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matson.com

2015 Annual Report

+ FORM 10-K

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Founded in 1882, Matson is a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific. Matson provides a vital lifeline to 
the economies of Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Micronesia and select South Pacific islands, and operates 
a premium, expedited service from China to Southern California. The Company’s fleet consists of 
23 owned and three chartered vessels including containerships, combination container and roll-
on/roll-off ships and custom-designed barges. Matson Logistics, established in 1987, extends the 
geographic reach of Matson’s transportation network throughout the continental U.S. Its integrated, 
asset-light logistics services include rail intermodal, highway brokerage and warehousing. 

INVESTOR INFORMATION

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Corporate news releases, SEC filings, the Company’s annual report 

For questions regarding stock certificates, dividends, or other transfer-related 

and other pertinent information about the Company are available at 

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Shareholders and professional investors with questions about the 

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AUDITORS  |  Deloitte & Touche LLP, Honolulu, Hawaii

Shareholders who wish to communicate with the Board of Directors 

www.matson.com.

Company may correspond with:  

Jerome Holland - Director, Investor Relations

email: investor-relations@matson.com

may correspond with:  

Peter T. Heilmann - Corporate Secretary 

email: corpsec@matson.com

NON-GAAP MEASURES

Matson reports financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Company also considers other non-GAAP 

measures to evaluate performance, make day-to-day operating decisions, help investors understand our ability to incur and service debt and to make capital 

expenditures, and to understand period-over-period operating results separate and apart from items that may, or could, have a disproportionate positive or 

negative impact on results in any particular period. These non-GAAP measures include, but are not limited to, Earnings Before Interest, Depreciation and 

Amortization (“EBITDA”), Return on Invested Capital (“ROIC”) Free Cash Flow per Share and Net Debt/EBITDA.

($ IN MILLONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNT)  YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

LESS: TOTAL CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 

LESS: CASH ON DEPOSIT IN CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND

TOTAL DEBT: 

NET DEBT 

NET INCOME 

ADD: INCOME TAX EXPENSE 

ADD: INTEREST EXPENSE 

ADD: DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION 

EBITDA

NET INCOME 

ADD: INTEREST EXPENSE (TAX EFFECTED) (1) 

TOTAL RETURN 

AVERAGE TOTAL DEBT 

AVERAGE SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 

TOTAL INVESTED CAPITAL 

ROIC

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS 

SUBTRACT: CAPITAL EXPENDITURES 

FREE CASH FLOW 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES – DILUTED 

FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE 

2013

286.1 

(114.5) 

171.6 

53.7 

32.2 

14.4 

91.0 

191.3

53.7 

9.0 

62.7 

302.6 

309.1 

611.7 

10.3%

195.7 

(35.2) 

160.5 

43.1 

3.72 

2014

373.6 

(293.4) 

(27.5)

52.7 

70.8 

51.9 

17.3 

90.1 

230.1

70.8 

10.0 

80.8 

329.9 

351.0 

680.9 

11.9%

165.7 

(27.9) 

137.8 

43.4 

3.18 

2015

429.9

(25.5)

-

404.4 

103.0 

74.8 

18.5 

105.8 

302.1

113.7 

401.8 

407.1 

808.9 

14.1%

245.3

(67.8)

177.5

44.0 

4.03 

103.0 

10.7  (1) 

(1)  THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE FOR 2015 IS 42.1%, 42.3% FOR 2014 AND 37.3% FOR 2013

PHOTOGRAPHY Lew Harrington - HI  |  Tim Rue - CA  |  Jeff Schultz - AK  |  DESIGN Sujeet Paul - LA 

PRINTING Hemlock Printers USA

This Annual Report includes forward-

looking statements, such as forecasts 

and projections of the Company’s 

future performance or statements of 

management’s plans and objectives. 

These statements are “forward-looking” 

statements as that term is defined in the 

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act 

of 1995. These include, for example, all 

references to 2015 or future years. New 

risks and uncertainties emerge from 

time to time and it is not possible for 

the Company to predict all such risks, 

nor can it assess the impact of all such 

risks on the Company’s business or the 

extent to which any factor, or combination 

of factors, may cause actual results to 

differ materially from those contained 

in any forward-looking statements. 

Accordingly, forward-looking statements 

cannot be relied upon as a guarantee 

of future results and involve a number 

of risks and uncertainties that could 

cause actual results to differ materially 

from those projected in the statements, 

including, but not limited to the factors 

that are described in Part I, Item 1A 

under the caption of “Risk Factors” of 

the Company’s Report on Form 10-K. The 

Company is not required, and  

undertakes no obligation, to revise or  

update forward-looking statements or any  

factors that may affect actual results,  

whether as a result of new information, 

future events, or circumstances occurring  

after the date of this Annual Report.

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Financial 
Highlights

2015

($ in millions, except per share amounts) 

2013 

2014 

2015 

For the years ended December 31,

Revenue

Ocean Transportation 
Logistics 

Operating Income 

Ocean Transportation 
Logistics 

Net Income 
Diluted Earnings per Share 

EBITDA 
Cash Flow from Operations 
Return on Investment Capital (ROIC) 

Diluted EPS
($ per share)

$2.34

EBITDA
($ in millions)

1,229.4 
 407.8 
1,637.2 

 94.3 
 6.0 
100.3 

 53.7 
1.25 

191.3 
195.7 
10.3% 

$302.1

$1.63

$1.25

$230.1

$191.3

1,278.4 
435.8 
1,714.2 

131.1 
8.9 
140.0 

70.8 
1.63 

230.1 
165.7 
11.9% 

1,498.0
386.9 
1,884.9 

187.8 
8.5 
196.3 

103.0 
2.34 

302.1
245.3
14.1%

Cash Flow from Operations
($ in millions)

ROIC

14.1%

$245.3

11.9%

10.3%

$195.7

$165.7

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

REFER TO THE BACK INSIDE COVER OF THIS REPORT FOR A DISCUSSION OF THE COMPANY’S USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES.

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To Our 
Shareholders

We strive toward our mission by remaining flexible 
in our thinking, decisive in our actions, and always 
committed to superior customer service.

2015 was an exceptional year for 
Matson, strategically and financially. 
We substantially grew our ocean 
transportation platform with the opening 
of our Alaska trade, we maintained our 
leadership position in Hawaii and we 
strengthened our standing as the service 
leader from China.  

These actions led to 2015 financial results 
that significantly outpaced the strong 
results posted in 2014. In 2015 we earned 
net income of $103.0 million or $2.34 per 
diluted share, and our return on invested 
capital was 14.1 percent on a capital base 
of $808.9 million. Our business generated 
EBITDA of $302.1 million and free cash 
flow per share of $4.03. 

In June 2015, our Board of Directors 
authorized the third consecutive annual 
increase in our quarterly dividend, 
from $0.17 to $0.18 per share. And, in 
November 2015, the Board authorized 
a share repurchase program for up to 
three million shares over the next three 
years, representing approximately 7 
percent of our current shares outstanding. 
We view share repurchases as another 
important capital efficiency tool and 
we expect to make repurchases at a 
steady, measured pace.  We made our 
first repurchases in 2015 and continue in 
2016. Since our debut as an independent 
public company in July 2012, we have 

returned over $100 million via dividends 
and share repurchases and achieved total 
shareholder return of 65.9 percent.

These positive results come from a single 
focus on moving freight better than any 
other carrier. And while this goal sounds 
simple, it requires mastering a complex 
network on an ever-changing market 
stage. We strive toward our mission by 
remaining flexible in our thinking, decisive 
in our actions, and always committed to 
superior customer service. Year to year 
results may vary, but our continued focus 
on cash flow generation and conservative 
financial leverage provides the foundation 
from which we pursue investments to 
grow our business, invest in new  
markets, renew our fleet, and enhance 
shareholder value. 

With that in mind, let’s review some of the 
major developments of 2015 and trends 
we see on the horizon.

expedited service from China in 2006,  
and in May 2015, we completed our  
$495 million acquisition of Horizon Lines’  
Alaska operations. 

The Alaska business fits well culturally 
and operationally with our other trades.  
Like Hawaii and Guam, Alaska is a 
geographically remote market with a 
stable population base that depends 
on reliable containership service, and 
there is considerable customer overlap 
between the markets. Container freight 
in the Alaska market is characterized by 
a northbound trade heavily weighted 
towards consumables, freight forwarders, 
building materials and retail goods, and a 
robust, but seasonal southbound seafood 
trade. There is of course some variability 
in volume associated with energy industry 
activity, but much of the material for 
energy development and certainly all of 
the product is carried in bulk or by special-
purpose vessels. 

FIRST CALL ALASKA

Opportunities to meaningfully grow our 
business into attractive new markets come 
along only so often and typically require 
sizeable investments. Over the last 20 
years, Matson has made three such  
long term investments: first we expanded 
our Hawaii service to Guam in 1996, then 
we opened our industry leading  

We made several follow-on investments in 
Alaska to improve operating efficiencies 
and service reliability, including a new 65-
ton gantry crane at the Kodiak Terminal, 
new ground equipment and a fleet of 
new dry and insulated containers. In 
addition, we completed the first of three 
exhaust gas scrubber installations for our 
Alaska fleet to meet new environmental 
regulation thresholds. The Matson Kodiak, 

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REVENUE

OPERATING INCOME

$2,000.0

1,500.0

1,000.0

500.0

0.0

$200.0

175.0

150.0

125.0

100.0

75.0

50.0

2013

201

4

201

5

2013

201

4

201

5

MATTHEW J. COX  |  PRESIDENT AND 
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MATSON, INC.

OCEAN TRANSPORTATION

LOGISTICS

($ IN MILLIONS)

our first ship to receive a scrubber, 
returned to service in January 2016 and 
our two other Alaska vessels will undergo 
similar installations in 2016.

We are pleased by the warm reception we 
have received from our Alaska customers 
and our new associates. We are also 
pleased by the performance of the Alaska 
operations, and made our investment 
based on the attractive cash flow and 
earnings generation potential of this 
market over the long haul. Our integration 
of the Alaska operations is going better 
than originally expected, and while there 
is still much to do, we expect to complete 
the integration by the third quarter of 
this year. Needless to say, our Alaska 
operations remain a top priority in 2016.

THE ONLY CONSTANT IS CHANGE

The markets in which we operate are 
largely shaped by underlying economic 
activity and vessel capacity dynamics.  

In Hawaii, we saw our container volume 
increase by 8.1 percent in 2015 as we 
benefited from continued economic 

growth and the progression of several 
high-rise construction projects in  
urban Honolulu. In May 2015 our primary 
competitor in Hawaii, Pasha Hawaii, 
completed its acquisition of Horizon’s 
Hawaii operations and subsequently 
reconfigured its fleet deployment, 
withdrawing from the Pacific Northwest 
to add a second weekly call in L.A./Long 
Beach. The overall market growth in Hawaii 
combined with Pasha’s service changes 
and start-up issues resulted in additional 
freight to Matson, which required the 
activation of additional vessels for much of 
the second half of the year.

In 2016, we expect moderate growth 
in our Hawaii container volume as the 
economy remains healthy and the 
construction cycle continues to progress.   

On Guam, economic activity remained 
stable; however, there were two significant 
developments that I expect to influence 
the market going forward. First, a new 
competitor, APL, launched a bi-weekly U.S. 
flagged containership service to Guam at 
the beginning of 2016. While this service 
is significantly slower and less frequent 

than Matson’s weekly service, we 
do expect to experience some 
competitive volume losses in 2016. 
Looking further out, the long-awaited 
Record of Decision for relocating 
U.S. Marine Corps forces to Guam 
was signed by the Department of the 
Navy at the end of August 2015. This 
project is expected to begin in 2017, 
so we will not see the benefit this 
year, but it is good news for Guam 
and Matson.

Matson’s expedited transpacific 
service from China had an 
extraordinarily strong year, achieving 
rates significantly higher than 2014 
and continuing strong execution. 
Demand for our reliable service was 
amplified by cargo availability delays 
experienced by the international 
carriers in the first quarter of 2015 
due to port congestion along the 
U.S. West Coast. More important, 
our highly differentiated service, 
which provides a 5-10 day transit 
advantage over the international 
carriers, efficient cargo off-loading at 
our dedicated terminal in Long Beach, 

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Our continued focus on cash flow generation and conservative financial leverage 
provides the foundation from which we pursue investments to grow our business, 
invest in new markets, renew our fleet and enhance shareholder value.

LOGISTICS

Our Logistics business, where consistent 
progress in the warehouse space has 
been a real bright spot, also made 
significant investments in technology 
to improve efficiency and enable new 
services in 2015. We will continue to focus 
on organic growth and cost efficiencies 
while also considering disciplined 
acquisitions to expand our service  
offering and enhance operating margins. 
We look for more from this business in  
the coming year.

In closing, I want to thank our Board of 
Directors for their continuing support 
and dedication. And to our shareholders, 
employees, customers and community 
stakeholders, I offer my heartfelt gratitude 
for another good year at Matson and my 
commitment to our continued success 
going forward. 

Sincerely,

Matthew J. Cox
Chief Executive Officer

and superior on-time performance allowed 
us to sustain premium rates throughout  
the year.   

While I expect Matson’s service 
differential to endure in 2016, endemic 
international vessel overcapacity and 
softening Chinese demand will put 
downward pressure on Matson’s freight 
rates, especially when compared to the 
extraordinary levels achieved in 2015.

RISE OF THE MEGA-CONTAINERSHIP

Our U.S. West Coast terminal joint venture, 
SSAT, yielded strong results in 2015, 
buoyed by increased terminal throughput 
related to the clearing of the international 
carrier cargo backlog. Looking ahead, 
SSAT is well-positioned to benefit from 
two major trends impacting U.S. West 
Coast terminals: larger containerships and 
the outsourcing of terminal operations. 
This past December an 18,000 TEU 
mega-containership made its first call on 
the U.S. West Coast, and the expectation 
is that carriers will continue to focus on 
larger vessels to consolidate cargo that 
was previously spread across multiple 
terminals onto a single ship with a single 
port of call. These behemoths require 
significant port-side investments in larger 
cranes, and the international carriers 
are reluctant to makes these large bets, 
preferring to work with terminal operators 
like SSAT.

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Now serving the 
last frontier

For more than 130 years Matson plied the Pacific shipping lanes, and in 
2015 we proudly entered the Alaska trade. In Alaska, we now serve more 
locations than any other carrier and continue to offer industry-leading 
dependability and on-time performance. In Anchorage, Kodiak and Dutch 
Harbor, we serve our customers with respect and aloha, hallmarks of the 
Matson brand and its promise. We call now on the last frontier — first to 
port, first in service, and first in meeting our customers’ needs. 

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Matson’s Network: Connecting the Pacific

Matson’s mission is “To move freight better than anyone.” That means operating a complex network of vessels, 
cranes, containers and chassis, backed by experienced personnel using leading-edge technology. All to ensure 
reliable, “just in time” delivery of our customers’ goods, an unrivalled service measured in hours. Because we 
understand that we are not just carrying cargo, we are carrying lifeline supplies to remote economies. 

Matson Logistics

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Leading U.S. Carrier to Guam  and Micronesia  • Guam is a critical link in network configuration • Feeder ships provide connecting service to   nine ports of call throughout Micronesian islands                  Matson South Pacific  • Serving the Polynesian island group on a fortnightly   basis using two foreign flagged container vessels  • Leading fuel service supply company in South PacificExpedited Service from  China to U.S. West Coast  • The fastest time and cargo availability    for time definite goods   • Weekly service connecting three ports    in China to L.A. / Long Beach • 5 to 10 day service advantage creates   premium pricing modelCONTAINER VOLUME BY TRADE LANE (1)

Hawaii 

Alaska (2) 

China 

Guam 

2013 

2014 

2015

 138,500   

 138,300  

 149,500 

39,100 

61,300   

 62,000  

 59,200 

24,100   

 24,600  

24,200 

Micronesia / South Pacific 

12,800  

 14,800  

 14,000   

(1) Approximate container volumes included for the period are based on the voyage departure date, but revenue and operating income 
are adjusted to reflect the percentage of revenue and operating income earned during the reporting period for voyages in transit at the 
end of each reporting period.
(2) Alaska container volume represents operations from May 29, 2015

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 The Market Leader in Hawaii • Frequency and reliability advantages   result in commanding market share • Five weekly departures from U.S. West   Coast ports • Owned network of inter-island barges   connect service to Maui, Kauai and   the Big Island                 Matson Logistics  • Transportation offering including ocean,   domestic and international intermodal,   truckload, less-than-truckload and expedited    brokerage are integrated with warehousing   and supply chain solutions  • An asset-light network stretching from China   to virtually any point in North America • Operates six customer service centers,   including one in ChinaNow a Leading Carrier to Alaska • Three ship deployment providing twice weekly service   from the Pacific Northwest to Anchorage and Kodiak   and weekly service to Dutch Harbor • The only U.S. containership operator serving Kodiak and   Dutch Harbor; important markets for southbound   seafood trade • Provides terminal and slot charter services for   international carriers               SSAT Joint Venture  • 35% interest in the leading U.S. West Coast   terminal operator  • Matson operates from dedicated terminals that   provide for best in class cargo availability and   truck turn times 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Board of Directors + 
Senior Management

WALTER A. DODS, JR., 74  Chairman of the Board, Matson, Inc.,  
Chairman of the Board (Ret.), First Hawaiian Bank  3

MATTHEW J. COX, 54  

President and 
Chief Executive Officer,
Matson, Inc.

CONSTANCE H. LAU, 64  

President, Chief Executive Officer 
and Director,
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.
(Electric Utility / Banking) 1, 3

MY FELLOW SHAREHOLDERS,

I am honored to write to you once again on behalf of the Board 
of Directors. 2015 was an important year for your Company. 
Beyond the notable financial success, the management team 
successfully completed the acquisition of Horizon Lines’ Alaska 
operations, expanding Matson’s presence to another attractive 
market. With the acquisition, your Company strengthened its 
position as the leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific. As a Board, 
we remain focused on the successful integration of the 
acquisition, while also looking for new growth opportunities in 
complementary businesses. The goal is, of course, to expand 
profitably in businesses we understand well and markets that 
demand superior, reliable, and integrated service. To do so, 
your Board carefully assesses the Company’s operating and 
strategic plans, its business operations, capital allocation, 
financial performance and leadership. We are confident that 
our experienced management team will continue to operate 
the Company efficiently, ensure stable financial footing 
and deliver superior shareholder value over time, all while 
representing the very best of the Matson brand and our 
customer promise. 

As always, our interests remain aligned with yours,

Sincerely,

Walter A. Dods, Jr.
Chairman of the Board

1. Audit Committee Member 2. Compensation Committee Mamber 3. Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Member. Ages as of April 1, 2016

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W. BLAKE BAIRD, 55  

MICHAEL J. CHUN, 72  

Chairman of the Board and 
Chief Executive Officer, 
Terreno Realty Corporation
(Real Estate Investment Trust) 1, 2

President and Headmaster (Ret.),
Kamehameha Schools 
Kapalama Campus
(Education Institution) 2, 3

THOMAS B. FARGO USN (RET.), 67 

JEFFREY N. WATANABE, 73  

Chairman of the Board, 
Huntington Ingalls Industries 
(Military Shipbuilder)
Former Commander of the U.S. 
Pacific Command  1

Chairman of the Board,
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.
(Electric Utility / Banking)
Retired Founder,  Watanabe Ing LLP 
(Attorneys at Law) 2, 3

SENIOR MANAGEMENT

JOEL M. WINE, 44  
Senior Vice President and 
Chief Financial Officer

KENNETH J. GILL, 48
Vice President, Alaska

VIC S. ANGOCO JR., 49 
Senior Vice President, 
Pacific

RUSTY K. ROLFE, 58   
President,
Matson Logistics, Inc.

JOHN P. LAUER, 55  
Senior Vice President  
Ocean Services

PETER T. HEILMANN, 47   
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal  
Officer and Corporate Secretary

RONALD J. FOREST, 60  
Senior Vice President,
Operations

L to R - Joel Wine, Kenneth Gill, Vic Angoco, Rusty Rolfe, John Lauer, Peter Heilmann, Ron Forest 

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Investment
Highlights

$2.34

Diluted Earnings  
per Share

20%

Dividend Growth  
since 2013

1.3x

Net Debt /
EBITDA

INTEGRATED NETWORK CONNECTING THE PACIFIC

»  Leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific provides lifeline to economies of Hawaii, Alaska and Guam
»  Leading market share in stable, niche markets with multi-decade customer relationships
»  High vessel utilization and container turnover creates asset efficiencies
»  Dual head-haul economics on China service unique in industry

 WORLD CLASS OPERATOR AND PREMIUM SERVICE PROVIDER

»  Leading on-time vessel arrivals and dedicated terminals with best in class truck turns
»  Fastest transit and cargo availability from China creates 5 to 10 day advantage resulting in sizeable rate premiums
»  Broad array of Logistics services provides customer and supply chain flexibility

FINANCIAL STRENGTH AND DISCIPLINED CAPITAL ALLOCATION WITH A FOCUS ON   
GROWING SHAREHOLDER VALUE

»  Significant and stable cash flow generation provides platform to repay debt, invest in fleet renewal,  
  pursue strategic opportunities and return capital to shareholders
»  Strong balance sheet with low financial leverage and investment grade credit metrics
»  Attractive operating margins and return on invested capital
»  Steady dividend growth and share repurchases

Quarters during the year ended December 31, 2015 

Q1 

Q2 

Q3 

Q4

Diluted Earnings per Share 

Dividend per Share 

$0.57 

$0.17 

$0.23 

$0.17 

$0.94 

$0.18 

$0.60

$0.18

RATIOS 

Return on Invested Capital 

Net Debt to EBITDA 

EBITDA to Interest Expense 

2013 

10.3% 

1.0x 

11.8x 

2014 

11.9% 

0.3x 

12.1x 

2015 

14.1%

1.3x

16.3x

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REFER TO THE BACK INSIDE COVER OF THIS REPORT FOR A DISCUSSION OF THE COMPANY’S USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES.

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UNITED STATES 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549 
FORM 10-K 
  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT 

OF 1934 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 
OR 
  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE 

ACT OF 1934 

For the transition period from             to              
Commission file number 001-34187 
Matson, Inc. 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

Hawaii 
(State or other jurisdiction of 
incorporation or organization) 

99-0032630 
(I.R.S. Employer 
Identification No.) 

1411 Sand Island Parkway 
Honolulu, HI 96819 
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code) 
(808) 848-1211 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 

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

Title of each class 
Common Stock, without par value 

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

Name of each exchange 
on which registered 
New York Stock Exchange 

None 
Number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at February 23, 2016: 
43,444,091 
Aggregate market value of Common Stock held by non-affiliates at June 30, 2015: 
$1,812,878,266 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes   No  
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  Yes   No  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such 
filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes   No  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File  
required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the 
registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes   No  
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to 
the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any 
amendment to this Form 10-K.   
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  
See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. 

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Documents Incorporated By Reference 
The following document is incorporated by reference in Part III of the Annual Report on Form 10-K to the extent described therein: Proxy 
statement for the annual meeting of shareholders of Matson, Inc. to be held April 28, 2016. 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

PART I

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Items 1. 

Business .......................................................................................................................................................... 

A.  Business Description ...................................................................................................................................... 
(1) Operations ................................................................................................................................................. 
(2) Maritime Laws and the Jones Act ............................................................................................................. 
(3) Competition ............................................................................................................................................... 
(4) Customers and Rate Regulations .............................................................................................................. 
(5) Fuel Costs .................................................................................................................................................. 
(6) Seasonality ................................................................................................................................................ 
(7) Emissions .................................................................................................................................................. 

B.  Employees and Labor Relations ..................................................................................................................... 

C.  Available Information ..................................................................................................................................... 

Item 1A. 

Risk Factors .................................................................................................................................................... 

Item 1B. 

Unresolved Staff Comments ........................................................................................................................... 

Item 2. 

Item 3. 

Item 4. 

Item 5. 

Item 6. 

Item 7. 

Properties ........................................................................................................................................................ 

Legal Proceedings ........................................................................................................................................... 

Mine Safety Disclosures ................................................................................................................................. 

PART II

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases 
of Equity Securities ........................................................................................................................................ 

Selected Financial Data .................................................................................................................................. 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ......................... 

Items 7A.   

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk ........................................................................ 

Item 8. 

Item 9. 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data ............................................................................................... 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure ......................... 

Item 9A. 

Controls and Procedures ................................................................................................................................. 

Conclusion Regarding Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures ................................................ 

Internal Control over Financial Reporting ...................................................................................................... 

Item 9B. 

Other Information ........................................................................................................................................... 

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Item 10. 

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance .............................................................................. 

A.  Directors ......................................................................................................................................................... 

B.  Executive Officers .......................................................................................................................................... 

C.  Corporate Governance .................................................................................................................................... 

D.  Code of Ethics ................................................................................................................................................ 

Item 11. 

Executive Compensation ................................................................................................................................ 

Item 12. 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters ....... 

Item 13. 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence ................................................ 

Item 14. 

Principal Accounting Fees and Services ......................................................................................................... 

PART IV

Item 15. 

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules .................................................................................................. 

A.  Financial Statements ....................................................................................................................................... 

B.  Financial Statement Schedules ....................................................................................................................... 

C.  Exhibits Required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K ......................................................................................... 

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MATSON, INC. 

FORM 10-K 

Annual Report for the Fiscal Year 
Ended December 31, 2015 

PART I 

ITEM 1.  BUSINESS 

Matson, Inc., a holding company incorporated in January 2012 in the State of Hawaii, and its subsidiaries (“Matson” or the 
“Company”), is a leading provider of ocean transportation and logistics services.  The Company consists of two segments, Ocean 
Transportation and Logistics.  For financial information by segment for the three years ended December 31, 2015, see Note 15 to the 
consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II below. 

Ocean Transportation:  Matson’s Ocean Transportation business is conducted through Matson Navigation Company, Inc. 
(“MatNav”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Matson, Inc.  Founded in 1882, MatNav is an asset-based business that provides a vital 
lifeline of ocean freight transportation services to the domestic economies of Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam, and to other island 
economies in Micronesia and in the South Pacific.  MatNav also operates a premium, expedited service from China to Long Beach, 
California.  In addition, subsidiaries of MatNav provide container stevedoring, container equipment maintenance and other terminal 
services for MatNav and other ocean carriers on the Hawaii islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui and Kauai, and in the Alaska locations of 
Anchorage, Kodiak, Dutch Harbor and Akutan. 

Matson has a 35 percent ownership interest in SSA Terminals, LLC (“SSAT”) through a joint venture between Matson Ventures, Inc., 
a wholly-owned subsidiary of MatNav, and SSA Ventures, Inc. (“SSA”), a subsidiary of Carrix, Inc.  SSAT provides terminal and 
stevedoring services to various carriers at six terminal facilities on the U.S. West Coast, including to MatNav at three of those 
facilities.  Matson records its share of income in the joint venture in operating expenses within the Ocean Transportation segment due 
to the nature of SSAT’s operations. 

Horizon Acquisition:  On May 29, 2015, Matson completed its acquisition of Horizon Lines, Inc. (“Horizon”).  As a result, Matson 
acquired Horizon’s Alaska operations and assumed all of Horizon’s non-Hawaii assets and liabilities (the “Horizon Acquisition”).  For 
additional information on the Horizon Acquisition, see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II below. 

Logistics:  Matson’s Logistics business is conducted through Matson Logistics, Inc. (“Matson Logistics” or “Logistics”), a wholly-
owned subsidiary of MatNav.  Established in 1987, Matson Logistics is an asset-light business that provides multimodal transportation 
services, including domestic and international rail intermodal service (“Intermodal”); long-haul and regional highway brokerage, 
specialized hauling, flat-bed and project services, less-than-truckload services, and expedited freight services (collectively 
“Highway”); supply chain management, and warehousing and distribution services. 

A.  

BUSINESS DESCRIPTION 

(1)  

Operations 

Ocean Transportation 

Matson’s Services:  Matson’s Ocean Transportation segment provides the following ocean freight services: 

Hawaii Service:  Matson’s Hawaii service provides ocean freight services (lift-on/lift-off, roll-on/roll-off and conventional services) 
between the ports of Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle, and the major ports in Hawaii on the islands of Oahu, Kauai, Maui and Hawaii.  
Matson is the largest carrier of ocean cargo between the U.S. West Coast and Hawaii. 

Westbound cargo carried by Matson to Hawaii includes dry containers of mixed commodities, refrigerated commodities, packaged 
foods, building materials, automobiles and household goods.  Matson’s eastbound cargo from Hawaii includes automobiles, household 
goods, dry containers of mixed commodities, and livestock.  The majority of Matson’s Hawaii service revenue is derived from the 
westbound carriage of containerized freight and automobiles. 

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Alaska Service:  Matson’s Alaska service, which Matson acquired on May 29, 2015 as part of the Horizon Acquisition, provides ocean 
freight services (lift-on/lift-off and conventional services) between the port of Tacoma, Washington, and the ports of Anchorage, 
Kodiak, and Dutch Harbor in Alaska.  The Company also provides a barge service between Dutch Harbor and Akutan, and other 
transportation services to smaller locations in Alaska. 

Matson’s northbound cargo to Alaska includes dry containers of mixed commodities, refrigerated commodities, packaged foods, 
household goods, and automobiles.  Matson’s southbound cargo from Alaska primarily consists of household goods, automobiles and 
seafood. 

China Service:  Matson’s China service is part of an integrated Hawaii/Guam/China service.  This service carries cargo from Long 
Beach to Honolulu and then to Guam.  The vessels continue to the ports of Xiamen, Ningbo and Shanghai in China, where they are 
loaded with cargo to be discharged in Long Beach.  These vessels also carry cargo destined to and originating from the Guam and 
Micronesia services.  China cargo consists mainly of garments, footwear, and other retail merchandise. 

Guam Service:  Matson’s Guam service provides weekly container and conventional freight services carrying mainly general 
sustenance cargo between the U.S. West Coast and Guam.  Additionally, Matson provides freight services from Guam to the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

Micronesia Service:  Matson’s Micronesia service provides container and conventional freight services carrying mainly general 
sustenance cargo between the U.S. West Coast and the islands of Kwajalein, Ebeye and Majuro in the Republic of the Marshall 
Islands, the islands of Yap, Pohnpei, Chuuk and Kosrae in the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.  Cargo 
destined for these locations is transshipped through Guam. 

South Pacific Service:  Matson’s South Pacific service provides container and conventional freight services carrying general 
sustenance cargo between New Zealand and other South Pacific Islands including Fiji, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, the Cook 
Islands, Niue, Vanuatu, Nauru, and the Solomon Islands. 

Matson’s Vessel Information:  Matson’s fleet includes 23 owned and three chartered vessels.  The Matson-owned fleet represents an 
initial investment of approximately $1.4 billion and consists of: 17 containerships; two combination container/roll-on/roll-off ships; 
one roll-on/roll-off barge; and three container barges equipped with cranes (see Critical Accounting Estimates in Item 7 of Part II 
below for additional information about vessel costs and net book values).  The majority of vessels in the Matson-owned fleet have 
been acquired with the assistance of withdrawals from a Capital Construction Fund (“CCF”) established under Section 607 of the 
Merchant Marine Act of 1936 (see Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II below for additional information 
about the CCF). 

During the fourth quarter of 2013, MatNav and Philly Shipyard (formerly known as Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc.) entered into 
definitive agreements pursuant to which Philly Shipyard will construct two new 3,600 twenty-foot equivalent unit (“TEU”) Aloha-
class containerships with dual-fuel capable engines, which are expected to be delivered during the third quarter of 2018 and the first 
quarter of 2019 (the “Shipbuilding Agreements”), at a total cost of approximately $418.0 million.  Philly Shipyard’s obligations under 
the Shipbuilding Agreements are guaranteed by Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA, a publicly listed company on the OSLO Stock 
Exchange. 

As a complement to its fleet, as of December 31, 2015, Matson owns approximately 37,400 containers and 12,200 chassis, which 
represents an initial investment of approximately $295 million, and miscellaneous other equipment.  Matson also leases approximately 
13,700 containers and 11,100 chassis. 

Matson’s U.S. flagged vessels must meet specified seaworthiness standards established by U.S. Coast Guard rules and classification 
society requirements.  These standards require that our ships undergo two dry-docking inspections within a five-year period.  The 
majority of Matson’s U.S. flagged vessels are enrolled in the U.S. Coast Guard’s Underwater Survey in Lieu of Dry-docking 
(“UWILD”) program.  The UWILD program allows eligible ships to meet their intermediate dry-docking requirement with a less 
costly underwater inspection. 

Matson operates four non-U.S. flagged vessels (one owned; one under a bareboat charter arrangement; and two on time charter 
arrangements) in the Micronesia and South Pacific services.  Matson is responsible for ensuring that the owned and bareboat chartered 
vessels meet international standards for seaworthiness, which among other requirements generally mandate that Matson perform two 
dry-docking inspections every five years.  The dry-dockings of Matson’s time chartered vessels are the responsibility of the ships’ 
owners. 

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Vessels owned and chartered by Matson as of December 31, 2015 are as follows: 

Name of Vessels (1) 
Diesel-Powered - Owned 

MAUNALEI .....................................    
MANULANI ....................................    
MAUNAWILI ..................................    
MANUKAI .......................................    
OLOMANA (3) ................................    
R.J. PFEIFFER .................................    
MATSON KODIAK (6)...................    
HORIZON ANCHORAGE (6) ........    
HORIZON TACOMA (6) ................    
MOKIHANA ....................................    
MANOA ...........................................    
MAHIMAHI .....................................    

Owned/ 

  Chartered 

  Official 
  Number 

Owned 
Owned 
Owned 
Owned 
Owned 
Owned 
Owned 
Owned 
Owned 
Owned 
Owned 
Owned 

1181627 
1168529 
1153166 
1141163 
1559 
979814 
910308 
910306 
910307 
655397 
651627 
653424 

Diesel-Powered - Chartered 

IMUA II (3) ......................................    
LILOA (3) ........................................    
MANA (3) ........................................    

Chartered   
Chartered   
Chartered   

9184237 
4681 
4958 

Steam-Powered 

KAUAI .............................................    
MAUI ...............................................    
MATSON PRODUCER (6) .............    
MATSONIA .....................................    
HORIZON CONSUMER (6) ...........    
MATSON NAVIGATOR (6) ..........    
LIHUE ..............................................    

Barges 

WAIALEALE (4) .............................    
MAUNA KEA (5)  ...........................    
MAUNA LOA (5) ............................    
HALEAKALA (5) ............................    

Owned 
Owned 
Owned 
Owned 
Owned 
Owned 
Owned 

Owned 
Owned 
Owned 
Owned 

621042 
591709 
552819 
553090 
552818 
541868 
530137 

978516 
933804 
676973 
676972 

Year 
Built 

2006 
2005 
2004 
2003 
1999 
1992 
1987 
1987 
1987 
1983 
1982 
1982 

2005 
2003 
1997 

1980 
1978 
1974 
1973 
1973 
1972 
1971 

1991 
1988 
1984 
1984 

Length 

681’ 1” 
712’ 0” 
711’ 9” 
711’ 9” 
381’5” 
713’ 6” 
710 
710 
710 
860’ 2” 
860’ 2” 
860’ 2” 

388’ 6” 
358’ 11” 
329’ 9” 

720’ 5” 
720’ 5” 
720 
760’ 0” 
720 
813 
787’ 8” 

345’ 0” 
372’ 0” 
350’ 0” 
350’ 0” 

  Maximum   Maximum 

Containers 

  Vehicles 

Speed 
(Knots) 

  Deadweight   
  (Long Tons)   

Reefer 
Slots 

  TEUs (2) 

Autos 

Usable Cargo Capacity 

22 
23 
23 
23 
14 
23 
20 
20 
20 
23 
23 
23 

15 
15 
13 

22 
22 
22 
21 
22 
21 
21 

— 
— 
— 
— 

33,771 
29,517 
29,517 
29,517 
5,364 
27,100 
37,473 
37,473 
37,473 
29,484 
30,187 
30,167 

8,071 
5,934 
4,508 

26,308 
26,623 
38,858 
22,501 
38,858 
47,790 
38,656 

5,621 
6,837 
4,658 
4,658 

328 
284 
326 
326 
68 
300 
280 
280 
280 
354 
408 
408 

90 
30 
60 

276 
252 
170 
258 
170 
188 
188 

36 
70 
78 
78 

1,992 
2,378 
2,378 
2,378 
521 
2,245 
1,668 
1,668 
1,668 
1,994 
2,824 
2,824 

630 
513 
384 

1,644 
1,644 
1,680 
1,727 
1,690 
2,250 
2,018 

— 
379 
335 
335 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1,323 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

44 
— 
— 
450 
— 
— 
— 

230 
— 
— 
— 

(1) Excludes two inactive vessels to be recycled. 
(2) Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (“TEU”) is a standard measure of cargo volume correlated to a standard 20-foot dry cargo container volume. 
(3) Except for these four foreign-flagged vessels, all vessels are U.S. flagged and Jones Act qualified vessels. 
(4) Roll-on/roll-off barge. 
(5) Container barges equipped with cranes. 
(6) Vessels acquired as part of the Horizon Acquisition on May 29, 2015. 

