EXPLANATORY NOTE
On October 1, 2024, Teekay Tankers Ltd. (Teekay Tankers (Marshall Islands)) was domesticated from the Republic of the Marshall Islands and
continued as a Bermuda exempted company (the Company, Teekay Tankers or Teekay Tankers (Bermuda)), subject to the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda (the Bermuda Companies Act) and other laws of Bermuda (such transaction, the
Redomiciliation).
Upon effectiveness of the Redomiciliation, all of the shares of Teekay Tankers (Marshall Islands) Class A common stock, par
value $0.01 per share (Class A Common Stock), Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share (Class B Common Stock), and preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, automatically converted by operation of law into Class A
common shares, par value $0.01 per share (Class A Common Shares), Class B common shares, par value $0.01 per share (Class B Common Shares, and together with the Class A Common Shares, the Common Shares), and preferred
shares, par value $0.01 per share (the Preferred Shares), respectively, of Teekay Tankers (Bermuda) on a one-for-one basis. The Class A Common Shares of
Teekay Tankers (Bermuda) are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the same ticker symbol, TNK, under which the shares of Teekay Tankers (Marshall Islands) Class A Common Stock were previously traded.
Teekay Tankers Ltd. hereby amends the description of its Class A Common Shares, par value $0.01 found in Item 1 of the Form 8-A originally filed December 3, 2007, to read in its entirety as set forth below.
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Description of Registrants Securities to be Registered. |
General
Teekay Tankers Ltd. (the
Company or Teekay Tankers) may issue common shares or preferred shares in one or more distinct series, from time to time. This description summarizes the material terms of Teekay Tankers common shares and material terms that
would be common to all series of Teekay Tankers preferred shares.
Authorized Capitalization
Under Teekay Tankers Bye-laws (the Bye-laws), its
authorized share capital consists of 685,000,000 shares, of which:
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485,000,000 shares are designated as Class A Common Shares, par value $0.01 per share;
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100,000,000 shares are designated as Class B Common Shares, par value $0.01 per share; and
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100,000,000 shares are designated as Preferred Shares, par value $0.01 per share. |
Exchange Listing
Teekay Tankers Class A Common Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, where they trade under the symbol TNK.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The registrar and transfer agent for Teekay Tankers Class A and Class B Common Shares is Computershare Inc.
Common Shares
Voting Rights
Under the Bye-laws, holders of Teekay Tankers Class A and Class B Common
Shares have identical rights, except that holders of Teekay Tankers Class A Common Shares are entitled to one vote per share, and holders of Teekay Tankers Class B Common Shares are entitled to five votes per share. However,
the voting power of the Class B Common Shares is limited such that the aggregate voting power of all outstanding Class B Common Shares
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