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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 14A

 

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.     )

 

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Matson, Inc.

 

1411 Sand Island Parkway, Honolulu, Hawaii 96819

 

March 14, 2016

 

To the Shareholders of Matson, Inc.:

 

You are invited to attend the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Matson, Inc. (“Matson” or the “Company”), to be held in the Bankers Club on the 30th Floor of the First Hawaiian Center, 999 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 8:30 a.m., Hawaii Standard Time.  At the meeting, we will have the opportunity to discuss the Company’s financial performance during 2015, and our future plans and expectations.

 

We have elected to provide access to our proxy materials over the internet under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s “notice and access” rules.  On or around March 14, 2016, we expect to distribute to our shareholders either (i) a copy of our proxy statement, the accompanying proxy card and our annual report or (ii) the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) only.  The Notice contains instructions for how to access our proxy statement and annual report over the Internet and how to request a paper copy of the proxy statement and annual report.

 

Your vote is important—no matter how many or how few shares you may own.  Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, please read the proxy statement and vote as soon as possible.  You may vote via the Internet, by telephone or, if you receive printed proxy materials, by mailing a proxy card.  Instructions for Internet and telephone voting are included in your proxy card and the proxy statement (if you receive your materials by mail).  Any shareholder attending the Annual Meeting may vote in person even if a proxy has been returned.

 

Thank you for your continued support of Matson.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

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MATTHEW J. COX
President and Chief Executive Officer

 



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Matson, Inc.

 

1411 Sand Island Parkway, Honolulu, Hawaii 96819

 

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Matson, Inc. will be held in the Bankers Club on the 30th Floor of the First Hawaiian Center, 999 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 8:30 a.m., Hawaii Standard Time, to:

 

1.                                      Elect the seven directors named in the proxy statement to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;

 

2.                                      Approve, on an advisory basis, executive compensation;

 

3.                                      Approve the Matson, Inc. 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan;

 

4.                                      Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016; and

 

5.                                      Transact such other business as properly may be brought before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

 

The Board of Directors has set the close of business on February 23, 2016 as the record date for the meeting.  Owners of Matson, Inc. stock at the close of business on that date are entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the meeting.  Shareholders will be asked at the meeting to present valid photo identification.  Shareholders holding stock in brokerage accounts must present a copy of a brokerage statement reflecting stock ownership as of the record date.

 

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR SHARES BE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING.  WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE PROMPTLY VOTE VIA THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE, OR IF YOU RECEIVE PRINTED PROXY MATERIALS, BY MAILING THE PROXY CARD.

 

 

By Order of the Board of Directors,

 

 

 

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PETER T. HEILMANN
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

March 14, 2016

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS

FOR THE SHAREHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON APRIL 28, 2016

The Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Proxy Statement and the

Annual Report to Shareholders are available at www.proxyvote.com.

 



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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING

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PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

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Director Independence

11

Board Leadership Structure

11

The Board’s Role in Risk Oversight

11

Pay Risk Assessment

11

Board of Directors and Committees of the Board

12

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Processes

13

Corporate Governance Guidelines

13

Compensation of Directors

14

Director Share Ownership Guidelines

15

Communications with Directors

15

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN SHAREHOLDERS

16

CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

17

Security Ownership of Directors and Executive Officers

17

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

17

Certain Relationships and Transactions

17

Code of Ethics

18

Code of Conduct

18

Executive Officers

18

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

20

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

20

Compensation Committee Report

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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

31

Summary Compensation Table

31

Grants of Plan-Based Awards

32

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

34

Option Exercises and Stock Vested

34

Pension Benefits

35

Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation

36

Other Potential Post-Employment Payments

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PROPOSAL 2 — ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

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PROPOSAL 3 — APPROVAL OF THE MATSON, INC. 2016 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

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Why You Should Vote for the Matson, Inc. 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan

42

Company Considerations

42

Promotion of Good Corporate Governance Practices

43

Key Data

43

Section 162(m) of the Code

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Summary of the Matson, Inc. 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan

44

Equity Incentive Programs

45

General Provisions

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U.S. Tax Consequences

52

New Plan Benefits

54

Equity Compensation Plan Information

55

AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

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PROPOSAL 4 — RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

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OTHER BUSINESS

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SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2017

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SHAREHOLDERS WITH THE SAME ADDRESS

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COPIES OF ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

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Matson, Inc.

 

1411 Sand Island Parkway, Honolulu, Hawaii 96819

 

PROXY STATEMENT

 

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Thursday, April 28, 2016

 

The Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors” or the “Board”) of Matson, Inc. (“Matson” or the “Company”) is soliciting your proxy to vote at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 8:30 a.m., Hawaii Standard Time, and any adjournment or postponement of that meeting (the “Annual Meeting”).  The Annual Meeting will be held at the Bankers Club on the 30th Floor of the First Hawaiian Center, 999 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii.  This Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy card and Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders were first mailed or otherwise made available, on or about March 14, 2016, to shareholders of record as of February 23, 2016, the record date for the Annual Meeting.

 

In accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), instead of mailing a printed copy of our proxy materials to each shareholder of record, we are furnishing proxy materials on the Internet.  On or around March 14, 2016, we mailed to our shareholders (other than to certain registered holders, certain street name shareholders, or those who previously requested electronic or paper delivery) a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, which contains instructions as to how you may access and review on the Internet all of our proxy materials, including this Proxy Statement and our annual report.  The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials also instructs you as to how you may vote your proxy on the Internet.  If you would prefer to receive printed proxy materials, please follow the instructions for requesting printed materials contained in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials.  This process is designed to expedite shareholders’ receipt of proxy materials, lower the cost of the Annual Meeting and help conserve natural resources.

 

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING

 

Who may attend the Annual Meeting?

 

All shareholders are invited to attend the Annual Meeting.  If you are the beneficial owner of shares held in the name of your broker, bank or other nominee, you must bring proof of ownership (e.g., a current broker’s statement) in order to be admitted to the Annual Meeting.

 

Who is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting?

 

You are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting if you own shares of Matson common stock at the close of business on February 23, 2016, the record date for the Annual Meeting.  At the close of business on the record date, there were 43,444,091 shares of Matson common stock issued and outstanding.  Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote on each matter to be voted on at the Annual Meeting.

 

What matters will be voted on at the Annual Meeting?

 

There are four proposals scheduled to be considered and voted on at the Annual Meeting:

 

·                  Election of seven directors;

 

·                  Advisory vote to approve executive compensation;

 

·                  Approval of the Matson, Inc. 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan; and

 

·                  Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016.

 

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What are the Board’s voting recommendations?

 

The Board recommends that you vote as follows:

 

·                  “FOR” each of the seven nominees for director;

 

·                  “FOR” the approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation;

 

·                  “FOR” the approval of the Matson, Inc. 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan; and

 

·                  “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016.

 

How do I vote by proxy before the Annual Meeting?

 

If you are a shareholder of record, you may submit a proxy by telephone, via the Internet or by mail.

 

·                  Submitting a Proxy by Telephone: You can submit a proxy for your shares by telephone until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (5:59 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time), on April 27, 2016, by calling 1-800-690-6903.  Telephone proxy submission is available 24 hours a day.  Easy-to-follow voice prompts allow you to submit a proxy for your shares and confirm that your instructions have been properly recorded.  Our telephone proxy submission procedures are designed to authenticate shareholders by using individual control numbers.

 

·                  Submitting a Proxy via the Internet: You can submit a proxy via the Internet until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (5:59 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time), on April 27, 2016, by accessing www.proxyvote.com and following the instructions you will find on the website.  Internet proxy submission is available 24 hours a day.  As with telephone proxy submission, you will be given the opportunity to confirm that your instructions have been properly recorded.

 

·                  Submitting a Proxy by Mail: If you choose to submit a proxy by mail, simply mark your proxy card, date and sign it, and return it in the postage paid envelope provided with the proxy card to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, New York 11717.

 

By casting your vote in any of the three ways listed above, you are authorizing the individuals listed on the proxy to vote your shares in accordance with your instructions.  You may also attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person.

 

If you are a “street name” holder, you must provide instructions on voting to your broker, bank, trust or other nominee holder.

 

What is the difference between a “shareholder of record” and a “street name” holder?

 

These terms describe how your shares are held.  If your shares are registered directly in your name with our independent transfer agent and registrar, Computershare Shareowner Services LLC, you are a “shareholder of record.” If your shares are held in the name of a brokerage, bank, trust or other nominee as a custodian, you are a “street name” holder and you are considered the “beneficial owner” of the shares.  As the beneficial owner of shares, you have the right to direct your broker, trustee or nominee how to vote your shares, and you will receive separate instructions from your broker, bank or other holder of record describing how to vote your shares.

 

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How many proxy cards might I receive?

 

You could receive multiple proxy cards if you hold your shares in different ways (e.g., joint tenancy, trusts and custodial accounts) or in multiple accounts.  If your shares are held in “street name,” you will receive your proxy card or other voting information from your broker, bank, trust or other nominee, and you will return your proxy card or cards to such broker, bank, trust or other nominee.  You should complete and sign each proxy card you receive, unless you are a “shareholder of record” and you elect to vote by telephone or via the Internet.

 

Can I vote my shares in person at the Annual Meeting?

 

Yes.  If you decide to join us in person at the Annual Meeting and you are a “shareholder of record,” you may vote your shares in person at the Annual Meeting.  If you hold your shares as a “street name” holder and wish to vote in person at the Annual Meeting, you must obtain a legal proxy from your broker, bank, trust or other nominee, giving you the right to vote the shares at the Annual Meeting.  You will be unable to vote your shares at the Annual Meeting without a legal proxy.

 

Can I revoke my proxy or change my vote after I have submitted a proxy?

 

You may revoke your proxy or change your vote at any time before it is exercised by:

 

·                  delivering to the Corporate Secretary a written notice of revocation, dated later than the proxy, before the vote is taken at the Annual Meeting;

 

·                  delivering to the Corporate Secretary an executed proxy bearing a later date, before the vote is taken at the Annual Meeting;

 

·                  submitting a proxy on a later date by telephone or via the Internet (only your last telephone or Internet proxy will be counted), before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (5:59 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time), on April 27, 2016; or

 

·                  attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person (your attendance at the Annual Meeting, in and of itself, will not revoke the proxy).

 

Any written notice of revocation, or later dated proxy, should be delivered to:

 

Peter T. Heilmann

Corporate Secretary

Matson, Inc.

555 12th Street

Oakland, California 94607

(510) 628-4000

 

Alternatively, you may hand deliver a written revocation notice, or a later dated proxy, to the Corporate Secretary at the Annual Meeting before we begin voting.

 

If your shares are held by a bank, broker or other nominee, you must follow the instructions provided by the bank, broker or other nominee if you wish to revoke your proxy or change your vote.

 

What constitutes a quorum for the Annual Meeting?

 

In order to take action on the proposals at the Annual Meeting, a quorum, consisting of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote as of the record date, must be present in person or by proxy.  Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted as shares that are present for purposes of determining quorum.

 

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What are the voting requirements for each of the proposals?

 

Provided a quorum is present:

 

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors: Directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors.  A “plurality” voting standard means that the seven nominees who receive the most “for” votes cast will be elected as directors.

 

Proposal 2 — Advisory vote to approve Executive Compensation: The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting is required to approve the advisory vote to approve executive compensation.

 

Proposal 3 Approval of the Matson, Inc. 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan: The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting is required to approve the Matson, Inc. 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan.

 

Proposal 4 — Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte and Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016: The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting is required to ratify the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

 

What is a broker “non-vote”?

 

A broker “non-vote” occurs when a broker or other nominee who holds shares for a beneficial owner is unable to vote those shares for the beneficial owner because the broker or other nominee does not have discretionary voting power for the proposal and has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner of the shares.  Brokers will have discretionary voting power to vote shares for which no voting instructions have been provided by the beneficial owner only with respect to the proposal to ratify the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.  Brokers will not have such discretionary voting power to vote shares with respect to the election of directors, the advisory vote to approve executive compensation, or the approval of the Matson, Inc. 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan.

 

How will abstentions and broker non-votes affect the votes?

 

Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the voting results for any matter, as they are not considered to be votes cast.  However, for purposes of approval of the Matson, Inc. 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan under New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) rules, abstentions are counted as votes cast and, therefore, will have the same effect as a vote “against” the proposal; broker non-votes are not counted as votes cast and, therefore, will have no effect on the voting results on the proposal.

 

How will my shares be voted if I give my proxy but do not specify how my shares should be voted?

 

If you provide specific voting instructions, your shares will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with your instructions.  If you hold shares in your name and sign and return a proxy card without giving specific voting instructions, your shares will be voted “FOR” each of the proposals in accordance with the Board’s recommendations.

 

Who will count the votes?

 

At the Annual Meeting, votes will be counted by an election inspector from the Company.  Such inspector will be present at the Annual Meeting to process the votes cast by our shareholders, make a report of inspection, count the votes cast by our shareholders and certify as to the number of votes cast on each proposal.

 

Who will conduct the proxy solicitation and how much will it cost?

 

We are soliciting proxies from shareholders on behalf of our Board and will pay for all costs incurred by it in connection with the solicitation.  In addition to solicitation by mail, the directors, officers and employees of Matson and its subsidiaries may solicit proxies from shareholders in person or by telephone, facsimile or email without additional compensation other than reimbursement for their actual expenses.

 

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We have retained Georgeson, a proxy solicitation firm, to assist us in the solicitation of proxies for the Annual Meeting.  We will pay Georgeson a fee of approximately $7,500 and reimburse the firm for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.

 

Arrangements also will be made with brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for the forwarding of solicitation material to the beneficial owners of stock held of record by such persons, and we will reimburse such custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the forwarding of solicitation materials to the beneficial owners of our stock.

 

Where can I find the voting results of the Annual Meeting?

 

We will announce preliminary voting results at the Annual Meeting and publish final results on a Form 8-K filed with the SEC within four business days after the Annual Meeting.

 

If you have any questions about voting your shares or attending the Annual Meeting, please call our Corporate Secretary at (510) 628-4000 or Georgeson toll free at (888) 663-7851.

 

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PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

 

Directors will be elected at the Annual Meeting to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

Director Nominees and Qualification of Directors

 

The nominees of the Board of Directors are the seven persons named below, all of whom currently are members of the Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors believes that all nominees will be able to serve.  However, if any nominee should decline or become unable to serve for any reason, shares represented by the accompanying proxy will be voted for the replacement person nominated by the Board of Directors.

 

The following table provides the name, age (as of March 14, 2016) and principal occupation of each person nominated by the Board of Directors, their business experience during at least the last five years, the year each was first elected or appointed a director (including to predecessor companies) and qualifications of each director.  Our Board members have a diverse range of perspectives and are knowledgeable about our businesses.  Each director contributes in establishing a board climate of trust and respect, where deliberations are open and constructive.  In selecting nominees, the Board has considered these factors and has reviewed the qualifications of each nominated director, which includes the factors reflected below:

 

W. Blake Baird
Age: 55
Director Since: 2006

 

·                  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Terreno Realty Corporation, San Francisco, California (“Terreno”) (real estate investment trust) (NYSE:TRNO) since February 2010;

·                  Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Terreno Capital Partners LLC (real estate investment) from September 2007 to February 2010; and

·                  President of AMB Property Corporation (“AMB”) (real estate investment trust), now known as ProLogis, Inc. (NYSE:PLD), from January 2000 to December 2006 and Director of AMB from May 2001 to December 2006.

 

Director Qualifications

 

As Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Terreno, a publicly traded real estate investment trust, and as a former President and director of AMB, a large, publicly traded real estate investment trust, now known as ProLogis, Inc., Mr. Baird brings to the Board experience in managing complex business organizations that, among other business activities, lease real estate to logistics companies.  This experience has provided Mr. Baird with financial expertise and he has been designated by the Board of Directors as an Audit Committee Financial Expert.  In addition, Mr. Baird has business operating experience in the Company’s port markets and also in China, Japan and Singapore, which are important shipping nations.

 

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Michael J. Chun
Age: 72
Director Since: 1990

 

·                  Retired President and Headmaster of The Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Campus, Honolulu, Hawaii (educational institution) from June 1988 to June 2012; and

·                  Director of Bank of Hawaii Corporation since April 2004.

 

Director Qualifications

 

As retired President and Headmaster of The Kamehameha Schools and its flagship campus at Kapālama, Oahu, Hawaii, a nationally recognized educational institution with a multi-billion dollar endowment and a presence extending throughout the South Pacific and Asia, Dr. Chun’s knowledge of and insights about Hawaii and Matson’s operating markets inform Matson’s strategic priorities.  He has an active involvement in Hawaii’s business community and community organizations, and as a former associate professor in engineering and public health at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, his teaching and research accomplishments provide extensive knowledge of Micronesia and the South Pacific.  Dr. Chun also has public company board experience, both with the Company since 1990 and with Bank of Hawaii Corporation since 2004 and its banking subsidiary, Bank of Hawaii, Hawaii’s second largest financial institution, since 1993.

 

Matthew J. Cox
Age: 54
Director Since: 2012

 

·                  Chief Executive Officer of Matson since June 2012;

·                  President of Matson’s subsidiary, Matson Navigation Company, Inc. (“MatNav”) since October 2008;

·                  Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of MatNav from July 2005 to September 2008;

·                  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MatNav from June 2001 to June 2005;

·                  Variety of positions, including Vice President, Refrigerated Containers, at American President Lines (“APL”) (global container transportation company) from 1987 to 1999; and

·                  Director of Standard Club Europe Ltd (England), a mutual association of ship owners that insures ship owners, operators and charterers for their liabilities to third parties arising out of ship operations, since February 2012.

 

Director Qualifications

 

As a member of Matson’s senior management team for over 14 years and with more than 30 years of transportation and logistics experience, Mr. Cox brings to the Board an in-depth knowledge of all aspects of the Company’s operations, and is knowledgeable about Matson’s operating markets through his Matson, APL and other experience and his involvement in the Hawaii business community and local community organizations.

 

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Walter A. Dods, Jr.
Age: 74
Director Since: 1989

 

·                  Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Matson since January 2010;

·                  Lead Independent Director of Matson’s predecessor from April 2006 to December 2009;

·                  Director of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (after separation from Matson) (NYSE: ALEX) from June 2012 to April 2014;

·                  Director of Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PARR) since June 2015;

·                  Director of Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. (formerly known as Hawaiian TelCom Communications, Inc.) (“Hawaiian TelCom”) (NASDAQ:HCOM) Honolulu, Hawaii (telecommunications) since December 2010;

·                  Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Hawaiian TelCom from May 2008 to October 2010;

·                  Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of First Hawaiian Bank (“FHB”), a subsidiary of BancWest (formerly known as First Hawaiian, Inc. prior to a 1998 merger) (banking) from January 2005 to December 2008;

·                  Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of BancWest from January 2005 to December 2007; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of BancWest and FHB, from September 1989 to December 2004; Director of BancWest since March 1993;

·                  Director of BancWest’s banking subsidiaries, FHB since December 1979 and Bank of the West since November 1998;

·                  Director of Grace Pacific Corporation from 1985 to September 2013;

·                  Director of Pacific Guardian Life since 1982, and Servco Pacific since 2005;

·                  Non-Executive Chairman of Mid Pac Petroleum since 2007;

·                  Director of Pohaku Pa’a, LLC since November 2014; and

·                  Director of Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. from October 2004 to May 2010.

 

Director Qualifications

 

As Chairman of the Board of Matson, and as a result of his career as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of BancWest, a national financial institution, and Chairman of the Board of Hawaiian TelCom, a local telecommunications provider, Mr. Dods brings to the Board experience in managing complex business organizations.  He also has banking and financial expertise.  He is knowledgeable about Hawaii and Matson’s operating markets through his involvement in the Hawaii business community and local community organizations, including through his 30 years of service as Chairman of the Japan Hawaii Economic Council.

 

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Thomas B. Fargo
Age: 67
Director Since: 2011

 

·                  Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, Huntington Ingalls Industries (military shipbuilder) (NYSE:HII) since March 2011;

·                  Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, from 2002 to 2005;

·                  John M. Shalikasvili Chair in National Security Studies at the National Bureau of Asian Research from 2010 to March 1, 2016;

·                  Owner, Fargo Associates, LLC (defense and homeland/national security consultancy) since 2005;

·                  Chief Executive Officer, Hawaii Superferry, Inc. (interisland ferry) from 2008 to 2009;

·                  President, Trex Enterprises Corporation (defense research and development firm) from 2005 to 2008;

·                  Member, Operating Executive Board and Advisory Board (non-fiduciary), J.F. Lehman & Company (private equity firm);

·                  Director, Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (“HEI”) (NYSE:HE) and Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (“HECO”), a subsidiary of HEI (electric utility/banking), since March 2005;

·                  Director, The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE:GBX) (transportation equipment and services) since July 2015;

·                  Director of Northrop Grumman Corporation from 2008 to March 2011;

·                  Director of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. from 2005 to 2008;

·                  Director of United Services Automobile Association since 2006; and

·                  Director of GTA Teleguam (telecommunications) since 2006.

 

Director Qualifications

 

Through his various executive and leadership roles, Admiral Fargo brings to the Board experience in maritime and military operations and in managing complex business organizations.  He is knowledgeable about Hawaii and Matson’s operating markets through his involvement in the Hawaii business community and local community organizations.  Admiral Fargo also has extensive diplomatic, business and policy experience in Asia.  As the senior military commander in East Asia and the Pacific, he was responsible for U.S. security arrangements and engagement with the respective governments of the region.  He also has public company board experience via his service on a number of publicly traded companies, including Huntington Ingalls Industries, where he is Chairman of the Board, and HEI.

 

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Constance H. Lau
Age: 63
Director Since: 2004

 

·                  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of HEI, Honolulu, Hawaii (electric utility/banking) (NYSE:HE) since May 2006;

·                  Chairman of the Boards and Director of American Savings Bank, F.S.B. (“ASB”) and HECO, subsidiaries of HEI, since May 2006;

·                  Chief Executive Officer of ASB from June 2001 to November 2010;

·                  President and a Director of ASB from June 2001 to February 2008; and

·                  Director of Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services since June 2008.

 

Director Qualifications

 

As President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of HEI, a large, publicly-traded Hawaii corporation, and as Chair of the Board of HEI’s banking and utility subsidiaries, Ms. Lau brings to the Board experience with capital intensive infrastructure and regulated industries as well as in managing complex business organizations.  She also serves as Chair, National Infrastructure Advisory Council, which advises the President of the United States on the security of critical infrastructure sectors, including transportation, and their information systems.  In addition, Ms. Lau has extensive experience in the banking industry and has been designated by the Board of Directors as an Audit Committee Financial Expert.  She also is knowledgeable about Hawaii and Matson’s operating markets through her involvement in the Hawaii business community and local community organizations, including serving as chair of the Consuelo Foundation, which focuses on charitable efforts in the Philippines.

 

Jeffrey N. Watanabe
Age: 73
Director Since: 2003

 

·                  Lead Independent Director of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (post-separation from Matson) from June 2012 to April 2015;

·                  Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of HEI since May 2006; Director of HEI since April 1987;

·                  Director of HECO from February 1999 to July 2006 and from February 2008 to May 2011, and ASB since May 1988, each a subsidiary of HEI; and

·                  Retired Founder, Watanabe Ing LLP (“WI”), Honolulu, Hawaii (attorneys at law) since July 2007; Partner, WI, from 1971 to June 2007.

 

Director Qualifications

 

As Chairman of the Board of HEI, former Lead Independent Director of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. and former managing partner and founder of a Honolulu law firm, Mr. Watanabe brings to the Board insights into corporate governance and leadership skills.  He has both public and private company board experience, and is knowledgeable about Hawaii and Matson’s operating markets through his involvement in the Hawaii business community and local community organizations.  In addition, Mr. Watanabe has extensive legal, business and board experience in the Asia and Pacific Region, including representing and sitting on boards of companies involved with the Asia Pacific Basin, formerly chairing the Consuelo Foundation, which focuses on charitable efforts in the Philippines, formerly serving as General Counsel to the East-West Center, which promotes better relations among the nations of Asia, the Pacific and the United States, and serving as a member on the former Japan Hawaii Economic Council and the Hawaii Asia Pacific Association.

 

The Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote “FOR” each of the seven nominees for director.

 

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

Director Independence

 

The NYSE listing standards and our Corporate Governance Guidelines require that a majority of our Board of Directors and every member of the Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees be “independent.” The Board has reviewed each of its current directors (the nominees named above) and has determined that all such members of the Board, with the exception of Mr. Cox, who is an executive officer of Matson, are independent under NYSE rules.  In making its independence determinations, the Board considered the transactions, relationships or arrangements described below in “Certain Information Regarding Directors and Executive Officers—Certain Relationships and Transactions”, as well as the following, none of which the Board deemed to be material to Matson: Dr. Chun—Matson’s banking relationships with Bank of Hawaii, an entity of which Dr. Chun is a director; Mr. Dods—Matson’s banking relationships with First Hawaiian Bank, an entity of which Mr. Dods is a director; Admiral Fargo—Matson’s banking relationships with American Savings Bank, the corporate parent of which Admiral Fargo is a director; Ms. Lau— Matson’s banking relationships with American Savings Bank, the corporate parent of which Ms. Lau is the president, chief executive officer, and a director; and Mr. Watanabe—Matson’s banking relationships with American Savings Bank, an entity of which Mr. Watanabe is a director.

 

Board Leadership Structure

 

The Board recognizes that one of its key responsibilities is to evaluate and determine its optimal leadership structure so as to provide independent oversight of management.  The Board understands that there is no single, generally accepted approach to providing Board leadership, and that given the dynamic and competitive environment in which we operate, the right Board leadership structure may vary as circumstances warrant.  The Board currently has a separate Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”).  In separating these two positions, the Board recognizes that an independent Chairman can be beneficial in establishing a system of corporate checks and balances, and that managing the Board can be a time-intensive responsibility.  In addition, this leadership structure allows the CEO to focus on operating and managing the Company.  For these reasons, the Board has determined that its leadership structure is appropriate for Matson at this time.

 

The Board’s Role in Risk Oversight

 

The Board has oversight of the risk management process, which it administers in part through the Audit Committee.  One of the Audit Committee’s responsibilities involves discussing policies regarding risk assessment and risk management.  Risk oversight plays a role in all major Board decisions and the evaluation of risk is a key part of the decision-making process.  For example, the identification of risks and the development of sensitivity analyses are key requirements for capital requests that are presented to the Board.

 

This risk management process occurs throughout all levels of the organization, but is also facilitated through a formal process in which a risk management working group and a risk management steering committee (comprised of senior management) meet regularly to identify and address significant risks.  Risk management is reflected in the Company’s compliance, auditing and risk management functions, and its risk-based approach to strategic and operating decision-making.  Management reviews its risk management activities with the full Board of Directors on a regular basis.  The Board periodically receives various reports on risk-related matters, including presentations by senior management that cover an overview of the risk management program and include risk management perspectives from each of Matson’s business segments in the companywide strategic plan.

 

Pay Risk Assessment

 

In 2015, management worked with the Compensation Committee and Exequity LLP, an independent executive compensation consulting firm retained by the Compensation Committee, to review all Company incentive plans and related policies and practices, and the overall structure of total pay, pay mix, the risk management process and related internal controls.

 

The Company concluded that the risks arising from our incentive compensation policies and practices are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

 

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Board of Directors and Committees of the Board

 

The Board of Directors held eight meetings during 2015.  In conjunction with seven of these meetings, the non-management directors of Matson met in formally-scheduled executive sessions, led by the Chairman of the Board.  In 2015, all directors attended more than 75 percent of the aggregate meetings of the Board of Directors and the Committees of the Board on which they served.  In addition, Matson’s directors are strongly encouraged to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  All seven of the directors attended the 2015 Annual Meeting.

 

The Board of Directors has an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, each of which is governed by a charter, which is available on the corporate governance page of Matson’s website at www.matson.com.

 

Audit Committee: The members of the Audit Committee are:

 

·                  Ms. Lau, Chair,

 

·                  Mr. Baird, and

 

·                  Admiral Fargo.

 

Each member is an independent director under the applicable NYSE listing standards and SEC rules.  In addition, the Board has determined that Ms. Lau and Mr. Baird are “Audit Committee Financial Experts” under SEC rules.  The duties and responsibilities of the Audit Committee are set forth in a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors, and are summarized in the Audit Committee Report, which appears in this Proxy Statement.  The Audit Committee met six times during 2015.

 

Compensation Committee: The members of the Compensation Committee are:

 

·                  Dr. Chun, Chair,

 

·                  Mr. Baird, and

 

·                  Mr. Watanabe.

 

Each member is an independent director under the applicable NYSE listing standards.  The Compensation Committee has general responsibility for management and other salaried employee compensation and benefits, including incentive compensation and stock incentive plans, and for making recommendations on director compensation to the Board.  The Compensation Committee may form subcommittees and delegate such authority as the Compensation Committee deems appropriate, subject to any restrictions by law or listing standard.  For further information on the processes and procedures for consideration of executive compensation, see “Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section below.  The Compensation Committee met four times during 2015.

 

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee: The members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are:

 

·                  Mr. Watanabe, Chair,

 

·                  Dr. Chun,

 

·                  Mr. Dods, and

 

·                  Ms. Lau.

 

Each member is an independent director under the applicable NYSE listing standards.  The functions of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee include recommending to the Board individuals qualified to serve as directors; recommending to the Board the size and composition of committees of the Board and monitoring the functioning of the committees; advising on Board composition and procedures; reviewing corporate governance issues; overseeing the annual evaluation of the Board; and ensuring that an evaluation of management occurs.  The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met three times during 2015.

 

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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Processes

 

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee identifies potential nominees by asking current directors to notify the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of qualified persons who might be available to serve on the Board.  From time to time, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also engages firms that specialize in identifying director candidates.

 

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider director candidates recommended by shareholders.  In considering such candidates, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will take into consideration the needs of the Board and the qualifications of the candidate.  To have a candidate considered by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, a shareholder must submit a written recommendation that meets the requirements of the Company’s Bylaws, including the name of the shareholder, evidence of the shareholder’s ownership of Matson stock (including the number of shares owned and the length of time of ownership), the name of the candidate, the candidate’s qualifications to be a director and the candidate’s consent for such consideration.

 

The shareholder recommendation and information described above must be sent to the Corporate Secretary at 555 12th Street, Oakland, California 94607.

 

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believes that the minimum qualifications for serving as a director are high ethical standards, a commitment to shareholders, a genuine interest in Matson and a willingness and ability to devote adequate time to a director’s duties.  The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also may consider other factors it deems to be in the best interests of Matson and its shareholders, including whether nominees possess such knowledge, experience, skills, expertise and diversity to enhance the Board’s ability to manage and direct the business and affairs of the Company, including, when applicable, to enhance the ability of committees of the Board to fulfill their duties and/or to satisfy any independence requirements imposed by law, regulation or NYSE rules.  While the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not have a written diversity policy, it considers diversity of knowledge, skills, professional experience, education, expertise, and representation in industries relevant to the Company, as important factors in its evaluation of candidates.  The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviews annually with the Board the composition of the Board as a whole and recommends any measures to be taken so that the Board reflects the appropriate balance of knowledge, experience, skills, expertise and diversity.

 

Once a potential candidate has been identified by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviews information regarding the person to determine whether the person should be considered further.  If appropriate, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may request information from the candidate, review the person’s accomplishments, qualifications and references, and conduct interviews with the candidate.  The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s evaluation process does not vary based on whether or not a candidate is recommended by a shareholder.

 

Corporate Governance Guidelines

 

The Board of Directors has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines to assist the Board in the exercise of its responsibilities and to promote the more effective functioning of the Board and its committees.  The guidelines provide details on matters such as:

 

·                  Goals and responsibilities of the Board;

 

·                  Selection of directors, including the Chairman of the Board;

 

·                  Board membership criteria and director retirement age;

 

·                  Stock ownership guidelines;

 

·                  Director independence and executive sessions of non-management directors;

 

·                  Board self-evaluation;

 

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·                  Board compensation;

 

·                  Board access to management and outside advisors;

 

·                  Board orientation and continuing education; and

 

·                  Leadership development, including annual evaluations of the CEO and management succession plans.

 

“Plurality Plus” Policy.  Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that any director nominee who receives a greater number of “withhold” votes than “for” votes in an uncontested election is required to tender his or her resignation for consideration by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.  The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider the resignation offer and recommend to the Board whether to accept or reject the resignation offer, or whether other action should be taken.  The Board will consider the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and will determine whether or not to accept the resignation offer.

 

Full details of this policy are set forth in our Corporate Governance Guidelines, which are available on the corporate governance page of Matson’s corporate website at www.matson.com.

 

Compensation of Directors

 

The following table summarizes the compensation paid by Matson to directors for services rendered during 2015:

 

2015 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

 

Name

 

Fees
Earned
or
Paid in
Cash
($)

 

Stock Awards
($)(1)(2)

 

Change in Pension Value
and Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation Earnings
($)(3)

 

All Other
Compensation
($)(4)

 

Total
($)

 

(a)

 

(b)

 

(c)

 

(f)

 

(g)

 

(h)

 

W. Blake Baird

 

77,000

 

90,012

 

N/A

 

5,028

 

172,040

 

Michael J. Chun

 

78,375

 

90,012

 

0

(5)

14,967

 

183,354

 

Walter A. Dods, Jr.

