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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of April 2024

Commission File Number: 001-34677

SCORPIO TANKERS INC.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

99, Boulevard du Jardin Exotique, Monaco 98000

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F [X] Form 40-F [ ]

INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT

Attached to this report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the notice, proxy statement and proxy card of Scorpio Tankers Inc. (the “Company”) for the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on May 30, 2024.

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, thereunto duly authorized.

SCORPIO TANKERS INC.

(registrant)

Dated: April 19, 2024

By:

/s/ Christopher Avella

Christopher Avella

Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 99.1

April 17, 2024

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF SCORPIO TANKERS INC.

Enclosed is a notice of the 2024 annual meeting (the “Meeting”) of the holders of common shares (the “Shareholders”) of Scorpio Tankers Inc. (the “Company”), which will be held at the office of Scorpio Commercial Management S.A.M., L’Exotique, 99 Boulevard du Jardin Exotique, Monaco MC 98000 on May 30, 2024 at 3:30 pm local time, the Company’s proxy statement and certain other related materials. These materials, together with the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F that contains the Company’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, may be found at http://www.edocumentview.com/STNG. Any Shareholder may receive a hard copy of these materials free of charge upon written request to the Company.

At the Meeting, Shareholders will consider and vote upon the following proposals:

1.To elect one new independent Class II Director and to re-elect one Class II Director to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of Shareholders (“Proposal One”);

2.To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 (“Proposal Two”); and

3.To transact other such business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

Provided that a quorum is present, the following is required to adopt the proposals: (1) adoption of Proposal One requires the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast at the Meeting by the holders of shares entitled to vote in the election; and (2) adoption of Proposal Two requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Meeting by the holders of shares represented at the Meeting. To constitute a quorum, there must be present either in person or by proxy shareholders of record holding at least one-third of the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting. If less than a quorum is present, a majority of those shares present either in person or by proxy will have the power to adjourn the Meeting until a quorum is present.

You are cordially invited to attend the Meeting in person. If you attend the Meeting, you may revoke your proxy and vote your shares in person.

WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR SHARES BE REPRESENTED AND VOTED AT THE MEETING. ACCORDINGLY, IF YOU HAVE ELECTED TO RECEIVE YOUR PROXY MATERIALS BY MAIL, PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE, WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES. IF YOU HAVE ELECTED TO RECEIVE YOUR PROXY MATERIALS OVER THE INTERNET, PLEASE VOTE BY INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THE NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE BY ELECTRONIC MAIL. IF YOU ATTEND THE MEETING, YOU MAY REVOKE YOUR PROXY AND VOTE IN PERSON. ALL SHAREHOLDERS MUST PRESENT A FORM OF PERSONAL PHOTO IDENTIFICATION IN ORDER TO BE ADMITTED TO THE MEETING. IN ADDITION, IF YOUR SHARES ARE HELD IN THE NAME OF YOUR BROKER, BANK OR OTHER NOMINEE AND YOU WISH TO ATTEND THE MEETING, YOU MUST BRING AN ACCOUNT STATEMENT OR LETTER FROM YOUR BROKER, BANK OR OTHER NOMINEE INDICATING THAT YOU WERE THE OWNER OF THE SHARES ON APRIL 5, 2024.

ANY SIGNED PROXY RETURNED AND NOT COMPLETED WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF ALL THE PROPOSALS PRESENTED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT. THE VOTE OF EVERY SHAREHOLDER IS IMPORTANT AND YOUR COOPERATION WILL BE APPRECIATED.


