Teekay Tankers Ltd. Reports Second Quarter 2017 Results

August 3, 2017 2:09 AM EDT

HAMILTON, BERMUDA -- (Marketwired) -- 08/03/17 -- Highlights


--  Reported GAAP net loss of $37.5 million, or $0.22 per share, and
    adjusted net loss(1) of $7.1 million, or $0.04 per share, in the second
    quarter of 2017.
--  Generated free cash flow(1) of $18.7 million in the second quarter of
    2017.
--  Declared cash dividend of $0.03 per share for the second quarter of
    2017, representing the minimum quarterly dividend.
--  In May 2017, Teekay Tankers agreed to acquire Tanker Investments Ltd.
    (TIL) and its fleet of 18 mid-sized conventional tankers in a share-for-
    share merger.
--  In May 2017, Teekay Tankers completed the acquisition of the remaining
    50 percent interest in Teekay Tanker Operations Ltd., which conducts
    commercial and technical management operations of the conventional
    tanker fleet.
--  In July 2017, Teekay Tankers completed a sale-leaseback transaction for
    four of its modern Suezmax tankers, which increased liquidity by
    approximately $30 million.
--  Completed the sale of an older Aframax tanker, the Kyeema Spirit, which
    delivered in June 2017.

Teekay Tankers Ltd. (Teekay Tankers or the Company) (NYSE: TNK) today reported the Company's results for the quarter ended June 30, 2017:


                                                 Three Months Ended
(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except      June 30,    March 31,    June 30,
 per share data)                               2017         2017        2016
GAAP FINANCIAL COMPARISON
Total revenues                              108,789      130,485     145,738
Income from vessel operations                 1,587       10,741      32,948
Net (loss) income                           (37,477)       3,713      23,599
(Loss) earnings per share                     (0.22)        0.02        0.14
Weighted average number of common
 shares - basic                         169,963,717  164,352,065 156,208,917
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL COMPARISON
Adjusted net (loss) income (1)               (7,068)       7,028      31,600
Adjusted (loss) earnings per share (1)        (0.04)        0.04        0.20
Total cash flow from vessel operations
 (1)                                         27,981       42,471      69,823
Free cash flow (1)                           18,711       34,358      59,600
(1) These are non-GAAP financial measures. Please refer to "Definitions and
 Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and the Appendices to this release for
 definitions of these terms and reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial
 measures as used in this release to the most directly comparable financial
 measures under United States generally accepted accounting principles
 (GAAP).

GAAP net (loss) income and adjusted net (loss) income for the second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter of 2016 were primarily affected by lower spot tanker rates and a decrease in the Company's fleet size. GAAP net (loss) income was also affected by a non-cash write-down of the Company's investment in TIL and lower unrealized gains on derivative instruments partially offset by lower losses on vessel sales and lower revenues as a result of the redeliveries of 10 time chartered-in vessels during 2016 and the first quarter of 2017.

GAAP net (loss) income and adjusted net (loss) income were impacted by lower spot tanker rates in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the first quarter of 2017. GAAP net (loss) income for the second quarter of 2017 was also affected by the non-cash write-down of the Company's investment in TIL and lower unrealized gains on derivative instruments, partially offset by lower losses on vessel sales.

CEO Commentary

"The proposed merger with Tanker Investments Ltd. is strategically very important for Teekay Tankers," stated Kevin Mackay, Teekay Tankers' President and Chief Executive Officer. "The 18-vessel Tanker Investments Ltd. fleet will provide Teekay Tankers with greater scale to continue servicing its customers, while also allowing us to renew our fleet on an opportunistic basis at the right point of the cycle. We believe this merger is in the best interests of Teekay Tankers' shareholders as it is immediately accretive to the Company's earnings per share, reduces our average fleet age by one year, and reduces our cash break-even rate. Importantly, the merger is expected to increase Teekay Tankers' liquidity and reduce our financial leverage."

Mr. Mackay continued "The agreed share-for-share exchange ratio for the proposed merger was based on the underlying fair market value of each respective fleet earlier this year and since that time, asset values have increased by approximately 5 percent, as validated by independent transactions in the tanker sale and purchase market. As a result, the merger remains a compelling transaction for Teekay Tankers."

In reference to the current spot tanker market, Mr. Mackay added, "The tanker market faced challenging headwinds in the second quarter of 2017. Seasonal weakness and increasing tanker deliveries, combined with lower OPEC oil production, have all contributed to weak tanker rates which we expect will continue until later this year when typical seasonal factors are expected to push rates higher. Looking ahead to 2018, we expect that a significant slowdown in tanker fleet growth coupled with better oil market fundamentals will lead to a recovery in freight rates, from the second half of 2018."

Summary of Recent Developments

Strategic Merger

On May 31, 2017, Teekay Tankers agreed to acquire all of the remaining issued and outstanding shares of TIL in a share-for-share merger at an exchange ratio of 3.30 shares of Teekay Tankers Class A common stock for each share of TIL common stock. TIL owns a modern fleet of 10 Suezmax tankers, 6 Aframax tankers and 2 LR2 product tankers with an average age of 7.3 years. The merger will further strengthen the Company's balance sheet and liquidity position, and is expected to be accretive to earnings per share, reduce the Company's cash breakeven and result in approximately $3 million of annual cost savings. Closing of the merger, which remains subject to various conditions, including, among others, approval from both TIL shareholders and TNK Class A common shareholders, is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2017.