 

138,800

 

151,004

 

N/A

 

8,441

 

298,245

 

Thomas B. Fargo

 

68,000

 

90,012

 

N/A

 

2,494

 

160,506

 

Constance H. Lau

 

84,250

 

90,012

 

N/A

 

5,028

 

179,290

 

Jeffrey N. Watanabe

 

78,125

 

90,012

 

N/A

 

1,916

 

170,053

 

 


(1)                                 Represents the aggregate grant-date fair value of restricted stock unit awards granted in 2015 in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Stock Compensation.  Each director was granted approximately $90,000 in restricted stock units.  Mr. Dods was provided with an additional grant of approximately $61,000 in consideration for his role as Chairman of the Board.  At the end of 2015, Mr. Dods had 9,859 restricted stock units; Dr. Chun had 18,191 restricted stock units; Mr. Baird and Ms. Lau each had 5,876 restricted stock units; and Admiral Fargo and Mr. Watanabe each had 9,738 restricted stock units.

 

(2)                                 Options have not been granted to directors since 2007.  The aggregate number of stock option awards outstanding at the end of 2015 for each director is as follows: Messrs. Baird and Watanabe, Admiral Fargo, Dr. Chun and Ms. Lau—0 shares; and Mr. Dods—15,598 shares.

 

(3)                                 All amounts are attributable to the aggregate change in the actuarial present value of the director’s accumulated benefit under a frozen defined benefit pension plan.

 

(4)                                 Represents dividend equivalent amounts payable upon vesting of restricted stock units.

 

(5)                                 The change in pension value was a decrease of $14,339.

 

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For 2015, non-employee directors received cash retainers as follows, all of which were pro-rated and paid quarterly.  All non-employee directors other than Mr. Dods received an annual cash retainer of $59,000 for their service on the Board.  Mr. Dods received an annual cash retainer of $131,300 for serving as non-executive Chairman of the Board.  Ms. Lau received an annual cash retainer of $17,750 for serving as Chair of the Audit Committee.  All other Audit Committee members received an annual cash retainer of $9,000.  Dr. Chun received an annual cash retainer of $11,875 for serving as Chair of the Compensation Committee.  All other Compensation Committee members received an annual cash retainer of $7,500.  Mr. Watanabe received an annual cash retainer of $10,125 for serving as Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.  All other Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee members received an annual cash retainer of $6,000.  For any telephonic or in-person board meetings in excess of seven meetings, a per meeting fee of $1,500 was paid to each director who attended such meetings.  Directors who are employees of Matson or its subsidiaries did not receive compensation for serving as directors.  Non-employee directors may defer half or all of their annual cash retainer and meeting fees until retirement or until a later date they may select; no directors deferred any of these fees for 2015.

 

Under the terms of the 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2007 Plan”), an automatic grant of approximately $90,000 in restricted stock units is awarded to each director who is elected or reelected as a non-employee director at each Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  An additional annual grant of approximately $61,000 in restricted stock units was awarded to Mr. Dods, as non-executive Chairman of the Board.  These awards have 100% cliff vesting on the earlier of the grant date anniversary or the next annual shareholders meeting following the date of the grant.  Non-employee directors may defer all or a portion of their vested shares until cessation of board service or the fifth anniversary of the award date, whichever is earlier.  Admiral Fargo and Mr. Watanabe elected to make such a deferral in 2015.

 

Under Matson’s retirement plan for directors, which has been frozen since 2004, a director with five or more years of service will receive a lump-sum payment upon retirement or attainment of age 72, whichever occurs first, that is actuarially equivalent to a payment stream for the life of the director consisting of 50 percent of the amount of the annual retainer fee in effect at the time of his or her departure from the Board, plus 10 percent of that amount for each year of service as a director over five years (up to an additional 50 percent).  Effective December 31, 2004, these retirement benefits were frozen based on a director’s service and retainer on that date and no further benefits accrue.

 

Directors have business travel accident coverage of $200,000 for themselves and $50,000 for their spouses while accompanying directors on Matson business.  They also may participate in the Company’s matching gifts program for employees, in which the Company matches contributions to qualified cultural and educational organizations up to a maximum of $3,000 annually.

 

Director Share Ownership Guidelines

 

The Board has a Share Ownership Guideline Policy that encourages each non-employee director to own Matson common stock (including restricted stock units) with a value of five times the amount of the current cash retainer within five years of becoming a director.  All non-employee directors have met the established guidelines.

 

Communications with Directors

 

Shareholders and other interested parties may contact any of the directors, or the independent directors as a group, by mailing correspondence “c/o Matson Law Department” to Matson’s corporate offices at 555 12th Street, Oakland, California 94607.  The Law Department will forward such correspondence to the appropriate director(s).  However, the Law Department reserves the right not to forward any offensive or otherwise inappropriate materials.

 

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN SHAREHOLDERS

 

The following table lists the names and addresses of the only shareholders known by Matson to have owned beneficially more than five percent of Matson’s common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2015, the number of shares they beneficially own, and the percentage of outstanding shares such ownership represents, based upon the most recent reports filed with the SEC.  Except as indicated in the footnotes, such shareholders have sole voting and dispositive power over shares they beneficially own.

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner

 

Amount of
Beneficial Ownership

 

Percent of
Class

 

BlackRock, Inc.

 

4,612,033

(a)

10.59

%

55 East 52nd Street

 

 

 

 

 

New York, NY 10055

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Vanguard Group

 

3,208,572

(b)

7.36

%

100 Vanguard Blvd.

 

 

 

 

 

Malvern, PA 19355

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

 

3,106,597

(c)

7.13

%

Building One

 

 

 

 

 

6300 Bee Cave Road

 

 

 

 

 

Austin, TX 78746

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The London Company

 

2,494,193

(d)

5.73

%

1800 Bayberry Court, Suite 301

 

 

 

 

 

Richmond, VA 23226

 

 

 

 

 

 


(a)                                 As reported in Amendment No. 7 to Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on January 8, 2016 (the “BlackRock 13G”). According to the BlackRock 13G, as of December 31, 2015, BlackRock, Inc. has sole voting power over 4,529,516 shares and sole dispositive power over all 4,612,033 shares, and does not have shared voting or shared dispositive power over any shares.

 

(b)                                 As reported in Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 10, 2016 (the “Vanguard 13G”). According to the Vanguard 13G, as of December 31, 2015, The Vanguard Group has sole voting power over 90,058 shares, sole dispositive power over 3,118,914 shares, shared dispositive power over 89,658 shares and no shared voting power over any shares.

 

(c)                                  As reported in Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 9, 2016 (the “Dimensional Fund 13G”).  According to the Dimensional Fund 13G, as of December 31, 2015, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP has sole voting power over 3,006,496 shares and sole dispositive power over all 3,106,597 shares (subject to the provision of Note 1 of the Dimensional Fund 13G), and does not have shared voting or shared dispositive power over any shares.

 

(d)                                 As reported in Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 9, 2016 (the “London Company 13G”).  According to the London Company 13G, as of December 31, 2015, The London Company has sole voting power and sole dispositive power over 2,276,441 shares, has shared dispositive power over 217,752 shares and no shared voting power over any shares.

 

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CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

 

Security Ownership of Directors and Executive Officers

 

The following table shows the number of shares of Matson common stock beneficially owned as of February 23, 2016 by each director and nominee, by each executive officer named in the “Executive Compensation—Summary Compensation Table” below, and by directors, nominees and executive officers as a group.  Except as indicated in the footnotes, directors, nominees and executive officers have sole voting and dispositive power over shares they beneficially own.

 

Name or Number in Group

 

Number of Shares Owned(a)

 

Restricted Stock
Units and
Stock Options(b)

 

Total

 

Percent of
Class

 

W. Blake Baird

 

11,291

 

5,876

 

17,167

 

*

 

Michael J. Chun

 

37,362

 

18,191

 

55,553

 

*

 

Matthew J. Cox

 

119,949

 

166,341

 

286,290

 

*

 

Walter A. Dods, Jr.

 

114,271

 

25,457

 

139,728

 

*

 

Thomas B. Fargo

 

6,135

 

9,738

 

15,873

 

*

 

Constance H. Lau

 

35,043

 

5,876

 

40,919

 

*

 

Jeffrey N. Watanabe

 

10,938

 

9,738

 

20,676

 

*

 

Joel M. Wine

 

50,105

 

114,354

 

164,459

 

*

 

Peter T. Heilmann

 

12,029

 

20,129

 

32,158

 

*

 

Ronald J. Forest

 

49,177

 

72,261

 

121,438

 

*

 

John P. Lauer

 

2,678

 

10,114

 

12,792

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 Directors, Nominees, and Executive Officers as a Group

 

504,331

 

520,771

 

1,025,102

 

2.36

%

 


(a)                                 Amounts include shares as to which directors, nominees and executive officers have shared voting and dispositive power, as follows: Dr. Chun and spouse—8,363 shares, Mr. Dods—2,000 shares, Ms. Lau and spouse—700 shares, and Mr. Forest and spouse—47,793 shares.

 

(b)                                 Amounts include shares deemed to be owned beneficially by directors, nominees and executive officers because they may be acquired within 60 days from February 23, 2016 through the exercise of stock options.

 

*                                         Represents less than 1% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as of February 23, 2016.

 

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires Matson’s directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than 10 percent of Matson’s common stock, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC.  Based solely on a review of those reports provided to us and any written representations that no other reports were required, Matson believes that, during fiscal 2015, its directors and executive officers and persons who own more than 10 percent of Matson’s common stock filed all reports required to be filed under Section 16(a) on a timely basis.

 

Certain Relationships and Transactions

 

Matson has adopted a written policy under which the Audit Committee must pre-approve all related person transactions that are disclosable under SEC Regulation S-K, Item 404(a).  Prior to entering into a transaction with Matson, directors and executive officers (and their family members) and shareholders who beneficially own more than five percent of Matson’s common stock must make full disclosure of all facts and circumstances to the Law Department.  The Law Department then determines whether such transaction requires the approval of the Audit Committee.  The Audit Committee considers all of the relevant facts available, including (if applicable) but not limited to: the benefits to the Company; the impact on a director’s independence in the event the person in question is a director, an immediate family member of a director or an entity in which a director is a partner, shareholder or executive officer; the availability of other sources for comparable products or services; the terms of the transaction; and the terms available to unrelated third parties or to employees generally.  The Audit Committee will approve only those related person transactions that are in, or are not inconsistent with, the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.

 

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The Audit Committee has established written procedures to address situations when approvals need to be sought between meetings.  Whenever possible, proposed related person transactions will be included as an agenda item at the next scheduled Audit Committee meeting for review and approval.  However, if it appears that a proposed related person transaction will occur prior to the next scheduled Audit Committee meeting, approval will be sought from Audit Committee members between meetings.  Approval by a majority of the Audit Committee members will be sufficient to approve the related person transaction.  If a related person transaction is approved in this manner, the action will be reported at the next Audit Committee meeting.

 

Constance Lau, a director of Matson, is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of HEI, as well as Chairman of the Board of American Savings Bank, F.S.B., a subsidiary of HEI.  American Savings Bank currently has a 6.25 percent participation in the Company’s $400,000,000, five-year unsecured revolving credit facility.  The credit facility, including American Saving Bank’s participation, was entered into in the ordinary course of business; was made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable loans with persons not related to the lender; and did not involve more than the normal risk of collectability or present other unfavorable features.  Ms. Lau abstained from voting when the Board approved the amendment and restatement of the revolving credit facility in 2015.

 

The parents of Vicente S. Angoco, the Senior Vice President, Pacific of Matson, own and operate a company which provides drayage of some Matson containers in Guam.  The approximate dollar value of the payment from Matson in connection with this service in 2015 was $460,000.  The brother of Mr. Angoco owns and operates a company with which the Company contracts for chassis repair and maintenance services in Guam.  The approximate dollar value of the payment from Matson in connection with this service in 2015 was $784,000.  The brother-in-law of Mr. Angoco owns and operates a company with which the Company contracts for the provision of temporary and contract workers in Guam.  The approximate dollar value of the payment from Matson in connection with this service in 2015 was $659,000.  Mr. Angoco has no monetary or other interest in any of the businesses described above.

 

Code of Ethics

 

Matson has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to the CEO, the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and the Controller.  A copy of the Code of Ethics is posted on the corporate governance page of Matson’s corporate website, www.matson.com.  Matson intends to disclose any changes in or waivers from its Code of Ethics by posting such information on its website.

 

Code of Conduct

 

Matson has adopted a Code of Conduct, which is applicable to all directors, officers and employees, and is posted on the corporate governance page of Matson’s corporate website.  Matson intends to disclose any changes in its Code of Conduct or waivers from its Code of Conduct granted to directors or executive officers by posting such information on its website.

 

Executive Officers

 

The name of each executive officer of Matson (in alphabetical order), age (in parentheses) as of March 14, 2016, and present and prior positions with Matson and business experience for the past five years are given below.  Generally, the term of office of executive officers is at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

 

Vicente S. Angoco, Jr. (49): Senior Vice President, Pacific since June 2012; Senior Vice President, Pacific of MatNav, January 2011 — present; Vice President, Pacific of MatNav March 2008 — January 2011; General Manager, Guam and Micronesia of MatNav December 2006 — March 2008; first joined Matson or a subsidiary in 1995.

 

Matthew J. Cox (54): President and Chief Executive Officer of Matson since June 2012; President of MatNav, October 2008 — present; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of MatNav, July 2005 — September 2008; first joined Matson or a subsidiary in 2001.

 

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Ronald J. Forest (60): Senior Vice President, Operations since June 2012; Senior Vice President, Operations of MatNav, April 2003 — present; first joined Matson or a subsidiary in 1995.

 

Kenneth J. Gill (48): Vice President, Alaska of MatNav since June 2015; Senior Director of Operations, Horizon Lines, Inc., June 2013 — May 2015; Director of Operations, Horizon Lines, Inc., 2009 — June 2013; first joined Matson or a subsidiary in 2015.

 

Peter T. Heilmann (47): Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer since March 2014; Senior Vice President and General Counsel of MatNav since March 2014; Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of MatNav, May 2012 — February 2014; Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, January 2002 — May 2012; first joined Matson or a subsidiary in 2012.

 

John P. Lauer (55): Senior Vice President, Ocean Services since March 2015; Senior Vice President, Ocean Services of MatNav since March 2015; Vice President, Transpacific Services of MatNav from 2012 to March 31, 2015; Director, Transpacific Services of MatNav from 2010 to 2012; first joined Matson or a subsidiary in 2007.

 

Rusty K. Rolfe (58): Senior Vice President since June 2012; President of Matson Logistics, July 2012 — present; Executive Vice President, Matson Logistics, August 2011 — July 2012; Executive Vice President, Matson Integrated Logistics, April 2006 — August 2011; first joined Matson or a subsidiary in 2001.

 

Joel M. Wine (44): Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, September 2011 — present; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MatNav since June 2012; Managing Director, Goldman Sachs, November 2005 — June 2011; first joined Matson or a subsidiary in 2011.

 

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

 

In this Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) Matson explains the material elements of its 2015 compensation practices for the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table on page 31 (collectively, the “Named Executive Officers” or “NEOs”).  The NEOs for 2015 are:

 

·                  Matthew J. Cox, President and Chief Executive Officer,

 

·                  Joel M. Wine, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,

 

·                  Peter T. Heilmann, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer,

 

·                  Ronald J. Forest, Senior Vice President, Operations, and

 

·                  John P. Lauer, Senior Vice President, Ocean Services.

 

Executive Summary

 

2015 was an exceptional year for Matson, strategically and financially.  The Company grew its ocean transportation platform with the acquisition of the Alaska trade, maintained its leadership position in Hawaii and strengthened its standing as the service leader from China.  Matson’s 2015 financial results exceeded the strong results posted in 2014 with full year 2015 net income of $103.0 million, or $2.34 per diluted share compared with $70.8 million, or $1.63 per diluted share in 2014.  Further, Matson generated strong EBITDA growth and a strong return on invested capital (“ROIC”).

 

The Company’s 2015 results exceeded the performance measures that were incorporated into the Board of Directors approved Operating Plan.  The Operating Plan is Matson’s tactical and strategic view of future performance, and contains a three-year projection of financial and operating results, the key elements of which are incorporated as performance targets in the Company’s incentive compensation plans, as discussed in this CD&A.  As the acquisition of the Alaska trade was not taken into consideration when the various performance goals for the NEOs were set, in accordance with the Cash Incentive Plan (“CIP”) and the Performance Share award provisions under the 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan (“2007 ICP”), 2015 cash incentive payouts and 2013-2015 equity award settlement were determined without taking into account the Alaska trade acquisition.

 

Pay for Performance.  In line with Matson’s continued emphasis on managing a compensation program that links pay to performance, compensation awarded to the NEOs for fiscal 2015 performance reflected Matson’s financial results:

 

·                  Annual Cash Incentive: Extraordinary performance of the overall Company goals and above target performance of individual goals resulted in payouts for NEOs ranging from approximately 182 percent to 199 percent of their respective targets.  See “Components of Executive Compensation — Annual Cash Incentives.”

 

·                  2013-2015 Performance Shares: In 2013, Matson implemented a Performance Share award plan (“Performance Shares”) focused on multi-year performance over a three-year measurement period with vesting determined based on the average annual ROIC and three-year cumulative total shareholder return (“TSR”).  Extraordinary performance of the Company’s average ROIC combined with upper quartile relative TSR resulted in payouts for NEOs of 200 or 250 percent of their respective targets, depending on the applicability of the TSR modifier.   See “Components of Executive Compensation — Equity-Based Compensation.”

 

Matson’s Compensation Philosophy

 

The objective of Matson’s executive compensation program is to help attract, retain and motivate talented executives who provide strong leadership for Matson and develop and execute effective strategies that maximize long-term shareholder value.  The program is designed to be market competitive and emphasize pay-for-performance by making the majority of NEO compensation “at risk.” This is accomplished by aligning incentive pay with the achievement of key annual and long-term operating goals, growth in shareholder value and individual performance.  In 2015, 82% of the CEO’s and approximately 62% of the other NEO’s target total direct compensation was based on annual and long-term incentive pay opportunities.  The material elements of compensation for Matson’s NEOs are base salaries, annual cash incentives and equity incentives.  Annual equity awards are split evenly between time-based restricted stock units (“time-based RSUs”) and Performance Shares that are measured over a 3-year performance period.  NEOs are also eligible for retirement, severance and change in control termination benefits and participate in other employee health and welfare programs.

 

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All elements of executive compensation are generally benchmarked against the 50th percentile of competitive market practices.  However, market data is only one of many factors considered in determining individual executive pay, including demonstrated performance, experience in the position, scope of impact and internal equity with other executives.

 

In order to promote the compensation philosophy described above, Matson continues to monitor its existing pay practices, as highlighted below, to ensure that it adopts the best practices to the extent they are aligned to the business goals and strategy of the Company, as well as shareholder interests.

 

Promote Good Pay Practices

 

Discourage Bad Pay Practices

·             Change in control agreements that include double triggers requiring both a change in control event and termination of employment before any severance payments can be made.

·             Pay package for the CEO that is in line with the Company’s peer group.

·             Multiple, balanced different performance metrics to determine incentive payments in annual and long-term incentive awards.

·             Vesting of 50% of annual equity award is tied to achievement of specified performance goals.

·             Share ownership requirements for senior executives and board members.

·             Minimum vesting periods of three years on all equity awards to senior executives.

·             Clawback policy that applies to all senior management.

·             Policy prohibiting hedging and other speculative transactions involving Company stock.

 

·             No employment contracts with any executive officer.

·             No guaranteed bonus payments to senior executives.

·             No bonus payouts that are not tied to performance.

·             No single trigger vesting of equity in change of control.

·             No pension payouts that are not proportional to pension payouts to employees generally.

·             No excessive perquisites.

·             No excessive severance or change in control provisions.

·             No tax reimbursements or gross-ups.

·             No dividend or dividend equivalents paid on unvested Performance Shares.

·             No unreasonable internal pay disparity.

·             No re-pricing or replacing of underwater stock options, without prior shareholder approval. 

 

 

 

 

Matson’s Continued Focus on Pay-for-Performance

 

Say-on-Pay Vote in 2015.  At the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, an advisory vote approved the compensation of the NEOs with 95 percent of votes cast voting in favor of the executive compensation program.  The Compensation Committee took these results into consideration and concluded it should continue to apply the same basic compensation philosophy.  It also determined that it should continue to look for opportunities to make improvements in the executive pay programs, as it has in previous years.

 

Pay-for-Performance Emphasis.  The following features of the NEOs’ compensation structures, which were first implemented in fiscal 2013, continued to be applied in the fiscal 2015 executive compensation program, emphasizing Matson’s focus on pay-for-performance:

 

·                  Performance Metrics are Aligned with Shareholder Value.  Matson’s performance-based awards are determined using the following performance metrics: earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) for the Company’s annual incentive plan and ROIC and TSR relative to peer indices for the Company’s Performance Shares.  These performance metrics align with Matson’s strategic objectives for profitable growth, efficient use of capital and increasing the value of Matson’s Common Stock for shareholders.  The financial performance metrics used for annual cash and long-term incentive compensation are also different in order to avoid focusing the NEOs’ attention on a single performance goal at the expense of achieving other important goals for maximizing the long-term value of the Company for shareholders.

 

·                  Multi-Year Performance Periods to Emphasize Long-Term Growth.  Matson grants Performance Shares focused on multi-year performance over a three-year measurement period with vesting determined at the end of the period based on average annual ROIC and three-year cumulative TSR relative to the companies comprising the S&P Transportation Select Industry Index and S&P Midcap 400 Index.  Prior to fiscal 2013, Matson granted performance-based restricted stock units that were earned based on one-year performance.  The three-year performance period is intended to encourage Matson’s NEOs to focus on growth of the Company and shareholder value over a multi-year period of time.  Performance Shares granted in fiscal 2015 will not be settled until 2018 following the end of the three-year performance period (FY 2015-17), based on financial performance during this three-year performance period.

 

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·                  No Stock Option Grants.  With its emphasis on granting awards that contain specific performance goals, such as the Performance Shares, Matson again did not grant stock options to its NEOs in 2015.

 

Compensation Decision Process

 

Role of the Compensation Committee.  The Compensation Committee of Matson’s Board makes all decisions about compensation of Matson NEOs.  The process that it follows is different for the CEO from the process for all other NEOs

 

Determining CEO Compensation.  For decisions affecting the compensation of the CEO, the Board has a formal performance review process which begins at the beginning of the year with the Chairman of the Board’s analysis and establishment of the CEO’s future performance goals.  In developing these objectives, the Chairman reviews a variety of factors, including the CEO’s prior performance objectives, the CEO’s achievement of those objectives, the performance of the Company, and the Company’s operating plan.  The Chairman also reviews the Compensation Committee’s independent consultant’s market analysis and recommendations of CEO pay, including target annual incentive levels and equity grants.

 

The Chairman of the Board then receives input from the Board of Directors, after which the Board finalizes the CEO’s annual performance objectives.  The objectives for any given year include, but are not limited to, achieving the annual Operating Plan results, any growth initiatives, other strategic initiatives, and core CEO responsibilities.  The objectives are documented as part of setting the CEO’s annual compensation package.  After completion of the fiscal year, the Chairman of the Board and the Compensation Committee evaluate the CEO’s performance against the objectives and provide their assessment to the full Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors discusses the results of the assessment, including the areas of greatest strength and areas where improvements could be made.  The result of this process is considered by the Compensation Committee in determining the CEO’s actual salary for the next fiscal year, payout of the CEO’s annual incentive award and sizing of future equity grants.

 

Determining Compensation of other NEOs.  For decisions affecting the compensation of the other NEOs, the Compensation Committee follows a similar process.  However, instead of the development of initial recommendations by the Chairman, in the case of other NEOs, the Committee takes into consideration any recommendations made by the CEO.

 

In evaluating pay actions and the mix of pay elements for all NEOs (including the CEO), the Compensation Committee reviews:

 

·                  A summary of the value of all compensation elements provided to the executive during the year;

 

·                  Competitive market peer group and broader industry survey data;

 

·                  Health and welfare benefits and retirement plan balances;

 

·                  Prior compensation decisions for the past five years through tally sheets;

 

·                  Business strategic goals and performance expectations;

 

·                  Expected and actual Company and individual performance; and

 

·                  Insight from the shareholder Say-on-Pay vote results.

 

The Compensation Committee uses the above information to evaluate the following:

 

·                  Alignment of the pay program with the Compensation Committee’s commitment to pay for performance;

 

·                  Consistency with competitive market practices;

 

·                  Reasonableness and balance of pay elements as they relate to pay risk;

 

·                  Year-to-year pay movement for each NEO to ensure it reflects any variations in annual performance and market conditions;

 

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·                  Internal pay equity with other executives based on individual performance, job scope and impact; and

 

·                  The effect of potential future payments, awards and plan design changes on the executive’s total pay package.

 

Role of the CEO.  The CEO recommends annual compensation actions for other NEOs to the Compensation Committee.  In consultation with each NEO, the CEO develops individual performance plans that serve as the basis for the determination of annual incentive awards.  After the completion of the fiscal year, the CEO reviews executive officer performance relative to individual goals and Company performance and makes recommendations to the Compensation Committee about the officer’s incentive award.  In addition to performance results, the CEO considers any changes in job scope, merit increase guidelines and market pay studies to recommend changes in base salary and equity awards for Compensation Committee approval.

 

Role of Independent Consultant.  The Compensation Committee believes that using an independent compensation consultant is important in developing executive compensation programs that are reasonable, consistent with Matson’s pay philosophy and market competitive.  Since the end of 2012, the Compensation Committee has retained Exequity LLP, an independent executive compensation consulting firm, to provide executive compensation services.  Exequity reports directly to the Compensation Committee and the Compensation Committee Chairman pre-approves all executive compensation engagements, including the nature, scope and fees of assignments.  Exequity advised the Compensation Committee on all aspects of executive compensation including the following during 2015:

 

·                  Recommended peer group assessment criteria and identified and recommended potential peer companies;

 

·                  Provided information on trends and regulatory developments for executive compensation;

 

·                  Evaluated the size and structure of the components of Matson’s executive compensation program relative to the Company’s peer group and broader market practices;

 

·                  Reviewed and commented on recommendations regarding CEO and NEO pay, including target annual incentive levels and equity grants;

 

·                  Reviewed compensation risk assessment;

 

·                  Assessed Board pay levels and the structure of Board compensation; and

 

·                  Reviewed and assisted in the preparation of the executive compensation disclosure in the annual proxy statement.

 

In the course of fulfilling these responsibilities, a representative of Exequity attended all Compensation Committee meetings during the year, participated in executive sessions of the Compensation Committee without management present, and met with management from time to time to gather relevant information and provide input in assessing management proposals.  The Compensation Committee’s executive compensation decisions, including the specific amounts paid to Matson’s executive officers, are made through the exercise of its own judgment and may reflect factors and considerations other than the information and recommendations provided by Exequity, including the executive’s role and organizational impact, experience, tenure, sustained performance over time, and internal pay relationships.  Exequity has not provided any other services to the Compensation Committee and has received no compensation other than with respect to the services described above.

 

Pursuant to SEC rules, the Company has assessed the independence of Exequity and concluded that no conflict of interest exists that would prevent Exequity from independently representing the Compensation Committee.

 

Role of Management.  Management assists the Compensation Committee in its role of determining executive compensation in a number of ways, including:

 

·                  Providing management’s perspective on compensation plan structure and implementation;

 

·                  Identifying appropriate performance measures and establishing individual performance goals that are consistent with the Board-approved Operating Plan;

 

·                  Providing the data used to measure performance against established goals, with the CEO providing perspective on individual executive performance and compensation amounts; and

 

·                  Providing recommendations, based on information provided by Exequity, regarding pay levels for NEOs in 2015 on the basis of plan formulas, salary structures and the CEO’s assessment of individual officer performance.

 

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Role of Market Data.  As there are few companies directly comparable to Matson in business mix, size and location of operation, based on the recommendation of Exequity, the Compensation Committee used a combination of peer group proxy statement data and published general industry survey data as a benchmark reference in the 2015 compensation decision-making process.  This competitive market data provides only one of many factors the Compensation Committee considers in assessing and determining appropriate pay levels as it exercises its business judgment.  Other factors the Committee considers include Matson’s pay philosophy, incumbent job scope of responsibility, tenure, organization impact, internal equity, company and individual performance, and historical pay actions.

 

During the 2013 executive compensation peer group review process, Exequity conducted an independent review of the peer group and established the following selection criteria to develop a recommended peer group for the Compensation Committee’s approval:

 

·                  Transportation-related companies (including air freight, airline, marine, railroad, trucking and logistics management operations);

 

·                  Companies with similar size characteristics, including annual revenues generally within one-half to two times Matson’s annual revenue and having a market capitalization that is generally less than five times Matson’s market capitalization; and

 

·                  Additional companies that may be outside these size parameters but have other relevant business and operating characteristics to Matson and are influenced by similar economic and regulatory factors.

 

Based on these factors, Exequity recommended and the Compensation Committee approved a peer group of the following twenty public transportation-related companies (“peer group”) for pay comparisons starting in 2014 for 2015 pay assessments:

 

·             ArcBest Corporation

·             Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

·             Con-Way Inc.

·             Echo Global Logistics

·             Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

·             GulfMark Offshore, Inc.

·             Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

·             Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.

·             Hub Group, Inc.

·             J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

 

·             Knight Transportation, Inc.

·             Kansas City Southern

·             Kirby Corporation

·             Landstar System, Inc.

·             Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

·             Saia, Inc.

·             SEACOR Holdings Inc.

·             Swift Transportation Company

·             Tidewater Inc.

·             Werner Enterprises, Inc.

 

Matson is currently between the 40th and 55th percentiles of this peer group in revenue and market capitalization.  Given the limited number of relevant publicly traded transportation companies similar enough to Matson’s profile to serve as meaningful comparisons, the Compensation Committee believes the peer group recommended by Exequity provides a reasonable basis for analyzing compensation for Matson’s NEOs.  The Compensation Committee will continue to collect general industry data for similar revenue size companies as additional reference for competitive market analysis, particularly for NEOs other than the CEO, given the limited number of similarly sized companies in the peer group and competition for talent with other industry segments.

 

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Components of Executive Compensation

 

The material elements of compensation for Matson’s NEOs are base salaries, annual bonuses and equity incentives.  NEOs also are eligible for retirement, severance and change in control termination benefits and participate in other employee benefit programs.

 

Base Salary: Salary is intended to provide a minimum fixed rate of pay which comprises less than 42% of an NEO’s total direct compensation.  Salary increases can be awarded in recognition of superior performance, organizational advancement and increasing levels of responsibility as well as projections for market movement and merit guidelines established for the organization.  Generally, base salaries for Matson’s NEOs are based on the Compensation Committee’s determination of appropriate salary levels, taking into consideration peer group and survey information, the CEO’s recommendations (for NEOs other than himself), the executive’s role in the organization, his performance during the prior fiscal year  and relative pay position to other Matson executives.  In 2015, Matson increased the base salary 13% for Mr. Heilmann reflecting his individual performance and growth in the Chief Legal Officer role, contribution to the Company and competitive market levels, and 24% for Mr. Lauer in recognition of his promotion to Senior Vice President, Ocean Services.  Additionally, in connection with Matson’s overall merit program, base salaries for all NEOs were increased 3% to keep up with inflation and to be consistent with market pay practices.

 

Annual Cash Incentives: Annual incentives for NEOs are provided through the CIP.  The CIP was designed to align performance incentives at all participating organization levels, to motivate executives to contribute to the Company’s success and reward them if they achieve specific pre-established corporate and individual goals.  These goals are established in February of each year based on the use of the metrics described below.

 

Weighting of Goals.  The weighting of the corporate and individual goals depends on the executive’s position and responsibilities.  The intention is to place a significant portion of the awards on the financial results of the Company, but balance that with important strategic and operating goals that have been established for the year through the individual portion.  The 2015 weighting is as follows:

 

Weighting of 2015 CIP Goals for NEOs

 

NEO

 

Corporate

 

Individual

 

Matthew J. Cox

 

70

%

30

%

Joel M. Wine

 

70

%

30

%

Peter T. Heilmann

 

70

%

30

%

Ronald J. Forest

 

70

%

30

%

John P. Lauer

 

70

%

30

%

 

Determination of Annual Cash Incentive Award. Each component—corporate and individual—is evaluated against the respective performance goals. There are three levels of award opportunities for each component: threshold, target and extraordinary. In 2015, the target award opportunity levels for NEOs ranged from 50 percent to 100 percent of salary, which is consistent with competitive market targets. If a threshold goal is not achieved, there is no payout for that component. If threshold goals are achieved, a participant receives 50 percent of the target award opportunity set for that component. If target or extraordinary goals are achieved, a participant receives 100 or 200 percent, respectively, of the target award opportunity for that component. Awards are prorated for performance between the threshold, target and extraordinary levels, as applicable. No additional award is provided for performance above the extraordinary goal level. The maximum achievable award in the aggregate is 200 percent of the NEO’s target award opportunity.