Terminals 

Matson provides container stevedoring, container equipment maintenance and other terminal services for MatNav and another ocean 
carrier at terminals located on the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui and Kauai; and in the Alaska terminal locations of 
Anchorage, Kodiak, and Dutch Harbor. 

In addition, SSAT provides terminal and stevedoring services to various carriers at six terminal facilities on the U.S. West Coast and 
to MatNav at three of those facilities, including Long Beach and Oakland, California, and Seattle, Washington.  Matson records its 
share of income in the joint venture in operating expenses within the Ocean Transportation segment due to the nature of SSAT’s 
operations.  Furthermore, APM Terminals provides terminal and stevedoring services to MatNav in Tacoma, Washington. 

Logistics and Other Services 

Matson Logistics is a transportation intermediary that provides intermodal rail services, highway, warehousing and distribution, and 
other third-party logistics services for North American customers and international ocean carrier customers, including MatNav.  
Matson Logistics also provides freight forwarding, consolidation, customs brokerage, purchase order management and non-vessel 
operating common carrier services.  Matson Logistics Warehousing provides warehousing and distribution services in Northern and 
Southern California, and in Georgia.  Through Matson Logistics Warehousing, Matson Logistics provides its customers with a full 
suite of rail, highway, warehousing and distribution services. 

Matson Logistics is able to reduce transportation costs for its customers through volume purchases of rail, motor carrier and ocean 
transportation services, augmented by such services as shipment tracking and tracing, and single-vendor invoicing.  Matson Logistics 
operates six customer service centers, including one in China (for supply chain services), and has sales offices throughout the United 
States. 

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Maritime Laws and the Jones Act 

Maritime Laws:  All interstate and intrastate marine commerce within the U.S. falls under the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 
(commonly referred to as the Jones Act). 

The Jones Act is a long-standing cornerstone of U.S. maritime policy.  Under the Jones Act, all vessels transporting cargo between 
covered U.S. ports must, subject to limited exceptions, be built in the U.S., registered under the U.S. flag, be manned predominantly 
by U.S. crews, and owned and operated by U.S.-organized companies that are controlled and 75 percent owned by U.S. citizens.  U.S. 
flagged vessels are generally required to be maintained at higher standards than foreign flagged vessels and are subject to rigorous 
supervision and inspections by, or on behalf of, the U.S. Coast Guard, which requires appropriate certifications and background 
checks of the crew members.  Under Section 27 of the Jones Act, the carriage of cargo between the U.S. West Coast, Hawaii and 
Alaska on foreign-built or foreign-documented vessels is prohibited. 

During 2015, approximately 67 percent of Matson’s revenues generated by ocean transportation services, including Hawaii and 
Alaska, came from trades that were subject to the Jones Act.  Matson’s Hawaii and Alaska trade routes are included within the non-
contiguous Jones Act market.  Hawaii, as an island economy, and Alaska due to its geographical location, are both dependent on 
ocean transportation.  The Jones Act ensures frequent, reliable, roundtrip service to these locations.  Matson’s vessels operating in 
these trade routes are fully Jones Act qualified. 

Matson is a member of the American Maritime Partnership (“AMP”), which supports the retention of the Jones Act and similar 
cabotage laws.  The Jones Act has broad support from both houses of Congress.  Matson also believes that the ongoing war on 
terrorism has further solidified political support for U.S. flagged vessels because a vital and dedicated U.S. merchant marine is a 
cornerstone for a strong homeland defense, as well as a critical source of trained U.S. mariners for wartime support.  AMP seeks to 
inform elected officials and the public about the economic, national security, commercial, safety and environmental benefits of the 
Jones Act and similar cabotage laws.  Repeal of the Jones Act would allow foreign-flag vessel operators that do not have to abide by 
all U.S. laws and regulations to sail between U.S. ports in direct competition with Matson and other U.S. domestic operators that must 
comply with all such laws and regulations. 

Other U.S. maritime laws require vessels operating between Guam, a U.S. territory, and U.S. ports to be U.S. flagged and 
predominantly U.S. crewed, but not U.S. built. 

Cabotage laws are not unique to the United States, and similar laws exist around the world in over 50 countries, including regions in 
which Matson provides ocean transportation services.  Any changes in such laws may have an impact on the services provided by 
Matson in those regions. 

(3)  

Competition 

Hawaii Service:  Matson’s Hawaii service has one major containership competitor, Pasha Hawaii (“Pasha”), which operates container 
and roll-on/roll-off services between the ports of San Diego, Long Beach and Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii.  There also 
are two barge operators, Aloha Marine Lines and Sause Brothers, which offer barge service between the Pacific Northwest and 
Hawaii. 

Foreign-flag vessels carrying cargo to Hawaii from non-U.S. locations also provide competition for Matson’s Hawaii service.  Asia, 
Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific islands have direct foreign-flag services to Hawaii.  Mexico, South America and 
Europe have indirect foreign-flag services to Hawaii.  Other competitors in the Hawaii service include proprietary operators and 
contract carriers of bulk cargo.  Air freight competition for time-sensitive and perishable cargo exists; however, inroads by such 
competition in terms of cargo volume are limited by the amount of cargo space available in passenger aircrafts and by relatively high 
air freight rates. 

Matson vessels are operated on schedules that provide shippers and consignees regular day-of-the-week sailings from the U.S. West 
Coast and day-of-the-week arrivals in Hawaii.  Matson generally offers an average of three to four westbound sailings per week, 
though this amount may be adjusted according to seasonal demand and market conditions.  Matson provides over 150 westbound 
sailings per year, which is greater than its domestic liner ocean competitors’ combined sailings.  One of Matson’s westbound sailings 
each week continues on to Guam and China, so the number of eastbound sailings from Hawaii to the U.S. Mainland averages two to 
three per week.  This service is attractive to customers because more frequent arrivals permit customers to reduce inventory costs.  
Matson also competes by offering a more comprehensive service to customers, supported by the scope of its container equipment, a 
dedicated neighbor islands barge network, its efficiency and experience in handling cargo of all types, and competitive pricing. 

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Alaska Service:  Matson’s Alaska service has one major competitor, Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc., which operates a roll-on/roll 
off service between Tacoma, Washington and Anchorage, Alaska.  There are also two barge operators, Alaska Marine Lines which 
mainly serves Seattle, Washington to the main ports of Anchorage and Dutch Harbor, and other locations in Alaska, and Samson 
Tug & Barge which mainly serves Seattle, Washington to many other locations in Alaska.  The barge operators have historically 
shipped lower value bulk commodities and construction materials that can accommodate a longer transit time. 

Matson offers customers twice weekly scheduled services from Tacoma, Washington to Anchorage and Kodiak, Alaska and weekly 
service to Dutch Harbor, Alaska.  The Company also provides a weekly barge service between Dutch Harbor and Akutan.  Matson is 
the only Jones Act containership operator providing service to Kodiak and Dutch Harbor, which are the primary loading ports for 
southbound seafood volume. 

China Service:  Major competitors to Matson’s China service include large international carriers such as Maersk, Hanjin, MSC, CMA 
CGM, Evergreen, China COSCO Shipping Corporation, APL, “K” Line, OOCL, Hyundai and NYK Line. 

Matson competes by offering fast and reliable freight availability from the ports of Xiamen, Ningbo and Shanghai in China to Long 
Beach, California, providing fixed day arrivals and next-day cargo availability.  Matson’s service is further differentiated by offering a 
dedicated Long Beach marine terminal, an off-dock container yard providing fast truck turn times, one-stop intermodal connections, 
and providing state-of-the-art technology and world-class customer service.  Matson has offices in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Xiamen, 
Ningbo and Shanghai, and has contracted with terminal operators in Xiamen, Ningbo and Shanghai. 

Guam Service:  Matson’s Guam service competes with several foreign carriers that call at Guam with less frequent service, along with 
Waterman Steamship Corporation, a U.S. flagged carrier, which periodically calls at Guam.  At the beginning of 2016, American 
President Lines (APL) launched a U.S. flagged container feeder bi-weekly service connecting the U.S. West Coast to Guam and 
Saipan, via transshipments over Yokohama, Japan. 

Micronesia and the South Pacific Services:  Matson’s Micronesia and South Pacific services have competition from a variety of local 
and international carriers that provide freight services to the area. 

Logistics:  Matson Logistics competes with hundreds of local, regional, national and international companies that provide 
transportation and third-party logistics services.  The industry is highly fragmented and, therefore, competition varies by geography 
and areas of service.  Matson Logistics competes most directly with C.H. Robinson Worldwide, the Hub Group, and other freight 
brokers and intermodal marketing companies, and asset-invested market leaders such as JB Hunt.  Competition is differentiated by the 
depth, scale and scope of customer relationships; vendor relationships and rates; network capacity; and real-time visibility into the 
movement of customers’ goods and other technology solutions.  Additionally, while Matson Logistics primarily provides surface 
transportation brokerage, it also competes to a lesser degree with other forms of transportation for the movement of cargo, including 
air freight services. 

(4)  

Customers and Rate Regulations 

Customers:  Matson serves customers in numerous industries and carries a wide variety of cargo, mitigating its dependence upon any 
single customer or single type of cargo.  In 2015, the Company’s 10 largest Ocean Transportation customers accounted for 
approximately 23 percent of the Company’s Ocean Transportation revenue, and the Company’s 10 largest Logistics customers 
accounted for approximately 23 percent of the Company’s Logistics revenue.  None of these customers accounted for more than 10 
percent of the Company’s revenues in their respective operating segments. 

Rate Regulations:  Matson is subject to the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board with respect to its domestic ocean rates.  
A rate in the non-contiguous domestic trade is presumed reasonable and will not be subject to investigation if the aggregate of 
increases and decreases is not more than 7.5 percent above, or more than 10 percent below, the rate in effect one year before the 
effective date of the proposed rate, subject to increase or decrease by the percentage change in the U.S. Producer Price Index.  Matson 
generally provides a 30 day notice to customers of any increases in general rates and terminal handling charges, and passes along 
decreases as soon as possible. 

Matson’s Ocean Transportation services engaged in U.S. foreign commerce are subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Maritime 
Commission (“FMC”).  The FMC is an independent regulatory agency that is responsible for the regulation of ocean-borne 
international transportation of the U.S.  Conducting business in foreign shipping markets subjects the Company to certain risks (see 
Item 1A of Part I below for additional information about such risks). 

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Fuel Costs 

Matson purchases fuel oil, lubricants and gasoline for its operations; and also pays fuel surcharges to drayage providers and rail 
carriers.  The cost of fuel oil is by far Matson’s largest energy-related expense. 

Matson applies a fuel surcharge rate to its Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, China, Micronesia and South Pacific customers.  Changes in the 
fuel surcharge levels are correlated to prevailing market rates for bunker fuel prices along with other fuel related cost factors.  In 
markets excluding China, Matson generally provides a 30-day notice to customers of increases in fuel surcharge rates.  In the China 
market, Matson adjusts the fuel surcharge quarterly. 

(6)  

Seasonality 

Matson’s Ocean Transportation services typically experience seasonality in volume, generally following a pattern of increasing 
volumes starting in the second quarter of each year, culminating in a peak season throughout the third quarter, with subsequent decline 
in demand during the fourth and first quarters.  This seasonality trend is amplified in the Alaska service primarily due to winter 
weather and the timing of southbound seafood trade.  As a result, earnings tend to follow a similar pattern, offset by periodic vessel 
dry-docking and other episodic cost factors, which can lead to earnings variability.  In addition, in the China trade, volume is driven 
primarily by U.S. consumer demand for goods during key retail selling seasons while freight rates are impacted mainly by macro 
supply and demand variables. 

Matson’s Logistics services are not significantly impacted by seasonality factors. 

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Emissions 

Matson is focused on reducing transportation emissions, including carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, particulate matter, and sulfur 
dioxide, through improvements in vessel fuel consumption and truck efficiency; and the development of more fuel-efficient 
transportation solutions. 

The global sulfur emissions cap of 4.5 percent was reduced to 3.5 percent effective January 1, 2012, and is planned to be reduced to as 
low as 0.5 percent by 2020.  With respect to North America, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) received approval 
from the International Maritime Organization, in coordination with Environment Canada, to designate all waters, with certain limited 
exceptions, within 200 nautical miles of U.S. and Canadian coast lines as designated emission control areas (“ECAs”).  Most of 
Matson’s vessels operate a portion of their voyages in ECAs while Matson’s Alaska vessels operate a substantial portion of their 
voyages in ECAs.  The North American ECA went into effect on August 1, 2012, limiting the sulfur emissions to 1.0 percent, with 
scheduled reductions in future years.  Maximum sulfur emissions permitted in designated ECA’s were reduced to 0.1 percent on 
January 1, 2015. 

In 2014, Matson received a conditional waiver from the EPA ECA regulations for three diesel-powered vessels used in the Hawaii 
service that permits the continued use of 1.0 percent sulfur content fuel for a limited time, subject to the development of technologies 
that monitor main engine performance and promote full power operations on fuels with a sulfur content of less than 0.1 percent. 

Effective in 2015, Horizon received a conditional waiver (subsequently transferred to Matson pursuant to the Horizon Acquisition) 
from the EPA ECA regulations for three diesel-powered vessels used in the Alaska service that permits the use of 2.0 percent sulfur 
content fuel on these vessels for a limited time, subject to the installation and testing of an exhaust gas cleaning system (known as 
‘scrubbers’) on such vessels.  The conditional waiver includes a schedule by which such installation and testing is to be completed, 
with dates of installation ranging from the second half of 2015 to the end of 2016.  The estimated costs for the installation of scrubbers 
on all three vessels is approximately $27.7 million, of which approximately $10.1 million was incurred as of December 31, 2015 
related to the installation on one vessel.  The Company expects the installation of the other two vessels to be completed later in 
2016.  These capital expenditures are related to the Ocean Transportation segment. 

B.  

EMPLOYEES AND LABOR RELATIONS 

As of December 31, 2015, Matson and its subsidiaries had 1,663 employees, of which 650 employees were covered by collective 
bargaining agreements with shoreside and offshore unions.  These numbers do not include billets on vessels discussed below, or 
employees of SSAT or non-employees such as agents, temporary workers and contractors. 

Matson and SSAT are members of the Pacific Maritime Association (“PMA”), which on behalf of its members negotiates collective 
bargaining agreements with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (“ILWU”) on the U.S. Pacific Coast.  The PMA/ILWU 
collective bargaining agreements cover substantially all U.S. West Coast longshore labor.  Matson also has collective bargaining 
agreements with other shoreside unions that expire at various dates in the future. 

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Matson’s active fleet employed seagoing personnel in 325 billets at December 31, 2015.  Each billet corresponds to a position on a 
vessel that typically is filled by two or more employees because seagoing personnel rotate between active sea-duty and time ashore. 
Matson’s seagoing employees are represented by unions for both unlicensed crew members and licensed crew members.  Matson has 
collective bargaining agreements with these unions that expire at various dates in the future. 

While Matson believes that it will be able to renegotiate collective bargaining agreements with its various unions as they expire 
without any significant impact on its operations; no assurance can be given that such agreements will be reached without slow-downs, 
strikes, lock-out or other disruptions that may adversely impact Matson’s operations. 

Matson contributes to a number of multi-employer pension plans.  If Matson were to withdraw from or significantly reduce its 
obligation to contribute to any one of the plans, Matson would review and evaluate data, actuarial assumptions, calculations and other 
factors used in determining its withdrawal liability, if any.  If any third-parties materially disagree with Matson’s determination, 
Matson would pursue the various means available to it under federal law for the adjustment or removal of its withdrawal liability.  
Matson has no present intention of withdrawing from, and does not anticipate the termination of any of the multi-employer pension 
plans that it contributes to except for the ILA-PRSSA pension fund in Puerto Rico (see Notes 11 and 12 to the consolidated financial 
statements in Item 8 of Part II below for a discussion of withdrawal liabilities under certain multi-employer pension plans). 

C.  

AVAILABLE INFORMATION 

Matson makes available, free of charge on or through its Internet website, Matson’s annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on 
Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as reasonably practicable after it electronically files such material with, or furnishes it to, the 
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  The address of Matson’s Internet website is www.matson.com.  The contents of 
our website are not incorporated by reference into this Form 10-K. 

The SEC maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding 
Matson and other issuers that file electronically with the SEC.  The public may read and copy any materials Matson files with the SEC 
at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549.  The public may obtain information on the 
operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.  The address of the SEC’s Internet website is 
www.sec.gov. 

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS 

The Company’s business faces the risks set forth below, which may adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating 
results.  All forward-looking statements made by the Company or on the Company’s behalf are qualified by the risks described below. 

Risks Relating To Operations 

Changes in U.S., global, or regional economic conditions that result in a decrease in consumer confidence or market demand 
for the Company’s services and products in Hawaii and Alaska, the U.S. Mainland, Guam, Asia or the  South Pacific may 
adversely affect the Company’s financial position, results of operations, liquidity, or cash flows. 

A weakening of domestic or global economies may adversely impact the level of freight volumes and freight rates.  Within the U.S., a 
weakening of economic drivers in Hawaii and Alaska, which include tourism, military spending, construction starts, personal income 
growth and employment, or the weakening of consumer confidence, market demand, the economy in the U.S. Mainland, or the effect 
of a change in the strength of the U.S. dollar against other foreign currencies, may further reduce the demand for goods to and from 
Asia, Hawaii and Alaska, adversely affecting inland and ocean transportation volumes or rates.  In addition, overcapacity in the global 
or transpacific ocean transportation markets or a change in the cost of goods or currency exchange rates may adversely affect freight 
volumes and rates in the Company’s China service. 

The Company may face new or increased competition. 

The Company may face new competition by established or start-up shipping operators that enter the Company’s markets.  The entry of 
a new competitor or the addition of new vessels or capacity by existing competition on any of the Company’s routes could result in a 
significant increase in available shipping capacity that could have an adverse effect on volumes and rates.  The Company’s major 
competitor in the Hawaii market introduced a new vessel in 2015, and also acquired Horizon’s Hawaii service, which could adversely 
impact the Company’s Hawaii service.  In addition, at the beginning of 2016, American President Lines (APL) launched a U.S. 
flagged feeder containership bi-weekly service connecting the U.S. West Coast to Guam and Saipan via transshipments over 
Yokohama, Japan.  As a result of these and other competitor actions, the Company could experience some competition related volume 
losses. 

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The loss of or damage to key vendor, agent and customer relationships may adversely affect the Company’s business. 

The Company’s businesses are dependent on their relationships with key vendors, agents and customers, and derive a significant 
portion of their revenues from the Company’s largest customers.  The Company could be adversely affected by any changes in the 
services provided, or changes to the costs of services provided by key vendors and agents.  Relationships with railroads and shipping 
companies and agents are important in the Company’s intermodal business.  The Company’s business also relies on its relationships 
with the military, freight forwarders, large retailers and consumer goods and automobile manufacturers, as well as other larger 
customers.  In 2015, the Company’s Ocean Transportation segment’s 10 largest customers accounted for approximately 23 percent of 
the business’ revenue.  In 2015, the Company’s Logistics segment’s 10 largest customers accounted for approximately 23 percent of 
the business’ revenue.  The loss of or damage to any of these key relationships may adversely affect the Company’s business and 
revenue. 

An increase in fuel prices, or changes in the Company’s ability to collect fuel surcharges, may adversely affect the Company’s 
profits. 

Fuel is a significant operating expense for the Company’s Ocean Transportation business.  The price and supply of fuel are 
unpredictable and fluctuate based on events beyond the Company’s control.  Increases in the price of fuel may adversely affect the 
Company’s results of operations based on market and competitive conditions.  Increases in fuel costs also can lead to increases in 
other expenses, for example: increased energy costs, and the costs of purchased outside transportation services.  In the Company’s 
Ocean Transportation and Logistics services segments, the Company is able to utilize fuel surcharges to partially recover increases in 
fuel expense, although increases in the fuel surcharge may adversely affect the Company’s competitive position and may not 
correspond exactly with the timing of increases in fuel expense.  Changes in the Company’s ability to collect fuel surcharges also may 
adversely affect its results of operations. 

Work stoppages or other labor disruptions caused by unionized workers of the Company, other workers or their unions in 
related industries may adversely affect the Company’s operations. 

As of December 31, 2015, Matson and its subsidiaries had 1,663 regular employees, of which 650 employees were covered by 
collective bargaining agreements with unions.  In addition, at December 31, 2015, the active Matson fleet employed seagoing 
personnel in 325 billets.  Each billet corresponds to a position on a vessel that typically is filled by two or more employees, because 
seagoing personnel rotate between active sea-duty and time ashore.  Such employees are also subject to collective bargaining 
agreements.  Furthermore, the Company relies on the services of third-parties including SSAT and its parent company, SSA, that 
employ persons covered by collective bargaining agreements.  For additional information on collective bargaining agreements with 
unions, see Item 1. B. Employees and Labor Relations of Part I above. 

The Company could be adversely affected by actions taken by employees of the Company or other companies in related industries 
against efforts by management to control labor costs, restrain wage or benefit increases or modify work practices.  Strikes and 
disruptions may occur as a result of the failure of Matson or other companies in its industry to negotiate collective bargaining 
agreements with such unions successfully. 

In addition, any slow-downs, strikes, lock-outs or other disruptions, including limits to availability of labor through trade union hiring 
halts could have an adverse impact on Matson’s or SSAT’s operations 

The Company is susceptible to weather and natural disasters. 

The Company’s operations are vulnerable to disruption as a result of weather and natural disasters such as bad weather at sea, 
hurricanes, typhoons, tsunamis, floods and earthquakes.  Such events will interfere with the Company’s ability to provide on-time 
scheduled service, resulting in increased expenses and potential loss of business associated with such events.  In addition, severe 
weather and natural disasters can result in interference with the Company’s terminal operations, and may cause serious damage to its 
vessels and cranes, loss or damage to containers, cargo and other equipment, and loss of life or physical injury to its employees, all of 
which could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business. 

The Company maintains casualty and liability insurance policies, which are generally subject to large retentions and deductibles.  
Some types of losses, such as losses resulting from a port blockage, generally, are not insured.  In some cases the Company retains the 
entire risk of loss because it is not economically prudent to purchase insurance coverage or because of the perceived remoteness of the 
risk.  Other risks are uninsured because insurance coverage may not be commercially available.  Finally, the Company retains all risk 
of loss that exceeds the limits of its insurance. 

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The Company’s significant operating agreements and leases could be replaced on less favorable terms or may not be replaced. 

The significant operating agreements and leases of the Company in its various businesses expire at various points in the future and 
may not be replaced or could be replaced on less favorable terms, thereby adversely affecting the Company’s future financial position, 
results of operations and cash flows.  The Company is currently in the process of renewing its terminal lease facilities at Anchorage, 
Alaska. 

If we are not able to use our information technology and communications systems effectively, our ability to conduct business 
might be negatively impacted. 

The Company is highly dependent on the proper functioning of our information technology systems to enable operations and compete 
effectively.  Our information technology systems rely on third-party service providers for access to the Internet, satellite-based 
communications systems, the electric grid, database storage facilities and telecommunications providers.  We have no control over the 
operations of these third-party service providers.  If our information technology and communications systems experience reliability 
issues, integration or compatibility concerns or if our third-party providers are unable to perform effectively or experience disruptions 
or failures, there could be an adverse impact on the availability and functioning of our information technology and communications 
systems, which could lead to business disruption or inefficiencies, reputational harm or loss of customers that could have an adverse 
effect on our business. 

Our information technology systems may be exposed to cybersecurity risks and other disruptions that could impair the 
Company’s ability to operate and adversely affect its business. 

The Company relies extensively on its information technology systems and third-party service providers, including for accounting, 
billing, disbursement, cargo booking and tracking, vessel scheduling and stowage, equipment tracking, customer service, banking, 
payroll and employee communication systems.  Despite our continuous efforts to make investments in our information technology 
systems, the implementation of security measures to protect our data and infrastructure against breaches and other cyber threats, and 
our use of internal processes and controls designed to protect the security and availability of our systems, our information technology 
and communication systems may be vulnerable to cybersecurity risks faced by other large companies in our industry.  Our systems 
may be susceptible to computer viruses, hacking, malware, denial of service attacks, cyber terrorism, circumvention of security 
systems, malfeasance, breaches due to employee error, natural disasters, telecommunications failure, or other catastrophic events at 
the Company’s facilities, aboard its vessels or at third-party locations. 

Any failure, breach or unauthorized access to the Company’s or third-party systems could result in the loss of confidential, sensitive or 
proprietary information, interruptions in its service or production or otherwise impact our ability to conduct business operations, and 
could result in potential reductions in revenue and profits, damage to its reputation or liability. 

Loss of the Company’s key personnel could adversely affect its business. 

The Company’s future success will depend, in significant part, upon the continued services of its key personnel, including its senior 
management and skilled employees.  The loss of the services of key personnel could adversely affect the Company’s future operating 
results because of such employees’ experience and knowledge of the Company’s business and customer relationships.  If key 
employees depart, the Company may incur significant costs to replace them.  Additionally, the Company’s ability to execute its 
business model could be impaired if it cannot replace them in a timely manner.  The Company does not maintain key person insurance 
on any of its key personnel. 

The Company is involved in a joint venture and is subject to risks associated with joint venture relationships. 

The Company is involved in a terminal joint venture, SSAT, and may initiate future joint venture projects.  A joint venture involves 
certain risks such as: 

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The Company may not have voting control over the joint venture; 
The Company may not be able to maintain good relationships with its joint venture partner; 
The joint venture partner at any time may have economic or business interests that are inconsistent with the Company’s; 
The joint venture partner may fail to fund its share of capital for operations or to fulfill its other commitments, including 
providing accurate and timely accounting and financial information to the Company; 
The joint venture may experience operating difficulties and financial losses, which may lead to asset write-downs or impairment 
charges that could negatively impact the operating results of the joint venture and the Company; 
The joint venture or venture partner could lose key personnel; 

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• 

The joint venture partner could become bankrupt requiring the Company to assume all risks and capital requirements related to 
the joint venture project, and the related bankruptcy proceedings could have an adverse impact on the operation of the partnership 
or joint venture; and 

•  Actions of the joint venture may result in reputational harm to the Company. 

In addition, the Company relies on the terminal joint venture, SSAT, and SSA for its stevedoring services on the U.S. West Coast.  
The Company could be adversely affected by any changes in the services provided, or to the costs of such services provided by the 
Company’s terminal joint venture, SSAT, and SSA. 

The Company is subject to risks associated with conducting business in foreign shipping markets. 

Matson’s China, Micronesia and South Pacific services are subject to risks associated with conducting business in a foreign shipping 
market, which include: 

•  Challenges associated with operating in foreign countries and doing business and developing relationships with foreign 

companies; 

•  Challenges in working with and maintaining good relationships with joint venture partners in our foreign operations; 
•  Difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations; 
•  Our ability to be in compliance with U.S. and foreign legal and regulatory restrictions, including compliance with the Foreign 

Corrupt Practices Act and foreign laws that prohibit corrupt payments to government officials; 

•  Global vessel overcapacity that may lead to decreases in volumes and shipping rates; 
•  Not having continued access to existing port facilities; 
•  Competition with established and new carriers; 
•  Currency exchange rate fluctuations and our ability to manage these fluctuations; 
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Political and economic instability; 
Protectionist measures that may affect the Company’s operation of its wholly-owned foreign enterprise; and 

Any of these risks has the potential to adversely affect the Company’s operating results. 

The Company’s Logistics segment is dependent upon third-parties for equipment, capacity and services essential to operate its 
business, and if the Company fails to secure sufficient third-party services, its business could be adversely affected. 

The Company’s Logistics segment is dependent upon rail, truck and ocean transportation services provided by independent third-
parties.  If the Company cannot secure sufficient transportation equipment, capacity or services from these third-parties at reasonable 
rates to meet its customers’ needs and schedules, customers may seek to have their transportation and logistics needs met by other 
third-parties on a temporary or permanent basis.  As a result, the Company’s business, consolidated results of operations and financial 
condition could be adversely affected. 

The Company is subject to risks related to a marine accident or spill event. 

The Company’s vessel and terminal operations could be faced with a maritime accident, oil or other spill, or other environmental 
mishap.  Such event may lead to personal injury, loss of life, damage of property, pollution and suspension of operations.  As a result, 
such event could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business. 

The Company’s Shipbuilding Agreements with Philly Shipyard are subject to risks. 

On November 6, 2013, MatNav and Philly Shipyard (formerly known as Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc.) entered into definitive 
agreements pursuant to which APSI will construct two new 3,600-TEU Aloha-class dual-fuel capable containerships, with expected 
delivery dates during the third quarter of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019.  Failure of either party to the shipbuilding agreements to 
fulfill its obligations under the agreements could have an adverse effect on the Company’s financial position and results of operations. 

Heightened security measures, war, actual or threatened terrorist attacks, efforts to combat terrorism and other acts of 
violence may adversely impact the Company’s operations and profitability. 

War, terrorist attacks and other acts of violence may cause consumer confidence and spending to decrease, or may affect the ability or 
willingness of tourists to travel to Hawaii, thereby adversely affecting Hawaii’s economy and the Company.  Additionally, future 
terrorist attacks could increase volatility in the U.S. and worldwide financial markets.  Acts of war or terrorism may be directed at the 
Company’s shipping operations, or may cause the U.S. government to take control of Matson’s vessels for military operation.  
Heightened security measures potentially slow the movement and increase the cost of freight through U.S. or foreign ports, across 
borders or on U.S. or foreign railroads or highways and could adversely affect the Company’s business and results of operations. 

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Acquisitions may have an adverse effect on the Company’s business. 

The Company’s growth strategy includes expansion through acquisitions.  Acquisitions may result in difficulties in assimilating 
acquired assets or companies, and may result in the diversion of the Company’s capital and its management attention from other 
business issues and opportunities.  The Company may not be able to integrate companies that it acquires successfully, including their 
personnel, financial systems, distribution, operations and general operating procedures.  The Company may also encounter challenges 
in achieving appropriate internal control over financial reporting in connection with the integration of an acquired company.  The 
Company may pay a premium for an acquisition, resulting in goodwill that may later be determined to be impaired, adversely 
affecting the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. 

Higher than expected costs associated with the continuing integration of Horizon could adversely impact our results, financial 
position, liquidity or cash flow. 

The Company expects to benefit from various cost saving initiatives as part of the integration process related to the Horizon 
Acquisition.  Integration cost savings expectations are in the areas of corporate office closures and headcount reductions, information 
technology expense reductions, as well as customer service and marketing expense reductions.  There can be no assurance that the 
Company will be able to achieve the expected integration cost savings or that the cost savings will be achieved within the planned 24-
month post-closing period.  The lack of or delay in integration cost savings could have a materially adverse effect upon our business 
and results of operations. 

The Horizon Acquisition may expose us to unknown liabilities. 

We acquired Horizon subject to all of the liabilities and obligations of its non-Hawaii business, including any remaining liabilities and 
obligations associated with its Puerto Rico operations, which Horizon ceased during the first quarter of 2015.  Such liabilities include 
the estimated cost of the multi-employer withdrawal liability related to the ILA-PRSSA pension plan (See Note 3 and Note 12 to the 
consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II below).  The disposition of these liabilities, and any other obligations that are 
unknown to the Company, including contingent liabilities, could have an adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and 
results of operations. 

We may continue to be exposed to risks and liabilities related to Horizon’s former Hawaii business. 

Pasha acquired Horizon’s former Hawaii business immediately before we acquired Horizon, and Pasha assumed substantially all 
liabilities and obligations related to Horizon’s Hawaii business and agreed to perform various covenants.  In some cases however, 
Horizon, as the original contracting party, may remain primarily responsible for such assumed Hawaii liabilities and obligations.  The 
Company may incur losses related to such assumed Hawaii liabilities and obligations. 

We may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if recorded intangible assets associated with the Horizon 
Acquisition become impaired. 

We recorded significant intangible assets related to goodwill and customer relationships arising from the Horizon Acquisition.  We are 
required to test goodwill for impairment annually, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than 
not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount.  Factors that could lead to an impairment of goodwill or 
intangible customer relationships include any significant adverse changes affecting the reporting unit’s financial condition, results of 
operations, and future cash flows. 

We may be required to record future charges to earnings if goodwill associated with the Horizon Acquisition become impaired.  Any 
such charge would adversely impact our financial results. 

Risks Relating to Financial Matters 

A deterioration of the Company’s credit profile or disruptions of the credit markets could restrict its ability to access the debt 
capital markets or increase the cost of debt. 

Deterioration in the Company’s credit profile may have an adverse effect on the Company’s ability to access the private or public debt 
markets and also may increase its borrowing costs.  If the Company’s credit profile deteriorates significantly, its access to the debt 
capital markets or its ability to renew its committed lines of credit may become restricted, or the Company may not be able to 
refinance debt at the same levels or on the same terms.  Because the Company relies on its ability to draw on its revolving credit 
facilities to support its operations, when required, any volatility in the credit and financial markets that prevents the Company from 
accessing funds (for example, a lender that does not fulfill its lending obligation) could have an adverse effect on the Company’s 
financial condition and cash flows.  Additionally, the Company’s credit agreements generally include an increase in borrowing rates if 
the Company’s credit profile deteriorates.  Furthermore, the Company incurs interest under its revolving credit facilities based on 
floating rates.  Floating rate debt creates higher debt service requirements if market interest rates increase, which would adversely 
affect the Company’s cash flow and results of operations. 

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Failure to comply with certain restrictive financial covenants contained in the Company’s credit facilities could preclude the 
payment of dividends, impose restrictions on the Company’s business segments, capital resources or other activities or 
otherwise adversely affect the Company. 

The Company’s credit facilities contain certain restrictive financial covenants, the most restrictive of which include the maintenance 
of minimum shareholders’ equity levels, a maximum ratio of debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and 
the maintenance of no more than a maximum amount of priority debt as a percentage of consolidated tangible assets.  If the Company 
does not maintain the required covenants, and that breach of covenants is not cured timely or waived by the lenders, resulting in 
default, the Company’s access to credit may be limited or terminated, dividends may be suspended, and the lenders could declare any 
outstanding amounts due and payable.  The Company’s continued ability to borrow under its credit facilities is subject to compliance 
with these financial and other non-financial covenants. 

The Company’s effective income tax rate may vary. 

Various internal and external factors may have favorable or unfavorable, material or immaterial effects on the Company’s effective 
income tax rate and, therefore, impact the Company’s net income and earnings per share.  These factors include, but are not limited to 
changes in tax rates; changes in tax laws, regulations, and rulings; changes in interpretations of existing tax laws, regulations and 
rulings; changes in the evaluation of the Company’s ability to realize deferred tax assets, and changes in uncertain tax positions; 
changes in accounting principles; changes in current pre-tax income as well as changes in forecasted pre-tax income; changes in the 
level of CCF deductions, non-deductible expenses, and expenses eligible for tax credits; changes in the mix of earnings among 
countries with varying tax rates; acquisitions and changes in the Company’s corporate structure.  These factors may result in periodic 
revisions to our effective income tax rate, which could affect the Company’s cash flow and results of operations. 

Changes in the value of pension assets, or a change in pension law or key assumptions, may adversely affect the Company’s 
financial performance. 

The amount of the Company’s employee pension and post-retirement benefit costs and obligations are calculated on assumptions used 
in the relevant actuarial calculations.  Adverse changes in any of these assumptions due to economic or other factors, changes in 
discount rates, higher health care costs, or lower actual or expected returns on plan assets, may adversely affect the Company’s 
operating results, cash flows, and financial condition.  In addition, a change in federal law, including changes to the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act or Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation premiums, may adversely affect the Company’s single-
employer and multi-employer pension plans and plan funding.  These factors, as well as a decline in the fair value of pension plan 
assets, may put upward pressure on the cost of providing pension and medical benefits and may increase future pension expense and 
required funding contributions.  There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in limiting future cost and expense 
increases, and continued upward pressure in costs and expenses could further reduce the profitability of the Company’s businesses. 

