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OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
June 6, 2017
To the Stockholders of Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.:
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
(the “Annual Meeting”) of Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (the “Company”), which will be held in the
Chrysler Room at Grand Hyatt New York, 109 East 42
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Street at Park Avenue, New York, New York, on Tuesday, June 6,
2017, at 12:00 P.M., Eastern Time (“ET”).
The meeting will be held for the following purposes:
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To elect eight directors, the names of whom are set
forth in the accompanying Proxy Statement, to serve until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company;
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To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as
the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2017;
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To approve, by advisory vote, the compensation of the
Named Executive Officers for 2016 (as described in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section and in the accompanying
compensation tables and narrative in the accompanying Proxy Statement);
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To approve, by advisory vote, whether the preferred
frequency of future stockholder advisory votes on Named Executive Officer compensation disclosed in the Company’s proxy
statements should be every one year, and
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To approve an amendment to the Overseas Shipholding
Group, Inc. Non-Employee Director Incentive Compensation Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock by 1.5 million
shares;
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To transact such other business as may properly be brought
before the meeting.
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Stockholders of record at the close of business on April 17,
2017 are the only stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. The stockholders list will be open to
the examination of stockholders for any purpose germane to the Annual Meeting, during ordinary business hours for a period of ten
days prior to the Annual Meeting, at the Company’s offices, 302 Knights Run Avenue, Suite 1200, Tampa, Florida.
We are taking advantage of the Securities and Exchange Commission
rules that allow issuers to furnish proxy materials to their stockholders over the Internet. We believe these rules allow us to
provide stockholders with the information they need, while lowering the costs of delivery and reducing the environmental impact
of our Annual Meeting. If you received a printed copy of the materials, we have enclosed a copy of the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 with this notice and the accompanying Proxy Statement.
Your vote and that your shares be represented at the meeting
are both very important. We urge you to vote as soon as possible by telephone, over the Internet or by marking, signing and returning
your proxy or voting instruction card, even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting in person.
If you attend the meeting and
wish to vote in person, you may withdraw your proxy and vote in person. Your prompt consideration is greatly appreciated.
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By order of the Board of Directors,
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SUSAN ALLAN
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Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Tampa, Florida
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April 24, 2017
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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY
OF
PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JUNE 6, 2017
The Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company
to be held on June 6, 2017, the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 are available at
http://ir.osg.com
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OVERSEAS
SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.
302 Knights Run Avenue, Suite 1200
Tampa, FL 33602
PROXY STATEMENT
INFORMATION CONCERNING SOLICITATION AND
VOTING
The accompanying proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of
Directors (the “Board”) of Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (the “Company”) for use at the Annual Meeting
of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held on June 6, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. (ET), or any adjournment or postponement
thereof, for the purposes set forth herein and in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Annual Meeting
will be held in the Chrysler Room at Grand Hyatt New York, 109 East 42
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Street at Park Avenue, New York, New York.
Any stockholder giving a proxy may revoke it at any time before
it is exercised at the meeting. This Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy will first be sent to stockholders on or about
April 24, 2017.
Record Date, Shares Outstanding and Voting
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on April
17, 2017 (the “Record Date”) will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The Company has one class of voting securities,
its Class A Common Stock (the “Common Stock”). As of April 7, 2017, (the “Measurement Date”), 74,112,097
shares were outstanding.
All shares represented by the accompanying proxy, if the proxy
is duly executed and received by the Company at or prior to the meeting, will be voted at the meeting in accordance with the instructions
provided therein. If no such instructions are provided, the proxy will be voted: (1) FOR the election of directors, (2) FOR the
ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for
2017, (3) FOR the approval, in an advisory vote, of the compensation for 2016 of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation
Table in this Proxy Statement (each, a “Named Executive Officer” and collectively, the “Named Executive Officers”
or “NEOs”), as described in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section and in the accompanying
compensation tables and narrative in this Proxy Statement; (4) FOR the approval, in an advisory vote, of a one year frequency as
the preferred frequency of when stockholders vote on compensation of the NEOs; and (5) FOR the approval of an amendment to the
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Non-Employee Director Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Director Plan”) to increase
the number of shares of Common Stock by 1.5 million shares.
Each of the election of directors, the ratification of the
appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017, and the approval of an amendment to
the Director Plan requires the affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of the
shares of Common Stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote. If the appointment of the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017 is not ratified, the Audit Committee will reconsider the
appointment and review its future selection of an independent registered public accounting firm. The advisory votes on approval
of the compensation to the NEOs for 2016 and on the preferred frequency for when stockholders vote on compensation for the NEOs
are non-binding, but the Board and the Human Resources and Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) will
review the voting results in connection with their ongoing evaluation of the Company’s compensation program.
Your vote and that your shares be represented at the meeting
are both very important. We urge you to vote as soon as possible by telephone, over the Internet or by marking, signing and returning
your proxy or voting instruction card, even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting in person.
Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted for purposes
of determining the presence or absence of a quorum. Abstentions will be counted in tabulations of the votes cast on each of the
proposals presented at the Annual Meeting (and will have the same effect as “AGAINST” votes, except with respect to
the election of directors where abstentions will not be counted), whereas broker “non-votes” will not be counted for
purposes of determining the number of votes cast.
The New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) rules permit
brokers to vote for routine matters such as the ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting
firm without receiving instructions from the beneficial owner of the shares. NYSE rules prohibit brokers from voting on the election
of directors, executive compensation, the preferred frequency of when
stockholders vote on executive compensation, amending the
Non-Employee Director Incentive Compensation Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock and other non-routine matters
without receiving instructions from the beneficial owner of the shares. In the absence of instructions, the shares are viewed as
being subject to “broker non-votes.” “Broker non-votes” will be counted for quorum purposes (as they are
present and entitled to vote on the ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm) but will
not affect the outcome of any other matter being voted upon at the Annual Meeting. Under current applicable rules, unless provided
with voting instructions, a broker cannot vote shares of Common Stock for the election of directors, or on the advisory votes concerning
the approval of the compensation of the Named Executive Officers for 2016, the preferred frequency of when stockholders vote on
executive compensation and the amendment of the Non-Employee Director Incentive Compensation Plan to increase the number of shares
of Common Stock
As all of these matters are very important to the Company, we
urge you to vote your shares by telephone, over the Internet or by marking, signing and returning your proxy or voting instruction
card.
Expenses
The cost of soliciting proxies for the meeting will be borne
by the Company. The Company will also reimburse brokers and others who are only record holders of the Company’s shares for
their reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining voting instructions from beneficial owners of such shares.
Proposals for 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Any proposals of stockholders that are intended to be presented
at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received at the Company’s principal executive offices
no later than December 31, 2017, and must comply with all other applicable legal requirements, in order to be included in the Company’s
proxy statement and form of proxy for that meeting.
Stockholders who wish to propose a matter for action at the
Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting, including the nomination of directors, but who do not wish to have a proposal or nomination
included in the proxy statement for that meeting, must notify the Company in writing of the information required by the provisions
of the Company’s Amended and Restated By-laws (the “Bylaws”) dealing with stockholder proposals. The notice must
be delivered to the Company’s Corporate Secretary between March 8, 2018 and April 7, 2018. Stockholders can obtain a copy
of the By-laws by writing the Corporate Secretary at the following address: Corporate Secretary, Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.,
302 Knights Run Avenue, Suite 1200, Tampa, Florida 33602.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS (PROPOSAL NO. 1)
The eight nominees for election at the forthcoming meeting are listed below.
The nominees listed below were selected by the Board upon the recommendation of the Corporate Governance and Risk Assessment Committee
(the “Governance Committee”). Unless otherwise directed, the proxy will be voted for the election of these nominees,
to serve until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company and until their successors are elected and qualify.
Name (age)
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Business Experience during the Past Five Years and Other Information
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Director Since
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Douglas D. Wheat (66)
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Mr. Wheat has served as Chairman of the Board of the Company since December 19, 2014. He is currently the Managing Partner of Wheat Investments, a private investment firm. From 2007 to 2016, he was the founding and Managing Partner of the private equity company Southlake Equity Group. From 1992 until 2006, Mr. Wheat was President of Haas Wheat & Partners. Prior to the formation of Haas Wheat, Mr. Wheat was a founding member of the merchant banking group at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette where he specialized in leveraged buyout financing. From 1974 to 1984, Mr. Wheat practiced corporate and securities law in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Wheat is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of International Seaways, Inc. (a former wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company) and is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (“AMN”). He has been a director of AMN since 1999, becoming Chairman in 2007. He previously served as Vice Chairman of Dex Media, Inc. and as Chairman of SuperMedia prior to its merger with Dex One. Mr. Wheat has also previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of several other companies including among others: Playtex Products (of which he also served as Chairman); Dr Pepper/Seven-Up Companies, Inc.; Dr Pepper Bottling of the Southwest, Inc.; Walls Industries, Inc.; Alliance Imaging, Inc.; Thermadyne Industries, Inc.; Sybron International Corporation; Nebraska Book Corporation; ALC Communications Corporation; Mother’s Cookies, Inc.; and Stella Cheese Company. Mr. Wheat received both his Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of Kansas. Mr. Wheat’s finance and legal expertise and experience serving on numerous boards of directors make him a valuable asset to the Board.
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Director Since
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Timothy J. Bernlohr (58)
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Mr. Bernlohr is the Founder and Managing Member of TJB Management Consulting, LLC, which specializes in providing project specific consulting services to businesses in transformation, including restructurings, interim executive management and strategic planning services. He has served in that capacity since 2005. He is also the former President and Chief Executive Officer of RBX Industries, Inc. (“RBX”), which was a nationally recognized leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of rubber and plastic materials to the automotive, construction and industrial markets. Prior to joining RBX in 1997, Mr. Bernlohr spent 16 years in the International and Industry Products division of Armstrong World Industries, where he served in a variety of management positions. Mr. Bernlohr currently serves as a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Director and Chairman of the Compensation Committee of International Seaways, Inc. (a former wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company), and Director and Chairman of the Compensation Committee of WestRock Company. Within the past five years, Mr. Bernlohr served as an independent director of the following publicly-held companies: WCI Steel Company; Ambassador’s International; Smurfit Stone Container Corporation; Aventine Renewable Resources; Rock-Tenn Company; Chemtura Corporation and Cash Store Financial Services, Inc. Mr. Bernlohr is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University. Mr. Bernlohr’s experience serving as a chief executive of an international manufacturing company and his varied directorship positions make him a valuable asset to the Board.
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Joseph I. Kronsberg (34)
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Mr. Kronsberg has served in various roles at Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P. since 2006, and he is currently a Principal responsible for certain investments in the financial, shipping and energy sectors. Previously, Mr. Kronsberg worked at Greenhill & Co. as a generalist in its Mergers & Acquisitions and Restructuring departments. He currently serves as a director of International Seaways, Inc. (a former wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company). Mr. Kronsberg has a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where he graduated summa cum laude. Mr. Kronsberg’s financial expertise and experience in investment management make him a valuable asset to the Board.
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Anja L. Manuel (42)
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Since 2009, Ms. Manuel has served as a founding partner at RiceHadleyGates, LLC, with Condoleezza Rice, Stephen Hadley,
and Robert Gates. The firm works with senior executives of major companies to evaluate strategic and political risk, and
expand in emerging markets. She served as Special Assistant to the Under-Secretary for Political Affairs at the U.S.
Department of State from 2005 – 2007. Ms. Manuel was an attorney at Wilmer-Hale specializing in international and
Supreme Court litigation, and governance issues such as anti-corruption matters and Congressional investigations from
2001-2005, and also from 2007 to 2009. Early in her career she was an investment banker at Salomon Brothers. She currently
serves on the Board of Advisors for Ripple, Inc. and Flexport, Inc. and is a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of
the Risk Committee of Internews. Simon & Schuster recently published her book on India and China. She graduated cum laude
from Harvard Law School and holds BA and MA degrees with distinction from Stanford University. Her extensive experience in
government relations and governance makes her a valuable asset to the Board.
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new nominee
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Samuel H. Norton
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58)
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Mr. Norton was appointed Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company in December 2016. Prior to this appointment, he served as Senior Vice President and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company’s U.S. Flag Strategic Business Unit since July 2016. Prior to joining OSG, in 2006 Mr. Norton co-founded SeaChange Maritime, LLC, an owner and operator of container ships, and served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Norton spent the seventeen-year period ended July 2005 as a senior executive officer at Tanker Pacific Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. In 1995, Mr. Norton initiated and led the entry of the Sammy Ofer Group into the container segment, and acquired and operated the first container vessels in the group’s fleet. While at Tanker Pacific, Mr. Norton also conceived and started a related business, Tanker Pacific Offshore Terminals, which owns and operates a fleet of floating, offshore oil storage terminals. Prior to joining the Ofer group, Mr. Norton played a lead role in the Asian distressed assets group of the First National Bank of Boston, a position which acquainted him with the shipping industry and the Ofer family. Mr. Norton holds a Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Language and Literature from Dartmouth College where he graduated in 1981. Mr. Norton’s substantial experience in the shipping industry makes him a valuable asset to the Board.
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Ronald Steger (63)
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Mr. Steger began his career with KPMG, an audit, tax and advisory firm, in 1976 and was admitted into the partnership in 1986. He served as an SEC Reviewing Partner, one of the firm’s most senior audit technical positions, from 2003 to 2013, and has extensive experience serving the needs of a wide variety of Fortune 1000 companies in the technology industry. He has presented to various trade associations and client conferences, was a frequent panelist with KPMG’s Audit Committee Institute and serves on the Advisory Board of ATREG, a global advisory firm specializing in the semiconductor and related advanced technology verticals. Mr. Steger serves as a director and is on the Audit Committee of Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc. a publicly- traded company which provides wifi connectivity and entertainment content to airlines and the cruise industry. Mr. Steger also serves as a director of International Seaways, Inc. (a former wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company), and as the Senior Technical Advisor to the Effectus Group, an accounting advisory firm based in Silicon Valley. After working for KPMG for 37 years in New York, Munich, Silicon Valley, Orange County, California and Austin, Texas, Mr. Steger retired from the firm on December 31, 2013. Mr. Steger holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Villanova University. Mr. Steger’s extensive financial and accounting expertise makes him a valuable asset to the Board.
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Gary Eugene Taylor (63)
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Mr. Taylor is a former member of the U.S. Congress, having served for 21 years until January 2011. Mr. Taylor served as a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee and most recently as Chairman of the Seapower Subcommittee, providing oversight of expenditures for Navy and Marine Corps programs. As Chairman, Mr. Taylor worked with senior Navy leadership to develop a 30-year shipbuilding plan. As a member of the Merchant Marine Committee, Mr. Taylor helped guide passage of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the U.S. law that regulates the shipment of petroleum products in U.S. waters. Mr. Taylor also served as a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He co-chaired the Shipbuilding Caucus, the Coast Guard Caucus, the National Guard and Reserve Caucus and the Expeditionary Warfare Caucus. After leaving Congress, Mr. Taylor worked on business development for E.N. Bisso in the ship assist business on the Mississippi River. From September 2011 until December 2013, Mr. Taylor served as a consultant for Navistar Defense on the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle program. Mr. Taylor has served as a Commissioner on the Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission since June 2012, providing oversight for the Port Bienville Industrial Park and Stennis International Airport in Hancock County, Mississippi. He is a graduate of Tulane University. Mr. Taylor’s extensive expertise in shipping regulation makes him a valuable asset to the Board.
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Ty E. Wallach (45)
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Mr. Wallach is a Partner at Paulson & Co. Inc. (“Paulson”) and a CoPortfolio Manager at Paulson’s credit funds. Since joining Paulson in 2008, he has led numerous investments in the debt and equity of distressed and leveraged companies. Prior to joining Paulson, Mr. Wallach was a partner and Managing Director at Oak Hill Advisors, serving most recently as Co-Head of European Investments. He currently serves on the board of directors of International Seaways, Inc. (a former wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company) and ESH Hospitality, Inc., as well as on the boards of two non-profit organizations, Focus for a Future Inc. and New Heights Youth, Inc. Mr. Wallach is a graduate of Princeton University. Mr. Wallach’s substantial financial and investment experience make him a valuable asset to the Board.
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The Board recommends a vote “FOR” the election of
each of the nominees for director named in this Proxy Statement.
The Board has determined that each of the director nominees other
than Mr. Norton is independent within the meaning of the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
and the listing standards of the NYSE, and that each of the director nominees other than Messrs. Norton, Kronsberg, and Wallach
is independent under the rules of the SEC and the NYSE relating to audit committees. See “Information About the Board and
Corporate Governance — Independence” below.
OWNERSHIP OF COMMON STOCK BY DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
AND CERTAIN OTHER BENEFICIAL OWNERS
The tables below set forth certain beneficial ownership information
with respect to each director nominee and Named Executive Officer, and each person who is known to the Company to be the beneficial
owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company. The information with respect to beneficial ownership
by the identified stockholders was prepared based on information supplied by such stockholders in their filings with the SEC. Except
as disclosed in the notes to these tables and subject to applicable community property laws, the Company believes that each beneficial
owner identified in the table possesses sole voting and investment power over all Common Stock shown as beneficially owned by the
beneficial owner.
Beneficial ownership for the purposes of the following tables is
determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Those rules generally provide that a person is the beneficial
owner of shares if such person has or shares the power to vote or direct the voting of shares, or to dispose or direct the disposition
of shares or has the right to acquire such powers within 60 days. For purposes of calculating each person’s percentage ownership,
shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to options or warrants exercisable within 60 days are included as outstanding and beneficially
owned for that person, but are not deemed outstanding for the purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
In some cases, the Company believes that foreign ownership or other restrictions may limit the ability of warrant holders to exercise
warrants they hold, meaning that such persons may not be required to report share ownership as they would not be entitled to receive
the underlying shares of Common Stock. The percentage of beneficial ownership is based on 74,112,097 shares of the Company’s
Common Stock outstanding as of the Measurement Date (April 7, 2017), and excludes any treasury stock. On the Measurement Date,
there were 71,818,509 Class A warrants (exercisable for .19 shares of Common Stock) that were not included in that calculation
(other than to the extent set forth with respect to any individual stockholder below).
Directors and Executive Officers
The table below sets forth information as to each director nominee
and each of the Named Executive Officers listed in the Summary Compensation Table in this Proxy Statement, and includes the amount
and percentage of the Company’s Common Stock of which each director nominee, each Named Executive Officer, and all director
nominees and executive officers as a group, was the “beneficial owner” (as defined in regulations of the SEC) on the
Measurement Date, all as reported to the Company. The address of each person identified below as of the date of this Proxy Statement
is c/o Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., 302 Knights Run Avenue, Suite 1200, Tampa, Florida 33602.
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Douglas D. Wheat
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33,883
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Timothy J. Bernlohr
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19,887
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Joseph I. Kronsberg
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Anja L. Manuel
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Samuel H. Norton
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204,802
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Ronald Steger
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19,887
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Gary E. Taylor
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19,887
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Chad L. Valerio**
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8,432
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Ty E. Wallach
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Gregory A. Wright**
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19,887
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Other Named Executive Officers
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Christopher W. Wolf
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Rick F. Oricchio
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112,558
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Patrick J. O’Halloran
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5,198
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Damon M. Mote
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5,103
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Ian Blackley
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103,237
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Henry P. Flinter
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James D. Small III
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5,526
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All Directors/Nominees and Executive Officers as a Group
(19 persons)
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Includes shares of Common Stock issuable
within 60 days of the Measurement Date upon the exercise of options or warrants owned
by the indicated stockholders on that date.
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Mr. Kronsberg is an employee of Cyrus
Capital Partners, L.P. (“CCP”) which beneficially owns 12,024,997 shares
of Common Stock, including 14,543 shares which were granted by the Company to CCP under
the Company’s non -Employee Director Incentive Compensation Plan. The grant was
made to CCP pursuant to agreements between CCP and Mr. Kronsberg under which CCP is required
to receive all compensation in connection with Mr. Kronsberg’s directorship. Mr.
Kronsberg disclaims beneficial ownership of all Company securities held by CCP except
to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.
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(3)
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Includes options for 99,272 shares
of Common Stock.
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(4)
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Mr. Wallach is a Partner at Paulson
and a Co-Portfolio Manager at Paulson’s credit funds. Paulson is the investment
manager of certain funds and accounts which beneficially own 11,044,482 shares of Common
Stock. Mr. Wallach disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent
of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.
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Other Beneficial Owners
Set forth below is information regarding stockholders of the
Company’s Common Stock that are known by the Company to have been “beneficial owners” (as defined in regulations
of the SEC) of 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock as of the Measurement Date, as reported to the Company
and the SEC.
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Shares of Common Stock
Beneficially Owned*(1)
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Name
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Number
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Percentage Beneficially
Owned
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BHR Funds(2)
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4,449,264
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5.76%
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BlueMountain Funds(3)
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9,142,048
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12.34%
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Cyrus Funds(4)
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12,024,997
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15.67%
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Paulson Funds(5)
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11,044,482
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14.76%
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* Unless otherwise stated in the
notes to this table, the share and percentage ownership information presented is as of the Measurement Date.
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(1)
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Includes shares of Common Stock underlying
all Class A warrants owned by such person (at the Measurement Date stock exercise ratio
of 0.19 shares for every warrant), owned by such person, and assumes gross exercise of
warrants without withholding of any shares pursuant to the cashless exercise procedures
of the warrants. The Class A warrants are immediately exercisable, but may only be exercised
with the Company’s consent and are subject to certain citizenship rules and limitations
on exercise, sale, transfer or other disposition.
