deferred dry-docking and special survey costs increased by $0.9 million to $3.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2020 from $2.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2019.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses decreased by $0.4 million to $6.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2020, from $6.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease was mainly due to decreased non-cash recognition of share-based compensation.

Interest Expense and Interest Income

Interest expense decreased by 34.6%, or $6.3 million, to $11.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2020 from $18.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease in interest expense is attributable to:

As of September 30, 2020, our outstanding bank debt, gross of deferred finance costs, was $1,376.2 million and our leaseback obligation was $129.4 million compared to bank debt of $1,450.0 million and our leaseback obligation of $141.4 million as of September 30, 2019.

Interest income increased to $1.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $1.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2019.

Other Finance Costs, net

Other finance costs, net remained stable at $0.3 million in each of the three months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019.

Equity income on investments

Equity income on investments increased by $0.9 million to $1.5 million of income on investments in the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $0.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2019 due to the improved operating performance of Gemini, in which the Company has a 49% shareholding interest.

Loss on derivatives

Amortization of deferred realized losses on interest rate swaps remained stable at $0.9 million in each of the three months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019.

Other income, net

Other income, net was $0.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to nil in the three months ended September 30, 2019.

Nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2019

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, Danaos had an average of 56.9 containerships compared to 55.0 containerships during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Our fleet utilization for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was 95.8% compared to 98.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Adjusted fleet utilization, excluding the effect of 188 days of incremental off-hire due to shipyard delays related to the COVID-19 pandemic, was 97.0% in the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Operating Revenues

Operating revenues increased by 1.5%, or $4.9 million, to $341.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $337.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Operating revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 reflect:

Voyage Expenses

Voyage expenses increased by $2.1 million to $10.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $8.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 primarily as a result of the increase in the average number of vessels in our fleet.

Vessel Operating Expenses

Vessel operating expenses increased by $4.2 million to $82.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $78.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily as a result of the increase in the average number of vessels in our fleet, partially offset by an overall decrease in the average daily operating cost to $5,592 per vessel per day for vessels on time charter for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $5,605 per vessel per day for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Management believes that our daily operating cost are among the most competitive in the industry.

Depreciation

Depreciation expense increased by 4.9%, or $3.5 million, to $75.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $72.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 mainly due to the installation of scrubbers on nine of our vessels and the acquisition of the vessels Niledutch Lion, Phoebe and SM Charleston in the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Amortization of Deferred Drydocking and Special Survey Costs

Amortization of deferred dry-docking and special survey costs increased by $1.9 million to $8.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $6.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses decreased by $1.9 million to $17.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020, from $19.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease was mainly due to decreased non-cash recognition of share-based compensation.

Interest Expense and Interest Income

Interest expense decreased by 23.7%, or $13.0 million, to $41.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $54.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease in interest expense is attributable to:

As of September 30, 2020, our outstanding bank debt, gross of deferred finance costs, was $1,376.2 million and our leaseback obligation was $129.4 million compared to bank debt of $1,450.0 million and our leaseback obligation of $141.4 million as of September 30, 2019.

Interest income increased by $0.2 million to $5.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $4.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Other Finance Costs, net

Other finance costs, net decreased by $0.4 million to $2.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $2.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 mainly due to the decrease in finance costs related to the leaseback obligations, partially offset by lease termination fees in the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Equity income on investments

Equity income on investments increased by $4.2 million to $4.7 million of income on investments in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $0.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 due to the improved operating performance of Gemini, in which the Company has a 49% shareholding interest.

Loss on derivatives

Amortization of deferred realized losses on interest rate swaps remained stable at $2.7 million in each of the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019.

Other income, net

Other income, net was $0.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $0.4 million in income in the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our principal source of funds has been operating cash flows, vessel sales, and long-term bank borrowings, as well as equity provided by our stockholders from our initial public offering in October 2006, common stock sale in August 2010 and in the fourth quarter of 2019; and the capital contribution of Danaos Investment Limited as Trustee of the 883 Trust (“DIL”) on August 10, 2018. 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 and repayment of debt.

