Revenue Growth of 17.0% in Q3
Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ Growth of 29.0% in Q3
Funds from Operations⁽¹⁾ Growth of 42.9% in Q3

Newbuild Fleet Growth of 25 Vessels, Totalling 175,000 TEU in Q3
First of 70 Newbuild Vessels Delivered Ahead of Schedule
Newbuild Financing Ahead of Schedule

$17.9 Billion⁽²⁾ Total Gross Contracted Cash Flow
Reaffirms Increased 2021 Financial Guidance

Atlas Corp. Third Quarter 2021 Financial Performance Compared to Third Quarter 2020

• Revenue growth of 17.0% to $451.9 million
• Adjusted EBITDA⁽⁴⁾ growth of 29.0% to $322.2 million
• Funds From Operations ("FFO")⁽¹⁾ growth of 42.9% to $248.0 million and FFO Per Share⁽¹⁾ growth of 36.8% to $0.93
• Earnings per diluted share of $0.30
• Adjusted diluted EPS⁽¹⁾ of $0.56, representing growth of 107.4%, excluding $70.9 million non-cash charge, or $0.26 per diluted share, related to loss on debt extinguishment

LONDON, Nov. 8, 2021 /CNW/ - Atlas Corp. ("Atlas" or the "Company") (NYSE: ATCO) announced today its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Comments from Management:
Bing Chen, President and CEO of Atlas, commented, "Our team continued to exceed expectations by delivering operational excellence and strong financial performance during the third quarter of 2021. As a result of our resilient business model focused on long term contracted cash flows, our financial performance has been unaffected by port congestion and supply chain disruptions. We are working closely with our customers through these operational challenges by leveraging our fully integrated platform to maintain industry-leading operational performance. In the third quarter, Seaspan continued exhibiting its market leadership by securing 25 newbuild vessel orders backed by long term charters. We also took delivery of the first vessel in our 70 vessel newbuild program approximately two months ahead of schedule. APR Energy delivered a solid performance, successfully executing two grid stabilization peaking power projects and is progressing on building a pipeline of longer-term projects."

"Atlas' consistent operational excellence and creative customer partnerships, coupled with our integrated platform, enables our team to deliver superior solutions for all stakeholders through all market cycles. We look forward to closing out the fourth quarter of 2021 with continued strong performance."

Graham Talbot, CFO of Atlas, commented, "Our third quarter performance reflected strong execution across the organization and the strength of our fully integrated and highly differentiated platform. We made substantial progress on key initiatives: securing funding for our newbuild program ahead of schedule and on highly competitive terms, continuing to optimize our capital structure, and broaden our access to key global financial markets. Financing of our newbuild program is materially ahead of schedule. Funding has been secured for 60 vessels and financing for the remaining 10 vessels is on track to be concluded by the end of the year. For the first time in the Company's 20-year history, we accessed the US institutional unsecured bond markets, issuing a $750 million bond into significant investor demand driving tightened pricing and a 50% upsize. We are confident in achieving our 2021 financial guidance, which was increased at the time we reported our second quarter financial results."

Atlas Corp. Q3 2021 and Recent Achievements:

• Gross contracted cash flows of $17.9 billion⁽¹⁾ as of September 30, 2021, including $11.2 billion⁽¹⁾ related to undelivered vessels.
• Earnings per diluted share of $0.30 for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, including a $70.9 million non-cash charge, or $0.26 per diluted share, related to loss on debt extinguishment, compared to earnings per diluted share of $0.27 for the same period in 2020.
• Adjusted diluted EPS⁽²⁾ was $0.56 for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, excluding the non-cash charge mentioned above. This represents growth of 107.4% compared to the third quarter of 2020.
• Redeemed Series E and G preferred shares for $334.9 million, including accrued dividends.
• Ms. Katie Wade, non-executive board member, joined effective September 1, 2021.