The Company may have exposure under its multi-employer pension and post-retirement plans in which it participates that 
extends beyond its funding obligation with respect to the Company’s employees. 

The Company contributes to various multi-employer pension plans.  In the event of a partial or complete withdrawal by the Company 
from any plan that is underfunded, the Company would be liable for a proportionate share of such plan’s unfunded vested benefits 
(See Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II below).  Based on the limited information available from plan 
administrators, which the Company cannot independently validate, the Company believes that its portion of the contingent liability in 
the case of a full withdrawal or termination may be material to its financial position and results of operations.  If any other 
contributing employer withdraws from any plan that is underfunded, and such employer (or any member of its controlled group) 
cannot satisfy its obligations under the plan at the time of withdrawal, then the Company, along with the other remaining contributing 
employers, would be liable for its proportionate share of such plan’s unfunded vested benefits.  In addition, if a multi-employer plan 
fails to satisfy the minimum funding requirements, the Internal Revenue Service will impose certain penalties and taxes. 

Risks Relating to Legal and Legislative Matters 

Compliance with safety and environmental protection and other governmental requirements may adversely affect our 
operations. 

The shipping industry in general, our business and the operation of our vessels and terminals in particular are affected by extensive 
and changing safety, environmental protection and other international, national, State and local governmental laws and regulations, 
including the following: laws pertaining to air emissions; wastewater discharges; the transportation, handling and disposal of solid and 
hazardous materials, oil and oil-related products, hazardous substances and wastes; the investigation and remediation of 

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contamination; and health, safety and the protection of the environment and natural resources.  For example, our U.S. flagged vessels 
generally must be maintained “in class” and are subject to periodic inspections by ABS Quality Evaluation, Inc., or similar 
classification societies, and must be periodically inspected by, or on behalf of, the United States Coast Guard.  Federal environmental 
laws and certain State laws require us, as a vessel operator, to comply with numerous environmental regulations and to obtain 
certificates of financial responsibility and to adopt procedures for oil and hazardous substance spill prevention, response and clean up. 

In complying with these laws, we have incurred expenses and may incur future expenses for vessel modifications and changes in 
operating procedures.  Changes in enforcement policies for existing requirements and additional laws and regulations adopted in the 
future could limit our ability to do business or further increase the cost of our doing business.  Our vessels’ operating certificates and 
licenses are renewed periodically during the required annual surveys of the vessels.  However, there can be no assurance that such 
certificates and licenses will be renewed, even though Matson maintains extensive programs and policies to ensure such renewal.  
Also, in the future, we may have to alter existing equipment, add new equipment, or change operating procedures for our vessels to 
comply with changes in governmental regulations, safety or other equipment standards to meet our customers’ changing needs.  If any 
such costs are material, they could adversely affect our financial condition. 

We are subject to regulation and liability under environmental laws that could result in substantial fines and penalties that 
may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. 

The U.S. Act to Prevent Pollution from vessels, which implements the International Maritime Pollution (MARPOL) treaty, and the Oil 
Pollution Action of 1990 (OPA-90), among many other laws, treaties and regulations, provides for severe civil and criminal penalties 
related to vessel-generated pollution for incidents in U.S. waters within three nautical miles and in some cases within the 200-mile 
exclusive economic zone.  The EPA requires vessels to obtain coverage under a general permit and to comply with inspection, 
monitoring, discharge, recordkeeping and reporting requirements.  Matson’s vessels operate within surplus emission control areas 
(SECAs) or emission control areas (ECAs).  If our vessels are not operated in accordance with these requirements, including record 
keeping and other reporting requirements, such violations could result in substantial fines or penalties that could have a material 
adverse effect on our results of operations and our business. 

If we are unable to comply with changing EPA regulations regarding fuel and emissions, it may adversely impact our ongoing 
operations. 

Most of Matson’s vessels operate a portion of their voyages in designated ECAs, while Matson’s Alaska vessels operate a substantial 
portion of their voyages in ECAs.  Beginning January 2012, the EPA issued new regulations regarding the sulfur content of fuel oils 
utilized by vessels operating in ECAs.  Beginning January 1, 2015, these emission regulations require the sulfur content of fuel oil 
utilized by vessels operating inside ECAs not to exceed 0.1 percent.  In 2014, Matson received a conditional waiver from the EPA 
ECA regulations for three diesel-powered vessels used in the Hawaii service that permits the continued use of 1percent sulfur fuel for 
a limited time, subject to our development of technologies that monitor main engine performance and promote full power operation on 
diesel fuels with a sulfur content of less than 0.1 percent. 

Effective in 2015, Horizon received a conditional waiver (subsequently transferred to Matson pursuant to the Horizon Acquisition) 
from the EPA ECA regulations for three diesel-powered vessels used in the Alaska service that permits the continued use of these 
vessels burning higher sulfur content fuel for a limited time, subject to the installation and testing of an exhaust gas cleaning system 
(known as ‘scrubbers’) on such vessels.  The conditional waiver includes a schedule by which such installation and testing to be 
completed, with dates of installation ranging from the second half of 2015 to the end of 2016. 

If we are not able to install the scrubbers by the applicable deadline, or we are otherwise unable to comply with our obligations under 
the conditional waiver, the conditional waiver may terminate.  Even if we are able to meet the requirements of the conditional waiver, 
there is no assurance that the scrubbers will be successful in reducing emissions and producing results that comply with the EPA ECA 
regulations.  In such situation, the Company would be required to operate these vessels utilizing low sulfur fuel, which could risk 
damaging the existing engines unless they are run at low speeds.  Lower speeds, however, could cause schedule delays or require us to 
operate additional vessels in Alaska and incur additional costs, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results 
of operations.  Also, the operation of scrubbers involves the transportation of hazardous materials that in themselves create a risk. 

The Company is subject to risks related to removal of the molasses tank farm and pier risers at Sand Island Terminal in 
Honolulu. 

Pursuant to the Company’s settlement with the State of Hawaii to resolve all of the State’s claims arising from the discharge of 
molasses into the Honolulu Harbor in September 2013, the Company agreed to remove the molasses tank farm and pier risers at the 
Sand Island Terminal in Honolulu.  The Company hired an engineering consulting firm to develop plans to remove the items safely 
and developed a Spill Prevention and Response Plan.  Despite these precautions, molasses could be released into the environment 
during demolition activities.  This could lead to suspension of operations, third-party or governmental agency claims, disputes, legal or 
other proceedings, fines, penalties, natural resource damages, inquiries or investigations or other regulatory actions.  As a result, such 
event could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business. 

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The Company is subject to, and may in the future be subject to disputes, legal or other proceedings, and government inquiries 
or investigations that could have an adverse effect on the Company. 

The nature of the Company’s business exposes it to the potential for disputes, legal or other proceedings, and government inquiries or 
investigations, relating to antitrust matters, labor and employment matters, personal injury and property damage, environmental and 
other matters, as discussed in the other risk factors disclosed in this section or in other Company filings with the SEC.  For example, 
Matson is a common carrier, whose tariffs, rates, rules and practices in dealing with its customers are governed by extensive and 
complex foreign, federal, state and local regulations, which may be the subject of disputes or administrative or judicial proceedings.  If 
these disputes develop into proceedings, these proceedings, individually or collectively, could involve or result in significant 
expenditures or losses by the Company, or result in significant changes to Matson’s tariffs, rates, rules and practices in dealing with its 
customers, all of which could have an adverse effect on the Company’s future operating results, including profitability, cash flows, 
and financial condition. 

Repeal, substantial amendment, or waiver of the Jones Act or its application would have an adverse effect on the Company’s 
business. 

If the Jones Act was to be repealed, substantially amended, or waived and, as a consequence, competitors were to enter the Hawaii or 
Alaska markets with lower operating costs by utilizing their ability to acquire and operate foreign-flag and foreign-built vessels, the 
Company’s business would be adversely affected.  In addition, the Company’s advantage as a U.S. citizen operator of Jones Act 
vessels could be eroded by periodic efforts and attempts by foreign interests to circumvent certain aspects of the Jones Act.  If 
maritime cabotage services were included in the General Agreement on Trade in Services, the North American Free Trade Agreement 
or other international trade agreements, or if the restrictions contained in the Jones Act were otherwise altered, the shipping of cargo 
between covered U.S. ports could be opened to foreign-flag or foreign-built vessels. 

Non-compliance with, or changes to, federal, state or local law or regulations, including passage of climate change legislation 
or regulation, may adversely affect the Company’s business. 

The Company is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations, including cabotage laws, government rate regulations, and 
environmental regulations including those relating to air quality initiatives at port locations, including but not limited to, the Oil 
Pollution Act of 1990, the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation & Liability Act of 1980, the Rivers and Harbors 
Act of 1899, the Clean Water Act, the Invasive Species Act and the Clean Air Act.  Continued compliance with these laws and 
regulations may result in additional costs and changes in operating procedures that may adversely affect the Company’s business.  
Non-compliance with, or changes to, the laws and regulations governing the Company’s business could impose significant additional 
costs on the Company and adversely affect the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.  In addition, changes in 
environmental laws impacting the business, including passage of climate change legislation or other regulatory initiatives that restrict 
emissions of greenhouse gasses such as a “cap and trade” system of allowances and credits, if enacted, may require costly vessel 
modifications, the use of higher-priced fuel and changes in operating practices that may not be recoverable through increased 
payments from customers.  Further changes to these laws and regulations could adversely affect the Company. 

Risks Related to Capital Structure 

The Company’s business could be adversely affected if the Company were determined not to be a U.S. citizen under the Jones 
Act. 

Certain provisions of the Company’s articles of incorporation protect the Company’s ability to maintain its status as a U.S. citizen 
under the Jones Act.  Although the Company is a U.S. citizen under the Jones Act, if non-U.S. citizens were able to defeat such 
articles of incorporation restrictions and own in the aggregate more than 25 percent of the Company’s common stock, the Company 
would no longer be considered as a U.S. citizen under the Jones Act.  Such an event could result in the Company’s ineligibility to 
engage in coastwise trade and the imposition of substantial penalties against it, including seizure or forfeiture of its vessels, which 
could have an adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operation. 

ITEM 1B.  UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS 

None. 

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ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES 

Matson leases terminal facilities including office and storage space at the following locations: 

Terminal Location 
Honolulu, Hawaii ...............................................  
West Oahu, Hawaii ............................................  
Tacoma, Washington .........................................  
Anchorage, Alaska .............................................  
Kodiak, Alaska ...................................................  
Dutch Harbor, Alaska ........................................  
Polaris Point, Guam ...........................................  

Acreage 
105 
7 
18 
38 
6 
18 
30 

Expiration Date 
September 2018 
June 2017 
December 2015 
December 2015 
February 2020 
December 2015 
June 2060 

The Company is currently renewing leases that are past expiration date.  The Company’s other primary terminal facilities located at 
the Port of Seattle, Washington, and the Ports of Oakland and Long Beach, California, are leased by the Company’s terminal joint 
venture partner, SSAT. 

The Company’s other significant office locations, warehouses and storage facilities are as follows: 

Office and Other Location 
U.S. Locations 

Honolulu, Hawaii ........................................................................................  
Irving, Texas ...............................................................................................  
Oakland, California .....................................................................................  
Phoenix, Arizona ........................................................................................  
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois ..........................................................................  
Concord, California ....................................................................................  
Renton, Washington ....................................................................................  
Atlanta, Georgia ..........................................................................................  
Akron, Ohio ................................................................................................  
Tamuning, Guam ........................................................................................  
Portland, Oregon .........................................................................................  
Elizabeth, New Jersey .................................................................................  
Foreign Locations ..........................................................................................
Shanghai, China ..........................................................................................  
Auckland, New Zealand ..............................................................................  
Hong Kong, China ......................................................................................  
Ningbo, China .............................................................................................  
Xiamen, China ............................................................................................  
Shenzhen, China .........................................................................................  
Warehouses and Storage Facility ..................................................................
Pooler, Georgia ...........................................................................................  
Oakland, California .....................................................................................  
Pooler, Georgia ...........................................................................................  
Rancho Dominguez, California...................................................................  
Oakland, California .....................................................................................  
Onehunga, New Zealand .............................................................................  
Alameda, California ....................................................................................  

ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 

Description of Facility 

Square Footage 

Corporate headquarters 
Office 
Office 
Office 
Office 
Office 
Office 
Office 
Office 
Office 
Office 
Office 

Office 
Office 
Office 
Office 
Office 
Office 

Warehouse 
Warehouse 
Warehouse 
Warehouse 
Warehouse 
Warehouse 
Storage facility 

16,444 
51,989 
48,162 
27,986 
17,004 
7,974 
5,162 
3,685 
3,500 
3,500 
3,203 
1,844 

7,240 
3,832 
2,911 
2,103 
1,399 
1,065 

710,844 
400,000 
324,832 
141,000 
132,000 
17,577 
53,785 

The Company’s Ocean Transportation business has certain risks that could result in expenditures for environmental remediation.  The 
Company believes that based on all information available to it, the Company is currently in compliance, in all material respects, with 
applicable environmental laws and regulations. 

The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to, or may be contingently liable in connection with other legal actions arising in the 
normal course of their businesses, the outcomes of which, in the opinion of management after consultation with counsel, would not 
have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. 

ITEM 4.  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES 

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Not Applicable. 

PART II 

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER 
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES 

General Information:  Matson’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “MATX”.  As of 
February 23, 2016, there were 2,413 shareholders of record of Matson common stock.  In addition, Cede & Co., which appears as a 
single record holder, represents the holdings of thousands of beneficial owners of Matson common stock. 

Stockholder Return Performance Graph and Other Information:  The following information in this Item 5 shall not be deemed filed 
for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing 
under the Securities Act of 1933. 

The cumulative total return listed below assumed an initial investment of $100 and reinvestment of dividends at each fiscal end and 
measures the performance of this investment as of the last trading day in the month of December for each of the five years ended 
December 31, 2015.  The graph is a historical representation of past performance only and is not necessarily indicative of future 
performance. 

* 

$100 invested on December 31, 2010 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends. 

Trading volume averaged 240,996 shares a day in 2015, compared with 273,309 shares a day in 2014 and 228,479 shares a day in 
2013. 

The quarterly intra-day high and low sales prices and end of quarter closing prices, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange, and 
cash dividends paid per share of common stock, for each fiscal quarter during 2015 and 2014, were as follows: 

  Dividends 

Paid 

High 

Market Price 
Low 

Close 

2015 

First Quarter ..............................................................................................  
Second Quarter .........................................................................................  
Third Quarter ............................................................................................  
Fourth Quarter ...........................................................................................  

$
$
$
$

0.17 
0.17 
0.18 
0.18 

$
$
$
$

42.55 
43.84 
43.80 
53.18 

$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 

32.41 
39.79 
35.03 
38.27 

$
$
$
$

42.16 
42.04 
38.49 
42.63 

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  Dividends 

Paid 

High 

Market Price 
Low 

Close 

2014 

First Quarter ..............................................................................................  
Second Quarter .........................................................................................  
Third Quarter ............................................................................................  
Fourth Quarter ...........................................................................................  

$
$
$
$

0.16 
0.16 
0.17 
0.17 

$
$
$
$

26.88 
26.91 
29.54 
36.73 

$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 

22.50 
22.48 
25.02 
24.48 

$
$
$
$

24.69 
26.84 
25.03 
34.52 

Dividends:  The Company declared and paid the following dividends during 2015: 

2015 
First Quarter ...............................................................................  
Second Quarter ..........................................................................  
Third Quarter .............................................................................  
Fourth Quarter ............................................................................  

$
$
$
$

Dividends 
Declared 

0.17 
0.17 
0.18 
0.18 

Shareholders of 
Record Date 
February 12, 2015 
May 7, 2015 
August 6, 2015 
November 5, 2015 

Date 
Paid 
March 5, 2015 
June 4, 2015 
September 3, 2015   
December 3, 2015 

Matson’s Board of Directors also declared a cash dividend of $0.18 per share for the first quarter 2016, payable on March 3, 2016 to 
shareholders of record on February 11, 2016.  Although Matson expects to continue paying quarterly cash dividends on its common 
stock, the declaration and payment of dividends are subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend upon Matson’s 
financial condition, results of operations, cash requirements and other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors. 

Share Repurchases:  The following is a summary of the stock repurchased during the three months ended December 31, 2015: 

Period 
October 1 — 31, 2015 ..........................................  
November 1 — 30, 2015 ......................................  
December 1 — 31, 2015 ......................................  
Total .................................................................  

Total Number of
Shares 
Purchased 

Average Price 
Paid per Share 

— 
18,000 
112,000 
130,000 

$
$
$

— 
51.77 
44.76 
45.73 

Total Number of 
Shares Purchased 
as Part of Publicly 
Announced Plans or 
Programs (1) 

Maximum Number
of Shares that May
Be Purchased 
Under the Plans or
Programs 

— 
18,000 
112,000 
130,000 

—
2,982,000
2,870,000

(1)  On November 4, 2015, the Company announced that Matson’s Board of Directors had approved a share repurchase program of up to 3.0 million shares of common stock through 
November 2, 2018. Shares will be repurchased in the open market from time to time, and may be made pursuant to a trading plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934. 

The Company did not repurchase any of its common stock in 2014 or 2013. 

Securities Issued under Equity Compensation Plans:  See the subsection captioned “Equity Compensation Plan Information” in 
Matson’s 2016 Proxy Statement for information regarding securities authorized for issuance under the Company’s equity 
compensation plans, which subsection is incorporated herein by reference. 

ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA 

The following  should be read in conjunction with Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” and Item 7, 
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” (dollars and shares in millions, except 
shareholders of record and per-share amounts): 

Operating Revenue: 

Ocean Transportation ....................................  
Logistics ........................................................  
Total Operating Revenue ..............................  

Operating Income: 

Ocean Transportation (1) ..............................  
Logistics ........................................................  
Total Operating Income ....................................  

2015 

2014 

2013 

2012 

2011 

$

$

$

$

$

$

1,278.4 
435.8 
1,714.2 

131.1 
8.9 
140.0 

$ 

$ 

$ 

1,229.4 
407.8 
1,637.2 

94.3 
6.0 
100.3 

$

$

$

1,189.8 
370.2 
1,560.0 

96.6 
0.1 
96.7 

1,076.2 
386.4 
1,462.6 

73.7 
4.9 
78.6 

$

$

$

1,498.0 
386.9 
1,884.9 

187.8 
8.5 
196.3 

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Interest expense .............................................  

2015 

(18.5) 

2014 

(17.3) 

Income before Income Taxes ............................  
Income tax expense .......................................  
Net Income from Continuing Operations ..........  
Loss From Discontinued Operations (net 

of income taxes) ........................................  
Net Income ........................................................  

Identifiable Assets: 

Ocean Transportation (2) ..............................  
Logistics ........................................................  
Other (3) ........................................................  
Total Assets ......................................................  

Capital Expenditure from Continuing 

Operations (4): 
Ocean Transportation ....................................  
Logistics ........................................................  
Total Capital Expenditures ...............................  

Depreciation and Amortization from 

Continuing Operations: 
Ocean Transportation ....................................  
Logistics ........................................................  
Total Depreciation and Amortization ...............  

Earnings Per Share in Income from 

continuing operations: 
Basic .............................................................  
Diluted ..........................................................  

Earnings Per Share in Net Income: 

Basic .............................................................  
Diluted ..........................................................  

Cash dividends per share declared ....................  

As of December 31: 

Shareholders of record ..................................  
Shares outstanding ........................................  
Long-term debt — non-current .....................  

177.8 
(74.8) 
103.0 

— 
103.0 

1,601.0 
68.8 
— 
1,669.8 

67.5 
0.3 
67.8 

81.4 
2.0 
83.4 

2.37 
2.34 

2.37 
2.34 

0.70 

2,406 
43.5 
407.9 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$
$

$
$

$

$

122.7 
(51.9) 
70.8 

— 
70.8 

1,313.9 
87.9 
— 
1,401.8 

27.8 
0.1 
27.9 

66.6 
3.1 
69.7 

1.65 
1.63 

1.65 
1.63 

0.66 

2,509 
43.2 
352.0 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$
$

$
$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$
$

$
$

$

$

2013 

2012 

2011 

(14.4) 

85.9 
(32.2) 
53.7 

— 
53.7 

1,168.6 
79.7 
— 
1,248.3 

33.8 
1.4 
35.2 

66.4 
3.3 
69.7 

1.26 
1.25 

1.26 
1.25 

0.62 

2,607 
42.8 
273.6 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 
$ 

$ 
$ 

$ 

$ 

(11.7) 

85.0 
(33.0) 
52.0 

(6.1) 
45.9 

1,097.2 
77.1 
— 
1,174.3 

37.0 
1.1 
38.1 

69.1 
3.4 
72.5 

1.23 
1.22 

1.09 
1.08 

0.93 

2,729 
42.6 
302.7 

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$
$

$
$

$

$

(7.7)

70.9 
(25.1)
45.8 

(11.6)
34.2 

1,083.9 
76.4 
1,384.0 
2,544.3 

44.2 
3.0 
47.2 

68.4 
3.2 
71.6 

1.10 
1.09 

0.82 
0.81 

1.26 

2,923 
41.7 
180.1 

(1) 

(2) 

The Ocean Transportation segment includes $16.5 million, $6.6 million, $(2.0) million, $3.2 million and $8.6 million of equity in income/(loss) from the Company’s terminal joint 
venture, SSAT, for 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. 

The Ocean Transportation segment includes $66.4 million, $64.4 million, $57.6 million, $59.6 million and $56.5 million, related to the Company’s terminal joint venture equity 
investment in SSAT as of December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. 

(3)  Other identifiable assets related to discontinued operations from the Company’s former parent company and the Company’s second China Long Beach Express Service (“CLX2”) of $1.4 

billion as of December 31, 2011. 

(4) 

Excludes expenditures related to Matson’s acquisitions, which are classified as payments for acquisitions in Cash Flows used in Investing Activities from Continuing Operations within 
the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. 

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ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF 
OPERATIONS 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND RISK FACTORS 

The Company, from time to time, may make or may have made certain forward-looking statements, whether orally or in writing, such 
as forecasts and projections of the Company’s future performance or statements of management’s plans and objectives.  These 
statements are “forward-looking” statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such 
forward-looking statements may be contained in, among other things, SEC filings, such as the Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, the Annual 
Report to Shareholders, press releases made by the Company, the Company’s Internet Websites (including Websites of its 
subsidiaries), and oral statements made by the officers of the Company.  Except for historical information contained in these written or 
oral communications, such communications contain forward-looking statements.  These include, for example, all references to 2016 or 
future years.  New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for the Company to predict all such risk factors, nor can 
it assess the impact of all such risk factors on the Company’s business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, 
may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.  Accordingly, forward-looking 
statements cannot be relied upon as a guarantee of future results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause 
actual results to differ materially from those projected in the statements, including but not limited to the factors that are described in 
Part I, Item 1A under the caption of “Risk Factors” of this Form 10-K, which section is incorporated herein by reference.  The 
Company is not required, and undertakes no obligation, to revise or update forward-looking statements or any factors that may affect 
actual results, whether as a result of new information, future events, or circumstances occurring after the date of this report. 

OVERVIEW 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is designed to provide a 
discussion of the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and certain other factors that may affect its future 
results from the perspective of management.  The discussion that follows is intended to provide information that will assist in 
understanding the changes in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from year to year, the primary factors that accounted 
for those changes, and how certain accounting principles, policies and estimates affect the Company’s consolidated financial 
statements.  MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and 
the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II below.  MD&A is presented in the following 
sections: 

•  Business Outlook 
•  Consolidated Results of Operations 
•  Analysis of Operating Revenue and Income by Segment 
• 
•  Contractual Obligations, Commitments, Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements 
•  Critical Accounting Estimates 
•  Other Matters 

Liquidity and Capital Resources 

BUSINESS OUTLOOK 

The following is the Company’s fourth quarter 2015 discussion and 2016 Outlook: 

In the fourth quarter 2015, the Hawaii trade experienced modest westbound market growth and, as expected, Matson achieved 
meaningful volume gains as it deployed additional vessels in response to a competitor’s service reconfiguration.  The Company 
believes that the Hawaii economy remains healthy and expects the continued progress of the construction cycle in urban Honolulu to 
generate modest volume growth.  As a result, for the full year 2016, the Company expects its Hawaii container volume to be 
moderately higher than 2015. 

In the China trade, despite freight rates for other ocean carriers reaching historic lows, the Company achieved average freight rates 
that approximated the strong rates achieved in the fourth quarter 2014.  And, as expected, the Company’s China volume in the fourth 
quarter 2015 was moderately lower due to one fewer sailing, the absence of the extraordinarily high demand experienced in the fourth 
quarter 2014 during the U.S. West Coast labor disruptions, and market softness.  In 2016, international vessel overcapacity is expected 
to persist with vessel deliveries outpacing demand growth and putting continued pressure on international ocean carrier freight rates.  
The Company expects its expedited service to continue to realize a sizable premium and maintain high vessel utilization in 2016, 
albeit at average freight rates that are significantly lower than 2015. 

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In Guam, economic activity in the fourth quarter 2015 was stable and the Company achieved modest volume growth as the expected 
launch of a new competitor’s bi-weekly U.S. flagged containership service to Guam was delayed until early 2016.  For the full year 
2016, the Company expects to experience competitive volume losses to this new service. 

In Alaska, volume for the fourth quarter 2015 was approximately 14,200 containers.  In 2016, the Company expects Alaska volume to 
be modestly lower than the total 67,300 containers carried by Horizon and Matson in 2015.  The Company intends to operate a base 
deployment of three containerships in Alaska and expects to complete the installation of exhaust gas scrubbers on those ships in 2016.  
The Company’s integration of the Alaska operations is progressing well and is expected to be substantially complete by the end of the 
third quarter 2016.  Selling, general and administrative expenses related to the Horizon Acquisition are not expected to materially 
exceed the incremental run-rate target of $15.0 million per year in 2016.  Further, the Company continues to expect to achieve its 
earnings and cash flow accretion targets for the Horizon Acquisition by mid-2017. 

The Company’s terminal joint venture, SSAT, continued to benefit from improved lift volume during the fourth quarter.  For the full 
year 2016, the Company expects SSAT to contribute profits modestly lower than the $16.5 million contributed in 2015, primarily due 
to the absence of factors related to the clearing of international cargo backlog in the first half of 2015 that resulted from the U.S. West 
Coast labor disruptions. 

For the full year 2016, the Company expects that Ocean Transportation operating income to be modestly lower than the $187.8 million 
achieved in 2015.  In the first quarter 2016, the Company expects operating income to be approximately 25 percent lower than the first 
quarter 2015 level of $43.9 million. 

Logistics: Volume declines in Logistics’ businesses extended into the fourth quarter 2015 and the Company achieved an operating 
income margin of 2.5 percent.  The Company expects 2016 operating income to modestly exceed the 2015 level of $8.5 million, 
driven by volume growth and continued expense control. 

Interest Expense: The Company expects its interest expense in 2016 to be approximately $19.0 million. 

Income Tax Expense: The Company expects its effective tax rate for the full year 2016 to be approximately 39.0 percent. 

Capital Spending and Vessel Dry-docking: For the full year 2015, the Company made maintenance capital expenditures of $46.9 
million, scheduled contract payments for its two vessels under construction of  $20.9 million, and dry-docking payments of $25.7 
million. 

For the full year 2016, the Company expects to make maintenance capital expenditures of approximately $65 million, scheduled new 
vessel construction progress payments of $67.2 million, and dry-docking payments of approximately $60 million.  For the full year 
2016, the Company expects depreciation and amortization to total approximately $133 million compared to $105.8 million in 2015, 
inclusive of dry-docking amortization of approximately $35 million expected in 2016 and $23.1 million in 2015. 

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 

The following analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of Matson should be read in conjunction with the 
consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II below. 

Consolidated Results: 2015 compared with 2014: 

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts) 
Operating revenue ......................................................................................  
Operating costs and expenses ....................................................................  
Operating income .......................................................................................  
Interest expense ..........................................................................................  
Income before income taxes ......................................................................  
Income tax expense ....................................................................................  
Net income .................................................................................................  
Basic earnings per share .............................................................................  
Diluted earnings per share .........................................................................  

$

$
$
$

Years Ended December 31, 

2015 

2014 

Change 

1,884.9 
(1,688.6) 
196.3 
(18.5) 
177.8 
(74.8) 
103.0 
2.37 
2.34 

$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 

1,714.2 
(1,574.2) 
140.0 
(17.3) 
122.7 
(51.9) 
70.8 
1.65 
1.63 

10.0% 
7.3% 
40.2% 
6.9% 
44.9% 
44.1% 
45.5% 
43.6% 
43.6% 

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Consolidated Operating Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2015 increased $170.7 million, or 10.0 percent, compared to the 
prior year.  This increase was due to an increase of $219.6 million for Ocean Transportation, partially offset by a decrease of $48.9 
million for Logistics. 

Operating Costs and Expenses for the year ended December 31, 2015 increased $114.4 million, or 7.3 percent, compared to the prior 
year.  The increase was due to an increase of $162.9 million for Ocean Transportation, partially offset by a decrease of $48.5 million 
for Logistics. 

Operating Income during the year ended December 31, 2015 increased $56.3 million, or 40.2 percent, compared to the prior year.  The 
increase was due to an increase of $56.7 million for Ocean Transportation, partially offset by a decrease of $0.4 million for Logistics. 

The reasons for changes in operating revenue, operating costs and expenses, and operating income are described below, by business 
segment, in the Analysis of Operating Revenue and Income by Segment. 

Income Tax Expense during the year ended December 31, 2015 was $74.8 million, or 42.1 percent, of income before income taxes, as 
compared to $51.9 million, or 42.3 percent of income before income taxes, in the prior year. 

Net Income during the year ended December 31, 2015 increased $32.2 million, or 45.5 percent, compared to the prior year. 

Consolidated Results: 2014 compared with 2013: 

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts) 
Operating revenue ......................................................................................  
Operating costs and expenses ....................................................................  
Operating income .......................................................................................  
Interest expense ..........................................................................................  
Income from continuing operations before income taxes ..........................  
Income tax expense ....................................................................................  
Net income .................................................................................................  
Basic earnings per share .............................................................................  
Diluted earnings per share .........................................................................  

$

$
$
$

Years Ended December 31, 

2014 

2013 

Change 

1,714.2 
(1,574.2) 
140.0 
(17.3) 
122.7 
(51.9) 
70.8 
1.65 
1.63 

$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 

1,637.2 
(1,536.9) 
100.3 
(14.4) 
85.9 
(32.2) 
53.7 
1.26 
1.25 

4.7% 
2.4% 
39.6% 
20.1% 
42.8% 
61.2% 
31.8% 
31.0% 
30.4% 

Consolidated Operating Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2014 increased $77.0 million, or 4.7 percent, compared to the prior 
year.  This increase was due to $49.0 million and $28.0 million higher revenues for Ocean Transportation and Logistics, respectively. 

Operating Costs and Expenses for the year ended December 31, 2014 increased $37.3 million, or 2.4 percent, compared to the prior 
year.  The increase was due to increases of $12.2 million and $25.1 million in costs for Ocean Transportation and Logistics, 
respectively. 

Operating Income during the year ended December 31, 2014 increased $39.7 million, or 39.6 percent, compared to the prior year.  The 
increase was due to increases of $36.8 million and $2.9 million for Ocean Transportation and Logistics, respectively. 

The reasons for changes in operating revenue, operating costs and expenses, and operating income are described below, by business 
segment, in the Analysis of Operating Revenue and Income by Segment. 

Income Tax Expense during the year ended December 31, 2014 was $51.9 million, or 42.3 percent of income before income taxes, as 
compared to $32.2 million, or 37.5 percent of income before income taxes, in the prior year.  The increase in income tax rate was 
principally due to a non-cash valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets related to foreign operations, and non-
deductible charges related to the Horizon Acquisition, partially offset by the release of uncertain tax positions. 

Net Income during the year ended December 31, 2014 increased $17.1 million, or 31.8 percent, compared to the prior year. 

ANALYSIS OF OPERATING REVENUE AND INCOME BY SEGMENT 

Additional detailed information related to the operations and financial performance of the Company’s Reportable Segments is 
included in Part II Item 6 and Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II below.  The following information 
should be read in relation to the information contained in those sections. 

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Ocean Transportation: 2015 compared with 2014: 

(dollars in millions) 
Ocean Transportation revenue ...............................................................  
Operating costs and expenses ................................................................  
Operating income ...................................................................................  
Operating income margin ......................................................................  

$

$

Volume (Units) (1) .................................................................................  
Hawaii containers ..............................................................................  
Hawaii automobiles ...........................................................................  
Alaska containers (2) .........................................................................  
China containers ................................................................................  
Guam containers ................................................................................  
Micronesia/South Pacific Containers ................................................  

2015 

Years Ended December 31, 
2014 

Change 

1,498.0 
(1,310.2) 
187.8 
12.5% 

$

$

1,278.4 
(1,147.3) 
131.1 
10.3% 

149,500 
70,000 
39,100 
59,200 
24,200 
14,000 

138,300 
70,600 
— 
62,000 
24,600 
14,800 

17.2%
14.2%
43.2%

8.1%
(0.8)%
— 
(4.5)%
(1.6)%
(5.4)%

(1)  Approximate container volumes included for the period are based on the voyage departure date, but revenue and operating income are adjusted to reflect the percentage of revenue and 

operating income earned during the reporting period for voyages that straddle the beginning or end of each reporting period. 

(2)  Alaska container volume represents operations from the date of Horizon Acquisition on May 29, 2015. 

Ocean Transportation revenue increased $219.6 million, or 17.2 percent, during the year ended December 31, 2015 compared with the 
year ended December 31, 2014.  This increase was primarily due to the inclusion of revenue from the Company’s acquired Alaska 
operations, higher container volume and yield in Hawaii, and higher freight rates in the Company’s China service, partially offset by 
lower fuel surcharge revenue and lower volume in the South Pacific and China. 

Alaska volume included in the Company results reflects operations from May 29, 2015.  On a year over year basis, Hawaii container 
volume increased by 8.1 percent primarily due to volume gains resulting from a competitor’s service reconfiguration, and modest 
market growth; China volume was 4.5 percent lower due to one fewer sailing, the absence of the extraordinarily high demand 
experienced in the fourth quarter 2014 during the U.S. West Coast labor disruptions, and market softness in the fourth quarter 2015; 
Guam volume declined by 1.6 percent due to the timing of select shipments; and Hawaii automobile volume was essentially flat. 

Ocean Transportation operating income increased $56.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2015 compared with the year 
ended December 31, 2014.  The increase was primarily due to higher freight rates in China, container volume and yield improvements 
in Hawaii, the inclusion of operating results for the Alaska trade, and improved results at SSAT.  Partially offsetting these favorable 
operating income items were additional selling, general and administrative expenses primarily due to the Horizon Acquisition, higher 
vessel operating expenses related to the deployment of additional vessels in the Hawaii trade, higher terminal handling expenses, 
lower China container volume, and costs related to the Company’s settlement with the State of Hawaii (the “Molasses Settlement”). 

The Company’s SSAT terminal joint venture investment contributed $16.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2015, 
compared to a $6.6 million contribution in the year ended December 31, 2014.  The increase was primarily attributable to the clearing 
of international carrier cargo backlog and improved lift volume. 

Ocean Transportation: 2014 compared with 2013: 

(dollars in millions) 
Ocean Transportation revenue ................................................................  
Operating costs and expenses .................................................................  
Operating income ....................................................................................  
Operating income margin .......................................................................  

$

$

Volume (Units) (1) ..................................................................................  
Hawaii containers ...............................................................................  
Hawaii automobiles ............................................................................  
China containers .................................................................................  
Guam containers .................................................................................  
Micronesia/South Pacific Containers .................................................  

2014 

Years Ended December 31, 
2013 

Change 

1,278.4 
(1,147.3) 
131.1 
10.3% 

$

$

1,229.4 
(1,135.1) 
94.3 
7.7% 

138,300 
70,600 
62,000 
24,600 
14,800 

138,500 
81,500 
61,300 
24,100 
12,800 

4.0%
1.1%
39.0%

(0.1)%
(13.4)%
1.1%
2.1%
15.6%

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(1)  Approximate container volumes included for the period are based on the voyage departure date, but revenue and operating income are adjusted to reflect the percentage of revenue and 

operating income earned during the reporting period for voyages that straddle the beginning or end of each reporting period. 