Our short-term liquidity needs primarily relate to the funding of our vessel operating expenses, debt interest payments and servicing our debt obligations, as well as the purchase price of the two 9,000 TEU container vessels we agreed to acquire in October 2020 as described further below. Our long-term liquidity needs primarily relate to any additional vessel acquisitions in the containership sector and debt repayment. We anticipate that our primary sources of funds will be cash from operations and equity or debt financings.

Under our existing multi-year charters as of September 30, 2020, we had contracted revenues of $103.5 million for the remainder of 2020, $366.7 million for 2021 and, thereafter, approximately $0.6 billion. Although these contracted revenues are based on contracted charter rates, we are dependent on the ability and willingness of our charterers, some of which are facing substantial financial pressure and the impact of COVID-19 on demand for seaborne transportation of containerized cargoes, to meet their obligations under these charters.

As of September 30, 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents of $106.4 million. As of September 30, 2020, we had no remaining borrowing availability under our credit facilities. As of September 30, 2020, we had $1,376.2 million of outstanding indebtedness gross of deferred finance costs. We are obligated to make quarterly fixed amortization payments, totaling $126.3 million to September 30, 2021, and quarterly variable amortization payments on outstanding indebtedness under our 2018 Credit Facilities (as defined below). As of September 30, 2020, we also had $129.4 million of outstanding leaseback obligations gross of deferred finance costs, with aggregate payments of $30.9 million (including imputed interest) due in monthly installments by September 30, 2021, with respect to two of our 13,100 TEU vessels, the Hyundai Honour and Hyundai Respect, as described below. See also Note 3 “Fixed Assets, net” to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report. We may consider opportunities to renew, replace or refinance our existing senior secured credit facilities, however, there is no assurance that any such transaction will be completed or on what terms.

On April 8, 2020, we entered into a loan agreement with Macquarie Bank for an amount of up to $24 million drawn down in full on April 9, 2020. The loan was used to partially finance the acquisition costs of the vessels Niledutch Lion and Phoebe. On July 2, 2020, we drew down a loan with SinoPac for an amount of $13.3 million. The loan was used to partially finance the acquisition costs of the newly acquired vessel SM Charleston.

In May 12, 2020, we refinanced the existing leaseback obligation related to the vessels Hyundai Honour and Hyundai Respect with a new sale and leaseback arrangement amounting to $139.1 million with a four-year term, at the end of which we will reacquire these vessels for an aggregate amount of $36.0 million or earlier, at our option, for a purchase price set forth in the agreement. This arrangement did not qualify for a sale of the vessels and the net proceeds were recognized as a financial leaseback liability.

In 2018, we entered into an agreement with certain of our lenders holding approximately $2.2 billion of debt maturing on December 31, 2018 for a debt refinancing transaction (the “2018 Refinancing”) which was consummated on August 10, 2018. The debt refinancing involved our entry into new credit facilities, which we refer to as the 2018 Credit Facilities, including the amendment and restatement of certain previous credit facilities, resulting in a $551 million reduction in our debt, reset financial and certain other covenants, modified interest rates and amortization profiles and the extension of debt maturities by approximately five years to December 31, 2023 (or, in some cases, June 30, 2024). In the 2018 Refinancing, we issued to certain of our lenders an aggregate of 7,095,877 shares of our common stock on the closing date of the 2018 Refinancing, representing 47.5% of our issued and outstanding common stock immediately after giving effect to such issuance. The issuance ratably diluted existing holders of the Common Stock. In connection with the 2018 Refinancing, DIL, our largest stockholder, contributed $10 million to us on the closing date of the 2018 Refinancing, for which DIL did not receive any shares of common stock or other interests in us. See the Note 10, “Long-term Debt, net” to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2020.

Under the 2018 Credit Facilities and Macquarie Bank and SinoPac credit facilities, we are required to apply a substantial portion of our cash from operations to the repayment of principal under such facilities. See Note 8 “Long-Term Debt, net” to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report. We also have significant payment obligations under our leaseback arrangements for the Hyundai Honour and Hyundai Respect. See Note 3 “Fixed Assets, net” to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report. We currently expect that the remaining portion of our cash from operations will be sufficient to fund all of our other obligations, including in light of our existing cash resources and the amount of our contracted revenue which, as described above, depends on our charterers’ continued fulfillment of their obligations to us.

