UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) : February 14, 2017

Tesoro Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
 
1-3473
 
95-0862768
 
 
 
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

19100 Ridgewood Pkwy
San Antonio, Texas
 
78259-1828
 
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(210) 626-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if
changed since last report)

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

2017 Base Salaries

On February 14, 2017, the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of our Board of Directors approved base salaries for our Chief Executive Officer and other named executive officers, effective February 19, 2017, as follows:

Named Executive Officers & Title
2017 Base Salary
Gregory J. Goff, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
$1,600,000
Steven M. Sterin, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
$800,000
Keith M. Casey, Executive Vice President, Marketing & Commercial
$735,000
Cynthia J. Warner, Executive Vice President, Operations
$682,500

2016 Incentive Compensation Payouts

On February 14, 2017, the Compensation Committee approved the payouts under the 2016 Incentive Compensation Program for our Chief Executive Officer and other named executive officers as follows:

Named Executive Officers
Bonus Payment
Gregory J. Goff
$3,635,200
Steven M. Sterin
$1,125,540
Keith M. Casey
$924,810
Cynthia J. Warner
$768,773

2017 Incentive Compensation Program

On February 14, 2017, the Compensation Committee approved the terms of the 2017 Incentive Compensation Program (the “2017 Program”). In addition, the Compensation Committee approved the target payouts for our Chief Executive Officer and other named executive officers. Payouts under the 2017 Program are based on a combination of corporate results and individual performance (as further described below).

The performance results may be adjusted to take into account unbudgeted business decisions, unusual or non-recurring items and other factors, as approved by the Compensation Committee, to determine the total amount, if any, available under the 2017 Program and can range from 0% to 200%. The Compensation Committee has discretion to adjust individual awards based on an assessment of each executive officer's overall performance.

Corporate Performance -  Corporate performance metrics include the following:
Achievement of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization measured on a margin neutral basis (this is the most heavily weighted metric constituting 50% of the bonus opportunity for the corporate performance component)

Growth & Productivity Improvements - Targeted improvements in growth and productivity to create value (this metric constitutes 20% of the bonus opportunity for the corporate performance component)

Cost Management - Measurement of operating expenditures versus budget (this metric constitutes 15% of the bonus opportunity for the corporate performance component)

Process Safety Management - Targeted improvement in the number of process safety incidents (this metric constitutes 7.5% of the bonus opportunity for the corporate performance component)

Environmental - Targeted improvement in the number of environmental incidents (this metric constitutes 7.5% of the bonus opportunity for the corporate performance component)


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An assessment of each executive officer’s overall performance, taking into account the performance of their respective business units, successful achievement of goals, business plan execution, and other leadership attributes, will be used as a basis for adjusting payouts for the executive officer’s payout above or below the amount determined by the overall Corporate Performance.

The target payout amounts for the Chief Executive Officer and named executive officers are as follows:
Named Executive Officers
Total Target Payout Amount*
Gregory J. Goff
160%
Steven M. Sterin
110%
Keith M. Casey
110%
Cynthia J. Warner
100%
*As a percentage of base salary earnings during 2017.

Form Agreement for 2017 Awards Under the Tesoro Corporation Amended and Restated 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan

On February 14, 2017, the Compensation Committee approved (1) the form of 2017 Grant Letter (the “PS Grant Letter”) pursuant to which Performance Shares were issued under the Tesoro Corporation Amended and Restated 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) as well as the related Summary of Key Provisions for Performance Share Awards Granted (the “PS Key Provisions”) and (2) the form of 2017 Grant Letter (the “MSU Grant Letter”) pursuant to which market stock units were issued under the Plan as well as the related Summary of Key Provisions for Market Stock Unit Award Granted (the “MSU Key Provisions”). These documents set forth the terms of 2017 grants of performance shares and market stock units to certain participants under the Plan, including the Chief Executive Officer and other named executive officers.

The PS Key Provisions contemplate that performance shares of our common stock contingent upon the achievement of certain performance goals will vest at the end of the 36 month performance period, which lasts from February 14, 2017 through February 14, 2020. Upon vesting at the end of the performance period, awards will be adjusted based on achievement of the applicable performance conditions.