Ocean Transportation revenue increased $49.0 million, or 4.0 percent during the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to the prior 
year.  This increase was due partially to higher freight yields across major trade lanes, higher fuel surcharge revenue, and increased 
volume in the South Pacific, partially offset by lower automobile volume. 

During the year ended December 31, 2014, container volumes in Hawaii and China were relatively flat; Guam volume increased 
modestly due to timing of shipments; and Micronesia/South Pacific volume increased 15.6 percent reflecting a full year of operations 
and service reconfiguration in the South Pacific.  Hawaii automobile volume decreased 13.4 percent partially due to certain customer 
losses. 

Ocean Transportation operating income increased $36.8 million, or 39.0 percent during the year ended December 31, 2014.  The 
increase was partially due to higher freight yields across major trade lanes, the timing of fuel surcharge collections, lower outside 
transportation costs, and improved results at the Company’s terminal joint venture, SSAT, partially offset by higher terminal handling 
expenses and higher general and administrative expenses some of which were attributable to the Company’s then-pending Horizon 
Acquisition.  In addition, the fourth quarter 2013 was negatively impacted by a $9.95 million litigation charge.  In 2014, the Company 
incurred $4.6 million in penalties, legal and other expenses related to the molasses released into Honolulu Harbor in September 2013 
compared to $3.0 million in 2013. 

The Company’s terminal joint venture, SSAT, contributed $6.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2014, compared to a $2.0 
million loss in 2013.  The increase was partially attributable to increased lift volume and the absence of transition costs related to the 
Oakland terminal expansion in 2013. 

Logistics: 2015 compared with 2014: 

(dollars in millions) 
Intermodal revenue .................................................................................  
Highway revenue ....................................................................................  
Total Logistics Revenue .........................................................................  
Operating costs and expenses .................................................................  
Operating income ....................................................................................  
Operating income margin .......................................................................  

$

$

2015 

Years Ended December 31, 
2014 

Change 

209.0 
177.9 
386.9 
(378.4) 
8.5 
2.2% 

$

$

243.5 
192.3 
435.8 
(426.9) 
8.9 
2.0% 

(14.2)%
(7.5)%
(11.2)%
(11.4)%
(4.5)%

Logistics revenue decreased $48.9 million, or 11.2 percent, during the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended 
December 31, 2014.  This decrease was primarily the result of lower intermodal and highway volume and lower fuel surcharge 
revenue, partially offset by favorable changes in business mix and increased warehouse revenue. 

Logistics operating income decreased $0.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended 
December 31, 2014.  The decrease was primarily due to lower intermodal and highway volume, partially offset by warehouse 
operating improvements and improved yield. 

Logistics: 2014 compared with 2013: 

(dollars in millions) 
Intermodal revenue .................................................................................  
Highway revenue ....................................................................................  
Total Logistics Revenue .........................................................................  
Operating costs and expenses .................................................................  
Operating income ....................................................................................  
Operating income margin .......................................................................  

$

$

2014 

Years Ended December 31, 
2013 

Change 

243.5 
192.3 
435.8 
(426.9) 
8.9 
2.0% 

$

$

244.2 
163.6 
407.8 
(401.8) 
6.0 
1.5% 

(0.3)%
17.5%
6.9%
6.2%
48.3%

Logistics revenue increased $28.0 million, or 6.9 percent, during the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to 2013.  This increase 
was partially due to higher highway and international intermodal volume, partially offset by lower domestic intermodal volume. 

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Logistics operating income increased $2.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2014 compared to 2013.  The increase was 
partially due to increased highway yield and volume, warehouse operating improvements, and a favorable litigation settlement, 
partially offset by lower intermodal yield. 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES 

The Company’s primary source of liquidity is cash flows generated by the Company’s operations.  Changes in the cash and cash 
equivalents are as follows: 

Cash Flow Information (in millions) 
Net cash provided by operating activities 
Net cash used in investing activities 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period 

2015 

2014 

2013 

2015-2014 

2014-2013 

$

$

245.3 
(63.8) 
(449.4) 
(267.9) 
293.4 
25.5 

$

$

165.7 
(50.5) 
63.7 
178.9 
114.5 
293.4 

$

$

195.7 
(40.0) 
(61.1) 
94.6 
19.9 
114.5 

$ 

$ 

$

79.6 
(13.3) 
(513.1) 
(446.8) 
178.9 
(267.9)  $

(30.0)
(10.5)
124.8 
84.3 
94.6 
178.9 

As of December 31, 

Change 

Net cash provided by operating activities: 

(dollars in millions) 
Increase in net income from operations ....................................................................................  
Increase (decrease) from adjustments for non-cash related charges, net ..................................  
Distributions from related party Terminal Joint Venture ..........................................................  
Change in accounts receivable ..................................................................................................  
Change in prepaid expenses and other assets ............................................................................  
Change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities ..................................................................  
Increase in deferred dry-docking payments ..............................................................................  
Change in other liabilities .........................................................................................................  
Total ......................................................................................................................................  

$ 

$ 

Change 

2015 to 2014 

2014 to 2013 

32.2 
69.9 
14.0 
28.8 
(30.5) 
(22.9) 
(11.6) 
(0.3) 
79.6 

$

$

17.1 
(72.2)
— 
(7.7)
29.1 
11.3 
(0.1)
(7.5)
(30.0)

Changes in accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities in 2015 compared to 
2014 are partially due to the impact of the Horizon Acquisition and Alaska service activities, and also related to the timing of 
collections and payments.  Increase in deferred dry-docking payments in 2015 compared to 2014 was partially due to the dry docking 
of additional vessels acquired as part of the Horizon Acquisition. 

Net decrease in income from operations in 2014 compared to 2013 resulted from non-cash adjustments related charges is partially due 
to a decrease in deferred income taxes of $54.8 million as a result of decreased cash contributions into the CCF (see Note 7 to the 
consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II below for additional information on the CCF).  Changes in account receivables in 
2014 compared to 2013 are as a result of increased operating revenues in 2014.  Prepaid expenses and other assets decreased due to 
lower prepaid fuel and a reduction in income tax receivable. 

Net cash used in investing activities: 

(dollars in millions) 
(Increase) decrease in capital expenditures ...............................................................................  
Increase in cash deposits into CCF ...........................................................................................  
Increase in cash withdrawals from CCF ...................................................................................  
Payments for Horizon Acquisition and other acquisitions ........................................................  
Increase in proceeds from disposal of property and equipment ................................................  
Total ......................................................................................................................................  

$ 

$ 

Change 

2015 to 2014 

2014 to 2013 

(39.9)  $
(46.0) 
101.0 
(29.0) 
0.6 
(13.3)  $

7.3 
(27.5)
— 
9.3 
0.4 
(10.5)

Capital expenditures increased from $27.9 million in 2014 to $67.8 million in 2015.  The increase was partially due to the installation 
of new scrubbers on one vessel acquired as part of the Horizon Acquisition, progress payments related to the construction of two new 
vessels, and increased capital expenditures on other vessels.  In 2015, the Company increased its cash deposits into the CCF due to 
expected future qualified withdrawals to be made from the CCF as a result of the Horizon Acquisition and new vessel progress 

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payments.  The increase in cash withdrawals from the CCF related to vessels acquired as part of the Horizon Acquisition that were 
processed through the CCF for income tax purposes as qualifying withdrawals (see Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements in 
Item 8 of Part II below for additional information on the CCF).  In 2015, the Company paid $29.0 million in cash, net of cash received 
to acquire the common stock of Horizon (see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II below). 

Capital expenditures decreased from $35.2 million in 2013 to $27.9 million in 2014.  The decrease was primarily due to the timing of 
vessel related capital expenditures.  There were no acquisition related payments in 2014, as compared to payments of $9.3 million 
paid in 2013. 

Net cash used in financing activities: 

(dollars in millions) 
Payments of Horizon debt and redemption of warrants ............................................................  
(Decrease) increase in proceeds received from issuance of debt ..............................................  
(Increase) decrease in repayments of debt and capital leases ...................................................  
Change in borrowings under revolving credit facility, net ........................................................  
Stock repurchase payments .......................................................................................................  
(Decrease) increase in proceeds received from issuance of capital stock .................................  
Increase in other payments, net .................................................................................................  
Total ......................................................................................................................................  

$ 

$ 

Change 

2015 to 2014 

2014 to 2013 

(466.0)  $
(25.0) 
(9.5) 
— 
(4.9) 
(3.6) 
(4.1) 
(513.1)  $

— 
79.0 
34.1 
11.0 
— 
4.1 
(3.4)
124.8 

In 2015, the Company repaid all of Horizon’s outstanding debt and redeemed the warrants related to the Horizon Acquisition (see 
Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II below).  In 2015, the Company received $75.0 million of proceeds 
from the issuance of notes, compared to $100.0 million received in 2014.  Repayment of debt and capital leases increased in 2015 as a 
result of increased borrowings and the timing of debt repayments.  In 2015, the Company paid $4.9 million in share repurchases.  
There was no share repurchases in 2014 or 2013. 

Net cash provided by financing activities increased from $(61.1) million in 2013 to $63.7 million in 2014 partially due to the issuance 
of $100 million of 30-year senior unsecured notes in 2014 compared to $21.0 million in 2013, and the reduction of debt and capital 
lease repayments in 2014 compared to 2013.  The change in borrowings under the revolver credit facility was partially due to reduced 
repayments of credit facility borrowings. 

Other Sources of Liquidity: 

Cash flows provided by operating activities are the Company’s primary source of liquidity.  Additional sources of liquidity available 
to the Company at December 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows: 

Sources of Liquidity (in millions) 
Cash and cash equivalents (1) ...................................................................  
Accounts receivable, net (2) .....................................................................  
Capital Construction Fund deposits (3).....................................................  

$

2015 

As of December 31, 
2014 

Change 

$ 

25.5 
214.3 
— 

$

293.4 
197.6 
27.5 

(267.9)
16.7 
(27.5)

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

The decrease in cash and cash equivalents was due partially due to the Horizon Acquisition related payments of $495.4 million (see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in 
Item 8 of Part II below for additional information related to the Horizon Acquisition), partially offset by net proceeds from debt of $75.0 million. 

The increase in accounts receivable was partially due to account receivables related to the Alaska service that was acquired in 2015 as part of the Horizon Acquisition, and increased 
revenue during 2015. 

The decrease in cash on deposit in the CCF deposits relates to progress payments made for the Jones Act vessels acquired as part of the Horizon Acquisition (see Note 7 to the 
consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II below for additional information on the CCF). 

The Company had working capital of $(19.7) million at December 31, 2015, compared to $296.0 million at December 31, 2014.  As of 
December 31, 2015, the Company had $389.0 million of availability under the revolving credit facility (see Note 8 to the consolidated 
financial statements in Item 8 of Part II below for additional information about debt). 

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CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS, COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET 
ARRANGEMENTS 

Contractual Obligations: 

At December 31, 2015, the Company had the following estimated contractual obligations (in millions): 

Contractual Obligations 
Capital expenditure obligations (1) ............................  
Total debt obligations (2) ...........................................  
Estimated interest on debt (3) ....................................  
Purchase obligations (4) .............................................  
Qualified defined benefit pension obligations (5) ......  
Non-qualified pension obligations (6) .......................  
Post-retirement benefit obligations (7).......................  
Multi-employer withdrawal liability (8) ....................  
Operating lease obligations (9) ..................................  
Total .......................................................................  

$

$

2016 

2017 - 2018 

2019 - 2020 

Thereafter 

Total 

Payment Due By Period 

87.9 
22.0 
18.4 
12.1 
11.7 
1.2 
2.5 
4.1 
32.3 
192.2 

$

$

313.5 
61.6 
33.4 
— 
24.6 
1.3 
5.3 
8.3 
43.3 
491.3 

$

$

7.5 
60.0 
27.9 
— 
26.0 
0.6 
5.7 
8.3 
25.4 
161.4 

$ 

$ 

— 
286.3 
81.3 
— 
70.5 
2.0 
15.9 
52.1 
28.9 
537.0 

$

$

408.9
429.9
161.0
12.1
132.8
5.1
29.4
72.8
129.9
1,381.9

(1)  Capital expenditure obligations includes: (i) contractual project payments related to the construction of two new vessels; (ii) installation of scrubbers on two vessels; and (iii) other dry-

docking related obligations. 

(2) 

Total debt obligations include principal repayments of outstanding debt and capital leases (see Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II below for additional 
information about debt).  All of the Company’s outstanding debt is at fixed rate. 

(3) 

Estimated cash payments for interest on debt is determined based on the stated interest rate for fixed debt. 

(4) 

Purchase obligations include only non-cancellable contractual obligations for the purchases of goods and services.  Arrangements are considered purchase obligations if a contract 
specifies all significant terms, including fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased, a pricing structure and approximate timing of the transaction.  Any amounts reflected on the 
consolidated balance sheets as accounts payable and accrued liabilities are excluded from the table above. 

(5)  Qualified defined benefit pension benefit obligations include estimated payments for the next ten years.  The $70.5 million noted in the column labeled “Thereafter” comprises estimated 
benefit payments for 2021 through 2025 (see Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II below, for additional information about the Company’s qualified 
defined benefit pension plans). 

(6)  Non-qualified pension obligations include estimated payments to executives and directors under the Company’s four non-qualified plans for the next ten years.  The $2.0 million noted in 
the column labeled “Thereafter” comprises estimated benefit payments for 2021 through 2025 (see Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II below, for 
additional information about the Company’s non-qualified pension plans). 

(7) 

Post-retirement benefit obligations include estimated payments to medical service providers in connection with providing benefits to the Company’s employees and retirees for the next 
ten years.  The $15.9 million noted in the column labeled “Thereafter” comprises estimated post-retirement benefit payments for 2021 through 2025 (see Note 11 to the consolidated 
financial statements in Item 8 of Part II below, for additional information about the Company’s post-retirement benefit obligations). 

(8)  Multi-employer withdrawal liability relates to mass withdrawal from the multi-employer ILA-PRSSA (see Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II below, for 

additional information about the Company’s multi-employer withdrawal liability). 

(9)  Operating lease obligations include principally land, office and terminal facilities, containers and equipment under non-cancellable, long-term lease arrangements that do not transfer the 
rights and risks of ownership to the Company (see Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II below, for additional information about the Company’s leases). 

Estimated timing and amount of payments related to uncertain tax position liabilities of $22.1 million as of December 31, 2015, are 
excluded from the table due to the uncertainty of such timing and payments, if any. 

Commitments, Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements: 

Capital Spending and Vessel Dry-docking: For the full year 2016, the Company expects to make maintenance capital expenditures of 
approximately $65 million, and deferred dry-docking payments of approximately $60 million. 

A description of commitments and contingencies (including benefit plan withdrawal obligations for multi-employer pension plans in 
which the Company is a participant) is set forth in Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II below, and is 
incorporated herein by reference. 

The Company is not party to any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect 
on the Company’s financial condition, results in operations or cash flows that are material. 

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Other Matters: 

Matson’s Board of Directors also declared a cash dividend of $0.18 per share for the first quarter 2016, payable on March 3, 2016 to 
shareholders of record on February 11, 2016. 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES 

The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements.  The preparation of 
consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, upon 
which the MD&A is based, requires that management exercise judgment when making estimates and assumptions about future events 
that may affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.  Future events and their effects 
cannot be determined with certainty and actual results will, inevitably, differ from those critical accounting estimates.  These 
differences could be material. 

The Company considers an accounting estimate to be critical if: (i)(a) the accounting estimate requires the Company to make 
assumptions that are difficult or subjective about matters that were highly uncertain at the time that the accounting estimate was made, 
(b) changes in the estimate are reasonably likely to occur in periods after the period in which the estimate was made, or (c) use of 
different estimates by the Company could have been used, and (ii) changes in those assumptions or estimates would have had a 
material impact on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company.  The critical accounting estimates inherent in the 
preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements are described below.  Management has discussed the development and 
selection of these critical accounting estimates with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors. 

Business Combinations:  The Company accounts for acquired businesses when it obtains control of the business using the acquisition 
method of accounting.  Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded based upon the estimated fair value as of the acquisition 
date.  Estimated fair values are generally determined using a market-based income approach which determines the estimated price that 
would be paid by a third party market participant based upon the  highest and best use of the assets acquired or liabilities assumed.  
The determination of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed requires significant judgment and estimates.  In making 
such judgements and estimates, the Company utilizes inputs from various independent third-party valuation specialists, industry 
experts and other sources.  Any excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the net assets acquired and liabilities 
assumed is recorded as goodwill.  Acquisition-related expenses and related restructuring costs are expensed as incurred.  During 2015, 
the Company acquired the business of Horizon.  A detailed discussion of the Company’s Horizon Acquisition is contained in Note 3, 
“Business Combination” to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of Part II below. 

Impairment of Terminal Joint Venture Investments:  The Company’s investment in its Terminal Joint Venture, a related party, is 
reviewed for impairment annually and whenever there is evidence that fair value may be below carrying cost.  An investment is 
written down to fair value if fair value is below carrying cost and the impairment is other-than-temporary.  In evaluating the fair value 
of an investment and whether any identified impairment is other-than-temporary, significant estimates and considerable judgments are 
involved.  These estimates and judgments are based, in part, on the Company’s current and future evaluation of economic conditions 
in general, as well as the Terminal Joint Venture’s current and future plans.  These fair value calculations are highly subjective 
because they require management to make assumptions and apply judgments to estimates regarding the timing and amount of future 
cash flows, probabilities related to various cash flow scenarios, and appropriate discount rates based on the perceived risks, among 
others.  In evaluating whether an impairment is other-than-temporary, the Company considers all available information, including the 
length of time and extent of the impairment, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the Terminal Joint Venture, the 
Company’s ability and intent to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market 
value, and projected industry and economic trends, among others.  Changes in these and other assumptions could affect the projected 
operational results and fair value of the Terminal Joint Venture, and accordingly, may require valuation adjustments to the Company’s 
investment that may materially impact the Company’s financial condition or its future operating results. 

The Company has evaluated its investment in its Terminal Joint Venture for impairment and no impairment charges were recorded for 
the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013. 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets, Finite-Lived Intangible Assets and Goodwill:  The Company evaluates its long-lived assets, 
including finite-lived intangible assets for possible impairment in the fourth quarter, or whenever events or changes in circumstances 
indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value is less than its carrying amount.  During 2015, the Company changed the 
measurement date of its annual impairment tests from November 30 to October 1.  The change was applied prospectively and did not 
have any impact on the Company’s impairment tests for the year.  The change was made to better align the date of the impairment 
analysis with the preparation of the Company’s financial quarterly cash flow model.  The change, if applied retrospective, would not 
have had any impact on the Company’s impairment analysis for prior periods presented.  The Company’s long-lived assets, including 
finite-lived intangible assets are grouped at the Ocean Transportation and Logistics asset group level, which represents the lowest 
level for which identifiable cash flows are available. 

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Long-lived Assets:  In evaluating impairment, the estimated future undiscounted cash flows generated by each of these asset groups is 
compared with the amount recorded for each asset group to determine if its carrying value is not recoverable.  If this review 
determines that the amount recorded will not be recovered, the amount recorded for the asset group is reduced to its estimated fair 
value.  These asset impairment analyses are highly subjective because they require management to make assumptions and apply 
considerable judgments to, among other things, estimates of the timing and amount of future cash flows, expected useful lives of the 
assets, uncertainty about future events, including changes in economic conditions, changes in operating performance, changes in the 
use of the assets, and ongoing costs of maintenance and improvements of the assets, and thus, the accounting estimates may change 
from period to period.  If management uses different assumptions or if different conditions occur in future periods, the Company’s 
financial condition or its future operating results could be materially impacted. 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $2.1 million related to the write-down of 
inactive vessels to be recycled from its recorded net book value to its estimated fair value of zero.  The impairment expense is 
included in operating costs in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.  No impairment charges were 
recorded for the years ended December 31, 2014, and 2013. 

Additional information about Matson’s vessels included in property and equipment as of December 31, 2015 is as follows (in 
millions): 

Vessel Name (2) 
MAUNALEI ................................................................................  
MANULANI ................................................................................  
MAUNAWILI .............................................................................  
MANUKAI ..................................................................................  
R.J. PFEIFFER ............................................................................  
HORIZON TACOMA (1) ............................................................  
MATSON KODIAK (1) ..............................................................  
HORIZON ANCHORAGE (1) ....................................................  
MOKIHANA ...............................................................................  
MANOA ......................................................................................  
MAHIMAHI ................................................................................  
KAUAI ........................................................................................  
HORIZON CONSUMER (1) .......................................................  
MAUI ...........................................................................................  
WAIALEALE ..............................................................................  
OLOMANA .................................................................................  
MATSONIA ................................................................................  
LIHUE .........................................................................................  
MAUNA KEA .............................................................................  
HALEAKALA .............................................................................  
MAUNA LOA .............................................................................  
MATSON NAVIGATOR (1) ......................................................  
MATSON PRODUCER (1) .........................................................  
Total .........................................................................................  

Purchase Date 

Cost 

  Net Book Value

September 2006 
June 2005 
September 2004 
September 2003 

  August 1992 
  May 2015 
  May 2015 
  May 2015 

January 1996 
January 1996 
January 1996 
September 1980 

  May 2015 
June 1978 
  November 1991 
January 2013 
  October 1987 
January 1996 
  August 1988 
  December 1984 
  December 1984 
  May 2015 
  May 2015 

$ 

$ 

158.8  $
153.3 
105.1 
108.3 
163.6 
40.0 
40.0 
40.0 
101.8 
67.7 
65.2 
93.7 
10.0 
80.7 
11.4 
3.1 
95.7 
7.8 
10.2 
15.3 
12.9 
0.2 
— 
1,384.8  $

110.3 
100.4 
67.1 
66.0 
42.1 
37.8 
37.7 
37.7 
26.7 
16.0 
15.5 
13.8 
8.9 
7.7 
2.8 
1.9 
1.8 
1.5 
1.1 
0.2 
0.2 
0.2 
— 
597.4 

(1) Vessels acquired as part of the Horizon Acquisition, recorded at fair value on May 29, 2015. 
(2) Excludes inactive vessels to be recycled, with no net book value. 

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets and Goodwill:  The Company’s intangible assets include goodwill and customer relationships. In 
estimating the fair value of a reporting unit, the Company uses a combination of a discounted cash flow model and fair value based on 
market multiples of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”).  The discounted cash flow approach 
requires the Company to use a number of assumptions, including market factors specific to the business, the amount and timing of 
estimated future cash flows to be generated by the business over an extended period of time, long-term growth rates for the business, 
and a discount rate that considers the risks related to the amount and timing of the cash flows.  Although the assumptions used by the 
Company in its discounted cash flow model are consistent with the assumptions the Company used to generate its internal strategic 
plans and forecasts, significant judgment is required to estimate the amount and timing of future cash flows from the reporting unit 
and the risk of achieving those cash flows. When using market multiples of EBITDA, the Company must make judgments about the 
comparability of those multiples in closed and proposed transactions. Accordingly, changes in assumptions and estimates, including, 
but not limited to, changes driven by external factors, such as industry and economic trends, and those driven by internal factors, such 
as changes in the Company’s business strategy and its internal forecasts, could have a material effect on the Company’s financial 
condition or its future operating results. 

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The Company has evaluated its goodwill and intangible assets for impairment and determined that the fair value of each reporting unit 
substantially exceeds book value. No impairment charges were recorded for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, 
respectively. 

Deferred Dry-docking Costs:  The Company’s U.S. flagged vessels must meet specified seaworthiness standards established by U.S. 
Coast Guard rules and Classification society requirements. These standards require that the Company’s vessels undergo two dry-
docking inspections within a five-year period. However, the majority of the Company’s U.S. flagged vessels are enrolled in the U.S. 
Coast Guard’s Underwater Survey in Lieu of Dry-docking (“UWILD”) program. The UWILD program allows eligible vessels to have 
their intermediate dry-docking requirement met with far less costly underwater inspection. 

The Company operates four non-U.S. flag vessels (one owned; one under a bareboat charter arrangement; and the remaining two on 
time charter) in the Pacific Islands.  The Company is responsible for ensuring that the owned and bareboat chartered vessels meet 
international standards for seaworthiness, which among other requirements generally mandate that the Company perform two dry-
docking inspections every five years.  The dry-dockings of the Company’s time chartered vessels are the responsibility of the vessels’ 
owners. 

As costs associated with dry-docking inspections provide future economic benefits to the Company through continued operation of the 
vessels, the costs are deferred and amortized until the next regulated scheduled dry-docking, which is usually over a two to five-year 
period.  Routine vessel maintenance and repairs that do not improve or extend asset lives are charged to expense as incurred.  
Amortized amounts are charged to operating expenses of the Ocean Transportation segment in the Consolidated Statements of Income 
and Comprehensive Income. 

Legal Contingencies:  The Company’s results of operations could be affected by significant litigation adverse to the Company, 
including, but not limited to, liability claims, antitrust claims, claims related to coastwise trading matters, lawsuits involving private 
plaintiffs or government agencies, and environment related matters.  The Company records accruals for legal matters when the 
information available indicates that it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably 
estimated.  Management makes adjustments to these accruals to reflect the impact and status of negotiations, settlements, rulings, 
advice of outside legal counsel and other information and events that may pertain to a particular matter.  Predicting the outcome of 
claims and lawsuits and estimating related costs and exposure involves substantial uncertainties that could cause actual costs to vary 
materially from those estimates.  In making determinations of likely outcomes of litigation matters, the Company considers many 
factors.  These factors include, but are not limited to, the nature of specific claims including un-asserted claims, the Company’s 
experience with similar types of claims, the jurisdiction in which the matter is filed, input from outside legal counsel, the likelihood of 
resolving the matter through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms and the matter’s current status. 

A detailed discussion of significant litigation matters is contained in Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 
8 of Part II below. 

Uninsured Liabilities:  The Company is uninsured for certain losses including, but not limited to, employee health, workers’ 
compensation, general liability, real and personal property.  Where feasible, the Company obtains third-party excess insurance 
coverage to limit its exposure to these claims.  When estimating its uninsured liabilities, the Company considers a number of factors, 
including historical claims experience, demographic factors, current trends, and analyses provided by independent third-parties.  
Periodically, management reviews its assumptions and the analyses provided by independent third-parties to determine the adequacy 
of the Company’s uninsured liabilities.  The Company’s uninsured liabilities contain uncertainties because management is required to 
apply judgment and make long-term assumptions to estimate the ultimate cost to settle reported claims and claims incurred, but not 
reported, as of the balance sheet date.  If management uses different assumptions or if different conditions occur in future periods, the 
Company’s financial condition or its future operating results could be materially impacted. 

Pension and Post-Retirement Estimates:  The estimation of the Company’s pension and post-retirement benefit expenses and 
liabilities requires that the Company make various assumptions.  These assumptions include factors such as discount rates, expected 
long-term rate of return on pension plan assets, salary growth, health care cost trend rates, inflation, retirement rates, mortality rates 
and expected contributions.  Actual results that differ from the assumptions made could materially affect the Company’s financial 
condition or its future operating results.  The effects of changing assumptions are included in unamortized net gains and losses, which 
directly affect accumulated other comprehensive income.  Additionally, these unamortized gains and losses are amortized and 
reclassified to income (loss) over future periods. 

Additional information about the Company’s benefit plans and assumptions used is included in Note 11 to the consolidated financial 
statements in Item 8 of Part II below. 

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Income Taxes:  The Company makes certain estimates and judgments in determining income tax expense for consolidated financial 
statement purposes.  These estimates and judgments are applied in the calculation of tax credits, tax benefits and deductions, and in the 
calculation of certain deferred tax assets and liabilities, which arise from differences in the timing of recognition of revenue and 
expense for tax and consolidated financial statement purposes.  In addition, judgment is required in determining if, based on the 
weight of available evidence, management believes that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a recorded deferred tax 
asset would not be realized in future periods.  A valuation allowance would be established if, based on the weight of available 
evidence, management believes that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a recorded deferred tax asset would not be 
realized in future periods.  Significant changes to these estimates may result in an increase or decrease to the Company’s tax provision 
in a subsequent period. 

Related to the Horizon Acquisition (See Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II below), the Company 
recorded a valuation allowance of $6.9 million against the portions of Horizon’s State net operating loss deferred tax assets that the 
Company determined may not be realized in future periods.  The Company recorded a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets 
related to accumulated operating losses of a foreign subsidiary of $6.4 million at December 31, 2015, that the Company determined 
may not be realized in future periods. 

In addition, the calculation of tax liabilities involves significant judgment in estimating the impact of uncertain tax positions taken or 
expected to be taken with respect to the application of complex tax laws.  Resolution of these uncertainties in a manner inconsistent 
with management’s expectations could materially affect the Company’s financial condition or its future operating results. 

OTHER MATTERS 

New Accounting Pronouncements:  See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II below for additional 
information new accounting pronouncements adopted by the Company during 2015. 

ITEM 7A.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK 

Matson is exposed to changes in interest rates, primarily as a result of its borrowing and investing activities used to maintain liquidity 
and to fund business operations, including borrowings under its revolving credit facility.  In order to manage its exposure to changes 
in interest rates, Matson utilizes a balanced mix of both fixed-rate and variable-rate debt.  The nature and amount of Matson’s long-
term and short-term debt can be expected to fluctuate as a result of future business requirements, market conditions and other factors.  
Matson’s fixed-rate debt was $429.9 million as of December 31, 2015 and Matson did not have any variable rate debt outstanding as 
of that date. 

Other than in certain events of default, the Company does not have an obligation to prepay its fixed-rate debt prior to maturity and, as 
a result, interest rate fluctuations and the resulting changes in fair value would not have an impact on the Company’s financial 
condition or results of operations unless the Company was required to refinance such debt.  Additional information about the 
Company’s debt is included in Item 7.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation under 
the Liquidity and Capital Resources section above. 

From time to time, Matson may invest its excess cash in short-term money market funds that purchase government securities or 
corporate debt securities, or in other deposit products allowed under Matson’s Cash Investment Policy.  These money market funds 
and deposits maintain a weighted average maturity of less than 90 days, and accordingly, a one percent change in interest rates is not 
expected to have a material impact on the fair value of these investments or on interest income.  The Company did not have any 
amounts on deposit in money market funds as of December 31, 2015. 

Through its Capital Construction Fund, the Company may, from time to time, invest in money market funds or other eligible 
investments.  The Company did not have any cash deposits in the CCF at December 31, 2015. 

Matson has no material exposure to foreign currency risks, although it is indirectly affected by changes in currency rates to the extent 
that changes in rates affect tourism in Hawaii.  Transactions related to its China service are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars, and 
therefore, a one percent change in the Chinese Yuan exchange rate would not have a material effect on the Company’s results of 
operations.  Transactions related to Matson’s South Pacific service are primarily denominated in New Zealand dollars.  However a one 
percent change in the New Zealand dollar exchange rate is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s results of 
operations. 

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ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA 

Page 

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting ..................................................................... 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm ................................................................................................. 

Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income ........................................................................................ 

Consolidated Balance Sheets ................................................................................................................................................ 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows ............................................................................................................................... 

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity ................................................................................................................ 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements ......................................................................................................................... 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

Description of the Business ...................................................................................................................................... 

Significant Accounting Policies ............................................................................................................................... 

Business Combination .............................................................................................................................................. 

Investment in Terminal Joint Venture ...................................................................................................................... 

Property and Equipment ........................................................................................................................................... 

Goodwill and Intangible Assets ................................................................................................................................ 

Capital Construction Fund ........................................................................................................................................ 

Debt .......................................................................................................................................................................... 

Leases ....................................................................................................................................................................... 

10. 

Income Taxes ........................................................................................................................................................... 

11. 

Pension and Post-Retirement Plans .......................................................................................................................... 

12.  Multi-Employer Withdrawal Liability ...................................................................................................................... 

13. 

Share-Based Awards ................................................................................................................................................ 

14. 

Commitments and Contingencies ............................................................................................................................. 

15. 

Reportable Segments ................................................................................................................................................ 

16. 

Quarterly Information (Unaudited) .......................................................................................................................... 

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38

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46

47

48

49

49

51

51

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MANAGEMENT’S ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING 

The management of Matson, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) has the responsibility for establishing and maintaining adequate 
internal control over financial reporting.  Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company’s principal executive and 
principal financial officers and effected by the company’s Board of Directors, management and other personnel to provide reasonable 
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in 
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and includes those policies and procedures 
that: 

• 

• 

• 

Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of 
assets of the company; 

Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in 
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and that receipts and expenditures of 
the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and 

Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the 
company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting only provides reasonable assurance with respect to 
financial statement presentation and preparation.  Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the 
risks that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or 
procedures may deteriorate. 

Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015.  In 
making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway 
Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013).  Based on its assessment, management believes that, as of 
December 31, 2015, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective.  The Company’s independent registered 
public accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, has issued an attestation report on the Company’s internal control over financial 
reporting. 

Management’s assessment of and conclusion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015, 
did not include the internal controls of Horizon, Inc. (“Horizon”) because it was acquired by the Company in a business combination 
on May 29, 2015 (see Note 3).  Horizon’s total assets, operating revenues and net loss before taxes represented approximately 32.7 
percent, 9.5 percent, and 2.6 percent, respectively, of the related consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended 
December 31, 2015. 

/s/ Matthew J. Cox 
Matthew J. Cox 
President and Chief Executive Officer 
February 26, 2016 

/s/ Joel M. Wine 
Joel M. Wine 

  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 
  February 26, 2016 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of 
Matson, Inc. 
Honolulu, Hawaii 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Matson, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 
2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows 
for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2015.  We also have audited the Company’s internal control over 
financial reporting as of December 31, 2015, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued 
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.  As described in Management’s Annual Report on 
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, management excluded from its assessment the internal control over financial reporting at 
Horizon, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Horizon”), which was acquired on May 29, 2015 and whose consolidated financial statements 
constitute 32.7 percent, 9.5 percent and 2.6 percent of total assets, operating revenues, and net loss before taxes, respectively, of the 
consolidated financial statement amounts as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015.  Accordingly, our audit did not include the 
internal control over financial reporting at Horizon.  The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements, for 
maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over 
financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.  Our 
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial 
reporting based on our audits. 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are 
free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.  
Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the 
financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the 
overall financial statement presentation.  Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of 
internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and 
operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk.  Our audits also included performing such other procedures as 
we considered necessary in the circumstances.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions. 

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company’s principal 
executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company’s board of directors, 
management, and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of 
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  A company’s internal control 
over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, 
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that 
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting 
principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management 
and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized 
acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. 

Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper 
management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.  
Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to 
the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies 
or procedures may deteriorate. 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of 
Matson, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of 
the three years in the period ended December 31, 2015, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United 
States of America.  Also, in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial 
reporting as of December 31, 2015, based on the criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the 
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. 

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for deferred income 
taxes in 2015 due to the adoption of ASU 2015-17, “Balance Sheet Classifications of Deferred Taxes”. 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP 
Honolulu, Hawaii 
February 26, 2016 

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MATSON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 
(In millions, except per-share amounts) 

2015 

Years Ended December 31, 
2014 

2013 

Operating Revenue: 

Ocean Transportation ............................................................................  
Logistics ................................................................................................  
Total Operating Revenue ......................................................................  

$

$ 

1,498.0 
386.9 
1,884.9 

$

1,278.4 
435.8 
1,714.2 

Costs and Expenses: 

Operating costs .....................................................................................  
Equity in (income) loss of related party Terminal Joint Venture ..........  
Selling, general and administrative .......................................................  
Total Costs and Expenses .....................................................................  

Operating Income .....................................................................................  
Interest expense .....................................................................................  
Income before Income Taxes ....................................................................  
Income tax expense ...............................................................................  
Net Income ................................................................................................  

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Income Taxes: 

Net Income ............................................................................................  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss): 

Net gain (loss) in prior service cost ...................................................  
Amortization of prior service cost included in net periodic 

pension cost ...................................................................................  
Amortization of net loss included in net periodic pension cost .........  
Foreign currency translation adjustment ...........................................  
Other comprehensive income ............................................................  
Total Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income ......................................  
Comprehensive Income ........................................................................  

Basic Earnings Per Share: 
Diluted Earnings Per Share: 

Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding: 

Basic .....................................................................................................  
Diluted ..................................................................................................  