We have not paid a dividend since 2008, when our board of directors determined to suspend the payment of cash dividends as a result of market conditions in the international shipping industry. In addition, under the 2018 Credit Facilities we were not permitted to pay dividends, until (1) we received in excess of $50 million in net cash proceeds from offerings of common stock and (2) the payment in full of the first installment of amortization payable following the consummation of the debt refinancing under each new credit facility. Following the sale of shares of common stock in the public offering completed in December 2019 described above, these conditions are fully satisfied and we will be permitted under our credit facilities to pay dividends provided no event of default has occurred or would occur as a result of the payment of such dividend, and we remain in compliance with the financial and other covenants thereunder. To the extent our credit facilities permit us to pay dividends, any dividend payments will be subject to us having sufficient available excess cash and distributable reserves, the provisions of Marshall Islands law affecting the payment of distributions to stockholders and the discretion of our board of directors.

In July 2014, ZIM and its creditors entered into definitive documentation effecting ZIM’s restructuring with its creditors. The terms of the restructuring included a reduction in the charter rates payable by ZIM under its time charters, expiring in 2020 or 2021, for six of our vessels. The terms also included our 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 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. See Note 6, “Other Non-current Assets” to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report.

In July 2016, we entered into a charter restructuring agreement with Hyundai Merchant Marine (“HMM”), which provides for a 20% reduction, for the period until December 31, 2019 (or earlier charter expiration in the case of eight vessels), in the charter hire rates payable for thirteen of our vessels employed with HMM. In exchange, under the charter restructuring agreement we received (i) $32.8 million principal amount of senior, unsecured Loan Notes 1, amortizing subject to available cash flows, which accrue interest at 3% per annum payable on maturity in July 2024, (ii) $6.2 million principal amount of senior, unsecured, non-amortizing Loan Notes 2, which accrue interest at 3% per annum payable on maturity in December 2022 and (iii) 4,637,558 HMM shares, which were sold on September 1, 2016 for cash proceeds of $38.1 million. On March 28, 2017, the Company sold $13.0 million principal amount carried at amortized costs of $8.6 million of HMM Loan Notes 1 for gross cash proceeds on sale of $6.2 million resulting in a loss on sale of $2.4 million. The sale of these notes resulted in the transfer of all held to maturity securities into the available for sale securities and as of September 30, 2020, the unrealized holding losses of $34.2 million for all remaining HMM and ZIM notes has been recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss). See Note 6, “Other Non-current Assets” to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report.

In the first half of 2020, we installed scrubbers on nine of our vessels with total costs of $39.9 million.

On October 2, 2019, we entered into an agreement to acquire an 8,463 TEU container vessel built in 2005 for a gross purchase price of $25.0 million, of which $2.5 million was advanced before December 31, 2019. This vessel was delivered to us on April 14, 2020 and was renamed to Phoebe. In January 2020, we acquired an 8,626 TEU container vessel built in 2008 which was renamed to Niledutch Lion, for a gross purchase price of $28.0 million. On February 21, 2020, we entered into an agreement to acquire an 8,533 TEU container vessel built in 2005 for a gross purchase price of $23.6 million. This vessel was delivered to us on June 10, 2020 and was renamed to SM Charleston. On October 16, 2020, we entered into agreements to acquire two 9,000 TEU container vessels built in 2009 for gross aggregate purchase price of $62.0 million. These vessels are expected to be delivered to us by the end of January 2021, and financed with a combination of cash on hand and senior secured credit facilities we expect to arrange.

Shares Repurchase

On October 12, 2020, we announced repurchase of 4,339,271 shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $31.1 million in privately negotiated transactions, including 2,517,013 shares from the Royal Bank of Scotland and 1,822,258 shares from Sphinx Investment Corp. These transactions resulted in the share repurchase program which the Company announced on August 3, 2020 being terminated.

