0000003453false00000034532025-04-242025-04-24

​

​

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

​

​

FORM 8-K

​

​

CURRENT REPORT

​

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

​

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  April 28, 2025 (April 24, 2025)

​

MATSON, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

​

​

Hawaii

   

001-34187

   

99-0032630

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

​

(Commission File Number)

​

(I.R.S. Employer Identification
No.)

​

​

1411 Sand Island Parkway

   

​

Honolulu, Hawaii

​

96819

(Address of principal executive offices)

​

(zip code)

​

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (808) 848-1211

(Former Name or former address, if changed since last report)

​

​

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

​

☐

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

​

☐

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

​

☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

​

☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

​

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

​

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, without par value

MATX

New York Stock Exchange

​

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

​

​

​

​

Item 5.02            Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

​

On February 27, 2025, the Board of Directors of Matson, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the Matson, Inc. 2025 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2025 Plan”), which provides for the issuance of 1,400,000 shares of the Company’s common shares, subject to shareholder approval. The Company’s shareholders approved the 2025 Plan at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 24, 2025 (the “2025 Annual Meeting”).

​

The foregoing description of the 2025 Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual terms of the 2025 Plan, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

​

​

Item 5.07            Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

​

At the 2025 Annual Meeting: (i) seven directors of the Company’s Board of Directors were elected, (ii) executive compensation was approved in an advisory vote, (iii) the 2025 Plan was approved, and (iv) the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the year ending December 31, 2025 was ratified.

​

Each matter was described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2025. The number of votes for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to each matter voted upon at the 2025 Annual Meeting, were as follows:

​

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

​

Nominee

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Vote

Meredith J. Ching

 

26,661,216

​

103,640

​

2,376,628

Matthew J. Cox

 

26,309,833

​

455,023

​

2,376,628

Mark H. Fukunaga

 

26,578,019

​

186,837

​

2,376,628

Stanley M. Kuriyama

 

26,501,202

​

263,654

​

2,376,628

Constance H. Lau

 

26,152,220

​

612,636

​

2,376,628

Bradley D. Tilden

 

26,686,556

​

78,300

​

2,376,628

Jenai S. Wall

 

26,621,106

​

143,750

​

2,376,628

​

Proposal 2: Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation

​

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

26,101,671

​

597,496

​

65,689

​

2,376,628

​

Proposal 3: Approval of the Matson, Inc. 2025 Incentive Compensation Plan

​

​

​

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

24,634,209

​

2,067,263

​

63,384

​

2,376,628

​

Proposal 4: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

​

​

​

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

28,642,635

​

454,390

​

44,459

​

–

​

​

​

2

​

Item 9.01            Financial Statements and Exhibits.

​

(a) - (c) Not applicable.

​

(d) Exhibits.

​

10.1

Matson, Inc. 2025 Incentive Compensation Plan

​

​

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL).

​

​

SIGNATURE

​

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

​

​

​

​

​

MATSON, INC.

​

​

​

​

​

/s/ Joel M. Wine

​

Joel M. Wine

​

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

​

​

​

​

Dated: April 28, 2025

​

​

​

​

​

​

3

​