$

$

$

$
$

1,510.1 
(16.5) 
195.0 
1,688.6 

196.3 
(18.5) 
177.8 
(74.8) 
103.0 

1,433.5 
(6.6) 
147.3 
1,574.2 

140.0 
(17.3) 
122.7 
(51.9) 
70.8 

103.0 

$ 

70.8 

$

5.1 

(1.3) 
1.8 
0.7 
0.1 
6.4 
109.4 

2.37 
2.34 

43.5 
44.0 

$ 

$ 
$ 

(31.4) 

(1.3) 
2.5 
0.4 
— 
(29.8) 
41.0 

1.65 
1.63 

43.0 
43.4 

$

$
$

See notes to consolidated financial statements. 

1,229.4 
407.8 
1,637.2 

1,402.3 
2.0 
132.6 
1,536.9 

100.3 
(14.4)
85.9 
(32.2)
53.7 

53.7 

18.7 

(1.3)
4.7 
(0.1)
— 
22.0 
75.7 

1.26 
1.25 

42.7 
43.1 

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MATSON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
(In millions, except per-share amount) 

ASSETS 
Current Assets: 

Cash and cash equivalents ...................................................................................................  
Accounts receivable, net ......................................................................................................  
Deferred income taxes .........................................................................................................  
Prepaid expenses and other assets ........................................................................................  
Total current assets ..........................................................................................................  

Long-term Assets: 
Investment in related party Terminal Joint Venture .................................................................  
Property and equipment, net ....................................................................................................  
Goodwill ..................................................................................................................................  
Intangible assets, net ................................................................................................................  
Capital Construction Fund - cash on deposit ...........................................................................  
Deferred dry-docking costs ......................................................................................................  
Other long-term assets .............................................................................................................  
Total assets .......................................................................................................................  

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 
Current Liabilities: 

Current portion of debt .........................................................................................................  
Accounts payable .................................................................................................................  
Payroll and vacation benefits ...............................................................................................  
Uninsured liabilities .............................................................................................................  
Accrued and other liabilities ................................................................................................  
Total current liabilities .....................................................................................................  

Long-term Liabilities: 

Long-term debt ....................................................................................................................  
Deferred income taxes .........................................................................................................  
Employee benefit plans ........................................................................................................  
Uninsured and other liabilities .............................................................................................  
Multi-employer withdrawal liabilities..................................................................................  
Total long-term liabilities.................................................................................................  
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 14) ............................................................................  
Shareholders’ Equity: 

Capital stock — common stock without par value; authorized, 150.0 million shares 
($0.75 stated value per share); outstanding, 43.5 million shares in 2015 and 43.2 
million shares in 2014 ......................................................................................................  
Additional paid in capital .....................................................................................................  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss ...............................................................................  
Retained earnings .................................................................................................................  
Total shareholders’ equity ................................................................................................  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity .........................................................................  

See notes to consolidated financial statements. 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

December 31, 

2015 

2014 

$

$

$

25.5 
214.3 
— 
38.1 
277.9 

66.4 
860.3 
241.6 
139.1 
— 
57.6 
26.9 
1,669.8 

22.0 
164.9 
23.1 
27.1 
60.5 
297.6 

407.9 
310.5 
109.3 
37.7 
56.2 
921.6 

293.4 
197.6 
8.0 
20.5 
519.5 

64.4 
691.2 
27.4 
2.5 
27.5 
47.5 
21.8 
1,401.8 

21.6 
133.2 
17.3 
24.5 
26.9 
223.5 

352.0 
308.4 
118.6 
35.5 
— 
814.5 

32.6 
287.9 
(46.9) 
177.0 
450.6 
1,669.8 

$

32.4 
274.9 
(53.3)
109.8 
363.8 
1,401.8 

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MATSON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
(In millions) 

Years Ended December 31, 

2015 

2014 

2013 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities: 

Net income ...........................................................................................................................  
Reconciling adjustments: 

  $

103.0  $ 

70.8  $

Depreciation and amortization .........................................................................................  
Deferred income taxes .....................................................................................................  
Loss (gain) on disposal of property ..................................................................................  
Post-retirement expense (income) ....................................................................................  
Share-based compensation expense .................................................................................  
Equity in (income) loss of related party Terminal Joint Venture .....................................  
Distributions from Terminal Joint Venture ......................................................................  
Tax benefit from equity issuance .....................................................................................  
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation .........................................................  

Changes in assets and liabilities: 

Accounts receivable .........................................................................................................  
Deferred dry-docking payments .......................................................................................  
Deferred dry-docking amortization ..................................................................................  
Prepaid expenses and other assets ....................................................................................  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities .........................................................................  
Other liabilities ................................................................................................................  
Net cash provided by operating activities .................................................................................  

Cash Flows From Investing Activities: 

Capital expenditures .............................................................................................................  
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment..............................................................  
Cash deposits into Capital Construction Fund......................................................................  
Withdrawals from Capital Construction Fund ......................................................................  
Payments for Horizon’s common stock, net of cash acquired, and other acquisitions .........  
Net cash used in investing activities .........................................................................................  

Cash Flows From Financing Activities: 

Proceeds from issuance of debt ............................................................................................  
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation .............................................................  
Payments of debt ..................................................................................................................  
Payment of capital leases .....................................................................................................  
Proceeds from revolving credit facility ................................................................................  
Payments of revolving credit facility ...................................................................................  
Payment of financing costs ..................................................................................................  
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock ...............................................................................  
Tax withholding related to net share settlements of restricted stock units............................  
Dividends paid .....................................................................................................................  
Shares repurchased ...............................................................................................................  
Payments of Horizon debt and redemption of warrants, net .................................................  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities ..................................................................  

83.4 
50.7 
1.2 
2.0 
12.2 
(16.5) 
14.0 
2.6 
(0.9) 

13.5 
(25.7) 
23.1 
(13.2) 
(9.4) 
5.3 
245.3 

(67.8) 
5.5 
(77.9) 
105.4 
(29.0) 
(63.8) 

75.0 
0.9 
(20.5) 
(1.5) 
588.0 
(588.0) 
(0.9) 
2.2 
(2.9) 
(30.8) 
(4.9) 
(466.0) 
(449.4) 

69.7 
2.7 
(1.5) 
(5.9) 
8.7 
(6.6) 
— 
0.8 
(1.1) 

(15.3) 
(14.1) 
21.1 
17.3 
13.5 
5.6 
165.7 

(27.9) 
4.9 
(31.9) 
4.4 
— 
(50.5) 

100.0 
1.1 
(11.4) 
(1.1) 
— 
— 
— 
5.8 
(2.0) 
(28.7) 
— 
— 
63.7 

Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents ............................................................  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year .....................................................................  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the year ...............................................................................  

  $

(267.9) 
293.4 

25.5  $ 

178.9 
114.5 
293.4  $

53.7 

69.7 
57.5 
0.2 
1.6 
5.9 
2.0 
— 
1.8 
(0.6)

(7.6)
(14.0)
22.0 
(11.8)
2.2 
13.1 
195.7 

(35.2)
4.5 
(4.4)
4.4 
(9.3)
(40.0)

21.0 
0.6 
(45.4)
(1.2)
— 
(11.0)
— 
1.7 
— 
(26.8)
— 
— 
(61.1)

94.6 
19.9 
114.5 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information: 

Interest paid ..........................................................................................................................  
Income tax paid (refund) ......................................................................................................  

  $
  $

Non-cash Information: 

Capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities ..........................  
Capital lease obligations.......................................................................................................  

  $
  $

17.7  $ 
40.0  $ 

13.5  $ 
1.8  $ 

15.2  $
30.2  $

13.8 
(3.4)

1.6  $
—  $

2.1 
2.9 

See notes to consolidated financial statements. 

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MATSON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 
For the three years ended December 31, 2015 
(In millions, except per-share amounts) 

Balance at December 31, 2012 ..........................  
Net income .....................................................  
Other comprehensive income, net of tax ........  
Excess tax benefit and share withholding ......  
Share-based compensation .............................  
Shares issued ..................................................  
Dividends ($0.62 per share) ...........................  
Balance at December 31, 2013 ..........................  
Net income .....................................................  
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax .............  
Excess tax benefit and share withholding ......  
Share-based compensation .............................  
Shares issued ..................................................  
Dividends ($0.66 per share) ...........................  
Balance at December 31, 2014 ..........................  
Net income .....................................................  
Other comprehensive income, net of tax ........  
Excess tax benefit and share withholding ......  
Share-based compensation .............................  
Shares issued ..................................................  
Shares repurchased ........................................  
Dividends ($0.70 per share) ...........................  
Balance at December 31, 2015 ..........................  

Common Stock 

  Shares 

Stated 
Value 

Additional 
Paid In 
Capital 

  Accumulated 

Other 

  Comprehensive    Retained 
  Earnings 

Income (Loss) 

Total 

42.6  $
— 
— 
— 
— 
0.2 
— 
42.8 
— 
— 
— 
— 
0.4 
— 
43.2 
— 
— 
— 
— 
0.4 
(0.1) 
— 
43.5  $

31.9  $
— 
— 
— 
— 
0.2 
— 
32.1 
— 
— 
— 
— 
0.3 
— 
32.4 
— 
— 
— 
— 
0.3 
(0.1) 
— 
32.6  $

252.7  $
— 
— 
1.8 
5.9 
1.5 
— 
261.9 
— 
— 
0.8 
8.7 
3.5 
— 
274.9 
— 
— 
2.6 
12.2 
(1.0) 
(0.8) 
— 
287.9  $

(45.5)  $ 
— 
22.0 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(23.5) 
— 
(29.8) 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(53.3) 
— 
6.4 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(46.9)  $ 

40.8  $
53.7 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(26.8) 
67.7 
70.8 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(28.7) 
109.8 
103.0 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(5.0) 
(30.8) 
177.0  $

279.9 
53.7 
22.0 
1.8 
5.9 
1.7 
(26.8)
338.2 
70.8 
(29.8)
0.8 
8.7 
3.8 
(28.7)
363.8 
103.0 
6.4 
2.6 
12.2 
(0.7)
(5.9)
(30.8)
450.6 

See notes to consolidated financial statements. 

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MATSON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

1. 

DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS 

Matson, Inc., a holding company incorporated in January 2012 in the State of Hawaii, and its subsidiaries (“Matson” or the 
“Company”), is a leading provider of ocean transportation and logistics services.  The Company consists of two segments, Ocean 
Transportation and Logistics.  For financial information by segment for the three years ended December 31, 2015, see Note 15). 

Ocean Transportation:  Matson’s Ocean Transportation business is conducted through Matson Navigation Company, Inc. 
(“MatNav”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Matson, Inc.  Founded in 1882, MatNav is an asset-based business that provides a vital 
lifeline of ocean freight transportation services to the domestic economies of Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam, and to other island 
economies in Micronesia and in the South Pacific.  MatNav also operates a premium, expedited service from China to Long Beach, 
California.  In addition, subsidiaries of MatNav provide container stevedoring, container equipment maintenance and other terminal 
services for MatNav and other ocean carriers on the Hawaii islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui and Kauai, and in the Alaska locations of 
Anchorage, Kodiak, Dutch Harbor and Akutan. 

Matson has a 35 percent ownership interest in SSA Terminals, LLC (“SSAT”) through a joint venture between Matson Ventures, Inc., 
a wholly-owned subsidiary of MatNav, and SSA Ventures, Inc. (“SSA”), a subsidiary of Carrix, Inc.  SSAT provides terminal and 
stevedoring services to various carriers at six terminal facilities on the U.S. West Coast, including to MatNav at three of those 
facilities.  Matson records its share of income in the joint venture in operating expenses within the Ocean Transportation segment due 
to the nature of SSAT’s operations. 

Horizon Acquisition:  On May 29, 2015, Matson completed its acquisition of Horizon Lines, Inc. (“Horizon”).  As a result, Matson 
acquired Horizon’s Alaska operations and assumed all of Horizon’s non-Hawaii assets and liabilities (the “Horizon Acquisition”).  For 
additional information on this Horizon Acquisition, see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II below. 

Logistics:  Matson’s Logistics business is conducted through Matson Logistics, Inc. (“Matson Logistics” or “Logistics”), a wholly-
owned subsidiary of MatNav.  Established in 1987, Matson Logistics is an asset-light business that provides multimodal transportation 
services, including domestic and international rail intermodal service (“Intermodal”); long-haul and regional highway brokerage, 
specialized hauling, flat-bed and project services, less-than-truckload services, and expedited freight services (collectively 
“Highway”); supply chain management, and warehousing and distribution services. 

2. 

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

Principles of Consolidation:  The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Matson, Inc. and all wholly-owned 
subsidiaries, after elimination of significant intercompany amounts.  Significant investments in businesses, partnerships, and limited 
liability companies in which the Company does not have a controlling financial interest, but has the ability to exercise significant 
influence, are accounted for under the equity method.  A controlling financial interest is one in which the Company has a majority 
voting interest or one in which the Company is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. 

Fiscal Year:  The period end for Matson, Inc. is December 31.  The period end for MatNav occurred on the last Friday in December, 
except for Matson Logistics Warehousing whose period closed on December 31.  There were 52 weeks included in the MatNav 2015, 
2014, and 2013 fiscal years. 

Foreign Currency Transactions:  The United States (U.S.) dollar is the functional currency for substantially all of the financial 
statements of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries.  Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign 
subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates existing at the respective balance sheet dates.  Translation adjustments 
resulting from fluctuations in exchange rates are recorded as a component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss within 
shareholders’ equity.  The Company translates the result of operations of its foreign subsidiaries at the average exchange rate during 
the respective periods.  Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in selling, general and 
administrative costs in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. 

Use of Estimates:  The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally 
accepted in the U.S. requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported.  Estimates and 
assumptions are used for, but not limited to: impairment of investments, long-lived vessel and equipment impairment, allowance for 
doubtful accounts, goodwill and other finite-lived intangible assets impairment, legal contingencies, uninsured liabilities, accruals for 
removal of tank farm, pension and post-retirement estimates, multi-employer withdrawal liabilities, and income taxes.  Future results 
could be materially affected if actual results differ from these estimates and assumptions. 

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Cash and Cash Equivalents:  Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at 
the date of purchase.  The Company carries these investments at cost, which approximates fair value.  Outstanding checks in excess of 
funds on deposit totaled $13.8 million and $18.9 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and are reflected as current 
liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments:  The Company values its financial instruments based on the fair value hierarchy of valuation 
techniques for fair value measurements.  Level 1 inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities 
at the measurement date.  Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and inputs other than 
quoted prices observable for the asset or liability.  Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.  If the technique 
used to measure fair value includes inputs from multiple levels of the fair value hierarchy, the lowest level of significant input 
determines the placement of the entire fair value measurement in the hierarchy. 

The Company uses Level 1 inputs for the fair values of its cash and cash equivalents.  The Company uses Level 2 inputs for its 
accounts receivable, and debt.  The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and short-term debt approximate 
their carrying values due to the short-term nature of the instruments.  The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt is calculated 
based upon interest rates available for debt with terms and maturities similar to the Company’s existing debt arrangements (in 
millions). 

Total 
Carrying Value 

  December 31, 2015 

  Quoted Prices in
  Active Markets 

(Level 1) 

Significant 
Observable 
Inputs (Level 2) 

Significant 
Unobservable 
Inputs (Level 3) 

Total 

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2015 
$
$ 

$

Cash and cash equivalents ..........  
Accounts receivable, net .............  
Fixed rate debt ............................  

$ 

25.5 
214.3 
429.9 

Cash and cash equivalents ..........  
Accounts receivable, net .............  
Fixed rate debt ............................  

$ 

293.4 
197.6 
373.6 

  December 31, 2014 

$

$

25.5 
214.3 
443.8 

293.4 
197.6 
395.7 

25.5 
— 
— 

293.4 
— 
— 

— 
214.3 
443.8 

— 
197.6 
395.7 

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 
$
$ 

$

— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

Accounts Receivable:  Accounts receivable are shown net of allowance for doubtful accounts in the consolidated balance sheets.  At 
December 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, the Company had assigned $176.6 million and $150.7 million of eligible accounts 
receivable, respectively, to the Capital Construction Fund (see Note 7). 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:  Allowances for doubtful accounts receivable are established by management based on estimates of 
collectability.  Estimates of collectability are principally based on an evaluation of the current financial condition of the Company’s 
customers and potential risks to collection, payment history and other factors which are regularly monitored by the Company.  The 
changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable for the three years ended December 31, 2015 were as follows (in millions): 

Year 
2015 ...............................................................  
2014 ...............................................................  
2013 ...............................................................  

$ 

Balance at 
Beginning of Year 

Expense (1) 

Write-offs  
and Other 

Balance at 
End of Year 

$

5.0 
4.1 
4.7 

$

2.0 
1.8 
0.6 

(0.4)  $
  (0.9) 
  (1.2) 

6.6 
5.0 
4.1 

(1) 2015 expense includes allowances for Alaska service related accounts receivable. 

Prepaid and Other Assets:  Prepaid expenses and other assets consist of the following at December 31, 2015 and 2014 (in millions): 

Prepaid expenses and other assets 
Prepaid fuel ...............................................................................................................................  
Insurance ...................................................................................................................................  
Income tax receivables ..............................................................................................................  
Other .........................................................................................................................................  
Total ......................................................................................................................................  

$ 

$ 

As of December 31, 

2015 

2014 

9.3 
4.9 
15.1 
8.8 
38.1 

$

$

11.0 
2.9 
— 
6.6 
20.5 

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Impairment of Terminal Joint Venture Investment:  The Company’s investment in its Terminal Joint Venture, a related party, is 
reviewed for impairment annually, or whenever there is evidence that fair value may be below carrying cost.  An investment is written 
down to fair value if fair value is below carrying cost and the impairment is other-than-temporary.  In evaluating the fair value of an 
investment and whether any identified impairment is other-than-temporary, significant estimates and considerable judgments are 
involved.  These estimates and judgments are based, in part, on the Company’s current and future evaluation of economic conditions 
in general, as well as the Terminal Joint Venture’s current and future plans.  These fair value calculations are highly subjective 
because they require management to make assumptions and apply judgments to estimates regarding the timing and amount of future 
cash flows, probabilities related to various cash flow scenarios, and appropriate discount rates based on the perceived risks, among 
others.  In evaluating whether an impairment is other-than-temporary, the Company considers all available information, including the 
length of time and extent of the impairment, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the Terminal Joint Venture, the 
Company’s ability and intent to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market 
value, and projected industry and economic trends, among others.  Changes in these and other assumptions could affect the projected 
operational results and fair value of the Terminal Joint Venture, and accordingly, may require valuation adjustments to the Company’s 
investment that may materially impact the Company’s financial condition or its future operating results. 

The Company has evaluated its investment in its related party Terminal Joint Venture for impairment and no impairment charges were 
recorded for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013. 

Property and Equipment:  Property and equipment are stated at cost.  Certain costs incurred in the development of internal-use 
software are capitalized.  Property and equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the 
assets.  The estimated useful lives of property and equipment range up to the following maximum life: 

Classification 
Vessels ...............................................................................................  
Machinery and equipment ..................................................................  
Terminal facilities ..............................................................................  

Life 
40 years 
20 years 
35 years 

Deferred Dry-docking Costs:  The Company’s U.S. flagged vessels must meet specified seaworthiness standards established by U.S. 
Coast Guard rules and Classification society requirements.  These standards require that the Company’s vessels undergo two dry-
docking inspections within a five-year period.  However, the majority of the Company’s U.S. flagged vessels are enrolled in the U.S. 
Coast Guard’s Underwater Survey in Lieu of Dry-docking (“UWILD”) program.  The UWILD program allows eligible vessels to 
have their intermediate dry-docking requirement met with far less costly underwater inspection. 

The Company operates four non-U.S. flag vessels (one owned; one under a bareboat charter arrangement; and the remaining two on 
time charter) in the Pacific Islands.  The Company is responsible for ensuring that the owned and bareboat chartered vessels meet 
international standards for seaworthiness, which among other requirements generally mandate that the Company perform two dry-
docking inspections every five years.  The dry-dockings of the Company’s time chartered vessels are the responsibility of the vessels’ 
owners. 

As costs associated with dry-docking inspections provide future economic benefits to the Company through continued operation of the 
vessels, the costs are deferred and amortized until the next regulated scheduled dry-docking, which is usually over a two to five-year 
period.  Routine vessel maintenance and repairs that do not improve or extend asset lives are charged to expense as incurred.  
Amortized amounts are charged to operating expenses of the Ocean Transportation segment in the consolidated statements of income 
and comprehensive income. 

Goodwill and Intangible Assets:  Recorded goodwill arises as a result of acquisitions made by the Company.  Intangible assets at 
December 31, 2015, consisted of customer relationships that are being amortized using the straight-line method over the expected 
useful lives ranging from 3 to 21 years (see Note 3 and 6). 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets, Finite-Lived Intangible Assets and Goodwill:  The Company evaluates its long-lived assets, 
including finite-lived intangible assets for possible impairment in the fourth quarter, or whenever events or changes in circumstances 
indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value is less than its carrying amount.  During 2015, the Company changed the 
measurement date of its annual impairment tests from November 30 to October 1.  The change was applied prospectively and did not 
have any impact on the Company’s impairment tests for the year.  The change was made to better align the date of the impairment 
analysis with the preparation of the Company’s financial quarterly cash flow model.  The change, if applied retrospective, would not 
have had any impact on the Company’s impairment analysis for prior periods presented.  The Company’s long-lived assets, including 
finite-lived intangible assets are grouped at the Ocean Transportation and Logistics asset group level, which represents the lowest 
level for which identifiable cash flows are available. 

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Long-lived Assets:  In evaluating impairment, the estimated future undiscounted cash flows generated by each of these asset groups is 
compared with the amount recorded for each asset group to determine if its carrying value is not recoverable.  If this review 
determines that the amount recorded will not be recovered, the amount recorded for the asset group is reduced to its estimated fair 
value.  These asset impairment analyses are highly subjective because they require management to make assumptions and apply 
considerable judgments to, among other things, estimates of the timing and amount of future cash flows, expected useful lives of the 
assets, uncertainty about future events, including changes in economic conditions, changes in operating performance, changes in the 
use of the assets, and ongoing costs of maintenance and improvements of the assets, and thus, the accounting estimates may change 
from period to period.  If management uses different assumptions or if different conditions occur in future periods, the Company’s 
financial condition or its future operating results could be materially impacted. 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $2.1 million related to the write-down of 
inactive vessels to be recycled from its recorded net book value to its estimated fair value of zero.  The impairment expense is 
included in operating costs on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.  No impairment charges were 
recorded for the years ended December 31, 2014, and 2013. 

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets and Goodwill:  The Company’s intangible assets include goodwill and customer relationships.  In 
estimating the fair value of a reporting unit, the Company uses a combination of a discounted cash flow model and fair value based on 
market multiples of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”).  The discounted cash flow approach 
requires the Company to use a number of assumptions, including market factors specific to the business, the amount and timing of 
estimated future cash flows to be generated by the business over an extended period of time, long-term growth rates for the business, 
and a discount rate that considers the risks related to the amount and timing of the cash flows.  Although the assumptions used by the 
Company in its discounted cash flow model are consistent with the assumptions the Company used to generate its internal strategic 
plans and forecasts, significant judgment is required to estimate the amount and timing of future cash flows from the reporting unit 
and the risk of achieving those cash flows.  When using market multiples of EBITDA, the Company must make judgments about the 
comparability of those multiples in closed and proposed transactions.  Accordingly, changes in assumptions and estimates, including, 
but not limited to, changes driven by external factors, such as industry and economic trends, and those driven by internal factors, such 
as changes in the Company’s business strategy and its internal forecasts, could have a material effect on the Company’s financial 
condition or its future operating results. 

The Company has evaluated its goodwill and intangible assets for impairment and determined that the fair value of each reporting unit 
substantially exceeds book value.  No impairment charges were recorded for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, 
respectively. 

Accrued and other liabilities:  Accrued and other liabilities consist of the following at December 31, 2015 and 2014 (in millions): 

Accrued and other liabilities 
Incentives and other benefit accruals ........................................................................................  
Molasses tank farm removal accrual .........................................................................................  
Restructuring and severance accruals .......................................................................................  
Repayments of multi-employer withdrawal liability (see Note 12) ..........................................  
Interest on debt ..........................................................................................................................  
Acquisition related payments ....................................................................................................  
Deferred revenue .......................................................................................................................  
Post retirement benefit obligations ...........................................................................................  
Other liabilities .........................................................................................................................  
Total ......................................................................................................................................  

$ 

$ 

As of December 31, 

2015 

2014 

20.7 
7.4 
5.0 
4.1 
3.9 
3.8 
3.6 
2.5 
9.5 
60.5 

$

$

16.1 
— 
— 
— 
3.3 
— 
2.4 
2.5 
2.6 
26.9 

Pension and Post-Retirement Plans:  Certain Ocean Transportation subsidiaries are members of the Pacific Maritime Association 
(“PMA”) and the Hawaii Stevedoring Industry Committee, which negotiate multi-employer pension plans covering certain shoreside 
bargaining unit personnel.  The subsidiaries directly negotiate multi-employer pension plans covering other bargaining unit personnel.  
Pension costs are accrued in accordance with contribution rates established by the PMA, the parties to a plan or the trustees of a plan.  
Several trusteed, non-contributory, single-employer defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans cover substantially all other 
employees. 

The estimation of the Company’s pension and post-retirement benefit expenses and liabilities requires that the Company make various 
assumptions.  These assumptions include factors such as discount rates, expected long-term rate of return on pension plan assets, 
salary growth, health care cost trend rates, inflation, retirement rates, mortality rates, and expected contributions.  Actual results that 
differ from the assumptions made could materially affect the Company’s financial condition or its future operating results.  The effects 
of changing assumptions are included in unamortized net gains and losses, which directly affect accumulated other comprehensive 
income.  Additionally, these unamortized gains and losses are amortized and reclassified to income (loss) over future periods.  
Additional information about the Company’s benefit plans is included in Note 11. 

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Uninsured Liabilities:  The Company is uninsured for certain losses including, but not limited to, employee health, workers’ 
compensation, general liability, real and personal property.  Where feasible, the Company obtains third-party excess insurance 
coverage to limit its exposure to these claims.  When estimating its uninsured liabilities, the Company considers a number of factors, 
including historical claims experience, demographic factors, current trends, and analyses provided by independent third-parties.  
Periodically, management reviews its assumptions and the analyses provided by independent third-parties to determine the adequacy 
of the Company’s uninsured liabilities.  The Company’s uninsured liabilities contain uncertainties because management is required to 
apply judgment and make long-term assumptions to estimate the ultimate cost to settle reported claims and claims incurred, but not 
reported, as of the balance sheet date.  If management uses different assumptions or if different conditions occur in future periods, the 
Company’s financial condition or its future operating results could be materially impacted. 

Legal Contingencies:  The Company’s results of operations could be affected by significant litigation adverse to the Company, 
including, but not limited to, liability claims, antitrust claims, claims related to coastwise trading matters, lawsuits involving private 
plaintiffs or government agencies, and environmental related matters.  The Company records accruals for legal matters when the 
information available indicates that it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably 
estimated.  Management makes adjustments to these accruals to reflect the impact and status of negotiations, settlements, rulings, 
advice of outside legal counsel and other information and events that may pertain to a particular matter.  Predicting the outcome of 
claims and lawsuits and estimating related costs and exposure involves substantial uncertainties that could cause actual costs to vary 
materially from those estimates.  In making determinations of likely outcomes of litigation matters, the Company considers many 
factors.  These factors include, but are not limited to, the nature of specific claims including un-asserted claims, the Company’s 
experience with similar types of claims, the jurisdiction in which the matter is filed, input from outside legal counsel, the likelihood of 
resolving the matter through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms and the matter’s current status. 

Recognition of Revenues and Expenses:  Voyage revenue is recognized ratably over the duration of a voyage based on the relative 
transit time in each reporting period.  Voyage expenses are recognized as incurred.  Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, and certain Pacific island 
service freight rates are provided in tariffs filed with the Surface Transportation Board of the U.S. Department of Transportation; for 
other Pacific island services, the rates are filed with the Federal Maritime Commission.  The Alaska and China service rates are 
predominately established by individual contracts with customers.  Revenues and costs from terminal and other related services are 
recognized upon completion of the services. 

The revenue for Logistics services includes the total amount billed to customers for transportation services.  The primary costs include 
purchased transportation services.  Revenue and the related purchased transportation costs are recognized based on relative transit 
time.  The Company reports revenue on a gross basis.  The Company serves as principal in transactions because it is responsible for 
the contractual relationship with the customer, has latitude in establishing prices, has discretion in supplier selection, and retains credit 
risk.  The primary sources of revenue for warehousing services are storage, handling, and value-added packaging.  For customer 
dedicated warehouses, storage revenue is recognized as earned over the life of the contract.  Storage revenue generated by the public 
warehouses is recognized in the month the service is provided according to the terms of the contract.  Handling and value-added 
packaging revenue and expense are recognized in proportion to the services completed. 

Non-voyage Costs:  Non-voyage costs such as terminal operating overhead, and general and administrative expenses are charged to 
expense as incurred. 

Dividends:  The Company recognizes dividends as a liability when approved by the Board of Directors. 

Share-Based Compensation:  The Company records compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees 
and directors.  The Company’s various equity plans are more fully described in Note 13. 

Income Taxes:  Deferred income taxes are provided for the tax effect of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and 
liabilities and their reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements.  Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are 
adjusted to the extent necessary to reflect tax rates expected to be in effect when the temporary differences reverse.  Adjustments may 
be required to deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities due to changes in tax laws and audit adjustments by tax authorities.  To 
the extent adjustments are required in any given period, the adjustments would be included within the tax provision in the consolidated 
statements of income and comprehensive income and/or consolidated balance sheets. 

The Company makes certain estimates and judgments in determining income tax expense for consolidated financial statement 
purposes.  These estimates and judgments are applied in the calculation of tax credits, tax benefits and deductions, and in the 
calculation of certain deferred tax assets and liabilities, which arise from differences in the timing of recognition of revenue and 
expense for tax and consolidated financial statement purposes.  In addition, judgment is required in determining if, based on the 
weight of available evidence, management believes that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a recorded deferred tax 
asset would not be realized in future periods.  A valuation allowance would be established if, based on the weight of available 
evidence, management believes that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a recorded deferred tax asset would not be 
realized in future periods (see Note 3 and 10).  Significant changes to these estimates may result in an increase or decrease to the 
Company’s tax provision in a subsequent period. 

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In addition, the calculation of tax liabilities involves significant judgment in estimating the impact of uncertain tax positions taken or 
expected to be taken with respect to the application of complex tax laws.  Resolution of these uncertainties in a manner inconsistent 
with management’s expectations could materially affect the Company’s financial condition or its future operating results. 

Comprehensive Income (Loss):  Comprehensive income (loss) includes all changes in Shareholders’ Equity, except those resulting 
from capital stock transactions.  Other comprehensive income (loss) in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive 
income are shown net of tax benefit (expense) of $(5.0) million, $19.4 million, and $(14.1) million for the years ended 
December 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively.  Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component, net of tax, are as 
follows (in millions): 

Pensions 

Post 
Retirement

Non- 
Qualified
Plans 

Foreign 
Currency 
Translation 

Interest 
Hedge 

Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

Balance at December 31, 2013 .........................  
Net loss in prior service costs .......................  
Amortization of prior service cost ................  
Amortization of net loss ................................  
Foreign currency translation adjustment .......  
Balance at December 31, 2014 .........................  
Net gain in prior service costs .......................  
Amortization of prior service cost ................  
Amortization of net loss ................................  
Foreign currency translation adjustment .......  
Other .............................................................  
Balance at December 31, 2015 .........................  

  $

  $

(20.1)  $
(25.4) 
(1.3) 
1.8 
— 
(45.0) 
3.7 
(1.3) 
0.9 
— 
— 
(41.7)  $

(1.7)  $
(5.9) 
— 
0.4 
— 
(7.2) 
1.4 
0.1 
1.0 
— 
— 
(4.7)  $

(0.9)  $
(0.1) 
— 
0.3 
— 
(0.7) 
— 
(0.1) 
(0.1) 
— 
— 
(0.9)  $

(0.1)  $ 
— 
— 
— 
0.4 
0.3 
— 
— 
— 
0.7 
— 
1.0  $ 

(0.7)  $
— 
— 
— 
— 
(0.7) 
— 
— 
— 
— 
0.1 
(0.6)  $

(23.5)
(31.4)
(1.3)
2.5
0.4
(53.3)
5.1
(1.3)
1.8
0.7
0.1
(46.9)

Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share (“EPS”) of Common Stock:  Basic earnings per share are determined by dividing net income by 
the weighted-average common shares outstanding during the year.  The calculation of diluted earnings per share includes the dilutive 
effect of unexercised non-qualified stock options and non-vested stock units.  The computation of weighted average dilutive shares 
outstanding excluded non-qualified stock options to purchase 0.1 million shares of common stock for each of the years 2015, 2014, 
and 2013.  These amounts were excluded because the options’ exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the 
Company’s common stock for the periods presented and, therefore, the effect would be anti-dilutive. 

The denominator used to compute basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows (in millions): 

  Year Ended December 31, 2015 
Per 
  Weighted
Common
  Average
Share 
  Common
Amount 
  Shares 

Net 
Income 
  $  103.0 

Year Ended December 31, 2014 
Per 
Weighted
Common 
Average
Share 
Common
Amount 
Shares 

Net 
Income 

Basic: 
Effect of Dilutive Securities: 
Diluted: 

  $  103.0 

43.5  $
0.5 
44.0  $

2.37  $
— 
2.34  $

70.8 

70.8 

43.0  $
0.4 
43.4  $

1.65  $ 
— 
1.63  $ 

Net 
Income 

  Year Ended December 31, 2013 
Per 
  Weighted
Common
  Average
Share 
  Common
Amount 
  Shares 
1.26
—
1.25

42.7  $
0.4 
43.1  $

53.7 

53.7 

Rounding:  Amounts in the consolidated financial statements and Notes are rounded to millions, but per-share calculations and 
percentages were determined based on amounts before rounding.  Accordingly, a recalculation of some per-share amounts and 
percentages, if based on the reported data, may be slightly different. 

Reclassification:  Amounts for deferred dry-docking costs at December 31, 2014 have been reclassified from other long-term assets in 
the Company’s consolidated balance sheet to conform to the current year presentation. 

New Accounting Pronouncements:  Business Combinations:  In September 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) 
issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) ASU 2015-16, “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Simplifying the Accounting for 
Measurement-Period Adjustments” (“ASU 2015-16”).  ASU 2015-16 requires an acquirer to recognize adjustments to provisional 
amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined, to 
record an acquisition-to-date adjustment, in the same period’s financial statements, for the effect on earnings of changes in 
depreciation, amortization, or other income and to disclose the amount of such adjustment that related to prior periods.  The guidance 
is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years; however, early 
adoption is permitted.  The Company adopted ASU 2015-16 during the fourth quarter 2015.  ASU 2015-16 is applied prospectively to 

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adjustments to provisional amounts that occur after the effective date.  The adoption of ASU 2015-16 did not have a material effect on 
the Company’s consolidated financial statements upon adoption. 

Deferred Taxes:  In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, “Balance Sheet Classifications of Deferred Taxes” (“ASU 2015-
17”) which simplifies the presentation of deferred income taxes.  The amended guidance requires that all deferred tax assets and 
liabilities be classified as non-current on the balance sheet.  The guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after 
December 15, 2016; however, early adoption is permitted.  The Company early adopted ASU 2015-17 during the fourth quarter 2015 
on a prospective basis.  No prior periods were retrospectively adjusted (see Note 10). 

Revenue from Contracts with Customers:  In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers 
(Topic 606)” (“ASU 2014-09”).  The guidance establishes principles regarding the nature, timing, and uncertainty of revenue from 
contracts with customers.  It removes inconsistencies in existing revenue requirements, provides a more robust framework for 
addressing revenue issues and improves comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions and 
capital markets.  The guidance will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim 
periods within that reporting period.  The Company is in the process of evaluating this guidance. 

3. 

BUSINESS COMBINATION 

Horizon Acquisition: 

The Company completed the Horizon Acquisition on May 29, 2015 (the “Effective Date”) by which MatNav acquired Horizon’s 
Alaska operations and assumed all of Horizon’s non-Hawaii assets and liabilities.  Immediately before the completion of the Horizon 
Acquisition, Horizon sold its Hawaii operations, and related assets and liabilities to the Pasha Group (the “Pasha Transaction”).  
Horizon also completed the termination of its Puerto Rico operations during the first quarter of 2015. 