 

The CEO reviews the annual individual incentive award calculations for each individual other than himself and makes recommendations to the Compensation Committee regarding payouts. For the CEO’s individual incentive award calculation, the Chairman reviews the CEO’s individual performance achievement and provides the results to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee reviews and approves all awards and has discretion to modify recommended awards to take into consideration factors it believes appropriately reflect the performance of the Company and the individual. Such factors vary, but may include, for individuals, adjustments for an executive taking on temporary but significant responsibilities in addition to his normal job role, or for the Company or a business unit, adjustments for extraordinary or unusual events.

 

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Company Performance. The corporate component measure in 2015 was based on the Operating Plan approved by the Board of Directors and was weighted 100 percent on consolidated EBITDA performance. EBITDA is defined as operating income plus depreciation and amortization, subject to any adjustments made to accurately reflect the Company’s 2015 performance. Any adjustments are at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee. EBITDA was selected as the CIP corporate performance measure because the Company believes it best reflects the annual operating results of business execution and profitability levels. The Company believes that EBITDA is a critical annual operating performance measure and, in combination with the multi-year performance measures of ROIC and TSR (described below in “Performance Shares”), provides focus and alignment with shareholder interests.

 

Annual incentive goals at threshold, target and extraordinary (maximum) are approved by the Compensation Committee in February of each year. The 2015 annual corporate and business unit targets reflected the Company’s Board-approved Operating Plan. When establishing the Operating Plan, management and the Board of Directors consider the historical performance of the Company, external elements such as economic conditions and competitive factors and Company capabilities. In 2015, the Compensation Committee set threshold performance at 90 percent of plan target and extraordinary performance at 120 percent of target for EBITDA results. The threshold and extraordinary goals were determined on the basis of the level of difficulty in achieving the target objective as well as establishing a reasonable range of performance variability around the Operating Plan target.

 

For determination of CIP award levels for 2015, the Company’s operating performance, excluding any financial impact related to the Alaska trade acquisition as in accordance with the terms of the CIP, was compared to the performance goals approved by the Compensation Committee in February 2015. Corporate goals and the actual result were as follows:

 

Company Performance Results Related to the 2015 CIP

 

Corporate Goal

 

Threshold

 

Target

 

Extraordinary

 

Actual

 

EBITDA (000s)

 

$

190,764

 

$

211,960

 

$

254,352

 

$

285,943

 

 

Individual Performance. In addition to the corporate performance goal, 30 percent of each NEO’s 2015 award was based on achieving individual goals, which reflect the NEO’s position in the Company and the activities of the NEO’s business function. Individual goals are reviewed by the Compensation Committee each year. Performance against individual goals is assessed at threshold, target and extraordinary levels; achievement of some but not all individual goals can result in a partial payout. The primary individual NEO goals are listed below.

 

NEO

 

Individual Goals

Matthew J. Cox

 

· Perform core CEO responsibilities effectively

 

 

· Achieve the Company’s strategic growth initiatives

 

 

· Lead closing and integration of the Horizon Lines acquisition

 

 

· Achieve Matson South Pacific financial objectives

 

 

· Achieve Company’s cost reduction and margin improvement initiatives

 

 

 

Joel M. Wine

 

· Perform core CFO responsibilities effectively

 

 

· Lead closing and integration of the Horizon Lines acquisition

 

 

· Support strategic growth initiatives

 

 

· Lead other critical initiatives within the Company

 

 

· Achieve Company’s cost reduction and margin improvement initiatives

 

 

 

Peter T. Heilmann

 

· Perform core Corporate Secretary responsibilities effectively

 

 

· Manage legal aspects of pre-closing activities for Horizon Lines acquisition and planning of law      department integration

 

 

· Oversee general regulatory compliance and Company efforts related to the Jones Act

 

 

· Lead and oversee team focused on resolving government investigations, general claims and litigation matters, and mitigate future litigation risks through compliance

 

 

· Manage and oversee legal aspects of significant corporate initiatives

 

 

 

Ronald J. Forest

 

· Achieve Company’s cost reduction and margin improvement initiatives

 

 

· Achieve Guam China service objectives

 

 

· Achieve Hawaii service standards

 

 

· Lead Horizon Lines acquisition integration for operations

 

 

· Achieve operations expense and income objectives

 

 

· Achieve capital plan, dry-dock plan, vessel Maintenance & Repair plan and Hull & Machinery insurance reserve

 

 

· Lead Company’s new vessel project

 

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John P. Lauer

 

· Achieve Company’s China eastbound gross revenue objectives

 

 

· Achieve Company’s Hawaii income from operations objectives

 

 

· Achieve Company’s cost reduction and margin improvement initiatives

 

 

· Lead Horizon Lines acquisition integration for ocean services

 

 

· Minimize financial impact from competition

 

Total Performance for 2015. Actual CIP awards earned versus target averaged approximately 192 percent of the overall targeted goal payouts and were as follows:

 

2015 CIP Payouts for NEOs

 

NEO

 

2015
Target
Award

 

Actual
Award for
2015

 

% of
Target

 

Corporate
Performance

 

Corporate
Component
Payout(1)
(70% Weighting)

 

Overall
Individual
Performance
Rating

 

Individual
Component
Payout
(30% Weighting)

 

Matthew J. Cox

 

$

658,025

 

$

1,232,153

 

187

%

134.9

%

$

921,236

 

Above Target

 

$

310,917

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joel M. Wine

 

$

330,603

 

$

651,289

 

197

%

134.9

%

$

462,844

 

Slightly Below Extraordinary

 

$

188,445

 

Peter T. Heilmann

 

$

216,300

 

$

426,112

 

197

%

134.9

%

$

302,820

 

Slightly Below Extraordinary

 

$

123,292

 

Ronald J. Forest

 

$

165,075

 

$

299,818

 

182

%

134.9

%

$

231,106

 

Above Target

 

$

68,712

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John P. Lauer

 

$

154,500

 

$

306,683

 

199

%

134.9

%

$

216,300

 

Extraordinary

 

$

90,383

 

 


(1) 134.9% corporate EBITDA performance resulted in a 200% corporate component payout.

 

Equity-Based Compensation: The equity portion of the total compensation program is designed to:

 

·                  Align management and shareholder interests;

 

·                  Provide incentive to achieve strategic operating goals and increase shareholder value over the longer-term; and

 

·                  Motivate and retain Matson’s executives.

 

Performance Shares. In 2015, Matson continued the use of Performance Share awards focused on multi-year performance over a three-year measurement period that was originally implemented in 2013. Settlement of the Performance Shares granted in 2015 is determined at the end of the three-year performance period (i.e., December 31, 2017). The actual number of shares that vest is based on Matson’s three-year annual average ROIC performance against pre-established goals approved by the Compensation Committee in January 2015 (the primary performance measure) and Matson’s TSR as measured against the S&P Transportation Select Industry Index and S&P Midcap 400 Index over the three-year period (the performance modifier). The total number of Performance Shares earned may range from zero to 200% of the target grant size based on the Company’s primary performance measure results and then further adjusted +/- 25% based on the TSR performance modifier results. No Performance Shares will vest sooner than three years from the date of grant except in connection with the occurrence of a change in control of the ownership of Matson under certain circumstances.

 

On December 31, 2015, the performance period for the 2013-2015 Performance Share grant ended. For determination of the Performance Share award levels, the Company’s operating performance, excluding any financial impact related to the Alaska trade acquisition as in accordance with the terms of the Performance Share award provisions under the 2007 ICP, and relative TSR performance were compared to the performance goals approved by the Compensation Committee in February 2013. Corporate goals and the actual results were as follows:

 

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Company Performance Results Related to the 2013-2015 Performance Share Awards

 

Corporate Goals

 

Threshold

 

Target

 

Extraordinary

 

Actual

 

3-Year Average ROIC

 

8.2%

 

10.2%

 

12.3%

 

13.0%

 

3-Year Relative TSR —MidCap 400

 

25th

 

50th

 

75th

 

87th

 

3-Year Relative TSR —Transportation

 

25th

 

50th

 

75th

 

76th

 

 

Settlement of 2013-2015 Performance Share Grant. Actual Performance Share awards earned versus target were 250 percent or 200 percent of the overall targeted goal payouts, depending on participation in the TSR modifier, as follows:

 

2013-2015 Performance Share Award Settlement for NEOs

 

NEO

 

2013-2015
Target
Award (#)

 

ROIC 
Performance

 

ROIC 
Payout 
%

 

TSR
Performance

 

TSR Modifier
%

 

2013-2015
Actual
Award (#)

 

Matthew J. Cox

 

27,892

 

127.5

%

200

%

87th/76th

 

+25

%

69,730

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joel M. Wine

 

10,227

 

127.5

%

200

%

87th/76th

 

+25

%

25,567

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter T. Heilmann(1)

 

2,232

 

127.5

%

200

%

N/A

 

N/A

 

4,464

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ronald J. Forest

 

5,579

 

127.5

%

200

%

87th/76th

 

+25

%

13,947

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John P. Lauer(1)

 

804

 

127.5

%

200

%

N/A

 

N/A

 

1,608

 

 


(1) The Performance Share awards for Messrs. Heilmann and Lauer are calculated only on ROIC performance, consistent with other senior management who were not executive officers at the time the grant was made.

 

Pursuant to the vesting provisions of the 2013-2015 Performance Share grants, time-based vesting of the awards occurred on January 23, 2016, while approval of the performance results associated with the awards took place on January 27, 2016. Therefore, the awards are included in the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End table below.

 

Restricted Stock Units. In 2015, the Company granted time-based RSUs to the NEOs. Time-based RSU grants align participant interests directly with shareholders and are intended to focus the efforts of executives on improving long-term stock price performance, increase executive beneficial share ownership and strengthen retention of participants through a three-year vesting period, prorated on the basis of the number of full or partial months employed during the vesting period.

 

Equity-based grants are generally considered and granted annually in January by the Compensation Committee. The CEO makes recommendations for each NEO (other than himself) to the Compensation Committee, which retains full discretion to set the grant amount. In determining the type and size of a grant to an executive officer, the Compensation Committee generally considers, among other things:

 

·                  Company and individual performance;

 

·                  The executive officer’s current and expected future contributions to the Company;

 

·                  Effect of a potential award on total compensation and pay philosophy;

 

·                  Internal pay equity relationships;

 

·                  Competitive market data;

 

·                  Potential dilutive impact on shareholders and available share pool; and

 

·                  Size and potential value of recent equity grants outstanding.

 

Standard equity grants were made to executives at Matson’s January 2015 Compensation Committee meeting and NEO grants were allocated 50/50 between Performance Shares and time-based RSUs.

 

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2015 Equity Awards for NEOs

 

 

 

Standard Annual Equity Award

 

 

 

NEO

 

Performance
Shares

 

Time-Based
RSUs

 

Total Equity Value

 

Matthew J. Cox

 

$

1,200,000

 

$

1,200,000

 

$

2,400,000

 

Joel M. Wine

 

$

300,000

 

$

300,000

 

$

600,000

 

Peter T. Heilmann

 

$

200,000

 

$

200,000

 

$

400,000

 

Ronald J. Forest

 

$

150,000

 

$

150,000

 

$

300,000

 

John P. Lauer

 

$

150,000

 

$

150,000

 

$

300,000

 

 

Combination of Total Direct Pay Elements: The Company’s combination of pay elements for its NEOs is designed to place the emphasis on incentive compensation, while at the same time focusing on long-term talent retention and maintaining a balanced program to ensure an appropriate relationship between pay and risk. The Compensation Committee believes this is consistent with one of its key compensation objectives, which is to align management and shareholder interests.

 

Percentage of Standard Target Total Direct Compensation Provided by Each Pay Element for 2015

 

 

 

2015 Pay Elements

 

NEO

 

Salary

 

Annual
Incentives

 

Long-Term
Incentives

 

Matthew J. Cox

 

18

%

18

%

64

%

Joel M. Wine

 

34

%

24

%

42

%

Peter T. Heilmann

 

37

%

22

%

41

%

Ronald J. Forest

 

41

%

21

%

38

%

John P. Lauer

 

41

%

20

%

39

%

 

Retirement Benefits: Matson provides various benefit plans to meet the retirement needs of all employees, including NEOs. Retirement plans are an important part of the Company’s total compensation program designed to provide executives with the ability to plan for their future while keeping them focused on Matson’s present success. The Pension Benefits table of this Proxy Statement provides a more detailed description and estimated values for each of the NEOs related to the Retirement Plan for Employees of Matson and Matson Excess Benefits Plan. The basic objective of these plans is to provide long-term eligible employees with retirement benefits proportional to their cash-based compensation from Matson.

 

Matson Individual Deferred Compensation and Profit Sharing Plan: The Company has a tax-qualified defined contribution retirement plan (the “Profit Sharing Retirement Plan”) available to all salaried non-bargaining unit employees. In 2010, the Company suspended the profit sharing component of this plan and replaced it with a cash-based profit sharing incentive program, with an award of zero to three percent of eligible base salary. This component provides for discretionary contributions to participants’ retirement savings account of up to three percent of compensation based on the degree of achievement of income before taxes as established in the Company’s annual Board-approved Operating Plan. The resulting payout percentage for 2015 was 3.0 percent. The Individual Deferred Compensation (401(k)) component of the Profit Sharing Retirement Plan, available to all salaried non-bargaining unit employees, provides for a discretionary match of the compensation deferred by a participant during the fiscal year. The matching contribution for 2015 was 3.0 percent. The value of the Company’s 2015 profit sharing contribution and Individual Deferred Compensation matches for NEOs are included in the Summary Compensation Table of this Proxy Statement.

 

Retiree Health and Welfare Plan: The Company provides NEOs with the same retiree medical and life insurance benefits as are provided in general to all salaried non-bargaining unit employees, which is limited to only those who joined the Company prior to January 1, 2008. These benefits aid in retaining long-term service employees and provide for health care costs in retirement. The Company limits its contribution towards the monthly premium, based on the employee’s age and years of service. The benefits from this plan are reflected in the “—Other Potential Post-Employment Payments” section of this Proxy Statement. The plan was amended effective January 1, 2012 to allow for the continued eligibility under the Retiree Health and Welfare Plan for employees hired prior to January 1, 2008.

 

No Perquisites: The Company provides no perquisites to the NEOs, with the exception of Company-provided parking. The aggregate cost of providing parking to all NEOs in 2015 was less than $10,000.

 

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Severance Plan and Change in Control Agreements: The Company maintains the Matson Executive Severance Plan (the “Severance Plan”) that covers each of the NEOs. The Company has entered into change in control agreements (“Change in Control Agreements”) with all NEOs to retain talent during transitions due to a change in control or other covered event, and to provide a competitive pay package. Change in Control Agreements promote the continuation of management to ensure a smooth transition. The Compensation Committee designed the agreement to provide a competitively structured program, and yet be conservative overall in the amounts of potential benefits. The Compensation Committee’s decisions regarding other compensation elements are affected by the potential benefits under these arrangements, as the Compensation Committee considers how the terms of these arrangements and the other pay components interrelate. These agreements and the Severance Plan are described in further detail in the “—Other Potential Post-Employment Payments” section of this Proxy Statement.

 

Tax and Accounting Considerations

 

In evaluating the compensation structure, the Compensation Committee considers tax and accounting treatment, balancing the effects on the individual and the Company. Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code limits the tax deductibility of certain executive compensation in excess of $1,000,000 for any fiscal year, except for certain “performance-based compensation.” The Compensation Committee does not limit executive compensation to that amount, but considers it as one factor in its decision-making. The 2007 Plan is designed to provide for the grant of awards intended to qualify for tax deductibility under Section 162(m), if certain conditions are met, though the Compensation Committee reserves the right to determine whether to make use of the performance-based compensation exception. In 2015, the Performance Share grants are intended to qualify as “performance-based” under Section 162(m) while time-based RSUs and the annual CIP are not. The Compensation Committee will continue to evaluate program designs and the ability to maximize compensation tax deductibility in the future.

 

Policies and Practices

 

Share Ownership Guidelines: To enhance shareholder alignment and ensure commitment to longer-term decision-making that enhances shareholder value, the Company has share ownership guidelines. Executives are required to own a value of stock equal to the salary multiple below within a five-year period:

 

Position

 

Salary Multiple

 

CEO

 

5X

 

Other NEOs

 

3X

 

 

As a result of the Company’s separation from Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. and new roles related to leading a public company, Messrs. Cox and Forest started a new five-year measurement period in 2012 to achieve the aforementioned share ownership guidelines. Mr. Wine’s measurement period commenced upon joining the Company in 2011, Mr. Heilmann’s measurement period started in 2014 in connection with his promotion, and Mr. Lauer’s measurement period commenced in 2015 in connection with his promotion. All NEOs have met or are on track to meet this requirement within the prescribed five year period.

 

Equity Granting Policy: Equity awards are typically granted for current employees at the same time of year at the January Compensation Committee meeting, and the meeting is generally scheduled on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Equity grants for new hires or promoted employees are approved at regularly scheduled Compensation Committee meetings, which meetings are scheduled approximately 8-12 months in advance of the meeting date. The timing of these grants is made without regard to anticipated earnings or other major announcements by the Company. The exercise price for stock option grants under the 2007 Plan is the closing price on the date of the grant, as specified by the 2007 Plan.

 

Policy Regarding Speculative Transactions and Hedging: The Company has adopted a formal policy prohibiting directors, officers and employees from (i) entering into speculative transactions, such as trading in options, warrants, puts and calls or similar instruments involving Matson stock, or (ii) hedging or monetization transactions, such as zero-cost collars and forward sale contracts, involving Matson stock.

 

Policy Regarding Recoupment of Certain Compensation: The Company has adopted a formal “clawback” policy for senior management, including all NEOs. Pursuant to such policy, the Company will seek to recoup certain incentive compensation, including cash bonuses and equity awards based upon the achievement of financial performance metrics, from executives in the event that the Company is required to restate its consolidated financial statements.

 

Compensation Risk Assessment: Matson conducted a detailed compensation risk assessment and concluded that the risks arising from the Company’s compensation policies and practices are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

 

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Compensation Committee Report

 

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the CD&A section of this Proxy Statement with management and, based on these discussions and review, it has recommended to the Board of Directors that the CD&A disclosure be included in this Proxy Statement.

 

The foregoing report is submitted by Dr. Chun (Chairman), Mr. Baird and Mr. Watanabe.

 

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

 

No member of the Compensation Committee is, or was during or prior to fiscal 2015, an officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. None of the Company’s executive officers serves or served as a director or member of the compensation committee of another entity where an executive officer of such other entity serves or served as a director or member of the Compensation Committee of the Company.

 

Summary Compensation Table

 

The following table summarizes the compensation paid by Matson to the NEOs in 2015, 2014 and 2013:

 

2015 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pension Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonqualified

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Equity

 

Deferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock

 

Option

 

Incentive Plan

 

Compensation

 

All Other

 

 

 

Name and

 

 

 

Salary

 

Bonus

 

Awards

 

Awards

 

Compensation

 

Earnings

 

Compensation

 

Total

 

Principal Position

 

Year

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)(1)

 

($)(2)

 

($)(3)

 

($)(4)

 

($)

 

($)

 

(a)

 

(b)

 

(c)

 

(d)

 

(e)

 

(f)

 

(g)

 

(h)

 

(i)

 

(j)

 

Matthew J. Cox

 

2015

 

665,372

 

 

2,400,040

(5)

 

1,232,153

 

66,775

 

82,469

(6)

4,446,809

 

President and Chief Executive

 

2014

 

633,778

 

 

1,900,024

 

 

1,185,726

 

264,785

 

84,152

 

4,068,465

 

Officer

 

2013

 

616,977

 

 

2,415,049

 

 

470,324

 

0

 

69,637

 

3,571,987

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joel M. Wine

 

2015

 

477,564

 

 

600,010

(5)

 

651,289

 

27,193

 

36,693

(6)

1,792,749

 

Senior Vice President and Chief

 

2014

 

454,887

 

 

550,030

 

 

512,690

 

46,555

 

42,495

 

1,606,657

 

Financial Officer

 

2013

 

442,839

 

 

733,344

 

 

266,115

 

34,993

 

33,634

 

1,510,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter T. Heilmann

 

2015

 

366,210

 

 

400,055

(5)

 

426,112

 

21,776

 

28,862

(6)

1,243,015

 

Senior Vice President and Chief

 

2014

 

297,643

 

 

300,053

 

 

291,968

 

21,900

 

25,861

 

937,425

 

Legal Officer (7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ronald J. Forest

 

2015

 

333,837

 

 

300,005

(5)

 

299,818

 

31,620

 

25,739

(6)

991,019

 

Senior Vice President,

 

2014

 

317,986

 

 

300,046

 

 

278,225

 

291,245

 

27,897

 

1,215,399

 

Operations

 

2013

 

309,556

 

 

400,042

 

 

143,935

 

0

 

25,262

 

878,795

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John P. Lauer

 

2015

 

310,642

 

 

300,005

(5)

 

306,683

 

13,394

 

18,827

(6)

949,551

 

Senior Vice President, Ocean Services (8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)  Represents the grant-date fair value of time-based RSUs and the grant-date fair value of Performance Shares (assuming the target level of performance is attained) for the fiscal year identified in column (b).

(2)  No stock option grants were made in 2013, 2014 or 2015.

(3)  Represents the NEO’s award under the CIP for the fiscal year identified in column (b) payable in cash in February of the following year.

(4)  All amounts are attributable to the aggregate change in the actuarial present value of the NEO’s accumulated benefit under all defined benefit and actuarial pension plans.

(5)  Includes the grant date fair value of Performance Shares at target of $1,200,020 for Mr. Cox, $300,005 for Mr. Wine, $200,028 for Mr. Heilmann, $150,003 for Mr. Forest, , and $150,003 for Mr. Lauer. The grant date fair value of these Performance Share awards at maximum are $3,000,050 for Mr. Cox, $750,013 for Mr. Wine, $500,070 for Mr. Heilmann, $375,008 for Mr. Forest, and $375,008 for Mr. Lauer.

(6)  Represents (i) amounts contributed by the Company to the Profit Sharing Retirement Plan ($19,961 for Mr. Cox, $14,327 for Mr. Wine, $10,986 for Mr. Heilmann, $10,015 for Mr. Forest, and $9,319 for Mr. Lauer), (ii) dividends paid on unvested time-based RSUs ($54,695 for Mr. Cox, $14,579 for Mr. Wine, $10,087 for Mr. Heilmann, $7,995 for Mr. Forest, and $4,458 for Mr. Lauer), and (iii) 401k match ($7,813 for Mr. Cox, $7,788 for Mr. Wine, $7,789 for Mr. Heilmann, $7,729 for Mr. Forest, and $5,050 for Mr. Lauer).

(7)  Mr. Heilmann was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer effective March 1, 2014.

(8)  Mr. Lauer was appointed Senior Vice President, Ocean Services effective April 1, 2015.

 

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Grants of Plan-Based Awards

 

The following table contains information concerning the equity and non-equity grants under Matson’s incentive plans during 2015 for the NEOs:

 

2015 GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Other

 

Grant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock

 

Date Fair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Awards:

 

Value of

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated Future Payouts

 

Estimated Future Payouts

 

Number of

 

Stock

 

 

 

 

 

Under Non-Equity Incentive

 

Under Equity Incentive

 

Shares of

 

and

 

 

 

 

 

Plan Awards(1)

 

Plan Awards(2)

 

Stock or

 

Option

 

 

 

Grant

 

Threshold

 

Target

 

Maximum

 

Threshold

 

Target

 

Maximum

 

Units

 

Awards

 

Name

 

Date

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

(#)

 

(#)

 

(#)

 

(#)(3)(4)

 

($)(5)

 

(a)

 

(b)

 

(c)

 

(d)

 

(e)

 

(f)

 

(g)

 

(h)

 

(i)

 

(l)

 

Matthew J. Cox

 

 

329,013

 

658,025

 

1,316,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/28/2015

 

 

 

 

6,207

 

33,104

 

82,760

 

 

1,200,020

 

 

 

1/28/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,104

 

1,200,020

 

Joel M. Wine

 

 

165,302

 

330,603

 

661,207

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/28/2015

 

 

 

 

1,552

 

8,276

 

20,690

 

 

300,005

 

 

 

1/28/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,276

 

300,005

 

Peter T. Heilmann

 

 

108,150

 

216,300

 

432,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/28/2015

 

 

 

 

1,035

 

5,518

 

13,795

 

 

200,028

 

 

 

1/28/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,518

 

200,028

 

Ronald J. Forest

 

 

82,538

 

165,075

 

330,151

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/28/2015

 

 

 

 

776

 

4,138

 

10,345

 

 

150,003

 

 

 

1/28/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,138

 

150,003

 

John P. Lauer

 

 

77,250

 

154,500

 

309,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/28/2015

 

 

 

 

776

 

4,138

 

10,345

 

 

150,003

 

 

 

1/28/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,138

 

150,003

 

 


(1)    Amounts reflected in this section relate to estimated payouts under the CIP. The value of the actual payouts is included in the Non-Equity Incentive Compensation column of the Summary Compensation Table.

 

(2)    Amounts in this section reflect Performance Share grants made in 2015 with vesting determined at the end of the 3-year performance period as of December 31, 2017. Actual number of Performance Shares earned will be determined based on the Company’s 3-year annual average ROIC and 3-year TSR measured relative to the companies comprising the S&P Transportation Select Industry Index and S&P MidCap 400 Index.

 

(3)    Amounts in this section reflect time-based RSU grants.

 

(4)    No stock option grants were made in 2015.

 

(5)    Based upon the $36.25 closing price of Matson common stock on the date of grant.

 

The CIP is based on corporate and individual goals. Performance measures, weighting of goals and target opportunities are discussed in the Compensation Discussion & Analysis Section entitled “Components of Executive Compensation — Annual Cash Incentives”.

 

Under the 2007 Plan, the Company has issued stock options that vest in equal increments over three years and have a maximum term of 10 years. They continue to vest and are exercisable for three years after disability, normal retirement at age 65 or older or approved early retirement at age 55 (with five years of service). Vesting automatically accelerates in the event of death and the executive’s personal representative has up to 12 months to exercise the stock options. Stock options granted under the 2007 Plan automatically vest on the specified effective date of a change in control if the participant is involuntarily terminated or awards are not assumed or replaced by the successor company. If an employee is terminated due to misconduct or engages in conduct considered materially detrimental to the business, then the option terminates immediately. If an employee ceases to be employed for any other reason the option may be exercised within three months of termination to the degree vested at the time of termination. Stock options cannot be re-priced under the 2007 Plan without shareholder approval. No stock options were granted in 2013, 2014 or 2015.

 

Under the 2007 Plan, the Company has issued time-based RSUs that vest in equal increments over three years. Time-based RSUs that are unvested will automatically vest upon death or permanent disability. Time-based RSUs will partially vest on a prorated basis upon normal retirement at age 65 or older or approved early retirement at age 55 (with five years of service). Upon the effective date of any change in control, any unvested time-based RSUs automatically vest if the participant is involuntarily terminated or awards are not assumed or replaced by the successor company. Under the 2007 Plan, grantees receive dividend equivalents on the full amount of time-based RSUs granted, regardless of vesting, at the same rate as is payable on the Company’s common stock.

 

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In January 2015, the Company granted Performance Shares. The actual number of Performance Shares earned will be determined at the end of the performance period as of December 31, 2017 based on the Company’s 3-year annual average ROIC (primary measure) and 3-year TSR measured relative to the companies comprising the S&P Transportation Select Industry Index and S&P MidCap 400 Index (award modifier), as shown in the table below. Actual performance at the target performance level for the ROIC measure results in earning 100 percent of the target Performance Share award; actual performance at the 80% threshold level ROIC results in earning 25 percent of the target award; actual performance below the threshold ROIC level results in no awards earned; and actual performance at the extraordinary ROIC level results in earning the maximum number of units equal to 200 percent of the target number of Performance Shares. For actual performance between threshold, target and extraordinary, awards are determined on a prorated basis. If TSR performance is at the 50th percentile of the market indexes, there is no modification to the number of Performance Shares earned based on ROIC; if TSR performance is at or better than the 75th percentile of the market indexes, the number of Performance Shares earned will be increased by 25%; if TSR performance is at or below the 25th percentile of the market indexes, the number of Performance Shares earned will be reduced by 25%. Award adjustment for relative TSR results between these performance levels will be interpolated on a straight-line basis. Maximum total Performance Shares awarded can be up to 250% of target. If participants receiving a Performance Share award terminate employment prior to vesting for any reason other than death, permanent disability, normal retirement or approved early retirement, their awards will not vest. If a participant terminates due to death, permanent disability, normal retirement or approved early retirement, his or her award will be prorated on the basis of the number of full or partial months employed during the performance period and the actual amount earned at the end of the performance period. If there is a change in control, the performance vesting requirements applicable to the Performance Shares will terminate and the number of Performance Shares that may become issuable to each participant will become fixed based on the formula described below under the heading “Other Potential Post-Employment Payments” and any unvested Performance Shares will automatically vest if the participant is involuntarily terminated or awards are not assumed or replaced by the successor company. No dividend equivalents are paid on outstanding Performance Shares.

 

TSR Modifier and Payout Adjustment:

 

Relative TSR Performance

 

TSR Modifier Adjustment

 

>75th percentile

 

+25

%

50th percentile

 

0

%

< 25th percentile

 

-25

%

 

Adjustment for TSR Modifier between performance levels will be interpolated on a straight-line basis:

 

 

 

ROIC Performance

 

TSR Performance

 

Performance Level

 

Performance as a % of
Target

 

Payout as a % of
Target

 

TSR Modifier

 

Total Payout as a % of
Target

 

Extraordinary

 

120

%

200

%

-25% to +25%

 

150% - 250%

 

Target

 

100

%

100

%

-25% to +25%

 

75% - 125%

 

Threshold

 

80

%

25

%

-25% to +25%

 

18.75% - 31.25%

 

 

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

 

The following table contains information concerning the outstanding equity awards owned by the NEOs on December 31, 2015:

 

2015 OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END

 

 

 

Option Awards

 

Stock Awards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Incentive

 

Equity Incentive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Incentive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan Awards:

 

Plan Awards:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan Awards:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market Value

 

Number of

 

Market or

 

 

 

Number of

 

Number of

 

Number of

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

of Shares or

 

Unearned

 

Payout Value of

 

 

 

Securities

 

Securities

 

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

Shares or

 

Units of

 

Shares, Units

 

Unearned

 

 

 

Underlying

 

Underlying

 

Underlying

 

 

 

 

 

Units of

 

Stock that

 

or Other Rights

 

Shares, Units

 

 

 

Unexercised

 

Unexercised

 

Unexercised

 

Option

 

Option

 

Stock that

 

Have Not

 

that Have 

 

or Other Rights

 

 

 

Options

 

Options 

 

Unearned

 

Exercise

 

Expiration

 

Have Not

 

Vested

 

Not

 

that Have Not

 

Name

 

Exercisable (#)

 

Unexercisable (#)

 

Options (#)

 

Price

 

Date

 

Vested (#)

 

($)(1)

 

Vested (#)(2)

 

Vested ($)

 

(a)

 

(b)

 

(c)

 

(d)

 

(e)($)

 

(f)

 

(g)

 

(h)

 

(i)

 

(j)

 

Matthew J. Cox

 

21,426

 

 

 

N/A

 

24.72

 

1/23/2017

 

78,135

(3)

3,330,895

 

143,140

(4)

6,102,058

 

 

 

35,042

 

 

 

 

 

23.28

 

1/29/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,977

 

 

 

 

 

20.84

 

1/25/2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,861

 

 

 

 

 

23.74

 

1/24/2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joel M. Wine

 

60,381

 

 

 

N/A

 

21.46

 

8/31/2021

 

20,827

(5)

887,855

 

45,511

(6)

1,940,134

 

 

 

29,954

 

 

 

 

 

23.74

 

1/24/2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter T. Heilmann

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

13,198

(7)

562,631

 

13,377

(8)

570,262

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ronald J. Forest

 

9,327

 

 

 

N/A

 

24.72

 

1/23/2017

 

10,985

(9)

468,291

 

24,450

(10)

1,042,304

 

 

 

16,491

 

 

 

 

 

23.28

 

1/29/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,272

 

 

 

 

 

16.94

 

1/26/2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,394

 

 

 

 

 

20.84

 

1/25/2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,254

 

 

 

 

 

23.74

 

1/24/2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John P. Lauer

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

6,368

(11)

271,468

 

6,663

(12)

284,044

 

 


(1) Market value of stock not vested based on closing stock price of $42.63 at year end.

(2) Represents 2014-2016 and 2015-2017 Performance Shares at target performance and actual settlement of the 2013-2015 Performance Shares.

(3) Vesting date of time-based RSUs—18,161 shares on 1/23/2016; 11,035 shares on 1/28/2016; 13,435 shares each on 1/29/2016 and 1/29/2017; 11,034 shares on 1/28/2017; and 11,035 shares on 1/28/2018.