The MSU Grant Letter and MSU Key Provisions contemplate that market stock units pursuant to which shares of our common stock will be earned at vesting based on stock price performance will vest at the end of the 36 month performance period, which lasts from February 14, 2017 through February 14, 2020. Upon vesting at the end of the performance period, the number of shares earned will be adjusted by multiplying the factor of the average closing stock price for the 30 days prior to the vesting date over the average closing stock price for the 30 days prior to the grant date.

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual terms of the PS Grant Letter, PS Key Provisions, MSU Grant Letter and MSU Key Provisions, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Grant of Awards to Named Executive Officers

On February 14, 2017, the Compensation Committee approved the following grants of awards to the Chief Executive Officer and other named executive officers:
Named Executive Officers
Number of
Performance Shares
 
Number of
Market Stock Units
Gregory J. Goff
35,725
 
39,270
Steven M. Sterin
7,304
 
8,029
Keith M. Casey
9,019
 
9,914
Cynthia J. Warner
5,081
 
5,586



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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
*10.1
 
Tesoro Corporation 2017 Performance Share Award Grant Letter
*10.2
 
Tesoro Corporation Performance Share Awards Granted in 2017 Summary of Key Provisions
*10.3
 
Tesoro Corporation 2017 Market Stock Unit Award Grant Letter
*10.4
 
Tesoro Corporation Market Stock Unit Awards Granted in 2017 Summary of Key Provisions
__________________
* Filed herewith.




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SIGNATURES

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

Date: February 21, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
TESORO CORPORATION
 
 
By:
/s/ BLANE W. PEERY
 
 
 
Blane W. Peery
 
 
 
Vice President and Controller
 


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Index to Exhibit

Exhibit Number
 
Description
*10.1
 
Tesoro Corporation 2017 Performance Share Award Grant Letter
*10.2
 
Tesoro Corporation Performance Share Awards Granted in 2017 Summary of Key Provisions
*10.3
 
Tesoro Corporation 2017 Market Stock Unit Award Grant Letter
*10.4
 
Tesoro Corporation Market Stock Unit Awards Granted in 2017 Summary of Key Provisions
_________________
* Filed herewith.


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Dear First Name Last Name:

I am very pleased to inform you that, effective February 14, 2017 (the " Award Date "), the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Tesoro Corporation (the " Company "), pursuant to its authority under the Amended and Restated Tesoro Corporation 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the " Plan "), has approved the following long-term incentive award (the " Award ") to you. The following is a summary of the terms and conditions associated with this Award. Capitalized terms not defined in this letter will have the definitions provided for such terms in the Plan.


Award : # Performance Shares of the Company’s common stock with a targeted value of $XXX,XXX is contingent upon the achievement of relative Total Shareholder Return against a Median Index of our Performance Peer Group, XLE Energy Index and S&P 500 Index. This Award will become eligible for vesting, subject to actual performance and continued employment, at the end of the 36 month performance period (February 14, 2017 through February 14, 2020).

Upon vesting at the end of the performance period, the Award will be adjusted based on the Company’s relative Total Shareholder Return against a Median Index of the Performance Peer Group, XLE Energy Index and S&P 500 Index to calculate the number of Shares that will be issued to you. Shares will be withheld by the Company to cover your applicable income and employment tax withholding(s) (at the minimum statutory level or such other rate that will not cause an adverse accounting consequence or cost) and the net Shares will be credited to your account with Fidelity Stock Plan Services. The Award may be further adjusted by the Committee if the Company’s Total Shareholder Return is negative over the performance period.

If you terminate employment due to Retirement or involuntary termination without Cause (other than within the two years following a Change in Control), you will be issued a pro-rated payout of Shares based on the number of full months worked (minimum of 12 months required for an involuntary termination without Cause) within the performance period based on the achievement of actual performance. In addition, if you are terminated pursuant to a severance or separation agreement under any circumstance, the Compensation Committee may, at its discretion, further reduce the award payout percentage beyond the pro-rated reduction described above. Shares will be issued as soon as administratively practical, but in any event within calendar year 2020. If you terminate employment due to death or disability, as defined under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended to date and the Treasury Regulations issued thereunder (“ Disability ”), you will be issued a pro-rated payout of Shares based on the number of full months worked within the performance period based on the achievement of target performance. Shares will be issued as soon as administratively practical upon termination due to death or Disability. If you terminate employment due to a voluntary termination (except as set forth below) or termination for Cause prior to the vesting of the Performance Shares Award, your Award will be forfeited. In the event of a Change in Control of the Company, the Performance Shares Award will either be assumed or continued by the surviving or acquiring corporation or paid out at the greater of the achievement of target performance or the achievement of actual performance at the time of the