Impact of COVID-19 on our Business

The spread of the COVID-19 virus, which has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, in 2020 has caused substantial disruptions in the global economy and the shipping industry, as well as significant volatility in the financial markets. The duration and severity of this global health emergency and related disruptions is uncertain. The severe impact of the pandemic on global economic activity is expected to result in a global recession, the duration and severity of which is uncertain, and has negatively affected global demand for the seaborne transportation of containerized cargoes. As a result of the ongoing effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy, global seaborne container trade is now expected to decline significantly in 2020, around 4% in TEU terms. Liner companies have been responding to these circumstances by reducing service and cutting sailings, which increased idle containership fleet capacity in the first half of 2020 with such idle capacity subsequently declining. These dynamics may continue until uncertainty surrounding the ability to contain the spread of COVID-19 and the duration and severity of the economic downturn lessens. As such, container freight rates were volatile and containership charter market rates have declined significantly in the first half of 2020, however, since then these rates have significantly improved.

During the first half of 2020, due to COVID-19 related restrictions we experienced delays in Chinese shipyards related to the scheduled installations of the scrubbers on certain of our vessels and delays in carrying out dry-docking repairs, which resulted in incremental off-hire time of our vessels ultimately leading to decreased operating revenue by approximately $3.2 million compared to our expectations. Travel restrictions imposed on a global level also caused disruptions in scheduled crew changes on our vessels and delays in carrying out of certain hull repairs and maintenance during the first nine months of 2020, which disruptions could continue to affect our operations.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold and may continue to have negative effect on our business, financial performance and the results of our operations, the extent of which will depend largely on future developments, which cannot be predicted with certainty. Any prolonged slowdown in the global economy would be likely to continue to negatively impact worldwide demand for products transported by containerships, adversely affect the liquidity and financial position of our charterers and decrease rechartering hire rates for our vessels resulting in reductions in our revenue and the market value of our vessels, which could materially adversely affect our business and results of operations, as well as our ability to service or refinance our debt and comply with financial covenants of our credit facilities.

Cash Flows

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash flows provided by operating activities increased by $18.4 million, to $186.0 million provided by operating activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $167.6 million provided by operating activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The increase was the result mainly of a $13.3 million decrease in net finance costs, a $6.8 million change in working capital and a $4.9 million increase in operating revenues, which were partially offset by a $6.6 million increase in operating expenses in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

Net cash flows used in investing activities increased by $91.4 million, to $106.2 million used in investing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $14.8 million used in investing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 mainly due to the acquisition of new vessels and installation of scrubbers.

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

Net cash flows used in financing activities decreased by $34.7 million, to $112.6 million used in financing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $147.3 million used in financing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 due to the increased proceeds from new debt facilities and sale and leaseback financings by $29.3 million, decreased payments of finance costs by $10.6 million and decreased payments of accumulated accrued interest by $6.0 million, which were partially offset by increased debt and leaseback obligations repayments by $11.2 million.

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 table below for supplemental financial data and corresponding reconciliation 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 income before interest income and expense, taxes, depreciation, as well as 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 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 and stock-based compensation. 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. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are also used: (i) by prospective and current customers as well as potential lenders to evaluate potential transactions; and (ii) to evaluate and price potential acquisition candidates. Our EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to that reported by other companies due to differences in methods of calculation.

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.

Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

EBITDA increased by $5.0 million, to $234.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $229.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019. This increase was mainly attributed to a $4.9 million increase in operating revenues, a $4.2 million increase in the operating performance of our equity investees and a $0.4 million decrease in other finance expenses, which were partially offset by a $4.5 million increase in operating expenses in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Adjusted EBITDA increased by $2.9 million, to $235.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $232.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019. This increase was mainly attributed to a $4.9 million increase in operating revenues, a $4.2 million increase in the operating performance of our equity investees and a $0.4 million decrease in other finance expenses, which were partially offset by a $6.6 million increase in operating expenses in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 is adjusted for $0.9 million of stock-based compensation.

Credit Facilities

We, as guarantor, and certain of our subsidiaries, as borrowers, have entered into a number of credit facilities in connection with financing the acquisition of certain vessels in our fleet and the 2018 Refinancing, which are described in Note 10, “Long-term Debt, net” to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2020. Additionally, on April 9, 2020, we drew down $24 million under a loan with Macquarie Bank and on July 2, 2020 we drew down $13.3 million under a loan with SinoPac, as described in the Note 8, “Long-term Debt, net” to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report. The following summarizes certain terms of our credit facilities:

As of September 30, 2020, there was no remaining borrowing availability under our credit facilities. We were in compliance with the financial covenants of the credit facilities as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

For additional details regarding the 2018 Refinancing and 2018 Credit Facilities and the Sinosure-CEXIM Credit Facility, please refer to Note 10, “Long-term Debt, net” to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2020.