The Company currently holds an approximate 11 percent interest in TIL and accounts for this investment using the equity method. When accounting for the merger at the date of closing, GAAP will require the Company to treat its existing equity investment in TIL as being disposed of at its fair value and concurrently repurchased at such fair value, which will be included as part of the cost of the acquisition of the 100 percent controlling interest in TIL on the closing date. Although the merger has not yet concluded, the agreement that was reached between the parties in the second quarter of 2017 resulted in Teekay Tankers being required to compare the carrying value of its investment to its fair value as at June 30, 2017. As a result, the Company recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $28.1 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2017 related to its equity investment in TIL, based on the best available indication of fair value at June 30, 2017, which was the TIL share price on that date.

Acquisition of Remaining 50 Percent Interest of Teekay Tanker Operations Ltd. (TTOL)

Prior to May 31, 2017, the Company owned 50 percent of TTOL. On May 31, 2017, the Company completed the acquisition from Teekay Corporation (Teekay) of the remaining 50 percent interest in TTOL for $39.1 million, which includes $13.2 million for assumed working capital, in exchange for the Company's issuance to Teekay of approximately 13.8 million shares of Class B common stock as well as payment of $13.2 million in cash, resulting in Teekay Tankers owning 100 percent of TTOL and consolidating its results. Periods prior to May 31, 2017 have been recast to include 100 percent of TTOL results on a consolidated basis in accordance with Common Control accounting as required under GAAP. The impact of this recasting is referred to herein as the Entities under Common Control and such amounts are summarized for the respective periods in Appendix A to this release.

Completed Sale-Leaseback Financing Transaction

In July 2017, Teekay Tankers completed a $153 million sale-leaseback financing transaction relating to four of its modern Suezmax tankers. The transaction is structured as a 12-year bareboat charter at an average rate of approximately $11,100 per day with attractive purchase options for all four vessels throughout the lease term after year three. The transaction strengthens the Company's balance sheet and increases the Company's liquidity position by approximately $30 million. As a result of the transaction, Teekay Tankers expects to recognize an accounting write-down in the third quarter of 2017 of approximately $20 million per vessel.

Completed Sale of an Older Aframax Tanker

In June 2017, Teekay Tankers completed the sale of a 1999-built Aframax tanker, the Kyeema Spirit, to a third party for proceeds of approximately $7.5 million.

Secured Additional Fixed-Rate Charter

In May 2017, Teekay Tankers entered into a time charter-out contract for one Aframax tanker at a rate of approximately $16,000 per day and a firm period of 18 months, which charter contract commenced in late-May 2017.

Tanker Market

Crude tanker spot rates softened during the second quarter of 2017 due to the combined impact of lower OPEC oil production, high tanker fleet growth and normal seasonal weakness. Rates have continued to decline at the start of the third quarter of 2017, in what is normally the weakest part of the year for tanker rates.

OPEC supply cuts continue to have a negative impact on crude tanker demand, with OPEC crude oil production averaging 32.1 million barrels per day (mb/d) through the first half of 2017 compared with production of 33.2 mb/d at the end of 2016. The majority of these supply cuts have come from the Middle East nations, led by Saudi Arabia.

Some of the spot rate weakness has been offset by an increase in exports from key mid-size tanker load regions. US crude oil exports have averaged 750 thousand barrels per day (kb/d) through the first half of 2017 compared with average exports of 485 kb/d in 2016, with oil increasingly moving long-haul to destinations such as India and China. Production has also been recovering in recent weeks in Nigeria and Libya, both of which are exempt from OPEC supply cuts. Libyan production reportedly reached 1 mb/d as of July 2017, which if confirmed would be the highest production level since mid-2013. Nigerian crude production reached 1.6 mb/d in June 2017, the highest since April 2016. Taken together, these developments should be positive for mid-size tanker demand in the Atlantic basin.

In addition to these positive trade fundamentals, global oil demand growth remains robust with forecast growth of approximately 1.4 mb/d in 2017 and a further 1.4 mb/d in 2018, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). This is an upward revision since last quarter due to higher than expected demand growth in the non-OECD areas.

Despite these positive demand factors, high tanker fleet growth continues to significantly challenge the tanker market and has led to a decrease in tanker fleet utilization and tanker rates through the first half of the year. The global tanker fleet grew by 19.4 million deadweight tons (mdwt), or 3.5 percent in the first half of 2017, due to a heavy delivery schedule for large crude tankers and a continued lack of scrapping. For 2017 as a whole, the Company forecasts tanker fleet growth of approximately 5.5 per cent, similar to 2016 levels. However, the Company anticipates much lower fleet growth in 2018 as the orderbook rolls off, while an increase in tanker scrapping is expected as a number of vessels reach their fourth special survey date. New regulations may also increase scrapping in the medium-term, although the IMO's implementation date for installation of ballast water treatment systems has been deferred from September 2017 to September 2019.