(4) 2013-2015 Performance Shares settled with vesting date—69,730 shares on 1/23/2016. Target 2014-2016 and 2015-2017 Performance Shares contingent on meeting performance thresholds with vesting date—40,306 shares on 1/29/2017; and 33,104 shares on 1/28/2018.

(5) Vesting date of time-based RSUs—4,773 shares on 1/23/2016; 2,759 shares on 1/28/2016; 3,889 shares each on 1/29/2016 and 1/29/2017; 2,758 shares on 1/28/2017; and 2,759 shares on 1/28/2018.

(6) 2013-2015 Performance Shares settled with vesting date —25,567 shares on 1/23/2016. Target 2014-2016 and 2015-2017 Performance Shares contingent on meeting performance thresholds with vesting date—11,668 shares on 1/29/2017; and 8,276 shares on 1/28/2018.

(7) Vesting date of time-based RSUs—1,488 shares on 1/26/2016; 1,840 shares on 1/28/2016; 1,697 shares each on 1/29/2016 and 1/29/2017; 1,399 shares each on 2/26/2016 and 2/26/2017; and 1,839 shares each on 1/28/2017 and 1/28/2018.

(8) 2013-2015 Performance Shares settled with vesting date —4,464 shares on 1/23/2016. Target 2014-2016 and 2015-2017 Performance Shares contingent on meeting performance thresholds with vesting date—3,395 shares on 1/29/2017; and 5,518 shares on 1/28/2018.

(9) Vesting date of time-based RSUs—2,604 shares on 1/23/2016; 1,380 shares on 1/28/2016; 2,121 shares on 1/29/2016; 1,379 shares each on 1/28/2017 and 1/28/2018; and 2,122 shares on 1/29/2017.

(10) 2013-2015 Performance Shares settled with vesting date —13,947 shares on 1/23/2016. Target 2014-2016 and 2015-2017 Performance Shares contingent on meeting performance thresholds with vesting date—6,365 shares on 1/29/2017; and 4,138 shares on 1/28/2018.

(11) Vesting date of time-based RSUs—804 shares on 1/23/2016; 1,380 shares on 1/28/2016; 713 shares each on 1/29/2016 and 1/29/2017; and 1,379 shares each on 1/28/2017 and 1/28/2018.

(12) 2013-2015 Performance Shares settled with vesting date —1,608 shares on 1/23/2016. Target 2014-2016 and 2015-2017 Performance Shares contingent on meeting performance thresholds with vesting date—917 shares on 1/29/2017; and 4,138 shares on 1/28/2018.

 

Option Exercises and Stock Vested

 

The following table contains information concerning option exercises and stock awards for the NEO’s:

 

OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED FOR 2015

 

 

 

OPTION AWARDS

 

STOCK AWARDS

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Acquired on

 

Value Realized

 

Acquired on

 

Value Realized

 

 

 

Exercise

 

on Exercise

 

Vesting

 

on Vesting

 

Name

 

(#)

 

($)

 

(#)

 

($)

 

(a)

 

(b)

 

(c)

 

(d)

 

(e)

 

Matthew J. Cox

 

152,854

 

4,073,408

 

41,847

 

1,514,777

 

Joel M. Wine

 

 

 

16,168

 

585,744

 

Peter T. Heilmann

 

 

 

6,753

 

261,341

 

Ronald J. Forest

 

7,214

 

172,270

 

8,880

 

327,112

 

John P. Lauer

 

 

 

2,706

 

98,011

 

 

The value realized in column (e) was calculated based on the market value of Matson common stock on the vesting date. No amounts realized upon exercise of options or vesting of stock have been deferred.

 

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Pension Benefits

 

The following table contains information concerning pension benefits for the NEOs at the end of 2015:

 

PENSION BENEFITS FOR 2015

 

Name

 

Plan Name

 

Number of
Years Credited
Service
(#)

 

Present Value of
Accumulated
Benefit
($)

 

Payments
During Last
Fiscal Year
($)

 

(a)

 

(b)

 

(c)

 

(d)

 

(e)

 

Matthew J. Cox

 

Qualified Retirement Plan — Traditional portion

 

10.6

 

449,226

 

 

 

 

Qualified Retirement Plan — Cash Balance portion

 

4.0

 

48,294

 

 

 

 

Excess Benefits Plan — Pension portion

 

14.6

 

1,044,977

 

 

Joel M. Wine

 

Qualified Retirement Plan — Traditional portion

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qualified Retirement Plan — Cash Balance portion

 

4.3

 

42,172

 

 

 

 

Excess Benefits Plan — Pension portion

 

4.0

 

77,986

 

 

Peter T. Heilmann

 

Qualified Retirement Plan — Traditional portion

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qualified Retirement Plan — Cash Balance portion

 

3.6

 

35,527

 

 

 

 

Excess Benefits Plan — Pension portion

 

3.6

 

24,833

 

 

Ronald J. Forest

 

Qualified Retirement Plan — Traditional portion

 

16.8

 

915,290

 

 

 

 

Qualified Retirement Plan — Cash Balance portion

 

4.0

 

53,278

 

 

 

 

Excess Benefits Plan — Pension portion

 

20.8

 

772,004

 

 

John P. Lauer

 

Qualified Retirement Plan — Traditional portion

 

3.6

 

192,126

 

 

 

 

Qualified Retirement Plan — Cash Balance portion

 

4.0

 

47,482

 

 

 

 

Excess Benefits Plan — Pension portion

 

7.6

 

34,313

 

 

 

Actuarial assumptions used to determine the present values of the pension benefits include: Discount rates for qualified and non-qualified retirement plans of 4.5% and 3.4%, respectively. The assumed retirement age is 65 for Messrs. Wine and Heilmann, and age 62 with 5 years of service (or current age, if greater) for other NEOs. Qualified plan benefits (traditional defined benefit and cash balance) are assumed to be paid on a single life annuity basis (however, cash balance portion may be paid in a lump sum at the election of the executive). The cash balance accounts are projected to the assumed retirement age using 2.14% interest per year (the rate in effect for 2015) with no future pay credits. The projected qualified plan cash balance accounts were converted to life annuities at the assumed retirement age using the annuity conversion interest assumptions and mortality used in Matson’s financial disclosures, i.e., 1.69% (for the first five years), 4.11% (next 15 years) and 5.07% (years in excess of 20) and the Applicable Mortality Table, as defined for lump sum calculations under Section 417(e) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Applicable Mortality Table is defined by the IRS for years through 2015, and for subsequent years, the assumption is that the IRS will continue to apply the same annual mortality improvements as it did through 2015 in each future year.

 

The Excess Benefits Plan benefits are paid as a lump sum equal to the present value of the traditional defined benefit assumed to be paid on a single life annuity basis plus the cash balance account. The present values were determined based on interest rates (with 40.0% marginal tax rate adjustment) and mortality used in Matson’s financial disclosures, i.e., 1.01% (for the first 5 years), 2.47% (next 15 years) and 3.04% (years in excess of 20) and the Applicable Mortality Table, as defined for lump sum calculations under Section 417(e) of the Internal Revenue Code. The cash balance accounts are projected to the assumed retirement age using 2.14% interest per year (the rate in effect for 2015) with no future pay credits.

 

Retirement Plan for Employees of Matson. The Retirement Plan for Employees of Matson (the “Qualified Retirement Plan”) provides pension benefits to the Company’s employees including the NEOs. Effective December 31, 2011, the Company froze the benefits that had accumulated under the traditional defined benefit formula under the Qualified Retirement Plan for those salaried non-bargaining unit employees who joined the Company before January 1, 2008 and transitioned them to the same cash balance formula applicable to employees who joined the Company on or after January 1, 2008.

 

The traditional defined benefit formula was based on participants’ service and average monthly compensation in the five highest consecutive years of their final 10 years of service through December 31, 2011. Compensation included base salary, overtime pay and one-year bonuses. The amounts were expressed as a single life annuity payable at the normal retirement age of 65. An employee became vested after five years of service with the Company or attainment of age 65. An employee may take early retirement at age 55 or older, if the employee has already completed at least five years of service with the Company. If an employee retires early, the same formula for normal retirement is used, although the benefit will be reduced for commencement before age 62 because the employee will receive payment early and over a longer period of time.

 

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Effective January 1, 2012, a cash balance formula provides a retirement benefit equal to 5 percent of an employee’s eligible cash compensation, for each year worked while covered by the cash balance formula, plus interest. The vesting period was reduced from five years to three years for an employee with a cash balance benefit. At retirement or other separation from service, the employee may elect to receive the vested cash balance portion of his Qualified Retirement Plan benefits as a lump sum or an actuarially equivalent annuity.

 

Matson Excess Benefits Plan. The Excess Benefits Plan was adopted to help the Company meet its objectives for retirement plans, including assisting employees with retirement income planning, increasing the attractiveness of employment with the Company and attracting mid-career executives. The Excess Benefits Plan works together with the Qualified Retirement Plan and Profit Sharing Retirement Plan to provide Company pension benefits and profit sharing contributions in amounts equal to what otherwise would have been provided using the Qualified Retirement Plan’s and Profit Sharing Retirement Plan’s formulas except for the compensation, contribution, and benefits limits imposed by tax law. Effective December 31, 2011, the Company also froze pension benefits that had accumulated under the traditional defined benefit formula under the Excess Benefits Plan and implemented the cash balance formula for eligible employees of the Excess Benefits Plan effective January 1, 2012. Under the pension portion of the Excess Benefits Plan associated with the Qualified Retirement Plan, benefits under the traditional defined benefit formula are payable after the executive’s separation from service in a lump sum that is actuarially equivalent to the annuity form of payment, and the cash balance account is paid as a lump sum. Under the profit sharing portion of the Excess Benefits Plan associated with the Profit Sharing Retirement Plan, amounts are credited to executives’ accounts, to be payable after the executive’s separation from service.

 

Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation

 

The following table contains information concerning non-qualified deferred compensation for the NEOs in 2015.

 

2015 NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION

 

Name

 

Executive
Contributions
in Last FY
($)

 

Registrant
Contributions
in Last FY
($)(1)

 

Aggregate
Earnings in
Last FY
($)

 

Aggregate
Withdrawals/
Distributions
($)

 

Aggregate
Balance at
Last FYE
($)(2)

 

(a)

 

(b)

 

(c)

 

(d)

 

(e)

 

(f)

 

Matthew J. Cox

 

 

12,011

 

913

 

 

58,593

 

Joel M. Wine

 

 

6,377

 

213

 

 

17,250

 

Peter T. Heilmann

 

 

3,036

 

23

 

 

4,188

 

Ronald J. Forest

 

 

2,065

 

89

 

 

6,585

 

John P. Lauer

 

 

1,369

 

 

 

1,369

 

 


(1)   Amounts reflected in this section relate to excess profit sharing retirement contributions made by the Company under the Matson Excess Benefits Plan. These amounts are included in the Summary Compensation Table as 2015 compensation.

 

(2)   Represents the aggregate balance as of December 31, 2015.

 

Other Potential Post-Employment Payments

 

Change in Control Agreements. Matson does not have employment agreements with any of its NEOs. In order to establish agreed-upon terms with its senior executives in connection with a possible future occurrence of a change in control, Matson has entered into Change in Control Agreements with all of the NEOs, which are intended to encourage their continued employment with Matson by providing them with greater security in the event of termination of their employment following a change in control of the ownership of Matson. The Company has adopted a participation policy that extends these agreements only to senior level executives whose employment would be most likely at risk upon a change in control. Each Change in Control Agreement has a term running through December 31, 2015 and is automatically extended for a successive one-year period every January 1st, unless terminated by Matson on or before December 1 of the preceding year. The Change in Control Agreements provide for certain severance benefits if the executive’s employment is terminated by Matson without “cause” or by the executive for “good reason,” in each case as defined in the agreement, following a “Change in Control Event” of Matson, as defined to comply with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, as follows. Upon termination of employment under these circumstances, the executive will be entitled to receive (i) a lump-sum severance payment equal to two times the sum of the executive’s base salary and target bonus, (ii) pro rata payment at target with respect to outstanding contingent incentive awards for uncompleted performance periods, (iii) lump sum payment of amounts due the executive under deferred compensation plans, and (iv) an amount equal to the spread between the exercise price of outstanding options held by the executive and the fair market value at the time of termination. In addition, Matson will maintain all (or provide similar) employee health and welfare benefit plans for the executive’s continued benefit for a period of two years after termination. Matson will also reimburse executives for individual outplacement counseling services. These are “double

 

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trigger” agreements where no payments are made and long-term incentives do not accelerate unless both a change in control and a qualifying termination of employment occurs. In the event that any amount payable to the executive is deemed under the Internal Revenue Code to be made in connection with a change in control of the Company, and such payments would result in the excise tax imposed on “excess parachute payments” under the Internal Revenue Code, the Change in Control Agreements provide that the executive’s payments will be reduced to an amount that would not result in the imposition of the excise tax, to the extent that such reduction would result in a greater after-tax benefit to the executive. No tax gross-up payments are provided by the Change in Control Agreements.

 

Executive Severance Plan. The Company also maintains the Severance Plan that covers the NEOs. The purpose of the Severance Plan is to retain key employees and to encourage such employees to use their best business judgment in managing the Company’s affairs. The Severance Plan continues from year to year, subject to a periodic review by the Committee. The Severance Plan provides certain severance benefits if a designated executive is involuntarily terminated without “cause” (as defined in the Severance Plan) or laid off from employment as part of a job elimination/restructuring or reduction in force. Upon such termination of employment, the executive will be entitled to receive an amount equal to six months’ base salary, payable in equal installments over a period of one year, continued payment by the Company of life and AD&D insurance premiums for a period of six months, and payment of COBRA premiums for continued group health plan coverage for a maximum period of 12 months. If the executive executes a release agreement prepared by the Company, the executive shall receive additional benefits, including an additional six months of base salary and designated benefits, reimbursement for outplacement counseling services and a prorated share of incentive plan awards at target levels under the CIP that would have been payable to the executive had he or she remained employed until the end of the applicable performance period.

 

Voluntary Resignation. If the executive voluntarily resigns from the Company, no amounts are payable under the Severance Plan or the CIP (other than in the case of voluntary resignation in connection with retirement for benefits under the CIP only). The executive may be entitled to receive retirement and retiree health and medical benefits to the extent those benefits have been earned or vested under the provisions of the plans. The executive may have three to six months after termination to exercise stock options to the degree vested at the time of termination. In addition, the executive would be entitled to any amounts voluntarily deferred (and the earnings accrued) under the deferred compensation plan and the Profit Sharing Retirement Plan.

 

Treatment of Equity. Upon a change in control, the performance vesting requirements for Performance Shares will terminate and the number of Performance Shares that may be issuable to each participant becomes fixed based on a formula determined by multiplying the target number of shares by either 50% (if the change in control is consummated during the first 18 months of the performance period) or 100% (if the change in control is consummated after the first 18 months of the performance period but prior to the completion of the performance period) (the “Change in Control Shares”).

 

If the Performance Share awards are assumed or continued by the successor entity (or are replaced with a cash incentive program of comparable value), the awards will continue to vest based on the service vesting requirements through the end of the performance period, on the basis of the number of Change in Control Shares. If the participant’s employment terminates prior to the end of the performance period by reason of the participant’s early retirement, normal retirement, death, or permanent disability, then, upon a change in control or, if later, separation from service, the participant will vest in a pro-rated portion of the Change in Control Shares based on the number of months of service completed by the participant during the performance period. Additionally, if the awards are assumed or continued by the successor entity, and a participant has an involuntary termination without cause or resigns for good reason, in either case within 24 months following the change in control, the participant will become vested in the Change in Control Shares.

 

If the Performance Share awards are not assumed by the successor entity, and the participant continues in service through the effective date of the change in control, the participant will vest in the Change in Control Shares upon the closing of the change in control. However, if a participant ceases service prior to a change in control by reason of early retirement, normal retirement, death, or permanent disability then, upon a change in control, the participant will vest in a pro-rated portion of the Change in Control Shares based on the number of months of service completed by the participant during the performance period.

 

Upon a change in control, there is no accelerated vesting for options or time-based RSUs if these awards are either assumed by the successor entity or replaced with a cash incentive program of comparable value.

 

Other benefits, as described in this section of the Proxy Statement entitled “Pension Benefits”, may include accrued, vested benefits under the Matson Qualified Retirement Plan and the Excess Benefits Plan.

 

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The following tables show the potential value to each executive under various termination-related scenarios, assuming that the termination of employment or other circumstance resulting in payment occurred on December 31, 2015:

 

EXECUTIVE TERMINATION SCENARIOS

 

Matthew J. Cox

 

 

 

Change in Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

w/ Involuntary
Termination ($)

 

Termination
w/o Cause ($) (1)

 

Termination
w/ Cause ($)

 

Voluntary
Resignation ($)

 

Retirement ($) (2)

 

Death ($)

 

Disability ($) (3)

 

Cash Severance

 

2,632,100

 

1,316,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retirement Benefits (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lump Sum Benefits

 

1,157,754

 

851,202

 

851,202

 

851,202

 

Not yet eligible

 

851,202

 

 

Present Value of Annuity (5)

 

415,423

 

415,423

 

415,423

 

415,423

 

 

 

215,143

 

 

Health and Welfare Benefits

 

82,981

 

37,659

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outplacement Counseling

 

10,000

 

10,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Incentives (6)

 

6,460,363

 

 

 

 

Not yet eligible

 

4,859,870

 

4,859,870

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (lump sum)

 

10,343,198

 

2,214,911

 

851,202

 

851,202

 

 

5,711,072

 

4,859,870

 

Total (annuity)

 

415,423

 

415,423

 

415,423

 

415,423

 

 

215,143

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excise Tax Response

 

No Cap and No Gross Up

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Forfeiture to Avoid Excise Tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Value Vesting at or After Termination

 

10,343,198

 

2,214,911

 

851,202

 

851,202

 

 

5,711,072

 

4,859,870

 

 

Joel M. Wine

 

 

 

Change in Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

w/ Involuntary
Termination ($)

 

Termination
w/o Cause ($)
 (1)

 

Termination
w/ Cause ($)

 

Voluntary
Resignation ($)

 

Retirement ($) (2)

 

Death ($)

 

Disability ($) (3)

 

Cash Severance

 

1,605,786

 

802,893

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retirement Benefits (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lump Sum Benefits (7)

 

100,445

 

100,445

 

100,445

 

100,445

 

Not yet eligible

 

100,445

 

 

Present Value of Annuity (5)

 

42,172

 

42,172

 

42,172

 

42,172

 

 

 

41,947

 

 

Health and Welfare Benefits

 

82,014

 

37,659

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outplacement Counseling

 

10,000

 

10,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Incentives (6)

 

1,738,068

 

 

 

 

Not yet eligible

 

1,313,445

 

1,313,445

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (lump sum)

 

3,536,313

 

950,997

 

100,445

 

100,445

 

 

1,413,890

 

1,313,445

 

Total (annuity)

 

42,172

 

42,172

 

42,172

 

42,172

 

 

41,947

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excise Tax Response

 

No Cap and No Gross Up

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Forfeiture to Avoid Excise Tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Value Vesting at or After Termination

 

3,536,313

 

950,997

 

100,445

 

100,445

 

 

1,413,890

 

1,313,445

 

 

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Change in Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

w/ Involuntary
Termination ($)

 

Termination
w/o Cause ($)
 (1)

 

Termination
w/ Cause ($)

 

Voluntary
Resignation ($)

 

Retirement ($) (2)

 

Death ($)

 

Disability ($) (3)

 

Cash Severance

 

1,153,600

 

576,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retirement Benefits (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lump Sum Benefits (7)

 

30,828

 

30,828

 

30,828

 

30,828

 

Not yet eligible

 

30,828

 

 

Present Value of Annuity (5)

 

35,527

 

35,527

 

35,527

 

35,527

 

 

 

34,383

 

 

Health and Welfare Benefits

 

80,350

 

37,522

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outplacement Counseling

 

10,000

 

10,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Incentives (6)

 

942,592

 

 

 

 

Not yet eligible

 

726,973

 

726,973

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (lump sum)

 

2,217,370

 

655,150

 

30,828

 

30,828

 

 

757,801

 

726,973

 

Total (annuity)

 

35,527

 

35,527

 

35,527

 

35,527

 

 

34,383

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excise Tax Response

 

No Cap and No Gross Up

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Forfeiture to Avoid Excise Tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Value Vesting at or After Termination

 

2,217,370

 

655,150

 

30,828

 

30,828

 

 

757,801

 

726,973

 

 

Ronald J. Forest

 

 

 

Change in Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

w/ Involuntary
Termination ($)

 

Termination
w/o Cause ($) (1)

 

Termination
w/ Cause ($)

 

Voluntary
Resignation ($)

 

Retirement ($) (2)

 

Death ($)

 

Disability ($) (3)

 

Cash Severance

 

990,452

 

495,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retirement Benefits (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lump Sum Benefits

 

819,293

 

815,358

 

815,358

 

815,358

 

815,358

 

815,358

 

 

Present Value of Annuity (5)

 

1,021,065

 

1,021,065

 

1,021,065

 

1,021,065

 

1,021,065

 

622,911

 

 

Health and Welfare Benefits

 

83,510

 

37,659

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outplacement Counseling

 

10,000

 

10,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Incentives (6)

 

916,033

 

 

 

 

552,323

 

695,548

 

695,548

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (lump sum)

 

2,819,289

 

1,358,243

 

815,358

 

815,358

 

1,367,681

 

1,510,906

 

695,548

 

Total (annuity)

 

1,021,065

 

1,021,065

 

1,021,065

 

1,021,065

 

1,021,065

 

622,911

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excise Tax Response

 

Capped Benefits

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Forfeiture to Avoid Excise Tax

 

(96,547

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Value Vesting at or After Termination

 

2,722,741

 

1,358,243

 

815,358

 

815,358

 

1,367,681

 

1,510,906

 

695,548

 

 

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John P. Lauer

 

 

 

Change in Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

w/ Involuntary
Termination ($)

 

Termination
w/o Cause ($) (1)

 

Termination
w/ Cause ($)

 

Voluntary
Resignation ($)

 

Retirement ($) (2)

 

Death ($)

 

Disability ($) (3)

 

Cash Severance

 

927,000

 

463,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retirement Benefits (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lump Sum Benefits

 

35,217

 

35,112

 

35,112

 

35,112

 

35,112

 

35,112

 

 

Present Value of Annuity (5)

 

241,391

 

241,391

 

241,391

 

241,391

 

241,391

 

202,479

 

 

Health and Welfare Benefits

 

64,861

 

29,797

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outplacement Counseling

 

10,000

 

10,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Incentives (6)

 

486,962

 

 

 

 

325,839

 

350,344

 

350,344

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (lump sum)

 

1,524,040

 

538,409

 

35,112

 

35,112

 

360,951

 

385,456

 

350,344

 

Total (annuity)

 

241,391

 

241,391

 

241,391

 

241,391

 

241,391

 

202,479

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excise Tax Response

 

Capped Benefits

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Forfeiture to Avoid Excise Tax

 

(424,900

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Value Vesting at or After Termination

 

1,099,140

 

538,409

 

35,112

 

35,112

 

360,951

 

385,456

 

350,344

 

 


(1)       Assumes execution of an acceptable release agreement as provided by the Severance Plan.

(2)       Normal retirement is at age 65. An employee with five years of service may retire at age 62 with unreduced traditional defined benefit pension benefits under Qualified Retirement Plan. Employees may elect early retirement after attaining 55 years of age and completing five years of service. Mr. Forest is the only NEOs eligible for early retirement as of year-end.

(3)       If an NEO is disabled, he will continue to accrue credited vesting service as long as he is continuously receiving disability benefits under Matson’s sickness benefits plan or long-term disability benefit plan. Should the NEO stop receiving disability benefits, the accrual of credited vesting service will cease. Upon the later of attainment of age 65 or the date at which he is no longer eligible for disability benefits, the NEO will be entitled to receive a pension benefit based on his years of credited benefit service and his compensation prior to his becoming disabled.

(4)       Includes benefits under the Qualified Retirement Plan and the Excess Benefits Plan.

(5)       Represents the present value of amount paid as an annuity.

(6)       Includes the gain, if any, on accelerated stock options and the value of accelerated restricted stock based on the closing share price on December 31, 2015.

(7)       Not yet vested except for Excess Benefits Plan under change in control scenario.

 

All amounts shown are lump-sum payments, unless otherwise noted. Assumptions used in the tables above include: Discount rates for qualified and non-qualified retirement plans of 4.1% and 3.0%, respectively. The assumed retirement age is the current age if eligible for early retirement (at least age 55 with 5 years of service); otherwise it is the normal retirement age 65. Qualified plan benefits (traditional defined benefit and cash balance) are assumed to be paid on a single life annuity basis (however, the cash balance portion could be paid in a lump sum). The cash balance accounts are projected to the assumed retirement age using 2.41% interest per year (the rate in effect for 2014) with no future pay credits. The projected qualified plan cash balance accounts were converted to life annuities at the assumed retirement age using the annuity conversion interest assumptions and mortality used in Matson’s financial disclosures, i.e., 1.40% (for the first 5 years), 3.98% (next 15 years) and 5.04% (years in excess of 20) and the Applicable Mortality Table, as defined for lump sum calculations under Section 417(e) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Applicable Mortality Table is defined by the IRS for years through 2014, and for subsequent years, the assumption is that the IRS will continue to apply the same annual mortality improvements as it did through 2014 in each future year.

 

The Excess Benefits Plan benefits are paid, upon termination, as a lump sum equal to the present value of the traditional defined benefit assumed to be paid on a single life annuity basis plus the cash balance account. These present values were based on interest rates and mortality used in Matson’s financial disclosures, i.e., for change in control lump sums (with 40% marginal tax rate adjustment): 0.84% (for the first 5 years), 2.39% (next 15 years) and 3.02% (years in excess of 20); for other scenarios (with 40% marginal tax rate adjustment): 0.89% (for the first 5 years), 2.95% (next 15 years) and 3.56% (years in excess of 20); and the Applicable Mortality Table, as defined for lump sum calculations under Section 417(e) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Statements in this section that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the relevant forward-looking statement.

 

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PROPOSAL 2 - ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

Shareholders are being asked to vote to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of our NEOs.

 

Matson’s compensation philosophy is to align the Company’s objectives with shareholder interests through a compensation program that attracts, motivates and retains talented executives, and rewards outstanding performance. The CD&A section of this Proxy Statement, beginning on page 20, discusses Matson’s policies and procedures that implement compensation philosophy. Highlights of Matson’s compensation program include the following:

 

·                  Executive compensation is closely aligned with performance. In 2015, approximately 62 percent of the NEOs’ (other than the CEO) target total direct compensation was variable and performance-based, with 82 percent of the CEO’s standard target total direct compensation variable and performance-based. The ratio of variable compensation is consistent with market practices.

·                  The cash incentive compensation paid to Matson’s NEOs in 2015 reflected in the compensation tables in this Proxy Statement illustrate the Company’s commitment to pay for performance. Above target performance of the overall Company goals and above target performance of individual goals resulted in payouts for NEOs ranging from approximately 182 percent to 199 percent of their respective targets.

·                  The Performance Share plan uses a multi-year performance measurement period and metrics (ROIC and TSR over a three-year period) to balance Matson’s annual incentive plan focus (annual EBITDA and individual operational goals).

·                  Matson maintains (i) a clawback policy that applies to all senior management, (ii) a policy prohibiting hedging and other speculative transactions involving Company stock, and (iii) stock ownership guidelines for executive officers and Board members.

 

Promote Good and Discourage Bad Pay Practices. In addition to actions described above, the Company continues to monitor its existing pay practices, as highlighted below, to ensure that it adopts the best practices to the extent they are aligned to the business goals and strategy of the Company, as well as shareholder interests.

 

Promote Good Pay Practices

 

Discourage Bad Pay Practices

·                  Change in control agreements that include double triggers requiring both a change in control event and termination of employment before any severance payments can be made.

·                  Pay package for the CEO that is in line with the Company’s peer group.

·                  Multiple, balanced different performance metrics to determine incentive payments in annual and long-term incentive awards.

·                  Vesting of 50% of annual equity award is tied to achievement of specified performance goals.

·                  Share ownership requirements for senior executives and board members.

·                  Minimum vesting periods of three years on all equity awards to senior executives.

·                  Clawback policy that applies to all senior management.

·                  Policy prohibiting hedging and other speculative transactions involving Company stock.

 

·                  No employment contracts with any executive officer.

·                  No guaranteed bonus payments to senior executives.

·                  No bonus payouts that are not tied to performance.

·                  No single trigger vesting of equity in change of control.

·                  No pension payouts that are not proportional to pension payouts to employees generally.

·                  No excessive perquisites.

·                  No excessive severance or change in control provisions.

·                  No tax reimbursements or gross-ups.

·                  No dividend or dividend equivalents paid on unvested Performance Shares.

·                  No unreasonable internal pay disparity.

·                  No re-pricing or replacing of underwater stock options, without prior shareholder approval.

 

The following resolution is being submitted for a shareholder advisory vote at the Annual Meeting:

 

“RESOLVED, that the Company’s shareholders approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the 2015 Summary Compensation Table and the other related tables and disclosure.”

 

Although the advisory vote is non-binding, the Compensation Committee and the Board will review the results of the vote and consider them in future determinations concerning Matson’s executive compensation program.

 

The Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote “FOR” the approval of the resolution relating to executive compensation.

 

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PROPOSAL 3 — APPROVAL OF THE MATSON, INC. 2016 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

 

On February 25, 2016, the Board unanimously adopted and approved the Matson, Inc. 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2016 Plan”), and is submitting the 2016 Plan to shareholders for adoption and approval.

 

Matson currently administers its equity-based compensation programs under the Matson, Inc. 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2007 Plan”). As of the record date, 5,546,521 shares remained available for issuance under the 2007 Plan. Rather than request an extension of the duration of the 2007 Plan, the Board decided to replace the 2007 Plan by adopting a new incentive compensation plan in the form of the 2016 Plan.

 

The 2016 Plan, if approved, will provide for the issuance of 2,500,000 shares, which represents 5.7% of Matson’s outstanding common stock. This is a reduction of 3,046,521 shares from the number of shares remaining available for issuance under the 2007 Plan. If the 2016 Plan is approved, no additional awards will be granted after the date of shareholder approval under the 2007 Plan.

 

Why You Should Vote for the Matson, Inc. 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan

 

The Board recommends that the shareholders approve the 2016 Plan because it believes appropriate equity incentives are important to attract and retain the highest caliber of employees, non-employee directors and other service providers, to link incentive awards to Matson’s performance, to encourage employee and director ownership in Matson, and to align the interests of participants to those of its shareholders. The approval of the 2016 Plan will enable Matson to continue to provide such incentives.

 

Company Considerations

 

When approving the 2016 Plan, the Board and the Compensation Committee considered various factors, including potential dilution, burn rate, overhang and historical grant practices. Matson measures potential dilution as the total number of shares subject to equity awards granted, less cancellations and other shares returned to the reserve, with that result divided by total common shares outstanding at the end of the year. The potential dilution from the proposed share reserve under the 2016 Plan is 5.7%, based on the total common shares outstanding as of February 23, 2016. Matson’s annual dilution under the 2007 Plan for fiscal 2015 was 2.7%.

 

Matson actively manages its long-term dilution by limiting the number of shares subject to equity awards that are granted annually, commonly expressed as a percentage of total shares outstanding and referred to as burn rate. Burn rate is another measure of dilution that shows how rapidly a company is depleting its shares reserved for equity compensation plans, and differs from annual dilution because it does not take into account cancellations and other shares returned to the reserve. Matson has calculated the burn rate on a fiscal year basis for the past three years, as set forth in the following table:

 

Time Period

 

Options
Granted

 

Full-Value
Shares
Granted

 

Total Granted =
Options +
Full-Value Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Number
of CSO(1)

 

Burn Rate

 

Fiscal 2015

 

0

 

250,025

 

250,025

 

43.5M

 

0.58

%

Fiscal 2014

 

0

 

352,077

 

352,077

 

43.2M

 

0.82

%

Fiscal 2013

 

0

 

370,131

 

370,131

 

42.8M

 

0.87

%

 


(1)         Common shares outstanding

 

An additional metric that Matson uses to measure the cumulative impact of its equity program is overhang (number of shares subject to equity awards outstanding but not exercised or settled, plus number of shares available to be granted, divided by total common shares outstanding at the end of the year). Matson’s overhang as of February 23, 2016 was 15.4%. If the 2016 Plan is approved, the overhang as of that date would decrease to 8.4% because the number of shares available for future grants would be reduced.

 

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In fiscal 2013, 2014 and 2015, Matson made equity award grants under the 2007 Plan totaling approximately 370,131, 352,077, and 250,025 shares, respectively. Matson estimates that the availability of 2,500,000 shares under the 2016 Plan would provide a sufficient number of shares to enable Matson to continue to make awards at historical average annual rates for the next 6 to 7 years. In approving the share pool under the 2016 Plan, the Compensation Committee determined that reserving shares sufficient for approximately 6 to 7 years of new awards at historical grant rates is in line with the practice of its peer public companies.