Additionally, in connection with the 2018 Refinancing, we undertook to refinance two of our 13,100 TEU vessels, the Hyundai Honour and Hyundai Respect, which was completed on April 12, 2019 through a sale and leaseback arrangement with a term of five years. The net proceeds amounting to $144.8 million were applied pro rata to repay the existing credit facilities secured by mortgages on such vessels. On May 12, 2020, we refinanced this existing leaseback obligation related to the vessels Hyundai Honour and Hyundai Respect with a new sale and leaseback arrangement amounting to $139.1 million with a four-year term, at the end of which we will reacquire these vessels for an aggregate amount of $36.0 million or earlier, at our option, for a purchase price set forth in the agreement. As of September 30, 2020, we had $129.4 million in outstanding leaseback obligations. This arrangement did not qualify for a sale of the vessels and the net proceeds were recognized as a financial leaseback liability. See Note 3 “Fixed Assets, Net” to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report.

On April 8, 2020, the vessel owning companies Rewarding International Shipping Inc. and Blackwell Seaways Inc. entered into a loan agreement with Macquarie Bank, which is guaranteed by Danaos Corporation, for an amount up to $24 million, which was drawn down in full on April 9, 2020. The loan was used to partially finance the acquisition costs of two newly acquired vessels, Niledutch Lion and Phoebe, owned by these vessel owning companies, liens on which vessels secure this loan agreement. The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 3.9% margin and is repayable in nineteen quarterly instalments starting from September 30, 2020 over a five year period of the loan with a balloon payment at maturity amounting to $10.4 million.

On July 2, 2020, our vessel owning subsidiary Oceancarrier (No.1) Corp. drew down a loan with SinoPac, which is guaranteed by Danaos Corporation, for an amount of $13.3 million. The loan was used to partially finance the acquisition costs of the newly acquired vessel SM Charleston owned by this vessel owning company, a lien on which vessel secures this loan agreement. The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 3.75% margin and is repayable in nineteen quarterly instalments starting three months after the drawn down over a five year period of the loan with a balloon payment at maturity amounting to $3.8 million.

Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Interest Rate Swaps

In the past, we 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 paid 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. All of these interest rate swap agreements have expired and we do not currently have any outstanding interest rate swap agreements. Refer to Note 9, “Financial Instruments”, to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

We did not enter into derivative instruments to hedge the foreign currency translation of assets or liabilities or foreign currency transactions during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

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

Capitalization and Indebtedness

The table below sets forth our consolidated capitalization as of September 30, 2020.

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 October 1, 2020 and November 5, 2020.

Our Fleet

The following table describes in detail our fleet deployment profile as of November 5, 2020:

Forward Looking Statements

Matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance and may include statements concerning our operations, cash flows, financial position, including with respect to vessel and other asset values, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, performance or business prospects, changes and trends in our business and the markets in which we operate, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon various assumptions. Although Danaos Corporation believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, Danaos Corporation cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. Important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts throughout the world to contain its spread, including effects on global economic activity, demand for seaborne transportation of containerized cargo, the ability and willingness of charterers to fulfill their obligations to us, charter rates for containerships, shipyards performing scrubber installations, drydocking and repairs, changing vessel crews and availability of financing; the effects of the 2018 Refinancing transactions; Danaos’ ability to achieve the expected benefits of the 2018 Refinancing and comply with the terms of its new credit facilities and other agreements entered into in connection with the 2018 Refinancing, the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including changes in charter hire rates and vessel values, charter counterparty performance, changes in demand that may affect attitudes of time charterers to scheduled and unscheduled drydocking, changes in our operating expenses, including bunker prices, dry-docking and insurance costs, ability to obtain financing and comply with covenants in our financing arrangements, actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents and political events or acts by terrorists.