Overall, the Company expects weak tanker rates to persist during the remainder of the third quarter before a normal seasonal uptick in the fourth quarter. Looking ahead to 2018, the Company expects that a significant slowdown in tanker fleet growth coupled with better oil market fundamentals will lead to a recovery in freight rates, particularly from the second half of 2018.

Operating Results

The following table highlights the operating performance of the Company's time-charter vessels and spot vessels trading in revenue sharing arrangements (RSAs), voyage charters and full service lightering measured in net revenues(1) per revenue day, or time-charter equivalent (TCE) rates, before related-party pool management fees, related-party commissions and off-hire bunker expenses:


                                                  Three Months Ended
                                            June 30,   March 31,    June 30,
                                             2017(i)     2017(i)     2016(i)
Time Charter-Out Fleet
Suezmax revenue days                             540         485         182
Suezmax TCE per revenue day                  $25,694     $25,566     $32,404
Aframax revenue days                             544         531         586
Aframax TCE per revenue day                  $22,621     $22,851     $24,174
LR2 revenue days                                 200         270          91
LR2 TCE per revenue day                      $17,371     $19,809     $25,500

Spot Fleet
Suezmax revenue days                           1,222       1,305       1,695
Suezmax spot TCE per revenue day (ii)        $16,567     $21,868     $31,040
Aframax revenue days                           1,058       1,264       1,271
Aframax spot TCE per revenue day (iii)       $14,523     $18,874     $22,949
LR2 revenue days                                 451         450         728
LR2 spot TCE per revenue day                 $14,180     $18,354     $21,015
MR revenue days                                    -           -         182
MR spot TCE per revenue day                        -           -     $17,128

Total Fleet
Suezmax revenue days                           1,762       1,790       1,877
Suezmax TCE per revenue day                  $19,363     $22,870     $31,176
Aframax revenue days                           1,602       1,795       1,857
Aframax TCE per revenue day                  $17,275     $20,050     $23,335
LR2 revenue days                                 651         720         819
LR2 TCE per revenue day                      $15,158     $18,900     $21,513
MR revenue days                                    -           -         182
MR TCE per revenue day                             -           -     $17,128
(i) Revenue days are the total number of calendar days the Company's vessels
 were in its possession during a period, less the total number of off-hire
 days during the period associated with major repairs, dry dockings or
 special or intermediate surveys. Consequently, revenue days represents the
 total number of days available for the vessel to earn revenue. Idle days
 which are days when the vessel is available for the vessel to earn revenue
 yet is not employed, are included in revenue days.
(ii) Includes vessels trading in the Teekay Suezmax RSA, Gemini Suezmax pool
 and non-pool voyage charters.
(iii) Includes vessels trading in the Teekay Aframax RSA, Teekay Aframax
 Classic RSA, non-pool voyage charters and full service lightering voyages.

(1) Net revenues is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please refer to "Definitions and Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for a definition of this term.

Teekay Tankers' Fleet

The following table summarizes the Company's fleet as of June 30, 2017:


                                               Owned  Chartered-
                                             Vessels  in Vessels       Total
Fixed-rate:
Suezmax Tankers                                    5           -           5
Aframax Tankers                                    6           -           6
LR2 Product Tankers                                2           -           2
VLCC Tanker(i)                                     1           -           1
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Total Fixed-Rate Fleet                            14           -          14
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Spot-rate:
Suezmax Tankers                                   15           -          15
Aframax Tankers(ii)                                7           3          10
LR2 Product Tankers                                5           -           5
MR Product Tankers                                 -           -           -
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Total Spot Fleet                                  27           3          30
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STS Support Vessels                                3           2           5
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Total Teekay Tankers Fleet                        44           5          49
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(i) The Company's ownership interest in this vessel is 50 percent.
(ii) Includes three Aframax tankers with charter-in contracts that are
 scheduled to expire between September 2017 and March 2021; two of these
 charter-in contracts include options to extend.

Liquidity Update

As at June 30, 2017, the Company had total liquidity of $113.2 million (comprised of $87.3 million in cash and cash equivalents and $25.9 million in undrawn revolving credit facilities), compared to total liquidity of $86.3 million as at March 31, 2017.

Conference Call

The Company plans to host a conference call on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. (ET) to discuss its results for the second quarter of 2017. An accompanying investor presentation will be available on Teekay Tankers' website at www.teekay.com prior to the start of the call. All shareholders and interested parties are invited to listen to the live conference call by choosing from the following options:


--  By dialing (800) 598-5161 or (416) 204-1064, if outside of North
    America, and quoting conference ID code 7266182.
--  By accessing the webcast, which will be available on Teekay Tankers'
    website at www.teekay.com (the archive will remain on the website for a
    period of one year).

An accompanying Second Quarter Earnings Presentation will also be available at www.teekay.com in advance of the conference call start time.