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Based on an amendment to a Schedule
13D filed on July 13, 2016 with respect to beneficial ownership of 4,449,264 shares owned
by BHR Capital LLC (“BHR Capital”). These shares include 3,078,181 shares
issuable upon exercise of 16,200,956 Class A warrants. Of the 4,449,264 shares, 4,050,037
shares are owned by BHR-OSG On-Shore Funding LLC (“BHR-OSG”). BHR Capital
is the managing member of BHR-OSG and the investment advisor to three other investment
vehicles who hold shares. The business address of BHR Capital and BHR-OSG is 733 Third
Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10017. The principal business of (i) BHR Capital
is to serve as the investment advisor to a number of private investment vehicles and
to make investment decisions on behalf of those vehicles and (ii) BHR-OSG is to serve
as a private investment vehicle.
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Based on a Form 4 filed on April
6, 2017 and an amendment to a Schedule 13D filed on March 23, 2016 with the SEC by the
BlueMountain Funds with respect to beneficial ownership of (i) 9,142,048 shares by BlueMountain
Capital Management, LLC (“Investment Manager”), (ii) 9,142,048 shares by
BlueMountain GP Holdings, LLC (“GP Holdings”), (iii) 9,142,048 shares by
BlueMountain Nautical LLC (“Nautical”), (iv) 9,142,048 shares by BlueMountain
Guadalupe Peak Fund L.P. (“Guadalupe”), and (v) 9,142,048 shares by BlueMountain
Long/Short Credit GP, LLC (“General Partner”). The principal business of:
(i) each of Nautical and Guadalupe is to serve as a private investment fund; (ii) the
General Partner is to serve as the general partner of Guadalupe and certain other private
funds for which the Investment Manager serves as investment manager; (iii) GP Holdings
is to serve as the sole owner of the General Partner and a number of other entities which
act as the general partner of private investment funds for which the Investment Manager
serves as investment manager (including Guadalupe); and (iv) the Investment Manager is
to serve as investment manager to a number of private investment funds (including Guadalupe),
to serve as non-member manager of Nautical and to make investment decisions on behalf
of such entities. The business address of Nautical, Guadalupe, the General Partner, Investment
Manager and GP Holdings is 280 Park Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10017.
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Based on a Form 4 filed on June 24,
2016 and an amendment to a Schedule 13D filed on June 23, 2016 with the SEC by Cyrus
Capital Partners, L.P. (“CCP”) with respect to beneficial ownership of 12,024,997
shares by each of CCP and Cyrus Capital Partners GP, L.L.C. (“CCPGP”) of
which 2,636,376 shares are obtainable upon the exercise of 13,851,382 warrants As the
(i) principal of CCP and (ii) principal of CCPGP., the general partner of CCP, Stephen
C. Freidheim (“Freidheim”) may be deemed the beneficial owner of 12,016,565
shares of Class A Common Stock. The address of each of CCP, CCPGP and Freidheim is 399
Park Avenue, 39th Floor, New York, NY 10022.
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(5)
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Based on an amendment to a Schedule
13D filed on June 29, 2016 with the SEC by Paulson with respect to beneficial ownership
of 11,044,482 shares by Paulson. Paulson is the investment advisor, or manager, of PCO
Shipping LLC and certain separately managed accounts (collectively, the “Paulson
Accounts”), which in the aggregate hold or own 10,309,521 shares of Class A Common
Stock and 734,961 shares obtainable upon the exercise of Class A warrants. The address
of Paulson and the Paulson Accounts is c/o Paulson & Co. Inc., 1251 Avenue of the
Americas, 50
th
Floor, New York, NY 10020.
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SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING
COMPLIANCE
Under the securities laws of the United States, the
Company’s directors, executive officers and any persons holding more than ten percent (10%) of the Company’s common
stock are required to report their ownership of common stock and any changes in that ownership, on a timely basis, to the SEC.
Directors, executive officers and beneficial owners of more than 10% of the common stock are also required to furnish the Company
with copies of all Section 16(a) reports that they file with the SEC. Based on material provided to the Company, all such reports
were filed on a timely basis in 2016 except that (i) each of Messrs. Bernlohr, Norton, Steger, Taylor, Wheat and Wright received
shares of Common Stock as a result of stock dividend which did not require filing of a report but each did not reflect such stock
dividend in the next required report each filed as a result of an oversight and each filed an amendment to such required report
correcting such oversight when it was realized, (ii) Mr. Valerio filed a report disclosing a grant of shares of Common Stock one
day late, (iii) each of Messrs. Ian Blackley and Wale Oshodi (the former Vice President and Treasurer of
the Company) had automatic
reinvestment of cash dividends on shares of Common Stock on two separate occasions which each did not realize at the time of each
reinvestment and each filed reports disclosing such acquisitions of shares shortly after learning of such acquisitions, (iv) Mr.
O’Halloran filed his report disclosing his initial ownership of shares of Common Stock one day late, (v) Susan Allan filed
a report disclosing a grant of shares of Common Stock six days late and (vi) BHR Funds filed late reports disclosing the sale of
shares on nine different dates.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOARD AND CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
Corporate Governance Guidelines.
The Board
has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines to promote the effective functioning of the Board and its committees, to promote
the interests of all stockholders, and to ensure a common set of expectations as to how the Board, its various committees,
individual directors and management should perform their functions. The Board believes that ethics and integrity cannot be
legislated or mandated by directive or policy and that the ethics, character, integrity and values of the Company’s
directors and senior management remain the most important safeguards in quality corporate governance. The Corporate
Governance Guidelines are posted on the Company’s website, which is
www.osg.com
, and are available in print upon
the request of any stockholder of the Company. That website and the information contained on that site, or connected to that
site, are not incorporated by reference in this proxy statement. Under the Corporate Governance Guidelines, each director is
expected to attend all Board meetings and all meetings of committees of which the director is a member. Meeting materials are
provided to Board and Committee members prior to meetings, and members are expected to review such materials prior to each
meeting.
Board Leadership Structure.
The Corporate
Governance Guidelines provide that the Board selects the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company and may
select a Chairman of the Board (the “Chairman”) in the manner it considers in the best interests of the Company.
The Guidelines provide that if the Board determines that there should be a Chairman, he or she may be a non-management
director or the CEO.
The Company currently separates the role of CEO and Chairman.
The CEO and the Chairman are in frequent contact with one another and with senior management of the Company. They provide advice
and recommendations to the full Board for its consideration. They each review in advance the schedule of Board and committee meetings
and establish the agenda for each Board meeting in order to ensure that the interests and requirements of the stockholders, the
directors and other stakeholders are appropriately addressed. The Board believes that the existing leadership structure, with the
current individuals in their positions, is in the best interests of stockholders.
The Board, primarily through its Corporate
Governance and Risk Assessment Committee, periodically reviews the Company’s leadership structure to determine if it remains
appropriate in light of the Company’s specific circumstances and needs, current corporate governance standards, market practices
and other factors the Board considers relevant. The Board retains the right to combine the CEO and Chairman roles in the future
if it determines that such a combination would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.
Independence.
Under the Corporate Governance
Guidelines, which incorporate the standards established by the NYSE, the Board must consist of a majority of independent directors.
As determined by the Board, as of the date of this Proxy Statement, all of the nominees other than Mr. Samuel H. Norton have been
determined to be independent under the Corporate Governance Guidelines for purposes of service on the Board because no relationship
was identified that would automatically bar any of them from being characterized as independent, and any relationships identified
were not so material as to impair their independence. In addition, the Board has determined that all of the nominees other than
Messrs. Norton, Kronsberg, and Wallach are independent for purposes of serving on the Audit Committee. The Board annually reviews
relationships that directors may have with the Company to make a determination of whether there are any material relationships
that would preclude a director from being independent. See “Related Party Transactions” below.
Executive Sessions of the Board.
To ensure free
and open discussion and communication among the non-management directors, the Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that non-management
directors meet in executive session at the time of each regular meeting of the Board; at least one of such executive sessions shall
exclude non-management directors who do not qualify as independent. In accordance with the Guidelines, the nonexecutive Chairman
of the Board chairs the executive sessions. Any non-management director can request that an additional executive session be scheduled.
Board Oversight of Risk Management.
While the
responsibility for management of the Company’s material risks lies with management of the Company, the Board provides oversight
of risk management, directly and indirectly, through its committee structure. The Board performs this oversight role by using several
different levels of review. The Board and the Corporate Governance
and Risk Assessment Committee receive regular reports from key
members of management responsible for specified areas of material non-financial risk to the Company. In addition, the Board reviews
the risks associated with the Company’s strategic plan at an annual strategic planning session and periodically throughout
the year as part of its consideration of the strategic direction of the Company.
At the committee level, the Audit Committee regularly reviews
the financial statements and financial and other internal controls. Further, the Audit Committee meets in private sessions individually
with certain members of management and with representatives of the independent registered public accounting firm at the conclusion
of every regularly scheduled meeting, where aspects of financial risk management are discussed as necessary. The Corporate Governance
and Risk Assessment Committee manages risk associated with Board independence, corporate governance and potential conflicts of
interest as well as oversight over non-financial risk assessments associated with the Company’s operations. The Human Resources
and Compensation Committee annually reviews executive compensation policies and practices and employee benefits, and associated
risks. Both the Audit Committee and the Human Resources and Compensation Committee also rely on the advice and counsel of the Company’s
independent registered public accountants and independent compensation consultants, respectively, to raise awareness of any risk
issues that may arise during their regular review of the Company’s financial statements, audit work and executive compensation
policies and practices, as applicable.
Managing risk is an ongoing process inherent in all decisions
made by management. The Company has an enterprise risk management program that is designed to ensure that risks are taken knowingly
and purposefully. Management is responsible for assessing all the risks and related mitigation strategies for all material projects
and initiatives of the Company prior to being submitted for consideration by the Board.
Meetings of the Board.
The Board held 10 meetings
during 2016. Each director attended at least 75% of the total number of meetings of the Board and Board committees of which the
director was a member.
Annual Meetings of Stockholders.
Directors
are not required, but are strongly encouraged, to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in person or telephonically. All
of the directors of the Company attended the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2016.
Communications with Board Members.
Interested
parties, including stockholders, may communicate with any director, with the nonexecutive Chairman of the Board or with the non-management
directors as a group by sending a letter to the attention of such director, the nonexecutive Chairman of the Board or such non-management
directors as a group, as the case may be, in care of the Company’s Corporate Secretary, 302 Knights Run Avenue, Suite 1200,
Tampa, Florida 33602. The Corporate Secretary opens and forwards all such correspondence (other than advertisements and other solicitations)
to directors unless the director to whom the correspondence is addressed has requested that the Corporate Secretary forward correspondence
unopened. Unless the context otherwise requires, the Corporate Secretary will provide any communication addressed to the Board
to the director most closely associated with the nature of the request based on Committee membership and other factors.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
The Company
has adopted a code of business conduct and ethics which is an integral part of the Company’s business conduct compliance
program and embodies the commitment of the Company and its subsidiaries to conduct operations in accordance with the highest legal
and ethical standards. The Code of Ethics applies to all of the Company’s officers, directors and employees. Each is responsible
for understanding and complying with the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. The Company also has an Insider Trading Policy which
prohibits the Company’s directors and employees from purchasing or selling securities of the Company while in possession
of material nonpublic information or otherwise using such information for their personal benefit. The Insider Trading Policy also
prohibits the Company’s directors and employees from hedging their ownership of securities of the Company. In addition, the
Company has an Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy which memorializes the Company’s commitment to adhere faithfully to both
the letter and spirit of all applicable anti-bribery legislation in the conduct of the Company’s business activities worldwide.
The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, the Insider Trading Policy and the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy are posted on the
Company’s website,
www.osg.com
, and are available in print upon the request of any stockholder of the Company. That
website and the information contained on that site, or connected to that site, are not incorporated by reference in this Proxy
Statement.
Other Directorships and Significant Activities.
The Company values the experience directors bring from other boards of directors on which they serve, but recognizes that those
boards also present significant demands on a director’s time and availability and may present conflicts and legal issues.
The Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that non-management directors refrain from serving on the boards of directors of more
than four publicly-traded companies (other than the Company or a company in which the Company has a significant equity interest)
absent special circumstances. A member of the Audit Committee may not serve on more than two other audit committees of publicly-traded
companies.
The Corporate Governance Guidelines require the CEO and other
members of senior management, whether or not they are members of the Board of the Company, to receive the approval of the Governance
Committee before accepting outside board membership. The Corporate Governance Guidelines prohibit the CEO from serving on the board
of directors of more than one publicly-traded company (other than the Company or a company in which the Company has a significant
equity interest).
If a director’s principal occupation or business association
changes substantially during the director’s tenure as a member of the Board, that director is required by the Corporate Governance
Guidelines to inform the Chairman of the Governance Committee of the change and offer to resign from the Board. In such case, such
Committee must recommend to the Board the action, if any, to be taken with respect to the offer of resignation, taking into account
the appropriateness of continued Board membership.
Related Party Transactions
Related party transactions may present potential or actual conflicts
of interest and create the appearance that Company decisions are based on considerations other than the best interests of the Company
and its stockholders. The Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics requires all directors, officers and employees who
may have a potential or apparent conflict of interest to disclose fully all the relevant facts to the Company’s legal department.
In addition to this reporting requirement, to identify related party transactions, each year the Company submits and requires its
directors and executive officers to complete Director and Officer questionnaires identifying any transactions with the Company
in which the director or officer has an interest. Management and the legal department carefully review the terms of all related
party transactions. Management reports to the Board on all proposed related party transactions with directors and executive officers.
Upon the presentation of a proposed related party transaction to the Board, the related party (if such related party is a director)
is excused from participation and voting on the matter. In deciding whether to approve the related party transaction, the Board
determines whether the transaction is on terms that could be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third
party. If the related party transaction is not on such terms, it will not be approved.
Committees
The Company has three standing committees of its Board:
the Audit Committee, the Corporate Governance and Risk Assessment Committee, and the Human Resources and Compensation
Committee. Each of these committees has a charter that is posted on the Company’s website and is available in print
upon the request of any stockholder of the Company.
Audit Committee.
The Audit Committee is required to have
no fewer than three members all of whom must be and are independent directors under the standards set forth in the Company’s
Corporate Governance Guidelines. During 2016, the Committee consisted of Messrs. Gregory A. Wright (Chairman), Ronald Steger, Samuel
H. Norton (until he resigned as a member in July 2016), and Gary Eugene Taylor (from his appointment in July 2016). The Board determined
that Messrs. Wright and Steger are audit committee financial experts, as defined by rules of the SEC and NYSE. The Audit Committee
met eight times in 2016.
The Audit Committee oversees the Company’s accounting,
financial reporting process, internal controls and audits and consults with management, internal auditors and the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm on, among other things, matters related to the annual audit, and published financial
statements and the accounting principles applied, and the oversight of financial risk assessments associated with the Company’s
operations. As part of its duties, the Committee retains the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, subject
to stockholder ratification (though the stockholder vote is not binding on the Committee, and the Committee may in its sole discretion
terminate the engagement of the firm and direct the appointment of another independent auditor at any time during the year if it
determines that such an appointment would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders).
The Audit Committee maintains direct responsibility for the
compensation and oversight of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and evaluates the independent registered
public accounting firm’s qualifications, performance and independence. The Committee has established policies and procedures
for the pre-approval of all services provided by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
Corporate Governance and Risk Assessment Committee.
The
Corporate Governance and Risk Assessment Committee is required to have no fewer than three members, all of whom must be and are
independent directors under the standards set forth in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines. During 2016, the Committee
consisted of Ronald Steger (Chairman), Gary Eugene Taylor, and Gregory A. Wright. The Committee met six times in 2016.
The Corporate Governance and Risk Assessment Committee
assists the Board by identifying and recommending individuals qualified to become Board members to the Board for nomination
at the next annual stockholder meeting. It develops and recommends to the Board the establishment of the Company’s
corporate governance guidelines, and it provides oversight over non-financial risk
assessments associated with the
Company’s operations. The Committee’s risk assessment responsibilities include oversight of the Company’s
quality of services and its vessels’ adherence to environmental and regulatory requirements. As part of its duties, the
Committee also aids the Board by providing a review of the Board performance on an annual basis.
The Corporate Governance and Risk Assessment Committee evaluates
prospective nominees identified on its own initiative or referred to it by other Board members, management, stockholders or external
sources and all self-nominated candidates. The Committee uses the same criteria for evaluating candidates nominated by stockholders
and self-nominated candidates as it does for those proposed by other Board members, management and search consultants.
The Corporate Governance and Risk Assessment Committee considers
the following criteria for identifying and recommending qualified candidates for membership on the Board, seeking to maintain within
these criteria appropriate diversity of individuals on the basis of gender, ethnic heritage, international background and life
experiences:
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judgment, character, age, integrity, expertise, tenure on the Board, skills and knowledge useful to the oversight of the Company’s
business;
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status as “independent” or an “audit committee financial expert” or “financially literate”
as defined by the NYSE or the SEC;
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high level managerial, business or other relevant experience, including, but not limited to, experience in the industries in
which the Company operates, and, if the candidate is an existing member of the Board, any change in the member’s principal
occupation or business associations;
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absence of conflicts of interest with the Company;
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status as a U.S. citizen; and
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ability and willingness of the candidate to spend a sufficient amount of time and energy in furtherance of Board matters.
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As part of its annual assessment of Board size, structure and
composition, the Corporate Governance and Risk Assessment Committee evaluates the extent to which the Board as a whole satisfies
the foregoing criteria. The Committee believes that the current nominees have the requisite character, integrity, expertise, skills,
and knowledge to oversee the Company’s business in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders.
All the director nominees named in this Proxy Statement have
been evaluated under the criteria set forth above and recommended by the Corporate Governance and Risk Assessment Committee to
the full Board for election by stockholders at the Annual Meeting. The entire Board recommends that stockholders elect all nominees.
With the exception of Ms. Manuel, all nominees for election at the Annual Meeting were previously elected to the Board by the stockholders
at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2016. Ms. Manuel was introduced as a candidate by Samuel Norton our Chief Executive Officer.
A stockholder may recommend a person as a nominee for director
by writing to the Corporate Secretary of the Company. Recommendations must be received by December 31, 2017 in order for a candidate
to be considered for election at the 2018 Annual Meeting. Each recommendation for nomination should contain the following information:
(a) the name and address of the stockholder who intends to make the nomination and of the person or persons to be nominated; (b)
a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Company entitled to vote at such meeting and intends
to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons specified in the notice; (c) a description of
all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person
or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are to be made by the stockholder; (d) such other information regarding
each nominee proposed by such stockholder as would have been required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the
proxy rules of the SEC had such nominee been nominated, or intended to be nominated, by the Board; and (e) the consent of each
nominee to serve as a director of the Company if so elected.
Human Resources and Compensation Committee.
The Human
Resources and Compensation Committee is required to have no fewer than three members, all of whom must be and are independent directors
under the standards set forth in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines. During 2016, the Committee consisted of Timothy
J. Bernlohr (Chairman), Gary Eugene Taylor, Ty E. Wallach, Samuel H. Norton (until he resigned as a member in July 2016), and Ronald
Steger (from his appointment in August 2016). The Committee met eight times in 2016.
The Human Resources and Compensation Committee establishes,
oversees, and carries out the Company’s compensation philosophy and strategy. It implements the Board responsibilities relating
to compensation of the Company’s executive officers, and ensures
that the Company’s officers and senior executives
are compensated in a manner consistent with the Company’s philosophy and competitive with its peers. As part of its duties,
it monitors and oversees the preparation of the Company’s annual Compensation Discussion and Analysis for inclusion in the
annual proxy statement, prepares an annual report on executive compensation, and provides guidance with respect to other compensation
matters including recommendations for the CEO and the other NEOs.
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
This Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”)
provides information regarding the compensation program for 2016 for individuals who served as executive officers and who are listed
in the Summary Compensation Table in this section (collectively, the “Named Executive Officers” or “NEOs”).
As disclosed in previous SEC filings, our Company completed a spin-off of its international operations in 2016, effective November
30, 2016 (the “Spin”). As a result of the Spin, we appointed several new executive officers during December 2016. Our
NEOs for 2016 are:
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Samuel H. Norton, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
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Christopher W. Wolf, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Patrick J. O’Halloran, Vice President and Chief Operations Officer
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Damon M. Mote, Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
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Ian T. Blackley, Former President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
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Rick F. Oricchio, Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Henry P. Flinter, Former Co-President and Head of the U.S. Flag Strategic Business Unit
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James D. Small III, Former Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
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The CD&A describes our compensation philosophy, the objectives
of the executive compensation program and policies, the elements of the compensation program and how each element fits into our
overall compensation philosophy and strategy. The Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation
Committee” or the “Committee”) is responsible for overseeing the compensation arrangements applicable to all
of our executive officers, as well as any related employment agreements, which are described under the heading, “Employment
Agreements with the Named Executive Officers”.
2016 Performance Highlights
We have a strong and measurable pay for performance philosophy.
Accordingly, it is important to understand our operational and financial performance in fiscal year 2016 and the significant impact
of the Spin on our results, as well as on the design of the compensation program. The Company’s performance includes:
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Successful completion of the Spin of our international business, International Seaways, Inc. (NYSE: INSW) on November 30, 2016.
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Net loss from continuing operations for the full year 2016 was ($1.1 million) or ($0.01) per diluted share, compared with net
income from continuing operations of $80.6 million, or $0.83 per diluted share, for 2015.