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

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DANAOS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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

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

DANAOS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited)

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

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

DANAOS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) (unaudited)

(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)

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

DANAOS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (unaudited)

(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)

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

DANAOS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)

(Expressed in thousands of United States Dollars)

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

DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

Danaos Corporation (“Danaos” or “Company”), 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 11, “Stockholders’ Equity”. The Company’s principal business is the acquisition and operation of vessels. Danaos conducts its operations through the vessel owning companies whose principal activity is the ownership and operation of containerships that are under the exclusive management of a related party of the Company.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) of Danaos and subsidiaries contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly, in all material respects, the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position as of September 30, 2020, the condensed consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 and the condensed consolidated cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. All such adjustments are deemed to be of a normal, recurring nature. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Danaos’ Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from annual financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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

The Company also consolidates entities that are determined to be variable interest entities, of which the Company is the primary beneficiary, as defined in the authoritative guidance under U.S. GAAP. A variable interest entity is defined as a legal entity where either (a) equity interest holders as a group lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest, including decision making ability and an interest in the entity’s residual risks and rewards, or (b) the equity holders have not provided sufficient equity investment to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support, or (c) the voting rights of some investors are not proportional to their obligations to absorb the expected losses of the entity, their rights to receive the expected residual returns of the entity, or both and substantially all of the entity’s activities either involve or are conducted on behalf of an investor that has disproportionately few voting rights. The condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) have been prepared to reflect the consolidation of the companies listed below. The historical balance sheets and results of operations of the companies listed below have been reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and condensed consolidated statements of income, cash flows and stockholders’ equity at and for each period since their respective incorporation dates. The consolidated companies are referred to as “Danaos,” or “the Company.”

As of September 30, 2020, Danaos included the vessel owning companies (the “Danaos Subsidiaries”) listed below. All vessels are container vessels:

DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s Business

The spread of the COVID-19 virus, which has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, in 2020 has caused substantial disruptions in the global economy and the shipping industry, as well as significant volatility in the financial markets, the severity and duration of which remains uncertain.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold and may continue to have negative effect on the Company’s business, financial performance and the results of its operations, including due to decreased demand for global seaborne container trade and containership charter rates, the extent of which will depend largely on future developments. As a result, many of the Company’s estimates and assumptions required increased judgment and carry a higher degree of variability and volatility. As events continue to evolve and additional information becomes available, the Company’s estimates may change in future periods.

The Company has evaluated the impact of current economic situation on the recoverability of the carrying amount of its vessels. As of September 30, 2020, the Company concluded that events and circumstances triggered the existence of potential impairment of its vessels. These indicators included volatility in the charter market as well as the potential impact the current marketplace may have on the future operations. As a result, the Company performed step one of the impairment assessment of the Company’s vessels by comparing the undiscounted projected net operating cash flows for each vessel to its carrying values. As of September 30, 2020, the Company’s assessment concluded that step two of the impairment analysis was not required for any vessel, as the undiscounted projected net operating cash flows of the Company’s vessels exceeded the carrying value of the respective vessels. As of September 30, 2020, no vessel impairment loss was identified.

For a detailed discussion about the Company’s significant accounting policies, see Note 2 “Significant Accounting Policies” in the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2020. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, other than the following, there were no other significant changes made to the Company’s significant accounting policies:

Newly Implemented Accounting Principles:

We adopted Topic 326 “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” on January 1, 2020. This standard provides new guidance for measuring and recognizing credit losses on financial instruments using the modified retrospective approach with a cumulative effect adjustment to opening retained earnings recorded at the beginning of the period of adoption. The standard applies to the allowance for uncollectible debt securities in the Company’s books, but did not result in any significant changes to the allowance methodology and did not have a material impact on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements:

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-4, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)” (“ASU 2020-4”), which provides optional guidance intended to ease the potential burden in accounting for the expected discontinuation of LIBOR as a reference rate in the financial markets. The guidance can be applied to modifications made to certain contracts to replace LIBOR with a new reference rate. The guidance, if elected, will permit entities to treat such modifications as the continuation of the original contract, without any required accounting reassessments or remeasurements. The ASU 2020-4 was effective for the Company beginning on March 12, 2020 and the Company will apply the amendments prospectively through December 31, 2022. There was no impact to the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidation financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 as a result of adopting this standard update. Currently, the Company has various contracts that reference LIBOR and is assessing how this standard may be applied to specific contract modifications.