About Teekay Tankers

Teekay Tankers currently owns a fleet of 40 double-hull tankers, including 20 Suezmax tankers, 13 Aframax tankers, and seven Long Range 2 (LR2) product tankers, and has three contracted time charter-in vessels. Teekay Tankers' vessels are employed through a mix of short- or medium-term fixed rate time charter contracts and spot tanker market trading. The Company also owns a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) through a 50 percent-owned joint venture. In addition, Teekay Tankers owns a ship-to-ship transfer business and a minority interest of over 11 percent in Tanker Investments Ltd. (OSE: TIL), which currently owns a fleet of 18 modern tankers. Teekay Tankers was formed in December 2007 by Teekay Corporation as part of its strategy to expand its conventional oil tanker business.

Teekay Tankers' common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "TNK."

Definitions and Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This release includes various financial measures that are non-GAAP financial measures as defined under the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These non-GAAP financial measures, which include Adjusted Net (Loss) Income, Free Cash Flow, Net Revenues and Cash Flow from Vessel Operations, are intended to provide additional information and should not be considered a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, these measures do not have standardized meanings, and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The Company believes that certain investors use this information to evaluate the Company's financial performance, as does management.

Consolidated Financial Measures

Adjusted net (loss) income excludes items of income or loss from GAAP net income that are typically excluded by securities analysts in their published estimates of the Company's financial results. The Company believes that certain investors use this information to evaluate the Company's financial performance, as does management. Please refer to Appendix A of this release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to net (loss) income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure reflected in the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Free cash flow (FCF) represents net income, plus depreciation and amortization, unrealized losses from derivatives, certain non-cash items, FCF from equity accounted investments, loss on sale of vessel, and any write-offs or other non-recurring items, less unrealized gains from derivatives, equity income from the equity accounted investments, gain on sale of vessel and certain other non-cash items. The Company includes FCF from equity accounted investments as a component of its FCF. FCF from the equity accounted investments represents the Company's proportionate share of FCF from its equity-accounted investments. The Company does not control its equity-accounted investments, and as a result, the Company does not have the unilateral ability to determine whether the cash generated by its equity-accounted investments is retained within the entity in which the Company holds the equity accounted investment or distributed to the Company and other owners. In addition, the Company does not control the timing of such distributions to the Company and other owners. Consequently, readers are cautioned when using FCF as a liquidity measure as the amount contributed from FCF from the equity accounted investments may not be available to the Company in the periods such free cash flow is generated by the equity accounted investments. FCF is a non-GAAP financial measure used by certain investors and management to evaluate the Company's financial and operating performance and to assess the Company's ability to generate cash sufficient to repay debt, pay dividends and undertake capital and dry dock expenditures. Please refer to Appendix B to this release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure reflected in the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Net revenues represent revenues less voyage expenses. Because the amount of voyage expenses the Company incurs for a particular charter depends upon the type of the charter, the Company uses net revenues to improve the comparability between periods of reported revenues that are generated by the different types of charters and contracts. The Company principally uses net revenues, a non-GAAP financial measure, because the Company believes it provides more meaningful information about the deployment of the Company's vessels and their performance than does revenues, the most directly comparable financial measure under GAAP.

Cash flow from vessel operations (CFVO) represents income from vessel operations before depreciation and amortization expense, amortization of in-process revenue contracts, vessel write-downs, and gains or losses on the sale of vessels and equipment. CFVO - Consolidated represents CFVO from vessels that are consolidated on the Company's financial statements. CFVO - Equity Investments represents the Company's proportionate share of CFVO from its equity-accounted vessels and other investments. The Company does not control the equity-accounted vessels and investments, and as a result, the Company does not have the unilateral ability to determine whether the cash generated by its equity accounted vessels and other investments is retained within the entity in which the Company holds the equity accounted investment or distributed to the Company and other owners. In addition, the Company does not control the timing of such distributions to the Company and other owners. Consequently, readers are cautioned when using total CFVO as a liquidity measure as the amount contributed from CFVO - Equity Investments may not be available to the Company in the periods such CFVO is generated by its equity-accounted vessels and other investments. CFVO is a non-GAAP financial measure used by certain investors and management to measure the operational financial performance of companies. Please refer to Appendices C of this release for reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to income from vessel operations and income from vessel operations of equity accounted investments, respectively, the most directly comparable GAAP measures reflected in the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Entities under common control represent a transfer of a business between entities under common control. As a result, Teekay Tankers consolidated financial statements prior to the date the interests in these entities were actually acquired by the Company are retroactively adjusted to include the results of these entities during the periods they were under common control of Teekay and had begun operations.

Teekay Tankers Ltd.