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2016 adjusted EBITDA was $176.2 million, up 5% from $168.1 million in 2015. EBITDA represents net income before interest expense,
income taxes, and depreciation and amortization expenses. Adjusted EBITDA consists of EBITDA adjusted for the impact of certain
items that we do not consider indicative of our ongoing operating performance, as disclosed in our Annual Report for 2016 on Form
10-K.
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2016 time charter equivalent (“TCE”) revenues of $446.2 million, down 1% compared with 2015.
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Total cash was $206.9 million as of December 31, 2016.
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In June 2016, the Company transferred the listing of its Class A common stock to the New York Stock Exchange. In connection
with the anticipated Spin, the Board approved the “Reverse Split Amendment” which effected a one (1) for six (6) reverse
stock split and corresponding reduction of the number of authorized shares of common stock.
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Say on Pay Results
At our 2016 annual meeting of stockholders, 95.2% of the stockholders
who voted on the say-on-pay proposal were in favor of our executive compensation program. In consideration of these results, the
Compensation Committee acknowledged the support received from our stockholders and viewed the results as a confirmation of the
Company’s existing executive compensation policies and decisions.
The Compensation Committee will continue to evaluate our compensation
program and plans, making adjustments as necessary to
ensure that our compensation program is consistent with, and supportive of, our compensation philosophy and
strategy.
At the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, we will again
hold an annual advisory vote to approve executive compensation as well as a “say-when-on-pay” vote. The Compensation
Committee will continue to engage with our stockholders and consider the results from this year’s and future advisory votes
on executive compensation as well as feedback from stockholders.
Compensation Philosophy and Objectives
We believe that a well-designed compensation program is a powerful tool to attract,
motivate, retain and reward top executive and managerial talent. We further believe that our compensation program should align
the interests of our executives with those of our stockholders in achieving and sustaining increases in stockholder value over
the short-and long-term. We have, therefore, structured our compensation program to drive and support these goals. The compensation
program is designed with the following objectives in mind:
COMPENSATION
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
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Overall
Objectives
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Attract,
motivate, retain and reward highly-talented executives and managers, whose leadership and expertise are critical to our overall
growth and success.
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Align
the interests of our executives with those of our stockholders.
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Support
the long-term retention of the Company’s executives to maximize opportunities for teamwork, continuity of management
and overall effectiveness.
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Compensate
each executive competitively (1) within the marketplace for talent in which we operate; (2) based upon the scope and impact
of his or her position as it relates to achieving our corporate goals and objectives; and (3) based on the potential of each
executive to assume increasing responsibility within the Company.
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Discourage
excessive and imprudent risk-taking.
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Structure
the total compensation program to reward the achievement of both the short-term and long-term strategic objectives necessary
for sustained optimal business performance.
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Pay
Mix Objectives
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Provide
a mix of both fixed and variable (“at-risk”) compensation, each of which has a different time horizon and payout
form (cash and equity), to reward the achievement of annual and sustained, long-term performance.
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Pay-For-Performance
Objectives
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Use
our incentive compensation program and plans to align the interests of our executives with those of our stockholders by linking
incentive compensation rewards to the achievement of performance goals that maximize stockholder value by:
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–
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Ensuring
our compensation programs are consistent with, and supportive of, our short- and long-term strategic, operating and financial
objectives.
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–
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Placing
a significant portion of our executives’ compensation at risk, with payouts dependent on the achievement of both corporate
and individual performance goals, which are set annually by the Compensation Committee.
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–
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Encouraging
balanced performance by employing a variety of performance measures to avoid over-emphasis on the short-term or any one metric.
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–
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Applying
judgment and reasonable discretion in making compensation decisions to avoid relying solely on formulaic program design, and
to take into account both what has been accomplished and how it has been accomplished in light of the existing commercial
environment.
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Executive Compensation Practices: What We Do and What We Do Not Do
It is our goal to maintain an executive compensation program that is competitive,
rooted in the principles of pay-for-performance and that conforms to best practices in executive compensation and corporate governance.
To this end, the Compensation Committee routinely evaluates our practices and programs with respect to executive compensation in
an effort to identify any opportunities for improvement that might exist. The following table summarizes some of the key features
of our executive compensation program.
WHAT
WE DO:
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Stock
Ownership Guidelines
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We
maintain, and track progress against, stock ownership guidelines for our executives and directors.
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Anti-Hedging
& Policy
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We
maintain robust policies and procedures for transactions in the Company’s securities that are designed to ensure compliance
with all insider trading rules and that prohibit all hedging and short-selling of our stock by all equity participants.
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Compensation
Recoupment (“Clawback”) Policy
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The
Company may recoup incentives paid or equity-related proceeds provided to executive if it is later determined that a material
restatement of financial results is required due to fraud or error, or an executive engaged in misconduct, acted in a manner
contrary to the Company’s interest or breached a non-competition agreement.
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WHAT
WE DO NOT DO:
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Excise
Tax Gross-Ups
|
We
do not provide for excise tax gross-ups.
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Supplemental
Executive Retirement Plans (“SERPs”)
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We
do not currently provide any SERPs, and our legacy SERP was frozen in November 2012.
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Roles in Setting Executive Compensation
Role of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee
Structure of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee:
The Compensation
Committee consists of four members of the Board of Directors, each of whom qualifies as independent under the New York Stock Exchange
(“NYSE”) listing standards as well as applicable independence standards under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the “1934 Act”), and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Recognizing the importance of the independent
perspectives, the Compensation Committee meets frequently in executive session, without any members of management present. The
Compensation Committee held 8 meetings in 2016.
Objectives of the Committee and the Decision-Making Process:
The primary
goals of our Compensation Committee are to establish our compensation philosophy and strategy and to ensure that all of our executives
are compensated in a manner consistent with the articulated philosophy and strategy. The Compensation Committee takes many factors
into account when making compensation decisions with respect to the executive officers, including the individual’s performance,
tenure and experience; the ability of the individual to affect our long-term growth and success; our overall performance; internal
equity among the NEOs; and external, publicly available market data on competitive compensation practices and levels.
Role of Outside Advisors:
Compensation Committee engaged Lyons Benenson
& Company Inc. (“LB&Co.”) in 2016 as its independent compensation consultant to assist and advise the Compensation
Committee on all aspects of the Company’s executive and director compensation programs and related corporate governance matters.
LB&Co. attended or participated by teleconference in all meetings of the Compensation Committee in 2016.
Compensation Consultant Conflict of Interest Assessment:
As required by
rules adopted by the SEC under the Dodd-Frank Act, the Compensation Committee assessed all relevant factors and determined that
the work of LB&Co. did not raise any conflict of interest in 2016. In making this determination, the Compensation Committee
considered all relevant factors, including those set forth in Rule 10C-1(b)(4)(i) through (vi) under the 1934 Act.
Role of the CEO in Setting Compensation
All decisions relating to the CEO’s compensation are made by the Compensation
Committee without the CEO present. In making determinations regarding compensation for the executive officers, other than the CEO,
the Compensation Committee generally considers the recommendations of the CEO, and the advice received from LB&Co. The CEO
recommends the compensation levels for the NEOs and for all others whose compensation is determined by the Compensation Committee.
In making his recommendations, the CEO evaluated the performance of each executive, considered each executive’s compensation
in relation to our other officers and executives and assessed retention risks. The Compensation Committee reviewed and approved
these recommendations and either reported the results to the Board of Directors or recommended actions for the Board to approve.
2016 Peer Group
In general, we strive for total compensation to be competitive with a select group
of companies that the Compensation Committee believes to be an appropriate compensation reference group (the “Peer Group”).
The Compensation Committee periodically reviews the Peer Group to affirm that it is comprised of companies that are similar to
us in terms of industry focus and scope of operations, size (based on revenues), and the competitive marketplace for talent.
For 2016, the Compensation Committee assessed and approved a Peer Group consisting
of 15 publicly traded oil shipping and transportation companies. When creating the 2016 Peer Group, LB&Co. considered measures
of financial and operating performance; the scope of products and services offered; and the geographic footprint of each of the
peer companies. The 2016 Peer Group is set forth below.
2016 Peer Group Companies
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GATX Corporation
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Rose Rock Midstream, L.P.
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Gener8 Maritime, Inc.
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SemGroup Corporation
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Kirby Corporation
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Spectra Energy Partners, L.P.
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Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
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Tallgrass Energy Partners, L.P.
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MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.
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TC PipeLines, L.P.
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Martin Midstream Partners, L.P.
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Tesoro Logistics, L.P.
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Matson, Inc.
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Western Gas Partners, L.P.
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MPLX L.P.
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|
While the Compensation Committee believes that the data derived from
the Peer Group is helpful, it also recognizes that benchmarking is not necessarily definitive in every case. Furthermore, the Peer
Group is limited to those companies for which executive compensation data is publicly available, which necessarily eliminates some
of our closest competitors that are privately held and/or incorporated in jurisdictions that do not require public disclosure of
executive compensation. The Compensation Committee uses the information from the Peer Group for informational and analytical purposes,
and therefore does not target a specific percentile or make compensation decisions based solely on the market data. Rather, consistent
with our historical practices, in 2016 we utilized both Company performance and individual performance as the main drivers of decisions
on compensation levels in addition to market data.
2016 Elements of the Executive Officer Compensation Program
The Compensation Committee reviews each element of compensation annually to ensure
alignment with our compensation philosophy and objectives, as well as to assess our executive compensation program and levels relative
to the competitive landscape. Our executive compensation program consists of the following:
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Base salary
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Annual cash incentive awards
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Long-term incentive compensation
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Severance arrangements through employment agreements
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Retirement benefits generally available to all employees under the Savings Plan
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Welfare benefits (e.g., medical, dental, disability and life insurance) also generally available to all employees
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Base Salary
We strive to pay base salaries that are market competitive to attract talented
executives and to provide a secure fixed level of compensation. The Compensation Committee annually reviews the base salaries of
our executive officers and compares them to the salaries of senior management among the Peer Group, bearing in mind that total
estimated direct compensation opportunity is the principal comparative measure of the competitiveness of our program. Based on
its own experience and such comparison, the Compensation Committee determines whether the salaries of the NEOs are at levels sufficient
to attract, motivate and retain, in concert with other elements of compensation, the executives who are essential to leading the
Company and driving stockholder value.
Annual adjustments in base salary, if any, take into account individual performance,
prior experience, position duties and responsibilities, internal equity and external market practices. The Compensation Committee
largely relies on the CEO’s evaluation of each executive’s performance (other than his own) in deciding whether to
approve merit increases for any executives in a given year.
The following table summarizes 2016 base salaries for our NEOs:
Name
|
Position
|
2016
Salary
|
Norton
|
President,
CEO and Director
|
$395,000
|
Wolf
|
SVP
and CFO
|
$350,000
|
O’Halloran
|
VP
and Chief Operations Officer
|
$185,000*
|
Mote
|
VP
and Chief Administrative Officer
|
$185,000*
|
Blackley
|
Former
President, CEO and Director
|
$675,000
|
Oricchio
|
Former
SVP and CFO
|
$475,000
|
Flinter
|
Former
Co-President and Head of the U.S. Flag Strategic Business Unit
|
$425,000
|
Small
|
Former
SVP, Secretary and GC
|
$475,000
|
*
On December 5, 2016, the Compensation Committee increased the base salaries of Mr. O’Halloran and Mr. Mote from $185,000
to $205,000 in connection with their promotions to executive officer positions of VP and Chief Operational Officer and VP
and Chief Administrative Officer, respectively.
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2016 Annual (Cash) Incentive Plan
Pursuant to the Management Incentive Compensation Plan (“MICP”), executive
officers are eligible to receive annual cash incentives based upon the achievement of the specified annual performance goals, which
are established and approved by the Compensation Committee during the first quarter of the performance year. Our annual cash incentive
plan for 2016 was intended to focus on our critical, short-term financial and operational goals. As in past years, the financial
performance measure for 2016 at both the Company and (for the business unit executives) the business unit (“BU”) levels
was earnings from shipping operations (“ESO”), which is defined as income from vessel operations before depreciation
and amortization and gains and losses from vessel sales (including impairments) reduced by payments for drydockings and expenditures
for vessels. The business unit executives’ awards were also
based
on quantifiable measures of performance in operational metrics (including safety) and/or commercial metrics. Mr. Norton and Mr.
Wolf were not eligible to participate in the Annual Incentive Program in 2016. The following tables sets forth the target bonus,
as a percentage of salary, for 2016, and the calculation of the ESO metric:
Name
|
|
2016
Target Bonus
%
|
Norton
|
|
n/a
|
Wolf
|
|
n/a
|
O’Halloran
|
|
50%
|
Mote
|
|
50%
|
Blackley
|
|
137.5%
|
Oricchio
|
|
125%
|
Flinter
|
|
112.5%
|
Small
|
|
125%
|
n/a
– not applicable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CEO
(Blackley)
|
Base
Salary
|
X
|
Target
Incentive %
|
X
|
(60%
Company ESO
(15% BU Metrics
(25% Individual
|
x
x
x
|
Performance
Factor 0-150%)
Performance Factor 0-150%)
Performance Factor 0-150%)
|
=
|
Annual
Cash
Incentive Payout
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CFO
(Oricchio) and General Counsel (Small)
|
Base
Salary
|
X
|
Target
Incentive %
|
X
|
(60%
Company ESO
(10% BU Metrics
(30% Individual
|
x
x
x
|
Performance
Factor 0-150%)
Performance Factor 0-150%)
Performance Factor 0-150%)
|
=
|
Annual
Cash
Incentive Payout
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Business
Unit Participants (NEOs and Non-NEOs) (Flinter, O’Halloran and Mote)
|
Base
Salary
|
X
|
Target
Incentive %
|
X
|
(25%
Company ESO
(25% BU ESO
(25% BU Metrics
(25% Individual
|
x
x
x
x
|
Performance
Factor 0-150%)
Performance Factor 0-150%)
Performance Factor 0-150%)
Performance Factor 0-150%)
|
=
|
Annual
Cash
Incentive Payout
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
funding formula for all of the above performance measures was as follows:
|
Threshold
|
Target
|
Maximum
|
Performance
Achievement
|
70%
|
100%
|
130%
|
Payout
|
50%
|
100%
|
150%
|
Target
ESO for the Company and U.S. Flag BU
(in thousands)
Performance Factor
|
Achievement
%
|
Domestic
|
Corporate
|
50%
|
70%
|
124,135
|
236,868
|
58.4%
|
75%
|
129,542
|
258,410
|
66.7%
|
80%
|
134,948
|
279,952
|
75%
|
85%
|
140,355
|
301,494
|
83.3%
|
90%
|
145,761
|
323,036
|
91.7%
|
95%
|
151,168
|
344,578
|
100%
|
100%
|
156,574
|
366,120
|
108.4%
|
105%
|
161,981
|
387,662
|
116.7%
|
110%
|
167,387
|
409,204
|
125%
|
115%
|
172,794
|
430,746
|
133.3%
|
120%
|
178,200
|
452,288
|
141.7%
|
125%
|
183,607
|
473,830
|
150%
|
130%
|
189,013
|
495,372
|
Achievement
Level (%)
|
|
115%
|
90%
|
Performance
Factor
|
|
125%
|
83.3%
|
Business
Unit Operational Goals
For
2016, our U.S. Flag BU performance measures were divided into two equally weighted categories: tanker goals and ATB goals. The
goals under each of these categories were (i) lost time injuries frequency, (ii) corrective action closing rate, (iii) loss of
containment, (iv) vetting observations, (v) vessels visited, and (vi) officer retention. The U.S. Flag BU performance score was
110%, as certified by the Compensation Committee.
Individual
Performance Goals
Each
of our NEOs also had individual performance goals, which were established by the Compensation Committee early in the 2016 performance
year. The individual goals for 2016 covered a broad range of performance indicators that generally included the following:
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Separate
the U.S. Flag and International businesses;
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●
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Reduce
general administrative expenses;
|
|
●
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Manage
the elimination of Class B Common Stock and warrants for Common Stock;
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|
●
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Develop
strategies for capital allocation in light of the impending Spin;
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|
●
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Relocate
the New York office without business disruption;
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|
●
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Continuously
develop and improve the safety processes, procedures and culture onboard;
|
|
●
|
Develop
and implement retention plans following the Spin to mitigate any flight risk and ensure
a smooth workforce transition.
|
At
the conclusion of the 2016 performance year, the Compensation Committee assessed the level of achievement of our NEOs relative
to their respective individual performance goals. Following this assessment, it was determined that Messrs. Oricchio and Small
achieved their individual goals above target levels; Messrs. O’Halloran and Mote achieved their individual goals at target
levels. Messrs. Norton and Wolf were not participants in the 2016 Annual Incentive Plan. Nevertheless, in March 2017, the Committee
determined that Mr. Norton should receive compensation for his performance in 2016, and granted Mr. Norton an equity award with
a grant date value of $100,000. The structure of this grant is as follows: 1/3 time-based RSUs which will vest ratably over a
three-year period; 1/3 non-qualified stock options which will vest ratably over a three-year period; 1/6 in performance-based
RSUs based on the metric of cumulative return on invested capital (“ROIC”), with 3-year cliff vesting and the possibility
of achievement in a range of 80%-120%; 1/6 in performance-based RSUs based on total shareholder return (“TSR”) with
the target equal to the 50
th
percentile of the S&P Transportation Select Index. The ROIC and TSR portions of the
grant allow for the possibility of maximum payout at 150%.
2016
Actual Annual Incentive Paid
Based
on the foregoing, the NEOs received the following annual cash incentive payments for 2016:
See
the “Employment Agreements with the Named Executive Officers” section of this Proxy statement for details on the cash
bonus payments made to Mr. Blackley and Mr. Flinter.
Equity-Based
Compensation
Our
equity-based compensation program is intended to align the interests of our executives with those of our stockholders, and to
focus our executives on the achievement of long-term performance objectives that are aligned with our business strategy, thereby
establishing a direct relationship between compensation, long-term operating performance and sustained increases in stockholder
value. The Management Incentive Compensation Plan (“MICP”) became effective in September 2014 and provides for grants
of nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance units, performance shares and other
performance awards, restricted stock units and restricted stock, and other awards valued in whole or in part by reference to,
or otherwise based on, our stock. The purpose of the MICP is to attract, motivate, retain and reward highly competent officers,
executives, managers and employees by providing them with appropriate incentives and rewards tied to the long-term success of
the Company.
Equity
awards are granted to motivate and retain executives, consistent with our practices, and to align their interests with stockholders.
The MICP contains anti-dilution provisions whereby in the event of various corporate changes in the Company, outstanding awards
may be adjusted, as appropriate, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights. Accordingly, the effect of these provisions
resulted in a modification of all outstanding awards to reflect the reverse stock split that became effective on June 13, 2016
as well as following completion of the Spin. No additional compensation was recognized in 2016 for financial reporting purposes
as a result of these modifications. The number of securities, shares and option exercise prices disclosed herein have been adjusted
to reflect the effects of the 2015 stock dividend as referenced in the Form 10-K, the reverse split and the Spin.
Performance-based
RSUs were issued in October 2015 (the “2015 Award”) to certain of our NEOs. The 2015 Award is earned based on achievement
of specific performance targets that the Compensation Committee set at the beginning of each year for 2015, 2016, and 2017. Therefore,
each tranche of the 2015 Award is considered a separate award. The 2015 tranche vested at 130%. The performance criteria for the
2016 tranche was return on invested capital (“ROIC”) over the one-year period ending December 31, 2016.
Invested capital is calculated net of cash in excess of operating requirements and return is based on pre-tax net income before
interest as of December 31, 2016. The Compensation Committee determined that this goal was achieved at 100%. Following the Spin
the third tranche of the 2015 Award has been forfeited and cancelled.
NEO
|
Value
of
2015
Award - 2016 Tranche
|
Blackley
|
$208,787
|
Oricchio
|
—
|
Flinter
|
$40,411
|
Small
|
$101,026
|
During
2016, the Compensation Committee approved long-term incentives for each of our NEOs, outlined in the table below, which values
reflect the adjustments described above. Please refer to the Summary Compensation Table, Grants of Plan Based Awards Table and
the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table for additional details regarding these grants and the adjustments that
are reflected here:
NEO
|
Total
Grant Date
Value
|
Stock
Options
|
Time-Based
RSUs
|
Performance-Based
RSUs
(3)
|
Norton
(1)
|
$2,643,749
|
$660,936
|
$1,982,813
|
—
|
Wolf
(2)
|
$500,000
|
$125,000
|
$375,000
|
—
|
Blackley
|
$1,500,000
|
$500,000
|
$500,000
|
$500,000
|
Oricchio
|
$900,000
|
$300,000
|
$300,000
|
$300,000
|
Flinter
|
$425,000
|
$141,666
|
$141,666
|
$141,667
|
Small
(4)
|
$900,000
|
$300,000
|
$300,000
|
$300,000
|
|
(1)
|
Mr.