On the Effective Date, a subsidiary of the Company merged with Horizon and as a result, the Company acquired 100 percent of 
Horizon’s outstanding shares and warrants for a cash price of $0.72 per-share.  The Company also acquired Horizon’s assets and 
assumed its liabilities including Horizon’s debt (net of proceeds from the Pasha Transaction).  Immediately following the Horizon 
Acquisition, the Company repaid the assumed debt which included accrued interest and breakage fees, and redeemed all of Horizon’s 
outstanding warrants. 

Total consideration including debt paid and warrants redeemed by the Company is as follows: 

(in millions) 
Common shares ..................................................................................  
Warrants .............................................................................................  
Horizon’s debt (including accrued interest and breakage fees)..........  
Total ...................................................................................................  

$

$

Total Consideration 

29.4 
37.1 
428.9 
495.4 

Horizon’s assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded based on fair value estimates as of the Effective Date, with the 
remaining unallocated purchase price recorded as goodwill.  Such fair value estimates require significant judgment including the 
valuation of property and equipment, intangible assets, debt and warrants, the assumptions used in calculating the multi-employer 
withdrawal pension liabilities, and the determination of net deferred tax assets.  The Company’s fair value estimates are subject to 
revision pending the Company’s final fair value analysis and purchase price calculations.  Consequently, the fair value amounts 
presented are preliminary and are subject to revision.  Final estimates of fair value, including the estimated fair value of multi-
employer withdrawal liability may be significantly different from those reflected in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements 
as of December 31, 2015. 

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values assigned to Horizon’s assets acquired and liabilities assumed as a result of 
the Horizon Acquisition as of December 31, 2015: 

Purchase Price Allocation (in millions) 
Cash and cash equivalents .................................................................  
Accounts receivable ...........................................................................  
Other current assets ............................................................................  
Deferred tax assets, net ......................................................................  
Property and equipment .....................................................................  
Intangibles - Customer relationships ..................................................  

Total 

$

0.8 
31.7 
7.2 
45.6 
170.4 
140.0 

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Purchase Price Allocation (in millions) 
Other long-term assets .......................................................................  
Accounts payable ...............................................................................  
Accruals and other current liabilities .................................................  
Multi-employer withdrawal liability ..................................................  
Capital lease obligations ....................................................................  
Horizon’s debt and warrants ..............................................................  
Total identifiable assets less liabilities ...............................................  
Total cash paid for common shares ................................................  
Goodwill ............................................................................................  

$

Total 

4.1 
(22.8)
(32.1)
(60.6)
(1.6)
(467.5)
(184.8)
(29.4)
214.2 

The amounts above include $5.5 million of purchase price adjustments recorded to the preliminary purchase price allocation initially 
reported in the Company’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six-months ended June 30, 2015.  
Purchase price allocation adjustments relate primarily to the receipt of additional information regarding the fair value of certain assets 
acquired and liabilities assumed. 

Deferred tax assets, net:  The Company recorded Horizon’s deferred tax assets and liabilities, net of any change of ownership 
limitations and valuation allowance for State operating losses, of $45.6 million. 

Property and equipment:  Property and equipment of $170.4 million includes the fair value acquisition of seven Jones Act qualified 
containerships and vessel spare parts of $130.7 million, containers and equipment of $17.9 million, terminal facilities and other 
property of $9.7 million, and construction in progress of $12.1 million. 

Intangibles, customer relationships:  The Company recorded intangible assets of $140.0 million related to customer relationships, 
which are being amortized over 21 years.  In determining the amortization period, the Company considered the historical trends of 
Horizon’s customers in the Alaska service and related attrition rates.  The Company also considered potential future attrition risks, 
which are mitigated by the limited number of existing Jones Act-qualified vessels available that are required to perform competing 
ocean transportation services in Alaska, and the long delivery lead times associated with building such vessels in the U.S.  The 
Company also considered existing competition and the high capital investment required to establish an asset-based ocean 
transportation business, the substantial investment required in infrastructure, and the need to develop a broad base of customer 
relationships over a period of time.  As a result, the Company believes that the Alaska service customers are considered less 
vulnerable to attrition. 

Multi-employer withdrawal liability:  Horizon ceased all of its operations in Puerto Rico during the first quarter of 2015 which 
resulted in a mass withdrawal from its multi-employer ILA-PRSSA Pension Fund.  The Company estimated the liability related to the 
multi-employer pension plan of $60.6 million based upon the expected future undiscounted payments of $73.9 million at May 29, 
2015, to be paid by quarterly payments of approximately $1.0 million commencing the fourth quarter of 2015, payable over a period 
of approximately 18 years, discounted using the risk-free U.S. Treasury rate (see Note 12). 

Debt and warrants:  The Company recorded the fair value of debt and warrants of $467.5 million arising from the Horizon 
Acquisition, which included accrued interest and breakage fees.  The Company subsequently repaid all of the debt and redeemed the 
warrants during the period ended June 30, 2015. 

Goodwill:  The Company recorded goodwill of $214.2 million arising from the Horizon Acquisition, which represents the excess of 
the fair value of the consideration paid by the Company over the fair value of the underlying identifiable Horizon assets acquired and 
liabilities assumed.  In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 805, Business Combination, goodwill will not be 
amortized, but instead will be tested for impairment at least annually, and whenever events or circumstances have occurred that may 
indicate a possible impairment.  The goodwill is recorded in the Ocean Transportation segment (see Note 6). 

Goodwill arises as a result of several factors.  The Horizon Acquisition represents an extension of the Company’s existing platform on 
the U.S. West Coast and extends the geographical reach of the Company’s ocean transportation services to include the port of 
Tacoma, Washington, to the ports of Anchorage, Kodiak, and Dutch Harbor in Alaska.  The Horizon Acquisition also includes 
container stevedoring, container equipment and maintenance, and other terminal services in the Alaska ports of Anchorage, Kodiak 
and Dutch Harbor.  Furthermore, the Horizon Acquisition provides an assembled workforce of experienced personnel with knowledge 
of the Alaska shipping industry and of its customers.  The Company expects to leverage its existing infrastructure and operations to 
integrate the Alaska operations and eliminate duplicative corporate overhead costs. 

The Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31, 2015 include 
operating revenue of $179.3 million, and net losses before income taxes of $7.8 million, respectively, from Horizon’s operations.  

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One-time acquisition related costs of approximately $19.0 million incurred as a result of the Horizon Acquisition, is included in 
selling, general and administrative costs in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. 

Pro Forma Financial Information (Unaudited): 

The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the combined operating results of the Company, and those of 
Horizon excluding its Hawaii operations, as if the Horizon Acquisition had been completed at the beginning of each period presented 
below.  The unaudited pro forma financial information includes the accounting effects of the business combination, including the 
amortization of intangible assets, depreciation of property and equipment, and interest expense.  The unaudited pro forma financial 
information is presented for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the result of operations that would have been 
achieved if the Horizon Acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the periods presented, nor should it be taken as an indication 
of our future consolidated results of operations. 

Unaudited pro forma financial information for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows: 

(in millions, except per-share amount) 
Pro Forma Combined: 
Operating revenue ....................................................................................................................  
Net income from continuing operations ...................................................................................  

Basic Earnings Per Share: 
Diluted Earnings Per Share: 

Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding: 

Basic ....................................................................................................................................  
Diluted .................................................................................................................................  

(Unaudited) 
Year Ended 
December 31, 

2015 

2014 

$ 
$ 

$ 
$ 

$
$

$
$

2,019.7 
100.2 

2.30 
2.28 

43.5 
44.0 

2,045.1 
61.7 

1.43 
1.42 

43.0 
43.4 

The following is a summary of the pro-forma adjustments to the Combined Consolidated Statement of Operations: 
(1)  Eliminate operating revenue and net income related to Horizon’s Hawaii operations to reflect the Pasha Transaction. 
(2)  Eliminate Horizon’s interest expense due to the repayment of Horizon’s debt, and record interest expense based upon an 

estimated Company borrowings. 

(3)  Record additional depreciation and amortization expense due to increase in fair value of the acquired tangible and intangible 

assets. 

(4)  Record adjustment to income tax expense based upon Matson’s estimated income tax rate. 
(5)  Record adjustments for certain acquisition related expenses. 

4. 

INVESTMENT IN TERMINAL JOINT VENTURE 

The Company accounts for its 35 percent ownership interest in the related party Terminal Joint Venture using the equity method of 
accounting.  The Company records its share of income or loss in the Terminal Joint Venture in operating expenses within the Ocean 
Transportation segment, due to operations of the Terminal Joint Venture being an integral part of the Company’s Ocean 
Transportation business.  The Company’s investment in the Terminal Joint Venture was $66.4 million and $64.4 million at 
December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. 

The Company’s share of income or loss recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, and 
dividends received by the Company during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 is as follows (in millions): 

Terminal Joint Venture 
Company Share of Net Income (Loss) .......................................................  
Distributions Received ...............................................................................  

$

2015 

Years Ended December 31, 
2014 

2013 

$ 

16.5 
14.0 

$

6.6 
— 

(2.0)
— 

The Company’s Ocean Transportation segment operating costs include $174.1 million, $164.8 million and $164.3 million, for 2015, 
2014 and 2013, respectively, for terminal services provided by SSAT.  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the consolidated 
balance sheets include $19.5 million and $17.5 million for terminal services payable to the Terminal Joint Venture at December 31, 
2015 and 2014, respectively. 

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A summary of unaudited financial information for the Terminal Joint Venture at December 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows (in 
millions): 

Balance Sheet (Unaudited) 
Current assets ............................................................................................................................  
Noncurrent assets ......................................................................................................................  
Total Assets...........................................................................................................................  

Current liabilities ......................................................................................................................  
Noncurrent liabilities ................................................................................................................  
Equity ........................................................................................................................................  
Total Liabilities and Equity...................................................................................................  

As of December 31, 

2015 

2014 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

107.0 
121.2 
228.2 

42.0 
9.4 
176.8 
228.2 

$

$

$

$

80.7 
140.9 
221.6 

40.9 
7.1 
173.6 
221.6 

Statement of Operations (Unaudited) 
Operating revenue ......................................................................................  
Operating costs and expenses ....................................................................  
Operating income (loss) .............................................................................  
Net Income (Loss) (1) ............................................................................  

$

$

2015 

Years Ended December 31, 
2014 

2013 

621.0 
610.2 
10.8 
44.9 

$ 

$ 

586.2 
589.7 
(3.5) 
21.2 

$

$

498.4
517.4
(19.0)
(5.7)

(1)  Includes earnings from equity method investments held by the Terminal Joint Venture. 

5. 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT 

Property and equipment at December 31, 2015 and 2014, and depreciation expense in the three years ended December 31, 2015 
includes the following (in millions): 

Vessels .......................................................................................................  
Containers and equipment ..........................................................................  
Terminal facilities and other property ........................................................  
Construction in progress ............................................................................  
Total .......................................................................................................  

Vessels .......................................................................................................  
Containers and equipment ..........................................................................  
Terminal facilities and other property ........................................................  
Construction in progress ............................................................................  
Total .......................................................................................................  

Depreciation Expense 

As of December 31, 2015 
Accumulated 
Depreciation 

  Net Book Value 

Cost 

1,384.8 
496.0 
42.0 
66.1 
1,988.9 

$ 

$ 

787.4 
307.8 
33.4 
— 
1,128.6 

$

$

597.4 
188.2 
8.6 
66.1 
860.3 

As of December 31, 2014 
Accumulated 
Depreciation 

  Net Book Value 

Cost 

1,263.8 
466.8 
39.2 
28.4 
1,798.2 

$ 

$ 

757.7 
316.1 
33.2 
— 
1,107.0 

$

$

506.1 
150.7 
6.0 
28.4 
691.2 

2015 

Years Ended December 31, 
2014 

2013 

76.4 

$ 

66.8 

$

67.4 

$

$

$

$

$

Property and equipment included assets subject to capital leases with a net book value of $6.4 million and $2.6 million, net of 
accumulated depreciation of $1.1 million and $0.7 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  Amortization recorded in the 
consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income was $0.6 million, $0.3 million and $0.3 million for the years ended 
December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. 

During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company entered into agreements with a shipyard for the construction of two new 3,600 
twenty-foot equivalent units Aloha-class container vessels at a cost of $418.0 million.  The container vessels are expected to be 
delivered during the third quarter of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019.  Progress payments to the shipyard of $29.3 million and $8.4 
million as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, are included in construction in progress. 

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6. 

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS 

Changes in the Company’s goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 consist of the following (in millions): 

Balance at December 31, 2013 ..................................................................  
Additions ................................................................................................  
Balance at December 31, 2014 ..................................................................  
Additions ................................................................................................  
Balance at December 31, 2015 ..................................................................  

$

$

0.8 
— 
0.8 
214.2 
215.0 

$ 

$ 

26.6 
— 
26.6 
— 
26.6 

$

$

Ocean 
Transportation 

Goodwill 

Logistics 

Total 

27.4 
— 
27.4 
214.2 
241.6 

Goodwill related to the Ocean Transportation reporting unit increased $214.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2015 
related to the Horizon Acquisition (see Note 3).  There was no accumulated impairment related to goodwill as of December 31, 2015 
and 2014. 

Intangible assets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 include the following (in millions): 

Gross Amount at December 31, 2014 ........................................................  
Additions ................................................................................................  
Gross Amount at December 31, 2015 ........................................................  
Accumulated Amortization ....................................................................  
Net Amount at December 31, 2015 ...........................................................  

Gross Amount at December 31, 2013 ........................................................  
Additions ................................................................................................  
Gross Amount at December 31, 2014 ........................................................  
Accumulated Amortization ....................................................................  
Net Amount at December 31, 2014 ...........................................................  

Intangible Assets 

Ocean 
Transportation 

Logistics 

Total 

$

$

$

$

0.6 
140.0 
140.6 
(4.2) 
136.4 

$ 

$ 

9.8 
1.0 
12.0 
(8.1) 
2.7 

Ocean 
Transportation 

Intangible Assets 

Logistics 

0.6 
— 
0.6 
(0.3) 
0.3 

$ 

$ 

9.8 
— 
9.8 
(7.6) 
2.2 

$

$

$

$

10.4 
141.0 
151.4 
(12.3)
139.1 

Total 

10.4 
— 
10.4 
(7.9)
2.5 

Intangible assets related to Ocean Transportation increased by $140.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2015 related to 
customer relationships acquired as part of the Horizon Acquisition, and are being amortized over 21 years (see Note 3).  Amortization 
expense was $4.4 million, $1.3 million and $0.8 million for 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively. 

Estimated amortization expenses related to intangible assets over the next five years are as follows (in millions): 

Year 
2016 ...................................................................................................  
2017 ...................................................................................................  
2018 ...................................................................................................  
2019 ...................................................................................................  
2020 ...................................................................................................  
Thereafter ...........................................................................................  
Total ...............................................................................................  

$

$

Estimated 
Amortization 
Expense 

7.4 
7.4 
7.2 
7.0 
7.0 
103.1 
139.1 

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7. 

CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND 

The Company is party to an agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (“MARAD”) that 
established a Capital Construction Fund (“CCF”) program under provisions of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended (the 
“Merchant Marine Act”).  The CCF program was created to assist owners and operators of U.S. flag vessels in raising capital 
necessary for the modernization and expansion of the U.S. merchant marine.  CCF funds may be used for the acquisition, construction, 
or reconstruction of vessels, and for repayment of existing vessel indebtedness through the deferment of federal income taxes on 
certain deposits of monies and other property placed into the CCF.  Qualified withdrawals from the CCF must be used for investment 
in vessels and certain related equipment built in the U.S., and for use between covered U.S. ports as described by the Merchant Marine 
Act (see Item 1 of Part 1 for additional information on Maritime Laws and the Jones Act).  Participants of the CCF must also meet 
certain U.S. citizenship requirements. 

Deposits into the CCF are limited by certain applicable earnings and other conditions.  Such deposits, once made, are available as tax 
deductions in the Company’s tax provision.  Qualified withdrawals from the CCF do not give rise to a current tax liability, but reduce 
the depreciable basis of the vessels or certain related equipment for income tax purposes.  However, if withdrawals are made from the 
CCF for general corporate purposes or other non-qualified purposes, or upon termination of the agreement, they are taxable with 
interest payable from the year of deposit. 

Amounts deposited into the CCF are a preference item for calculating federal alternative minimum taxable income.  Deposits not 
committed for qualified purposes within 25 years from the date of deposit will be treated as non-qualified withdrawals over the 
subsequent five years.  Under the terms of the CCF agreement, the Company may designate certain qualified earnings as “accrued 
deposits” or may designate, as obligations of the CCF, qualified withdrawals to reimburse qualified expenditures initially made with 
operating funds.  Such accrued deposits to, and withdrawals from, the CCF are reflected on the consolidated balance sheets either as 
obligations of the Company’s current assets or as receivables from the CCF. 

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, $176.6 million and $150.7 million of eligible accounts receivable were assigned to the CCF.  Due 
to the nature of the assignment of eligible accounts receivables into the CCF, such assigned amounts are classified as part of accounts 
receivable in the consolidated balance sheets.  At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had a nominal amount and $27.5 
million on deposit in the CCF invested in a money market fund, and is classified as a long-term asset in the Company’s Consolidated 
Balance Sheet. 

8. 

DEBT 

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company’s debt consisted of the following (in millions): 

Term Loans: 

5.79%, payable through 2020 ...........................................................................................  
3.66%, payable through 2023 ...........................................................................................  
4.16%, payable through 2027 ...........................................................................................  
4.31%, payable through 2032 ...........................................................................................  
4.35%, payable through 2044 ...........................................................................................  
3.92%, payable through 2045 ...........................................................................................  

Title XI Bonds: 

5.34%, payable through 2028 ...........................................................................................  
5.27%, payable through 2029 ...........................................................................................  
Revolving credit facility ...........................................................................................................  
Capital leases ............................................................................................................................  
Total Debt .............................................................................................................................  
Less current portion ..................................................................................................................  
Total Long-term Debt ...........................................................................................................  

$ 

$ 

Description of Debt:  The following is a description of the Company’s debt: 

As of December 31, 

2015 

2014 

31.5 
68.4 
55.0 
37.5 
100.0 
75.0 

28.6 
30.8 
— 
3.1 
429.9 
(22.0) 
407.9 

$

$

38.5 
77.5 
55.0 
37.5 
100.0 
— 

30.8 
33.0 
— 
1.3 
373.6 
(21.6)
352.0 

Term Loans:  The 5.79 percent notes payable through 2020 are amortized by semi-annual principal payments of $3.5 million plus 
interest.  During the second quarter of 2012, the Company issued new unsecured, fixed rate, amortizing long-term debt of $170.0 
million, which funded in three tranches, $77.5 million at an interest rate of 3.66 percent maturing in 2023, $55.0 million at an interest 
rate of 4.16 percent maturing in 2027, and $37.5 million at an interest rate of 4.31 percent maturing in 2032.  Interest is payable semi-
annually.  The weighted average coupon and average life of the three tranches of debt are 3.97 percent and 9.2 years, respectively.  

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The notes began to amortize in 2015 with aggregate semi-annual payments of $4.6 million, which will continue through 2016, 
followed by $8.4 million in 2017 through mid-year 2023, $3.8 million through mid-year 2027, and $1.2 million thereafter. 

In January 2014, the Company issued $100 million of 30-year senior unsecured private placement notes (the “2014 Notes”).  The 2014 
Notes have a weighted average life of 14.5 years and bear interest at a rate of 4.35 percent, payable semi-annually.  The 2014 Notes 
will begin to amortize in 2021, with annual principal payments of $5.0 million in 2021, $7.5 million in 2022 and 2023, $10.0 million 
from 2024 to 2027, and $8.0 million in 2028.  Starting in 2029, and in each year thereafter until 2044, annual principal payments will 
be $2.0 million. 

In July 2015, the Company entered into a private placement note purchase agreement for the issuance of $75.0 million of 30-year 
senior unsecured notes (the “2015 Notes”).  The 2015 Notes funded on October 1, 2015, have a weighted average life of 
approximately 13 years, and will bear interest at a rate of 3.92 percent, payable semi-annually.  The 2015 Notes will begin to amortize 
in 2017, with annual principal payments of approximately $1.8 million through 2019.  During the years 2020 to 2026, the annual 
principal payments will range between approximately $1.3 million and $8.0 million.  Starting in 2027, and in each year thereafter, the 
annual principal payments will be approximately $1.5 million. 

Title XI Bonds:  In September 2003, the Company issued $55.0 million in U.S. Government guaranteed vessel finance bonds (Title 
XI) to partially finance the delivery of the MV Manukai.  The secured bonds have a final maturity in September 2028 with a coupon 
of 5.34 percent.  The bonds are amortized by semi-annual payments of $1.1 million plus interest.  In August 2004, the Company 
issued $55.0 million of U.S. Government guaranteed vessel finance bonds (Title XI) to partially finance the delivery of the MV 
Maunawili.  The secured bonds have a final maturity in July 2029, with a coupon of 5.27 percent.  The bonds are amortized by semi-
annual payments of $1.1 million plus interest. 

Revolving Credit Facility:  In 2012, the Company entered into a $375.0 million, five-year unsecured revolving credit facility with a 
syndicate of banks to provide the Company with additional sources of liquidity for working capital requirements and investment 
opportunities (the “Credit Facility”).  The Credit Facility includes a $100 million sub-limit for the issuance of standby and commercial 
letters of credit, and a $50 million sub-limit for swing line loans.  The Credit Facility also includes an uncommitted option to increase 
the Credit Facility by $75 million. 

On July 30, 2015, the Company entered into an amendment to the credit facility (the “Credit Facility Amendment).  The amendment 
includes an increase in the borrowing capacity to $400 million, and a five year extension of the maturity date to July 30, 2020.  In 
addition, the Credit Facility Amendment includes a number of amended terms, including modifications to certain definitions and 
covenants, and includes an uncommitted option to increase the borrowing capacity of the Credit Facility Amendment by an additional 
$150 million. 

The Credit Facility is subject to commitment fees, letter of credit fees, and interest on borrowings based on the Company’s ratio of 
total debt to EBITDA (the “Leverage Ratio”).  Commitment fees and letter of credit fees are computed using rates tied to a sliding 
scale, which range from 0.15 percent to 0.30 percent, and 1.00 percent to 1.75 percent, respectively, based on the Consolidated Net 
Leverage Ratio, as defined within the Credit Facility Amendment.  Interest rates on borrowings are based upon the Eurodollar Rate 
(LIBOR) plus 1.00 percent to 1.75 percent using a sliding scale based on the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio.  The Company may 
also select an interest rate at a Base Rate as defined in the Credit Facility Amendment, plus a margin that ranges from zero percent to 
0.75 percent.  Based upon the Company’s Leverage Ratio, the interest rate applicable to any borrowings would have been 
approximately 1.4 percent at December 31, 2015. 

The Company also entered into other amendments to its existing term loan agreements that included modifications to certain 
definitions and covenants, as defined within the agreements.  Interest rates and other substantive terms remained unchanged. 

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under the amended Credit Facility Amendment.  As 
of December 31, 2015, the Company had $389.0 million of availability under the amended Credit Facility.  The Company used $11.0 
million of the sub-limit for letters of credit outstanding as of December 31, 2015. 

Capital leases:  As of December 31, 2015, the Company had capital lease obligations of $3.1 million related to certain containers and 
equipment.  Capital leases have been classified as current and long-term debt in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. 

Debt Guarantees:  All of the Company’s debt as of December 31, 2015 was unsecured, except for $59.4 million in Title XI bonds, 
which is guaranteed by the Company’s significant subsidiaries.  All of the Company’s debt is fixed rate debt except for the amended 
Credit Facility. 

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Debt Covenants:  Principal financial covenants as defined in Matson’s Credit Facility and long term fixed rate debt include, but are 
not limited to: 

• 
• 

• 

The ratio of debt to consolidated EBITDA cannot exceed 3.25 to 1.00 for each fiscal four quarter period; 
The ratio of consolidated EBITDA to interest expense as of the end of any fiscal four quarter period cannot be less than 3.50 to 
1.00; and 
The principal amount of priority debt at any time cannot exceed 20 percent of consolidated tangible assets; and the principal 
amount of priority debt that is not Title XI priority debt at any time cannot exceed 10 percent of consolidated tangible assets.  
Priority debt, as further defined in the Credit Facility Amendment, is all debt secured by a lien on the Company’s assets and 
certain subsidiary debt. 

The Company was in compliance with these covenants as of December 31, 2015. 

Debt Maturities:  At December 31, 2015, debt maturities during the next five years and thereafter are as follows (in millions): 

Year 
2016 ...................................................................................................  
2017 ...................................................................................................  
2018 ...................................................................................................  
2019 ...................................................................................................  
2020 ...................................................................................................  
Thereafter ...........................................................................................  
Total debt .......................................................................................  

$

$

Total 

22.0 
31.0 
30.6 
30.0 
30.0 
286.3 
429.9 

9. 

LEASES 

The Company leases certain property and equipment, and other facilities under various operating lease agreements, with terms that 
range from 1 to 50 years.  Such leases generally include provisions for the maintenance of the leased assets, options to purchase the 
assets at fair value, and renewal options to extend the lease agreements. 

Rent expense recorded in costs and expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income from operating 
leases totaled $65.6 million, $58.3 million and $58.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and 
includes volume-based terminal rent.  Additionally, rent expense for short-term and cancelable equipment rentals was $39.9 million, 
$27.6 million and $20.5 million in 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively.  Management expects that in the normal course of business 
most operating leases will be renewed or replaced by other similar leases. 

Future minimum payments under operating leases as of December 31, 2015 were as follows (in millions): 

Year 
2016 ...................................................................................................  
2017 ...................................................................................................  
2018 ...................................................................................................  
2019 ...................................................................................................  
2020 ...................................................................................................  
Thereafter ...........................................................................................  
Total minimum lease payments .....................................................  

$

$

Total Operating 
Leases 

32.3 
24.8 
18.5 
13.7 
11.7 
28.9 
129.9 

10. 

INCOME TAXES 

The income tax expense on income from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 consisted of 
the following (in millions): 

Current: 
Federal 
State 

Total 
Deferred: 

Total income tax expense 

2015 

Years Ended December 31, 
2014 

2013 

$

$

22.6 
2.9 
25.5 
49.3 
74.8 

$ 

$ 

45.5 
3.7 
49.2 
2.7 
51.9 

$

$

(24.3)
(1.0)
(25.3)
57.5 
32.2 

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Income tax expense for 2015, 2014, and 2013 differs from amounts computed by applying the statutory federal rate to income from 
continuing operations before income taxes for the following reasons: 

Computed federal income tax expense .................................................  
State income tax ....................................................................................  
Valuation allowance .............................................................................  
Foreign taxes .........................................................................................  
Deferred tax adjustment ........................................................................  
Unrecognized tax benefits .....................................................................  
Other — net ..........................................................................................  
Effective income tax rate ..................................................................  

2015 

Years Ended December 31, 
2014 

2013 

35.0% 
2.5% 
1.1% 
0.6% 
1.1% 
0.4% 
1.4% 
42.1% 

35.0% 
2.2% 
3.3% 
0.4% 
(0.9)%
(0.4)%
2.7% 
42.3% 

35.0% 
2.9% 
— 
— 
— 
(2.1)%
1.7% 
37.5% 

The Company recorded a valuation allowance against operating losses related to a foreign subsidiary of $1.8 million and $4.1 million 
in 2015 and 2014, respectively, as the Company determined the tax benefits associated with such losses may not be realized in future 
periods.  No valuation allowance was recorded in 2013.  The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions 
of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at December 31 of each year are as follows (in millions): 

Deferred tax assets: 

Benefit plans .........................................................................................................................  
Federal net operating losses ..................................................................................................  
Insurance reserves .................................................................................................................  
State net operating losses ......................................................................................................  
Foreign losses .......................................................................................................................  
Alternative minimum tax credits ...........................................................................................  
Allowance for doubtful accounts ..........................................................................................  
Other .....................................................................................................................................  
Total deferred tax assets ........................................................................................................  
Valuation allowance .............................................................................................................  
Total Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance .......................................................  

Deferred tax liabilities: 

Basis differences for property and equipment ......................................................................  
Capital Construction Fund ....................................................................................................  
Intangibles .............................................................................................................................  
Deferred revenue ...................................................................................................................  
Joint ventures and other investments ....................................................................................  
Reserves ................................................................................................................................  
Total deferred tax liabilities ..............................................................................................  
Deferred tax liability, net ..........................................................................................................  

$ 

$ 

As of December 31, 

2015 

2014 

79.1 
68.0 
15.4 
7.8 
5.7 
3.6 
2.4 
1.9 
183.9 
(12.6) 
171.3 

300.8 
95.6 
53.0 
11.8 
10.6 
10.0 
481.8 
310.5 

$

$

63.6 
— 
11.4 
— 
4.1 
1.5 
1.4 
0.8 
82.8 
(4.1)
78.7 

252.7 
106.9 
3.8 
10.1 
7.7 
(2.1)
379.1 
300.4 

Effective December 31, 2015, the Company early adopted ASU 2015-17 on a prospective basis as current net deferred tax assets are 
not significant to the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, and no prior periods were retrospectively adjusted (see Note 2).  As of 
December 31, 2014, the Company’s net current deferred income taxes were $8.0 million. 

The Company’s income taxes payable has been reduced by the tax benefits from share-based compensation.  The Company receives 
an income tax benefit for exercised stock options calculated as the difference between the fair market value of the stock issued at the 
time of exercise and the option exercise price, tax effected.  The Company also receives an income tax benefit for non-vested stock 
when it vests, measured as the fair market value of the stock at the time of vesting, tax effected.  The net tax benefits from share-based 
transactions were $2.6 million and $0.8 million for 2015 and 2014, respectively, and the portion of the tax benefit related to the excess 
of the amount reported as the tax deduction over expense was reflected as an increase to additional paid in capital in the Consolidated 
Statements of Shareholders’ Equity. 

Operating Loss and Tax Credit Carryforwards:  The Company’s U.S. federal income tax net operating losses (“NOL”) carryforwards 
were $194.2 million, state income tax NOLs were $192.4 million, and foreign income tax NOLs were $20.2 million as of 
December 31, 2015, respectively.  The Company’s foreign income tax NOLs were $14.6 million as of December 31, 2014 and the 
Company had no U.S. federal or state NOLs at that date.  The Company’s U.S. federal and state income tax NOL’s will expire on 

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various dates through December 31, 2034.  The Company’s alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards were $3.6 million and $1.5 
million as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, and have no expiration dates. 

The Company recorded a valuation allowance of $12.6 million against all of the Company’s foreign income tax NOLs and a portion of 
the state income tax NOLs that it believes it is more likely than not that the benefit from these amounts will not be realized. 

The U.S. federal and state income tax NOL carryforwards in the income tax returns filed included unrecognized tax benefits.  The 
deferred tax assets recognized for those NOLs are presented net of these unrecognized tax benefits.  Because of the change of 
ownership provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, use of a portion of the Company’s domestic NOL and tax credit carryforwards 
may be limited in future periods.  Further, a portion of the carryforwards may expire before being applied to reduce future income tax 
liabilities. 

Unrecognized Tax Benefits:  Total unrecognized benefits represent the amount that, if recognized, would favorably affect the 
Company’s effective rate in future periods.  The Company does not expect a material change in gross unrecognized benefits in the 
next twelve months.  A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in 
millions): 

Unrecognized Tax Benefits: 
Balance at December 31, 2012 ..........................................................  
Additions for tax positions of prior years ......................................  
Reductions for lapse of statute of limitations .................................  
Balance at December 31, 2013 ..........................................................  
Additions for tax positions of prior years ......................................  
Reductions for lapse of statute of limitations .................................  
Balance at December 31, 2014 ..........................................................  
Additions for tax positions of prior years ......................................  
Additions from unrecognized tax benefits acquired ......................  
Reductions for lapse of statute of limitations .................................  
Balance at December 31, 2015 ..........................................................  

$

$

Amount 

8.3 
2.0 
(3.1)
7.2 
0.5 
(1.0)
6.7 
1.5 
14.4 
(0.5)
22.1 

The Company recognizes potential accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.  To the 
extent interest and penalties are not ultimately assessed with respect to the settlement of uncertain tax positions, amounts accrued will 
be reduced and reflected as a reduction of the overall income tax provision.  Interest accrued related to the balance of unrecognized tax 
benefits totaled $0.4 million, $0.2 million and $0.3 million as of December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. 

The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax audits for years before 2012, and substantially all material income tax 
matters have been concluded for years through 2010.  The Company is routinely involved in State, local income and excise tax audits. 

11. 

PENSION AND POST-RETIREMENT PLANS 

Non-bargaining Plans: 

The Company has two funded qualified single-employer defined benefit pension plans that cover certain non-bargaining unit 
employees and bargaining unit employees.  In addition, the Company has plans that provide certain retiree health care and life 
insurance benefits to substantially all salaried, non-bargaining employees hired before 2008 and to certain bargaining unit employees.  
Employees are generally eligible for such benefits upon retirement and completion of a specified number of years of service.  The 
Company does not pre-fund these health care and life insurance benefits, and has the right to modify or terminate certain of these 
plans in the future.  Certain groups of retirees pay a portion of the benefit costs. 

Plan Administration, Investments and Asset Allocations:  The Company has an Investment Committee that meets regularly with 
investment advisors to establish investment policies, direct investments and select investment options for the qualified plans.  The 
Investment Committee is also responsible for appointing investment managers and monitoring their performance.  The Company’s 
investment policy permits investments in marketable equity securities, such as domestic and foreign stocks, domestic and foreign 
bonds, venture capital, real estate investments, and cash equivalents.  The Company’s investment policy does not permit direct 
investment in certain types of assets, such as options or commodities, or the use of certain strategies, such as short selling or the 
purchase of securities on margin. 

The Company’s investment strategy for its qualified pension plan assets is to achieve a diversified mix of investments that provides 
for long-term growth at an acceptable level of risk, and to provide sufficient liquidity to fund ongoing benefit payments.  The 

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Company has engaged a number of investment managers to implement various investment strategies to achieve the desired asset class 
mix, liquidity and risk diversification objectives. 

The Company’s target and actual asset allocations at December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows: 

Asset categories 
Domestic equity securities .........................................................................  
International equity securities ....................................................................  
Debt securities ............................................................................................  
Real estate ..................................................................................................  
Other and cash ...........................................................................................  
Total .......................................................................................................  

Target 

2015 

2014 

53% 
15% 
22% 
5% 
5% 
100% 

62% 
13% 
18% 
6% 
1% 
100% 

63%
14%
17%
5%
1%
100%

The Company’s investments in equity securities primarily include domestic large-cap and mid-cap companies, but also includes an 
allocation to small-cap and international equity securities.  Equity investments do not include any direct holdings of the Company’s 
stock but may include such holdings to the extent that the stock is included as part of certain mutual fund holdings.  Debt securities 
include investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds from diversified industries, mortgage-backed securities, and U.S. Treasuries.  
Other types of investments include funds that invest in commercial real estate assets, and to a lesser extent, private equity investments 
in technology companies.  All assets within specific funds are allocated to the targeted asset allocation of the fund. 

The expected return on plan assets is principally based on the Company’s historical returns combined with the Company’s long-term 
future expectations regarding asset class returns, the mix of plan assets, and inflation assumptions.  The one-, three-, and five-year 
pension asset returns (losses) were (2.0) percent, 8.0 percent, and 6.8 percent, respectively, and the long-term average return (since 
plan inception in 1989) has been approximately 8.3 percent.  Over the long-term, the actual returns have generally exceeded the 
benchmark returns used by the Company to evaluate performance of its fund managers. 

The Company’s pension plan assets are held in a master trust and are stated at estimated fair values of the underlying investments.  
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis.  Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.  Dividends are 
recorded on the ex-dividend date. 

Equity Securities:  Domestic and international common stocks are valued by obtaining quoted prices on recognized and highly liquid 
exchanges. 

Fixed Income Securities:  Corporate bonds and U.S. government treasury and agency securities are valued based upon the closing 
price reported in the market in which the security is traded.  U.S. government agency and corporate asset-backed securities may utilize 
models, such as a matrix pricing model, that incorporate other observable inputs when broker/dealer quotes are not available, such as 
cash flow, security structure, or market information. 