Summary Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)


                                           Three Months Ended
                                   June 30,       March 31,        June 30,
                                       2017            2017            2016
                             (unaudited)(1)  (unaudited)(1)  (unaudited)(1)

Net pool revenues                    33,100          47,189          93,197
Time charter revenues                30,091          30,330          22,621
Voyage charter revenues (2)          30,140          39,344          16,025
Other revenues (3)                   15,458          13,622          13,895
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Total revenues                      108,789         130,485         145,738

Voyage expenses (2)                 (19,430)        (23,755)         (9,352)
Vessel operating expenses           (46,853)        (44,138)        (46,389)
Time-charter hire expense            (7,997)        (13,627)        (15,913)
Depreciation and
 amortization                       (24,415)        (24,909)        (25,621)
General and administrative
 expenses                            (8,365)         (8,888)         (9,095)
Loss on sale of vessels (4)            (142)         (4,427)         (6,420)
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Income from operations                1,587          10,741          32,948

Interest expense                     (7,076)         (7,306)         (7,341)
Interest income                         360              79              26
Realized and unrealized
 (loss) gain on derivative
 instruments (5)                     (1,560)            461          (3,750)
Equity (loss) income (6)            (28,027)          1,127           3,615
Other expense                        (2,761)         (1,389)         (1,899)
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Net (loss) income                   (37,477)          3,713          23,599
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(Loss) earnings per share
 attributable to
 shareholders of Teekay
 Tankers
  - Basic                             (0.22)           0.02            0.14
  - Diluted                           (0.22)           0.02            0.14

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Weighted-average number of
 total common shares
 outstanding
  - Basic                       169,963,717     164,352,065     156,208,917
  - Diluted                     169,963,717     164,504,564     156,446,895
(1) Prior to May 31, 2017, the Company owned 50 percent of Teekay Tanker
 Operations Ltd. (or TTOL) and accounted for this investment using the
 equity method of accounting. The Company acquired the remaining 50 percent
 of TTOL on May 31, 2017 from Teekay, resulting in the Company owning 100
 percent of TTOL and consolidating its results. Periods prior to May 31,
 2017 have been recast to include 100 percent of TTOL results on a
 consolidated basis in accordance with Common Control accounting as required
 under GAAP. The impact of this recasting is referred to herein as the
 Entities under Common Control and such amounts are summarized for the
 respective periods in Appendix A. The amounts included in this release
 related to the Entities under Common Control are preliminary, and will be
 finalized for inclusion in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 6-K for
 the three and six months ended June 30, 2017. Any revisions to the
 preliminary Entities under Common Control figures are expected only to
 impact the accounting for the periods prior to May 31, 2017, the date the
 remaining 50 percent of TTOL was acquired by the Company, and therefore
 will have no effect on the adjusted net income attributable to the
 shareholders or free cash flow of the Company for any period, including the
 second quarter of 2017.
(2) Voyage charter revenues include revenues earned from full service
 lightering activities. Voyage expenses include certain costs associated
 with full service lightering activities, which include: short-term in-
 charter expenses, bunker fuel expenses and other port expenses totaling
 $15.0 million, $20.4 million and $6.2 million for the three months ended
 June 30, 2017, March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2016, respectively.
(3) Other revenues include lightering support and LNG services revenue, and
 pool management fee and commission revenues earned from TTOL.
(4) In March 2017, the Company agreed to sell an Aframax tanker, the Kyeema
 Spirit, for proceeds of $7.5 million, resulting in the recognition of a
 write-down of $2.6 million in the first quarter of 2017. The sale completed
 in June 2017 and the Company recognized a loss on the sale of vessel of
 $0.2 million. In February 2017, the Company delivered the Yamuna Spirit, a
 Suezmax tanker, to its new owner and the Company recognized a loss on sale
 of the vessel of $1.5 million in the first quarter of 2017.
(5) Includes realized losses relating to interest rate swaps that relate to
 amounts actually paid by the Company of $0.3 million, $0.4 million and $1.3
 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, March 31, 2017 and June
 30, 2016, respectively. Also includes realized gains relating to a time-
 charter swap agreement of $0.4 million, $0.7 million and $0.1 million for
 the three months ended June 30, 2017, March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2016,
 respectively.
(6) Included in equity (loss) income are the Company's 50 percent interest
 in the High-Q joint venture (High-Q), which owns one VLCC tanker, its 50
 percent interest in Gemini Tankers L.L.C., and its proportionate 11.3
 percent share of earnings from its investment in TIL. The Company also
 recognized an impairment of $28.1 million on its investment in TIL, as
 explained in (i) below.

                                    Six Months Ended
                                   June 30,        June 30,
                                       2017            2016
                             (unaudited)(1)  (unaudited)(1)

Net pool revenues                    80,289         207,139
Time charter revenues                60,421          45,608
Voyage charter revenues (2)          69,484          36,574
Other revenues (3)                   29,080          27,726
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Total revenues                      239,274         317,047

Voyage expenses (2)                 (43,185)        (21,850)
Vessel operating expenses           (90,991)        (91,462)
Time-charter hire expense           (21,624)        (36,629)
Depreciation and
 amortization                       (49,324)        (52,688)
General and administrative
 expenses                           (17,253)        (18,226)
Loss on sale of vessels (4)          (4,569)         (6,420)
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Income from operations               12,328          89,772

Interest expense                    (14,382)        (15,612)
Interest income                         439              52
Realized and unrealized
 (loss) gain on derivative
 instruments (5)                     (1,099)        (11,531)
Equity (loss) income (6)            (26,900)          5,849
Other expense                        (4,150)         (4,547)
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Net (loss) income                   (33,764)         63,983
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(Loss) earnings per share
 attributable to
 shareholders of Teekay
 Tankers
  - Basic                             (0.21)           0.39
  - Diluted                           (0.21)           0.39