Norton received an equity grant on August 3, 2016, comprised of nonqualified stock options
and RSUs with an aggregate grant date value equal to the face value of 208,333 shares
of Class A common stock of the Company. Seventy-five percent (75%) of the award was time-based
vesting RSUs and the remaining twenty-five percent (25%) was time-based vesting stock
options, determined using the Black-Scholes present value on the date of grant and with
an exercise price equal to the closing price on the date of grant. The RSUs and options
shall vest in three substantially equal tranches on January 1 of each of 2017, 2018 and
2019.
|
|
(2)
|
Represents
an initial equity grant for with Mr. Wolf upon his joining the Company. His sign-on equity
award will vest ratably on January 1 of each of 2018, 2019 and 2020.
|
|
(3)
|
Represents
grants made on March 30, 2016 pursuant to the terms of each of these NEO’s employment
agreements. Each PRSU grant represents a contingent right to receive a share of stock
based upon the covered employees being continuously employed through the end of the period
over which the performance goals are measured. The award vests as follows: (i) one-third
vests on December 31, 2018, subject to OSG’s three-year cumulative earnings per
share (“EPS”) performance; (ii) one-third vests on December 31, 2018 subject
to our three-year ROIC performance; and (iii) one-third is subject to our three-year
TSR performance relative to that of a performance peer group. Vesting is subject in each
case to the Compensation Committee’s certification of achievement of the performance
targets no later than March 31, 2019. The funding formulas applicable to the PRSUs are
as follows:
|
Cumulative
EPS And ROIC
|
Threshold
|
Target
|
Maximum
|
Performance
Achievement
|
70%
|
100%
|
130%
|
Payout
|
50%
|
100%
|
150%
|
TSR
|
Threshold
|
Target
|
Maximum
|
Performance
Achievement
|
25%
percentile
|
50th
percentile
|
90
th
percentile
|
Payout
|
50%
|
100%
|
150%
|
|
(4)
|
Mr.
Small’s awards were generally assumed by INSW in connection with the Spin, except
for certain vested performance-based RSUs that will be settled following the end of 2017.
|
Upon
termination of employment for any reason, all unvested PRSUs will be forfeited unless the NEO’s employment agreement provides
otherwise.
Employment
Agreements with the Named Executive Officers
We
have entered into employment agreements with all of our NEOs except Messrs. O’Halloran and Mote. Under the terms of the agreements,
these NEOs are entitled to certain compensation arrangements and severance benefits as detailed in the paragraphs below.
Under
the terms of the employment agreements, if a NEO’s employment is terminated by the Company for any reason or terminated
voluntarily by the executive, he or she is entitled to the following accrued payments: (i) any earned, unpaid base salary through
the date of termination, (ii) any earned, unpaid annual bonus applicable to the performance year prior to the termination, (iii)
payment for any accrued, but unused vacation through the date of termination and (iv) reimbursement of any business expenses not
reimbursed as of the date of termination. If an executive’s employment is terminated by reason of death or disability, we will
pay the executive or the executive’s estate the accrued payments and provide for accelerated vesting of any unvested time-based
equity awards.
On
July 17, 2016, Mr. Norton transitioned from a Board member to an employee of the Company, serving as the SVP and Head of the
US Flag Business Unit until December 30, 2016, at which time Mr. Norton assumed the positions of President and CEO, following
Captain Blackley’s retirement. Mr. Norton’s compensation package reflects a philosophy change for the Company where
the compensation package is more heavily weighted on equity than cash. Under the terms of his employment agreement, shares of
Company Class A common stock acquired other than pursuant to his initial equity award shall be held by Mr. Norton at least until
the earliest to occur of (i) a change in control, (ii) an event of termination of Mr. Norton’s employment by the Company
without cause or by Mr. Norton for good reason and (iii) the third anniversary of the date the shares were acquired. In addition,
in the event the Company experiences a major safety and/or containment incident which results from gross negligence or willful
misconduct of management or results from a violation of federal operation, safety or construction regulations, or if the responsible
party fails to report
the incident or to cooperate with relevant authorities in responding to such incident, all incentive based compensation other
than the initial equity award, to the extent unvested at the time the incident occurs may be cancelled at the discretion of the
Compensation Committee, and Mr. Norton will forfeit any rights with respect to such awards without consideration therefor.
Mr.
Norton’s employment agreement also provides for an annual target bonus of $1,250,000 to be paid in fully vested equity,
based on the relative achievement of annual individual and Company performance objectives as determined by the Board, and subject
to Mr. Norton’s employment with the Company through the applicable payment date. His agreement provides for severance benefits
in the event of a termination of his employment without cause or resignation with good reason as follows: (i) salary continuation
for a period of twelve months, (ii) a pro-rata annual bonus based on actual performance for the year of termination, and (iii)
accelerated vesting of outstanding and unvested time-based equity awards. The Company also agreed to cover certain travel expenses
in 2016 and 2017 relating to Mr. Norton’s travel between Miami and Tampa, Florida, as well as attorney’s fees incurred
in connection with entering into the agreement. Mr. Norton agreed to a one-year non-competition and non-solicitation obligation,
as well as confidentiality and non-disparagement obligations.
Mr.
Wolf’s employment agreement provides for an annual target bonus of 15% of his annual salary. His agreement provides for
severance benefits in the event of termination of his employment without cause or resignation with good reason as follows: (i)
salary continuation for a period of twelve months, (ii) a pro-rata annual bonus based on actual performance for the year of termination,
and (iii) accelerated vesting of outstanding and unvested time-based equity awards. Mr. Wolf agreed to a one-year non-competition
and non-solicitation obligation, as well as confidentiality and non-disparagement obligations.
While
he was employed with the Company, Captain Blackley was party to an employment agreement pursuant to which his annual target bonus
was 150% of annual salary. On December 29, 2016, Captain Blackley stepped down from his role as Chief Executive Officer and Director
of the Company, and in connection with his departure from the Company, Captain Blackley entered into a separation agreement with
the Company that included a general release and waiver of claims against the Company in addition to the payment of certain benefits,
subject to applicable tax withholding that were generally consistent with the terms of his employment agreement, as amended, including:
(a) a cash payment of $1,350,000 in substantially equal installments over a period of twenty-four months; (b) a lump sum cash
payment of $3,213,879, which is comprised of a lump sum of $2,201,387 and the product of $19,471 for each week of service completed
during the year of separation; (c) a lump sum cash payment of $475,000 pursuant to the Company’s Retention Bonus Plan; and
(d) any benefits to which Captain Blackley was entitled under the Company’s Supplemental Executive Savings Plan. Captain
Blackley also received accelerated vesting of all of his time-based equity grants. Please see the Potential Payments upon Termination
section for additional details on Captain Blackley’s compensation at termination.
While
he was employed with the Company, Mr. Oricchio was party to an employment agreement pursuant to which his annual target bonus
was 150% of annual salary. In addition, Mr. Oricchio’s agreement provided for an additional cash payment of $400,000 to
be
paid
in January of each of 2016 and 2017. On December 29, 2016, Mr. Oricchio retired from his position as the Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and in connection with his departure from the Company, Mr. Oricchio entered into a
separation agreement with the Company that included a general release and waiver of claims against the Company in addition to
the payment of certain benefits, subject to applicable tax withholding that are generally consistent with the terms of his employment
agreement, as amended, including: (a) a cash payment of $475,000 in substantially equal installments over a period of twelve months;
(b) a lump sum cash payment of $1,012,499; (c) the pro rata portion of Mr. Oricchio’s second anniversary bonus in a lump
sum cash payment of $385,753; and (d) Mr. Oricchio’s annual bonus for fiscal year 2016, to be determined based on actual
performance of previously established performance metrics and subject to the approval of the Company’s Compensation and
Audit Committees. Mr. Oricchio also received accelerated vesting of all of his time-based equity grants. Please see the Potential
Payments upon Termination section for additional details on Mr. Oricchio’s compensation at termination.
While
he was employed with the Company, Mr. Flinter was party to an employment agreement pursuant to which his annual target bonus was
125% of annual salary. On July 29, 2016, Mr. Flinter retired from his position as President of the Company’s U.S. Flag operations,
and pursuant to his employment agreement, as amended, all of his unvested stock option awards, time -based RSUs and performance-based
RSUs vested in full (per the terms of his agreement, performance-based RSUs vested at target performance). He was also entitled
to severance payments under his employment agreement, subject to his signing a waiver and a release of claims, and his complying
with his non-solicit, non-compete, non-disclosure and non-disparagement obligations, as follows: twenty-four months of severance
payments, made in equal installments, totaling $850,000, a cash bonus of $531,250, $14,711 in unused vacation time, accelerated
vesting of all of his time-based equity grants, settlement of 63,652 performance share units in cash, and any benefits to which
Mr. Flinter was entitled under the Company’s Supplemental Executive Savings Plan.
While
he was employed with the Company, Mr. Small was party to an employment agreement pursuant to which his annual target bonus was
125% of annual salary, and he was also entitled to a sign-on bonus of $150,000. His agreement provided for the following severance
benefits in the event of termination of his employment without cause or resignation with good reason: (i) salary continuation
for twenty-four months, (ii) a lump sum payment in an amount depending on which year the termination occurred and (iii) all outstanding
and unvested options, RSUs and other equity-based grants or cash in lieu of grants that in all cases were not performance-based
would vest upon a termination without cause, for good reason, by death or disability. As the result of the Spin, Mr. Small’s
employment agreement was assigned to INSW. Mr. Small did not receive any severance or other benefits from the Company as a result
of his remaining with INSW following the Spin.
Additional
Information
Benefits
In
general, we provide benefits to our employees that we believe are important to maintain a competitive total compensation program.
Benefits are designed to provide a reasonable level of retirement income and to provide a safety net of protection against the
financial concerns and catastrophes that can result from illness, disability or death.
We
provide a tax-qualified defined contribution employee benefit plan to employees under the Savings Plan for Employees of OSG Ship
Management, Inc. (the “Savings Plan”). Under the Savings Plan, eligible employees may contribute, on a pre-tax basis,
an amount
up to the limit imposed by the Internal Revenue Code Section 401(k). In 2016, the Company matched 100% of the first 6% of a participant’s
pre-tax contribution (up to the code limit) which was $15,900. In addition, in 2016, the Company contributed to the Savings Plan
account of each eligible employee an amount equal to 4% of the employee’s cash compensation up to the limits imposed by the code.
Effective January 1, 2017, under the Savings Plan, the Company will match 100% of the first 4% of a participant’s pre-tax contribution
and then 50% up to 8% of a participant’s pre-tax contribution (up to the code limit) which for 2017 will be $16,200. The
additional 4% contribution under the Savings Plan was discontinued as of January 1, 2017.
Prior
to our Chapter 11 filing, we sponsored a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, or SERP. Upon the Chapter 11 filing, account
balances under the SERP, including accruals and earnings thereon, were frozen, and we discontinued future contributions to the
SERP. In October 2014, we decided to pay interest on balances from the time of bankruptcy filing until the termination of the
participant’s employment at the annual rate of 2.98%.
Risk
Mitigation
As
indicated elsewhere in this Proxy Statement, the Compensation Committee believes that a significant portion of our NEOs’ total
compensation should be variable and “at risk,” based upon defined performance measures tied to financial and operational
goals. To accomplish this, the Compensation Committee uses a balanced weighting of performance measures and metrics in our incentive compensation programs to promote the achievement of our annual operating plan and long-term business strategy, build long-term
stockholder value and discourage excessive risk taking by eliminating any inducement to over-emphasize one goal to the detriment
of others.
To
further ensure we mitigate excessive risk taking, we have adopted:
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a
policy prohibiting hedging by Directors and executives;
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a
compensation recoupment policy for executive officers; and
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stock
ownership guidelines for executives and directors.
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Stock
Ownership Guidelines
We
encourage stock ownership by our executives and non-employee directors to align their interests with the long-term interests of
our stockholders. As measured on the January 1st of each fiscal year, directors and officers are required to own and hold stock
in an amount equal to a number of shares of common stock priced at the closing price on the last trading day prior to January
1
st
as set forth in the chart below.
Position
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Target
Ownership Multiple
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President
and CEO
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Five
(5) times rate of annual base salary
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EVPs
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Three
(3) times rate of annual base salary
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Directors
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Three
(3) times rate of annual board service cash retainer
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SVPs
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Two
(2) times rate of annual base salary
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VPs
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One
(1) times rate of annual base salary
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Directors
and executives are expected to achieve these ownership levels within the later of five (5) years after: (a) the implementation of
these guidelines, or (b) their first becoming eligible to participate in the Company’s Management Incentive Compensation
Plan.
For
purposes of these Stock Ownership Guidelines, ownership comprises all shares of common stock beneficially owned by the director
or officer, their spouse, and their minor children, including:
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(a)
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shares
owned outright or in trust;
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(b)
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time-based
vested restricted stock or shares underlying restricted stock units awarded;
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(c)
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vested
in-the-money stock options;
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(d)
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performance-based
RSUs or restricted stock awarded for which the performance and service criteria has been satisfied;
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(e)
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shares
of stock held in any pension or 401(k) plan determined on a net-share-settled basis.
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In
2016, all of our executives and directors met these guidelines.
Incentive
Compensation Recoupment Policy for Executive Officers
Our
Incentive Compensation Recoupment Policy (the “Recoupment Policy”) generally provides that if an executive officer has
received incentive compensation based on the achievement of a performance metric and the Board commences action to restate the
calculation of such performance metric within five fiscal years due to a material misstatement or inaccuracy, we may require such
executive officer to repay all or a portion of the amounts of such incentive compensation that the Board in good faith determines
would not have been payable if not for the material misstatement or inaccuracy. Where the Board determines that the executive
officer’s fraud, misconduct, negligence or other knowing actual involvement was a contributing factor to the need for the restatement, the five-year look back limitation does not apply. The Compensation Committee is monitoring the proposed regulations
under the Dodd-Frank
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) relating to incentive compensation recoupment
and will amend the Recoupment Policy to the extent necessary to comply with the Dodd-Frank Act.
Hedging
and Insider Trading
Our
insider trading policy prohibits our directors and employees from hedging their ownership of our securities, including investing
in options, puts, calls, short sales, futures contracts or other derivative instruments relating to our securities, regardless
of whether such directors and employees have material nonpublic information about us. In addition, the insider trading policy
prohibits our directors and employees from purchasing or selling our securities while in possession of material nonpublic information
or otherwise using such information for their personal benefit. Directors and employees are permitted to enter into trading plans
under Rule 10b5-1 under the 1934
Act. With the approval of our General Counsel, a 10b5-1 Plan may be entered into during a time when the equity participant is
not in possession of material, non-public information. These plans are intended to aid the equity participants in diversifying
their portfolios without violating federal securities law.
Consideration
of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code
Section
162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (“Section 162(m)”) limits the deductibility of compensation in excess of $1 million
per year paid to the CEO and the three other most highly paid executive officers (other than the CFO). However, Section 162(m)
provides an exemption for performance-based compensation. To be performance-based, the compensation must be (i) paid pursuant
to a plan approved by stockholders at least once every five years, (ii) based on performance relative to an objective performance
measure(s) that was identified in the plan as a possible performance measure, (iii) predicated on a performance goal(s) established
no later than the end
of the first quarter of the performance period, and, in no case, later than 90 days into the performance period and (iv) administered
by a committee of independent directors (as that term is defined within the Section). Our incentive plan has been structured such
that compensation paid pursuant to the plan may qualify for the performance-based exemption. The Committee intends to capture
the tax deduction whenever possible, but believes that stockholder interests are best served if the Compensation Committee’s discretion
and flexibility in awarding compensation is not restricted, even though some compensation awards may result in non-deductible
compensation expenses. Such action may be necessary in order for us to meet competitive market pressures and to ensure that we
are able to attract and retain top talent to lead the organization successfully.
HUMAN
RESOURCES AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
The
Human Resources and Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis (CD&A) with
management. Based on this review and discussion, the Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the CD&A be included
in this Proxy Statement and incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
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By the Human Resources and Compensation Committee:
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Timothy J. Bernlohr, Chairman
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Ronald Steger
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Gary Eugene Taylor
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Ty E. Wallach
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SUMMARY
COMPENSATION TABLE
The
following Summary Compensation Table includes individual compensation information for services in all capacities for the Company
and our subsidiaries by the NEOs for 2016.
Name and Principal
Position
|
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Year
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Salary
(1)
|
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Bonus
(2)
|
|
Stock
Awards
(3) (4)
|
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Option
Awards
(3)
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Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
(5)
|
|
Change
in
Pension Value
and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
|
|
All
Other
Compensation
(6)
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Samuel H. Norton
|
|
2016
|
|
$
|
182,308
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
1,982,809
|
|
$
|
660,936
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
16,316
|
|
|
2,842,369
|
|
President and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Chief Executive Officer
(7)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Christopher W. Wolf
|
|
2016
|
|
$
|
26,923
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
375,000
|
|
$
|
125,000
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
526,923
|
|
Senior Vice President
and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Chief Financial Officer
(7)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Patrick J. O’Halloran
|
|
2016
|
|
$
|
185,483
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
99,229
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
32,755
|
|
$
|
317,467
|
|
Vice President and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chief Operations Officer
(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Damon M. Mote
|
|
2016
|
|
$
|
185,483
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
99,229
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
45,379
|
|
$
|
330,091
|
|
Vice President and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chief Administrative Officer
(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ian T. Blackley
|
|
2016
|
|
$
|
675,000
|
|
$
|
475,000
|
|
$
|
1,208,787
|
|
$
|
533,784
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
3,298,256
|
|
$
|
6,190,827
|
|
Former President and
|
|
2015
|
|
$
|
666,539
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
1,161,400
|
|
$
|
839,328
|
|
$
|
1,230,188
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
44,894
|
|
$
|
3,942,349
|
|
Chief Executive Officer
(9)
|
|
2014
|
|
$
|
493,269
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
200,000
|
|
$
|
200,000
|
|
$
|
819,375
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
146,086
|
|
$
|
1,858,730
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rick F. Oricchio
|
|
2016
|
|
$
|
475,000
|
|
$
|
400,000
|
|
$
|
600,000
|
|
$
|
320,270
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
2,014,590
|
|
$
|
3,809,860
|
|
Former Senior Vice President
|
|
2015
|
|
$
|
465,865
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
1,583,075
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
850,547
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
17,041
|
|
$
|
2,916,528
|
|
Chief Financial Officer
(9) (10)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Henry P. Flinter
|
|
2016
|
|
$
|
245,346
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
323,745
|
|
|
151,238
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
1,644,059
|
|
$
|
2,364,388
|
|
Former Co-President and
|
|
2015
|
|
$
|
385,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
54,564
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
567,875
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
42,160
|
|
$
|
1,049,599
|
|
Head of U.S. Flag SBU
(9)
|
|
2014
|
|
$
|
361,346
|
|
$
|
63,180
|
|
$
|
200,000
|
|
$
|
200,000
|
|
$
|
522,156
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
40,672
|
|
$
|
1,387,354
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
James D. Small III
|
|
2016
|
|
$
|
475,000
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
701,026
|
|
$
|
320,270
|
|
$
|
558,363
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
38,737
|
|
$
|
2,093,396
|
|
Former Senior Vice President,
|
|
2015
|
|
$
|
401,923
|
|
$
|
150,000
|
|
$
|
664,102
|
|
$
|
503,597
|
|
$
|
844,757
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
18,250
|
|
$
|
2,582,629
|
|
General Counsel and Secretary (9) (10)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
The
salary amounts reflect the actual salary received during the year.
|
|
(2)
|
Mr.
Blackley received a retention bonus of $475,000. Mr. Oricchio received a bonus of $400,000
upon his first anniversary of joining the Company. In 2015, Mr. Small received a sign
on bonus of $150,000 upon his joining the Company.
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|
(3)
|
These
amounts represent the aggregate grant date fair value of equity awards granted in the
specified fiscal year as calculated pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 718. The equity awards
granted in 2014 were made for 2014 performance. In 2015, Messrs. Blackley, Oricchio and
Small were the only NEOs who received time-based equity awards, each of which vests ratably
on the first three anniversaries of the dates of grant, which are January 20, 2015 for
Mr. Blackley; January 12, 2015 for Mr. Oricchio; and March 2, 2015 for Mr. Small. In
March 2016, Messrs. Blackley, Oricchio, Flinter and Small received time-based equity
awards, which vest ratably on each of the first three anniversaries of March 30, 2016.
In 2016, Messrs. Norton and Wolf received time-based equity awards upon hire with the
Company. One third of Mr. Norton’s award vests ratably on each of January 1, 2017,
2018 and 2019. Mr. Wolf’s award vests ratably on each of the first three anniversaries
of December 14, 2016. Messrs. O’Halloran and Mote did not receive a time-based
grant in 2016.
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(4)
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Messrs.
Blackley, Flinter and Small received a performance-based RSU grant on October 12, 2015.
One third of each performance award was scheduled to vest on each of December 31, 2015,
2016 and 2017, subject in each case to the Committee’s certification of achievement
of the pre-established performance goals no later than each March 31 following the respective
date of vesting. Settlement of the vested performance-based RSUs may be in either shares
of common stock or cash, as determined by the Committee in its discretion, and shall
occur as soon as practicable following the Committee’s certification of the achievement
of the applicable performance goals for 2017 and in any event, no later than April 30,
2018. The number of target RSUs shall be subject to an increase or decrease depending
on performance against the applicable performance goals with the minimum number of RSUs
vesting equal to zero and the maximum number of RSUs vesting equivalent to 130% of the
RSUs awarded. Since performance targets are set annually for the October 2015 grant each
tranche of the award is considered to be a separate grant. The amounts in this column
represent the aggregate grant date fair value of the 2016 tranche of each such performance
RSU award at target, calculated in accordance with accounting guidance, as follows: Mr.