Change in Control. If your Award is assumed or continued following a Change in Control, the award will be converted into a time-based award with the number of shares subject to the award equal to the greater of the achievement of target performance or the achievement of actual performance at the time of the Change in Control. The assumed and converted Award will vest based upon continued employment through the end of the performance period. If you terminate employment due to an involuntary termination without Cause or resignation for Good Reason within two years following a Change in Control, any such assumed and converted Award will immediately vest upon such termination of employment.

Covenants : Your services to the Company are unique, extraordinary and essential to the business of the Company and its affiliates, particularly in view of your access to the Company’s or its affiliates’ confidential information and trade secrets. Accordingly, in consideration of this Award and by accepting this Award, you agree as follows:

(i)      You agree that you will not, without the prior written approval of the Board, at any time during the term of your employment with the Company or its affiliates and for a period of one year following the date on which your employment with the Company and its affiliates terminates (the “ Restricted Period ”), directly or indirectly, serve as an officer, director, owner, contractor, consultant, or employee of any the following organizations (or any of their respective subsidiaries or divisions): HollyFrontier Corporation; Marathon Petroleum Corporation; PBF Energy Inc.; Phillips 66; Valero Energy Corporation; Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.; Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.; Western Gas Partners, L.P.; Buckeye Partners, L.P.; EnLink Midstream Partners, L.P.; DCP Midstream Partners, L.P.; NuStar Energy L.P.; ONEOK Partners; Genesis Energy, L.P.; Holly Energy Partners, L.P.; and MPLX L.P., or otherwise engage in any business activity directly or indirectly competitive with the business of the Company or its affiliates (or their respective subsidiaries or divisions) as in effect from time to time.

(ii)       You agree that during the Restricted Period , you will not, alone or in conjunction with another party, hire, solicit for hire, aid in or facilitate the hire, or cause to be hired, either as an employee, contractor or consultant, any individual who is currently engaged, or was engaged at any time during the six (6) month period prior such event, as an employee, contractor or consultant of the Company or any of its affiliates (or their respective subsidiaries or divisions).

(iii)      You agree and understand that the Company and its affiliates own and/or control information and material which is not generally available to third parties and which the Company or its affiliates consider confidential, including, without limitation, methods, products, processes, customer lists, trade secrets and other information applicable to its business and that it may from time to time acquire, improve or produce additional methods, products, processes, customers lists, trade secrets and other information (collectively, the “ Confidential Information ”). You acknowledge that each element of the Confidential Information constitutes a unique and valuable asset of the Company and its affiliates, and that certain items of the Confidential Information have been acquired from third parties upon the express condition that such items would not be disclosed to the Company and its officers and agents other than in the ordinary course of business. You acknowledge that disclosure of the Confidential Information to and/or use by anyone other than in the Company’s or its affiliates’ ordinary course of business would result in irreparable and continuing damage to the Company and its affiliates. Accordingly, you agree to hold the Confidential Information in the strictest secrecy, and covenant that, during the term of your employment with the Company and its affiliates or at any time thereafter, you will not, without the prior written consent of the Board, directly or indirectly, allow any element of the Confidential Information to be disclosed, published or used, nor





permit the Confidential Information to be discussed, published or used, either by himself or by any third parties, except in effecting your duties for the Company and its affiliates in the ordinary course of business.

(iv)      You agree that in addition to the forfeiture provisions described above, this Award and all other equity-based compensation awards granted to you by the Company or any affiliate, in each case, to the extent outstanding and unvested at the time of any such breach, shall be subject to immediate forfeiture and recoupment (in full) by the Company upon your breach, in any respect, of any of the covenants described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above.


The Award has been granted under and is subject to the terms of the Plan unless specified within this Grant Agreement. This Award is intended to satisfy the requirements for “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended to date. To satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m), no portion of the Award will be eligible to vest unless the Company achieves positive net income (as determined in accordance with US GAAP) over any calendar year during the performance period. In addition, further information concerning your Awards will be communicated at a later date.