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Weighted-average number of
 total common shares
 outstanding
  - Basic                       167,173,392     156,146,287
  - Diluted                     167,173,392     156,469,816
(1) Prior to May 31, 2017, the Company owned 50 percent of
 Teekay Tanker Operations Ltd. (or TTOL) and accounted for
 this investment using the equity method of accounting. The
 Company acquired the remaining 50 percent of TTOL on May
 31, 2017 from Teekay, resulting in the Company owning 100
 percent of TTOL and consolidating its results. Periods
 prior to May 31, 2017 have been recast to include 100
 percent of TTOL results on a consolidated basis in
 accordance with Common Control accounting as required
 under GAAP. The impact of this recasting is referred to
 herein as the Entities under Common Control and such
 amounts are summarized for the respective periods in
 Appendix A. The amounts included in this release related
 to the Entities under Common Control are preliminary, and
 will be finalized for inclusion in the Company's Quarterly
 Report on Form 6-K for the three and six months ended June
 30, 2017. Any revisions to the preliminary Entities under
 Common Control figures are expected only to impact the
 accounting for the periods prior to May 31, 2017, the date
 the remaining 50 percent of TTOL was acquired by the
 Company, and therefore will have no effect on the adjusted
 net income attributable to the shareholders or free cash
 flow of the Company for any period, including the second
 quarter of 2017.
(2) Voyage charter revenues include revenues earned from
 full service lightering activities. Voyage expenses
 include certain costs associated with full service
 lightering activities, which include: short-term in-
 charter expenses, bunker fuel expenses and other port
 expenses totaling $15.0 million, $20.4 million and $6.2
 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, March
 31, 2017 and June 30, 2016, respectively.
(3) Other revenues include lightering support and LNG
 services revenue, and pool management fee and commission
 revenues earned from TTOL.
(4) In March 2017, the Company agreed to sell an Aframax
 tanker, the Kyeema Spirit, for proceeds of $7.5 million,
 resulting in the recognition of a write-down of $2.6
 million in the first quarter of 2017. The sale completed
 in June 2017 and the Company recognized a loss on the sale
 of vessel of $0.2 million. In February 2017, the Company
 delivered the Yamuna Spirit, a Suezmax tanker, to its new
 owner and the Company recognized a loss on sale of the
 vessel of $1.5 million in the first quarter of 2017.
(5) Includes realized losses relating to interest rate
 swaps that relate to amounts actually paid by the Company
 of $0.3 million, $0.4 million and $1.3 million for the
 three months ended June 30, 2017, March 31, 2017 and June
 30, 2016, respectively. Also includes realized gains
 relating to a time-charter swap agreement of $0.4 million,
 $0.7 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended
 June 30, 2017, March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2016,
 respectively.
(6) Included in equity (loss) income are the Company's 50
 percent interest in the High-Q joint venture (High-Q),
 which owns one VLCC tanker, its 50 percent interest in
 Gemini Tankers L.L.C., and its proportionate 11.3 percent
 share of earnings from its investment in TIL. The Company
 also recognized an impairment of $28.1 million on its
 investment in TIL, as explained in (i) below.

Components of equity (loss) income are detailed in the table below:


                             Three Months Ended          Six Months Ended
                        June 30,  March 31,  June 30,   June 30,   June 30,
                            2017       2017      2016       2017       2016
High-Q Joint Venture         756        793     2,202      1,549      2,531
Tanker Investments
 Ltd.                       (653)       333     1,426       (320)     3,506
Impairment of Tanker
 Investments Ltd. (i)    (28,124)         -         -    (28,124)         -
Gemini Tankers L.L.C.         (6)         1       (13)        (5)      (188)
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Total equity (loss)
 income                  (28,027)     1,127     3,615    (26,900)     5,849
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(i) As part of the accounting for the TIL merger, GAAP treats the Company's
 existing equity investment in TIL as being disposed of at its existing
 fair value and concurrently repurchased at such fair value, which is
 included in the cost of the acquisition of the 100% controlling interest
 in TIL. As a result of the expected merger between Teekay Tankers and TIL,
 it was determined that recovery of the carrying value of the Company's
 investment in TIL prior to closing of the merger would be unlikely.
 Consequently, a non-cash impairment of $28.1 million was required under
 GAAP to be recognized in the three months ended June 30, 2017 based on the
 difference between the carrying value of the investment at June 30, 2017
 and its fair value based on the TIL share price on that date.

Teekay Tankers Ltd.