 

The following are the factors that were material to the evaluation of the Compensation Committee, in determining acceptable and targeted levels of dilution: competitive data from relevant peer companies, current and future internal equity grant practices and share usage, and the influence of shareholder advisory firms like Institutional Shareholder Services. Our equity programs are revisited at least annually and assessed against these (and other) measures.

 

Promotion of Good Corporate Governance Practices

 

The Board believes that the 2016 Plan will promote the interests of shareholders and is consistent with principles of good corporate governance, including:

 

Independent Committee. The 2016 Plan will be administered by the Compensation Committee, which is composed entirely of independent directors who meet the NYSE standards for independence.

 

No Discounted Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights. All stock option and stock appreciation rights awards under the 2016 Plan must have an exercise or base price that is not less than 100% of the fair market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.

 

No Repricing. The 2016 Plan prohibits any repricing of stock options or stock appreciation rights without shareholder approval.

 

Performance Awards. Under the 2016 Plan, the Compensation Committee may grant performance-based awards intended to qualify as exempt performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), as well as other performance-based awards.

 

Any accrued dividend or dividend equivalents on performance-based awards will not vest or be paid out unless the applicable performance goals for the underlying awards are attained and will be cancelled if such performance goals are not achieved.

 

Key Data

 

The following table includes information regarding all of Matson’s outstanding equity awards and shares available for future awards under Matson’s equity plans and equity award agreements as of February 23, 2016 (and without giving effect to this Proposal 3):

 

Outstanding stock options

 

441,846

 

Outstanding restricted stock unit awards

 

414,149

 

Other outstanding equity awards (Performance Shares)

 

301,036

 

Total shares subject to outstanding awards as of February 23, 2016

 

1,157,031

 

Total shares available for future awards as of February 23, 2016 under the 2007 Plan

 

5,546,521

 

Proposed shares available for future awards under the 2016 Plan

 

2,500,000

 

 

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Section 162(m) of the Code

 

The Board believes that it is in Matson’s best interests and the best interests of its shareholders to provide for an equity incentive plan under which compensation awards made to its executive officers can qualify for deductibility by Matson for federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, the 2016 Plan has been structured in a manner such that awards granted under it can satisfy the requirements for “performance-based” compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. In general, under Section 162(m), in order for Matson to be able to deduct compensation in excess of $1,000,000 paid in any one year to Matson’s chief executive officer or any of its three other most highly compensated executive officers (other than the chief financial officer), such compensation must qualify as “performance-based.”  One of the requirements of “performance-based” compensation for purposes of Section 162(m) is that the material terms of the performance goals under which compensation may be paid be disclosed to and approved by Matson’s shareholders. For purposes of Section 162(m), the material terms include (i) the employees eligible to receive compensation, (ii) a description of the business criteria on which the performance goal is based and (iii) the maximum amount of compensation that can be paid to an employee under the performance goal. With respect to the various types of awards under the 2016 Plan, each of these aspects is discussed below, and shareholder approval of the 2016 Plan will constitute approval of each of these aspects of the 2016 Plan for purposes of the approval requirements of Section 162(m). Although shareholder approval is one of the requirements for exemption under Section 162(m), even with shareholder approval there can be no guarantee that compensation will be treated as exempt performance-based compensation under Section 162(m). Furthermore, the Compensation Committee will continue to have authority to provide compensation that is not exempt from the limits on deductibility under Section 162(m).

 

Summary of the Matson, Inc. 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan

 

The following is a description of the material features of the 2016 Plan. The complete text of the 2016 Plan is attached hereto as Appendix A to this proxy statement. The following discussion is qualified in all respects by reference to Appendix A.

 

Purpose. The purpose of the 2016 Plan is to promote the interests of Matson by providing eligible persons in its service with the opportunity to participate in one or more cash or equity incentive compensation programs designed to motivate, attract and retain the services of persons who contribute to the success of the Company.

 

Structure. The 2016 Plan consists of four separate incentive compensation programs: (i) the discretionary grant program, (ii) the stock issuance program, (iii) the incentive bonus program and (iv) the automatic grant program for the non-employee members of the Board. The principal features of each program are described below.

 

Eligibility. Officers and employees, as well as consultants and other service providers, in Matson’s employ or service or in the employ or service of Matson’s parent or subsidiary companies (whether now existing or subsequently established) will be eligible to participate in the discretionary grant, stock issuance and incentive bonus programs. The non-employee members of the Board will also be eligible to participate in those three programs as well as the automatic grant program. As of February 23, 2016, approximately 90 persons (including seven executive officers) were eligible to participate in the discretionary grant, stock issuance and incentive bonus programs and six non-employee Board members were eligible to participate in those programs and the automatic grant program.

 

Securities Subject to the 2016 Plan. Subject to shareholder approval, 2,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock will be reserved for issuance over the term of the 2016 Plan. In addition, should any options currently outstanding under the Company’s 2007 Plan subsequently terminate unexercised or any stock issuances currently outstanding under the 2007 Plan be subsequently forfeited, reacquired or repurchased prior to vesting, the number of shares of common stock subject to those terminated options, together with forfeited, reacquired or repurchased shares, will be added to the share reserve available for issuance under the 2016 Plan. Shares of Common Stock that are subject to outstanding awards made under the 2016 Plan that subsequently expire, terminate or are cancelled for any reason prior to the issuance of such shares of Common Stock will be available for reissuance under the 2016 Plan. In addition, any unvested shares issued under the 2016 Plan that are subsequently forfeited or that Matson repurchases at a price not greater than the original issue price paid per share, pursuant to Matson’s repurchase rights under the 2016 Plan will be added back to the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2016 Plan and will accordingly be available for subsequent awards. Each share of Common Stock issued pursuant to an award under the 2016 Plan will reduce the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the 2016 Plan by one.

 

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There are no net counting provisions in effect under the 2016 Plan. Should the exercise price of an option be paid with shares otherwise issuable under the option, then the share reserve will be reduced by the gross number of shares for which that option is exercised, and not by the net number of shares issued under the exercised option. Upon the exercise of any stock appreciation right, the share reserve will be reduced by the gross number of shares as to which such right is exercised, and not by the net number of shares actually issued by the Company upon such exercise. If shares otherwise issuable under the 2016 Plan are withheld by the Company in satisfaction of the withholding taxes incurred in connection with the issuance, vesting or exercise of an award or the issuance of shares thereunder, then the share reserve will be reduced on the basis of the gross number of shares issued, vested or exercised under such award, calculated in each instance prior to any such share withholding.

 

The share reserve is subject to adjustments that reflect stock dividend, stock split or combination of shares, recapitalization or other change in the Company’s capital structure and certain transactions as provided in the 2016 Plan.

 

Shares of common stock issued under the 2016 Plan may be authorized but unissued shares of common stock or previously issued common stock acquired by the Company, including shares repurchased by the Company on the open market.

 

Individual Limits. The maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to incentive stock options granted under the 2016 Plan will not exceed 2,500,000. For awards denominated in terms of shares of the Company’s common stock at the time of grant (whether payable in the Company’s common stock, cash or a combination of both), no participant in the 2016 Plan may receive awards for more than 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in any single calendar year, subject to adjustment for subsequent stock splits, stock dividends and similar transactions. For awards denominated in terms of cash dollars at the time of grant  (whether payable in cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or both), no participant in the 2016 Plan may receive awards with an aggregate dollar value in excess of $5,000,000 in any one calendar year.

 

Administration. The Board has designated the Compensation Committee (either acting directly or through a subcommittee of two or more members) as possessing the authority to administer the discretionary grant, stock issuance and incentive bonus programs. All awards to non-employee directors (other than under the automatic grant program described below) will be made by the Compensation Committee (or a subcommittee thereof) comprised solely of independent directors, and any awards for members of the Compensation Committee (other than under the automatic grant program) must be authorized by a disinterested majority of the independent directors. The Board has also designed the Company’s Chief Executive Officer as possessing the authority to make cash-based awards (but not awards that may be settled in shares of the Company’s Stock) under the incentive bonus program to employees of the Company who are not officers of the Company. The Compensation Committee may delegate its power, authority and duties set forth in the 2016 Plan to one or more officers or employees of the Company, or a committee of such officers or employees, to the extent permitted by law.

 

The term “plan administrator,” as used in this summary, will mean the Company’s Compensation Committee (or subcommittee) to the extent each such entity is acting within the scope of its administrative authority under the 2016 Plan.

 

Equity Incentive Programs

 

Discretionary Grant Program. Under the discretionary grant program, eligible persons may be granted options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock or stock appreciation rights tied to the value of the Company’s common stock. The plan administrator will have complete discretion to determine which eligible individuals are to receive option grants or stock appreciation rights, the time or times when those options or stock appreciation rights are to be granted, the number of shares subject to each such grant, the vesting schedule (if any) to be in effect for the grant, the maximum term for which the granted option or stock appreciation right is to remain outstanding and the status of any granted option as either an incentive stock option or a non-statutory option under the Code.

 

Each granted option will have an exercise price per share determined by the plan administrator, but the exercise price will not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the option shares on the grant date. No granted option will have a term in excess of ten years. The shares subject to each option will generally vest in one or more installments over a specified period of service measured from the grant date. However, one or more options may be structured so that they will be immediately exercisable for any or all of the option shares. The shares acquired under such immediately exercisable options will be subject to repurchase by the Company, at the lower of the exercise price paid per share or the fair market value per share or such other repurchase pricing formula as determined by the plan administrator, if the optionee ceases service prior to vesting in those shares. In addition, one or more awards may be structured so that those awards will vest and become exercisable only after the achievement of pre-established corporate performance objectives.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following limitations apply with respect to the vesting schedules established for awards made under the discretionary grant program: (i) for any award which is to vest in the basis of service, the minimum vesting period is one year, with incremental vesting to occur over that period as determined by the plan administrator, and (ii) for any award which is to vest on the basis of performance objectives, the performance period will  have a duration of at least one year. However, these minimum vesting requirements do not apply to grants approved by the plan administrator in an amount not to exceed 5% of the shares authorized for issuance under the 2016 Plan.

 

Except as otherwise provided in an award agreement, upon cessation of service, the optionee will have a limited period of time in which to exercise his or her outstanding options to the extent exercisable for vested shares. The plan administrator will have complete discretion to extend the period following the optionee’s cessation of service during which his or her outstanding options may be exercised, provide for continued vesting during the applicable post-service exercise period and/or to accelerate the exercisability or vesting of such options in whole or in part. Such discretion may be exercised at any time while the options remain outstanding.

 

The 2016 Plan allows the issuance of two types of stock appreciation rights under the discretionary grant program:

 

·                                          Tandem stock appreciation rights granted in conjunction with stock options provide the holders with the right to surrender the related option grant for an appreciation distribution from the Company in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the fair market value of the vested shares of the Company’s common stock subject to the surrendered option over (ii) the aggregate exercise price payable for those shares.

 

·                                          Stand-alone stock appreciation rights allow the holders to exercise those rights as to a specific number of shares of the Company’s common stock and receive in exchange an appreciation distribution from the Company in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the fair market value of the shares of common stock as to which those rights are exercised over (ii) the aggregate exercise price in effect for those shares. The exercise price per share may not be less than the fair market value per share of the Company’s common stock on the date the stand-alone stock appreciation right is granted, and the right may not have a term in excess of ten years.

 

The appreciation distribution on any exercised tandem or stand-alone stock appreciation right may be paid in (i) cash, (ii) shares of the Company’s common stock or (iii) a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock, as determined by the plan administrator. Upon cessation of service with the Company, the holder of a stock appreciation right will have a limited period of time in which to exercise such right to the extent exercisable at that time. The plan administrator has complete discretion to extend the period following the holder’s cessation of service during which his or her outstanding stock appreciation rights may be exercised, provide for continued vesting during the applicable post-service exercise period and/or to accelerate the exercisability or vesting of those stock appreciation rights in whole or in part. Such discretion may be exercised at any time while the stock appreciation right remains outstanding.

 

Stock Issuance Program. Shares may be issued under the stock issuance program subject to performance or service vesting requirements established by the plan administrator. Shares may also be issued as a fully-vested bonus for past services without any cash outlay required of the recipient. Shares of the Company’s common stock may also be issued under the program pursuant to restricted stock units which entitle the recipients to receive those shares upon the attainment of designated performance goals or the completion of a prescribed service period or upon the expiration of a designated time period following the vesting of those units, including (without limitation), a deferred distribution date following the termination of the recipient’s service with the Company. Performance shares may also be issued under the program in accordance with the following parameters:

 

·                                          The vesting of the performance shares will be tied to the attainment of corporate performance objectives over a specified performance period, all as established by the plan administrator at the time of the award.

 

·                                          At the end of the performance period, the plan administrator will determine the actual level of attainment for each performance objective and the extent to which the performance shares awarded for that period are to vest and become payable based on the attained performance levels.

 

·                                          The performance shares which so vest will be paid as soon as practicable following the end of the performance period, unless such payment is to be deferred for the period specified by the plan administrator at the time the performance shares are awarded or the period selected by the participant in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”).

 

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·                                          Performance shares may be paid in cash or shares of common stock.

 

·                                          Performance shares may also be structured so that the shares are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, but the rate at which each performance share is to so convert will be based on the attained level of performance for each applicable performance objective.

 

The plan administrator has complete discretion under the program to determine which eligible individuals are to receive awards under the stock issuance program, the time or times when those awards are to be made, the form of those awards, the number of shares subject to each such award, the vesting schedule (if any) to be in effect for the award, the issuance schedule for the shares which vest under the award and the cash consideration (if any) payable per share.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following limitations will apply with respect to the vesting schedules established for awards made under the stock issuance program to individuals other than the non-employee Board members: (i) for any award which is to vest on the basis of service, the minimum vesting period is one year, with incremental vesting to occur over that period as determined by the plan administrator, and (ii) for any award which is to vest on the basis of performance objectives, the performance period will  have a duration of at least one year. However, awards made under the 2016 Plan to non-employee Board members will be subject to a minimum vesting period of one year, with no greater than monthly pro-rated vesting over that period. Additionally, the minimum vesting requirement does not apply to grants approved by the plan administrator in an amount not to exceed 5% of the shares authorized for issuance under the 2016 Plan, or in the event of death, permanent disability, retirement or involuntary termination.

 

In order for the compensation attributable to one or more awards made under the program to qualify as performance-based compensation and not be subject to the $1 million limitation on the income tax deductibility of the compensation paid per executive officer which is imposed under Section 162(m), the plan administrator also has the discretionary authority to structure one or more awards so that the shares of common stock subject to those awards will vest only upon the achievement of certain pre-established corporate performance goals based on one or more of the following criteria, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, and measured either annually or otherwise, including cumulatively over a period of years, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, compared to previous results or to a designated comparison group, in each case as specified by the plan administrator: (i) cash flow; (ii) earnings  (including gross margin, earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and charges for stock-based compensation, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and net earnings); (iii) earnings per share; (iv) growth in earnings or earnings per share; (v) stock price; (vi) return on equity or average shareholder equity; (vii) total shareholder return or growth in total shareholder return either directly or in relation to a comparative group; (viii) return on capital; (ix) return on assets or net assets; (x) invested capital, required rate of return on capital or return on invested capital; (xi) revenue, growth in revenue or return on sales; (xii) income or net income; (xiii) operating income, net operating income or net operating income after tax; (xiv) operating profit or net operating profit; (xv) operating margin; (xvi) return on operating revenue or return on operating profit; (xvii) collections and recoveries, (xviii) property purchases, sales, investments and construction goals, (xix) application approvals, (xx) litigation and regulatory resolution goals, (xxi) occupancy or occupancy rates, (xxii) leases, contracts or financings, including renewals, (xxiii) overhead, savings, G&A and other expense control goals, (xxiv) budget comparisons, (xxv) growth in shareholder value relative to the growth of the S&P 400 or S&P 400 Index, the S&P Global Industry Classification Standards (“GICS”) or GICS Index, or another peer group or peer group index; (xxvi) credit rating; (xxvii) development and implementation of strategic plans and/or organizational restructuring goals, (xxviii) development and implementation of risk and crisis management programs; (xxix) improvement in workforce diversity; (xxx) net cost per ton, (xxxi) price per container or average price per container, (xxxii) voyage days or vessel scheduling, (xxxiii) lift volume of containers, volume of containers, number of units or size of units, (xxxiv) compliance requirements and compliance relief; (xxxv) safety goals, (xxxvi) productivity goals; (xxxvii) workforce management and succession planning goals, (xxxviii) economic value added (including typical adjustments consistently applied from generally accepted accounting principles required to determine economic value added performance measures); (xxxix) measures of customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction or staff development; (xl) development or marketing collaborations, formations of partnerships or joint ventures or the completion of other similar transactions intended to enhance the Company’s revenue or profitability or enhance its customer base; (xli) merger and acquisitions, and (xlii) other similar criteria consistent with the foregoing. In addition, such performance criteria may be based upon the attainment of specified levels of the Company’s performance under one or more of the measures described above relative to the performance of other entities and may also be based on the performance of any of the Company’s business units or divisions or any parent or subsidiary. Each applicable performance goal may include a minimum threshold level of performance below which no award will be earned, levels of performance at which specified portions of an award will be earned and a maximum level of performance at which an award will be fully earned.

 

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Performance goals for financial performance criteria may be determined on either a GAAP or non-GAAP basis. Unless specified otherwise by the plan administrator (i) in the award agreement at the time the award is granted or (ii) in such other document setting forth the performance goals at the time the performance goals are established or unless taken into consideration in the projections, business plans, operating budgets or other materials used by the plan administrator in establishing the performance goals, the plan administrator will appropriately make adjustments in the method of calculating the attainment of performance goals for a performance period as follows: (1) to exclude restructuring and/or other nonrecurring charges; (2) to exclude exchange rate effects; (3) to exclude the effects of changes to generally accepted accounting principles; (4) to exclude the effects of any statutory adjustments to corporate tax rates; (5) to exclude the effects of acquisitions, dispositions or joint ventures; (6) to assume that any business divested by the Company achieved performance objectives at targeted levels during the balance of a performance period following such divestiture; (7) to exclude the effect of any change in the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company by reason of any stock dividend or split, stock repurchase, reorganization, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares or other similar corporate change, or any distributions to common shareholders other than regular cash dividends; (8) to exclude the effects of stock based compensation and the award of bonuses under the Company’s bonus plans; (9) to exclude costs incurred in connection with potential acquisitions or divestitures that are required to be expensed under generally accepted accounting principles; (10) to exclude the goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges that are required to be recorded under generally accepted accounting principles and (11) to exclude the effect of any other unusual, non-recurring gain or loss or other extraordinary item. In addition, the plan administrator retains the authority (i) to exercise its discretion to reduce or eliminate the compensation or economic benefit due upon attainment of performance goals with respect to cash-based awards, and (ii) to establish the manner of calculating achievement of the performance goals selected to be used for any performance period. Partial achievement of the specified criteria may result in the payment or vesting corresponding to the degree of achievement as specified in the award agreement.

 

Shareholder approval of this proposal will also constitute approval of the foregoing performance goals for purposes of establishing the specific vesting targets for one or more awards under the Plan that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m).

 

Outstanding awards under the stock issuance program will automatically terminate, and no shares of the Company’s common stock will actually be issued in satisfaction of those awards, if the performance goals or service requirements established for such awards are not attained. However, subject to the limitations indicated below, the plan administrator will have the discretionary authority to issue shares of the Company’s common stock in satisfaction of one or more outstanding awards as to which the designated performance goals or service requirements are not attained. However, no vesting requirements tied to the attainment of performance objectives may be waived with respect to awards which were intended at the time of issuance to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m), except in the event of the participant’s death or disability or upon a change in control of the company, as described under the heading “General Provisions — Vesting Acceleration.”  In addition, the waiver of the vesting requirements of any other awards under the stock issuance program can only be effected in connection with (i) the participant’s cessation of service by reason of death, disability, retirement or involuntary termination or (ii) the consummation of a change in control transaction.

 

Incentive Bonus Program. Cash bonus awards, performance unit awards and dividend equivalent rights may be awarded under the incentive bonus program. Cash bonus awards will vest over an eligible individual’s designated service period or upon the attainment of pre-established performance goals. Performance unit awards will be subject to the following parameters:

 

·                                          A performance unit will represent (i) the contingent right to receive a unit with a dollar value range tied to achievement of pre-established performance objectives based on one or more performance goals, or (ii) a participating interest in a special bonus pool tied to the attainment of pre-established corporate performance objectives based on one or more performance goals described above in the description of the stock issuance program. The amount of the bonus pool may vary with the level at which the applicable performance objectives are attained, and the value of each performance unit which becomes due and payable upon the attained level of performance will be determined by dividing the amount of the resulting bonus pool (if any) by the total number of performance units issued and outstanding at the completion of the applicable performance period.

 

·                                          Performance units may also be structured to include a service-vesting requirement which the participant must satisfy following the completion of the performance period in order to vest in the performance units awarded with respect to that performance period.

 

·                                          Performance units which become due and payable following the attainment of the applicable performance objectives and the satisfaction of any applicable service-vesting requirement may be paid in cash or shares of the Company’s common stock valued at fair market value on the payment date, as determined by the plan administrator.

 

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Dividend equivalent rights may be issued as stand-alone awards or in tandem with other awards made under the 2016 Plan. Each dividend equivalent right award will represent the right to receive the economic equivalent of each dividend or distribution, whether in cash, securities or other property (other than shares of the Company’s common stock) which is made per issued and outstanding share of common stock during the term the dividend equivalent right remains outstanding. Payment of the amounts attributable to such dividend equivalent rights may be made either concurrently with the actual dividend or distribution made per issued and outstanding share of the Company’s common stock or may be deferred to a later date. Payment may be made in cash or shares of the Company’s common stock, as determined by the plan administrator. In no event, however, will any dividend equivalent rights made with respect to an award subject to performance-vesting requirements vest or become payable prior to the vesting of that award upon the attainment of the applicable performance goals and will, accordingly, be subject to cancellation and forfeiture to the same extent as the underlying award in the event the performance goals are not attained.

 

The plan administrator has complete discretion under the program to determine which eligible individuals are to receive such awards under the program, the time or times when those awards are to be made, the form of each such award, the performance objectives for each such award, the amount payable at one or more designated levels of attained performance, any applicable service vesting requirements, the payout schedule for each such award and the method by which the award is to be settled (cash or shares of the Company’s common stock).

 

In order for the compensation attributable to one or more awards under the program to qualify as performance-based compensation and not be subject to the $1 million limitation on the income tax deductibility of the compensation paid per executive officer which is imposed under Section 162(m), the plan administrator also has the discretionary authority to structure one or more awards under the incentive bonus program so that those awards will vest only upon the achievement of certain pre-established corporate performance goals based on one or more of the performance goals described above in the summary of the stock issuance program.

 

The plan administrator has the discretionary authority at any time to accelerate the vesting of any and all awards outstanding under the incentive bonus program. However, no vesting requirements tied to the attainment of performance objectives may be waived with respect to awards which were intended at the time of issuance to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m), except in the event of the participant’s death or disability or upon a change in control as described under the heading “General Provisions —Vesting Acceleration.”

 

Automatic Grant Program. Under the automatic grant program, each individual will, at the time he or she first becomes a non-employee Board member, automatically receive a restricted stock unit award covering that number of shares of the Company’s common stock determined by dividing the applicable dollar amount by the fair market value per share of the Company’s common stock on such date, provided such individual has not been in the Company’s employ during the immediately preceding twelve months. In addition, on the date of each annual shareholders meeting, beginning with the 2017 Annual Meeting, each individual serving as a non-employee Board member at that time will automatically be granted a restricted stock unit award covering that number of shares of the Company’s common stock determined by dividing an applicable dollar amount by the fair market value per share of the Company’s common stock on such date, provided such individual has served as a non-employee Board member for at least six months.

 

The applicable dollar amounts subject to each such initial or annual restricted stock unit award will be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (or a subcommittee thereof), but will not exceed $300,000. Accordingly, the size of the initial restricted stock unit grant may vary as to each new non-employee Board member, and the size of the annual restricted stock unit grants may vary from year to year.

 

Each initial and annual restricted stock unit grant will vest in full on the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of the non-employee Board member’s completion of continuous Board service measured from the date of grant of the award, or (ii) the first annual general meeting of Matson’s shareholders held after the date of grant of the award. However, the shares will immediately vest in full upon the non-employee Board member’s death or disability while a Board member, retirement at or after the age of seventy-five or the occurrence of certain changes in ownership or control. The shares of common stock underlying each initial or annual restricted stock unit award which vests in accordance with the foregoing vesting provisions will be issued as they vest. However, future awards may be structured so as to allow the non-employee Board members to defer, in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 409A and the regulations thereunder, the issuance of the shares beyond the vesting date to a designated date or until cessation of Board service or an earlier change in control.

 

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Should any dividend or other distribution payable other than in shares of the Company’s common stock be declared and paid on the Company’s common stock while an initial or annual restricted stock unit award is outstanding, then a special book account shall be established for the non-employee director holding the award and credited with a phantom dividend equivalent to the actual dividend or distribution which would have been paid on the shares subject to the restricted stock unit award had they been issued and outstanding and entitled to that dividend or distribution. The amount attributable to phantom dividend equivalents will vest and be distributed to the non-employee director (in cash or such other form as the plan administrator may deem appropriate in its sole discretion) concurrently with the vesting and issuance of the shares to which those phantom dividend equivalents relate.

 

General Provisions

 

Repricing/Cash-Out Prohibition. The plan administrator may not implement any of the following repricing/cash-out programs without obtaining shareholder approval: (i) the cancellation of outstanding options or stock appreciation rights in return for new options or stock appreciation rights with a lower exercise price per share, (ii) the cancellation of outstanding options or stock appreciation rights with exercise prices per share in excess of the then current fair market value per share of the Company’s common stock for consideration payable in cash, equity securities or in the form of any other award under the Plan, except in connection with a change in control transaction, or (iii) the direct reduction of the exercise price in effect for outstanding options or stock appreciation rights.

 

Vesting Acceleration. In the event the Company should experience a change in control, the following special vesting acceleration provisions will be in effect for all outstanding awards under the discretionary grant and stock issuance programs (only paragraph (iv) applies to the incentive bonus program):

 

(i)                                                    Each outstanding award will automatically accelerate in full upon a change in control if that award is (a) not assumed or otherwise continued in effect by the successor corporation (or the securities subject to such award following the assumption are not actively traded on an established securities exchange) or (b) replaced with a substantially equivalent award which preserves the value of the award equal to the fair market value of the underlying shares of Common Stock, provides for the vesting and payment of such award as substituted in accordance with the same vesting and payout schedules, and provides for substantially the same degree of liquidity or marketability as the award being substituted.

 

(ii)                                                 To the extent any outstanding award is subject to performance vesting upon the attainment of one or more specified performance goals, then upon the assumption, continuation or replacement of that award in a change in  control transaction, the performance vesting condition will terminate, and such award will thereupon be converted into a service-vesting award that will vest upon the completion of a service period co-terminous with the portion of the performance period (and any subsequent service-vesting component that was part of the original award) remaining at the time of the change in control.

 

(iii)                                              The plan administrator will have complete discretion to grant one or more awards which will vest in the event the individual’s service with the Company or the successor entity terminates within a designated period following a change in control transaction in which those awards are assumed or otherwise continued in effect.

 

(iv)                                             The plan administrator will have the discretion to structure one or more awards so that those awards will immediately vest upon a change in control, whether or not they are to be assumed or otherwise continued in effect.

 

(v)                                                A change in control will be deemed to occur for purposes of the 2016 Plan in the event (a) the Company is acquired by merger or asset sale that results in the acquirer obtaining control of the Company’s voting securities or assets, (b) there occurs any transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which any person or group of related persons acquires, directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership of securities possessing (or convertible into or exercisable for securities possessing) thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities or (c) a change in a majority of the membership of the Board over a period of less than twelve (12) months that is not approved by the current membership of the Board or their approved successors.

 

The plan administrator’s authority above extends to any awards intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m), even though the accelerated vesting of those awards may result in their loss of performance-based status under Section 162(m).

 

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Changes in Capitalization. In the event any change is made to the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares, spin-off transaction or other change in corporate structure effected without the Company’s receipt of consideration or should the value of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock be reduced by reason of a spin-off transaction or extraordinary dividend or distribution, or should there occur any merger, consolidation or other reorganization or similar corporate transaction, equitable adjustments will be made to: (i) the maximum number and/or class of securities or other property issuable under the 2016 Plan; (ii) the maximum number and/or class of securities that may be issued pursuant to incentive stock options granted under the 2016 Plan, (iii) the maximum number and/or class of securities for which any one person may be granted common stock-denominated awards under the 2016 Plan per calendar year; (iv) the number and/or class of securities or other property and the exercise price per share in effect for outstanding awards under the discretionary grant program, (v) the number and/or class of securities or other property subject to each outstanding award under the stock issuance and automatic grant programs and the cash consideration (if any) payable per share, (vi) the number and/or class of securities or other property subject to each outstanding award under the automatic grant program, (vii) the number and/or class of securities or other property for which awards may subsequently be made to new and continuing non-employee Board members under the automatic grant program, (viii) the number and/or class of securities or other property subject to each outstanding award under the incentive bonus program denominated in shares of the Company’s common stock, and (ix) the number and/or class of securities or other property subject to the Company’s outstanding reacquisition or repurchase rights under the 2016 Plan and the reacquisition or repurchase price payable per share (if any). Such adjustments will be made in such manner as the plan administrator deems appropriate in order to preclude any dilution or enlargement of benefits or potential benefits intended to be made under the 2016 Plan or the outstanding awards thereunder.

 

Valuation. The fair market value per share of the Company’s common stock on any relevant date under the 2016 Plan will be deemed to be equal to the closing selling price per share on that date on the New York Stock Exchange.

 

Shareholder Rights and Transferability. No optionee will have any shareholder rights with respect to the option shares until such optionee has exercised the option and paid the exercise price for the purchased shares. The holder of a stock appreciation right will not have any shareholder rights with respect to the shares subject to that right unless and until such person exercises the right and becomes the holder of record of any shares of the Company’s common stock distributed upon such exercise. Options are not assignable or transferable other than by will or the laws of inheritance following optionee’s death, and during the optionee’s lifetime, the option may only be exercised by the optionee. However, the plan administrator may structure one or more non-statutory options under the 2016 Plan so that those options will be transferable during optionee’s lifetime by a gratuitous transfer to one or more members of the optionee’s family or to a trust established for the optionee and/or one or more such family members or to the optionee’s former spouse pursuant to a domestic relations order. Stand alone stock appreciation rights will be subject to the same transferability restrictions applicable to non-statutory options.

 

A participant will have full shareholder rights with respect to any shares of common stock issued to him or her under the 2016 Plan, whether or not his or her interest in those shares is vested. A participant will not have any shareholder rights with respect to the shares of common stock subject to a restricted stock unit or performance share award until that award vests and the shares of common stock are actually issued thereunder. However, dividend-equivalent units may be paid or credited, either in cash or in actual or phantom shares of common stock, on outstanding restricted stock units or performance shares, subject to such terms and conditions as the plan administrator may deem appropriate. In no event, however, will any dividends or dividend-equivalent units relating to awards subject to performance-vesting conditions vest or otherwise become payable prior to the time the performance conditions are attained and will accordingly be subject to cancellation and forfeiture to the same extent as the underlying award in the event those performance conditions are not attained.

 

Tax Election. The plan administrator may provide one or more holders of awards under the 2016 Plan with the right to have the Company withhold a portion of the shares otherwise issuable to such individuals in satisfaction of the withholding taxes to which they become subject in connection with the issuance, exercise or settlement of those awards, or the plan administrator may instead structure one or more awards so that they automatically provide for such share withholding by the Company  Alternatively, the plan administrator may allow such individuals to deliver previously acquired shares of the Company’s common stock in payment of such withholding tax liability.

 

Deferral Programs. One of more of the following deferral programs may be implemented under the 2016 Plan:

 

(i)                                                    The plan administrator may, structure one or more awards under the stock issuance or incentive bonus programs so that the participants may be provided with an election to defer the compensation associated with those awards for federal income tax purposes.

 

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(ii)                                                 The plan administrator may implement a non-employee Board member retainer fee deferral program that allows the non-employee Board members the opportunity to elect, prior to the start of each calendar year, to convert the Board and Board committee retainer fees to be earned for that year into restricted stock units under the stock issuance program that defer the issuance of the shares of common stock that vest under those restricted stock units until  a permissible date or event under Section 409A.

 

(iii)                                              To the extent the Company maintains one or more separate non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements which allow the participants the opportunity to make notional investments of their deferred account balances in shares of the Company’s common stock, the plan administrator may authorize the share reserve under the 2016 Plan to serve as the source of any shares of common stock that become payable under those deferred compensation arrangements. In such event, the share reserve under the 2016 Plan will be reduced on a share-for-one share basis for each share of common stock issued under the 2016 Plan in settlement of the deferred compensation owed under those separate arrangements.

