Dear Sir / Madam Today is a big day for our Company: following

Dear Sir / Madam
Today is a big day for our Company: following months of preparation, we overcame
the final obstacles to complete the merger of Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV’s container
business. By joining forces we will create the fourth largest liner shipping company
with a large footprint on all Latin American and the North Atlantic trades.
During the coming weeks both businesses will continue to operate separately before
we start the integration of the CSAV container business into Hapag-Lloyd. It is
planned that the integration will be started in the first quarter 2015.
During this transition phase, Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV will honor all present contracts
with our individual vendors. All our vendors are requested to honour all existing
contractual arrangements with each entity and until further notice.
All vendor invoices should continue to be sent to the ordering Line only as this will
guarantee an adequate handling of your business during this transition phase and
until full combination of our businesses.
We kindly ask you adhere to the above request and trust that all business activities
will continue without interruption. In the upcoming period until we actually start the
transition, we will keep you informed about any changes affecting our business. We
look forward to discussing our business with you in the near future.
In case of any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your local CSAV or
Hapag-Lloyd contact person as before.
Thank you very much for your cooperation and the service you provide to our
companies.
Kind regards,
Hapag-Lloyd
CSAV