						Very truly yours,

						/s/ Emanuele Lauro
						Emanuele Lauro
						Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


Monaco						New York
L’Exotique, 99 Boulevard du Jardin Exotique, Monaco MC 98000						150 East 58th Street - New York, NY 10155, USA
Tel: +377 9798 5716						Tel: +1 212 542 1616
e-mail & website: info@scorpiotankers.com
www.scorpiotankers.com

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

April 17, 2024

NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the 2024 annual meeting (the “Meeting”) of the holders of common shares (the “Shareholders”) of Scorpio Tankers Inc. (the “Company”) will be held on May 30, 2024 at 15:30 local time at the office of Scorpio Commercial Management S.A.M., L’Exotique, 99 Boulevard du Jardin Exotique, Monaco MC 98000 for the following purposes, of which proposals one and two are more completely set forth in the accompanying proxy statement:

1.To elect one new independent Class II Director and to re-elect one Class II Director to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of Shareholders;

2.To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024; and

3.To transact other such business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

The board of directors has fixed the close of business on April 5, 2024 as the record date for the determination of the Shareholders entitled to receive this notice of Meeting and to vote at the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

Shareholders of record holding at least one-third of the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting, who attend the Meeting in person or by proxy, shall be a quorum for the purposes of the Meeting. If less than a quorum is present, a majority of those shares present either in person or by proxy will have the power to adjourn the Meeting until a quorum is present.

This notice of Meeting, the proxy statement and certain other related materials, such as the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F that contains the Company’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, may be found at http://www.edocumentview.com/STNG. Any Shareholder may receive a hard copy of these materials free of charge upon written request to the Company.


BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

/s/ Auste Vizbaraite
Auste Vizbaraite
Secretary

April 17, 2024

Monaco

SCORPIO TANKERS INC.

L’EXOTIQUE, 99 BOULEVARD DU JARDIN EXOTIQUE, MONACO

MC 98000

PROXY STATEMENT FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE

HELD ON MAY 30, 2024

INFORMATION CONCERNING SOLICITATION AND VOTING

General

The enclosed proxy is solicited on behalf of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Scorpio Tankers Inc., a Marshall Islands corporation (the “Company”), for use at the 2024 annual meeting (the “Meeting”) of holders of common shares of the Company (the “Shareholders”) to be held at the office of Scorpio Commercial Management S.A.M., L’Exotique, 99 Boulevard du Jardin Exotique, Monaco MC 98000 on May 30, 2024 at 15:30 local time, or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, for the purposes set forth herein and in the accompanying notice of Meeting. This proxy statement and the accompanying form of proxy are expected to be mailed to the Shareholders entitled to vote at the Meeting on or about April 17, 2024. These materials, together with the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F that contains the Company’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (the “Annual Report”) may be found at http://www.edocumentview.com/STNG. Any Shareholder may receive a hard copy of these materials free of charge upon written request to the Company.

Voting Rights and Outstanding Shares

On April 5, 2024 (the “Record Date”), the Company had issued and outstanding 53,107,765 common shares, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Shares”). Each Shareholder of record at the close of business on the Record Date is entitled to one vote for each Common Share then held. One or more Shareholders of record (in person or by proxy) holding at least one-third of the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting shall constitute a quorum for the purposes of the Meeting. The Common Shares represented by any proxy in the enclosed form will be voted in accordance with the instructions given on the proxy if the proxy is properly executed and is received by the Company prior to the close of voting at the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Any proxies returned signed without instructions will be voted FOR the proposals set forth on the notice of Meeting.

The Common Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “STNG.”

Revocability of Proxies

A Shareholder may revoke its proxy at any time before it is exercised. A proxy may be revoked by filing with the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s principal executive office, L’Exotique, 99 Boulevard du Jardin Exotique, Monaco MC 98000, a written notice of revocation by a duly executed proxy bearing a later date (not later than the Meeting date), or by attending the Meeting and voting in person.

PROPOSAL ONE

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The Company currently has nine directors divided into three classes. As provided in the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, each director is elected to serve for a three-year term and until such director’s successor is elected and has qualified. The terms of the newly elected Class II Directors will expire at the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of Shareholders.

Unless the proxy is marked to indicate that such authorization is expressly withheld, the persons named in the enclosed proxy intend to vote the shares authorized thereby FOR the election of the following two nominees. It is expected that each of these nominees will be able to serve, but if before the election it develops that any of the nominees is unavailable, the persons named in the accompanying proxy will vote for the election of such substitute nominee or nominees as the current Board may recommend.