 

Amendment and Termination. The Board may amend or modify the 2016 Plan at any time; provided, however, that shareholder approval will be required for any amendment which would (i) increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the 2016 Plan (other than in connection with certain changes to the Company’s capital structure as explained above), (ii) except as provided above, permit options, stock appreciation rights or other equity-based awards encompassing rights to purchase the Company’s common stock to be repriced, replaced, or regranted through cancellation or exchange or by lowering the exercise price of a previously granted option or stock appreciation right, or the purchase price of any other previously granted equity-based award, (iii) materially expand the class of individuals eligible to participate in the 2016 Plan, (iv) expand the types of awards which may be made under the 2016 Plan, (v) extend the term of the 2016 Plan, or (vi) effect any other change or modification for which shareholder approval is required under applicable law or regulation or pursuant to the listing standards of the stock exchange on which the Company’s common stock is at the time primarily traded. Unless sooner terminated by the Company’s Board of Directors, the 2016 Plan will terminate on the earliest of (i) April 28, 2026, (ii) the date on which all shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2016 Plan have been issued as fully-vested shares or (iii) the termination of all outstanding awards in connection with certain changes in control or ownership.

 

U.S. Tax Consequences

 

The following is a brief description of the anticipated federal income tax treatment that generally will apply to awards granted under the 2016 Plan, based on federal income tax laws in effect on the date of this proxy statement. The exact federal income tax treatment of awards will depend on the specific circumstances of the grantee. No information is provided herein with respect to estate, inheritance, gift, state, or local tax laws, although there may be certain tax consequences upon the receipt or exercise of an award or the disposition of any acquired shares under those laws. Grantees are advised to consult their personal tax advisors with regard to all consequences arising from the grant or exercise of awards, and the disposition of any acquired shares.

 

Option Grants. Options granted under the discretionary grant program may be either incentive stock options which satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or non-statutory options which are not intended to meet such requirements. The federal income tax treatment for the two types of options differs as follows:

 

Incentive Options. No taxable income is recognized by the optionee at the time of the option grant, and no taxable income is recognized for regular tax purposes at the time the option is exercised, although taxable income may arise at that time for alternative minimum tax purposes. The optionee will recognize taxable income in the year in which the purchased shares are sold or otherwise made the subject of certain other dispositions. For federal tax purposes, dispositions are divided into two categories: (i) qualifying, and (ii) disqualifying. A qualifying disposition occurs if the sale or other disposition is made more than two (2) years after the date the option for the shares involved in such sale or disposition is granted and more than one (1) year after the date the option is exercised for those shares. If the sale or disposition occurs before these two periods are satisfied, then a disqualifying disposition will result.

 

Upon a qualifying disposition, the optionee will recognize long-term capital gain in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the amount realized upon the sale or other disposition of the purchased shares over (ii) the exercise price paid for the shares. If there is a disqualifying disposition of the shares, then the excess of (i) the fair market value of those shares on the exercise date or (if less) the amount  realized upon such sale or disposition over (ii) the exercise price paid for the shares will be taxable as ordinary income to the optionee. Any additional gain recognized upon the disposition will be a capital gain.

 

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If the optionee makes a disqualifying disposition of the purchased shares, then the Company will be entitled to an income tax deduction, for the taxable year in which such disposition occurs, equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the optionee as a result of the disposition. The Company will not be entitled to any income tax deduction if the optionee makes a qualifying disposition of the shares.

 

Non-Statutory Options. No taxable income is recognized by an optionee upon the grant of a non-statutory option. The optionee will in general recognize ordinary income, in the year in which the option is exercised, equal to the excess of the fair market value of the purchased shares on the exercise date over the exercise price paid for the shares, and the optionee will be required to satisfy the tax withholding requirements applicable to such income. The Company will be entitled to an income tax deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the optionee with respect to the exercised non-statutory option. The deduction will in general be allowed for the Company’s taxable year in which such ordinary income is recognized by the optionee.

 

Stock Appreciation Rights. No taxable income is recognized upon receipt of a stock appreciation right. The holder will recognize ordinary income in the year in which the stock appreciation right is exercised, in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the underlying shares of common stock on the exercise date over the exercise price, and the holder will be required to satisfy the tax withholding requirements applicable to such income. The Company will be entitled to an income tax deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the holder in connection with the exercise of the stock appreciation right. The deduction will be allowed for the taxable year in which such ordinary income is recognized.

 

Restricted Stock Awards. The recipient of unvested shares of common stock issued under the 2016 Plan will not recognize any taxable income at the time those shares are issued but will have to report as ordinary income, as and when those shares subsequently vest, an amount equal to the excess of (i) the fair market value of the shares on the vesting date over (ii) the cash consideration (if any) paid for the shares. The recipient may, however, elect under Section 83(b) of the Code to include as ordinary income in the year the unvested shares are issued an amount equal to the excess of (i) the fair market value of those shares on the issue date over (ii) the cash consideration (if any) paid for such shares. If the Section 83(b) election is made, the recipient will not recognize any additional income as and when the shares subsequently vest. The Company will be entitled to an income tax deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the recipient with respect to the restricted stock award. The deduction will in general be allowed for the Company’s taxable year in which such ordinary income is recognized by the recipient.

 

Restricted Stock Units. No taxable income is recognized upon receipt of restricted stock units. The holder will recognize ordinary income in the year in which the shares subject to the units are actually issued to the holder. The amount of that income will be equal to the fair market value of the shares on the date of issuance, and the holder will be required to satisfy the tax withholding requirements applicable to such income. The Company will be entitled to an income tax deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the holder at the time the shares are issued. The deduction will be allowed for the taxable year in which such ordinary income is recognized.

 

Cash Awards. The payment of a cash award will result in the recipient’s recognition of ordinary income equal to the dollar amount received. The recipient will be required to satisfy the tax withholding requirements applicable to such income. The Company will be entitled to an income tax deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the holder at the time the cash award is paid. The deduction will be allowed for the taxable year in which such ordinary income is recognized.

 

Performance Units. No taxable income is recognized upon receipt of performance units. The holder will recognize ordinary income in the year in which the performance units are settled. The amount of that income will be equal to the fair market value of the shares of common stock or cash received in settlement of the performance units, and the holder will be required to satisfy the tax withholding requirements applicable to such income. The Company will be entitled to an income tax deduction equal to the amount of the ordinary income recognized by the holder of the performance units at the time those units are settled. That deduction will be allowed for the taxable year in which such ordinary income is recognized.

 

Performance Shares. No taxable income is recognized upon receipt of performance shares. The holder will recognize ordinary income in the year in which the performance shares are settled. The amount of that income will be equal to the fair market value of the shares of common stock or cash received in settlement of the performance shares, and the holder will be required to satisfy the tax withholding requirements applicable to such income. The Company will be entitled to an income tax deduction equal to the amount of the ordinary income recognized by the holder of the performance shares at the time those performance shares are settled. That deduction will be allowed for the taxable year in which such ordinary income is recognized.

 

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Dividend Equivalent Rights. No taxable income is recognized upon receipt of a dividend equivalent right award. The holder will recognize ordinary income in the year in which a payment pursuant to such right, whether in cash, securities or other property, is made to the holder. The amount of that income will be equal to the fair market value of the cash, securities or other property received, and the holder will be required to satisfy the tax withholding requirements applicable to such income. The Company will be entitled to an income tax deduction equal to the amount of the ordinary income recognized by the holder of the dividend equivalent right award at the time the dividend or distribution is paid to such holder. That deduction will be allowed for the taxable year in which such ordinary income is recognized.

 

Deductibility of Executive Compensation. The Company intends for any compensation deemed paid by it in connection with the exercise of non-statutory options or stock appreciation rights or the disqualifying disposition of incentive stock option shares to qualify as performance-based compensation for purposes of Section 162(m) and not have to be taken into account for purposes of the $1 million limitation per covered individual on the deductibility of the compensation paid to certain of the Company’s executive officers. Accordingly, the compensation deemed paid with respect to options and stock appreciation rights granted under the 2016 Plan will remain deductible by the Company without limitation under Section 162(m). However, any compensation deemed paid by the Company in connection with shares issued under the stock issuance program or shares or cash issued under the incentive bonus program will be subject to the $1 million limitation, unless the issuance of the shares or cash is tied to the attainment of one or more of the performance milestones described above.

 

New Plan Benefits

 

Our executive officers and directors have an interest in approval of the 2016 Plan because it relates to the issuance of equity awards for which executive officers and directors may be eligible. The benefits that will be awarded or paid under the 2016 Plan to executive officers cannot currently be determined. Awards granted under the 2016 Plan to executive officers are within the discretion of the Compensation Committee, and the Compensation Committee has not determined future awards under the 2016 Plan or who might receive them.

 

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

The following table sets forth, as of December 31, 2015, certain information regarding Matson’s equity compensation plan:

 

Plan Category

 

Number of shares to be issued
upon exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights

 

Weighted-
average exercise price
of outstanding
options, warrants and
rights

 

Number of shares
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation plans
(excluding shares reflected
in column (a))

 

 

 

(a)

 

(b)

 

(c)

 

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

 

1,121,885

(1)

$

21.9

(2)

5,836,323

(3)

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

 

 

 

 

Total

 

1,121,885

 

$

21.90

 

5,836,323

 

 


(1)         In addition to 460,823 shares subject to outstanding stock option awards, includes 358,944 shares subject to unvested restricted stock unit awards and 302,118 shares subject to unvested Performance Share awards.

(2)         As restricted stock unit and Performance Share awards do not have exercise prices, the weighted average exercise price is computed using only outstanding stock option awards.

(3)         These shares are available for issuance under the Company’s 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan.

 

The Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote “FOR” the approval of the Matson, Inc. 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan.

 

AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

 

The Audit Committee provides assistance to the Board of Directors in fulfilling its obligations with respect to matters involving the accounting, auditing, financial reporting, internal control and legal compliance functions of Matson, including the review and approval of all related person transactions required to be disclosed in this Proxy Statement. Among other things, the Audit Committee reviews and discusses with management and Deloitte & Touche LLP, Matson’s independent registered public accounting firm, the results of the year-end audit of Matson, including the auditors’ report and audited consolidated financial statements. In this context, the Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed Matson’s audited consolidated financial statements with management, has discussed with Deloitte & Touche LLP the matters required to be discussed under applicable Public Company Accounting Oversight Board rules and, with and without management present, has discussed and reviewed the results of the independent registered public accounting firm’s audit of the consolidated financial statements.

 

The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from Deloitte & Touche LLP required by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding Deloitte & Touche LLP’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and has discussed with Deloitte & Touche LLP its independence. The Audit Committee has determined that the provision of non-audit services rendered by Deloitte & Touche LLP to Matson is compatible with maintaining the independence of Deloitte & Touche LLP from Matson in the conduct of its auditing function.

 

In compliance with applicable SEC rules, the Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures for Audit Committee approval of audit and non-audit services. Under such policies and procedures, the Audit Committee pre-approves or has delegated to the Chair of the Audit Committee authority to pre-approve all audit and non-prohibited, non-audit services performed by the independent registered public accounting firm in order to provide that such services do not impair the auditor’s independence. Any additional proposed services or costs exceeding pre-approved cost levels require additional pre-approval as described above. The Audit Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its members for services not to exceed a specific dollar amount per engagement. Requests for pre-approval include a description of the services to be performed, the fees to be charged and the expected dates that the services will be performed.

 

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Based on the review and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that Matson’s audited consolidated financial statements be included in Matson’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 for filing with the SEC. The Audit Committee also has appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP as Matson’s independent registered public accounting firm.

 

The foregoing report is submitted by Ms. Lau (Chair), Mr. Baird and Admiral Fargo.

 

PROPOSAL 4 — RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Matson for the ensuing year, and the Audit Committee recommends that shareholders vote in favor of ratifying such appointment. Deloitte & Touche LLP (and its predecessors) has served Matson (and its predecessor companies) since 1957. Although ratification of this appointment is not required by law, the Board believes that it is desirable as a matter of corporate governance. If shareholders do not ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, it will be considered as a recommendation to the Board and the Audit Committee to consider the retention of a different firm. Representatives of Deloitte & Touche LLP are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting, where they will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will be available to respond to appropriate questions from shareholders.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, professional services were performed by Deloitte & Touche LLP (including consolidated affiliates) as follows:

 

Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for the audit of the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, including Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 attestation-related work, for the reviews of the interim consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which for 2015 included services relating to the Company’s acquisition of Horizon Lines, Inc., and for audit services provided in connection with other regulatory or statutory filings for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were approximately $2,685,000  and $1,711,000, respectively.

 

Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed for audit-related services for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were $121,000 and $228,000, respectively, and were related to audits of the Company’s employee benefit plans, consultations on other accounting issues and, in the case of the 2015 fees, consultations on the Company’s acquisition of Horizon Lines, Inc.

 

Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed for tax services for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 was $410,000, and included tax services related to the Company’s acquisition of Horizon Lines, Inc. There were no fees billed for tax services for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

 

All Other Fees. There were no fees billed for services not included above for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 or December 31, 2014.

 

The Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016.

 

OTHER BUSINESS

 

The Board of Directors of Matson knows of no other business to be presented for shareholder action at the Annual Meeting. However, should matters other than those included in this Proxy Statement properly come before the Annual Meeting, the proxyholders named in the accompanying proxy will use their best judgment in voting upon them.

 

SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2017

 

Proposals of shareholders submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act for inclusion in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Matson in the year 2017 must be received at the headquarters of Matson on or before the close of business on November 14, 2016 in order to be considered for inclusion in the year 2017 Proxy Statement and proxy. Matson’s Bylaws require that notice of shareholder proposals made outside of Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act must be received by the Corporate Secretary, in accordance with the requirements of the Bylaws, not later than December 29, 2016 and not earlier than November 29, 2016. If the annual meeting is not called for a date which is within 25 days of the anniversary date of the prior annual meeting, a shareholder’s notice must be given not later than the close of business on the 10th day after the date on which notice of the annual meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting was made, whichever occurs first.

 

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The Company’s Bylaws provide that no person (other than a person nominated by the Board) will be eligible to be elected a director at an annual meeting of shareholders unless the Corporate Secretary has received, not later than December 29, 2016 and not earlier than November 29, 2016, a written shareholder’s notice in proper form that the person’s name be placed in nomination. If the annual meeting is not called for a date which is within 25 days of the anniversary date of the prior annual meeting, a shareholder’s notice must be given not later than the close of business on the 10th day after the date on which notice of the annual meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting was made, whichever occurs first. To be in proper written form, a shareholder’s notice must include information about each nominee and the shareholder making the nomination in accordance with the requirements of the Bylaws. The notice also must be accompanied by a written consent of each proposed nominee to being named as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected. The chairman of the meeting may refuse to acknowledge or introduce any shareholder proposal or nomination if notice thereof is not received within the applicable deadlines or does not comply with the Bylaws. If a shareholder fails to meet these deadlines or fails to satisfy the requirements of SEC Rule 14a-4, the proxyholders named in the accompanying proxy will be allowed to use their discretionary voting authority to vote on any such proposal or nomination in accordance with their best judgment if and when the matter is raised at the meeting.

 

SHAREHOLDERS WITH THE SAME ADDRESS

 

The Company may elect to “household” the mailing of the proxy statement and our annual report for individual shareholders sharing an address with one or more other shareholders. This means that only one annual report and proxy statement will be sent to that address unless one or more shareholders at that address specifically elect to receive separate mailings. Shareholders who participate in householding will continue to receive separate proxy cards. Also, householding will not affect dividend check mailings. We will promptly send a separate annual report and proxy statement to a shareholder at a shared address on request. Shareholders with a shared address may also request us to send separate annual reports and proxy statements in the future, or to send a single copy in the future if we are currently sending multiple copies to the same address.

 

Requests related to householding should be mailed to Matson, Inc., 555 12th Street, Oakland, California 94607, Attn: Corporate Secretary or by calling (510) 628-4000. If you are a shareholder whose shares are held by a bank, broker or other nominee, you can request information about householding from your bank, broker or other nominee.

 

COPIES OF ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

 

A copy of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 (including the consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial statement schedules) will be sent to any shareholder without charge by contacting Matson, Inc., 555 12th Street, Oakland, California 94607, Attn: Corporate Secretary, or by calling (510) 628-4000.

 

 

By Order of the Board of Directors

 

 

PETER T. HEILMANN

 

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

March 14, 2016

 

 

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APPENDIX A

 

MATSON, INC.
2016 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

 

AS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ON FEBRUARY 25, 2016

 

ARTICLE ONE

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

I.                                        PURPOSE OF THE PLAN

 

This 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan is intended to promote the interests of Matson, Inc., a Hawaii corporation, by providing eligible persons in the Corporation’s service with the opportunity to participate in one or more cash or equity incentive compensation programs designed to motivate, attract and retain the services of persons who contribute to the success of the Corporation.

 

Capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the attached Appendix.

 

II.                                   STRUCTURE OF THE PLAN

 

A.            The Plan shall be divided into a series of separate incentive compensation programs:

 

·                                          the Discretionary Grant Program under which eligible persons may, at the discretion of the Plan Administrator, be granted options to purchase shares of Common Stock or stock appreciation rights tied to the value of such Common Stock,

 

·                                          the Stock Issuance Program under which eligible persons may, at the discretion of the Plan Administrator, be issued shares of Common Stock pursuant to restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance shares or other stock-based awards which vest upon the completion of a designated service period and/or the attainment of pre-established performance milestones, or such shares of Common Stock may be issued through direct purchase or as a bonus for services rendered to the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary),

 

·                                          the Incentive Bonus Program under which eligible persons may, at the discretion of the Plan Administrator, be provided with incentive bonus opportunities through performance unit awards and special cash incentive programs tied to the attainment of pre-established performance milestones, and

 

·                                          the Automatic Grant Program under which eligible non-employee Board members will automatically receive equity awards at designated intervals over their period of continued Board service.

 

B.            The provisions of Articles One and Six shall apply to all incentive compensation programs under the Plan and shall govern the interests of all persons under the Plan.

 

III.                              ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

 

A.            The Board has designated the Compensation Committee (either acting directly or through a subcommittee of two or more members of the Compensation Committee) as possessing the authority to administer the Discretionary Grant, Stock Issuance and Incentive Bonus Programs.  The Board may at any time adopt resolutions to reacquire the power to administer any or all of those programs with respect to some or all eligible persons.  However, all Awards to non-employee Board members (other than pursuant to the Automatic Grant Program) shall be made by the Compensation Committee (or subcommittee thereof) which shall at the time of any such Award be comprised solely of Independent Directors. In addition, any Awards for members of the

 

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Compensation Committee (other than pursuant to the Automatic Grant Program) must be authorized by a disinterested majority of the Independent Directors.  The Board has designated the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer as possessing the authority to make cash-based awards (but not awards that may be settled in shares of Common Stock) under the Incentive Bonus Program to Employees who are not Officers of the Corporation.  For this purpose, the term “Officers” shall mean all officers of the Corporation at the level of Grade 40 and above, including all officers within the meaning of Section 16a-1(f) promulgated under the 1934 Act. The Compensation Committee may delegate its power, authority and duties as identified herein to one or more officers or employees of the Corporation, or a committee of such officers or employees, whose authority is subject to the terms and limitations set forth by the Compensation Committee; provided, however, that the Compensation Committee shall not delegate to any such officer or employee any power or authority required by any law, regulation or listing standard to be exercised by the Compensation Committee, to the extent permitted by law.

 

B.            Members of the Compensation Committee shall serve for such period of time as the Board may determine and may be removed by the Board at any time.

 

C.            Each Plan Administrator shall, within the scope of its administrative functions under the Plan, have full power and authority (subject to the provisions of the Plan) to (i) establish, amend, suspend, waive, cancel or terminate such rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate for proper administration of the Discretionary Grant, Stock Issuance and Incentive Bonus Programs; (ii) make such determinations under, and issue such interpretations of, the provisions of those programs and any outstanding Awards thereunder as it may deem necessary or advisable; (iii) amend the Plan or the terms and conditions of any outstanding Award subject to the provisions of Section V.A of Article Six; (iv) correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any outstanding Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary, desirable or convenient to administer the Plan; and (v) make any other determination and take any other action that it deems necessary, desirable or convenient for the administration of the Plan.  All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Plan Administrator within the scope of its administrative functions under the Plan may be made at any time, and shall be final, conclusive and binding on all parties who have an interest in the Discretionary Grant, Stock Issuance and Incentive Bonus Programs under its jurisdiction or any Award thereunder.  A Participant or other holder of an Award may contest a decision or action by the Compensation Committee or other person exercising authority under the Plan only on the grounds that such decision or action was arbitrary or capricious or was unlawful, and any review of such decision or action shall be limited to determining whether the Compensation Committee’s or such other person’s decision or action was arbitrary or capricious or was unlawful.

 

D.            Service as a Plan Administrator by the members of the Compensation Committee shall constitute service as Board members, and the members of each such committee shall accordingly be entitled to full indemnification and reimbursement as Board members for their service on such committee.  Service as a Plan Administrator by an officer of the Corporation shall constitute service as an officer and employee of the Corporation, and any such person shall accordingly by entitled to full indemnification and reimbursement as an officer and employee of the Corporation for such service.  No member of the Compensation Committee or other person providing service as a Plan Administrator shall be liable for any act or omission made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award thereunder.

 

E.            Administration of the Automatic Grant Program shall be self-executing in accordance with the terms of that program, and no Plan Administrator shall exercise any discretionary functions with respect to any Awards made under that program, except that the Compensation Committee (or subcommittee thereof) shall have the express authority to establish from time to time the applicable dollar amount to be used to determine the specific number of shares of Common Stock for which the Initial Grants and Annual Grants are to be made to the non-employee Board members in accordance with the dollar value formula set forth in Article Five.

 

F.             The decisions of the Plan Administrator under the Plan (including without limitation, determinations of the person to receive Awards, the form, amount and time of such Awards, the terms and provisions of such Awards and the agreements evidencing the same) need not be uniform and may be made by it selectively among persons who receive, or are eligible to receive, Awards under the Plan, whether or not such persons are similarly situated.

 

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IV.                               ELIGIBILITY

 

A.            The persons eligible to participate in the Plan are as follows:

 

1.             Employees,

 

2.             non-employee members of the Board or the board of directors of any Parent or Subsidiary, and

 

3.             Consultants who provide services to the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary).

 

B.            The Plan Administrator shall have full authority to determine, (i) with respect to Awards made under the Discretionary Grant Program, which eligible persons are to receive such Awards, the time or times when those Awards are to be made, the number of shares to be covered by each such Award, the time or times when the Award is to become exercisable, the vesting schedule (if any) applicable to the Award, the maximum term for which such Award is to remain outstanding and the status of a granted option as either an Incentive Option or a Non-Statutory Option; (ii) with respect to Awards under the Stock Issuance Program, which eligible persons are to receive such Awards, the time or times when the Awards are to be made, the number of shares subject to each such Award, the vesting and issuance schedules applicable to the shares which are the subject of such Award, the cash consideration (if any) payable for those shares and the form (cash or shares of Common Stock) in which the Award is to be settled; and (iii) with respect to Awards under the Incentive Bonus Program, which eligible persons are to receive such Awards, the time or times when the Awards are to be made, the performance objectives for each such Award, the amounts payable at designated levels of attained performance, any applicable service vesting requirements, the payout schedule for each such Award and the form (cash or shares of Common Stock) in which the Award is to be settled.

 

C.            The Plan Administrator shall have the absolute discretion to grant options or stock appreciation rights in accordance with the Discretionary Grant Program, to effect stock issuances and other stock-based awards in accordance with the Stock Issuance Program and to grant incentive bonus awards in accordance with the Incentive Bonus Program.

 

D.            The individuals who shall be eligible to participate in the Automatic Grant Program shall be limited to (i) those individuals who first become non-employee Board members on or after the Plan Effective Date, whether through appointment by the Board or election by the Corporation’s stockholders, and (ii) those individuals who continue to serve as non-employee Board members on or after the Plan Effective Date.  A non-employee Board member who has previously been in the employ of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) shall not be eligible to receive a grant under the Automatic Grant Program at the time he or she first becomes a non-employee Board member, but shall be eligible to receive periodic grants under the Automatic Grant Program while he or she continues to serve as a non-employee Board member.

 

V.                                    STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

 

A.            The stock issuable under the Plan shall be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the Corporation on the open market.  The number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance over the term of the Plan shall be limited to two million five hundred thousand (2,500,000) shares of Common Stock.

 

B.            The Plan shall serve as the successor to the Predecessor Plan, and no further stock option grants or unvested share awards shall be made under the Predecessor Plan on or after the Plan Effective Date.  However, all option grants and unvested share awards outstanding under the Predecessor Plan on the Plan Effective Date shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms, and no provision of this Plan shall be deemed to affect or otherwise modify the rights or obligations of the holders of those awards with respect to their acquisition of shares of Common Stock thereunder.  To the extent any options outstanding under the Predecessor Plan on the Plan Effective Date expire or terminate unexercised or any unvested shares outstanding under the

 

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Predecessor Plan on the Plan Effective Date are forfeited, reacquired or repurchased by the Corporation at the original issue price, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to those expired or terminated options and the number of such forfeited, reacquired or repurchased shares shall be added to the share reserve under this Plan and shall accordingly be available for issuance hereunder.

 

C.            The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Incentive Options granted under the Plan shall not exceed two million five hundred thousand (2,500,000) shares of Common Stock.

 

D.            Each person participating in the Plan shall be subject the following limitations:

 

·                                          for Awards denominated in terms of shares of Common Stock (whether payable in Common Stock, cash or a combination of both), the maximum number of shares of Common Stock for which such Awards (including, without limitation, stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance shares) may be made to such person in any calendar year shall not exceed one million (1,000,000) shares of Common Stock in the aggregate, and

 

·                                          for Awards denominated in terms of cash dollars (whether payable in cash, Common Stock or a combination of both), the maximum dollar amount for which such Awards may be made to such person in any calendar year shall not exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00), with such limitation to be measured at the time the Award is made and not at the time the Award becomes payable.

 

E.            Each share of Common Stock issued pursuant to an Award shall reduce the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan by one (1) share. Shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding Awards made under the Plan shall be available for subsequent issuance under the Plan to the extent those Awards expire, terminate or are cancelled for any reason prior to the issuance of the shares of Common Stock subject to those Awards.  Unvested shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan and subsequently forfeited, reacquired or repurchased by the Corporation, at a price per share not greater than the original issue price paid per share (if any), pursuant to the Corporation’s repurchase or reacquisition rights under the Plan shall be added back to the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan and shall accordingly be available for subsequent reissuance.  Should the exercise price of an option under the Plan be paid with shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable under the option, then the authorized reserve of Common Stock under the Plan shall be reduced by the gross number of shares of Common Stock for which that option is exercised, and not by the net number of shares of Common Stock issued under the exercised stock option.  Upon the exercise of any stock appreciation right under the Plan, the share reserve shall be reduced by the gross number of shares of Common Stock as to which such right is exercised, and not by the net number of shares of Common Stock actually issued by the Corporation upon such exercise. If shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable under the Plan are withheld by the Corporation in satisfaction of the withholding taxes incurred in connection with the issuance, vesting or exercise of an Award or the issuance of Common Stock thereunder, then the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced on the basis of the gross number of shares of Common Stock issued, vested or exercised under such Award, calculated in each instance prior to any such share withholding.

 

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made to new and continuing non-employee Board members under the Automatic Grant Program, (viii) the number and/or class of securities or other property subject to each outstanding Award under the Incentive Bonus Program denominated in shares of Common Stock and (ix) the number and/or class of securities or other property subject to the Corporation’s outstanding reacquisition or repurchase rights under the Plan and the reacquisition or repurchase price payable per share (if any).  The adjustments shall be made in such manner as the Plan Administrator deems appropriate in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan and the outstanding Awards thereunder, and such adjustments shall be final, binding and conclusive.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to Incentive Options, no such adjustment shall be authorized to the extent that such authority would cause the Plan to violate Section 422(b)(1) of the Code or any successor provision.  In the event of a Change in Control, however, the adjustments (if any) shall be made in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Plan governing Change in Control transactions.

 

G.            Nothing contained in this Plan shall be construed to limit or impair the power of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets or purchase any other business or assets, or otherwise limit the authority of the Board and the officers of the Corporation, any Parent or any Subsidiary from administering the business as such person shall determine in its sole discretion.  No Optionee, Participant, beneficiary or other person shall have any claim against the Corporation as a result of such action.

 

ARTICLE TWO

 

DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM

 

I.                                        OPTION TERMS

 

Each option shall be evidenced by one or more documents in the form approved by the Plan Administrator; provided, however, that each such document shall comply with the terms specified below.  Each document evidencing an Incentive Option shall, in addition, be subject to the provisions of the Plan applicable to such options.

 

A.            Exercise Price.

 

1.             The exercise price per share shall be fixed by the Plan Administrator; provided, however, that such exercise price shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the Award Date.

 

2.             The exercise price shall become immediately due upon exercise of the option and shall, subject to the provisions of the documents evidencing the option, be payable in one or more of the forms specified below:

 

(i)            cash, check or other cash equivalents, made payable to the Corporation,

 

(ii)           shares of Common Stock (whether delivered in the form of actual stock certificates or through attestation of ownership) held by the Optionee for such minimum period, if any, prescribed by the Plan Administrator valued at Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date,

 

(iii)          shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable under the option but withheld by the Corporation in satisfaction of the exercise price, with such withheld shares to be valued at Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date,

 

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(iv)          to the extent the option is exercised for vested shares, through a special sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which the Optionee shall concurrently provide irrevocable instructions to (a) a brokerage firm (reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation for purposes of administering such procedure in compliance with the Corporation’s pre-clearance/pre-notification policies) to effect the immediate sale of the purchased shares and remit to the Corporation, out of the sale proceeds available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to cover the aggregate exercise price payable for the purchased shares plus all applicable income and employment taxes required to be withheld by the Corporation by reason of such exercise and (b) the Corporation to deliver the certificates for the purchased shares directly to such brokerage firm on such settlement date in order to complete the sale; and

 

(v)           any other means as the Plan Administrator may determine in accordance with applicable corporate law.

 

Except to the extent such sale and remittance procedure is utilized, payment of the exercise price for the purchased shares must be made on the Exercise Date.

 

B.            Exercise and Term of Options.

 

1.             Each option shall be exercisable at such time or times, during such period and for such number of shares as shall be determined by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the documents evidencing the option.  However, no option shall have a term in excess of ten (10) years measured from the Award Date.

 

2.             The Plan Administrator shall also have the discretionary authority, which may be consistent with Code Section 162(m), to structure one or more Awards under the Discretionary Grant Program so that those Awards shall vest and become exercisable only after the achievement of pre-established performance objectives based on one or more Performance Goals and measured over the performance period specified by the Plan Administrator at the time of the Award.

 

3.             Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following limitations shall apply with respect to the vesting schedules established for the Awards made under the Discretionary Grant Program, subject to the acceleration provisions in Paragraph C.2 below and Section IV of this Article Two:

 

(i)            for any such Award which is to vest on the basis of Service, the minimum vesting period shall be one (1) year, with the rate of vesting over that period to be determined by the Plan Administrator; and

 

(ii)           for any such Award which is to vest on the basis of performance objectives, the performance period shall have a duration of at least one year.

 

(iii)          The requirements set forth in Section I.B.3(i) and (ii) above need not apply to grants approved by the Plan Administrator in an amount not to exceed five percent (5%) of the shares authorized for grant under the Plan.

 

C.            Effect of Termination of Service.

 

1.             Except to the extent otherwise provided in an Award Agreement evidencing an Award, the following provisions shall govern the exercise of any options granted pursuant to the Discretionary Grant Program that are outstanding at the time of the Optionee’s cessation of Service or death:

 

(i)            Any option outstanding at the time of the Optionee’s cessation of Service for any reason shall remain exercisable for such period of time thereafter as shall be determined by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the documents evidencing the option, but no such option shall be exercisable after the expiration of the option term.

 

(ii)           Any option held by the Optionee at the time of the Optionee’s death and exercisable in whole or in part at that time may be subsequently exercised by the personal representative of the Optionee’s estate or by the person or persons to whom the option is transferred pursuant to the Optionee’s will or the laws of inheritance or by the Optionee’s designated beneficiary or beneficiaries of that option.

 

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(iii)          Should the Optionee’s Service be terminated for Cause or should the Optionee otherwise engage in conduct constituting grounds for a termination for Cause while holding one or more outstanding options granted under this Article Two, then all of those options shall terminate immediately and cease to be outstanding.

 

(iv)          During the applicable post-Service exercise period, the option may not be exercised for more than the number of vested shares for which the option is at the time exercisable; provided, however, that one or more options under the Discretionary Grant Program may be structured so that those options continue to vest in whole or part during the applicable post-Service exercise period. Upon the expiration of the applicable exercise period or (if earlier) upon the expiration of the option term, the option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for any shares for which the option has not been exercised.