Seaspan Q3 2021 and Recent Achievements:

• During the quarter ended September 30, 2021, Seaspan continued its industry leading quality growth and fleet innovation by entering into agreements to order 25 newbuild vessels:
  • 15 dual-fuel LNG vessels.
  • 10 conventional vessels (with optionality for alternative fuels).
• The table below summarizes our 69 newbuild vessels:

• Seaspan:
  • entered into forward fixtures for 60 operating vessels year to date 2021, with no remaining charter roll-offs in 2021, six in 2022, and 19 in 2023, and
  • accepted delivery of the first of five 12,200 TEU vessels 2 months ahead of schedule, representing Seaspan's first newbuild delivery since 2018. Upon delivery, the vessel commenced an 18-year bareboat charter, and
• We completed significant steps to increase the proportion of unsecured debt and to simplify our capital structure, including:
  • the issuance of $750 million 5.50% blue transition bonds due in 2029, lowering our cost of unsecured capital, and

Seaspan Q3 2021 and Recent Achievements (continued):

• • redemption of the remaining $300 million of 5.50% senior notes due 2025 and 2026 previously held by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (the "Fairfax Notes"); the redemption of the Fairfax Notes reflects their continuing support to further refine and simplify our capital structure, with $600 million of preferential notes redeemed and restructured in 2021. Fairfax continues to be a supportive investor, including their $500 million common equity purchases in 2018 and 2019, and their $300 million preferred share investment completed this year as part of the notes restructuring.  
• Kroll Bond Rating Agency upgraded Seaspan's Corporate rating to BB+ from BB; Senior Secured rating to BBB from BBB-.
• Redeemed $27.8 million of 7.125% senior unsecured notes due in 2027 which remained outstanding following Atlas' May 2021 exchange offer.
• In August 2021, Seaspan entered into $661.8 million in sale-leaseback financing arrangements related to six newbuild vessels (the "August Newbuild Financings").
• As of the date of this announcement, including the August Newbuild Financings, Seaspan has secured financing arrangements totaling $5.3 billion relating to its $7.6 billion newbuild program.
• Additional financing arrangements relating to the $7.6 billion newbuild program, totaling $1.6 billion, are in advanced stages and expected to close by the end of 2021.

APR Q3 2021 and Recent Achievements:

• Energy-industry veteran leader Benjamin Church appointed CEO of APR Energy in August 2021.
• Two successful APR Energy mobile power deployments delivered in Q3:
  • Mexicali contract for 10 turbines to provide up to 330MW of baseload power concluded in Q3, the third consecutive year of project engagement.
  • Imperial Irrigation District contract for three turbines to provide grid stabilization solutions to southern California concluded on October 15, 2021.   

Consolidated Results:

The following table summarizes Atlas' consolidated results for the three months ended September 30, 2021, June 30, 2021, and September 30, 2020.

Financial Results Summary:

Revenue growth of 17.0% to $451.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, compared to the same quarter in 2020. The growth was primarily driven by an increase in average charter rates for its existing vessels and the contribution of six second-hand vessels delivered to Seaspan after September 2020.

Adjusted EBITDA growth of 29.0% to $322.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, compared to the same quarter in 2020. The growth was primarily driven by the increase in revenue.

FFO Per Share growth of 36.8% to $0.93 for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, compared to the same quarter in 2020. The growth was primarily driven by the increase in revenue.

Earnings Per Diluted Share was $0.30 for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, compared to earnings per diluted share of $0.27 for the same period in 2020. 

Adjusted Earnings Per Diluted Share growth of 107.4% to $0.56 for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, compared to $0.27 for the same period in 2020. Adjusted earnings per diluted share of $0.56 for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, excludes a non-cash charge for loss on debt extinguishment related to the redemption of the Fairfax Notes in August 2021.

Liquidity
As of September 30, 2021, Atlas had total liquidity of $957.1 million, consisting of $257.6 million of cash and cash equivalents and $699.5 million of availability under undrawn committed credit facilities (not including committed financing related to newbuild vessels). As of September 30, 2021, Atlas had an unencumbered asset base including 33 vessels with a book value of $1.2 billion.

Segmental Financial Results:
The following table summarizes selected segmental financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2021.

Distribution:
On October 6, 2021, the Board of Directors of Atlas declared a quarterly distribution in the amount of $0.125 per common share, unchanged from the prior quarter. Regular quarterly dividends on the Series D, Series H, Series I and Series J preferred shares were also declared. All dividends were paid on November 1, 2021.

Conference Call and Webcast:
Atlas will host a conference call and webcast presentation for investors, analysts and interested parties to discuss its third quarter results on November 9, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. ET. Participants should call, 1-877-246-9875, International Dial-In, 1-707-287-9353, Listen Only Toll-Free Dial-In Number, 1-888-556-5741, and Listen Only International Dial-In Number, 1-857-270-6226 and request the Atlas call (conference ID: 3042969). The live webcast and slide presentation are available under "Events & Presentations" at www.atlascorporation.com. A webcast replay will be available until November 4, 2022.