You are required to accept this Award on-line with Fidelity at netbenefits.fidelity.com. This Award must be accepted prior to the vesting date; otherwise, the Award will forfeit. If you don’t accept your Award prior to your termination of employment and your termination is due to death or Disability, your Award will be considered accepted and will follow the terms for these specified terminations as noted above. If this is the first time you are receiving this type of Award, you will receive a “Welcome Kit” from Fidelity Stock Plan Services with additional information.

We highly value your contribution and commitment to the Company’s success and believe that this Award provides you a financial incentive that aligns your interests with the Company's shareholders.

Sincerely,
Gregory J. Goff
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer




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Performance Share Awards Granted in 2017

Summary of Key Provisions

Purpose
w   To advance the interests of the Company by motivating plan participants to contribute to the long-term success and progress of the Company.
Eligibility
w All senior executives and employees in the Company as approved by the Compensation Committee (“Committee”) of Tesoro Board of Directors.
Plan
w   This award is granted under the general terms and conditions of the
Amended and Restated 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
Performance
Shares
w A Performance Share Award is a grant of shares where the final payout upon vesting is contingent upon achieving specific performance goals during a specified performance period.
Performance
Period
w The performance period for the Performance Share Award granted in
2017 is 36 months (February 14, 2017 to February 14, 2020).
Vesting
w The Performance Share Award will vest at the end of the 36 month performance period, subject to achievement of the Section 162(m) goal described below.
Dividend
Equivalents
w   Dividend equivalents will be earned on the performance share award to the extent that the Company pays dividends to shareholders.

w   The dividend equivalents will be accrued over the performance period and paid in cash at the same time that the performance share award is distributed.

w The dividend equivalents will be calculated and accrued based on the actual number of performance shares earned based on the actual performance results at the end of the performance period; provided, that for a terminated employee, the dividend equivalents will be pro- rated based upon the adjusted number of performance shares earned by such employee (as described below).

w In no event will dividend equivalents be paid with respect to unearned performance shares.
Form and Timing of Payout
w   The Performance Share Award will be settled in common stock of the Company as soon as practical, but in any event within calendar year 2020.
 
 



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Payout Range
w The payout for the Performance Share Award can range from 0% to 200% as reflected in the Performance Payout Table.

w I f the Company’s TSR over the performance period is negative, the Committee has the authority to reduce the actual payout percentage below that is reflected in the Performance Payout Table.
Performance
Measures
The Performance Share Award will be measured using relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) benchmarked against an index of the median TSR of the Performance Peer Group defined below.

Ÿ   For purposes of calculating TSR for the Company and our Performance Peer Group:

Ÿ An average of the stock prices for the 30 business days preceding the beginning and end of the performance period will be used to calculate TSR. Normal dividends will be assumed to be reinvested in stock on the date the dividend is paid to shareholders. Any special dividends will not be included in the calculation.

Ÿ At the end of the performance period, a TSR will be calculated for the Company and for each of the individual peers. The three-year TSR calculations for each of the peer group companies will be used to determine a benchmark index by taking the median (50% percentile) of these results. This benchmark index will be referred to as the Median Index TSR.

Ÿ       The difference between the Company’s TSR over the performance period and the Median Index TSR will be used to determine the payout percentage as shown in the payout table below. The payout percentage in the payout table below will be applied to the performance shares granted to the employee at time of grant, subject to the Committee’s discretion described above in the event the Company’s TSR over the performance period is negative.



Performance Share Awards Granted in 2017
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Tesoro Performance Relative to the Index (Median Index TSR excluding Tesoro minus Tesoro TSR in Percentage Points Difference)

Payout %

(Payouts between points will be interpolated using a straight-line interpolation rounded to the nearest whole percent.)
 
<-33.33%
0%
-30%
10%
-20%
40%
-10%
70%
0%
100%
10%
130%
20%
160%
30%
190%
33.33%+
200%
 
Performance Peer Group
w The Performance Peer Group are the following companies:

Ÿ HollyFrontier, Marathon Petroleum, Phillips 66, Valero Energy, PBF Energy, Inc., XLE Energy Index and S&P 500 Index

If any peer company drops out during the performance period, their performance will be included as long as they are in place for at least half of the performance period.