 

2.             The Plan Administrator shall have complete discretion, exercisable either at the time an option is granted or at any time while the option remains outstanding, to:

 

(i)            extend the period of time for which the option is to remain exercisable following the Optionee’s cessation of Service from the limited exercise period otherwise in effect for that option to such greater period of time as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate, but in no event beyond the expiration of the option term;

 

(ii)           include an automatic extension provision whereby the specified post-Service exercise period in effect for any option granted under this Article Two shall automatically be extended by an additional period of time equal in duration to any interval within the specified post-Service exercise period during which the exercise of that option or the immediate sale of the shares acquired under such option could not be effected in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws or the Corporation’s trading compliance policies, but in no event shall such an extension result in the continuation of such option beyond the expiration date of the term of that option, and/or

 

(iii)          permit the option to be exercised, during the applicable post-Service exercise period, not only with respect to the number of vested shares of Common Stock for which such option is exercisable at the time of the Optionee’s cessation of Service but also with respect to one or more additional installments in which the Optionee would have vested had the Optionee continued in Service during a period determined by the Plan Administrator.

 

D.            Stockholder Rights.  The holder of an option shall have no stockholder rights with respect to the shares of Common Stock subject to the option until such person shall have exercised the option, paid the exercise price and become a holder of record of the purchased shares.

 

E.            Repurchase Rights.  The Plan Administrator shall have the discretion to grant options which are exercisable for unvested shares of Common Stock.  Should the Optionee cease Service while such shares are unvested, the Corporation shall have the right to repurchase any or all of those unvested shares at a price per share equal to the lower of (i) the exercise price paid per share or (ii) the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock at the time of repurchase or such other repurchase pricing formula as may be determined by the Plan Administrator.  The terms upon which such repurchase right shall be exercisable (including the period and procedure for exercise and the appropriate vesting schedule for the purchased shares) shall be established by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the document evidencing such repurchase right.

 

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(i)            Incentive Options.  During the lifetime of the Optionee, Incentive Options shall be exercisable only by the Optionee and shall not be assignable or transferable other than by will or the laws of inheritance following the Optionee’s death.

 

(ii)           Non-Statutory Options.  Non-Statutory Options shall be subject to the same limitations on transfer as Incentive Options, except that the Plan Administrator may structure one or more Non-Statutory Options so that the option may be assigned in whole or in part during the Optionee’s lifetime to one or more Family Members of the Optionee or to a trust established exclusively for the Optionee and/or such Family Members, to the extent such assignment is in connection with the Optionee’s estate plan or pursuant to a domestic relations order.  The assigned portion may only be exercised by the person or persons who acquire a proprietary interest in the option pursuant to the assignment.  The terms applicable to the assigned portion shall be the same as those in effect for the option immediately prior to such assignment and shall be set forth in such documents issued to the assignee as the Plan Administrator may deem appropriate.

 

(iii)          Beneficiary Designations.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionee may designate one or more persons as the beneficiary or beneficiaries of his or her outstanding options under this Article Two (whether Incentive Options or Non-Statutory Options), and those options shall, in accordance with such designation, automatically be transferred to such beneficiary or beneficiaries upon the Optionee’s death while holding those options.  Such beneficiary or beneficiaries shall take the transferred options subject to all the terms and conditions of the applicable agreement evidencing each such transferred option, including (without limitation) the limited time period during which the option may be exercised following the Optionee’s death.

 

II.                                   INCENTIVE OPTIONS

 

The terms specified below shall be applicable to all Incentive Options.  Except as modified by the provisions of this Section II, all the provisions of Articles One, Two and Six shall be applicable to Incentive Options.  Options which are specifically designated as Non-Statutory Options when issued under the Plan shall not be subject to the terms of this Section II.

 

A.            Eligibility.  Incentive Options may only be granted to Employees.

 

B.            Dollar Limitation.  The aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock (determined as of the respective date or dates of grant) for which one or more options granted to any Employee under the Plan (or any other option plan of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary) may for the first time become exercisable as Incentive Options during any one calendar year shall not exceed the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000).

 

To the extent the Employee holds two (2) or more such options which become exercisable for the first time in the same calendar year, then for purposes of the foregoing limitations on the exercisability of those options as Incentive Options, such options shall be deemed to become first exercisable in that calendar year on the basis of the chronological order in which they were granted, except to the extent otherwise provided under applicable law or regulation.  Any shares in excess of the amount set forth in this Section II.B shall be treated as a Non-Statutory Option.

 

C.            10% Stockholder.  If any Employee to whom an Incentive Option is granted is a 10% Stockholder, then the exercise price per share shall not be less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the Award Date, and the option term shall not exceed five (5) years measured from the Award Date.

 

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III.                              STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

 

A.            Authority.  The Plan Administrator shall have full power and authority, exercisable in its sole discretion, to grant stock appreciation rights in accordance with this Section III to selected Optionees or other individuals eligible to receive option grants under the Discretionary Grant Program.

 

B.            Types.  Two types of stock appreciation rights shall be authorized for issuance under this Section III: (i) tandem stock appreciation rights (“Tandem Rights”) and (ii) stand-alone stock appreciation rights (“Stand-Alone Rights”).  The exercise price per share shall be fixed by the Plan Administrator; provided, however, that such exercise price shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the Award Date.

 

C.            Tandem Rights.  The following terms and conditions shall govern the grant and exercise of Tandem Rights.

 

1.             One or more Optionees may be granted a Tandem Right, exercisable upon such terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator may establish, to elect between the exercise of the underlying option for shares of Common Stock or the surrender of that option in exchange for a distribution from the Corporation in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value (on the option surrender date) of the number of shares of Common Stock in which the Optionee is at the time vested under the surrendered option (or surrendered portion thereof) over (ii) the aggregate exercise price payable for such vested shares.

 

2.             Any distribution to which the Optionee becomes entitled upon the exercise of a Tandem Right may be made in (i) shares of Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value on the option surrender date, (ii) cash or (iii) a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as specified in the applicable Award agreement.

 

D.            Stand-Alone Rights.  The following terms and conditions shall govern the grant and exercise of Stand-Alone Rights:

 

1.             One or more individuals eligible to participate in the Discretionary Grant Program may be granted a Stand-Alone Right not tied to any underlying option under this Discretionary Grant Program.  The Stand-Alone Right shall relate to a specified number of shares of Common Stock and shall be exercisable upon such terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator may establish.  In no event, however, may the Stand-Alone Right have a maximum term in excess of ten (10) years measured from the Award Date.  The provisions and limitations of Paragraphs B.2 and B.3 of Section I of this Article Two shall also be applicable to any Stand-Alone Right awarded under the Plan.

 

2.             Upon exercise of the Stand-Alone Right, the holder shall be entitled to receive a distribution from the Corporation in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the aggregate Fair Market Value (on the exercise date) of the shares of Common Stock underlying the exercised right over (ii) the aggregate exercise price in effect for those shares.

 

3.             The number of shares of Common Stock underlying each Stand-Alone Right and the exercise price in effect for those shares shall be determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion at the time the Stand-Alone Right is granted in accordance with the Plan.

 

4.             Stand-Alone Rights shall be subject to the same transferability restrictions applicable to Non-Statutory Options and may not be transferred during the holder’s lifetime, except if such assignment is in connection with the holder’s estate plan and is to one or more Family Members of the holder or to a trust established for the holder and/or one or more such Family Members or pursuant to a domestic relations order covering the Stand-Alone Right as marital property.  In addition, one or more beneficiaries may be designated for an outstanding Stand-Alone Right in accordance with substantially the same terms and provisions as set forth in Section I.F of this Article Two.

 

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5.             The distribution with respect to an exercised Stand-Alone Right may be made in (i) shares of Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value on the exercise date, (ii) cash or (iii) a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as specified in the applicable Award agreement.

 

6.             The holder of a Stand-Alone Right shall have no stockholder rights with respect to the shares of Common Stock subject to the Stand-Alone Right unless and until such person shall have exercised the Stand-Alone Right and become a holder of record of the shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of such Stand-Alone Right.

 

E.            Post-Service Exercise.  The provisions governing the exercise of Tandem and Stand-Alone Rights following the cessation of the recipient’s Service shall be substantially the same as those set forth in Section I.C.1 of this Article Two for the options granted under the Discretionary Grant Program, and the Plan Administrator’s discretionary authority under Section I.C.2 of this Article Two shall also extend to any outstanding Tandem or Stand-Alone Appreciation Rights.

 

IV.                               CHANGE IN CONTROL

 

A.            In the event of an actual Change in Control transaction, each outstanding Award under the Discretionary Grant Program shall automatically accelerate so that each such Award shall, immediately prior to the effective date of that Change in Control, become exercisable as to all the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to such Award and may be exercised as to any or all of those shares as fully vested shares of Common Stock.  However, an outstanding Award under the Discretionary Grant Program shall not become exercisable on such an accelerated basis if and to the extent: (i) such Award is to be assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof) or is otherwise to continue in full force and effect pursuant to the terms of the Change in Control transaction; provided, however, that the securities subject to such Award following such assumption or continuation are actively traded on an established securities exchange or (ii) such Award is to be replaced with a substitute equivalent award of the successor corporation which (a) preserves the spread (i.e., the amount, if any, by which the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Award exceeds the aggregate exercise price of the Award)  existing at the time of the Change in Control, (b) provides for vesting and payout of such Award as substituted in accordance with the same exercise/vesting and payout schedule in effect for that Award, which may include, to the extent not in violation of any law applicable to the Award, the same consideration paid to holders of the Common Stock under the terms of the Change in Control transaction, and (c) provides for substantially the same degree of liquidity or marketability as the Award possessed immediately prior to the Change in Control once vested. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Award outstanding under the Discretionary Grant Program on the date of such Change in Control shall be subject to cancellation and termination, without cash payment or other consideration due the Award holder, if the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the date of such Change in Control (or any earlier date specified in the definitive agreement for the Change in Control transaction) is less than the per share exercise price in effect for such Award.

 

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consummation of such Change in Control had those shares actually been outstanding at that time.  Appropriate adjustments to reflect such Change in Control shall also be made to (i) the exercise or base  price per share in effect under each outstanding Award, provided the aggregate exercise price in effect for such securities shall remain the same, (ii) the maximum number and/or class of securities available for issuance over the remaining term of the Plan, (iii) the maximum number and/or class of securities by which the share reserve under the Plan may increase by reason of the expiration or termination of unexercised options or the forfeiture, reacquisition or repurchase of shares under the Plan, (iv) the maximum number and/or class of securities that may be issued pursuant to Incentive Options granted under the Plan, (v) the maximum number and/or class of securities for which any one person may be granted Common Stock-denominated Awards under the Plan per calendar year, (vi) the number and/or class of securities or other property and the exercise price in effect under each outstanding Award under the Discretionary Grant Program, (vii) the number and/or class of securities or other property subject to each outstanding Award under the Stock Issuance Program and the cash consideration (if any) payable, (viii) the number and/or class of securities or other property subject to each outstanding Award under the Incentive Bonus Program denominated in shares of Common Stock, (ix) the number and/or class of securities or other property subject to each outstanding Award under the Automatic Grant Program, (x) the number and/or class of securities for which Awards may subsequently be made to new and continuing non-employee Board members under the Automatic Grant Program and (xi) the number and/or class of securities or other property subject to the Corporation’s outstanding repurchase rights under the Plan and the repurchase price payable. To the extent the actual holders of the Corporation’s outstanding Common Stock receive cash consideration for their Common Stock in consummation of the Change in Control, the successor corporation may, in connection with the assumption, substitution or continuation of the outstanding Awards under the Discretionary Grant Program, substitute, for the securities underlying those Awards, one or more shares of its own common stock with a fair market value equivalent to the cash consideration paid per share of Common Stock in such Change in Control transaction, provided such common stock is readily traded on an established securities exchange or market.

 

E.            The Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority to structure one or more outstanding Awards under the Discretionary Grant Program so that those Awards shall, immediately prior to the effective date of an actual Change in Control transaction, become exercisable as to all the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to those Awards and may be exercised as to any or all of those shares as fully vested shares of Common Stock, whether or not those Awards are to be assumed in the Change in Control transaction or otherwise continued in effect.  In addition, the Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority to structure one or more of the Corporation’s repurchase rights under the Discretionary Grant Program so that those rights shall terminate immediately prior to the effective date of an actual Change in Control transaction, and the shares subject to those terminated rights shall thereupon vest in full.

 

F.             The Plan Administrator shall have full power and authority to structure one or more outstanding Awards under the Discretionary Grant Program so that those Awards shall become exercisable as to all the shares of Common Stock at the time subject to those Awards in the event the Optionee’s Service is subsequently terminated by reason of an Involuntary Termination within a designated period before, upon or following the effective date of any Change in Control transaction in which those Awards do not otherwise fully accelerate.  In addition, the Plan Administrator may structure one or more of the Corporation’s repurchase rights so that those rights shall immediately terminate with respect to any shares held by the Optionee at the time of such Involuntary Termination, and the shares subject to those terminated repurchase rights shall accordingly vest in full at that time.

 

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form of any other Award under the Plan, except in connection with a Change in Control transaction as provided in Section IV.A of Article II above, or (iii) otherwise directly reduce the exercise price in effect for outstanding options or stock appreciation rights under the Plan, without in each such instance obtaining stockholder approval.

 

ARTICLE THREE

 

STOCK ISSUANCE PROGRAM

 

I.                                        STOCK ISSUANCE TERMS

 

Shares of Common Stock may be issued under the Stock Issuance Program, either as vested or unvested shares, through direct and immediate issuances.  Each such stock issuance shall be evidenced by a Stock Issuance Agreement which complies with the terms specified below.  Shares of Common Stock may also be issued under the Stock Issuance Program pursuant to performance shares or restricted stock units which entitle the recipients to receive the shares underlying those Awards upon the attainment of designated performance goals or the satisfaction of specified Service requirements or upon the expiration of a designated time period following the vesting of those Awards.

 

A.            Issue Price.

 

1.             The issue price per share shall be fixed by the Plan Administrator, but shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the Award Date.

 

2.             Shares of Common Stock may be issued under the Stock Issuance Program for any of the following items of consideration which the Plan Administrator may deem appropriate in each individual instance:

 

(i)            cash or check made payable to the Corporation;

 

(ii)           past services rendered to the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary); or

 

(iii)          any other valid consideration under the State in which the Corporation is at the time incorporated.

 

B.            Vesting Provisions.

 

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(i)            for any such Award which is to vest on the basis of Service, the minimum vesting period shall be one (1) year, with the rate of vesting over that period to be determined by  the Plan Administrator; and

 

(ii)           for any such Award which is to vest on the basis of performance objectives, the performance period shall have a duration of at least one year.

 

The foregoing minimum vesting requirements shall not be applicable under the following circumstances:  (1) to Awards comprising no more than five percent (5%) of the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan; (2) to any Awards made under the Stock Issuance Program to an individual who is at the time of such Award serving solely in the capacity of a non-employee Board member; provided, however, that any Award made under the Stock Issuance Program to such non-employee Board member must have a minimum vesting period of at least one year, with not greater than monthly pro-rated vesting over that period, or (3) in the event of the death, Permanent Disability, Retirement or Involuntary Termination of the holder of an Award.

 

2.             The Plan Administrator shall also have the discretionary authority, consistent with Code Section 162(m), to structure one or more Awards under the Stock Issuance Program so that the shares of Common Stock subject to those Awards shall vest (or vest and become issuable) upon the achievement of pre-established corporate performance objectives based on one or more Performance Goals and measured over the performance period specified by the Plan Administrator at the time of the Award.

 

3.             Any new, substituted or additional securities or other property (including money paid other than as a regular cash dividend) which the Participant may have the right to receive with respect to the Participant’s unvested shares of Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares, spin-off transaction, extraordinary dividend or distribution or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class without the Corporation’s receipt of consideration shall be issued subject to (i) the same vesting and payout requirements applicable to the Participant’s unvested shares of Common Stock and (ii) such escrow arrangements as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate.  Equitable adjustments to reflect each such transaction shall also be made by the Plan Administrator to the repurchase price payable per share by the Corporation for any unvested securities subject to its existing repurchase rights under the Plan; provided the aggregate repurchase price shall in each instance remain the same.

 

4.             The Participant shall have full stockholder rights with respect to any shares of Common Stock issued to the Participant under the Stock Issuance Program, whether or not the Participant’s interest in those shares is vested, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Stock Issuance Agreement.  Accordingly, the Participant shall have the right to vote such shares and to receive any dividends paid on such shares, subject to any applicable vesting requirements, including (without limitation) the requirement that any dividends paid on such shares subject to performance-vesting conditions shall be held in escrow by the Corporation and shall not vest or actually be paid to the Award holder prior to the time those shares vest. The Participant shall not have any stockholder rights with respect to the shares of Common Stock subject to a performance share or restricted stock unit Award until that Award vests and the shares of Common Stock are actually issued thereunder.  However, dividend-equivalent units may be paid or credited, either in cash or in actual or phantom shares of Common Stock, on outstanding performance share or restricted stock unit Awards, subject to such terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator may deem appropriate; provided, however, that no such dividend-equivalent units relating to Awards subject to performance-vesting conditions shall vest or otherwise become payable prior to the time the underlying Award (or portion thereof to which such dividend-equivalents units relate) vests upon the attainment of the applicable performance goals and shall accordingly be subject to cancellation and forfeiture to the same extent as the underlying Award.

 

5.             Should the Participant cease to remain in Service while holding one or more unvested shares of Common Stock issued under the Stock Issuance Program or should the performance objectives not be attained with respect to one or more such unvested shares of Common Stock, then those shares shall be automatically surrendered to the Corporation for cancellation, and the Participant shall have no further stockholder rights with respect to those shares.  To the extent the surrendered shares were previously issued to the Participant for consideration paid in cash or cash equivalent, the Corporation shall repay to the Participant the cash consideration paid for the surrendered shares.

 

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6.             The Plan Administrator may in its discretion waive the surrender and cancellation of one or more unvested shares of Common Stock which would otherwise occur upon the cessation of the Participant’s Service or the non-attainment of the performance objectives applicable to those shares, but only to the extent such waiver is effected in connection with (i) the Participant’s cessation of Service by reason of death, Permanent Disability, Retirement or Involuntary Termination or (ii) the consummation of a Change in Control transaction.  Any such waiver shall result in the immediate vesting of the Participant’s interest in the shares of Common Stock as to which the waiver applies. However, no vesting requirements tied to the attainment of performance objectives may be waived with respect to shares which were intended at the time of issuance to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), except in the event of the Participant’s cessation of Service by reason of death or Permanent Disability or as otherwise provided in Section II of this Article Three.

 

7.             Outstanding performance shares or restricted stock units under the Stock Issuance Program shall automatically terminate, and no shares of Common Stock shall actually be issued in satisfaction of those Awards, if the performance goals or Service requirements established for those Awards are not attained or satisfied.  The Plan Administrator, however, shall have the discretionary authority to issue vested shares of Common Stock under one or more outstanding Awards of performance shares or restricted stock units as to which the designated performance goals or Service requirements have not been attained or satisfied, but only in connection with (i) the Participant’s cessation of Service by reason of death, Permanent Disability, Retirement or Involuntary Termination or (ii) the consummation of a Change in Control transaction.  However, no vesting requirements tied to the attainment of performance goals may be waived with respect to Awards which were intended, at the time those Awards were made, to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), except in the event of the Participant’s death or Permanent Disability or as otherwise provided in Section II of this Article Three.

 

8.             The following additional requirements shall be in effect for any performance shares awarded under this Article Three:

 

(i)            At the end of the performance period, the Plan Administrator shall determine the actual level of attainment for each performance objective and the extent to which the performance shares awarded for that period are to vest and become payable based on the attained performance levels.

 

(ii)           The performance shares which so vest shall be paid as soon as practicable following the end of the performance period, unless such payment is to be deferred for the period specified by the Plan Administrator at the time the performance shares are awarded or the period selected by the Participant in accordance with the applicable requirements of Code Section 409A.

 

(iii)          Performance shares may be paid in (i) cash, (ii) shares of Common Stock or (iii) any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion.

 

(iv)          Performance shares may also be structured so that the shares are convertible into shares of Common Stock, but the rate at which each performance share is to so convert shall be based on the attained level of performance for each applicable performance objective.

 

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II.                                   CHANGE IN CONTROL

 

A.            Each Award outstanding under the Stock Issuance Program on the effective date of an actual Change in Control transaction may be (i) assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof) or otherwise continued in full force and effect pursuant to the terms of the Change in Control transaction; provided, however, that the securities subject to such Award following the assumption or continuation are actively traded on an established securities exchange, or (ii) replaced with a substitute equivalent award of the successor corporation which (a) preserves the value of the Award equal to the Fair Market Value of the underlying shares of Common Stock at the time of the Change in Control, (b) provides for vesting and payment of such Award as substituted in accordance with the same vesting and payout schedules in effect for those shares at the time of such Change in Control, which may include, to the extent not in violation of any law applicable to the Award, the same consideration paid to holders of the Common Stock under the terms of the Change in Control transaction, and (c) provides for substantially the same degree of liquidity or marketability as the Award possessed immediately prior to the Change in Control once vested.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Stock Issuance Agreement, to the extent any such Award is at the time subject to performance-vesting requirements tied to the attainment of one or more specified performance goals and the Plan Administrator does not at the time provide otherwise, those performance-vesting requirements shall upon the assumption, continuation or replacement of that Award be cancelled, and such Award shall thereupon be converted into a Service-vesting Award, based on an assumed attainment of the applicable performance goals at target level, that will vest in one or more increments over the Service-vesting period in effect for that Award immediately prior to the effective date of the Change in Control, and if there is no explicit Service-vesting period, over the performance period in effect for that Award immediately prior to the effective date of the Change in Control. However, to the extent any Award outstanding under the Stock Issuance Program on the effective date of such Change in Control transaction is not to be so assumed, continued or replaced, that Award shall vest in full immediately prior to the effective date of the actual Change in Control transaction, and the shares of Common Stock underlying the portion of the Award that vests on such accelerated basis shall be issued in accordance with the applicable Award Agreement.

 

B.            Each outstanding Award under the Stock Issuance Program which is assumed in connection with a Change in Control or otherwise continued in effect shall be adjusted immediately after the consummation of that Change in Control so as to apply to the number and class of securities or other property into which the shares of Common Stock subject to that Award immediately prior to the Change in Control would have been converted in consummation of such Change in Control had those shares actually been outstanding at that time, and appropriate adjustments shall also be made to the cash consideration (if any) payable per share thereunder, provided the aggregate amount of such consideration shall remain the same.  To the extent the actual holders of the Corporation’s outstanding Common Stock receive cash consideration for their Common Stock in consummation of the Change in Control, the successor corporation may, in connection with the assumption or continuation of the outstanding Awards, substitute one or more shares of its own common stock with a fair market value equivalent to the cash consideration paid per share of Common Stock in such Change in Control transaction, provided such common stock is readily traded on an established U.S. securities exchange or market.

 

C.            The Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority to structure one or more unvested Awards under the Stock Issuance Program so that the shares of Common Stock subject to those Awards shall automatically vest (or vest and become issuable) in whole or in part immediately prior to the effective date of an actual Change in Control transaction or upon the subsequent termination of the Participant’s Service by reason of an Involuntary Termination within a designated period before, upon or following the effective date of that Change in Control transaction. The Plan Administrator’s authority under this Section II.C shall also extend to any Awards intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), even though the automatic vesting of those Awards pursuant to this Section II.C may result in their loss of performance-based status under Code Section 162(m).

 

ARTICLE FOUR

 

INCENTIVE BONUS PROGRAM

 

I.                                        INCENTIVE BONUS TERMS

 

The Plan Administrator shall have full power and authority to implement one or more of the following incentive bonus programs under the Plan:

 

1.             cash bonus awards (“Cash Awards”),

 

2.             performance unit awards (“Performance Unit Awards”), and

 

3.             dividend equivalent rights (“DER Awards”).

 

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B.            Cash Awards.  The Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority under the Plan to make Cash Awards which are to vest in one or more installments over the Participant’s continued Service with the Corporation or upon the attainment of specified performance goals.  Each such Cash Award shall be evidenced by one or more documents in the form approved by the Plan Administrator; provided however, that each such document shall comply with the terms specified below.

 

1.             The elements of the vesting schedule applicable to each Cash Award shall be determined by the Plan Administrator and incorporated into the Incentive Bonus Award Agreement.

 

2.             The Plan Administrator shall also have the discretionary authority, consistent with Code Section 162(m), to structure one or more Cash Awards so that those Awards shall vest upon the achievement of pre-established corporate performance objectives based upon one or more Performance Goals.

 

3.             Should the Participant cease to remain in Service while holding one or more unvested Cash Awards or should the performance objectives not be attained with respect to one or more such Cash Awards, then those Awards shall automatically terminate, and the Participant shall not be entitled to any cash payment or other consideration with respect to those terminated Awards.

 

4.             Outstanding Cash Awards shall automatically terminate, and no cash payment or other consideration shall be due the holders of those Awards, if the performance goals or Service requirements established for the Awards are not attained or satisfied. The Plan Administrator may in its discretion waive the cancellation and termination of one or more unvested Cash Awards which would otherwise occur upon the cessation of the Participant’s Service or the non-attainment of the performance objectives applicable to those Awards.  Any such waiver shall result in the immediate vesting of the Participant’s interest in the Cash Award as to which the waiver applies.  Such waiver may be effected at any time, whether before or after the Participant’s cessation of Service or the attainment or non-attainment of the applicable performance objectives.  However, no vesting requirements tied to the attainment of performance goals may be waived with respect to awards which were intended, at the time those awards were granted, to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), except in the event of the Participant’s death or Permanent Disability or as otherwise provided in Section II of this Article Four.

 

5.             Cash Awards which become due and payable following the attainment of the applicable performance goals or satisfaction of the applicable Service requirement (or the waiver of such goals or Service requirement) may be paid in (i) cash, (ii) shares of Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value on the payment date or (iii) a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock as the Plan Administrator shall determine.

 

C.            Performance Unit Awards.  The Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority to make Performance Unit Awards in accordance with the terms of this Article Four.  Each such Performance Unit Award shall be evidenced by one or more documents in the form approved by the Plan Administrator; provided however, that each such document shall comply with the terms specified below.

 

1.             A Performance Unit shall represent (i) the contingent right to receive a unit with a dollar value range tied to achievement of pre-established performance objectives based on one or more Performance Goals or (ii) a participating interest in a special bonus pool tied to the attainment of pre-established corporate performance objectives based on one or more Performance Goals. The amount of the bonus pool may vary with the level at which the applicable performance objectives are attained, and the value of each Performance Unit which becomes due and payable upon the attained level of performance shall be determined by dividing the amount of the resulting bonus pool (if any) by the total number of Performance Units issued and outstanding at the completion of the applicable performance period.

 

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2.             Performance Units may also be structured to include a Service requirement which the Participant must satisfy following the completion of the performance period in order to vest in the Performance Units awarded with respect to that performance period.

 

3.             Performance Units which become due and payable following the attainment of the applicable performance objectives and the satisfaction of any applicable Service requirement may be paid in (i) cash, (ii) shares of Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value on the payment date or (iii) a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock as the Plan Administrator shall determine.

 

D.            DER Awards.  The Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority to make DER Awards in accordance with the terms of this Article Four.  Each such DER Award shall be evidenced by one or more documents in the form approved by the Plan Administrator; provided however, that each such document shall comply with the terms specified below.

 

1.             The DER Awards may be made as stand-alone awards or in tandem with other Awards made under the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, DER Awards may not be made in tandem with Awards described in the Discretionary Grant Program under Article Two (i.e., Incentive Options, Non-Statutory Options and stock appreciation rights).  The term of each such DER Award shall be established by the Plan Administrator at the time of grant, but no DER Award shall have a term in excess of ten (10) years.

 

2.             Each DER shall represent the right to receive the economic equivalent of each dividend or distribution, whether in cash, securities or other property (other than shares of Common Stock), which is made per issued and outstanding share of Common Stock during the term the DER remains outstanding. A special account on the books of the Corporation shall be maintained for each Participant to whom a DER Award is made, and that account shall be credited per DER with each such dividend or distribution made per issued and outstanding share of Common Stock during the term of that DER remains outstanding.

 

3.             Payment of the amounts credited to such book account may be made to the Participant either concurrently with the actual dividend or distribution made per issued and outstanding share of Common Stock or may be deferred for a period specified by the Plan Administrator at the time the DER Award is made or selected by the Participant in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A.  In no event, however, shall any DER Award made with respect to an Award subject to performance-vesting conditions under the Stock Issuance or Incentive Bonus Program vest or become payable prior to the vesting of that Award (or the portion thereof to which the DER Award relates) upon the attainment of the applicable performance goals and shall accordingly be subject to cancellation and forfeiture to the same extent as the underlying Award.

 

4.             Payment may be paid in (i) cash, (ii) shares of Common Stock or (iii) a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock as the Plan Administrator shall determine.  If payment is to be made in the form of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock into which the cash dividend or distribution amounts are to be converted for purposes of the Participant’s book account may be based on the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the date of conversion, a prior date or an average of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock over a designated period, as the Plan Administrator shall determine in its sole discretion.

 

5.             The Plan Administrator shall also have the discretionary authority, consistent with Code Section 162(m), to structure one or more DER Awards so that those Awards shall vest only after the achievement of pre-established corporate performance objectives based upon one or more Performance Goals.

 

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II.                                   CHANGE IN CONTROL

 

A.            The Plan Administrator shall have the discretionary authority to structure one or more Awards under the Incentive Bonus Program so that those Awards shall automatically vest in whole or in part immediately prior to the effective date of an actual Change in Control transaction or upon the subsequent termination of the Participant’s Service by reason of an Involuntary Termination within a designated period before, upon or following the effective date of such Change in Control. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Incentive Bonus Award Agreement, to the extent any such Award is, at the time of such Change in Control, subject to performance vesting upon the attainment of one or more performance goals and the Plan Administrator does not at that time provide otherwise, the performance-vesting condition shall automatically be cancelled on the effective date of such Change in Control, and such Award shall thereupon be converted into a Service-vesting Award, based on an assumed attainment of the applicable performance goals at target level, that will vest in one or more installments over the Service-vesting period in effect for that Award immediately prior to the Change in Control, and if there is no explicit Service-vesting period, over the performance period in effect for that Award immediately prior to the effective date of the Change in Control.

 

B.            The Plan Administrator’s authority under Section II.A of this Article Four shall also extend to any performance bonus awards intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), even though the automatic vesting of those awards pursuant to such Paragraph A may result in their loss of performance-based status under Code Section 162(m).

 

ARTICLE FIVE

 

AUTOMATIC GRANT PROGRAM

 

I.                                        AWARD TERMS

 

A.            Automatic Grants.  The Awards to be made pursuant to the Automatic Grant Program shall be as follows:

 

1.             Each individual who is first elected or appointed as a non-employee Board member at any time after the date of the 2016 Annual Meeting shall automatically be granted, on the date of such initial election or appointment, an Award in the  form of restricted stock units covering that number of shares of Common Stock (rounded up to the next whole share) determined by dividing the Applicable Dollar Amount by the Fair Market Value per share on such date, provided that individual has not been in the employ of the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary during the preceding twelve (12) months (the “Initial Grant”). The Applicable Dollar Amount shall be determined by the Plan Administrator at the time of each such grant, but in no event shall such amount exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) per non-employee Board member.

 

2.             On the date of each annual stockholders meeting, beginning with the 2017 Annual Meeting, each individual who is to continue to serve as a non-employee Board member, whether or not that individual is standing for re-election to the Board at that particular annual meeting, shall automatically be granted an Award in the form of restricted stock units covering that number of shares of Common Stock (rounded up to the next whole share) determined by dividing the Applicable Annual Amount by the Fair Market Value per share on such date (the “Annual Grant”), provided that such individual has served as a non-employee Board member for a period of at least six (6) months.  There shall be no limit on the number of such Annual Grants any one continuing non-employee Board member may receive over his or her period of Board service, and non-employee Board members who have previously been in the employ of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) shall be eligible to receive one or more such Annual Grants over their period of continued Board service.  The Applicable Annual Amount shall be determined by the Plan Administrator on or before the date of the annual stockholders meeting at which those Annual Grants are to be made, but in no event shall exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00).

 

3.             Each restricted unit awarded under this Article Five shall entitle the non-employee Board member to one share of Common Stock on the applicable issuance date following the vesting of that unit.

 

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B.            Vesting of Awards and Issuance of SharesEach Initial Grant and Annual Grant made under this Article Five shall vest in full on the earlier of (I) the first anniversary of the non-employee Board member’s completion of continuous Board service measured from the Award Date or (II) the first annual general meeting of the Corporation’s stockholders held after the Award Date; provided, however, that should such non-employee Board member cease Board service by reason of (i) death or Permanent Disability or (ii) retirement at or after age seventy five (75), then each Initial Grant and Annual Grant made to such individual under this Article Five and outstanding at the time of such cessation of Board service shall immediately vest in full to the extent not previously vested.  The shares of Common Stock underlying each Initial Grant or Annual Grant which vests in accordance with the foregoing vesting provisions shall be issued as they vest; provided, however, that the Plan Administrator may allow one or more non-employee Board members to defer, in accordance with the applicable requirements of Code Section 409A and the regulations thereunder, the issuance of the shares beyond the vesting date to a designated date or until cessation of Board service or an earlier Change in Control.