The replay telephone numbers are: US/Canada 1-855-859-2056 and International 1-404-537-3406, and the replay passcode is: 3042969. The phone replay will be available until November 23, 2021.

About Atlas
Atlas is a leading global asset management company, differentiated by its position as a best-in class owner and operator with a focus on disciplined capital deployment to create sustainable shareholder value. We target long-term, risk adjusted returns across high quality infrastructure assets in the maritime sector, energy sector and other infrastructure verticals. For more information visit atlascorporation.com.

About Seaspan
Seaspan is a leading independent owner and operator of containerships. We primarily charter our vessels on long-term, fixed-rate time charters to the world's largest container shipping liners. As at September 30, 2021, Seaspan's operational fleet, consists of 132 vessels with a total capacity of 1,132,400 TEU. We also have 69 vessels under construction, increasing total fleet capacity to 1,959,200 TEU, on a fully delivered basis. For more information, visit seaspancorp.com.

About APR
APR provides rapidly deployable, large-scale power and fast-track mobile power to underserved markets and industries. APR's mobile, turnkey power plants help run industries, cities and countries globally in both developed and developing markets. For more information, visit aprenergy.com.

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Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This release includes various financial measures that are non-GAAP financial measures as defined under the rules of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). These non-GAAP financial measures, which include FFO, FFO Per Share, Diluted ("FFO Per Share"), Adjusted Earnings, Adjusted Earnings Per Share, Diluted ("Adjusted EPS"), Adjusted EBITDA, Net Debt and Total Borrowings, are intended to provide additional information and are not prepared in accordance with, and should not be considered substitutes for financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Investors are cautioned that there are material limitations associated with the use of the non-GAAP financial measures as an analytical tool.

FFO and FFO Per Share represent net earnings adjusted for depreciation and amortization, gains/losses on sale, unrealized change in fair value of derivative instruments, loss on foreign currency repatriation, change in contingent consideration asset, preferred share dividends accumulated, impairment, loss on debt extinguishment and certain other items that management believes are not representative of its operating performance. FFO and FFO Per Share are useful performance measures because they exclude those items that management believes are not representative of its performance.

FFO and FFO Per Share are not defined by GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net earnings, earnings per share or any other indicator of the Company's performance required to be reported by GAAP. In addition, this measure may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies.

Adjusted Earnings and Adjusted EPS represents net earnings adjusted for preferred share dividends accumulated, impairment, loss on debt extinguishment and other items that management believes are not representative of its ongoing performance.

Adjusted Earnings and Adjusted EPS are not defined by GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net earnings, net earnings per share or any other indicator of the Company's performance required to be reported by GAAP. In addition, this measure may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies and the closest measure is net earnings. Management believes that these metrics are helpful in providing investors with information to assess the on-going operations of the business.

Adjusted EBITDA represents net earnings before interest expense and income, tax expense, depreciation and amortization, impairments, write-down and gains/losses on sale, gains/losses on derivative instruments, loss on foreign currency repatriation, change in contingent consideration asset, loss on debt extinguishment, other expenses and certain other items that management believes are not representative of its operating performance.

Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors in assessing the Company's results from operations. Management believes that this measure is useful in assessing performance and highlighting trends on an overall basis. Management also believes that this performance measure can be useful in comparing its results with those of other companies, even though other companies may not calculate this measure in the same way. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDA is net earnings. Adjusted EBITDA is not defined by GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net earnings, or any other indicator of the Company's performance required to be reported by GAAP.

Total Borrowings represents long-term debt and other financing arrangements, excluding deferred financing fees.  Operating borrowings represents Total Borrowings less amounts related to vessels under construction.

Net Debt represents Total Borrowings before debt discount and fair value adjustments, net of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash. Operating Net Debt represents Net Debt less amounts related to vessels under construction. 