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Termination of Employment and Timing of Payout
w Death/Disability - The payout of the award will be pro-rated based on the number of full months worked within the performance period divided by 36 and issued assuming target performance. Shares and any dividend equivalents will be issued as soon as administratively practical.

w Retirement - The payout of the award will be pro-rated based on the number of full months worked within the performance period divided by 36 and adjusted for actual performance results at the end of the performance period. Shares and any dividend equivalents will be issued as soon as administratively practical within calendar year 2020.

w Voluntary Termination (except as set forth below), Termination for Cause including a violation of Tesoro’s Code of Business Conduct, or involuntary termination without eligibility for severance under a Company sponsored severance plan - Award will be forfeited.

w Involuntary Termination under circumstance qualifying for severance compensation under any severance plan sponsored by the Company (not in connection with a Change in Control) - The payout of the award will be pro-rated based on the number of full months worked (minimum of 12 months required) within the performance period divided by 36 and adjusted for actual performance results at the end of the period. Shares and any dividend equivalents associated with your shares will be issued as soon as administratively practical within calendar year 2020.

w Involuntary Termination or Voluntary Termination for Good Reason within two years following a Change in Control - The full award (as converted as described below) and any associated dividend equivalents will be paid out as soon administratively practical.

w Separation Under Severance/Separation Agreement - If an employee is terminated pursuant to a severance or separation agreement under any circumstance, the Committee may, at its discretion, further reduce the award payout percentage beyond the pro-rated reduction described above.

Performance Share Awards Granted in 2017
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Good Reason (under Change in Control only)
w Good Reason means the occurrence of any of the following:

w without Participant's express written consent, the assignment to Participant of any duties inconsistent with the employment of Participant immediately prior to the Change in Control, or a significant diminution of Participant's positions, duties, responsibilities and status with the Company from those immediately prior to a Change in Control or a diminution in Participant's titles or offices as in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control, or any removal of Participant from, or any failure to reelect Participant to, any of such positions;

w   a material reduction by the Company in Participant's Base Salary, as in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control;

w   the failure by the Company to continue benefits, including but not limited to, thrift, pension, life insurance, and health plans, substantially equal in value, in the aggregate, to those in which Participant is participating or is eligible to participate at the time of the Change in Control except as otherwise required by the terms of such plans as in effect at the time of any Change in Control;

w   the failure by the Company to continue in effect any incentive plan or arrangement in which Participant is participating at the time of a Change in Control (or to substitute and continue other plans or arrangements providing the Participant with substantially similar benefits), except as otherwise required by the terms of such plans as in effect at the time of any Change in Control;

w   the occurrence of an event that meets the criteria set forth under the Company's relocation policy, as in effect from time to time, with respect to which either (i) the Participant fails to provide express written consent to the relocation or (ii) the Company fails to provide the relocation benefit set forth in such policy; or

  w any failure by the Company to obtain the assumption of this Agreement by any successor or assign of the Company.


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Change in
Control
w I n the event of a Change in Control of the Company, the Performance Share Award will either be (i) assumed and continued by the acquirer or surviving corporation in the transaction, or (ii) paid out upon consummation of the Change in Control at the greater of the target amount or the actual performance at the time of the Change in Control.

w If the Performance Share Award is assumed and continued in connection with a Change in Control, the award will be converted into a time-based restricted stock unit award upon consummation of the Change in Control with the number of shares subject to the award equal to the number of shares that would have been issued under the award using the greater of the target amount or the actual performance at the time of the Change in Control. Following such conversion, the award (including any dividend equivalents accrued on the shares subject to the converted award) will vest based on continued employment through the end of the performance period.  
Section 162(m) Performance Goals
w In addition to the performance criteria described above, the Performance Share Award will only be eligible to vest if the Company has positive net income (as determined under US GAAP) over at least one of the calendar years during the performance period.
Nothing herein is intended to modify any referenced Plan. The applicable Plan is the legally governing document and is
the final authority on the terms of such Plan unless the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (or in the absence of the Compensation Committee, the Board itself) specifies otherwise (either in an Award Agreement or
otherwise).