 

C.            Dividend Equivalent Rights.  Each restricted stock unit shall include a dividend equivalent right pursuant to which a book account shall be established for the non-employee Board member and credited from time to time with each dividend or distribution, whether in cash, securities or other property (other than shares of Common Stock) which is made per issued and outstanding share of Common Stock during the period the share of Common Stock underlying that restricted stock unit remains unissued.  The amount credited to the book account with respect to such restricted stock unit shall be paid to the non-employee Board member concurrently with the issuance of the share of Common Stock underlying that unit, subject to the Corporation’s collection of any applicable withholding taxes, if any.

 

II.                                   CHANGE IN CONTROL

 

Should the non-employee Board member continue in Board service until the effective date of an actual Change in Control transaction, then the shares of Common Stock subject to each outstanding Initial Grant and Annual Grants made to such Board member shall, immediately prior to the effective date of that Change in Control transaction, vest in full and shall be issued to him or her as soon as administratively practicable thereafter, but in no event more than fifteen (15) business days after such effective date, except to the extent such issuance is subject to a deferred distribution date under Code Section 409A, or shall otherwise be converted into the right to receive the same consideration per share of Common Stock payable to the other stockholders in the Change in Control and distributed at the same time as such stockholder payments, subject to any applicable deferred distribution date under Code Section 409A.

 

ARTICLE SIX

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

I.                                        DEFERRED COMPENSATION

 

A.            The Plan Administrator may, in its sole discretion, structure one or more Awards under the Stock Issuance or Incentive Bonus Programs so that the Participants may be provided with an election to defer the compensation associated with those Awards for federal income tax purposes.  Any such deferral opportunity shall comply with all applicable requirements of Code Section 409A.

 

B.            The Plan Administrator may implement a non-employee Board member retainer fee deferral program under the Plan that allows the non-employee Board members the opportunity to elect, prior to the start of each calendar year, to convert the Board and Board committee retainer fees to be earned for that year into restricted stock units under the Stock Issuance Program that will defer the issuance of the shares of Common Stock that vest under those restricted stock units to a permissible date or event under Code Section 409A.  If such program is implemented, the Plan Administrator shall have the authority to establish such rules and procedures as it deems appropriate for the filing of such deferral elections and the designation of the permissible distribution events under Code Section 409A.

 

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C.            To the extent the Corporation maintains one or more separate non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements which allow the participants the opportunity to make notional investments of their deferred account balances in shares of Common Stock, the Plan Administrator may authorize the share reserve under the Plan to serve as the source of any shares of Common Stock that become payable under those deferred compensation arrangements.  In such event, the share reserve under the Plan shall be reduced on a share-for-one-share basis for each share of Common Stock issued under the Plan in settlement of the deferred compensation owed under those separate arrangements.

 

D.            To the extent there is any ambiguity as to whether any provision of any Award made under the Plan that is deemed to constitute a deferred compensation arrangement under Code Section 409A would otherwise contravene one or more requirements or limitations of such Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, such provision shall be interpreted and applied in a manner that complies with the applicable requirements of Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

 

II.                                   TAX WITHHOLDING

 

A.            The Corporation’s obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock upon the exercise, issuance or vesting of an Award under the Plan shall be subject to the satisfaction of all applicable income and employment or other tax withholding requirements.

 

B.            The Plan Administrator may, in its discretion, structure one or more Awards so that shares of Common Stock may be used as follows to satisfy all or part of the Withholding Taxes to which such holders of those Awards may become subject in connection with the issuance, exercise, vesting or settlement of those Awards:

 

1.             Stock Withholding.  The Corporation may be provided with the right to withhold, from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon the issuance, exercise, vesting or settlement of such Award or the issuance of shares of Common Stock thereunder, a portion of those shares with an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the applicable Withholding Taxes based on the minimum statutory rate.  The shares of Common Stock so withheld shall reduce the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan.

 

2.             Stock Delivery.  The Award holder may be provided with the right to deliver to the Corporation, at the time of the issuance, exercise, vesting or settlement of such Award or the issuance of shares of Common Stock thereunder, one or more shares of Common Stock previously acquired by such individual (other than in connection with the exercise, share issuance or share vesting triggering the Withholding Taxes) with an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the percentage of the Withholding Taxes (not to exceed one hundred percent (100%)) designated by the individual.  The shares of Common Stock so delivered shall neither reduce the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan nor be added to the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan.

 

III.                              SHARE ESCROW/LEGENDS

 

Unvested shares of Common Stock may, in the Plan Administrator’s discretion, be held in escrow by the Corporation until the Participant’s interest in such shares vests or may be issued directly to the Participant with restrictive legends on the certificates evidencing those unvested shares.

 

IV.                               EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF THE PLAN

 

A.            The Plan shall become effective on the Plan Effective Date. For purposes of Section 422 of the Code, the Plan Effective Date shall be considered to be the date that the Plan is adopted.

 

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B.            The Plan shall serve as the successor to the Predecessor Plan, and no further grants of Awards (which for purposes of this Section IV.B shall have the same meaning as in the Predecessor Plan) or issuances of shares of Common Stock shall be made under the Predecessor Plan. The implementation of the Plan shall not affect the Awards that were outstanding under the Predecessor Plan at the time the Plan was approved by the stockholders at the 2016 Annual Meeting, and those Awards shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.  The Plan shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of (i) the 10 year anniversary of the 2016 Annual Meeting, (ii) the date on which all shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall have been issued as fully vested shares or (iii) the termination of all outstanding Awards in connection with a Change in Control.  Should the Plan terminate on the 10 year anniversary of the 2016 Annual Meeting, then all Awards outstanding at that time shall continue to have force and effect in accordance with the provisions of the documents evidencing those Awards.

 

V.                                    AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN AND AWARDS

 

A.            The Board or the Compensation Committee shall have complete and exclusive power and authority to amend, alter, suspend, modify or terminate the Plan in any or all respects; provided, however, that stockholder approval shall be required for any amendment to the Plan which (i)  increases the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan (other than pursuant to Section V.F of Article One); (ii) except as provided in Section V.F of Article One, permits options, stock appreciation rights or other equity-based Awards encompassing rights to purchase Common Stock to be repriced, replaced, or regranted through cancellation or exchange, or by lowering the exercise price of a previously granted option or stock appreciation right, or the purchase price of any other previously granted equity-based Award; (iii) expands the class of individuals eligible to participate in the Plan; (iv) expands the types of awards which may be made under the Plan; (v) extends the term of the Plan; or (vi) to the extent such stockholder approval may otherwise be required under applicable law or regulation or pursuant to the listing standards of the Stock Exchange on which the Common Stock is at the time primarily traded. However, no such amendment or modification shall materially adversely affect the rights and obligations with respect to Awards at the time outstanding under the Plan unless the Optionee or the Participant consents in writing to such amendment or modification.

 

B.            Each Plan Administrator may, within the scope of its administrative functions under the Plan, amend any Award previously granted under the Plan by such Plan Administrator (and the Compensation Committee may amend any Award previously granted under the Plan) without the prior written consent of the Optionee or Participant to whom the Award was made if such amendment does not materially adversely affect the rights and obligations of the Optionee or Participant under the Award. Each Plan Administrator may, within the scope of its administrative functions under the Plan, amend any Award previously granted by such Plan Administrator (and the Compensation Committee may amend any Award previously granted under the Plan) with the written consent of the Optionee or Participant.

 

C.            The Compensation Committee shall be authorized to make minor or administrative amendments to the Plan as well as amendments to the Plan that may be required by law applicable to the Corporation. The Compensation Committee shall have the discretionary authority to adopt and implement from time to time such addenda or subplans to the Plan as it may deem necessary in order to bring the Plan into compliance with applicable laws and regulations of any foreign jurisdictions in which grants or awards are to be made under the Plan and/or to obtain favorable tax treatment in those foreign jurisdictions for the individuals to whom the grants or awards are made.

 

D.            Except as otherwise provided in Section IV.B of this Article Six, Awards may be made under the Plan that involve shares of Common Stock in excess of the number of shares then available for issuance under the Plan, provided no shares shall actually be issued pursuant to those Awards until the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan is sufficiently increased by stockholder approval of an amendment of the Plan authorizing such increase.

 

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VI.                               USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Any cash proceeds received by the Corporation from the sale of shares of Common Stock under the Plan shall be used for general corporate purposes.

 

VII.                          REGULATORY APPROVALS

 

A.            The implementation of the Plan, the granting of any Award under the Plan and the issuance of any shares of Common Stock in connection with the issuance, exercise, vesting or settlement of any Award under the Plan shall be subject to the Corporation’s procurement of all approvals and permits required by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the Plan, the Awards made under the Plan and the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to those Awards.

 

B.            No shares of Common Stock or other assets shall be issued or delivered under the Plan unless and until there shall have been compliance with all applicable requirements of applicable securities laws, including the filing and effectiveness of the Form S-8 registration statement for the shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan, and all applicable listing requirements of any Stock Exchange on which Common Stock is then listed for trading.

 

VIII.                     NO EMPLOYMENT/SERVICE RIGHTS

 

Nothing in the Plan shall confer upon the Optionee or the Participant any right to continue in Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining such person) or of the Optionee or the Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate such person’s Service at any time for any reason, with or without cause.

 

IX.                              NO TRUST OR FUND CREATED

 

Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund or any kind or a fiduciary relationship with the Corporation and an Optionee or Participant or any other person.  Any assets set aside with respect to an Award shall be subject to the claims of the Corporation’s general creditors, and no person other than the Corporation shall, by virtue of an Award, have any interest in any specific assets. In its sole discretion, the Board or the Compensation Committee may authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the Corporation’s obligations to deliver shares of Common Stock or to make payments with respect to Awards hereunder.

 

X.                                   FRACTIONAL SHARES

 

No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Plan Administrator shall determine whether cash, or other securities shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional shares, or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be cancelled, terminated, or otherwise eliminated.

 

XI.                              CORPORATE ACTION CONSTITUTING GRANT OF AWARDS.

 

Corporate action constituting a grant by the Corporation of an Award to any Participant will be deemed completed as of the date that all necessary corporate action has occurred and become effective, and all terms of the Award (including, in the case of stock options, the exercise price thereof) are fixed, unless otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator, regardless of when the documentation evidencing the Award is communicated to, or actually received or accepted by, the Participant. In the event that the corporate records (e.g., Board consents, resolutions or minutes) documenting the corporate action constituting the grant contain terms (e.g., exercise price, vesting schedule or number of shares) that are inconsistent with those in the Award Agreement as a result of a clerical error in the papering of the Award Agreement, the corporate records will control and the Participant will have no legally binding right to the incorrect term in the Award Agreement.

 

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XII.                         COMPLIANCE WITH CODE SECTION 409A

 

Unless otherwise expressly provided for in an Award Agreement, or other agreement between the Optionee or Participant and the Corporation, the Plan and Award Agreements will be interpreted to the greatest extent possible in a manner that makes the Plan and the Awards granted hereunder exempt from Section 409A of the Code, to the extent that Section 409A of the Code is applicable to an Award, and, to the extent not so exempt, in compliance with Section 409A of the Code. If the Plan Administrator determines that any Award granted hereunder is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Award Agreement evidencing such Award will incorporate the terms and conditions necessary to avoid the consequences specified in Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code, and to the extent an Award Agreement is silent on terms necessary for compliance, such terms are hereby incorporated by reference into the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan (and unless the Award Agreement specifically provides otherwise), if the shares of Common Stock are publicly traded, and if an Optionee or Participant holding an Award that constitutes “deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code is a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code and the Optionee or Participant is otherwise subject to Section 409A of the Code, no distribution or payment of any amount that is due because of a “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A of the Code without regard to alternative definitions thereunder) will be issued or paid before the date that is six (6) months following the date of such Optionee’s or Participant’s “separation from service” or, if earlier, the date of the Optionee’s or Participant’s death, unless such distribution or payment can be made in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code, and any amounts so deferred will be paid in a lump sum on the day after such six (6) month period elapses, with the balance paid thereafter on the original schedule.

 

XIII.                    NO TAX REPRESENTATIONS

 

The Corporation makes no representations as to tax consequences of any compensation or benefits provided hereunder (including, without limitation, under Section 409A of the Code, if applicable).  An Optionee or Participant is solely responsible for any and all income, excise or other taxes imposed on the Optionee or Participant with respect to any and all compensation or other benefits provided to the Optionee or Participant pursuant to an Award under the Plan. The Corporation will have no duty or obligation to any Optionee or Participant to advise such holder as to the time or manner of exercising an Award.  Furthermore, the Corporation will have no duty or obligation to warn or otherwise advise such holder of a pending termination or expiration of an Award or a possible period in which the Award may not be exercised. The Corporation has no duty or obligation to, and does not undertake to, provide tax advice or to minimize the tax consequences of an Award to the holder of such Award. The Corporation shall be unconstrained in its corporate activities without regard to the potential negative tax impact on holders of Awards under the Plan.

 

XIV.                     CLAWBACK

 

All Awards granted under the Plan will be subject to recoupment in accordance with any clawback policy that the Corporation is required to adopt pursuant to the listing standards of any national securities exchange or association on which the Corporation’s securities are listed or as is otherwise required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or other applicable law. In addition, the Plan Administrator may impose such other clawback, recovery or recoupment provisions in an Award Agreement as the Plan Administrator determines necessary or appropriate, including, but not limited to, a reacquisition right in respect of previously acquired shares of Common Stock or other cash or property upon the occurrence of Cause. No recovery of compensation under such a clawback policy will be an event giving rise to a right to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any agreement with the Corporation (or a Parent or Subsidiary).

 

XV.                          ELECTRONIC DELIVERY

 

Any reference herein to a “written” agreement or document will include any agreement or document delivered electronically, filed publicly at www.sec.gov (or any successor website thereto), or posted on the Corporation’s intranet (or other shared electronic medium controlled by the Corporation to which the Optionee or Participant has access).

 

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XVI.                     CHANGE IN TIME COMMITMENT.

 

In the event a Participant’s regular level of time commitment in the performance of his or her services for the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) is reduced (for example, and without limitation, if the Participant is an Employee of the Corporation and the Employee has a change in status from a full-time Employee to a part-time Employee or takes an extended leave of absence), or the Participant’s role or primary responsibilities are changed to a level that, in the Plan Administrator’s determination does not justify the Participant’s unvested Awards, and such reduction or change occurs after the date of grant of any Award to the Participant, the Plan Administrator has the right in its sole discretion to (i) make a corresponding reduction in the number of shares or cash amount subject to any portion of such Award that is scheduled to vest or become payable after the date of such change in time commitment, and (ii) in lieu of or in combination with such a reduction, extend the vesting or payment schedule applicable to such Award. In the event of any such reduction, the Participant will have no right with respect to any portion of the Award that is so reduced or extended.  Any such action taken pursuant to this Section XVI shall not be subject to the restrictions set forth in Section V.B of this Article Six.

 

XVII.                CHOICE OF LAW

 

The laws of the State of Hawaii will govern all questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Plan and Award Agreements, without regard to that state’s conflict of laws rules.

 

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APPENDIX

 

The following definitions shall be in effect under the Plan:

 

A.            2016 Annual Meeting shall mean the 2016 annual general meeting of the Matson, Inc. stockholders.

 

B.            Automatic Grant Program shall mean the automatic grant program in effect for non-employee Board members under Article Five of the Plan.

 

C.            Award shall mean any of the following awards authorized for issuance or grant under the Plan: stock options, stock appreciation rights, direct stock issuances, restricted stock or restricted stock unit awards, performance shares, performance units, dividend-equivalent rights and cash incentive awards.

 

D.            Award Date shall mean the date on which an Award is granted by the Plan Administrator, which shall generally be the date on which the Plan Administrator takes action to grant the Award or a later date specified by the Plan Administrator when taking such action.

 

E.            Award Agreement shall mean the written agreement(s) between the Corporation and the Optionee or Participant evidencing a particular Award made to that individual under the Plan, as such agreement(s) may be in effect from time to time.

 

F.             Board shall mean the Corporation’s Board of Directors.

 

G.            Cause shall, with respect to each Award made under the Plan, be defined in accordance with the following provisions:

 

·                                          Cause shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Award Agreement for the particular Award or in any other agreement incorporated by reference into the Award Agreement for purposes of defining such term.

 

·                                          In the absence of any other Cause definition in the Award Agreement for a particular Award (or in any other agreement incorporated by reference into the Award Agreement), an individual’s termination of Service shall be deemed to be for Cause if such termination occurs by reason of his or her commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement or dishonesty, any unauthorized use or disclosure by such person of confidential information or trade secrets of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), or any other intentional misconduct by such person adversely affecting the business or affairs of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) in a material manner.  The foregoing definition shall not in any way preclude or restrict the right of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) to discharge or dismiss Participant or any other person in the Service of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) for any other acts or omissions, but such other acts or omissions shall not be deemed for purpose of the Plan to constitute grounds for termination for Cause.

 

H.            Change in Control shall, with respect to each Award made under the Plan, be defined in accordance with the following provisions:

 

·                                          Change in Control shall mean a change in ownership or control of the Corporation effected through any of the following transactions:

 

(i)            a merger, consolidation or other reorganization approved by the Corporation’s stockholders, unless securities representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the voting securities of the successor corporation are immediately thereafter beneficially owned, directly or indirectly and in substantially the same proportion, by the persons who beneficially owned the Corporation’s outstanding voting securities immediately prior to such transaction or series of related transactions,

 

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(ii)           a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets or business,

 

(iii)          the closing of any transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which any person or any group of persons comprising a “group” within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) of the 1934 Act (other than the Corporation or a person that, prior to such transaction or series of related transactions, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Corporation) acquires directly or indirectly (whether as a result of a single acquisition or by reason of one or more acquisitions) beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act) of securities possessing (or convertible into or exercisable for securities possessing) thirty-five percent (35%) of the total combined voting power of the Corporation’s securities (as measured in terms of the power to vote with respect to the election of Board members) outstanding immediately after the consummation of such transaction or series of related transactions, whether such transaction involves a direct issuance from the Corporation or the acquisition of outstanding securities held by one or more of the Corporation’s existing stockholders, or

 

(iv)          a change in the composition of the Board over a period of twelve (12) consecutive months or less such that a majority of the Board members ceases, by reason of one or more contested elections for Board membership, to be comprised of individuals who either (A) have been Board members continuously since the beginning of such period or (B) have been elected or nominated for election as Board members during such period by at least a majority of the Board members described in clause (A) who were still in office at the time the Board approved such election or nomination.

 

I.             Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

J.             Common Stock shall mean the Corporation’s common stock.

 

K.            Compensation Committee shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board comprised of two (2) or more Independent Directors.

 

L.            Consultant shall mean a natural person who provides bona fide services to the Corporation, other than as an Employee or director, provided that such services are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital raising transaction and do not promote or maintain a market for the Corporation’s securities.

 

M.           Corporation shall mean Matson, Inc., a Hawaii corporation, and any subsequent corporate successor to all or substantially all of the assets or voting stock of Matson, Inc. which has by appropriate action assumed the Plan.

 

N.            Discretionary Grant Program shall mean the discretionary grant program in effect under Article Two of the Plan pursuant to which stock options and stock appreciation rights may be granted to one or more eligible individuals.

 

O.            Employee shall mean an individual who is in the employ of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary, whether now existing or subsequently established), subject to the control and direction of the employer entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and method of performance.

 

P.             Exercise Date shall mean the date on which the Corporation shall have received written notice of the option exercise.

 

Q.            Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on any relevant date shall be the closing selling price per share of Common Stock at the close of regular hours trading (i.e., before after-hours trading begins) on the date in question on the Stock Exchange serving as the primary market for the Common Stock, as such price is reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers (if primarily traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market) or as officially quoted in the composite tape of transactions on any other Stock Exchange on which the Common

 

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Stock is then primarily traded.  If there is no closing selling price for the Common Stock on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists.  In the absence of such markets for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value will be determined by the Plan Administrator in good faith and in a manner that complies with Sections 409A and 422 of the Code.

 

R.            Family Member means, with respect to a particular Optionee or Participant, any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law.

 

S.             Good Reason shall, with respect to each Award made under the Plan, be defined in accordance with the following provisions:

 

·              Good Reason shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Award Agreement for the particular Award or in any other agreement incorporated by reference into the Award Agreement for purposes of defining such term.

 

·              In the absence of any other Good Reason definition in the Award Agreement (or in any other agreement incorporated by reference into the Award Agreement), Good Reason shall mean an individual’s voluntary resignation following the occurrence of any of the following events effected without such individual’s consent: (A) a change in his or her position with the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) which materially reduces his or her duties and responsibilities or the level of management to which he or she reports, (B) a reduction in his or her level of compensation (including base salary and target bonus under any corporate-performance based bonus or incentive programs) by more than ten percent (10%) or (C) a relocation of such individual’s place of employment by more than fifty (50) miles or (D) the failure by the Corporation to continue in effect any stock option or other equity-based plan in which such individual is participating, or in which such individual is entitled to participate, immediately prior to a Change in Control of the Corporation, unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been made with respect to such plan; or the failure by the Corporation to continue such individual’s participation therein (or in such substitute or alternative plan) on a substantially equivalent basis, both in terms of the amount or timing of payment of benefits provided and the level of such individual’s participation relative to other participants, as existed immediately prior to the Change in Control of the Corporation.

 

T.            Incentive Bonus Program shall mean the incentive bonus program in effect under Article Four of the Plan.

 

U.            Incentive Option shall mean an option which satisfies the requirements of Code Section 422.

 

V.            Independent Director shall mean any director who: (i) satisfies all criteria to be a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the SEC); (b) satisfies all criteria for independence of a compensation committee member established by the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange; and (c) meets the definition of “outside director” under Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

W.           Involuntary Termination shall mean the termination of the Service of any individual which occurs by reason of:

 

(i)            such individual’s involuntary dismissal or discharge by the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) for reasons other than for Cause, or

 

(ii)           such individual’s voluntary resignation for Good Reason.

 

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Y.            Non-Statutory Option shall mean an option not intended to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 422.

 

Z.            Optionee shall mean any person to whom an option is granted under the Discretionary Grant or Automatic Grant Program.

 

AA.         Parent shall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Corporation, provided each corporation in the unbroken chain (other than the Corporation) owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

 

BB.         Participant shall mean any person who is issued (i) shares of Common Stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units or other stock-based awards under the Stock Issuance Program or Automatic Grant Program or (ii) an incentive bonus award under the Incentive Bonus Program.  The term “Participant” may also include an Optionee, as the context may require or as the Plan Administrator may determine.

 

CC.         Permanent Disability or Permanently Disabled shall mean the inability of the Optionee or the Participant to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment expected to result in death or to be of continuous duration of twelve (12) months or more.  However, solely for purposes of the Automatic Grant Program, Permanent Disability or Permanently Disabled shall mean the inability of the non-employee Board member to perform his or her usual duties as a Board member by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment expected to result in death or to be of continuous duration of twelve (12) months or more.

 

DD.         Performance Goals shall mean any of the following performance criteria, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, and measured either annually or otherwise, including cumulatively over a period of years, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, compared to previous results or to a designated comparison group, in each case as specified by the Plan Administrator in the Award Agreement, upon which the vesting of one or more Awards under the Plan may be based: (i) cash flow; (ii) earnings  (including gross margin, earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and charges for stock-based compensation, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and net earnings); (iii) earnings per share; (iv) growth in earnings or earnings per share; (v) stock price; (vi) return on equity or average stockholder equity; (vii) total stockholder return or growth in total stockholder return either directly or in relation to a comparative group; (viii) return on capital; (ix) return on assets or net assets; (x) invested capital, required rate of return on capital or return on invested capital; (xi) revenue, growth in revenue or return on sales; (xii) income or net income; (xiii) operating income, net operating income or net operating income after tax; (xiv) operating profit or net operating profit; (xv) operating margin; (xvi) return on operating revenue or return on operating profit; (xvii) collections and recoveries; (xviii) property purchases, sales, investments and construction goals; (xix) application approvals; (xx) litigation and regulatory resolution goals; (xxi) occupancy or occupancy rates; (xxii) leases, contracts or financings, including renewals; (xxiii) overhead, savings, G&A and other expense control goals; (xxiv) budget comparisons; (xxv) growth in stockholder value relative to the growth of the S&P 400 or S&P 400 Index, the S&P Global Industry Classification Standards (“GICS”) or GICS Index, or another peer group or peer group index; (xxvi) credit rating; (xxvii) development and implementation of strategic plans and/or organizational restructuring goals; (xxviii) development and implementation of risk and crisis management programs; (xxix) improvement in workforce diversity; (xxx) net cost per ton; (xxxi) price per container or average price of container; (xxxii) voyage days or vessel scheduling; (xxxiii) lift volume per container, volume per container, number of units or size of units; (xxxiv) compliance requirements and compliance relief; (xxxv) safety goals; (xxxvi) productivity goals; (xxxvii) workforce management and succession planning goals; (xxxviii) economic value added (including typical adjustments consistently applied from generally accepted accounting principles required to determine economic value added performance measures); (xxxix) measures of  customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction or staff development; (xl) development or marketing collaborations, formations of joint ventures or partnerships or the completion of other similar transactions intended to enhance the Corporation’s revenue or profitability or enhance its customer base; (xli) merger and acquisitions; and (xlii) other similar criteria consistent with the foregoing.  For any Award that is not intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), the term “Performance Goal” may also include any other performance objective or metric selected by the Plan Administrator.

 

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In addition, such performance criteria may be based upon the attainment of specified levels of the Corporation’s performance under one or more of the measures described above relative to the performance of other entities and may also be based on the performance of any of the Corporation’s business units or divisions or any Parent or Subsidiary.

 

Each applicable Performance Goal may include a minimum threshold level of performance below which no Award will be earned, levels of performance at which specified portions of an Award will be earned and a maximum level of performance at which an Award will be fully earned. Performance Goals for financial performance criteria may be determined on either a GAAP or non-GAAP basis.  Unless specified otherwise by the Plan Administrator (i) in the Award Agreement at the time the Award is granted or (ii) in such other document setting forth the Performance Goals at the time the Performance Goals are established or unless taken into consideration in the projections, business plans, operating budgets or other materials used by the Plan Administrator in establishing the Performance Goals, the Plan Administrator will appropriately make adjustments in the method of calculating the attainment of Performance Goals for a performance period as follows: (1) to exclude restructuring and/or other nonrecurring charges; (2) to exclude exchange rate effects; (3) to exclude the effects of changes to generally accepted accounting principles; (4) to exclude the effects of any statutory adjustments to corporate tax rates; (5) to exclude the effects of acquisitions, dispositions or joint ventures; (6) to assume that any business divested by the Corporation achieved performance objectives at targeted levels during the balance of a Performance Period following such divestiture; (7) to exclude the effect of any change in the outstanding shares of common stock of the Corporation by reason of any stock dividend or split, stock repurchase, reorganization, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares or other similar corporate change, or any distributions to common stockholders other than regular cash dividends; (8) to exclude the effects of stock based compensation and the award of bonuses under the Corporation’s bonus plans; (9) to exclude costs incurred in connection with potential acquisitions or divestitures that are required to be expensed under generally accepted accounting principles; (10) to exclude the goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges that are required to be recorded under generally accepted accounting principles and (11) to exclude the effect of any other unusual, non-recurring gain or loss or other extraordinary item. In addition, the Plan Administrator retains the authority (i) to exercise its discretion to reduce or eliminate the compensation or economic benefit due upon attainment of Performance Goals with respect to cash-based Awards, and (ii) to establish the manner of calculating achievement of the Performance Goals selected to be used for any performance period.  Partial achievement of the specified criteria may result in the payment or vesting corresponding to the degree of achievement as specified in the Award Agreement.

 

For any Award which is intended to be treated as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), references to the “Plan Administrator” shall mean the Compensation Committee.

 

EE.          Plan shall mean the Matson, Inc. 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time.

 

FF.          Plan Administrator shall mean the particular person, whether the Compensation Committee (or subcommittee thereof), the Board or otherwise, which is authorized to administer the Discretionary Grant, Automatic Grant, Stock Issuance and/or Incentive Bonus Programs with respect to one or more classes of eligible persons, to the extent such entity is carrying out its administrative functions under the Plan with respect to the persons under its jurisdiction.

 

GG.         Plan Effective Date shall mean the [April   , 2016] date, which is the first day following the date on which the Plan was approved by the Matson, Inc. stockholders at the 2016 Annual Meeting.

 

HH.        Predecessor Plan shall mean the Matson, Inc. 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan.

 

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JJ.            Service shall mean the performance of services for the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary, whether now existing or subsequently established) by a person in the capacity of an Employee, a non-employee member of a board of directors (including the Board), or a Consultant, except to the extent otherwise specifically provided in the documents evidencing the option grant or stock issuance.  For purposes of the Plan, an Optionee or Participant shall be deemed to cease Service immediately upon the occurrence of either of the following events: (i) the Optionee or Participant no longer performs services in any of the foregoing capacities for the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary or (ii) the entity for which the Optionee or Participant is performing such services ceases to remain a Parent or Subsidiary of the Corporation, even though the Optionee or Participant may subsequently continue to perform services for that entity.  Service shall not be deemed to cease during a period of military leave, sick leave or other personal leave approved by the Plan Administrator; provided, however, that should such leave of absence exceed three (3) months, then for purposes of determining the period within which an Incentive Option may be exercised as such under the federal tax laws, the Optionee’s Service shall be deemed to cease on the first day immediately following the expiration of such three (3)-month period, unless Optionee is provided with the right to return to Service following such leave either by statute or by written contract.  Except to the extent otherwise required by law or expressly authorized by the Plan Administrator or by the Corporation’s written policy on leaves of absence, no Service credit shall be given for vesting purposes for any period the Optionee or Participant is on a leave of absence.

 

KK.         Stock Exchange shall mean the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Select Market or any other established stock exchange on which the Common Stock may be actively traded.

 

LL.          Stock Issuance Agreement shall mean the agreement entered into by the Corporation and the Participant at the time of issuance of shares of Common Stock under the Stock Issuance Program.

 

MM.       Stock Issuance Program shall mean the stock issuance program in effect under Article Three of the Plan.

 

NN.         Subsidiary shall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Corporation, provided each corporation (other than the last corporation) in the unbroken chain owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.  The term Subsidiary shall also include any wholly-owned limited liability company within the applicable chain of subsidiaries that is a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

OO.         10% Stockholder shall mean the owner of stock (as determined under Code Section 424(d)) possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary).

 

PP.          Withholding Taxes shall mean the applicable federal and state income and employment or any other withholding taxes to which the holder of an Award under the Plan may become subject in connection with the issuance, exercise, vesting or settlement of that Award or the issuance of shares of Common Stock thereunder.

 

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VOTE BY INTERNET - www.proxyvote.com Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form. MATSON, INC. 1411 SAND ISLAND PARKWAY HONOLULU, HI 96819 ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF FUTURE PROXY MATERIALS If you would like to reduce the costs incurred by our company in mailing proxy materials, you can consent to receiving all future proxy statements, proxy cards and annual reports electronically via e-mail or the Internet. To sign up for electronic delivery, please follow the instructions above to vote using the Internet and, when prompted, indicate that you agree to receive or access proxy materials electronically in future years. VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903 Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions. VOTE BY MAIL Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS: E00079-P73483-Z67197 KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED. To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” and write the number(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below. MATSON, INC. For Withhold AllAll For All Except The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following: ! ! ! 1. Election of Directors Nominees: 01) 02) 03) 04) W. Blake Baird Michael J. Chun Matthew J. Cox Walter A. Dods, Jr. 05) 06) 07) Thomas B. Fargo Constance H. Lau Jeffrey N. Watanabe For Against Abstain The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2, 3 and 4: ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2. Advisory vote to approve executive compensation. 3. To approve the Matson, Inc. 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan. 4. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016. NOTE: In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other matters as may properly be brought before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. ! For address change/comments, mark here. (see reverse for instructions) ! Yes ! No Please indicate if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting. Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name by authorized officer. Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX] Date Signature (Joint Owners) Date

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders To Be Held on April 28, 2016: The Annual Report & Form 10-K and Notice of Meeting & Proxy Statement are available at www.proxyvote.com. E00080-P73483-Z67197 MATSON, INC. Annual Meeting of Shareholders April 28, 2016 8:30 AM This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors The shareholder(s) hereby appoint(s) Walter A. Dods, Jr. and Matthew J. Cox, or either of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorize(s) them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side of this ballot, all of the shares of common stock of MATSON, INC. that the shareholder(s) is/are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held at 08:30 AM, HST on April 28, 2016, at the Bankers Club, First Hawaiian Center, 30th Fl, 999 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, and any adjournment or postponement thereof. THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR ALL DIRECTOR NOMINEES AND FOR PROPOSALS 2, 3 AND 4, AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES ON SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT OR POSTPONEMENT THEREOF. (If you noted any Address Changes and/or Comments above, please mark corresponding box on the reverse side.) Continued and to be signed on reverse side Address change/comments:

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