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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

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

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 12, 2019

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MATSON, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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Hawaii |  | 001-34187 |  | 99-0032630
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | ​ | (Commission File Number) | ​ | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

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1411 Sand Island Parkway |  | ​
Honolulu, Hawaii | ​ | 96819
(Address of principal executive offices) | ​ | (zip code)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, without par value | MATX | New York Stock Exchange

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

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

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Item 7.01.Regulation FD Disclosure.

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Matson, Inc. (“Matson” or the “Company”) will present an overview of the Company at the Stephens Nashville Investment Conference in Nashville, Tennessee on November 13, 2019. Matson will be using the presentation materials attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. Additionally, the presentation materials will be available on Matson’s website at www.matson.com under the “Events and Presentations” tab on November 12, 2019. The information set forth in these materials speaks only as of the date of the materials.

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Statements in this Form 8-K and the attached exhibit that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements,” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the relevant forward-looking statement. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in the statements include, without limitation, those described on pages 11-20 of the Form 10-K filed by Matson on March 4, 2019. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.

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Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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(a) - (c) Not applicable.

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(d) Exhibits.

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The exhibit listed below is being furnished with this Form 8-K.

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99.1 | Investor Presentation
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104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

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SIGNATURE

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

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​ | MATSON, INC.
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​ | /s/ Joel M. Wine
​ | Joel M. Wine
​ | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Dated: November 12, 2019 | ​

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