    

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Dear First Name Last Name:

I am very pleased to inform you that, effective February 14, 2017 (the " Award Date "), the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Tesoro Corporation (the " Company "), pursuant to its authority under the Amended and Restated Tesoro Corporation 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the " Plan "), has approved the following long-term incentive award (the " Award ") to you. The following is a summary of the terms and conditions associated with this Award. Capitalized terms not defined in this letter will have the definitions provided for such terms in the Plan.


Award : # Market Stock Units (“MSUs”) with a targeted value of $XXX,XXX in which the number of Company’s common stock earned at vesting is based on the stock price performance. This Award will become eligible for vesting, based on actual stock price performance and continued employment, at the end of the 36 month performance period (February 14, 2017 through February 14, 2020). Upon vesting at the end of the performance period, the number of Shares earned from your Award will be adjusted by the multiplying factor of the average closing stock price for the 30 days prior to the Vesting Date over the average closing stock price for the 30 days prior to the Grant Date. Shares will be withheld by the Company to cover your applicable income and employment tax withholding(s) (at the minimum statutory level or such other rate that will not cause an adverse accounting consequence or cost) and the net Shares will be credited to your account with Fidelity Stock Plan Services.

If you terminate employment due to Retirement or involuntary termination without Cause under circumstances qualifying for severance compensation under any severance plan sponsored by the Company (other than within the two years following a Change in Control), you will be issued a pro-rated payout of Shares based on the number of full months worked (minimum of 12 months required for an involuntary termination without Cause) within the performance period based on the achievement of actual performance. Shares will be issued within 2 ½ months after the end of the performance period. In addition, if you are terminated pursuant to a severance or separation agreement under any circumstance, the Committee may, at its discretion, further reduce the award payout percentage beyond the pro-rated reduction described above. If you terminate employment due to death or disability, as defined under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended to date and the Treasury Regulations issued thereunder (“ Disability ”), you will be issued a pro-rated payout of Shares based on the number of full months worked within the performance period based on the achievement of target performance. Shares will be issued as soon as administratively practical upon termination due to death or Disability. If you terminate employment due to a voluntary termination (except as set forth below), termination for Cause including a violation of Tesoro’s Code of Business Conduct, or involuntary termination without eligibility for severance under a Company sponsored severance plan prior to the vesting of the MSUs, your Award will be forfeited. In the event of a Change in Control of the Company, your Award will either be assumed





or continued by the surviving or acquiring corporation or immediately paid out upon consummation of the Change in Control with the number of Shares earned from your Award based on the greater of the target number of MSUs or actual performance at the time of the Change in Control. Actual performance will be adjusted by the multiplying factor of the average closing stock price for the 30 days prior to the Change in Control over the average closing stock price for the 30 days prior to the Grant Date, capped at 200%. If your Award is assumed or continued following a Change in Control, the Award will be converted into a time-based award with the number of shares subject to the award determined as set forth in the preceding two sentences. The assumed and converted award will vest based upon continued employment through the end of the performance period. If you terminate employment due to an involuntary termination without Cause or resignation for Good Reason within two years following a Change in Control, any such assumed and converted award will immediately vest upon such termination of employment.

Covenants : Your services to the Company are unique, extraordinary and essential to the business of the Company and its affiliates, particularly in view of your access to the Company’s or its affiliates’ confidential information and trade secrets. Accordingly, in consideration of this Award and by accepting this Award, you agree as follows:

(i)      You agree that you will not, without the prior written approval of the Board, at any time during the term of your employment with the Company or its affiliates and for a period of one year following the date on which your employment with the Company and its affiliates terminates (the “ Restricted Period ”), directly or indirectly, serve as an officer, director, owner, contractor, consultant, or employee of any the following organizations (or any of their respective subsidiaries or divisions): HollyFrontier Corporation; Marathon Petroleum Corporation; PBF Energy Inc.; Phillips 66; Valero Energy Corporation; Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.; Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.; Western Gas Partners, L.P.; Buckeye Partners, L.P.; EnLink Midstream Partners, L.P.; DCP Midstream Partners, L.P.; NuStar Energy L.P.; ONEOK Partners; Genesis Energy, L.P.; Holly Energy Partners, L.P., and MPLX LP, or otherwise engage in any business activity directly or indirectly competitive with the business of the Company or its affiliates (or their respective subsidiaries or divisions) as in effect from time to time.