Real Estate, Private Equity and Insurance Contract Interests:  The fair value of real estate, private equity and insurance contract 
interests are determined by the issuer based on the unit values of the funds.  Unit values are determined by dividing the fund’s net 
assets by the number of units outstanding at the valuation date.  Fair value for underlying investments in real estate is determined 
through independent property appraisals.  Fair value of underlying investments in private equity is determined based on information 
provided by the general partner taking into consideration the purchase price of the underlying securities, developments concerning the 
investee company subsequent to the acquisition of the investment, financial data and projections of the investee company provided by 
the general partner, and such other factors as the general partner deems relevant.  Insurance contracts are principally invested in real 
estate assets, which are valued based upon independent appraisals. 

The fair values of the Company’s pension plan assets at December 31, 2015 and 2014, by asset category, are as follows (in millions): 

Asset Category 
Cash ...........................................................................  
Equity securities: 

U.S. large-cap ........................................................  
U.S. mid- and small-cap .........................................  
International large-cap ...........................................  
International small-cap ...........................................  

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2015 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
(Level 1) 

Significant 
Observable 
Inputs (Level 2) 

Significant 
Unobservable 
Inputs (Level 3) 

Total 

$

6.9 

$

6.9 

$ 

— 

$

64.5 
34.7 
16.5 
6.1 

54 

48.6 
28.7 
— 
— 

15.9 
6.0 
16.5 
6.1 

— 

— 
— 
— 
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Asset Category 
Fixed income securities: 

U.S. Treasuries .......................................................  
Municipal bonds ....................................................  
Investment grade U.S. corporate bonds .................  
High-yield U.S. corporate bonds ............................  
Emerging markets fixed income ............................  

Other types of investments: 

Real estate partnership interests .............................  
Private equity partnership interests ........................  
Total ...........................................................................  

Asset Category 
Cash ...........................................................................  
Equity securities: 

U.S. large-cap ........................................................  
U.S. mid- and small-cap .........................................  
International large-cap ...........................................  
International small-cap ...........................................  

Fixed income securities: 

U.S. Treasuries .......................................................  
Municipal bonds ....................................................  
Investment grade U.S. corporate bonds .................  
High-yield U.S. corporate bonds ............................  
Emerging markets fixed income ............................  

Other types of investments: 

$

$

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2015 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
(Level 1) 

Significant 
Observable 
Inputs (Level 2) 

Significant 
Unobservable 
Inputs (Level 3) 

Total 

5.6 
5.3 
2.4 
6.0 
10.4 

10.3 
0.2 
168.9 

$

— 
— 
— 
— 
10.4 

— 
— 
94.6 

5.6 
5.3 
2.4 
6.0 
— 

— 
— 
63.8 

$

$ 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

10.3 
0.2 
10.5 

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
(Level 1) 

Significant 
Observable  
Inputs (Level 2) 

Significant 
Unobservable 
Inputs (Level 3) 

Total 

19.4 

$

19.4 

$ 

— 

$

69.5 
35.6 
17.6 
6.9 

0.4 
0.1 
2.3 
6.7 
10.8 

69.5 
35.6 
5.9 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
10.8 

— 
— 
11.7 
6.9 

0.4 
0.1 
2.3 
6.7 
— 

— 

— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

9.3 
0.3 
9.6 

Real estate partnership interests .............................  
Private equity partnership interests ........................  
Total ...........................................................................  

$

9.3 
0.3 
178.9 

$

— 
— 
141.2 

$ 

— 
— 
28.1 

$

The table below presents a reconciliation of all pension plan investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant 
unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 (in millions): 

Fair Value Measurements Using Significant 
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) 
Private Equity 

Total 

Real Estate 

Balance at December 31, 2013 ..................................................................  
Actual return (loss) on plan assets: 

Assets held at the reporting date ............................................................  
Assets sold during the period .................................................................  
Purchases, sales and settlements, net .....................................................  
Balance at December 31, 2014 ..................................................................  
Actual return (loss) on plan assets: 

Assets held at the reporting date ............................................................  
Assets sold during the period .................................................................  
Purchases, sales and settlements, net .....................................................  
Balance at December 31, 2015 ..................................................................  

$

8.6 

$ 

0.3 

$

0.8 
0.3 
(0.4) 
9.3 

1.1 
0.4 
(0.5) 
10.3 

$ 

— 
— 
— 
0.3 

(0.1) 
— 
— 
0.2 

$

$

8.9

0.8
0.3
(0.4)
9.6

1.0
0.4
(0.5)
10.5

Contributions to each of the qualified single-employer defined benefit pension plans are determined annually by the Company’s 
pension administrative committee, based upon the actuarially determined minimum required contribution under the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), as amended, the Pension Protection Act of 2006, and the maximum deductible 
contribution allowed for tax purposes.  In 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company contributed $4.7 million, $6.5 million and $3.5 million, 
respectively.  The Company’s funding policy is to contribute cash to its pension plans so that it meets at least the minimum 
contribution requirements. 

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The benefit formulas for employees who are members of collective bargaining units are determined according to the collective 
bargaining agreements, either using final average pay as the base or a flat dollar amount per year of service. 

Effective December 31, 2011, the Company froze benefit accruals under the final average pay formula for salaried, non-bargaining 
unit employees hired before January 1, 2008 and transitioned them to the same cash balance formula for employees hired on or after 
January 1, 2008.  Retirement benefits under the cash balance formula are based on a fixed percentage of employee eligible 
compensation, plus interest.  The plan interest credit rate will vary from year to year based on the ten-year U.S. Treasury rate. 

Benefit Plan Assets and Obligations:  The measurement date for the Company’s benefit plan disclosures is December 31 of each year.  
The status of the funded qualified defined benefit pension plans and the unfunded post-retirement benefit plans at December 31, 2015 
and 2014 are shown below (in millions): 

Change in Benefit Obligation: 
Benefit obligation at beginning of year .......................  
Service cost .............................................................  
Interest cost .............................................................  
Plan participants’ contributions ..............................  
Actuarial (gain) loss ................................................  
Benefits paid, net of subsidies received ..................  
Expenses paid .........................................................  
Benefit obligation at end of year .................................  

Change in Plan Assets: 
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year .............  
Actual return on plan assets ....................................  
Plan participants’ contributions ..............................  
Employer contributions ...........................................  
Benefits paid, net of subsidies received ..................  
Expenses paid .........................................................  
Fair value of plan assets at end of year .......................  
Funded Status and Recognized Liability.....................  

$

$

Pension Benefits 
December 31, 

Other Post-retirement 
Benefits 
December 31, 

2015 

2014 

2015 

2014 

237.4 
3.3 
9.5 
— 
(17.9) 
(10.9) 
(1.2) 
220.2 

$

$

178.9 
(2.6) 
— 
4.7 
(10.9) 
(1.2) 
168.9 
(51.3)  $

$ 

197.5 
3.3 
9.4 
— 
38.2 
(10.0) 
(1.0) 
237.4 

172.8 
10.6 
— 
6.5 
(10.0) 
(1.0) 
178.9 
(58.5)  $ 

$

62.6 
1.5 
2.5 
0.9 
(3.1) 
(3.9) 
— 
60.5 

— 
— 
0.9 
3.0 
(3.9) 
— 
— 
(60.5)  $

52.1
1.1
2.6
0.7
9.7
(3.6)
—
62.6

—
—
0.7
2.9
(3.6)
—
—
(62.6)

Amounts recognized on the consolidated balance sheets and in accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31, 2015 and 2014 
were as follows (in millions): 

Current liabilities ........................................................  
Non-current liabilities, net ..........................................  
Total ........................................................................  

Net loss (net of taxes) .................................................  
Prior service credit (net of taxes) ................................  
Total ........................................................................  

Pension Benefits 
December 31, 

Other Post-retirement 
Benefits 
December 31, 

2015 

2014 

2015 

2014 

$

$

$

$

$

— 
(51.3) 
(51.3)  $

50.8 
(9.1) 
41.7 

$

$

$ 

— 
(58.5) 
(58.5)  $ 

55.5 
(10.6) 
44.9 

$ 

$ 

(2.5)  $
(58.0) 
(60.5)  $

4.7 
— 
4.7 

$

$

(2.5)
(60.1)
(62.6)

7.2
—
7.2

The information for qualified pension plans with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets at December 31, 2015 and 
2014 is shown below (in millions): 

Projected benefit obligation ......................................................................................................  
Accumulated benefit obligation ................................................................................................  
Fair value of plan assets ............................................................................................................  

$ 
$ 
$ 

218.0 
217.7 
166.2 

$
$
$

235.0 
234.6 
176.1 

2015 

2014 

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The estimated net loss and prior service credit for the qualified pension plans that will be amortized from accumulated other 
comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit cost, net of tax, in 2016 is $1.8 million.  The estimated net loss and prior service cost for 
the other post-retirement benefit plans that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit 
cost, net of tax, in 2016 is $0.8 million. 

Unrecognized gains and losses of the post-retirement benefit plans are amortized over five years.  Although current health care costs 
are expected to increase, the Company attempts to mitigate these increases by maintaining caps on certain of its benefit plans, using 
lower cost health care plan options where possible, requiring that certain groups of employees pay a portion of their benefit costs, self-
insuring for certain insurance plans, encouraging wellness programs for employees, and implementing measures to mitigate future 
benefit cost increases. 

Components of the net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) for the qualified 
pension plans and the post-retirement health care and life insurance benefit plans during 2015, 2014, and 2013, are shown below (in 
millions): 

Pension Benefits 
December 31, 
2014 

2015 

2013 

Other Post-retirement Benefits 
December 31, 
2014 

2013 

2015 

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost: 

Service cost ........................................................  
Interest cost ........................................................  
Expected return on plan assets ...........................  
Amortization of net loss .....................................  
Amortization of prior service cost .....................  
Net periodic benefit cost ........................................  

  $

  $

Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit 

Obligations Recognized in Other 
Comprehensive Income (net of tax) ...................  
Net loss (gain) ....................................................  
New prior service cost .......................................  
Amortization of unrecognized loss ....................  
Amortization of prior service credit ...................  

  $

Total recognized in other comprehensive 

3.3  $
9.5 
(14.0) 
6.4 
(2.3) 
2.9  $

3.3  $
9.4 
(14.1) 
3.0 
(2.3) 
(0.7)  $

2.9  $
8.6 
(11.9) 
6.8 
(2.3) 
4.1  $

1.5  $ 
2.5 
— 
2.2 
— 
6.2  $ 

1.1  $
2.6 
— 
0.6 
— 
4.3  $

(1.0)  $
0.1 
(3.9) 
1.4 

25.4  $
— 
(1.8) 
1.4 

(19.6)  $
— 
(4.2) 
1.4 

(1.9)  $ 
— 
(1.3) 
— 

5.9  $
— 
(0.4) 
— 

income ................................................................  

  $

(3.4)  $

25.0  $

(22.4)  $

(3.2)  $ 

5.5  $

Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost 

and other comprehensive income .......................  

  $

(0.5)  $

24.3  $

(18.3)  $

3.0  $ 

9.8  $

The weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit information during 2015, 2014, and 2013, were as follows: 

1.1 
2.1 
— 
0.3 
— 
3.5 

1.2 
— 
(0.2)
— 

1.0 

4.5 

Pension Benefits 
December 31, 
2014 

2015 

Other Post-retirement Benefits 
December 31, 

2013 

2015 

2014 

2013 

Weighted Average Assumptions: 
Discount rate (1) ...............................................  
Expected return on plan assets ..........................  
Rate of compensation increase ..........................  
Initial health care cost trend rate (2) .................  
Pre-65 group .................................................  
Post-65 group ................................................  
Ultimate health care cost trend rate ...................  
Year ultimate health care cost trend rate is 

reached (2) ....................................................  
Pre-65 group .................................................  
Post-65 group ................................................  

4.50%
8.00%
3.00%

4.10%
8.25%
3.00%

4.90%
8.25%
3.00%

4.60% 

4.20%

5.00%

3.00%
7.10%

3.00%
7.30%

4.50%

4.50%

2027 

2027 

3.00% 

6.80% 
7.60% 
4.40% 

2037 
2036 

(1) The Company derives a single equivalent rate utilizing a yield curve constructed from a portfolio of high-quality corporate bonds with various maturities. 
(2) Starting in 2015, initial and ultimate health care trend rates used to determine obligations are different for pre-65 and post-65 populations. 

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In 2014, the Company adopted a modified version of the new mortality table (RP-2014) issued by the Society of Actuaries in 
October 2014 along with a modified mortality improvement scale for the purposes of determining the Company’s mortality 
assumption used in its defined benefit and other post-retirement plan liability calculations.  The use of the new table resulted in an 
increase of approximately $17.6 million and $3.9 million to the projected benefit obligation for pension and other post-retirement 
benefits, respectively as of December 31, 2014. 

If the assumed health care cost trend rate were increased or decreased one percentage point, the accumulated post-retirement benefit 
obligation, as of December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 and the net periodic post-retirement benefit cost for 2015, 2014 and 2013, would 
have increased or decreased as follows (in millions): 

Other Post-retirement Benefits 
One Percentage Point 

2015 

Increase 
2014 

2013 

2015 

Decrease 
2014 

2013 

Effect on total of service and interest cost 

components ........................................................  
Effect on post-retirement benefit obligation ..........  

  $
  $

0.9  $
9.4  $

0.7  $
10.0  $

0.6  $
7.1  $

(0.7)  $ 
(7.4)  $ 

(0.5)  $
(7.8)  $

(0.5)
(5.7)

Current liabilities of $3.7 million and $4.1 million, related to non-qualified pension benefits and post-retirement benefits, are classified 
as accrued and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. 

Non-qualified Pension Plans:  The Company has non-qualified supplemental pension plans covering certain employees and retirees, 
which provide for incremental pension payments from the Company’s general funds so that total pension benefits would be 
substantially equal to amounts that would have been payable from the Company’s qualified pension plans if it were not for limitations 
imposed by income tax law.  A few employees and retirees receive additional supplemental pension benefits.  The Company also has a 
frozen non-qualified pension plan that covers one outside director and pays retirement benefits in a lump sum from the Company’s 
general funds.  The obligations relating to these plans totaled $4.3 million and $5.4 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, 
respectively.  The expense associated with the non-qualified plans was $0.6 million in 2015, 2014 and 2013.  A 3.4 percent discount 
rate was used to determine the 2015 obligation. 

As of December 31, 2015, the amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss for net loss for non-qualified pension 
costs, net of tax, was $0.8 million, and the amount recognized as prior service credit, net of tax, was $0.6 million.  The net loss 
amortization and prior service credit amortization for the non-qualified plans to be recognized into net periodic pension costs in 2016, 
net of tax, is $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively. 

Estimated Benefit Payments:  The estimated future benefit payments for the next ten years are as follows (in millions): 

Year 
2016 ...........................................................................................................  
2017 ...........................................................................................................  
2018 ...........................................................................................................  
2019 ...........................................................................................................  
2020 ...........................................................................................................  
2021-2025 ..................................................................................................  
Total ...........................................................................................................  

$

$

Qualified 
Pension 
Benefits 

11.7 
12.1 
12.5 
12.8 
13.2 
70.5 
132.8 

Non-qualified 

$ 

  Pension Benefits 
1.2 
0.3 
1.0 
0.2 
0.4 
2.0 
5.1 

$ 

Post-retirement 
Benefits (1) 

$

$

2.5 
2.6 
2.7 
2.8 
2.9 
15.9 
29.4 

(1) Net of plan participants’ contributions and Medicare D subsidies. 

Defined Contribution Plans:  The Company sponsors defined contribution plans that qualify under Sections 401(a) and 401(k) of the 
Internal Revenue Code.  The Company may make discretionary matching contributions equal to a specified percentage of each 
participant’s 401(k) contributions.  For the plan year ended December 31, 2015, the Company provided matching contributions of up 
to 6 percent of eligible employee compensation.  The Company’s matching contributions expensed under these plans totaled $2.0 
million for year ended December 31, 2015, and $1.6 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2014, and 2013.  The Company 
may also provide a discretionary Profit Sharing contribution under the qualified defined contribution plans.  The Company will 
provide profit sharing contributions to salaried, non-bargaining unit employees, if both a minimum threshold of Company 
performance is achieved and the Board has approved the profit sharing contribution.  For the plan year ended December 31, 2015, the 
Company provided profit sharing contributions equal to 3 percent of eligible employee compensation.  For certain eligible employees, 

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supplemental profit sharing contributions are credited under a non-qualified plan to be paid after separation from service from the 
Company’s general funds so that total profit sharing contributions would be substantially equal to amounts that would have been 
contributed to the Company’s qualified defined contribution plans if it were not for limitations imposed by income tax law.  Profit 
sharing expenses recorded in 2015, 2014 and 2013 under this plan totaled $1.9 million, $1.6 million and $1.2 million, respectively. 

Multi-employer Bargaining Plans: 

The Company contributes to multi-employer defined benefit pension plans under the terms of collective-bargaining agreements that 
cover its bargaining unit employees.  Contributions are generally based on amounts paid for union labor or cargo volume.  The risks of 
participating in multi-employer plans are different from single-employer plans because assets contributed to the multi-employer plan 
by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.  Additionally, if one employer stops 
contributing to the plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan may be borne by the remaining participating employers. 

The multi-employer pension plans are subject to the plan termination insurance provisions of ERISA and are paying premiums to the 
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”).  The statutes provide that an employer who withdraws from, or significantly 
reduces its contribution obligation to, a multi-employer plan generally will be required to continue funding its proportional share of 
the plan’s unfunded vested benefits.  As of December 31, 2015, the Company’s estimated benefit plan withdrawal obligations were 
$216.8 million.  Except as described in Note 14, no withdrawal obligations have been recorded by the Company in the consolidated 
balance sheets at December 31, 2015 and 2014 as the Company has no present intention of withdrawing from and does not anticipate 
termination of any of these plans. 

Information regarding the Company’s participation in multi-employer pension plans is outlined in the table below.  The “EIN/Pension 
Plan Number” column provides the Employer Identification Number (“EIN”) and the three-digit plan number, if applicable.  Unless 
otherwise noted, the most recent Pension Protection Act zone status available in 2015 and 2014 is for the plan’s year-end at 
December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  The zone status is based on information that the Company received from the plan and is 
certified by the plan’s actuary.  Among other factors, plans in the red zone are generally less than 65 percent funded, plans in the 
yellow zone are less than 80 percent funded, and plans in the green zone are at least 80 percent funded.  The funding improvement 
plan (“FIP”) or rehabilitation plan (“RP”) column indicates the status which is either pending or has been implemented.  The last 
column lists the expiration dates of the collective-bargaining agreements to which the plans are subject. 

  EIN/ Pension 
  Plan Number 

  Notes   

Pension 
Protection Act 
Zone as of 
December 31, 
2015 

2014 

FIP/RP Status
Pending/ 

5% 

Implemented Contributor

Contributions of Matson 
($ in millions) 
2014 

2013 

2015 

Surcharge Expiration
Date (6) 
Imposed 

  20-0389370-001   

  Yellow 

  Yellow  

Implemented   

Yes 

  $

4.9  $ 

5.1  $ 

5.3 

No 

  6/30/2019  

  99-0314293-001   

  Yellow 

  Yellow  

Implemented   

Pension Plan .............................  

  13-6372630-001   

(1) 

Green 

  Green   

Masters, Mates and Pilots 

Adjustable Pension Plan ...........  

  37-1719247-001   

(1) 

(2) 

(2) 

No 

No 

MEBA Pension Trust - Defined 

Benefit Plan ..............................  
OCU Trust Pension Plan ................  
MFOW Supplementary 

  51-6029896-001   
  26-1574440-001   

(3) 

Red 
Green 

  Green   
  Green   

Implemented   
No 

Pension Plan .............................  

  94-6201677-001   

Green 

  Green   

No 

Alaska Teamster - Employer 

Pension Plan .............................  

All Alaska Longshore 

  92-6003463-024   

(4) 

Red 

Red 

Implemented   

Pension Plan .............................  

  91-6085352-001   

(4) 

Green 

  Green   

Western Conference of 

Teamsters Pension Plan ............  

  91-6145047-001   

(4) 

Green 

  Green   

No 

No 

Western Conference of 

Teamsters Supplemental 
Benefit Trust .............................  

OPEIU Local 153 Pension 

Plan ...........................................  
Seafarers Pension Trust ..................  
Total ..........................................  

  95-3746907-001   

(4) 

Green 

  Green   

No 

  13-2864289-001   
  13-6100329-001   

(4) 
(4)(5)   

Red 
Green 

Red 
  Green   

Implemented   
No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 
No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

No 

No 
Yes 

2.8 

2.2 

1.7 

3.2 
0.1 

— 

1.5 

0.5 

0.8 

— 

2.9 

1.9 

1.0 

2.1 
0.1 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

2.7 

2.1 

0.8 

2.1 
0.1 

— 

— 

— 

— 

No 

No 

No 

No 
No 

No 

Yes 

  6/30/2019  
6/15/2023, 
6/15/2027  
6/15/2023, 
6/15/2027  
8/15/2018, 
6/15/2022  
  6/30/2021  

  6/30/2017  
6/30/2016, 
6/30/2018, 
6/30/2019  

No 

  6/30/2020  

No 

  3/31/2018  

— 

No 

  3/31/2018  

0.1 
— 
17.8  $ 

— 
— 
13.1  $ 

— 
— 
13.1 

  $

No 
No 

  11/9/2017  
  6/30/2017  

Pension Funds 
Hawaii Terminals 

Multiemployer Pension 
Plan ...........................................  

Hawaii Stevedoring 

Multiemployer Retirement 
Plan ...........................................  

Master, Mates and Pilots 

(1) 

(2) 

Effective December 31, 2012, the Masters, Mates and Pilots Pension Plan was frozen for all new benefit accruals. Commencing January 1, 2013, all new benefits accrue under a new 
Masters, Mates and Pilots Adjustable Pension Plan. 
The Plan is not subject to the PPA funding requirements under IRS Section 432 as the Plan was not in effect on July 16, 2006. 

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(3) 

In 2012, the Company agreed to contribute at least 11.7 percent of total wages paid to employees in covered Marine Engineer Benefits Association (“MEBA”) employment to the MEBA 
Pension Trust by a reallocation of the total labor cost under the collective bargaining agreement. The pension contribution rate was determined by the plan’s actuary to be necessary to 
maintain full funding of the pension plan and is fully offset by a reallocation of wages and other benefits. 

(4)  Matson’s contributions to these plans commenced after the Horizon Acquisition on May 29, 2015. 
(5) 

The Company does not make contributions directly to the Seafarers Pension Plan. Instead, contributions are made to the Seafarers Health and Benefits Plan, and are subsequently re-
allocated to the Seafarers Pension Plan at the discretion of the plan Trustee. 

(6)  Represents the expiration date of the collective bargaining agreement. 

The Company also contributes to multi-employer plans that provide health and other benefits other than pensions under the terms of 
collective-bargaining agreements.  Benefits provided to active and retired employees and their eligible dependents under these plans 
include medical, dental, vision, hearing, prescription drug, death, accidental death and dismemberment, disability, legal aid, 
scholarship program, wage insurance and license insurance, although not all of these benefits are provided by each plan.  These plans 
are not subject to the PBGC plan termination and withdrawal liability provisions of ERISA applicable to multi-employer defined 
benefit pension plans. 

Information related to the Company’s health and benefit plans is as follows: 

Health and Benefit Plans 
Stevedore Industry Committee Welfare Benefit 

Plan ......................................................................  
OCU Health and Welfare Trust ................................  
SUP Welfare Plan, Inc. .............................................  
MEBA Medical and Benefits Plan ............................  

MFOW Welfare Fund ...............................................  
ARA Pension and Welfare Plan ................................  
Masters, Mates and Pilots Health and Benefit 

Plan ......................................................................  
Seafarers Health and Benefits Plan ...........................  
Alaska Teamster - Employer Welfare Trust .............  

All Alaska Longshore Health and Welfare 

Trust Fund ...........................................................  
Western Teamsters Welfare Trust ............................  
Total .....................................................................  

  EIN Number 

Notes 

  Contributor

5% 

Contributions of Matson 
($ in millions) 
2014 

2013 

2015 

  Surcharge
Imposed 

Expiration 
Date (3) 

99-0313967-501 
26-1574455-501 
94-1243666-502 

13-5590515-501 
94-1254186-501 
13-6083690-501 

13-6696938-501 
13-5557534-501 

(1)(2) 

91-6034674-501 

91-6070467-501 
91-6033601-501 

(2) 

(2) 
(2) 

Yes 
No 
Yes 

Yes 
Yes 
Yes 

Yes 
Yes 

Yes 

Yes 
No 

$

$

3.8
0.2
2.9

2.2
1.3
0.5

2.3
1.8

1.2

1.3
0.6
18.1

$

$

3.1
0.2
2.7

1.8
1.2
0.5

1.6
—

—

—
—
11.1

$ 

$ 

2.6 
0.2 
2.7 

1.7 
1.2 
0.5 

1.6 
— 

— 

— 
— 
10.5 

No 
No 
No 

No 
No 
No 

No 
No 

No 

No 
No 

6/30/2019 
6/30/2021 
6/30/2017 
8/15/2018, 
6/15/2022 
6/30/2017 
8/15/2016 
6/15/2023, 
6/15//2027 
6/30/2017 
6/30/2016, 
6/30/2018, 
6/30/2019 

6/30/2020 
3/31/2018 

(1)  Contributions made to the Seafarers Health and Benefits Plan are re-allocated to the Seafarers Pension Plan at the discretion of the plan Trustee. 
(2)  Matson’s contributions to these plans commenced after the Horizon Acquisition on May 29, 2015. 
(3)  Represents the expiration date of the collective bargaining agreement. 

Multi-employer Defined Contribution Plans:  The Company contributes to six multi-employer defined contribution pension plans.  
These plans are not subject to the withdrawal liability provisions of ERISA or the PBGC applicable to multi-employer defined benefit 
pension plans.  Contributions made to these plans by the Company were $3.8 million in 2015, and $3.0 million in 2014 and 2013. 

12. 

MULTI-EMPLOYER WITHDRAWAL LIABILITY 

Horizon ceased all of its operations in Puerto Rico during the first quarter of 2015, which resulted in a mass withdrawal from its multi-
employer ILA-PRSSA pension fund (see Note 3).  The Company estimated the mass withdrawal liability based upon the expected 
future undiscounted payments to be paid by the Company, discounted using the risk-free U.S. Treasury rate.  Payments of 
approximately $1.0 million are made quarterly to the ILA-PRSSA over an estimated remaining period of approximately 18 years.  
Future estimated annual cash payments to the multi-employer pension plan as of December 31, 2015 were as follows (in millions): 

Year 
2016 ...................................................................................................  
2017 ...................................................................................................  
2018 ...................................................................................................  
2019 ...................................................................................................  
2020 ...................................................................................................  
Thereafter ...........................................................................................  
Total future payments ....................................................................  
Less: amount representing interest .....................................................  
Present value of remaining withdrawal liability ............................  
Current portion of withdrawal liability ..............................................  
Long-term portion of withdrawal liability .........................................  

$

$

As of December 31, 
(in millions) 

4.1 
4.1 
4.1 
4.1 
4.1 
52.3 
72.8 
(12.5)
60.3 
(4.1)
56.2 

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The current portion of $4.1 million of the mass withdrawal liability is included in accrued and other liabilities in the consolidated 
balance sheet (see Note 2).  The Company’s estimate of the mass withdrawal liability is subject to revision pending the final 
calculation and assessment to be issued by the ILA-PRSSA, expected in 2016 (see Note 3). 

13. 

SHARE-BASED AWARDS 

2007 Incentive Compensation Plan:  The 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2007 Plan”) serves as a successor to the 1998 Stock 
Option/Stock Incentive Plan, the 1998 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, the Restricted Stock Bonus Plan and the Non-
Employee Director Stock Retainer Plan (the “Predecessor Plans”).  Under the 2007 Plan, approximately 2.2 million shares of common 
stock were initially reserved for issuance.  On January 28, 2010, the Board of Directors adopted an amended and restated 2007 Plan, 
which, among other things, authorized the issuance of an additional approximately 2.2 million shares of stock under the 2007 Plan.  
Shareholders approved the amended 2007 Plan at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. 

In connection with the Company’s separation from its former parent company on June 29, 2012 (the “Separation”), each stock option 
held by a Matson employee was converted into an adjusted Matson stock option.  The exercise prices of the adjusted Matson stock 
options and the number of shares subject to each such stock option reflects a mechanism that was intended to preserve the intrinsic 
value of the original stock option.  The modification of the awards did not result in any additional stock compensation expense to be 
recorded upon Separation.  The resulting Matson stock options are subject to substantially the same terms, vesting conditions and 
other restrictions, if any, that were applicable to the former parent company stock options immediately prior to the Separation.  Also, 
in connection with the Separation, any non-vested restricted stock units (“RSUs”) granted to Matson employees were converted into 
Matson RSUs.  The RSU grants were converted in a manner that was intended to preserve the fair market value of the awards.  The 
resulting Matson RSU grants are subject to substantially the same terms, vesting conditions and other restrictions, if any, that were 
applicable to the grants immediately prior to the Separation. 

After the Separation was completed, approximately 8.7 million shares of the Company’s common stock were reserved for issuance 
under the plans, with approximately 5.8 million shares remaining as available for future issuance under all equity compensation plans 
(excluding 0.5 million shares to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights as of December 31, 2015). 

The 2007 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 Company’s 
Board of Directors.  Share-based compensation is generally awarded under three of the four programs, as more fully described below. 

Discretionary Grant Program — Under the Discretionary Grant Program, stock options may be granted with an exercise price no less 
than 100 percent of the fair market value (defined as the closing market price) of the Company’s common stock on the date of the 
grant.  Options generally become exercisable ratably over three years and have a maximum contractual term of 10 years. 

Stock Issuance Program — Under the Stock Issuance Program, shares of common stock, restricted stock units or performance shares 
may be granted.  Time-based equity awards vest ratably over three years.  Provided certain three-year performance targets are 
achieved, performance-based equity awards generally vest on the three-year anniversary date of the grant.  During the first quarter of 
2013, the Company granted performance-based awards tied to the Company’s average annual return on invested capital (which the 
Company refers to as “average ROIC”), as measured over the three-year period beginning January 1, 2013 and ending December 31, 
2015.  During the first quarter of 2014, the Company granted similarly structured performance share awards that will be measured 
over the three-year period beginning January 1, 2014 and ending December 31, 2016.  During the first quarter of 2015, the Company 
granted similarly structured performance share awards that will be measured over the three-year period beginning January 1, 2015 and 
ending December 31, 2017.  Performance Share awards for the senior leadership team will also be modified based on relative total 
shareholder return performance (which the Company refers to as the “TSR modifier”) measured over the same respective three-year 
period.  The TSR modifier is based on the Company’s total shareholder return over the three-year measurement period relative to the 
shareholder return over the same period for the companies comprising the S&P Transportation Select Industry Index and S&P Mid-
Cap 400 Index (with each index weighted 50 percent).  The service-vesting provisions of each performance-based award require the 
award recipient to remain in continuous service with the Company until the end of the three-year measurement period, subject to 
certain exceptions due to retirement, disability, or death, in order to vest in any shares that become issuable on the basis of the 
performance-vesting criteria. 

Automatic Grant Program — The Automatic Grant Program supersedes and replaces the Company’s 1998 Non-Employee Director 
Stock Option Plan and the Non-Employee Director Stock Retainer Plan.  At each annual shareholder meeting, non-employee directors 
will receive an award of restricted stock units that entitle the holder to an equivalent number of shares of common stock upon vesting.  
Awards of restricted stock units granted under the program generally vest ratably over one or three years. 

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The shares of common stock authorized to be issued under the 2007 Plan may be drawn from shares of the Company’s authorized but 
unissued common stock or from shares of its common stock that the Company acquires, including shares purchased on the open 
market or in private transactions. 

Predecessor Plans:  Adopted in 1998, the Company’s 1998 Stock Option/Stock Incentive Plan (“1998 Plan”) provided for the 
issuance of non-qualified stock options and common stock to employees of the Company.  Under the 1998 Plan, option prices could 
not be less than the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the dates of grant and the options became exercisable over 
periods determined, at the dates of grant, by the Compensation Committee of the Former Parent Company Board of Directors that 
administer the plan.  Generally, options vested ratably over three years and expired ten years from the date of grant.  Payments for 
options exercised may be made in cash or in shares of the Company’s stock.  If an option to purchase shares is exercised within five 
years of the date of grant and if payment is made in shares of the Company’s stock, the option holder may receive, under a reload 
feature, a new stock option grant for such number of shares as is equal to the number surrendered, with an option price not less than 
the greater of the fair market value of the Company’s stock on the date of exercise or one and one-half times the original option price.  
The 1998 Plan also permitted the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock.  Generally, grants of time-based, non-vested 
stock vested ratably over three years and performance-based, non-vested stock vested in one year, provided that certain performance 
targets were achieved.  The 1998 Plan was superseded by the 2007 Plan, and no further grants have been or will be made under the 
1998 Plan. 

Director Stock Option Plans:  The 1998 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (“1998 Director Plan”) was superseded by the 
2007 Plan.  Under the 1998 Director Plan, each non-employee Director of the Company, elected at an Annual Meeting of 
Shareholders, was automatically granted, on the date of each such Annual Meeting, an option to purchase 8,000 shares of the 
Company’s common stock at the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant.  Each option to purchase shares generally became 
exercisable ratably over three years following the date granted. 

Application of alternative assumptions could produce significantly different estimates of the fair value of share-based compensation 
and, consequently, significantly affect the related amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive 
Income. 

Activity in the Company’s stock option plans for the year ended December 31, 2015, was as follows (in thousands, except weighted 
average exercise price and weighted average contractual life): 

2007 
Plan 

1998 
Plan 

1998 

  Director 

Plan 

Total 
Shares 

  Weighted 
  Average 
  Exercise 

  Weighted 
  Average 
  Contractual

  Aggregate 
Intrinsic 
Value 

Outstanding at December 31, 2014 .....  
Granted ...........................................  
Exercised .........................................  
Forfeited and expired ......................  
Outstanding at December 31, 2015 .....  
Exercisable at December 31, 2015 ......  

657 
— 
(254) 
— 
403 
403 

132 
— 
(85) 
(5) 
42 
42 

63 
— 
(47) 
— 
16 
16 

852  $
— 
(386)  $
(5)  $
461  $
461  $

Price 

21.24 

Life 

20.44 
22.80 
21.90 
21.90 

3.8  $
3.8  $

9,555 
9,555 

The following table summarizes non-vested restricted stock unit activity through December 31, 2015, (in thousands, except weighted 
average grant-date fair value amounts): 

Outstanding at December 31, 2014 ...........................................................................................  
Granted .................................................................................................................................  
Vested ...................................................................................................................................  
Canceled ...............................................................................................................................  
Outstanding at December 31, 2015 ...........................................................................................  

2007 Plan 
Restricted 
Stock Units 

678 
250 
(232) 
(18) 
678 

$

Weighted 
Average Grant-
Date Fair Value 
$

24.78 
37.19 
24.99 
27.46 
29.21 

A summary of compensation cost related to share-based payments for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2015, 
is as follows (in millions): 

Share-based expense (net of estimated forfeitures): 
Non-vested stock and restricted stock units ..............................................  

$

12.2 

$ 

8.4 

$

5.5 

2015 

Years Ended December 31, 
2014 

2013 

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2015 

Years Ended December 31, 
2014 

2013 

Stock options.............................................................................................  
Total share-based expense ....................................................................  
Total recognized tax benefit ......................................................................  
Total Share-based expense (net of tax) .................................................  

Cash received by Matson upon option exercise ........................................  
Intrinsic value of options exercised ..........................................................  
Tax benefit realized upon option exercise ................................................  
Fair value of stock vested .........................................................................  

$

$
$
$
$

— 
12.2 
(4.8) 
7.4 

2.2 
9.2 
3.4 
8.6 

$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 

0.3 
8.7 
(3.4) 
5.3 

5.8 
3.4 
1.9 
5.0 

$

$
$
$
$

0.4 
5.9 
(2.2)
3.7 

1.7 
1.1 
1.7 
4.4 

As of December 31, 2015, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options.  As of December 31, 
2015, unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted stock units and performance-based equity awards were $8.9 
million.  That unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 1.7 
years. 

14. 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 

Commitments and Contingencies:  Commitments and financial arrangements, excluding lease commitments (see Note 9), and pension 
and post-retirement plan commitments (see Note 11), include the following as of December 31, 2015 (in millions): 

Commitments and financial arrangements 
Standby letters of credit (1) ................................................................  
Bonds (2) ...........................................................................................  
Benefit plan withdrawal obligations (3) .............................................  
Capital expenditure obligations (4) ....................................................  