Blackley – $208,787, Mr. Flinter - $40,411 and Mr. Small - $101,026. Messrs. Blackley,
Oricchio, Flinter and Small received performance RSU grants on March 30, 2016. The performance
award is scheduled to vest in full on December 31, 2018, subject to the Committee’s
certification of achievement of the performance measures and targets no later than March
31 following the vesting date. Settlement of the vested RSUs may be in either shares
of common
|
|
|
stock
or cash, as determined by the Committee in its discretion, and shall occur as soon as
practicable following the Committee’s certification of the achievement of the applicable
performance goals for 2018 and in any event, no later than April 30, 2019. The number
of target RSUs shall be subject to an increase or decrease depending on performance against
the applicable performance measures and targets with the maximum number of RSUs vesting
equivalent to 150% of the RSUs awarded. The amounts in this column represent the aggregate
grant date fair value of the 2016 performance RSU award at target, calculated in accordance
with accounting guidance, as follows: Mr. Blackley - $500,000, Mr. Flinter - $141,667
and each of Mr. Oricchio and Mr. Small - $300,000. Messrs. O’Halloran and Mote
did not receive a performance-based RSU grant in 2016.
|
|
(5)
|
The
amounts in this column reflect the amounts paid in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively,
under the Company’s Cash Incentive Compensation Plan for performance in 2016, 2015
and 2014, respectively.
|
|
(6)
|
See
the “All Other Compensation Table” below for additional information.
|
|
(7)
|
Mr.
Norton joined the Company on July 17, 2016 and Mr. Wolf joined the Company on December
1, 2016.
|
|
(8)
|
Mr.
Mote and Mr. O’Halloran became Executive Officers of the Company on December 5,
2016.
|
|
(9)
|
Mr.
Flinter retired on July 29, 2016, Mr. Small left the Company to join INSW following the
completion of the Spin on November 30, 2016, and Messrs. Blackley and Oricchio left the
Company on December 29, 2016.
|
|
(10)
|
Mr.
Oricchio joined the Company on January 12, 2015 and Mr. Small joined the Company on March
2, 2015.
|
All
Other Compensation Table
The
following table describes each component of the All Other Compensation column for 2016 in the Summary Compensation Table.
Name
|
|
Savings
Plan Matching Contribution
(1)
|
|
|
Qualified
Defined Contribution Plan
(2)
|
|
|
Life
Insurance Premiums
(3)
|
|
|
Other
(4)
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Samuel
H. Norton
|
|
$
|
5,469
|
|
|
$
|
5,469
|
|
|
$
|
396
|
|
|
$
|
4,982
|
|
|
$
|
16,316
|
|
Christopher
W. Wolf
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
Patrick
J. O’Halloran
|
|
$
|
15,900
|
|
|
$
|
10,600
|
|
|
$
|
765
|
|
|
$
|
5,490
|
|
|
$
|
32,755
|
|
Damon
M. Mote
|
|
$
|
15,900
|
|
|
$
|
10,600
|
|
|
$
|
765
|
|
|
$
|
18,114
|
|
|
$
|
45,379
|
|
Ian
T. Blackley
|
|
$
|
15,900
|
|
|
$
|
10,600
|
|
|
$
|
1,188
|
|
|
$
|
3,270,568
|
|
|
$
|
3,298,256
|
|
Rick
F. Oricchio
|
|
$
|
15,900
|
|
|
$
|
10,600
|
|
|
$
|
1,188
|
|
|
$
|
1,986,902
|
|
|
$
|
2,014,590
|
|
Henry
P. Flinter
|
|
$
|
14,721
|
|
|
$
|
10,600
|
|
|
$
|
693
|
|
|
$
|
1,618,045
|
|
|
$
|
1,644,059
|
|
James
D. Small III
|
|
$
|
15,900
|
|
|
$
|
10,600
|
|
|
$
|
1,188
|
|
|
$
|
11,049
|
|
|
$
|
38,737
|
|
|
(1)
|
Constitutes
the Company’s matching contributions under the Savings Plan, which is described
in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”.
|
|
(2)
|
Constitutes
the Company’s four percent (4%) contributions under the Savings Plan, which is
described in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”.
|
|
(3)
|
Life
insurance premiums represent the cost of term life insurance paid on behalf of the NEO.
|
|
(4)
|
Includes
the following amounts for each NEO under plans and arrangements generally maintained
by us for all employees (other than “umbrella” excess liability insurance
coverage): (a) medical and dental coverage premiums of $2,400 for Mr. Blackley, $5,118
for Mr. Oricchio, $4,987 for Mr. Flinter, $8,531 for Mr. Small, $3,846 for Mr. Norton,
$3,600 for Mr. O’Halloran, and $16,584 for Mr. Mote; (b) long-term and short term disability
plan premiums (c) premium for excess liability insurance coverage for each NEO (d) separation
payments as follows for Mr. Blackley - $44,135 in unused vacation and $3,213,879 lump
sum; (e) separation payments as follows for Mr. Oricchio - $23,750 in unused vacation
days, $385,753 pro rated anniversary bonus, $1,012,499 lump sum and a cash bonus of $577,264;
(f) separation payments as follows for Mr. Flinter - $14,712 in unused vacation, $392,231
restricted stock paid in cash, $531,250 bonus, and $141,666 in severance payments made
during 2016. Also, includes fees of $6,916 paid in 2016 to an accounting firm the Company
selected to prepare Mr. Blackley’s 2015 U.S. income tax return and United Kingdom
income tax return for the fiscal year ended April 2015 due to his previous foreign assignment.
OSG agreed to pay for the provision of certain tax preparation services, in order to
ensure that OSG can properly recapture certain foreign tax credits. Mr. Blackley is responsible
for paying his U.S. income taxes. Mr. Blackley returned to New York in April 2013. In
March 2015, Mr. Blackley repaid $54,053 to OSG with respect to foreign tax credits arising
from United Kingdom income taxes paid related to the period of his overseas assignment
that were utilized against his 2014 federal income tax liability.
|
GRANTS
OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS
The
following table lists the grants made in fiscal 2016 to the NEOs under the Company’s Management Incentive Compensation Plan.
The Management Incentive Compensation Plan contains anti-dilution provisions whereby in the event of any change in the capitalization
of the Company, the number and the type of securities underlying outstanding awards must be adjusted, as appropriate, in order
to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights. The impact of these provisions resulted in a modification of all outstanding awards.
No additional compensation was recognized in 2016 as a result of such modification. The Number of Securities, Shares and Option
exercise price have been adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split on June 13, 2016, and the Spin.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Other
Stock Awards:
Number of
Shares of Stock
or Stock
Units
(3)
|
|
All Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options
(4)
|
|
Exercise
or
Base
Price of
Option
Awards
|
|
Grant
Date
Fair
Value of
Stock and
Option
Awards
(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated Future Payouts
Under Non-Equity
|
|
Estimated Future
Payouts
Under Equity
Incentive Plan Awards
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Incentive Plan
Awards
|
|
Threshold
|
|
Target
|
|
Maximum
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name
|
|
Grant Date
(1)
|
|
Threshold
|
|
Target
|
|
Maximum
|
|
(#)
|
|
(#)
|
|
(#)
|
|
(#)
|
|
(#)
|
|
($/Sh)
|
|
|
|
Samuel H. Norton
|
|
8/3/2016
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
356,255
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
1,982,813
|
|
|
|
8/3/2016
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
297,818
|
|
$
|
5.57
|
|
$
|
660,936
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Christopher W. Wolf (6)
|
|
12/14/2016
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
99,206
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
375,000
|
|
|
|
12/14/2016
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
78,616
|
|
$
|
3.73
|
|
$
|
125,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Patrick J. O’Halloran
|
|
3/30/2016
|
|
$
|
46,278
|
|
$
|
92,556
|
|
$
|
138,833
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Damon M. Mote
|
|
3/30/2016
|
|
$
|
46,278
|
|
$
|
92,556
|
|
$
|
138,833
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ian T. Blackley
|
|
3/30/2016
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
70,374
|
|
140,748
|
|
202,262
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
708,787
|
|
|
|
3/30/2016
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
96,447
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
3/30/2016
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
256,761
|
|
$
|
5.19
|
|
$
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
3/30/2016
|
|
$
|
464,063
|
|
$
|
928,125
|
|
$
|
1,392,188
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rick F. Oricchio
|
|
3/30/2016
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
28,935
|
|
57,869
|
|
86,804
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
300,000
|
|
|
|
3/30/2016
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
57,869
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
300,000
|
|
|
|
3/30/2016
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
154,055
|
|
$
|
5.19
|
|
$
|
300,000
|
|
|
|
3/30/2016
|
|
$
|
296,875
|
|
$
|
593,750
|
|
$
|
890,625
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Henry P. Flinter
|
|
3/30/2016
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
7,873
|
|
15,745
|
|
21,221
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
182,078
|
|
|
|
3/30/2016
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
11,985
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
141,666
|
|
|
|
3/30/2016
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
31,907
|
|
$
|
11.82
|
|
$
|
141,666
|
|
|
|
3/30/2016
|
|
$
|
239,063
|
|
$
|
478,125
|
|
$
|
717,188
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
James D. Small III
|
|
3/30/2016
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
17,392
|
|
34,783
|
|
50,294
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
401,026
|
|
|
|
3/30/2016
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
25,381
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
300,000
|
|
|
|
3/30/2016
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
67,567
|
|
$
|
11.82
|
|
$
|
300,000
|
|
|
|
3/30/2016
|
|
$
|
296,875
|
|
$
|
593,750
|
|
$
|
890,625
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
(1)
|
On
March 30, 2016, the Board of Director’s approved equity grants under the Company’s
Management Incentive Compensation Plan, which is considered the grant date under applicable
accounting rules for 2016 share-based grants that were made. The grant date for the Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Awards is the date on which the Compensation Committee approved the goals
under the Company’s Cash Incentive Compensation Plan for 2016. For Messrs. Norton
and Wolf, the grant date is the date of award.
|
|
(2)
|
Messrs.
Blackley, Small and Flinter received a performance RSU grant on October 12, 2015. Performance
targets are set annually for each tranche of the award and each tranche considered to
be a separate grant. The numbers shown in the table represent the 2016 tranche of each
such performance RSU award adjusted to reflect the reverse split for all and the Spin
for Mr. Blackley only. In addition, on March 30, 2016 Messrs. Blackley and Oricchio were
granted 96,447 and 57,869 performance-based RSUs respectively, adjusted to reflect the
reverse split and the Spin. On March 30, 2016, Mr. Flinter was granted 11,985 performance-based
RSUs - the pre-Spin number of shares is reflected here since Mr. Flinter retired before
the Spin. The grants of Messrs. Blackley, Oricchio and Flinter were cancelled upon their
termination of employment. On March 30, 2016 Mr. Small received a grant of 25,381 performance-based
RSUs in 2016 - the pre-Spin number of shares granted is reflected here since this grant
was assumed by INSW.
|
|
(3)
|
Reflects
the post-Spin RSU grant award for Messrs. Blackley, Orrichio, Norton and Wolf and post-reverse
split for Messrs. Small and Flinter. For Messrs. Blackley and Oricchio, the March 2016
RSU grants were originally 253,807 and 152,284 units respectively. On June 13, 2016,
the reverse split of 6 to 1 was actioned reducing the number of outstanding units to
42,301 and 25,381 respectively. Mr. Norton’s July 2016 grant was originally 156,250
units. Effective as of the Spin, the outstanding awards were adjusted by a factor of
2.28 in order to keep Messrs. Blackley, Oricchio and Norton whole with OSG stock. See
further discussion in the Equity-Based Compensation section in the Compensation Discussion
and Analysis. The vesting of Messrs. Blackley and Oricchio awards was accelerated at
their termination per their agreements. Mr. Wolf’s December RSU grant was made
after the Spin therefore no adjustments were made. Mr. Flinter was originally granted
71,912 RSUs in March; his grant was adjusted for the reverse split that occurred in June
reducing the number of units granted to 11,985. Mr. Small was originally granted 152,284
RSUs in March - his grant was adjusted for the reverse split that occurred in June reducing
the number of units granted to 25,381. These awards were not adjusted for the Spin since
Mr. Flinter’s award was cancelled and paid out in cash upon his retirement and
Mr. Small’s award was transferred to INSW.
|
|
(4)
|
Reflects
the post-Spin number of Non-Qualified Stock Options (NQSOs) granted to Messrs. Blackley
and Oricchio in March 2016, to Mr. Norton in August 2016, to Mr. Wolf in December 2016,
and the post-reverse split number of options for Messrs. Flinter and Small (which were
granted in March 2016). Messrs. Blackley and Oricchio originally received NQSO grants
of 675,676 and 405,405 options, respectively. On June 13, 2016, the reverse split of
6 to 1 was implemented reducing the number of outstanding options to 112,613 and 67,567,
respectively. Effective as of the Spin, the outstanding awards were adjusted by a factor
of 2.28 in order to keep the NEO whole with OSG stock. See further discussion in the
Equity-Based Compensation section in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis. The vesting
of these options was accelerated at their termination per their agreements and expire
90 days after termination of employment. Mr. Flinter was originally granted 191,441 NQSOs
in March, his grant was adjusted for the reverse split that occurred in June
|
|
|
reducing
the number of options granted to 31,907. These options were accelerated and all unexercised
options expired 90 days after his retirement date. Mr. Small was granted 405,405 NQSOs
in March 2016 - his grant was adjusted for the reverse split that occurred in June reducing
the number of options granted to 25,381. His award was assumed by INSW as a result of
the Spin.
|
|
(5)
|
For
information with respect to grant date fair values see Note 13, “Capital Stock
and Stock Compensation,” to the Company’s consolidated financial statements
included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2016.
|
|
(6)
|
Mr.
Wolf’s grant was awarded post-Spin so no adjustments were made to either of his
grants.
|
OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR END
The following table provides information as of December 31, 2016 concerning
the holdings of stock options and stock awards by the NEOs. This table includes unexercised and unvested option and stock awards.
The Management Incentive Compensation Plan contains anti-dilution provisions whereby in the event of any change in the capitalization
of the Company, the number and the type of securities underlying outstanding awards must be adjusted, as appropriate, in order
to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights. The impact of these provisions resulted in a modification of all outstanding awards.
No additional compensation was recognized in 2016 as a result of such modification. The Number of Securities, Shares and the Option
exercise price have been adjusted to reflect the stock dividend declared by the Company on November 20, 2015, the reverse stock
split in June 13, 2016, and the Spin. The market value of the stock awards is based on the market price of the Company’s
Class A Common Stock at the close of business on 12/30/2016, which was $3.83 per share. For additional information regarding these
awards, see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Option
Awards
|
|
Stock
Awards
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name
|
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Exercisable
|
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Unexercisable
|
|
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
(#)
Unexercisable
|
|
Option
Exercise
Price
|
|
Option
Expiration
Date
|
|
Number
of
Shares or
Units of
Stock
That
Have Not
Vested
(#)
|
|
|
Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock
That
Have Not
Vested
|
|
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares,
Units
or Other
Rights
That
Have Not
Vested
(#)
|
|
|
Equity
Incentive Plan
Awards:
Market or
Payout Value
of Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested
|
|
Samuel H. Norton
|
|
—
|
|
297,818
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
5.57
|
|
1/1/2027
|
|
356,255
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
1,364,457
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Christopher W. Wolf
|
|
—
|
|
78,616
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
3.73
|
|
12/14/2026
|
|
99,206
|
(4)
|
|
$
|
379,959
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Patrick J. O’Halloran
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
5,144
|
(5)
|
|
$
|
19,702
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Damon M. Mote.
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
5,144
|
(5)
|
|
$
|
19,702
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ian T. Blackley
|
|
54,866
|
|
—
|
(1)
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
8.43
|
|
3/29/2017
|
|
—
|
(6)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
—
|
(7)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
259,796
|
|
—
|
(1)
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
7.50
|
|
3/29/2017
|
|
—
|
(6)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
256,761
|
|
—
|
(1)
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
5.19
|
|
3/29/2017
|
|
—
|
(6)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rick F. Oricchio
|
|
154,055
|
|
—
|
(1)
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
5.19
|
|
3/29/2017
|
|
—
|
(6)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Henry P. Flinter
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
(1)
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
(6)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
(7)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
James D. Small III
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
(2)
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
|
|
3/2/2025
|
|
—
|
(6)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
(7)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
$
|
|
|
3/30/2026
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
(1)
|
The
option to purchase these shares of Class A common stock was granted pursuant to the Company’s
Management Incentive Compensation Plan. The grant vesting for Messrs. Blackley and Oricchio
was accelerated upon termination; all unexercised options expire within 90 days of vesting.
Mr. Henry Flinter’s grant expired unexercised on October 17, 2016 as a result of
his retirement.
|
|
(2)
|
The
option to purchase these shares of Class A common stock was granted pursuant to the 2014
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Management Incentive Compensation Plan and will become
exercisable as to one third of such shares on each of the first, second and third anniversaries
of the award date of March 2, 2015. All Mr. Small’s unexercised options were assumed
by INSW as a result of the Spin.
|
|
(3)
|
Of
these RSUs, 118,781 will vest on January 1, 2017, and 118,782 will vest on each of January
1, 2018 and January 1, 2019.
|
|
(4)
|
Of
these RSUs, 33,068 will vest on December 14, 2017 and 33,069 will vest on each of December
14, 2018 and December 14, 2019.
|
|
(5)
|
These
RSUs will vest on December 19, 2017.
|
|
(6)
|
For
Messrs. Blackley and Oricchio, their respective RSUs were accelerated upon termination
of employment by the Company. For Mr. Flinter, his RSUs were cancelled and paid in cash
as a result of his retirement from the Company. For Mr. Small, his RSUs were assumed
by INSW as a result of the Spin.
|
|
(7)
|
First
tranche of 2015 PRSU vested on December 31, 2015 and will be settled in cash or shares
no later than March 31 of the year following the end of the performance period which
is December 31, 2017. For Mr. Blackley, it is 57,591 RSUs (with a market or payout value
of $220,574), Mr. Flinter, it is 11,147 RSUs (with a market or payout value of $42,693),
and for Mr. Small, it is 27,866 RSUs (with a market or payout value of $106,727).
|
OPTIONS EXERCISED AND STOCK VESTED
The following table provides information on the vesting of
RSUs held by the NEOs in 2016. There were no stock options exercised by the NEOs in 2016. The Management Incentive Compensation
Plan contains anti-dilution provisions whereby in the event of any change in the capitalization of the Company, the number and
the type of securities underlying outstanding awards must be adjusted, as appropriate, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement
of rights. For additional information regarding these awards, see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”
|
|
|
Option Awards
|
|
|
|
Stock Awards
|
|
|
|
|
Number
of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number
of
|
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
|
Realized
|
|
|
|
|
Acquired
|
|
|
|
Realized
|
|
|
|
Acquired
|
|
|
|
on
|
|
|
|
|
on
Exercise
|
|
|
|
on
Exercise
|
|
|
|
on
Vesting
|
|
|
|
Vesting
|
|
Name
|
|
|
(#)
|
|
|
|
($)
|
|
|
|
(#)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Samuel H. Norton
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
32,070
|
(1)
|
|
$
|
58,047
|
|
Christopher W. Wolf
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Patrick J. O’Halloran
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
5,144
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
25,000
|
|
Damon M. Mote
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
5,144
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
25,000
|
|
Ian T. Blackley
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
272,901
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
1,108,292
|
|
Rick F. Oricchio
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
355,715
|
(4)
|
|
$
|
1,358,161
|
|
James D. Small III
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
56,410
|
(5)
|
|
$
|
118,461
|
|
|
(1)
|
Reflects
the vesting of a restricted stock award granted for Mr. Norton’s service as a Director
on the Company’s Board prior to becoming an employee of the Company. Market price
at time of vesting was $1.81.
|
|
(2)
|
Reflects
the vesting of one-third of the RSUs granted on December 18, 2014 to Mr. O’Halloran
and Mr. Mote. The value realized on vesting was computed using the settlement date market
price of $4.86 rather than the Volume Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) price
of $3.65.
|
|
(3)
|
Reflects
the vesting of RSUs held by Mr. Blackley of: one-third of the RSUs granted on September
29, 2014 and one-third of the RSUs granted on January 20, 2015, and the acceleration
of his outstanding RSUs as a result of his termination per his agreement with the Company.