(ii)       You agree that during the Restricted Period, you will not, alone or in conjunction with another party, hire, solicit for hire, aid in or facilitate the hire, or cause to be hired, either as an employee, contractor or consultant, any individual who is currently engaged, or was engaged at any time during the six (6) month period prior such event, as an employee, contractor or consultant of the Company or any of its affiliates (or their respective subsidiaries or divisions).

(iii)      You agree and understand that the Company and its affiliates own and/or control information and material which is not generally available to third parties and which the Company or its affiliates consider confidential, including, without limitation, methods, products, processes, customer lists, trade secrets and other information applicable to its business and that it may from time to time acquire, improve or produce additional methods, products, processes, customers lists, trade secrets and other information (collectively, the “ Confidential Information ”). You acknowledge that each element of the Confidential Information constitutes a unique and valuable asset of the Company and its affiliates, and that certain items of the Confidential Information have been acquired from third parties upon the express condition that such items would not be disclosed to the Company and its officers and agents other than in the ordinary course of business. You acknowledge that disclosure of the Confidential Information to and/or use by anyone other than in the Company’s or its affiliates’ ordinary course of business would result in irreparable and continuing damage to the





Company and its affiliates. Accordingly, you agree to hold the Confidential Information in the strictest secrecy, and covenant that, during the term of your employment with the Company and its affiliates or at any time thereafter, you will not, without the prior written consent of the Board, directly or indirectly, allow any element of the Confidential Information to be disclosed, published or used, nor permit the Confidential Information to be discussed, published or used, either by himself or by any third parties, except in effecting your duties for the Company and its affiliates in the ordinary course of business.

(iv)      You agree that in addition to the forfeiture provisions described above, this Award and all other equity-based compensation awards granted to you by the Company or any affiliate, in each case, to the extent outstanding and unvested at the time of any such breach, shall be subject to immediate forfeiture and recoupment (in full) by the Company upon your breach, in any respect, of any of the covenants described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above.

The Award has been granted under and is subject to the terms of the Plan unless specified within this Grant Agreement. This Award is intended to satisfy the requirements for “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended to date. In addition, further information concerning your Award will be communicated at a later date.

You are required to accept this Award on-line with Fidelity at netbenefits.fidelity.com. This Award must be accepted prior to the vesting date; otherwise, the Award will forfeit. If you don’t accept your Award prior to your termination of employment and your termination is due to death or Disability, your Award will be considered accepted and will follow the terms for these specified terminations as noted above. If this is the first time you are receiving this type of Award, you will receive a “Welcome Kit” from Fidelity Stock Plan Services with additional information.


We highly value your contribution and commitment to the Company’s success and believe that this Award provides you a financial incentive that aligns your interests with the Company's shareholders.

Sincerely,
Gregory J. Goff
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer






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Summary of Key Provisions

Purpose
w To advance the interests of Tesoro (the “Company”) by motivating plan participants to contribute to the long-term success and progress of the Company.
Eligibility
w All senior executives and employees in the Company as approved by the Compensation Committee of Tesoro’s Board of Directors.
Plan
w These awards are granted under the general terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
Market Stock Unit
w A Market Stock Unit Award is a grant of stock units in which the number of shares of the Company’s common stock earned at vesting is based on the stock price performance.
Performance Period
w The performance period for the Market Stock Unit Award granted in 2017 is 36 months (February 14, 2017 through February 14, 2020).
Vesting
w The Market Stock Unit Award will vest at the end of the 36 month performance period.
Form and Timing of Payout
w The Market Stock Unit Award will be settled in common stock of the Company within 2 ½ months after the end of the performance period.
Calculation of Market Stock Unit Award at Vesting
w The number of shares earned at time of vesting will be calculated as follows:
Shares Earned at Vesting* = A times (C/B)
 
Symbol
Description
 
A
# of Targeted Market Stock Units at Grant
 
B
Average closing stock price for the 30 trading days** prior to the Grant Date
 
C
Average closing stock price for the 30 trading days** prior to the Vesting Date
 
*Shares Earned at Vesting is capped at 200% of number of Targeted Market Stock Units at Grant.
**Normal dividends are assumed to have been reinvested on the date they are paid in order to calculate the average 30-trading day stock price.