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

The Company took delivery of the following vessels in the nine months ended September 30, 2020:

In the first half of 2020, the Company installed scrubbers on nine of its vessels with total costs of $39.9 million. The residual value (estimated scrap value at the end of the vessels’ useful lives) of the fleet was estimated at $408.4 million and $378.2 million as of September 30, 2020 and as of December 31, 2019, respectively. 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.

On May 12, 2020, the Company refinanced the existing leaseback obligation related to the vessels Hyundai Honour and Hyundai Respect with a new sale and leaseback arrangement amounting to $139.1 million with a four years term, at the end of which the Company will reacquire these vessels for an aggregate amount of $36.0 million or earlier, at the Company’s option, for a purchase price set forth in the agreement. The Company incurred early termination fees amounting to $0.5 million, which are presented under “Other finance expenses” in the condensed consolidated statements of income. This new arrangement did not qualify for a sale of the vessels and the net proceeds were recognized as a financial leaseback liability. The carrying value of these vessels amount to $274.2 million as of September 30, 2020.

The scheduled leaseback instalments subsequent to September 30, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):

Deferred charges, net consisted of the following (in thousands):

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

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.

In August 2015, an affiliated company Gemini Shipholdings Corporation (“Gemini”) was formed by the Company and Virage International Ltd. (“Virage”), a company controlled by the Company’s largest shareholder. Gemini acquired a 100% interest in entities with capital leases for the Suez Canal and Genoa and that own the container vessels Catherine C and Leo C. In August 2019, an affiliated company of Gemini acquired an 8,533 TEU container vessel built in 2006 renamed to Belita. Gemini financed these acquisitions with the assumption of capital lease obligations of $35.4 million, $30.0 million of borrowings under secured loan facilities and an aggregate of $47.4 million from equity contributions from the Company and Virage, which subscribed in cash for 49% and 51%, respectively, of Gemini’s issued and outstanding share capital. As of September 30, 2020, Gemini consolidated its wholly owned subsidiaries listed below:

The Company has determined that Gemini is a variable interest entity of which the Company is not the primary beneficiary, and as such, this affiliated company is accounted for under the equity method and recorded under “Equity income/(loss) on investments” in the condensed consolidated statements of income. The Company does not guarantee the debt of Gemini and its subsidiaries and has the right to purchase all of the beneficial interest in Gemini that it does not own for fair market value at any time after December 31, 2018, to the extent permitted under its credit facilities, provided that such fair market value is not below the net book value of such equity interests. The net assets of Gemini total $27.9 million and $18.3 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The Company’s exposure is limited to its share of the net assets of Gemini proportionate to its 49% equity interest in Gemini.

A condensed summary of the financial information for equity accounted investments 49% owned by the Company shown on a 100% basis are as follows (in thousands):

DANAOS CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

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

Equity participation in ZIM and interest bearing unsecured ZIM notes maturing in 2023, which consist of $8.8 million Series 1 Notes and $41.1 million of Series 2 Notes, were obtained after the charter restructuring agreements with ZIM in July 2014. Interest bearing senior unsecured HMM notes consist of $32.8 million Loan Notes 1 maturing in July 2024 and $6.2 million Loan Notes 2 maturing in December 2022, which were obtained after the charter restructuring agreements with HMM in July 2016. See Note 7 “Other Non-current Assets” to the consolidated financial statements in the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019 for further details.

ZIM and HMM unsecured debt securities are not publicly traded, are infrequently traded over the counter by certain brokers and have no readily determinable market value or credit ratings. The unrealized loss was primarily caused by challenging business environment faced by container shipping industry, which affected profitability and liquidity of ZIM and HMM. The Company collects cash interest applicable to ZIM securities and rentals on the Company’s vessels leased to ZIM and HMM on a regular basis, in accordance with the contractual agreements. The contractual terms of ZIM and HMM debt securities do not permit ZIM or HMM to settle the debt securities at a price less than the amortized cost basis on the investments. The Company currently does not expect ZIM or HMM to settle the debt securities at a price less than the amortized cost basis of the investments. The Company does not intend to sell ZIM and HMM debt securities and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis. These securities are in continuous unrealized loss position for a period exceeding twelve months as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

The following tables summarizes the unrealized positions for available-for-sale debt securities as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):