The value realized for the accelerated share vesting was computed using the settlement
date market price of $4.86 rather than the VWAP price of $3.65. His unvested PRSUs were
forfeited. The value realized on vesting was computed based on the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
Market
|
|
|
Value
|
|
Date of
|
|
|
Vesting
|
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Price at
|
|
|
Realized
|
|
award
|
|
|
Date
|
|
|
acquired on
|
|
|
Vesting
|
|
|
on Vesting
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vesting
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9/29/2014
|
|
|
|
9/29/2016
|
|
|
|
3,348
|
|
|
$
|
10.51
|
|
|
$
|
35,197
|
|
|
2/10/2015
|
|
|
|
1/20/2016
|
|
|
|
94,017
|
|
|
$
|
2.34
|
|
|
$
|
220,000
|
|
|
9/29/2014
|
|
|
|
12/29/2016
|
|
|
|
7,635
|
|
|
$
|
4.86
|
|
|
$
|
37,106
|
|
|
2/10/2015
|
|
|
|
12/29/2016
|
|
|
|
71,454
|
|
|
$
|
4.86
|
|
|
$
|
347,266
|
|
|
3/30/2016
|
|
|
|
12/29/2016
|
|
|
|
96,447
|
|
|
$
|
4.86
|
|
|
$
|
468,732
|
|
|
(4)
|
Reflects the vesting of
RSUs held by Mr. Oricchio of one-third of the RSUs granted on January 12, 2015, and the acceleration of his outstanding RSUs as
a result of his termination per his agreement with the Company; all his unvested PRSUs were forfeited. The value realized for
the accelerated share vesting was computed using the settlement date market price of $4.86 rather than the VWAP price of $3.65.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
|
Market
|
|
|
Value
|
|
Date of
|
|
|
Vesting
|
|
|
shares
|
|
|
Price at
|
|
|
Realized
|
|
award
|
|
|
Date
|
|
|
acquired on
|
|
|
Vesting
|
|
|
on Vesting
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vesting
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1/12/2015
|
|
|
|
1/12/2016
|
|
|
|
169,230
|
|
|
$
|
2.67
|
|
|
$
|
451,844
|
|
|
1/12/2015
|
|
|
|
12/29/2016
|
|
|
|
128,616
|
|
|
$
|
4.86
|
|
|
$
|
625,074
|
|
|
3/30/2016
|
|
|
|
12/29/2016
|
|
|
|
57,869
|
|
|
$
|
4.86
|
|
|
$
|
281,243
|
|
|
(5)
|
Reflects
the RSU vesting for Mr. Small of one-third of the RSUs granted on March 2, 2015. Market
price at time of vesting was $2.10. Mr. Small’s 2016 tranche of the 2015 PRSU grant
was vested by INSW on 12/31/16.
|
NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION
The following table provides information with respect to the deferral of compensation
on a non-tax qualified basis to the Supplemental Plan for each NEO in fiscal 2016. In connection with the Company’s Chapter
11 filing, the Company ceased to provide additional benefits under the Supplemental Plan and account balances under such plan were
frozen as of November 14, 2012. The Supplemental Plan was amended in October 2014 to provide for interest at an annual rate of
2.98% from the petition date of November 14, 2012 through the termination date of the participant. The plan remains frozen to new
participants.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
|
|
Executive
|
|
|
Company
|
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
|
Withdrawals/
|
|
|
Balance at
|
|
|
|
Contributions
|
|
|
Contributions
|
|
|
Earnings/Losses
|
|
|
Distributions
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
Name
|
|
in 2016
|
|
|
in 2016
|
|
|
in 2016 (1)
|
|
|
in 2016 (2)
|
|
|
2016 (3)
|
|
Samuel H. Norton
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Christopher W. Wolf
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Patrick J. O’Halloran
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Damon M. Mote
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Ian T. Blackley
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
6,327
|
|
|
$
|
238,434
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Rick F. Oricchio
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Henry P. Flinter
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
953
|
|
|
$
|
61,628
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
James D. Small III
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
(1)
|
The
aggregate earnings constitute accrued interest for the calendar year ended December 31,
2016. There were no executive or Company contributions in 2016.
|
|
(2)
|
The
balances of Messrs. Blackley and Flinter SERP account stopped accruing interest upon
their termination with the Company The balance is due and payable after a 6-month deferral
period, Mr. Flinter’s balance was paid in February 2017, Mr. Blackley’s will
be paid in June 2017.
|
|
(3)
|
Constitutes
the aggregate under the Supplemental Plan for each NEO at the fiscal year end.
|
POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION
The following table discloses the amounts that would have been payable to
each NEO upon termination of their employment, assuming for this purpose that such termination occurred on December 31, 2016. At
December 31, 2016, no NEO was eligible for normal retirement at age 65. The table excludes amounts payable pursuant to the Supplemental
Plan and pursuant to plans that do not discriminate in favor of executive officers and that are available generally to all salaried
employees, such as the Savings Plan.
Event(1)
|
|
Ian T.
|
|
|
Rick F.
|
|
|
James D.
|
|
|
Samuel
|
|
|
Christopher
|
|
|
Patrick
|
|
|
Damon
|
|
|
Blackley
|
|
|
Oricchio
|
|
|
Small III
|
|
|
Norton
|
|
|
Wolf
|
|
|
O’Halloran
|
|
|
Mote
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Involuntary Termination Without Cause or
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Voluntary Termination for Good Reason
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash severance payment (2)
|
|
$
|
1,350,000
|
|
|
$
|
475,000
|
|
|
$
|
950,000
|
|
|
$
|
395,000
|
|
|
$
|
350,000
|
|
|
$
|
205,000
|
|
|
$
|
205,000
|
|
Pro rata Bonus Payment (3)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
557,264
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,250,000
|
|
|
$
|
52,500
|
|
|
$
|
102,500
|
|
|
$
|
102,500
|
|
Retention Bonus Payment (4)
|
|
$
|
475,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Equity Awards (5)
|
|
$
|
1,108,292
|
|
|
$
|
1,358,161
|
|
|
$
|
385,839
|
|
|
$
|
1,364,457
|
|
|
$
|
379,959
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Anniversary Payment (6)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
385,753
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Lump Sum Payment (7)
|
|
$
|
3,213,879
|
|
|
$
|
1,012,499
|
|
|
$
|
1,345,832
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
6,147,171
|
|
|
$
|
3,788,677
|
|
|
$
|
2,681,671
|
|
|
$
|
3,009,457
|
|
|
$
|
782,459
|
|
|
$
|
307,500
|
|
|
$
|
307,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Death
/ Disability
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro rata Bonus Payment (3)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Retention Bonus Payment (4)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Equity Awards (5)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,364,457
|
|
|
$
|
379,959
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,364,457
|
|
|
$
|
379,959
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
(1)
|
The
values in this table reflect estimated payments associated with various termination scenarios
except for Messrs. Blackley and Oricchio whose termination date was 12/29/16 and actual
payments are reflected in the table.
|
|
(2)
|
Cash
severance payment equal to 24 months of base salary for Messrs. Blackley and Small and
12 months of base salary for Messrs. Oricchio, Norton, Wolf, O’Halloran and Mote.
|
|
(3)
|
Pro
rata bonus is equal to Mr. Norton’s target bonus, pro-rated based on actual performance
for the year of termination. For Messrs. Oricchio, Wolf, O’Halloran and Mote the
pro rata bonus is equal to the NEO’s Target Bonus, pro-rated based on the portion
of the year that the NEO was employed.
|
|
(4)
|
Under
the Retention Bonus Plan certain employees are eligible to earn a retention award. The
participant must have remained employed by the Company through December 19, 2016 (the
“Retention Period”). Awards under the Retention Bonus Plan were paid in a
lump sum payment following completion the Retention Period. Mr. Blackley was the only
Executive Officer eligible for this bonus.
|
|
(5)
|
For
Messrs. Blackley, Oricchio, Small, Norton, and Wolf all option shares and RSUs (and any
other equity based grant or cash in lieu of grants) granted to the Executive, to the
extent not otherwise vested, shall be vested as of the Date of Separation, as applicable.
Any unvested PRSUs will be forfeited in the event of termination. As of December 31,
2016, all options were considered underwater and were therefore not included in the calculation.
The grants awarded to Messrs. O’Halloran and Mote do not provide for acceleration.
For illustration purposes, Mr. Small’s stock acceleration value is calculated on
the assumption that he remained an OSG employee after the Spin and therefore had the
OSG Spin factor of 2.28 applied to his outstanding awards.
|
|
(6)
|
Anniversary
payment is a payment made to the executive for each of the first 2 years of the executive’s
employment on the respective anniversaries as a pro-rata portion of the anniversary bonus
for the year in which the date of separation from service occurs, calculated from the
first day of such year up to the date of separation from service.
|
|
(7)
|
Messrs.
Blackley, Oricchio and Small were eligible for the lump sum payment upon termination
per their employment agreements with the Company.
|
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
During fiscal year 2016, no member of the Compensation Committee was,
while a member of the Compensation Committee, an officer or employee of the Company or was formerly an officer of the Company
(Mr. Norton was a member of the Compensation Committee prior to his appointment as Senior Vice President of the Company in
July 2016). None of the Company’s executive officers served on any board of directors or compensation committee of any
other company for which any of the Company’s directors served as an executive officer at any time during fiscal 2016.
Please see “Information about the Board and Corporate Governance Related Party Transactions” for the
Company’s policy on related party transactions.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
For the period of Board service from June to December 2016, the Company’s
non-executive Chairman of the Board received an annual cash retainer of $182,750 and the Company’s other non-employee directors,
except as described below, received an annual cash retainer of $102,000. The Chair of each of the Audit, Compensation and Governance
Committees received an additional cash retainer of $25,500, $25,500 and $17,000 respectively. Each member of the Audit and Compensation
Committees (other than the committee Chairs and except as described below) received an additional cash retainer of $12,750, and
members of the Governance Committee received an additional cash retainer of $8,500. For service during 2017, the Board decreased
the annual retainer for each of the Company’s non-employee directors by approximately 22% to $80,000 from $102,000 and reduced
such retainer for the Chairman for 2017 to $172,000 from $182,750. The Board also decreased the additional annual retainers for
2017 of each of the Chairs of the Audit and Compensation Committees to $20,000 from $25,500 and decreased the additional annual
retainer for 2017 of the Chair of the Governance Committee to $13,000 from $17,000. The Board also decreased the additional annual
retainer for 2017 of each member of the Audit and Compensation Committee to $10,000 from $12,750, and decreased the additional
annual retainer for 2017 of each member of the Governance Committee to $6,500 from $8,500.
During 2016 each of Messrs. Joseph I. Kronsberg, Ty E. Wallach, and Chad L.
Valerio, agreed to provide to the Board certain specialized advice and the Company agreed to pay each of them an additional annual
retainer of $12,750. Mr. Kronsberg has instructed the Company to pay all cash compensation for his service as a director to his
employer, Cyrus Capital Partners. Mr. Wallach agreed to waive all compensation for his service as a director. Mr. Valerio had also
instructed the Company to pay all cash compensation for his service as a director to his employer, Blue Mountain until the termination
of Mr. Valerio’s employment with Blue Mountain. The Company and Mr. Valerio terminated their agreement with respect to the
specialized advice and additional annual retainer as of September 30, 2016. Mr. Valerio instructed the Company to pay him all cash
compensation for his services as a director effective as of October 1, 2016.
No director received any fee for attending any Board meeting or Board committee
meeting. The Company reimburses directors for their reasonable travel and lodging expenses in attending Board and Board committee
meetings. All directors’ cash compensation is payable quarterly in advance.
Under the 2014 Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Non-Employee Director Incentive
Compensation Plan, the Board has discretion to grant various types of equity-based awards to directors. On June 22, 2016, the Board
granted Mr. Wheat, as non-Executive Chairman of the Board, 15,177 shares of Common Stock having a fair market value of $180,000,
and granted each other non-employee director, except as described below, and Mr. Kronsberg’s employer, Cyrus Capital Partners
(and not Mr. Kronsberg), 8,432 shares of Common Stock having a fair market value of $100,000, in each case vesting on the earlier
of (a) June 8, 2017 and (b) the date of the annual
meeting of stockholders of the Company in 2017, subject to the director continuing
to provide services to the Company as of such date. Mr.Wallach has agreed to waive all equity compensation for service as a director.
Prior to September 2016, Mr. Valerio had agreed to waive all equity compensation for service as a director. In connection with
the termination of his employment with Blue Mountain, Mr. Valerio ended his waiver of equity compensation. On October 17, 2016,
the Board granted Mr. Valerio 8,432 shares of Common Stock having a fair market value of $83,561 vesting on the earlier of (i)
June 8, 2017 and (ii) the date of the annual meeting of stockholders in 2017 and subject to Mr. Valerio continuing to provide services
to the Company as of such date.
The following table shows the total compensation paid to the Company’s
non-employee directors during 2016:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
Nonqualified
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fees
earned or
|
|
|
|
Stock
|
|
|
|
Compensation
|
|
|
|
All
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paid
in Cash
|
|
|
|
Awards
|
|
|
|
Earnings
|
|
|
|
Compensation
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Name
|
|
|
($)
(1)
|
|
|
|
($)
|
|
|
|
($)
|
|
|
|
($)
|
|
|
|
($)
|
|
Timothy J. Bernlohr
|
|
|
127,500
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
227,500
|
|
Joseph I. Kronsberg
(2)
|
|
|
114,750
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
214,750
|
|
Samuel H. Norton
(3)
|
|
|
69,640
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
169,640
|
|
Ronald Steger
|
|
|
136,948
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
236,948
|
|
Gary Eugene Taylor
|
|
|
129,037
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
229,037
|
|
Chad L. Valerio
(4)
|
|
|
111,563
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
211,563
|
|
Ty E. Wallach
(5)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Douglas D. Wheat
|
|
|
182,750
|
|
|
|
180,000
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
362,750
|
|
Gregory A. Wright
|
|
|
136,000
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
236,000
|
|
|
(1)
|
Consists
of annual Board fees, annual Board Chairman and annual Chairman of the Audit, Compensation
and Governance Committees fees, annual committee member fees and annual special advice
fees.
|
|
(2)
|
In
accordance with Mr. Kronsberg’s instruction, all compensation for his service as
a director was paid to his employer, Cyrus Capital Partners, for 2016.
|
|
(3)
|
Mr.
Norton ceased to be a non-employee director on July 17, 2016 when he was appointed Senior
Vice President and Head of the U.S. Flag Strategic Business Unit of the Company.
|
|
(4)
|
In
accordance with Mr. Valerio’s instruction, all cash compensation for his service
as a director was paid to his employer, BlueMountain, which instruction ended as of September
30, 2016 in connection with the termination of Mr. Valerio’s employment with BlueMountain.
Mr. Valerio agreed to waive all equity compensation for his service as a director, which
waiver ended in connection with the termination of Mr. Valerio’s employment with
BlueMountain.
|
|
(5)
|
Mr.
Wallach agreed to waive all compensation for his service as a director for 2016.
|
Director Stock Ownership Guidelines
The Company encourages stock ownership by directors in order to align
interests of directors with the long-term interests of the Company’s stockholders. To further stock ownership by
directors, the Board believes that regular grants of equity compensation should be a significant component of director
compensation.
In March 2015, the Board adopted stock ownership guidelines for non-employee
directors. Under the stock ownership guidelines, each non-employee director is expected within the later of (i) five years after
becoming a director and (ii) March 2020, to own shares of the Company’s common stock (including restricted stock units convertible
into shares of stock and stock owned by his spouse and minor children), whose market value would equal at least three times his
annual cash base retainer.
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
Management has primary responsibility for preparing the consolidated financial
statements of the Company, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for assessing the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is responsible
for performing independent audits of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAS”) and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting based on criteria established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”).
The Audit Committee’s responsibility is to monitor and oversee these processes on behalf of the Board. The Board has adopted
a written Audit Committee Charter describing the Audit Committee’s role and responsibilities, which is posted on the Company’s
website at
www.osg.com
.
In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the Audit Committee met
and held discussions with management and the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm concerning the
acceptability and quality of the accounting principles, the reasonableness of significant judgments, and the adequacy and
clarity of disclosures in the consolidated financial statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (the “2016 Form 10-K”). Management represented to the Audit Committee
that such consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States. The Audit Committee reviewed and discussed such consolidated financial statements with management and the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee further discussed with the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm the matters required to be discussed by PCAOB Auditing Standards.
The Committee also reviewed management’s report on its assessment of
the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and the Company’s independent registered
public accounting firm’s report on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm also provided
to the Audit Committee the written disclosures and letter required by PCAOB Rule 3526 (Communication with Audit Committees Concerning
Independence), and the Audit Committee discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm their independence from
the Company and management, and considered the compatibility of non-audit services with the registered public accounting firm’s
independence.
Based upon the Audit Committee’s discussions with management and the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, the Audit Committee’s review of the representations of management,
the certifications of the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer which are required by the Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and the reports, letters and other communications
of the independent registered public accounting firm, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors (and the Board
of Directors approved) that the audited consolidated financial statements be included in the 2016 Form 10-K for filing with the
SEC.
The Audit Committee conducted a comprehensive, competitive process to determine
our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, concluding the process on April
10, 2017 by appointing Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2017.
|
By the Audit Committee:
|
|
|
|
Gregory A. Wright, Chairman
|
|
Ronald Steger
|
|
Gary Eugene Taylor
|
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT
OF THE
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
(PROPOSAL NO. 2)
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, certified public accountants (“PwC”),
served as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2016. Earlier this year, the Audit
Committee conducted a comprehensive, competitive process to determine our independent registered public accounting firm for our
fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The Audit Committee considered, among other things, external auditor capability, effectiveness
and efficiency of audit services, and appropriateness of fees in the context of audit scope. The Audit Committee invited several
accounting firms to participate in the process, including PwC. On April 10, 2017, the Audit Committee approved the engagement of
Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December
31, 2017 and the dismissal of PwC.
The dismissal of PwC as the Company’s independent registered
public accounting firm did not result from any dissatisfaction with the quality of professional services rendered by PwC.
PwC’s audit reports on our consolidated financial
statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer
of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. The audit reports of
PwC on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 did not contain an
adverse opinion, nor were they qualified or modified.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the
subsequent interim period through April 10, 2017, there were (i) no disagreements with PwC on any matter of accounting principles
or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which, if not resolved to PwC’s satisfaction,
would have caused PwC to make reference thereto in their reports on the consolidated financial statements for such years, and (ii)
no “reportable events” within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
In deciding to engage EY, the Audit Committee reviewed auditor
independence and existing commercial relationships with EY, and concluded that EY has no commercial relationship with the Company
that would impair its independence. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, and during the subsequent interim
period through April 10, 2017, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has consulted with EY on any of the matters
or events set forth in Item 304(a)(2) of Regulation S-K.
Stockholder ratification of the appointment of EY as our independent
registered public accounting firm is not required by our Bylaws or other applicable legal requirement. However, the Board is submitting
the appointment of EY to the stockholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate practice. If the appointment is not ratified
by stockholders, the Audit Committee at its discretion will reconsider its selection of EY as our independent registered public
accounting firm. Even if the appointment of EY is ratified, the Audit Committee at its discretion may direct the appointment of
a different independent registered certified public accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines that such a change
would be in our and our stockholders’ best interests.
A representative of EY is expected to attend the Annual Meeting
and be afforded an opportunity to make a statement, as well as be available to respond to appropriate questions submitted by stockholders.
Fees Paid to the Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
Audit Fees.
Audit fees incurred by us to PwC were
$4,901,476 and $8,069,139 in 2016 and 2015, respectively. Audit fees include fees for professional services rendered for the
audit of our annual financial statements; the review of the financial statements included in our Forms 10-Q for the
respective quarters in the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015; Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 attestation procedures;
expenses incurred related to the performance of the services noted above; financial audits and reviews for certain of the
Company’s subsidiaries; bankruptcy case administration and services associated with documents filed with the SEC.
Audit-Related Fees.
Audit-related fees incurred by us to
PwC were $343,000 and $550,501 in 2016 and 2015, respectively. Audit related fees include fees for matters related to public offerings
and accounting consultations related to accounting, financial reporting or disclosure matters, not classified as “audit services.”
Tax Fees.
Tax fees incurred by us to PwC were $4,702 and
$48,538 in 2016 and 2015, respectively. Tax fees include fees relating to the preparation of certain foreign tax returns.
All Other Fees.
Total other fees incurred by us to PwC
were $0 and $1,960 in 2016 and 2015, respectively.
The Audit Committee considered whether the provision of services
described above under “All Other Fees” were compatible with maintaining PwC’s independence. The Company does
not believe that any reasonable concerns about the objectivity of PwC in conducting the audit of the Company’s financial
statements are raised as a result of the fees paid for non-audit-related services.
Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible
Non-Audit Services
The Audit Committee has established policies and
procedures for pre-approving audit and permissible non-audit work performed by its independent registered public accounting
firm. As set forth in the pre-approval policies and procedures, unless a type of service has received general pre-approval,
it will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee if it is to be provided by the independent auditor. Any proposed
services exceeding pre-approved cost levels require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.
The Audit Committee and the Board of Directors recommend a
vote “FOR” such ratification.
ADVISORY VOTE ON
APPROVAL OF THE
COMPENSATION OF THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
(PROPOSAL NO. 3)
As required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), stockholders are being provided with the opportunity to cast an advisory
vote on the compensation of the Named Executive Officers for 2016 as described in the section of this Proxy Statement titled “Executive
Compensation,” including the CD&A included therein.
As more fully described in the CD&A, the Company’s
executive compensation program is designed to promote the following objectives:
|
●
|
Attract, motivate, retain and reward highly-talented
executives and managers, whose leadership and expertise are critical to the Company’s overall growth and success;
|
|
●
|
Compensate each executive based upon the scope and impact of his or her position as it relates to achieving the Company’s
corporate goals and objectives, as well as on the potential of each executive to assume increasing responsibility within the Company;
|
|
●
|
Align the interests of the Company’s executives with those of its stockholders by linking incentive compensation rewards
to the achievement of performance goals that maximize stockholder value; and
|
|
●
|
Reward the achievement of both the short-term and long-term strategic objectives necessary for sustained optimal business performance.
|
The Compensation Committee and the Board believe that the design
of the executive compensation program, and hence the compensation awarded to the Named Executive Officers, fulfills these objectives.
Stockholders are urged to read the “Compensation
Discussion and Analysis” section of this Proxy Statement and the accompanying compensation tables and narrative which describe
in detail how the Company’s compensation policies and procedures implement the Company’s compensation philosophy and
disclose the compensation paid to the Named Executive Officers for 2016.