$
$
$
$

Total 

11.0 
32.8 
216.8 
408.9 

(1) 
(2) 
(3) 

(4) 

Letters of credit are required for the Company’s uninsured workers’ compensation and other insurance programs, and other needs. 
Bonds are required for the U.S. Customs and other related matters. 
Represents the withdrawal liabilities as of the most recent valuation dates for multiemployer pension plans, in which the Company is a participant.  Management has no present 
intention of withdrawing from, and does not anticipate the termination of, any of the aforementioned plans. 
Capital expenditure obligations includes contractual progress payments related to the construction of two new vessels based upon the shipbuilding agreements with Philly 
Shipyard, and other capital expenditure obligations. 

These amounts are not recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and it is not expected that the Company or its 
subsidiaries will be called upon to advance funds under these commitments. 

Litigation:  The Company’s Ocean Transportation business has certain other risks that could result in expenditures for environmental 
remediation.  The Company believes that based on all information available to it, the Company is currently in compliance, in all 
material respects, with applicable environmental laws and regulations. 

The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to, or may be contingently liable in connection with other legal actions arising in the 
normal course of their businesses, the outcomes of which, in the opinion of management after consultation with counsel, would not 
have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. 

15. 

REPORTABLE SEGMENTS 

Reportable segments are components of an enterprise that engage in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur 
expenses, whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to 
be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and for which discrete financial information is available.  The Company’s 
chief operating decision maker is its Chief Executive Officer. 

The Company consists of two reportable segments, Ocean Transportation and Logistics, which are further described in Note 1.  
Reportable segments are measured based on operating profit, exclusive of interest expense, general corporate expenses, and income 
taxes.  In arrangements where the customer purchases ocean transportation and logistics services, the revenues are allocated to each 
reportable segment based upon the contractual amounts for each type of service.  The Company’s Terminal Joint Venture segment has 
been aggregated into the Company’s Ocean Transportation segment due to the operations of the Terminal Joint Venture being an 
integral part of the Company’s Ocean Transportation business and has similar economic characteristics (see Note 4). 

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Reportable segment information for 2015, 2014, and 2013 is summarized below (in millions): 

Revenue: 

Ocean Transportation .............................................................................  
Logistics .................................................................................................  
Total Revenue ....................................................................................  

Operating Income: 

Ocean Transportation (1) .......................................................................  
Logistics .................................................................................................  
Total Operating Income .....................................................................  
Interest expense, net ...................................................................................  
Income before Income Taxes .................................................................  
Income taxes ..............................................................................................  
Net Income .................................................................................................  

$

$

$

$

2015 

Years Ended December 31, 
2014 

2013 

1,498.0 
386.9 
1,884.9 

187.8 
8.5 
196.3 
(18.5) 
177.8 
(74.8) 
103.0 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

1,278.4 
435.8 
1,714.2 

131.1 
8.9 
140.0 
(17.3) 
122.7 
(51.9) 
70.8 

$

$

$

$

1,229.4
407.8
1,637.2

94.3
6.0
100.3
(14.4)
85.9
(32.2)
53.7

(1) 

The Ocean Transportation segment includes $16.5 million, $6.6 million and $(2.0) million of equity in income (loss) from the Company’s Terminal Joint Venture, SSAT, for 2015, 2014, 
and 2013, respectively. 

2015 

As of December 31, 
2014 

2013 

As of December 31: 
Identifiable Assets: 

Ocean Transportation (2) .......................................................................  
Logistics .................................................................................................  
Total Assets ........................................................................................  

Capital Expenditures: 

Ocean Transportation .............................................................................  
Logistics .................................................................................................  
Total Capital Expenditures .................................................................  

Depreciation and Amortization: 

Ocean Transportation .............................................................................  
Logistics .................................................................................................  
Total Depreciation and Amortization .................................................  

$

$

$

$

$

$

1,601.0 
68.8 
1,669.8 

67.5 
0.3 
67.8 

81.4 
2.0 
83.4 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

1,313.9 
87.9 
1,401.8 

27.8 
0.1 
27.9 

66.6 
3.1 
69.7 

$

$

$

$

$

$

1,168.6
79.7
1,248.3

33.8
1.4
35.2

66.4
3.3
69.7

(2) 

The Ocean Transportation segment includes $66.4 million, $64.4 million and $57.6 million related to the Company’s Terminal Joint Venture equity investment in SSAT as of 
December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively. 

16.  

QUARTERLY INFORMATION (Unaudited) 

Segment results by quarter for 2015 and 2014 are listed below (in millions, except per-share amounts): 

Quarters During the Year Ended December 31, 2015 

Q1 

Q2 

Q3 

Q4 

Operating Revenue: 

Ocean Transportation .............................................  
Logistics .................................................................  
Total Operating Revenue .......................................  

Operating Income: 

Ocean Transportation .............................................  
Logistics .................................................................  
Total Operating Income .........................................  
Interest Expense .........................................................  
Income before Income Taxes .................................  
Income Tax Expense ..................................................  
Net Income .............................................................  

Basic Earnings Per Share: 
Diluted Earnings Per Share: 

$

$

$

$

$
$

305.5 
92.7 
398.2 

43.9 
1.0 
44.9 
(4.3) 
40.6 
(15.6) 
25.0 

0.58 
0.57 

$

$

$

$

$
$

64 

346.7 
100.9 
447.6 

31.4 
2.3 
33.7 
(4.6) 
29.1 
(19.2) 
9.9 

0.23 
0.23 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 
$ 

444.8 
99.5 
544.3 

68.9 
2.9 
71.8 
(4.7) 
67.1 
(25.6) 
41.5 

0.95 
0.94 

$

$

$

$

$
$

401.0 
93.8 
494.8 

43.6 
2.3 
45.9 
(4.9)
41.0 
(14.4)
26.6 

0.61 
0.60 

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Operating Revenue: 

Ocean Transportation .............................................  
Logistics .................................................................  
Total Operating Revenue .......................................  

Operating Income (loss): 

Ocean Transportation .............................................  
Logistics .................................................................  
Total Operating Income .........................................  
Interest Expense .........................................................  
Income before Income Taxes .................................  
Income Tax Expense ..................................................  
Net Income .............................................................  

Basic Earnings Per Share: 
Diluted Earnings Per Share: 

$

$

$

$

$
$

Quarters During the Year Ended December 31, 2014 

Q1 

Q2 

Q3 

Q4 

294.6 
97.9 
392.5 

9.4 
0.5 
9.9 
(4.1) 
5.8 
(2.4) 
3.4 

0.08 
0.08 

$

$

$

$

$
$

321.1 
115.3 
436.4 

32.8 
2.9 
35.7 
(4.5) 
31.2 
(13.1) 
18.1 

0.42 
0.42 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 
$ 

329.5 
112.3 
441.8 

42.6 
2.4 
45.0 
(4.4) 
40.6 
(19.1) 
21.5 

0.50 
0.50 

$

$

$

$

$
$

333.2 
110.3 
443.5 

46.3 
3.1 
49.4 
(4.3)
45.1 
(17.3)
27.8 

0.65 
0.63 

The following infrequent transactions impacted the Company’s quarterly segment results during 2015 and 2014 (in millions): 

Horizon Acquisition Related Costs (1): 
Molasses Settlement (2): 

Molasses Settlement (2): 

Quarters During the Year Ended December 31, 2015 

Q1 

Q2 

Q3 

Q4 

$
$

(12.4)  $ 
(11.4)  $ 

(5.1)  $
$

(1.5)
(1.9)

Quarters During the Year Ended December 31, 2014 

Q1 

Q2 

Q3 

Q4 

$

$ 

$

(1.0)

$
$

$

(1)   One-time costs related to the Horizon Acquisition on May 29, 2015, included in selling, general and administrative costs of the Ocean Transportation segment (see Note 3). 

(2)   Litigation settlement entered into by the Company during 2015 and 2014 resulting from molasses spill in September 2013, are included in selling, general and administrative costs of 

the Ocean Transportation segment. 

There were no infrequent transactions impacting the Company’s the Logistic segment results in 2015 or 2014. 

ITEM 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL 
DISCLOSURE 

None. 

ITEM 9A.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 

Conclusion Regarding Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures 

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has 
evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-
15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based on 
such evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such 
period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective. 

Internal Control over Financial Reporting 

See page 32, for management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting, which is incorporated herein by reference. 

See page 33, for the attestation report of the independent registered public accounting firm on the Company’s internal control over 
financial reporting, which is incorporated herein by reference. 

There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-
15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the Company’s fiscal fourth quarter ended December 31, 2015, that have 
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. 

ITEM 9B.  OTHER INFORMATION 

None. 

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ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 

A.  

Directors 

PART III 

For information about the directors of Matson, see the section captioned “Election of Directors” in Matson’s proxy statement for the 
2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Matson’s 2016 Proxy Statement”), which section is incorporated herein by reference. 

B.  

Executive Officers 

For information about the executive officers of Matson, see the section captioned “Executive Officers” in Matson’s 2016 Proxy 
Statement, which section is incorporated herein by reference. 

C.  

Corporate Governance 

For information about the Audit Committee of the Matson Board of Directors and compliance with Section 16 (a) of the Exchange 
Act, see the sections captioned “Board of Directors and Committees of Board” and “Section 16 (a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting 
Compliance” in Matson’s 2016 Proxy Statement, which sections are incorporated herein by reference. 

D.  

Code of Ethics 

For information about Matson’s Code of Ethics, see the subsection captioned “Code of Ethics” in Matson’s 2016 Proxy Statement, 
which subsection is incorporated herein by reference. 

ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 

See the section captioned “Executive Compensation” and the subsections captioned “Compensation of Directors” and “Pay Risk 
Assessment” in Matson’s 2016 Proxy Statement, which section and subsections are incorporated herein by reference. 

ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED 
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS 

See the section captioned “Security Ownership of Certain Shareholders” and the subsections titled “Security Ownership of Directors 
and Executive Officers” and “Equity Compensation Plan Information” in Matson’s 2016 Proxy Statement, which section and 
subsections are incorporated herein by reference. 

ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE 

See the section captioned “Election of Directors” and the subsection captioned “Certain Relationships and Transactions” in Matson’s 
2016 Proxy Statement, which section and subsection are incorporated herein by reference. 

ITEM 14.  PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES 

Information concerning principal accountant fees and services appears in the sections captioned “Audit Committee Report” and 
“Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in Matson’s 2016 Proxy Statement, which sections 
are incorporated herein by reference. 

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PART IV 

ITEM 15.  EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES 

A.  

Financial Statements 

The consolidated financial statements are set forth in Item 8 of Part II above. 

B.  

Financial Statement Schedules 

All schedules are omitted because of the absence of the conditions under which they are required or because the information called for 
is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto. 

C.  

Exhibits Required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K 

Exhibits not filed herewith are incorporated by reference to the exhibit number and previous filing shown in parentheses.  All previous 
exhibits were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. 

Exhibits filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 were filed under file number 001-34187.  Shareholders may obtain 
copies of exhibits for a copying and handling charge of $0.15 per page by writing to, Corporate Secretary, Matson, Inc., 555 12th 
Street, Oakland, California 94607. 

2. 

Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession. 

2.1  Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 11, 2014, by and among Matson Navigation Company, Inc., Hogan 

Acquisition Inc. and Horizon Lines, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Matson’s Form 8-K dated November 11, 
2014). 

2.2  Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 13, 2015, by and among Matson Navigation 

Company, Inc., Hogan Acquisition Inc. and Horizon Lines, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Matson’s Form 8-
K dated February 17, 2015). 

2.3 

Contribution, Assumption and Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2014, by and among The Pasha Group, SR 
Holding LLC, Horizon Lines, Inc. and Sunrise Operations LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of Horizon 
Lines, Inc.’s Form 8-K dated November 11, 2014). 

2.4  Amendment No. 1 to the Contribution, Assumption and Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 29, 2015, by and among The 

Pasha Group, SR Holding LLC, Horizon Lines, Inc. and Sunrise Operations LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of 
Matson’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015). 

3. 

Articles of incorporation and bylaws. 

3.1  Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Matson, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Matson’s 

Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012). 

3.2  Articles of Amendment to Change Corporate Name (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Matson’s Form S-8 dated 

October 26, 2012). 

3.3  Amended and Restated Bylaws of Matson, Inc. (as amended as of November 6, 2013) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 

of Matson’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013). 

10.   Material contracts. 

10.1  Second Amended and Restated Note Agreement among Matson Navigation Company, Inc., Prudential Investment 

Management, Inc. and the other purchasers party thereto, dated as of June 4, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of 
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.’s Form 8-K dated June 7, 2012). 

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10.2  Limited Consent — Amended and Restated Note Agreement between Matson Navigation Company and The Prudential 

Insurance Company of America and Pruco Life Insurance Company, dated as of June 4, 2012 (incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 10.5 of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.’s Form 8-K dated June 4, 2012). 

10.3  Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Note Agreement among Matson, Inc. and the purchasers party thereto, dated 

as of July 30, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Matson’s Form 8-K dated August 3, 2015). 

10.4  Note Purchase Agreement among Matson, Inc. and the purchasers party thereto, dated as of July 30, 2015 (incorporated by 

reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Matson’s Form 8-K dated August 3, 2015). 

10.5  First Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement amount Matson, Inc. and the purchasers party thereto, dated as of October 1, 

2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10-1 of Matson’s Form 8-K dated October 2, 2015). 

10.6  Credit Agreement between Matson Navigation Company, Inc., First Hawaiian Bank, Bank of America, N.A. and the other 

lenders party thereto, dated as of June 4, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.’s 
Form 8-K dated June 4, 2012). 

10.7  First Amendment to Credit Agreement among Matson, Inc., the lenders party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as agent, 
dated as of July 30, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Matson’s Form 8-K dated August 3, 2015). 

10.8  Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of SSA Terminal LLC by and between SSA Ventures, Inc. and 
Matson Ventures, Inc., dated as of April 24, 2002 (certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a confidential 
treatment request submitted to the Commission) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Matson’s Form 10-Q for the 
quarter ended June 30, 2012). 

10.9  Parent Company Agreement, dated as of April 24, 2002, by and among SSA Pacific Terminals, Inc., formerly known as 

Stevedoring Services of America, Inc., SSA Ventures, Inc., Matson Navigation Company, Inc. and Matson Ventures, Inc. 
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Matson’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012). 

10.10  Borrower Assignment, Assumption, and Release among Bank of America, N.A., Matson Navigation Company, Inc. and 

Matson, Inc., dated as of June 28, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Matson’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 
June 30, 2012). 

10.11  Company Assignment, Assumption and Release Agreement among The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Life 
Insurance Company, The Prudential Life Insurance Company, Ltd., Gibraltar Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Prudential Annuities Life 
Assurance Corporation and Prudential Arizona Reinsurance Universal Company, Matson Navigation Company, Inc. and 
Matson, Inc. dated June 29, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Matson’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 
June 30, 2012). 

10.12  Security Agreement between Matson Navigation Company, Inc. and the United States of America, with respect to $55 million 
of Title XI ship financing bonds, dated July 29, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.a.(xxvi) of Alexander & 
Baldwin, Inc.’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004). 

10.13  Amendment No. 1 dated September 21, 2007, to Security Agreement between Matson Navigation Company, Inc. and the 

United States of America, with respect to $55 million of Title XI ship financing bonds, dated July 29, 2004 (incorporated by 
reference to Exhibit 10.a.(xxx) of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007). 

10.14  Matson, Inc. 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan, amended and restated, effective January 29, 2015 (incorporated by reference 

to Exhibit 10.13 of Matson’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014). 

10.15  Form of Notice of Performance Share Award Grant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Matson’s Form 8-K dated 

January 29, 2013). 

10.16  Form of Matson, Inc. Performance Share Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Matson’s Form 8-K 

dated January 29, 2013). 

10.17  Form of Notice of Stock Option Grant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Matson’s Form S-8 dated October 26, 

2012). 

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10.18  Form of Stock Option Agreement for Non-Executive Employees (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 of Matson’s 

Form S-8 dated October 26, 2012). 

10.19  Form of Stock Option Agreement for Executive Employees (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 of Matson’s Form S-8 

dated October 26, 2012). 

10.20  Form of Notice of Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Grant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.5 of Matson’s Form S-8 

dated October 26, 2012). 

10.21  Form of Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Non-Executive Employees (incorporated by reference to 

Exhibit 99.6 of Matson’s Form S-8 dated October 26, 2012). 

10.22  Form of Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Executive Employees (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.7 of 

Matson’s Form S-8 dated October 26, 2012). 

10.23  Form of Amended and Restated Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Non-Employee Directors (No Deferral) 
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 of Matson’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013). 

10.24  Form of Amended and Restated Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Non-Employee Directors (Deferral Election) 

(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 of Matson’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013). 

10.25  Form of Anti-Dilution Adjustment Amendment to Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements (incorporated by reference to 

Exhibit 99.10 of Matson’s Form S-8 dated October 26, 2012). 

10.26  Form of Anti-Dilution Adjustment Amendment to Stock Option Agreements (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.11 of 

Matson’s Form S-8 dated October 26, 2012). 

10.27  Form of Anti-Dilution Adjustment Amendment to 2012 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements 

(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.12 of Matson’s Form S-8 dated October 26, 2012). 

10.28  Matson, Inc. 1998 Stock Option/Stock Incentive Plan (formerly known as the Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. 1998 Stock 

Option/Stock Incentive Plan) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Alexander & 
Baldwin, Inc.’s Form S-8 dated June 6, 2012). 

10.29  Matson, Inc. 1998 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (formerly known as the Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. 1998 Non-

Employee Director Stock Option Plan) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to 
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.’s Form S-8 dated June 6, 2012). 

10.30  Form of Restricted Stock Unit Assumption Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 of Post-Effective Amendment 

No. 2 to Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.’s Form S-8 dated June 6, 2012). 

10.31  Form of Stock Option Assumption Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 of Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 

to Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.’s Form S-8 dated June 6, 2012). 

10.32  Special Form of Restricted Stock Unit Assumption Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.5 of Post-Effective 

Amendment No. 2 to Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.’s Form S-8 dated June 6, 2012). 

10.33  Special Form of Stock Option Assumption Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.6 of Post-Effective Amendment 

No. 2 to Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.’s Form S-8 dated June 6, 2012). 

10.34  Matson, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 of Matson’s 

Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012). 

10.35  Matson, Inc. Excess Benefits Plan, amended and restated effective August 27, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 

of Matson’s Form 8-K dated August 28, 2014). 

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10.36  Matson, Inc. Executive Survivor/Retirement Benefit Plan (formerly known as the Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. Executive 
Survivor/Retirement Benefit Plan), amended and restated effective January 1, 2005 (incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 10.b.1.(l) of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011). 

10.37  Matson, Inc. Executive Survivor/Retirement Benefit Plan (formerly known as the Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. Executive 

Survivor/Retirement Benefit Plan), amended and restated effective February 27, 2008 (incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 10.b.1.(li) of Alexander &Baldwin, Inc.’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011). 

10.38  Matson, Inc. 1985 Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (formerly known as the Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. 1985 

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan), amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2008 (incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 10.b.1.(lii) of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011). 

10.39  Amendment No. 1 to the Matson, Inc. 1985 Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (formerly known as the Alexander & 

Baldwin, Inc. 1985 Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan), effective as of December 31, 2011 (incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 10.b.1.(liii) of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011). 

10.40  Amendment No. 2 to the Matson, Inc. 1985 Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (formerly known as the Alexander & 
Baldwin, Inc. 1985 Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan), effective as of January 1, 2012 (incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 10.b.1.(liv) of Alexander &Baldwin, Inc.’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011). 

10.41  Matson, Inc. Retirement Plan for Outside Directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 of Matson’s Form 10-K for the 

year ended December 31, 2012). 

10.42  Form of Letter Agreement entered into with certain executive officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.45 of Matson’s 

Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012). 

10.43  Schedule identifying executive officers who have entered into Form of Letter Agreement (incorporated by reference to 

Exhibit 10.42 of Matson’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014). 

10.44  Form of Letter Agreement entered into with executive officer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Matson’s Form 8-K 

dated October 24, 2014). 

10.45  Letter Agreement Counter Party (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Matson’s Form 8-K dated October 24, 2014). 

10.46  Form of Letter Agreement entered into with executive officer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Matson’s Form 8-K 

dated April 6, 2015). 

10.47  Letter Agreement Counter Parties (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Matson’s Form 8-K dated April 6, 2015). 

10.48  Matson, Inc. Executive Severance Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47 of Matson’s Form 10-K for the year ended 

December 31, 2012). 

10.49  Matson, Inc. One-Year Performance Improvement Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.48 of Matson’s 

Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012). 

10.50  Matson, Inc. Cash Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.49 of Matson’s Form 10-K for the year ended 

December 31, 2012). 

10.51  Matson, Inc. Three-Year Performance Improvement Incentive Plan (formerly known as the Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. Three-
Year Performance Improvement Incentive Plan), as restated effective October 22, 1992 (incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 10.b.1.(lxxi) of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011). 

10.52  Matson, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.51 of Matson’s Form 10-K for the year 

ended December 31, 2012). 

10.53  Matson, Inc. Restricted Stock Bonus Plan (formerly known as the Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. Restricted Stock Bonus Plan), as 
restated effective April 28, 1988 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.b.1. (lxxiv) of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.’s Form 10-
K for the year ended December 31, 2011). 

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10.54  Amendment No. 1 to the Matson Restricted Stock Bonus Plan (formerly known as the Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. Restricted 
Stock Bonus Plan), effective December 11, 1997 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.b.1.(lxxv) to Alexander & 
Baldwin, Inc.’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011). 

10.55  Amendment No. 2 to the Matson Restricted Stock Bonus Plan (formerly known as the Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. Restricted 
Stock Bonus Plan), dated June 25, 1998 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.b.1.(lxxvi) to Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.’s 
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011). 

10.56  Amendment No. 3 to the Matson Restricted Stock Bonus Plan (formerly known as the Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. Restricted 

Stock Bonus Plan), dated December 8, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.b.1.(lxxvii) to Alexander & 
Baldwin, Inc.’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011). 

10.57  Amendment No. 4 to the Matson Restricted Stock Bonus Plan (formerly known as the Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. Restricted 

Stock Bonus Plan), dated December 13, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.b.1.(lxxvii) to Alexander & 
Baldwin, Inc.’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011). 

10.58  Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 13, 2012, by and among Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., Alexander & 

Baldwin Holdings, Inc. and A&B Merger Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.’s 
Form 8-K dated February 13, 2012). 

10.59  Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2012, by and between Alexander & Baldwin Holdings, Inc. and 

A&B II, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Matson’s Form 8-K dated June 8, 2012). 

10.60  Shipbuilding Contract, by and between Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. and Matson Navigation Company, Inc., dated as of 

November 6, 2013 (certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a confidential treatment request submitted to 
the Commission) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.56 of Matson’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013). 

10.61  Shipbuilding Contract, by and between Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. and Matson Navigation Company, Inc., dated as of 

November 6, 2013 (certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a confidential treatment request submitted to 
the Commission) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.57 of Matson’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013). 

10.62  Guaranty Agreement by Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA, in favor of Matson Navigation Company, Inc., dated as of 

November 6, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.58 of Matson’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013). 

10.63  Note Purchase Agreement among Matson, Inc., and the purchasers party thereto, dated as of November 5, 2013 (incorporated 

by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Matson’s Form 8-K dated January 29, 2014). 

10.64  Amendment to the Note Purchase Agreement among Matson, Inc. and the purchasers party thereto, dated as of July 30, 2015 

(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Matson’s Form 8-K dated August 3, 2015). 

10.65  Form of Capital Construction Fund Agreement with Matson Navigation Company, as amended by Addendums No. 2, No. 5, 

No. 18, No. 20 and No. 31, thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.60 of Matson’s Form 10-K for the year ended 
December 31, 2013). 

10.66  Form of Consulting Agreement by and between Matson Navigation Company, Inc., and Kevin C. O’Rourke (incorporated by 

reference to Exhibit 10.61 of Matson’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013). 

10.67  Form of Notice of Performance Share Award Grant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Matson’s Form 8-K dated 

January 29, 2013). 

10.68  Form of Performance Share Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10-2 of Matson’s Form 8-K dated 

January 29, 2013). 

10.69  Settlement Agreement, dated as of July 17, 2014, among the United States of America, acting through the United States 

Department of Justice and on behalf of the United States Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, Matson Navigation 
Company, Inc., and Mario Rizzo (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Matson’s Form 8-K dated July 22, 2014). 

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10.70  Form of Voting Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2014, among Matson Navigation Company, Inc. and certain holders of 
voting securities of Horizon Lines, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Matson’s Form 8-K dated November 11, 
2014). 

10.71  Settlement Agreement and Release, effective July 29, 2015, between the State of Hawai’i, Matson Terminals, Inc. and Matson 

Navigation Company, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Matson’s Form 8-K dated July 30, 2015). 

21.   Matson, Inc. Subsidiaries as of February 1, 2016. 

23.   Consent of Deloitte & Touche, LLP dated February 26, 2016. 

31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 

31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 

32. 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant 
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 

101.INS 
101.SCH 
101.CAL 
101.DEF 
101.LAB 
101.PRE  

XBRL Instance Document 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document 

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SIGNATURES 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report 
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. 

Date: February 26, 2016 

MATSON, INC. 
(Registrant) 

/s/ Matthew J. Cox 
Matthew J. Cox 
President, 
Chief Executive Officer and Director 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on 
behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated. 

Signature 

Title 

Date 

/s/ Matthew J. Cox 
Matthew J. Cox 

/s/ Walter A. Dods, Jr. 
Walter A. Dods, Jr. 

/s/ W. Blake Baird 
W. Blake Baird 

/s/ Michael J. Chun 
Michael J. Chun 

/s/ Thomas B. Fargo 
Thomas B. Fargo 

/s/ Constance H. Lau 
Constance H. Lau 

/s/ Jeffrey N. Watanabe 
Jeffrey N. Watanabe 

/s/ Joel M. Wine 
Joel M. Wine 

/s/ Dale B. Hendler 
Dale B. Hendler 

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director 

February 26, 2016 

  Chairman of the Board and Director 

February 26, 2016 

  Director 

  Director 

  Director 

  Director 

  Director 

February 26, 2016 

February 26, 2016 

February 26, 2016 

February 26, 2016 

February 26, 2016 

  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 

February 26, 2016 

  Vice President and Controller, (principal accounting officer)  

February 26, 2016 

***** 

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Matson, Inc. 

Subsidiaries as of February 1, 2016 

Exhibit 21 

ABHI-Crockett, Inc. 
Matson Navigation Company, Inc. 

Subsidiaries: 

Matson Alaska, Inc. 
Subsidiaries: 

Horizon Lines Holding Corp. 

Subsidiaries: 

Horizon Lines of Puerto Rico, LLC 
Horizon Logistics, LLC 
Subsidiaries: 

Horizon Services Group, LLC 
Aero Logistics, LLC 

Horizon Lines, LLC 

Subsidiaries: 

Horizon Lines of Guam, LLC 
Horizon Lines Vessels, LLC 
HL Distribution Service, LLC 
Matson Navigation Company of Alaska, LLC 

Subsidiaries: 

  Hawaii 
  Hawaii 

  Delaware 

  Delaware 

  Delaware 
  Delaware 

  Delaware 
  Delaware 
  Delaware 

  Delaware 
  Delaware 
  Delaware 
  Delaware 

Matson Navigation Company of Alaska Payroll Agent, LLC 
Horizon Lines Merchant Vessels, LLC 

  Delaware 
  Delaware 

Subsidiaries: 

Horizon Lines Alaska Vessels, LLC 
Horizon Lines Alaska Terminals, LLC 

Road Raiders Inland, Inc. 

Subsidiaries: 

Road Raiders Logistics, Inc. 
Road Raiders Transportation, Inc. 
Road Raiders Technology, Inc. 

Matson Logistics, Inc. 

Subsidiaries: 

Matson Logistics Services, LLC 
Matson Logistics Warehousing, Inc. 

Matson Terminals, Inc. 
Matson Ventures, Inc. 
Matson Logistics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 
Matson Shipping (Hong Kong) Limited 
Matson Shipping (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 
Matson South Pacific Holdco Limited 

Subsidiaries: 

Matson South Pacific Limited 

Subsidiaries: 

Matson Cook Islands Limited 
Tranz Pacific Management Limited 
Matson (Antigua) Limited 
Reef Nauru Limited 

Subsidiary: 

Reef Nauru II Shipping Limited 

  Delaware 
  Delaware 
  Delaware 

  Delaware 
  Delaware 
  Delaware 
  Hawaii 

  Hawaii 
  Hawaii 
  Hawaii 
  Hawaii 
  China 
  Hong Kong 
  China 
  New Zealand 

  New Zealand 

  Cook Islands 
  New Zealand 
  Antigua and Barbuda 
  New Zealand 

  Antigua and Barbuda 

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements Nos. 333-184623, 333-121194, as amended by Post-Effective 
Amendment No.1 filed on April 26, 2007 and as further amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 filed on June 7, 2012, 333-
166539, as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 filed on June 7, 2012, 333-142384, as amended by Post-Effective 
Amendment No. 1 filed on June 7, 2012, and 333-69197, as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 filed on June 7, 2012 on 
Form S-8 of our report relating to the consolidated financial statements of Matson, Inc. and subsidiaries (which report expresses an 
unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the adoption of ASU 2015-17, “Balance Sheet Classifications of 
Deferred Taxes”) and the effectiveness of Matson, Inc. and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting dated February 26, 
2016, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Matson, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2015. 

EXHIBIT 23 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP 

Honolulu, Hawaii 
February 26, 2016 

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EXHIBIT 31.1 

I, Matthew J. Cox, certify that: 

1. 

I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Matson, Inc.; 

CERTIFICATION 

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact 
2. 
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with 
respect to the period covered by this report; 

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all 

3. 
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in 
this report; 

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and 

4. 
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in 
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: 

(a) 

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed 

under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made 
known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; 

(b) 

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be 

designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of 
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; 

(c) 

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our 

conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based 
on such evaluation; and 

(d) 

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during 

the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially 
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over 

5. 
financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the 
equivalent functions): 

(a) 

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial 
reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial 
information; and 

(b) 

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the 

registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. 

Date:  February 26, 2016 

By  /s/ Matthew J. Cox 
  Matthew J. Cox, President and 
Chief Executive Officer 

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EXHIBIT 31.2 

I, Joel M. Wine, certify that: 

1. 

I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Matson, Inc.; 

CERTIFICATION 

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact 
2. 
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with 
respect to the period covered by this report; 

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all 

3. 
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in 
this report; 

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and 

4. 
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in 
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: 

(a) 

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed 

under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made 
known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; 

(b) 

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be 

designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of 
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; 

(c) 

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our 

conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based 
on such evaluation; and 

(d) 

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during 

the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially 
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over 

5. 
financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the 
equivalent functions): 

(a) 

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial 
reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial 
information; and 

(b) 

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the 

registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. 

Date:  February 26, 2016 

By  /s/ Joel M. Wine 

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

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Certification of Chief Executive Officer and 
Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to 
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 

EXHIBIT 32 

In connection with the Annual Report of Matson, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 as 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Matthew J. Cox, as President and Chief 
Executive Officer of the Company, and Joel M. Wine, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby 
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to their 
knowledge: 

(1)  

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; 

and 

(2)  

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of 

operations of the Company. 

/s/ Matthew J. Cox 
Name:  Matthew J. Cox 
Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer 
Date:  February 26, 2016 

/s/ Joel M. Wine 
Name:  Joel M. Wine 
Title:  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 
Date:  February 26, 2016 

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Founded in 1882, Matson is a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific. Matson provides a vital lifeline to 

the economies of Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Micronesia and select South Pacific islands, and operates 

a premium, expedited service from China to Southern California. The Company’s fleet consists of 

23 owned and three chartered vessels including containerships, combination container and roll-

on/roll-off ships and custom-designed barges. Matson Logistics, established in 1987, extends the 

geographic reach of Matson’s transportation network throughout the continental U.S. Its integrated, 

asset-light logistics services include rail intermodal, highway brokerage and warehousing. 

INVESTOR INFORMATION

TRANSFER AGENT & REGISTRAR  |  Computershare

Corporate news releases, SEC filings, the Company’s annual report 
and other pertinent information about the Company are available at 
www.matson.com.

Shareholders and professional investors with questions about the 
Company may correspond with:  
Jerome Holland - Director, Investor Relations
email: investor-relations@matson.com

Shareholders who wish to communicate with the Board of Directors 
may correspond with:  
Peter T. Heilmann - Corporate Secretary 
email: corpsec@matson.com

For questions regarding stock certificates, dividends, or other transfer-related 
matters, representatives of the Transfer Agent may be reached at: 1-800-522-6645

Computershare, P.O. BOX 30170, College Station, TX 77842-3170  
www.computershare.com/investor

AUDITORS  |  Deloitte & Touche LLP, Honolulu, Hawaii

NON-GAAP MEASURES

Matson reports financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Company also considers other non-GAAP 
measures to evaluate performance, make day-to-day operating decisions, help investors understand our ability to incur and service debt and to make capital 
expenditures, and to understand period-over-period operating results separate and apart from items that may, or could, have a disproportionate positive or 
negative impact on results in any particular period. These non-GAAP measures include, but are not limited to, Earnings Before Interest, Depreciation and 
Amortization (“EBITDA”), Return on Invested Capital (“ROIC”) Free Cash Flow per Share and Net Debt/EBITDA.

($ IN MILLONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNT)  YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

TOTAL DEBT: 

LESS: TOTAL CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 

LESS: CASH ON DEPOSIT IN CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND

NET DEBT 

NET INCOME 

ADD: INCOME TAX EXPENSE 

ADD: INTEREST EXPENSE 

ADD: DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION 

EBITDA

NET INCOME 
ADD: INTEREST EXPENSE (TAX EFFECTED) (1) 
TOTAL RETURN 

AVERAGE TOTAL DEBT 

AVERAGE SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 

TOTAL INVESTED CAPITAL 

ROIC

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS 

SUBTRACT: CAPITAL EXPENDITURES 

FREE CASH FLOW 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES – DILUTED 
FREE CASH FLOW PER SHARE 

2013

286.1 

(114.5) 

171.6 

53.7 

32.2 

14.4 

91.0 

191.3

53.7 
9.0 

62.7 

302.6 

309.1 

611.7 

10.3%

195.7 

(35.2) 

160.5 

43.1 
3.72 

2014

373.6 

(293.4) 

(27.5)

52.7 

70.8 

51.9 

17.3 

90.1 

230.1

70.8 
10.0 

80.8 

329.9 

351.0 

680.9 

11.9%

165.7 

(27.9) 

137.8 

43.4 
3.18 

2015

429.9

(25.5)

-

404.4 

103.0 

74.8 

18.5 

105.8 

302.1

103.0 

10.7  (1) 
113.7 

401.8 

407.1 

808.9 

14.1%

245.3

(67.8)

177.5

44.0 
4.03 

(1)  THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE FOR 2015 IS 42.1%, 42.3% FOR 2014 AND 37.3% FOR 2013

PHOTOGRAPHY Lew Harrington - HI  |  Tim Rue - CA  |  Jeff Schultz - AK  |  DESIGN Sujeet Paul - LA 

PRINTING Hemlock Printers USA

This Annual Report includes forward-
looking statements, such as forecasts 
and projections of the Company’s 
future performance or statements of 
management’s plans and objectives. 
These statements are “forward-looking” 
statements as that term is defined in the 
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act 
of 1995. These include, for example, all 
references to 2015 or future years. New 
risks and uncertainties emerge from 
time to time and it is not possible for 
the Company to predict all such risks, 
nor can it assess the impact of all such 
risks on the Company’s business or the 
extent to which any factor, or combination 
of factors, may cause actual results to 
differ materially from those contained 
in any forward-looking statements. 
Accordingly, forward-looking statements 
cannot be relied upon as a guarantee 
of future results and involve a number 
of risks and uncertainties that could 
cause actual results to differ materially 
from those projected in the statements, 
including, but not limited to the factors 
that are described in Part I, Item 1A 
under the caption of “Risk Factors” of 
the Company’s Report on Form 10-K. The 
Company is not required, and  
undertakes no obligation, to revise or  
update forward-looking statements or any  
factors that may affect actual results,  
whether as a result of new information, 
future events, or circumstances occurring  
after the date of this Annual Report.

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