Summary Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)


                                         As at          As at          As at
                                      June 30,      March 31,   December 31,
                                          2017           2017           2016
                                   (unaudited) (unaudited)(1) (unaudited)(1)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents               87,255         61,001         94,157
Restricted cash                          1,380          1,089            750
Pool receivable from affiliates          9,084         22,075         24,598
Accounts receivable                     18,187         27,348         33,789
Vessels held for sale                        -          7,500         33,802
Due from affiliates                     46,306         50,562         48,712
Current portion of derivative
 asset                                     116            459            875
Prepaid expenses                        16,664         19,598         21,300
Vessels and equipment - net          1,554,055      1,574,375      1,605,372
Investment in and advances to
 equity accounted investments           43,201         71,778         70,651
Derivative assets                        2,920          4,434          4,538
Intangible assets - net                 16,044         16,843         17,658
Goodwill                                 8,059          8,059          8,059
Other non-current assets                   155             92            107
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Total assets                         1,803,426      1,865,213      1,964,368
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable and accrued
 liabilities                            35,410         36,411         43,069
Current portion of long-term
 debt                                  150,254        155,050        171,019
Current portion of derivative
 liabilities                               265            481          1,108
Deferred revenue                         6,174          4,734          4,455
Due to affiliates                       31,993         17,699         36,297
Long-term debt                         671,532        690,304        761,997
Other long-term liabilities             17,829         15,118         13,683
Equity                                 889,969        945,416        932,740
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Total liabilities and equity         1,803,426      1,865,213      1,964,368
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(1) See note 1 to the Summary Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income.

Teekay Tankers Ltd.

Summary Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)


                                                    Six Months Ended
                                                   June 30,        June 30,
                                                       2017            2016
                                             (unaudited)(1)  (unaudited)(1)
Cash and cash equivalents provided by (used
 for)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net (loss) income                                   (33,764)         63,983
Non-cash items:
  Depreciation and amortization                      49,324          52,688
  Loss on sale of vessels                             4,569           6,420
  Unrealized loss on derivative instruments           1,578             789
  Equity loss (income)                               26,900          (5,849)
  Other                                               6,554           6,796
Change in operating assets and liabilities           12,157         (12,046)
Expenditures for dry docking                         (3,417)         (2,810)
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Net operating cash flow                              63,901         109,971
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of
 issuance costs                                      14,300         849,728
Repayments of long-term debt                        (57,894)        (82,410)
Prepayment of long-term debt                        (69,216)       (890,091)
Return of capital to Teekay Corporation from
 TTOL prior to acquisition (1)                            -         (15,000)
Cash dividends paid                                  (9,925)        (32,782)
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common
 stock                                                5,000               -
Proceeds from equity offerings, net of
 offering costs                                       8,565               -
Other                                                  (241)           (746)
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Net financing cash flow                            (109,411)       (171,301)
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sale of vessels                        40,686               -
Expenditures for vessels and equipment               (2,628)         (3,937)
Loan repayments from equity accounted
 investment                                             550           2,500
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Net investing cash flow                              38,608          (1,437)
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Decrease in cash and cash equivalents                (6,902)        (62,767)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the
 period                                              94,157         156,520
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period         87,255          93,753
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(1) See note 1 to the Summary Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income.

Teekay Tankers Ltd.

Appendix A - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted Net (Loss) Income

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)


                                          Three Months Ended
                                June 30, 2017            June 30, 2016
                                 (unaudited)              (unaudited)
                                             $ Per                    $ Per
                                    $     Share(1)           $     Share(1)
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Net (loss) income - GAAP
 basis                        (37,477) $     (0.22)     23,599  $      0.15
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Subtract:
  Net income attributable
   to the Entities under
   Common Control (2)            (418)           -      (1,113) $     (0.01)
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Net (loss) income
 attributable to
 shareholders of Teekay
 Tankers                      (37,895) $     (0.22)     22,486  $      0.14
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Add specific items
 affecting net income:
  Loss on sale of vessels         142            -       6,420  $      0.04
  Unrealized loss on
   derivative instruments
   (3)                          1,700  $      0.01       2,600  $      0.02
  Other (4)                    28,985  $      0.17          94            -
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Total adjustments              30,827  $      0.18       9,114  $      0.06
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Adjusted net (loss) income
 attributable to
 shareholders of Teekay
 Tankers                       (7,068) $     (0.04)     31,600  $      0.20
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(1) Basic per share amounts.
(2) See note 1 to the Summary Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income
 included in this release for further details.
(3) Reflects unrealized losses due to the changes in the mark-to-market
 value of derivative instruments that are not designated as hedges for
 accounting purposes, including unrealized gains or losses on interest rate
 swaps, a time-charter swap and a TIL common stock purchase warrant.
(4) The amount recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2017 primarily
 relates to the write down of the Company's investment in TIL of $28.1
 million (see note 6(i) to the Summary Consolidated Statements of (Loss)
 Income included in this release). In addition, the amounts for the three
 months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 also include the unrealized derivative
 gains and losses in joint ventures and foreign exchange losses.

Teekay Tankers Ltd.