Accordingly, at the Annual Meeting, stockholders will be asked
to vote on the following resolution:
RESOLVED
, that the stockholders of the Company hereby
approve, in an advisory vote, the compensation of the Named Executive Officers for 2016 as described in the “Compensation
Discussion and Analysis” section and in the accompanying compensation tables and narrative in the Company’s Proxy Statement
for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
As an advisory vote, the results of the vote will not be binding
on the Board or the Company. However, the Board and the Compensation Committee value the opinion of the Company’s stockholders
and will consider the outcome of the vote when making future decisions on the compensation of the Named Executive Officers and
the Company’s executive compensation principles, policies and procedures. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority
of the outstanding shares of Common Stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote is required to approve
the resolution.
The Board recommends a vote “FOR” advisory approval
of the resolution set forth above and approval of the compensation of the Named Executive Officers for 2016 as disclosed in this
Proxy Statement.
ADVISORY VOTE ON THE PREFERRED FREQUENCY
OF FUTURE
STOCKHOLDER ADVISORY VOTES ON COMPENSATION FOR
THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
(PROPOSAL NO. 4)
In addition to the non-binding stockholder advisory vote on the
compensation of the Company’s Named Executives, Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act (the Dodd-Frank Act) also requires
us to submit a non-binding, advisory resolution to stockholders at least once every six years to determine whether advisory votes
on executive compensation should be held every one, two or three years. This non-binding advisory vote is commonly referred to
as a “say-when-on-pay” vote.
After careful consideration, the Board of Directors has determined
that submitting the advisory vote on executive compensation to stockholders on an annual basis is most appropriate for the Company
and its stockholders. An annual vote is consistent with our past practice, which the Board believes has worked well over the last
six years, and it allows our shareholders to provide us with regular, timely and comprehensive feedback on important issues such
as our executive compensation programs and policies as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement each year.
Stockholders are not voting to approve or disapprove the recommendation
of our Board of Directors. Rather, stockholders may cast a vote on their preferred voting frequency by choosing any of the following
four options with respect to this proposal: “one year,” “two years,” “three years,” or, if
you have no preference, “abstain.” For the reasons discussed above, the Board recommends that our stockholders vote
to continue holding the advisory vote on executive compensation annually. The option that receives the most votes at the Annual
Meeting will be considered by the Board of Directors in determining the frequency with which we will hold a stockholder vote to
approve the compensation of our Named Executive Officers.
The Board of Directors recommends that stockholders vote
“1 YEAR” as the preferred frequency of the say-when-on-pay proposal.
APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT OF THE
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR INCENTIVE COMPENSATION
PLAN
(PROPOSAL NO. 5)
In September 2014, the Company adopted the Overseas Shipholding
Group, Inc. Non-Employee Director Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Director Plan”). The Director Plan was approved
by the stockholders in June 2015. The Director Plan was amended by the Governance Committee of the Board of Directors in March
2017 to limit the maximum number of shares that may be covered by incentive awards granted to any non-employee director in any
calendar year to 100,000 shares of Class A Common Stock (the “Common Stock”) of the Company, subject to changes in
the Company’s capitalization, and to further limit the amount payable to any non-employee director with respect to any calendar
year for all cash incentive awards to $1,000,000. This amendment to the Director Plan did not require stockholder approval. In
April 2017, the Board of Directors adopted a second amendment to the Director Plan to increase the number of shares by an additional
1,500,000 authorized for issuance under the plan from 3,000,000 to 4,500,000, subject to stockholder approval. As of April 7, 2017,
178,186 shares of Common Stock remained available for grant under the Director Plan.
The Board of Directors believes that the ability to grant equity
and other incentives to non-employee directors is critical to the Company’s efforts to attract and retain key talent on the
Board and to encourage ownership of shares of Common Stock by non-employee directors.
The closing market price per share of the Common Stock as of
April 7, 2017 was $3.50 per share.
Summary of the Non-Employee Director Incentive Compensation
Plan, as amended
The following summary of the material terms
of the Director Plan, as amended, is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the plan, which is attached as
Appendix A
and incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms in the below summary
have the meanings given to such terms in the Director Plan.
The purpose of the Director Plan is to promote the
interests of the Company and its stockholders by providing non-employee directors, who are largely responsible for the
management, growth and protection of the business of the Company, with incentives and rewards to encourage them to continue
in the service of the Company.
Under the Director Plan, the Compensation Committee may grant
to non-employee directors of the Company cash-based awards, stock options or other equity-based awards (including stock appreciation
rights, phantom stock, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, deferred share units or share-denominated
performance units) with respect to a number of shares of Common Stock of the Company that in the aggregate does not exceed 4,500,000
shares (giving effect to the proposed 1,500,000 share increase), plus the number of shares subject to previously issued awards
that are subsequently forfeited, cancelled or returned. The aggregate limit described in this paragraph does not take into account
any stock options assumed as of a result of any merger or consolidation involving the Company in which the Company is the surviving
corporation. At April 7, 2017, a total of 74,201 shares were subject to outstanding awards under the Director Plan. No awards may
be made under the Director Plan after September 23, 2024.
The persons eligible to receive awards pursuant to the Director
Plan are those non-employee directors of the Company and its subsidiaries whom the Compensation Committee selects from time to
time. Approximately nine directors are eligible to participate in the Director Plan.
Subject to changes in the Company’s capitalization, the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be covered by incentive awards granted to any non-employee director in any calendar
year under the Director Plan is 100,000 shares and the maximum amount payable to any non-employee director under the Director Plan
with respect to any calendar year for all cash incentive cash awards is $1,000,000.
The Compensation Committee administers the Director Plan
and is authorized to grant awards, designating the non-employee directors of the Company or its subsidiaries who will be
granted the awards, the type of award, the number of shares of Common Stock or amount of cash underlying such awards and the
terms and conditions of such awards from time to time. Subject to applicable Delaware law, the Compensation Committee may
also from time to time authorize a subcommittee consisting of one or more members of the Board of Directors or employees of
the Company to grant awards to persons who are not executive officers of the Company. The Compensation Committee has the full
discretionary authority to administer the Director Plan, including the authority to interpret and construe any provision of
the Director Plan and the terms of any award granted thereunder.
In the case of any stock options issued under the Director Plan,
the exercise price per share of Common Stock covered by any such option may not be less than the fair market value of a share of
Common Stock on the date on which such option is granted. Any stock options granted under the Plan will expire on the ten-year
anniversary of the date the option is granted.
Each award agreement will specify the consequences with respect
to such award of any termination of employment, leave of absence, and the employee’s death or disability and will also specify
any consequences of a Change in Control. For purposes of the Director Plan, a “Change in Control” means: (1) any one
person, or more than one person acting as a group, other than the Company or any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company,
acquires ownership of stock of the Company that, together with stock held by such person or group, constitutes more than fifty
percent (50%) of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Company; or (ii) any one person, or more
than one person acting as a group, other than the Company or any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company acquires (or has
acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) ownership of stock
of the Company possessing thirty percent (30%) or more of the total voting power of the stock of the Company; or (iii) a majority
of members of the Board of Directors is replaced during any 12 -month period by directors whose appointment or election is not
endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors before the date of each appointment or election; or (iv) any one
person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired during the 12- month period ending on the date of
the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal
to or more than forty percent (40%) of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately before
such acquisition or acquisitions. For purposes of subsection (iv), gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the
Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets.
On or after the date of grant of an award under the Director
Plan, the Compensation Committee may (i) accelerate the date on which any such award becomes vested, exercisable or transferable,
as the case may be, (ii) extend the term of any such award, including, without limitation, extending the period following a termination
of a non-employee director’s service during which any such award may remain outstanding; (iii) waive any conditions to the
vesting, exercisability or transferability, as the case may be, of any such award; or (iv) provide for the payment of dividends
or dividend equivalents with respect to any such award. The Company may not reprice any stock option without the approval of the
stockholders of the Company.
The Company is entitled to recoup compensation paid to a participant
under the Director Plan to the extent permitted or required by applicable law, Company policy and/or the requirements of an exchange
on which the Company’s shares are listed for trading.
The number of shares of Common Stock covered by the Director
Plan, the maximum number of shares with respect to which the Compensation Committee may grant awards to any individual non-employee
director in any calendar year, the number of shares covered by outstanding awards and the exercise price per share of Common Stock,
if applicable, of each outstanding award will be appropriately adjusted by the Compensation Committee in the event of any stock
dividend or split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination or exchange of shares or similar corporate change. In addition,
in the event of a dissolution or liquidation, sale of all or substantially all of the assets, or merger, consolidation or similar
transaction involving the Company, the Compensation Committee has the power to cancel the outstanding award and pay an equivalent
value in cash or exchange the outstanding award for some or all of the property which a holder of the number of shares subject
to the award would have received in the transaction or securities of the acquirer or surviving entity, and make an equitable adjustment
in the exercise price or number of shares or amount of property subject to the award.
No person has any rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares
of Common Stock covered by or relating to any award until the date of the issuance of such shares on the books and records of the
Company. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Director Plan, no adjustment of any award will be made for dividends or
other rights for which the record date occurs prior to the date of such issuance. Nothing in the Director Plan is intended, or
should be construed, to limit authority of the Compensation Committee to cause the Company to make payments based on the dividends
that would be payable with respect to any share of Common Stock if it were issued or outstanding, or from granting rights related
to such dividends. At a non-employee director’s request, the Compensation Committee may withhold or permit the non-employee
director to tender a portion of the shares underlying an award to satisfy tax withholding obligations incurred in connection with
such award.
The
Board of Directors may at any time suspend or discontinue the Director Plan or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever;
provided, however, that to the extent that any applicable law, tax requirement, or rule of a stock exchange requires
stockholder approval in order for any such revision or amendment to be effective, such revision or amendment will not be
effective without such approval. The preceding sentence does not restrict the Compensation Committee’s ability to
exercise its discretionary authority pursuant to the Director Plan, which discretion may be exercised without amendment to
the Director Plan. Except as expressly
provided in the Director Plan, no action taken thereunder may,
without the consent of a participant, adversely affect the participant’s rights under any previously granted and outstanding
incentive award.
Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences
The following is a brief description of the principal United
States federal income tax consequences related to options granted under the Director Plan.
Non-Qualified Options
. Generally, a grantee will not be
subject to tax at the time a non-qualified option is granted, and no tax deduction is then available to the Company. Upon the exercise
of a non-qualified option, an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares acquired on the date of exercise
over the exercise price paid will be included in the grantee’s ordinary income and the Company will generally be entitled
to deduct the same amount. Upon disposition of shares acquired upon exercise, appreciation or depreciation after the date of exercise
will be treated by the grantee or transferee of the non-qualified option as either capital gain or capital loss and, depending
upon the length of period following exercise, either short term or long term.
If a non-qualified option provides for issuance of Common Stock
subject to restrictions upon exercise, the grantee receiving such restricted stock will not recognize income for tax purposes until
the restrictions lapse, unless he or she elects otherwise, as described below. Rather, the grantee will have taxable income upon
lapse of the restrictions equal to the amount by which the fair market value of the shares at the time the restrictions lapse exceeds
the exercise price paid on exercise, and the Company will generally have a tax deduction in the same amount. Proceeds from the
sale of stock sold after the restrictions lapse will be taxable as a capital gain or capital loss, depending upon the amount by
which the sale price exceeds or is less than the fair market value of the stock at the time the restrictions lapse.
Alternatively, a grantee who receives Common Stock subject to restrictions
can elect to recognize income immediately upon exercise of the non-qualified option, in which case the grantee’s taxable
income and the Company’s tax deduction are generally determined at the time of option exercise, as explained in the first
paragraph of this section. However, if the grantee subsequently forfeits the stock or is required to sell it to the Company by
the terms of the restriction, the grantee’s tax deduction for any loss on the sale will be limited to the amount, if any,
by which the exercise price exceeds the amount paid by the Company on such sale.
If the grantee pays the exercise price, in whole or in part,
with previously acquired shares, the exchange will not affect the tax treatment of the exercise. No gain or loss is recognized
on delivery of the previously acquired shares to the Company, and shares received by the grantee equal in number to the previously
acquired shares so exchanged will have the same basis and holding period for capital gain purposes as the previously acquired shares.
Shares received by the grantee in excess of the number of previously acquired shares will have a basis equal to the fair market
value of such additional shares as of the date ordinary income equal to such fair market value is realized, and a holding period
beginning as of such date.
New Plan Benefits
Awards under the Director Plan are discretionary and are not
subject to set benefits or amounts. Accordingly, the Company cannot currently determine the benefits or number of shares subject
to awards that may be granted in the future under the Director Plan.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the
approval of the amendment to the Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Non-Employee Director Incentive Compensation Plan to increase
the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance by 1.5 million shares.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board is not aware of any matters to be presented at the
meeting other than those specified above. If any other matter should be presented, the holders of the accompanying proxy will vote
the shares represented by the proxy on such matter in accordance with their best judgment.
The SEC has adopted rules that permit companies and
intermediaries such as brokers to satisfy delivery requirements for proxy statements with respect to two or more stockholders
sharing the same address by delivering a single proxy statement addressed to those stockholders. This process, which is
commonly referred to as “householding,” potentially provides extra convenience for stockholders and cost savings
for companies. Some brokers use this process for proxy materials, delivering a single proxy statement to multiple
stockholders sharing an address unless contrary instructions have been received from the affected stockholders. Once you have
received notice that any person will be householding materials to your address, householding will continue until you are
notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent. If, at any time, you no longer wish to participate in householding and
would prefer to receive a separate proxy statement, or if you are receiving multiple copies of the proxy statement and wish
to receive only one, please notify your broker if your shares are held in a brokerage account or the Company if you hold
shares registered in your name, and the Company will promptly undertake to carry out your request. You can notify the Company
by sending a written request to the Company at its address set forth above.
The Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 is available at
http://ir.osg.com
. That Annual Report
on Form 10-K does not form part of this Proxy Statement. The Company will provide to any stockholder of the Company, without charge,
a copy of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 upon the written request
of such stockholder addressed to the Corporate Secretary of the Company at 302 Knights Run Avenue, Suite 1200, Tampa, Florida
33602.
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By order of the Board of Directors,
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SUSAN ALLAN
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Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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Tampa, Florida
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April 24, 2017
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APPENDIX A - OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.
NON-EMPLOYEE
DIRECTOR INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
(Dated of as September 23,
2014)
This Plan
is intended to promote the interests of the Company and its shareholders by providing certain non-employee directors of the Company,
who are largely responsible for the management, growth and protection of the business of the Company, with incentives and rewards
to encourage them to continue in the service of the Company.
As used in the Plan or in any
instrument governing the terms of any Incentive Award, the following definitions apply to the terms indicated below:
(a)
“Affiliate”
means, with respect to a specified Person, a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls
or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the specified Person.
(b)
“Award
Agreement” means a written agreement, in a form determined by the Committee from time to time, entered into by each Participant
and the Company, evidencing the grant of an Incentive Award under the Plan.
(c)
“Board
of Directors” means the Board of Directors of OSG.
(d)
“Cash
Incentive Award” means an award granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan.
(e)
“Change
in Control” means (i) any one Person, or more than one Person acting as a group (as defined under Treasury Regulation §
1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)), other than OSG or any employee benefit plan sponsored by OSG, acquires ownership of stock of OSG that,
together with stock held by such Person or group, constitutes more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value or
total Voting Power of the stock of OSG; or (ii) any one Person, or more than one Person acting as a group (as defined under Treasury
Regulation § 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)) other than OSG or any employee benefit plan sponsored by OSG acquires (or has acquired
during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person or Persons) ownership of stock of
OSG possessing thirty percent (30%) or more of the total Voting Power of the stock of OSG; or (iii) a majority of members of the
Board of Directors is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority
of the members of the Board of Directors before the date of each appointment or election; or (iv) any one Person, or more than
one Person acting as a group (as defined in Treasury Regulation § 1.409A- 3(i)(5)(v)(B)) acquires (or has acquired during
the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person or Persons) assets from the Company that
have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than forty percent (40%) of the total gross fair market value of all of
the assets of the Company immediately before such acquisition or acquisitions. For purposes of subsection (iv), gross fair market
value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to
any liabilities associated with such assets. The foregoing subsections (i) through (iv) shall be interpreted in a manner that
is consistent with the Treasury Regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 409A of the Code so that all, and only, such transactions
or events that could qualify as a “change in control event” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(i)(5)(i)
will be deemed to be a Change in Control for purposes of this Plan.
(f)
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and all regulations, interpretations and administrative
guidance issued thereunder.
(g)
“Committee”
means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors or such other committee as the Board of Directors shall appoint from
time to time to administer the Plan and to otherwise exercise and perform the authority and functions assigned to the Committee
under the terms of the Plan.
(h)
“Common
Stock” means OSG’s Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share, or any other security into which the common stock
shall be changed pursuant to the adjustment provisions of Section 9 of the Plan.
(i)
“Company”
means Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. and all of its Subsidiaries, collectively.
(j)
“Deferred
Compensation Plan” means any plan, agreement or arrangement maintained by the Company from time to time that provides opportunities
for deferral of compensation.
(k)
“Effective
Date” means the date the Plan is adopted.
(l)
“Employment”
means the period during which an individual is classified or treated by the Company as a non-employee director of the Company.
(m) “Exchange Act”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(n)
“Fair
Market Value” means, with respect to a share of Common Stock, as of the applicable date of determination or if the exchange
is not open for trading on such date, the immediately preceding day on which the exchange is open for trading, the closing price
as reported on the date of determination on the principal securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are then listed
or admitted to trading (the “Securities Exchange”). In the event that the price of a share of Common Stock shall not
be so reported, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion taking
into account the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
(o) “Incentive
Award” means one or more Stock Incentive Awards and/or Cash Incentive Awards, collectively.
(p) “Option”
means a stock option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 6.
(q) “OSG”
means Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (and any successor thereto).
(r) “Other Stock-Based
Award” means an award granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 7.
(s)
“Participant”
means a non-employee director of the Company who is eligible to participate in the Plan and to whom one or more Incentive Awards
have been granted pursuant to the Plan and have not been fully settled or cancelled and, following the death of any such Person,
his successors, heirs, executors and administrators, as the case may be.
(t)
“Person”
means a “person” as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, including any “group”
within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) under the Exchange Act.
(u)
“Plan”
means the Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Non-Employee Director Incentive Compensation Plan, as it may be amended from time to
time.
(v) “Securities Act”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(w) “Stock Incentive Award”
means an Option or Other Stock-Based Award granted pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
(x) “Subsidiary” means any “subsidiary”
within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
(y) “Target Award” means target payout amount for an Incentive
Award.
(z) “Voting
Power” means the number of votes available to be cast (determined by reference to the maximum number of votes entitled to
be cast by the holders of Voting Securities upon any matter submitted to shareholders where the holders of all Voting Securities
vote together as a single class) by the holders of Voting Securities.
(aa) “Voting
Securities” means any securities or other ownership interests of an entity entitled, or which may be entitled, to vote on
the election of directors, or securities or other ownership interests which are convertible into, or exercisable in exchange for,
such Voting Securities, whether or not subject to the passage of time or any contingency.
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Stock
Subject to the Plan
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The maximum
number of shares of Common Stock that may be covered by Incentive Awards granted under the Plan shall not exceed 3,000,000 shares
of Common Stock in the aggregate. The maximum number of shares referred to in the preceding sentences of this Section 3(a) shall
in each case be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 9 and the following provisions of this Section 3. Of the shares described,
100% may be delivered in connection with “full-value Awards,” meaning Incentive Awards other than Options or stock
appreciation rights; provided, however, that any shares granted under Options or stock appreciation rights shall be counted against
the share limit on a one-for-one basis and any shares granted as full-value Incentive Awards shall be counted against the share
limit as two (2) shares for every one (1) share subject to such Incentive Award. Shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan
may be either authorized and unissued shares, treasury shares, shares purchased by the Company in the open market, or any combination
of the preceding categories as the Committee determines in its sole discretion.
For purposes of the preceding
paragraph, shares of Common Stock covered by Incentive Awards shall only be counted as used to the extent they are actually issued
and delivered to a Participant (or such Participant’s permitted transferees as described in the Plan) pursuant to the Plan;
provided, however, that if an Incentive Award is settled for cash or if shares of Common Stock are withheld to pay the exercise
price of an Option or to satisfy any tax withholding requirement in connection with an Incentive Award, both the shares issued
(if any), and the shares withheld, will be deemed delivered for purposes of determining the number of shares of Common Stock that
are available for delivery under the Plan. In addition, if shares of Common Stock are issued subject to conditions which may result
in the forfeiture, cancellation or return of such shares to the Company, any portion of the shares forfeited, cancelled or returned
shall be treated as not issued pursuant to the Plan. In addition, if shares of Common Stock owned by a Participant (or such Participant’s
permitted transferees as described in the Plan) are tendered (either actually or through attestation) to the Company in payment
of any obligation in connection with an Incentive Award, the number of shares tendered shall be added to the number of shares
of Common Stock that are available for delivery under the Plan. Shares of Common Stock covered by Incentive Awards granted pursuant
to the Plan in connection with the assumption, replacement, conversion or adjustment of outstanding equity-based awards in the
context of a corporate acquisition or merger (within the meaning of Section 303A.08 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company
Manual) shall not count as used under the Plan for purposes of this Section 3.
