January 22, 2004 CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON LLC Eleven Madison Avenue New York, NY 10010-3629 Dear Sirs: 1. INTRODUCTORY. First Reserve Fund VIII, L.P. ("FIRST RESERVE" or the "SELLING STOCKHOLDER") proposes to sell an aggregate of 6,097,145...Underwriting Agreement • January 30th, 2004 • First Reserve Corp • Construction - special trade contractors • New York
EXHIBIT N January 16, 2004 Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. Polarisavenue 31 2132 JH Hoofddorp The Netherlands Banc of America Securities LLC, c/o Banc of America Securities LLC 9 West 57th Street, 30th Floor New York, NY 10019 or Credit Suisse...First Reserve Corp • January 30th, 2004 • Construction - special trade contractors
As an inducement to either Bank of America Securities LLC or Credit Suisse First Boston LLC to execute as underwriter an Underwriting Agreement (the "UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT") with Chicago Bridge and Iron Company N.V., and any successor (by merger or otherwise) thereto (the "COMPANY") and First Reserve Fund VIII, L.P., pursuant to which an offering will be made of up to 6,097,145 shares covered by the Form S-3 Registration Statement (No. 333-111714) (the "SECURITIES") of the Company's Common Stock, 0.01 Euro par value (the "COMMON STOCK"), the undersigned hereby agrees that during a period of 45 days after the public offering date set forth on the prospectus (or prospectus supplement) first used to sell the Securities (the "PUBLIC OFFERING DATE") pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, to which one of you are or expect to become party, the undersigned will not, except as provided below, offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of