Appendix B - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Free Cash Flow

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share data)


                                                   Three Months Ended
                                              June 30, 2017   June 30, 2016
                                                (unaudited)     (unaudited)

  Net (loss) income - GAAP basis                    (37,477)         23,599
  Subtract:
    Net income attributable to the Entities
     under Common Control (1)                          (418)         (1,113)
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Net (loss) income attributable to
 shareholders of Teekay Tankers                     (37,895)         22,486
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  Add:
    Depreciation and amortization                    24,415          25,621
    Proportionate share of free cash flow
     from equity accounted investments                1,983           6,267
    Unrealized loss on derivative
     instruments                                      1,700           2,600
    Loss on sale of vessels                             142           6,420
    Equity loss (2)                                  27,604               -
    Other                                               762             946

  Less:
    Equity income (2)                                     -          (4,740)

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Free cash flow                                       18,711          59,600
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Weighted-average number of common shares
 outstanding for the period                     169,963,717     156,208,917

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(1) See note 1 to the Summary Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income
 included in this release for further details.
(2) Included in equity loss (income) are the Company's 50 percent interest
 in the High-Q joint venture (High-Q), which owns one VLCC tanker, its 50
 percent interest in Gemini Tankers L.L.C., and its proportionate 11.3
 percent share of earnings from its investment in TIL. In the three months
 ended June 30, 2017, the Company also recognized an impairment of $28.1
 million on its investment in TIL (see note 6(i) to the Summary
 Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income included in this release).

Teekay Tankers Ltd.

Appendix C - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Cash Flow from Vessel Operations - Consolidated

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)


                                           Three Months Ended
                              June 30, 2017  March 31, 2017   June 30, 2016
                                (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)
Income from vessel
 operations - GAAP basis              1,587          10,741          32,948
Depreciation and
 amortization                        24,415          24,909          25,621
Loss on sale of vessels                 142           4,427           6,420
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CFVO - Consolidated                  26,144          40,077          64,989
Less: CFVO attributable to
 the Entities under Common
 Control                               (818)         (1,729)         (2,197)
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CFVO - Equity Investments
 (See this Appendix C)                2,655           4,123           7,031
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Total CFVO                           27,981          42,471          69,823
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Teekay Tankers Ltd.

Appendix C - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Cash Flow from Vessel Operations - Equity Accounted Investments

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)


                                     Three Months Ended
                    June 30, 2017      March 31, 2017       June 30, 2016
                     (unaudited)         (unaudited)         (unaudited)
                      At  Company's       At  Company's       At  Company's
                            Portion             Portion             Portion
                    100%        (1)     100%        (1)     100%        (2)
Revenues          28,825      4,578   34,766      5,239   49,458      8,059
Vessel and other
 operating
 expenses        (17,600)    (1,923) (13,627)    (1,116) (14,482)    (1,028)
Depreciation      (9,572)    (1,403)  (9,444)    (1,390)  (9,600)    (1,408)
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Income from
 vessel
 operations of
 equity
 accounted
 investments       1,653      1,252   11,695      2,733   25,376      5,623
Interest expense  (4,809)      (692)  (4,750)      (684)  (5,014)      (708)
Realized and
 unrealized
 (loss) gain on
 derivative
 instruments         (37)       (19)      45         23     (146)       (73)
Other               (244)       (20)    (695)       (61)    (989)      (101)
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Equity (loss)
 income of
 equity
 accounted
 vessels          (3,437)       521    6,295      2,011   19,227      4,741
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Income from
 vessel
 operations of
 equity
 accounted
 investments       1,653      1,252   11,695      2,733   25,376      5,623
Depreciation and
 amortization      9,572      1,403    9,444      1,390    9,600      1,408
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Cash flow from
 vessel
 operations of
 equity
 accounted
 investments      11,225      2,655   21,139      4,123   34,976      7,031
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(1) The Company's proportionate share of its equity accounted vessels and
 other investments ranges from 11.3 percent to 50 percent.
(2) The Company's proportionate share of its equity accounted vessels and
 other investments ranges from 10.9 percent to 50 percent.

Forward Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) which reflect management's current views with respect to certain future events and performance, including statements regarding: the timing and completion of the merger with TIL; the expected benefits of the merger, including the expected impact on the Company's earnings per share, financial leverage, liquidity position, fleet age, cash break even, cost savings and future results; and crude oil and refined product tanker market fundamentals, including the balance of supply and demand in the tanker market, the amount of new orders for tankers, the estimated growth in the world tanker fleet, the amount of tanker scrapping, estimated growth in global oil demand and supply, crude oil tanker demand, and the impact of the new regulations on ballast water treatment. The following factors are among those that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, and that should be considered in evaluating any such statement: changes in the production of, or demand for, oil or refined products; changes in trading patterns significantly affecting overall vessel tonnage requirements; greater or less than anticipated levels of tanker newbuilding orders and deliveries and greater or less than anticipated rates of tanker scrapping; changes in global oil prices; changes in applicable industry laws and regulations and the timing of implementation of new laws and regulations; increased costs; failure to satisfy the closing conditions of the merger with TIL, including obtaining the required approvals from the Teekay Tankers and TIL shareholders and relevant regulatory authorities; failure to successfully integrate TIL into the Company and realize the expected benefits and synergies from the combined company; and other factors discussed in Teekay Tankers' filings from time to time with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

Contacts:
Investor Relations:
Ryan Hamilton
+1 (604) 844-6654
www.teekay.com

Source: Teekay Tankers Ltd.



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