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Administration
of the Plan
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The
Plan shall be administered by a Committee of the Board of Directors consisting of two or more Persons, each of whom qualifies
as a “non-employee director” (within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act),
an “outside director” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(e)(3) and as “independent”
as required by NYSE or any security exchange on which the Common Stock is listed, in each case if and to the extent required by
applicable law or necessary to meet the requirements of such Rule, Section or listing requirement at the time of determination.
From time to time, the Board may increase or decrease the size of the Committee, add additional members to, remove members (with
or without cause) from, appoint new members in substitution therefor, and fill vacancies, however caused, in the Committee. The
Committee shall, consistent with the terms of the Plan, from time to time designate those individuals who shall be granted Incentive
Awards under the Plan and the amount, type and other terms and conditions of such Incentive Awards. All of the powers and responsibilities
of the Committee under the Plan may be delegated by the Committee, in writing, to any subcommittee thereof, in which case the
acts of such subcommittee shall be deemed to be acts of the Committee hereunder. The Committee may also from time to time authorize
a subcommittee consisting of one or more members of the Board of Directors (including members who are employees of the Company)
or employees of the Company to grant Incentive Awards to Persons who are not “executive officers” of the Company (within
the meaning of Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act), subject to such restrictions and limitations as the Committee may specify and
to the requirements of Section 157 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
The Committee
shall have full discretionary authority to administer the Plan, including discretionary authority to interpret and construe any
and all provisions of the Plan and any Award Agreement thereunder, and to adopt, amend and rescind from time to time such rules
and regulations for the administration of the Plan, including rules and regulations related to sub-plans established for the purpose
of satisfying applicable foreign laws and/or qualifying for preferred tax treatment under applicable foreign tax laws, as the
Committee may deem necessary or appropriate. Decisions of the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive on all parties.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Committee may exercise all discretion granted to it under the Plan in a non-uniform manner among
Participants.
The Committee
may delegate the administration of the Plan to one or more officers or employees of the Company, and such administrator(s) may
have the authority to execute and distribute Award Agreements, to maintain records relating to Incentive Awards, to process or
oversee the issuance of Common Stock under Incentive Awards, to interpret and administer the terms of Incentive Awards, and to
take such other actions as may be necessary or appropriate for the administration of the Plan and of Incentive Awards under the
Plan, provided that in no case shall any such administrator be authorized (i) to grant Incentive Awards under the Plan (except
in connection with any delegation made by the Committee pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 4), (ii) to take any action
inconsistent with Section 409A of the Code or (iii) to take any action inconsistent with applicable provisions of the Delaware
General Corporation Law. Any action by any such administrator within the scope of its delegation shall be deemed for all purposes
to have been taken by the Committee and, except as otherwise specifically provided, references in this Plan to the Committee shall
include any such administrator. The Committee and, to the extent it so provides, any subcommittee, shall have sole authority to
determine whether to review any actions and/or interpretations of any such administrator, and if the Committee shall decide to
conduct such a review, any such actions and/or interpretations of any such administrator shall be subject to approval, disapproval,
or modification by the Committee.
On or after the date of grant
of an Incentive Award under the Plan, the Committee may (i) accelerate the date on which any such Incentive Award becomes vested,
exercisable or transferable, as the case may be, (ii) extend the term of any such Incentive Award, including, without limitation,
extending the period following a termination of a Participant’s Employment during which any such Incentive Award may remain
outstanding, (iii) waive any conditions to the vesting, exercisability or transferability, as the case may be, of any such Incentive
Award or (iv) provide for the payment of dividends or dividend equivalents with respect to any such Incentive Award; provided,
that the Committee shall not have any such authority to the extent that the grant of such authority would cause any tax to become
due under Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not reprice any stock option
(within the meaning of Section 303A.08 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual and any other formal or informal guidance
issued by the New York Stock Exchange) without the approval of the shareholders of OSG.
The Company shall pay any amount
payable with respect to an Incentive Award in accordance with the terms of such Incentive Award, provided that the Committee may,
in its discretion, defer, or give a Participant the election to defer, the payment of amounts payable with respect to an Incentive
Award subject to and in accordance with the terms of a Deferred Compensation Plan.
No member of the Committee shall
be liable for any action, omission, or determination relating to the Plan, and OSG shall indemnify and hold harmless each member
of the Committee and each other director or employee of the Company to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or
interpretation of the Plan has been delegated, against any cost or expense (including counsel fees) or liability (including any
sum paid in settlement of a claim with the approval of the Committee) arising out of any action, omission or determination relating
to the Plan, unless, in either case, such action, omission or determination was taken or made by such member, director or employee
in bad faith and without reasonable belief that it was in the best interests of the Company.
The Persons
who shall be eligible to receive Incentive Awards pursuant to the Plan shall be those non-employee directors of the Company whom
the Committee shall select from time to time. Each Incentive Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement.
The Committee may from time to
time grant Options on such terms as it shall determine, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan.
The exercise price per share of
Common Stock covered by any Option shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date
on which such Option is granted.
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Each
Option shall become vested and exercisable on such date or dates, during such period and for such number of shares of Common Stock
as shall be determined by the Committee on or after the date such Option is granted; provided, however that no Option shall be
exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date such Option is granted; and, provided, further, that each Option shall
be subject to earlier termination, expiration or cancellation as provided in the Plan or the Award Agreement.
b)
Each
Option shall be exercisable in whole or in part; provided, however that no partial exercise of an Option shall be for an aggregate
exercise price of less than $1,000. The partial exercise of an Option shall not cause the expiration, termination or cancellation
of the remaining portion thereof.
c)
An
Option shall be exercised by such methods and procedures as the Committee determines from time to time, including without limitation
through net physical settlement or other method of cashless exercise.
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time grant equity-based or equity-related awards not otherwise described herein in such amounts and on such terms as it shall
determine, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence,
each such Other Stock-Based Award may (i) involve the transfer of actual shares of Common Stock to Participants, either at the
time of grant or thereafter, or payment in cash or otherwise of amounts based on the value of shares of Common Stock, (ii) be
subject to performance-based and/or service-based conditions, (iii) be in the form of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock,
restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, deferred share units or share-denominated performance units, and
(iv) be designed to comply with applicable laws of jurisdictions other than the United States; provided, that each Other Stock-Based
Award shall be denominated in, or shall have a value determined by reference to, a number of shares of Common Stock that is specified
at the time of the grant of such Incentive Award.
The Committee may from time to
time grant Cash Incentive Awards on such terms as it shall determine, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan.
Cash Incentive Awards may be settled in cash or in other property, including shares of Common Stock, provided that the term “Cash
Incentive Award” shall exclude any Option or Other Stock-Based Award.
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of OSG required by law, applicable tax rules or the rules of any exchange on which shares of common stock of OSG are listed for
trading:
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In the event of any change in
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding by reason of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation,
combination or exchange of shares or similar corporate change, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock with respect
to which the Committee may grant Incentive Awards and the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which
the Committee may grant Incentive Awards to any individual Participant in any year shall be appropriately adjusted or substituted
by the Committee. In the event of any change in the number of shares of Common Stock of OSG outstanding by reason of any other
event or transaction, the Committee shall, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, make such adjustments to the type
or number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Awards may be granted.
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event of any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a subdivision or
consolidation of shares of Common Stock or the payment of a stock dividend (but only on the shares of Common Stock), or any
other increase or decrease in the number of such shares effected without receipt or payment of consideration by the Company,
the Committee shall, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, adjust the type or number of shares of Common Stock
subject to each outstanding Incentive Award and the exercise price per share of Common Stock of each such Incentive
Award.
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In the event of any merger, consolidation
or similar transaction as a result of which the holders of shares of Common Stock receive consideration consisting exclusively
of securities of the surviving corporation in such transaction, the Committee shall, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee,
adjust each Incentive Award outstanding on the date of such merger or consolidation so that it pertains and applies to the securities
which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Incentive Award would have received in such merger or consolidation.
In the event of (i) a dissolution
or liquidation of OSG, (ii) a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (on a consolidated basis), (iii)
a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving OSG in which the holders of shares of Common Stock receive securities
and/or other property, including cash, other than shares of the surviving corporation in such transaction, the Committee shall,
to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, have the power to:
(i) cancel, effective immediately
prior to the occurrence of such event, each Incentive Award (whether or not then exercisable or vested), and, in full consideration
of such cancellation, pay to the Participant to whom such Incentive Award was granted an amount in cash, for each share of Common
Stock subject to such Incentive Award, equal to the value, as determined by the Committee, of such Incentive Award, provided that
with respect to any outstanding Option such value shall be equal to the excess of (A) the value, as determined by the Committee,
of the property (including cash) received by the holder of a share of Common Stock as a result of such event over (B) the exercise
price of such Option; or
(ii) provide for the exchange
of each Incentive Award (whether or not then exercisable or vested) for an Incentive Award with respect to (A) some or all of
the property which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Incentive Award would have received in such
transaction or (B) securities of the acquiror or surviving entity and, incident thereto, make an equitable adjustment as determined
by the Committee in the exercise price of the Incentive Award, or the number of shares or amount of property subject to the Incentive
Award or provide for a payment (in cash or other property) to the Participant to whom such Incentive Award was granted in partial
consideration for the exchange of the Incentive Award.
In the event of any change in
the capitalization of OSG or corporate change other than those specifically referred to in Sections 9(b), (c) or (d), the Committee
shall, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, make such adjustments in the number and class of shares subject to Incentive
Awards outstanding on the date on which such change occurs and in such other terms of such Incentive Awards as the Committee may
consider appropriate.
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In the event of any transaction
or event described in this Section 9, including without limitation any corporate change referred to in paragraph (e) hereof, the
Committee shall, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of any Cash
Incentive Award.
Except as expressly provided in
the Plan or any Award Agreement, no Participant shall have any rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares
of stock of any class, the payment of any dividends or dividend equivalents, any increase or decrease in the number of shares
of stock of any class or any dissolution, liquidation, merger or consolidation of OSG or any other corporation. Except as expressly
provided in the Plan, no issuance by OSG of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any
class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of shares or amount of other
property subject to, or the terms related to, any Incentive Award.
No provision of this Section 9
shall be given effect to the extent that such provision would cause any tax to become due under Section 409A of the Code.
Furthermore, no provision of this
Section 9 shall be given effect to the extent such provision would result in short-swing profits liability under Section 16 of
the Exchange Act or violate the exemptive conditions of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act.
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The consequences of a Change in
Control, if any, will be set forth in the Award Agreement in addition to what is provided in this Section 10.
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a) Except
as to any awards constituting stock rights subject to Section 409A of the Code, termination of Employment shall mean a separation
from service within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. The Employment of a Participant with the Company shall be deemed
to have terminated for all purposes of the Plan if such Person is employed by or provides services to a Person that is a Subsidiary
of the Company and such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Company, unless the Committee determines otherwise. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the Committee shall determine whether an authorized leave of absence, or absence in military
or government service, shall constitute termination of Employment. Furthermore, no payment shall be made with respect to any Incentive
Awards under the Plan that are subject to Section 409A of the Code as a result of any such authorized leave of absence or absence
in military or government service unless such authorized leave or absence constitutes a separation from service for purposes of
Section 409A of the Code.
b)
The
Award Agreement shall specify the consequences with respect to such Option of the termination of Employment of the Participant
holding the Option.
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No Person shall
have any rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock covered by or relating to any Incentive Award until
the date of the issuance of such shares on the books and records of OSG. Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 9 hereof,
no adjustment of any Incentive Award shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date occurs prior to the
date of such issuance. Nothing in this Section 11 is intended, or should be construed, to limit authority of the Committee to
cause the Company to make payments based on the dividends that would be payable with respect to any share of Common Stock if it
were issued or outstanding, or from granting rights related to such dividends.
The Company
shall not have any obligation to establish any separate fund or trust or other segregation of assets to provide for payments under
the Plan. To the extent any Person acquires any rights to receive payments hereunder from the Company, such rights shall be no
greater than those of an unsecured creditor.
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No
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Nothing
contained in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall confer upon any Participant any right with respect to the continuation of his
or her Employment by the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company at any time to terminate such Employment
or to increase or decrease the compensation of the Participant from the rate in existence at the time of the grant of an Incentive
Award.
b)
No
Person shall have any claim or right to receive an Incentive Award hereunder. The Committee’s granting of an Incentive Award
to a Participant at any time shall neither require the Committee to grant an Incentive Award to such Participant or any other
Participant or other Person at any time nor preclude the Committee from making subsequent grants to such Participant or any other
Participant or other Person.
a)
OSG
shall be under no obligation to effect the registration pursuant to the Securities Act of any shares of Common Stock to be issued
hereunder or to effect similar compliance under any state or local laws. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, OSG
shall not be obligated to cause to be issued shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan unless and until OSG is advised by its
counsel that the issuance is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and the requirements
of any securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are traded. The Committee may require, as a condition to the issuance
of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms hereof, that the recipient of such shares make such covenants, agreements and
representations, and that any related certificates representing such shares bear such legends, as the Committee, in its sole discretion,
deems necessary or desirable.
b)
The
exercise or settlement of any Incentive Award (including, without limitation, any Option) granted hereunder shall only be effective
at such time as counsel to OSG shall have determined that the issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock pursuant to such
exercise is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and the requirements of any securities
exchange on which shares of Common Stock are traded. OSG may, in its sole discretion, defer the effectiveness of any exercise
or settlement of an Incentive Award granted hereunder in order to allow the issuance of shares pursuant thereto to be made pursuant
to registration or an exemption from registration or other methods for compliance available under federal or state or local securities
laws. OSG shall inform the Participant in writing of its decision to defer the effectiveness of the exercise or settlement of
an Incentive Award granted hereunder. During the period that the effectiveness of the exercise of an Incentive Award has been
deferred, the Participant may, by written notice, withdraw such exercise and obtain the refund of any amount paid with respect
thereto.
Whenever withholding
tax obligations are incurred in connection with any Incentive Award, OSG shall have the right to require the Participant to remit
to OSG in cash an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to
such event. In addition, upon the exercise or settlement of any Incentive Award in cash, or the making of any other payment with
respect to any Incentive Award (other than in shares of Common Stock), OSG shall have the right to withhold from any payment required
to be made pursuant thereto an amount sufficient to satisfy the federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any,
attributable to such exercise, settlement or payment.
At the election
of the Participant, subject to the approval of the Committee, whenever withholding tax obligations are incurred in connection
with any Incentive Award, the Participant may tender to OSG a number of shares of Common Stock that have been owned by the Participant
for at least six months (or such other period as the Committee may determine) having a Fair Market Value at the tender date determined
by the Committee to be sufficient to satisfy the minimum federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable
to such event. Such election shall satisfy the Participant’s obligations under Section 14(a) hereof, if any.
At the election
of the Participant, subject to the approval of the Committee, whenever withholding tax obligations are incurred in connection
with any Incentive Award, OSG shall withhold a number of such shares having a Fair Market Value determined by the Committee to
be sufficient to satisfy the minimum federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such event.
Such election shall satisfy the Participant’s obligations under Section 14(a) hereof, if any.
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Amendment
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Board of Directors may at any time suspend or discontinue the Plan or revise or amend it or any Incentive Award in any
respect whatsoever; provided, however, that to the extent that any applicable law, tax requirement, or rule of a stock
exchange requires shareholder approval in order for any such revision or amendment to be effective, such revision or
amendment shall not be effective without such approval. The preceding sentence shall not restrict the Committee’s
ability to exercise its discretionary authority hereunder pursuant to Section 4 hereof, which discretion may be exercised
without amendment to the Plan. No provision of this Section 15 shall be given effect to the extent that such provision would
cause any tax to become due under Section 409A of the Code. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no action hereunder
may, without the consent of a Participant, adversely affect the Participant’s rights under any previously granted and
outstanding Incentive Award. Nothing in the Plan shall limit the right of the Company to pay compensation of any kind outside
the terms of the Plan.
Notwithstanding
anything in the Plan or in any Award Agreement to the contrary, the Company will be entitled to the extent permitted or required
by applicable law (including, without limitation, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act), Company policy
and/or the requirements of an exchange on which the Company’s shares are listed for trading, in each case, as in effect
from time to time to recoup compensation of whatever kind paid by the Company at any time to a Participant under this Plan.
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to a Participant of an Incentive Award shall impose no obligation upon such Participant to exercise such Incentive Award.
Incentive
Awards may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the
laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of a Participant, only by the Participant; provided,
however that the Committee may permit Options to be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of, on a general
or specific basis, subject to such conditions and limitations as the
Committee may determine. Upon
the death of a Participant, outstanding Incentive Awards granted to such Participant may be exercised only by the executors or
administrators of the Participant’s estate or by any Person or Persons who shall have acquired such right to exercise by
will or by the laws of descent and distribution. No transfer by will or the laws of descent and distribution of any Incentive
Award, or the right to exercise any Incentive Award, shall be effective to bind OSG unless the Committee shall have been furnished
with (a) written notice thereof and with a copy of the will and/or such evidence as the Committee may deem necessary to establish
the validity of the transfer and (b) an agreement by the transferee to comply with all the terms and conditions of the Incentive
Award that are or would have been applicable to the Participant and to be bound by the acknowledgements made by the Participant
in connection with the grant of the Incentive Award.
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Expenses
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The expenses
of the Plan shall be paid by OSG. Any proceeds received by OSG in connection with any Incentive Award will be used for general
corporate purposes.
In addition
to the remedies of the Company elsewhere provided for herein, failure by a Participant to comply with any of the terms and conditions
of the Plan or any Award Agreement, unless such failure is remedied by such Participant within ten days after having been notified
of such failure by the Committee, shall be grounds for the cancellation and forfeiture of such Incentive Award, in whole or in
part, as the Committee, in its absolute discretion, may determine.
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Relationship
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No payment
with respect to any Incentive Awards under the Plan shall be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension,
retirement, profit sharing, group insurance or other benefit plan of the Company except as otherwise specifically provided in
such other plan.
The Plan and the rights of all
Persons under the Plan shall be construed and administered in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard
to its conflict of law principles.
If all or
any part of this Plan is declared by any court or governmental authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity
shall not serve to invalidate any portion of this Plan not declared to be unlawful or invalid. Any Section or part of a Section
so declared to be unlawful or invalid shall, if possible, be construed in a manner that will give effect to the terms of such
Section or part of a Section to the fullest extent possible while remaining lawful and valid.
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Effective
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Date of the Plan is September 23, 2014. No grants of Incentive Awards may be made under the Plan after September 23, 2024.
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OVERSEAS
SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.
302 KNIGHTS RUN AVENUE, SUITE 1200
TAMPA, FL 33602
ATTN: SECRETARY
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VOTE
BY INTERNET -
www.proxyvote.com
Use
the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time
on June 5, 2017. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records
and to create an electronic voting instruction form.
ELECTRONIC
DELIVERY OF FUTURE PROXY MATERIALS
If you would
like to reduce the costs incurred by our company in mailing proxy materials, you can consent to receiving all future proxy statements,
proxy cards and annual reports electronically via e-mail or the Internet. To sign up for electronic delivery, please follow the
instructions above to vote using the Internet and, when prompted, indicate that you agree to receive or access proxy materials
electronically in future years.
VOTE
BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903
Use
any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on June 5, 2017. Have your proxy
card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions.
VOTE
BY MAIL
Mark, sign and date your proxy
card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes
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Please
sign exactly as your name (or names) appear(s) above. For joint accounts each owner should sign. Executors, administrators,
trustees, etc. should give full title.
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Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX]
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Signature (Joint Owners)
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V.1.2
Important
Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting:
The Notice and Proxy Statement and Annual Report on Form 10-K are available at www.proxyvote.com.
You
may access the Proxy Statement and the Company’s 2016 Annual Report at http://ir.osg.com.
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OVERSEAS
SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC. PROXY FOR
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS ON JUNE 6, 2017
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The undersigned hereby appoints SUSAN ALLAN and CHRISTOPHER WOLF, and either of them, proxies, with full power of substitution, to vote all shares of stock of OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC. which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held in the Chrysler Room at Grand Hyatt New York, 109 East 42nd Street at Park Avenue, New York, New York, on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 12:00 P.M., notice of which meeting and the related Proxy Statement have been received by the undersigned, and at any adjournments thereof.
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The
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said proxies, or either of them, or
their substitutes, may lawfully do on the premises and hereby revokes all proxies heretofore
given by the undersigned to vote at said meeting or any adjournments thereof. If only
one of said proxies, or his or her substitute, shall be present and vote at said meeting
or any adjournments thereof, then that one so present and voting shall have and may exercise
all the powers hereby granted.
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THIS
PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY. THE SHARES REPRESENTED
BY THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER INDICATED BY THE STOCKHOLDER. IN THE ABSENCE
OF SUCH INDICATION, SUCH SHARES WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS, FOR THE
RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM, FOR THE APPROVAL BY AN ADVISORY VOTE OF THE COMPENSATION
PAID TO THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR 2016 AS DESCRIBED IN THE COMPANY’S PROXY STATEMENT,
FOR THE APPROVAL BY AN ADVISORY VOTE OF ONE YEAR AS THE PREFERRED FREQUENCY OF WHEN STOCKHOLDERS
VOTE ON COMPENSATION OF THE NEOS, FOR THE APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY’S NON-EMPLOYEE
DIRECTOR INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
AND IN THE DISCRETION OF SAID PROXIES WITH RESPECT TO SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY
COME BEFORE THE MEETING AND ANY ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF.
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Address Changes/Comments:
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(If
you noted any Address Changes/Comments above, please mark corresponding box on the reverse
side.
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Continued
and to be signed and dated on reverse side
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