Payout Range
w The payout for the Market Stock Unit Award can range from 50% to 200% based on stock price appreciation. However, there is no payout if the average closing stock price for the 30 trading days prior to the Vesting Date (or Change in Control) has decreased by more than 50% from the average closing stock price for the 30 trading days prior to the Grant Date.

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Termination of Employment
w Death/Disability - The payout of the award will be pro-rated based on the number of full months worked within the performance period divided by 36 and issued assuming target performance. Shares will be issued as soon as administratively practical.

w Retirement - The payout of the award will be pro-rated based on the number of full months worked within the performance period divided by 36 and adjusted for actual performance results at the end of the performance period. Shares will be issued within 2 ½ months after the end of the performance period.

w Voluntary Termination (except as set forth below), Termination for Cause including a violation of Tesoro’s Code of Business Conduct, or involuntary termination without eligibility for severance under a Company sponsored severance plan - Award will be forfeited.

w Involuntary Termination under circumstances qualifying for severance compensation under any severance plan sponsored by the Company (not in connection with a Change in Control) - The payout of the award will be pro-rated based on the number of full months worked (minimum of 12 months required) within the performance period divided by 36 and adjusted for actual performance results at the end of the period. Shares will be issued within 2 ½ months after the end of the performance period.

w Involuntary Termination or Voluntary Termination for Good Reason within two years following a Change in Control - The full award (as converted as described below) will be paid out as soon administratively practical.

w Separation Under Severance/Separation Agreement - If an employee is terminated pursuant to a severance or separation agreement under any circumstance, the Committee may, at its discretion, further reduce the award payout percentage beyond the pro-rated reduction described above.

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Good Reason (under Change in Control only)
w Good Reason means the occurrence of any of the following:

w without Participant's express written consent, the assignment to Participant of any duties inconsistent with the employment of Participant immediately prior to the Change in Control, or a significant diminution of Participant's positions, duties, responsibilities and status with the Company from those immediately prior to a Change in Control or a diminution in Participant's titles or offices as in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control, or any removal of Participant from, or any failure to reelect Participant to, any of such positions;

w a material reduction by the Company in Participant's Base Salary, as in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control;

w the failure by the Company to continue benefits, including but not limited to, thrift, pension, life insurance, and health plans, substantially equal in value, in the aggregate, to those in which Participant is participating or is eligible to participate at the time of the Change in Control except as otherwise required by the terms of such plans as in effect at the time of any Change in Control;

w the failure by the Company to continue in effect any incentive plan or arrangement in which Participant is participating at the time of a Change in Control (or to substitute and continue other plans or arrangements providing the Participant with substantially similar benefits), except as otherwise required by the terms of such plans as in effect at the time of any Change in Control;

w the occurrence of an event that meets the criteria set forth under the Company's relocation policy, as in effect from time to time, with respect to which either (i) the Participant fails to provide express written consent to the relocation or (ii) the Company fails to provide the relocation benefit set forth in such policy; or

w any failure by the Company to obtain the assumption of this Agreement by any successor or assign of the Company.

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Change in Control
w In the event of a Change in Control of the Company, the award will either be (i) assumed and continued by the acquirer or surviving corporation in the transaction, or (ii) will be immediately paid out with the number of shares earned equal to the greater of the Targeted number of Market Stock Units at Grant or the amount calculated as follows:

Shares Earned At Vesting* = A times (C/B)
 
Symbol
Description
 
A
# of Targeted Market Stock Units at Grant
 
B
Average closing stock price for the 30 trading days** prior to the Grant Date
 
C
Average closing stock price for the 30 trading days** prior to the Change in Control
 
*Shares Earned at Vesting is capped at 200% of number of Targeted Market Stock Units at Grant.

**Normal dividends are assumed to have been reinvested on the date they are paid in order to calculate the average 30-trading day stock price.

w If the award is assumed and continued in connection with a Change in Control, the award will be converted into a time-based restricted stock unit award upon consummation of the Change in Control with the number of shares subject to the award determined as set forth above. Following such conversion, the award will vest based on continued employment through the end of the performance period.
Nothing herein is intended to modify any referenced Plan. The applicable Plan is the legally governing document and is the final authority on the terms of such Plan unless the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (or in the absence of the Compensation Committee, the Board itself) specifies otherwise (either in an Award Agreement or otherwise).


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