Net Debt and Total Borrowings provide useful information to investors in assessing the Company's leverage. Management believes this measure is useful in assessing the Company's ability to settle contracted debt payments. Management also believes that this leverage measurement can be useful in comparing its position with those of other companies, even though other companies may not calculate this measure in the same way. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to Net Debt and Total Borrowings is the total of long-term debt and other financing arrangements. Net Debt and Total Borrowings are not defined by GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to long-term debt and other financing arrangements, or any other indicator of the Company's financial position required to be reported by GAAP.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This release contains forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act). Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as "continue," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "projects," "forecasts," "will," "may," "potential," "should" and similar expressions are forward–looking statements. These forward-looking statements represent Atlas' estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this release and are not intended to give any assurance as to future results. As a result, you are cautioned not to rely on any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements appear in a number of places in this release. Although these statements are based upon assumptions Atlas believes to be reasonable based upon available information, they are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:

• Atlas' future operating and financial results;
• Atlas' future growth prospects;
• Atlas' business strategy and capital allocation plans, and other plans and objectives for future operations;
• Atlas' primary sources of funds for short, medium and long-term liquidity needs;
• potential acquisitions, financing arrangements and other investments, and the expected benefits from such transactions;
• Atlas' financial condition and liquidity, including its ability to realize the benefits of recent financing activities, borrow and repay funds under its credit facilities, its ability to obtain waivers or secure acceptable replacement charters under the credit facilities, its ability to refinance existing facilities and notes, and to obtain additional financing in the future to fund capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate activities;
• conditions in the public equity market and the price of Atlas' shares;
• changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, and the effect of governmental regulations on Atlas' business;
• the financial condition of Seaspan's and APR's customers, lenders and other counterparties and their ability to perform their obligations under their agreements with Seaspan and APR, respectively;
• the continued ability to meet specified restrictive covenants in Atlas' and its subsidiaries' financing and lease arrangements, notes and preferred shares;
• any economic downturn in the global financial markets and potential negative effects of any recurrence of such disruptions on the demand for the services of Seaspan's containerships or APR's mobile power solutions or on our customers' ability to charter our vessels, lease our power generation assets and pay for our services;
• the length and severity of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, including as a result of new variants of the virus, and its impact on Atlas' business;
• a major customer experiencing financial distress, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, bankruptcy or otherwise;
• global economic and market conditions and shipping industry trends, including charter rates and other factors affecting supply and demand for our containerships and power generation solutions;
• disruptions in global credit and financial markets as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic or otherwise;
• Atlas' expectations as to impairments of its vessels and power generation assets, including the timing and amount of potential impairments;
• the future valuation of Atlas' vessels, power generation assets and goodwill;
• future time charters and vessel deliveries, including future long-term charters for certain existing vessels;
• estimated future capital expenditures needed to preserve the operating capacity of Seaspan's containership fleet and comply with regulatory standards, as well as Atlas' expectations regarding future dry-docking and operating expenses, including ship operating expense and expenses related to performance under our contracts for the supply of power generation capacity, and general and administrative expenses;
• availability of crew, number of off-hire days and dry-docking requirements;
• Seaspan's continued ability to maintain, enter into or renew primarily long-term, fixed-rate time charters for its vessels and leases of our power generation assets;
• the potential for early termination of long-term time charters and Seaspan's potential inability to enter into, renew or replace long-term time charters;
• Seaspan's ability to leverage to its advantage its relationships and reputation in the containership industry;
• changes in technology, prices, industry standards, environmental regulation and other factors which could affect Atlas' competitive position, revenues and asset values;
• disruptions and security threats to our technology systems;
• taxation of Atlas and of distributions to its shareholders;
• Atlas' exemption from tax on U.S. source international transportation income;
• the continued availability of services, equipment and software from subcontractors or third-party suppliers required to provide APR's power generation solutions;
• APR's ability to protect its intellectual property and defend against possible third-party infringement claims relating to its power generation solutions;
• Atlas' ability to achieve or realize expected benefits from ESG initiatives;
• potential liability from future litigation;
• other factors detailed from time to time in Atlas' periodic reports; and
• other risks that are not currently material or known to us.

Forward-looking statements in this release are estimates and assumptions reflecting the judgment of senior management and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond Atlas' control. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, all forward-looking statements should be considered in light of various important factors listed above and including, but not limited to, those set forth in "Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors" in Atlas' Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2020 on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on March 19, 2021.

Atlas does not intend to revise any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any change in its expectations or events or circumstances that may subsequently arise. Atlas expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether because of future events, new information, a change in Atlas' views or expectations, or otherwise. You should carefully review and consider the various disclosures included in Atlas' Annual Report and in Atlas' other filings made with the SEC that attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect Atlas' businesses, prospects and results of operations.

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