Nominees for Election to the Company’s Board

Information concerning the nominees for directors of the Company is set forth below:


Name	Age	Position
Robert Bugbee	63	Class II Director
Berit Henriksen	70	Class II Director

Mr. Jose Tarruella and Mr. Reidar Brekke, each currently serving as a Class II Director, have each informed the Company that he has elected not to stand for re-election as a director at the Meeting. After consideration by the Board, and upon the recommendation of the Board’s nominating and corporate governance committee, in view of Mr. Tarruella and Mr. Brekke not standing for re-election at the Meeting, the overall composition of the Board and the requirement under the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation that the classes of the Board be as nearly equal in number as possible, the Board has deemed it to be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to (i) nominate Ms. Berit Henriksen for election at the Meeting to serve as a new Class II Director and (ii) to reduce the size of the Board from nine to eight directors, effective immediately following the Meeting.

Robert Bugbee, President

Robert Bugbee has served as a Director and President of Scorpio since the closing of the Company’s initial public offering in April 2010. He has more than 36 years of experience in the shipping industry. Mr. Bugbee also co-founded and served as President and Director of Eneti Inc. between 2013 and December 2023. He also served as President and director of Hermitage Offshore Services Ltd. between 2018 and 2021. He joined Scorpio in March 2009 and has continued to serve there in a senior management position. Prior to joining Scorpio, Mr. Bugbee was a partner at Ospraie Management LLP between 2007 and 2008, a company which advises and invests in commodities and basic industries. From 1995 to 2007, he was employed at OMI Corporation, or OMI, a NYSE-listed tanker company sold in 2007. While at OMI, Mr. Bugbee served as President from January 2002 until the sale of the company, and before that served as Executive Vice President since January 2001, Chief Operating Officer since March 2000 and Senior Vice President from August 1995 to June 1998. Prior to this, he was employed by Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corporation since 1984. During this time, Mr. Bugbee took a two-year sabbatical from 1987 for the M.I.B. Program at the Norwegian School for Economics and Business Administration in Bergen. He has a B.A. (Honors) from London University.

Berit Ledel Henriksen, Director

Berit Ledel Henriksen has been nominated by the Board for election to serve as a new Class II Director. Ms. Henriksen previously served on the board of Eneti Inc. from February 2019 to December 2023. Ms. Henriksen has extensive experience from the banking and finance industries. She serves as a Director of Ferd Holding AS, a Norwegian investment company that manages a broad portfolio of privately owned and Nordic listed companies. Furthermore, Ms. Henriksen also serves on the Board of Directors of three other privately held companies in Norway, and on the Nomination Committee of Equinor ASA and Norsk Hydro ASA, two Norwegian listed companies. She is also a member of Norsk Hydro ASA’s Corporate Assembly. From 1985 to 2017, Ms. Henriksen held a range of management positions at DNB, Norway’s largest financial services group, where she focused on shipping, energy and other international industries. Ms. Henriksen most recently served as DNB’s Executive Vice President and Global Head of Energy (Power & Renewables and Oil and Gas), and was Head of DNB Americas in New York between 1998 and 2004. She also previously held various other bank related board positions. Ms. Henriksen has an MBA from the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario, and a BSc from the Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada.

Required Vote. Adoption of Proposal One requires the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast at the Meeting by the holders of shares entitled to vote in the election.

THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED DIRECTORS. UNLESS REVOKED AS PROVIDED ABOVE, SIGNED PROXIES RECEIVED BY MANAGEMENT WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED DIRECTORS UNLESS A CONTRARY VOTE IS SPECIFIED.

PROPOSAL TWO

RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Board is submitting for ratification at the Meeting the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit has advised the Company that the firm does not have any direct or indirect financial interest in the Company, nor has such firm had any such interest in connection with the Company during the past three fiscal years.

All services rendered by the independent auditors are subject to review by the Audit Committee of the Board.

Required Vote. Adoption of Proposal Two requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Meeting by the holders of shares represented at the Meeting.

THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS AUDIT AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS OF THE COMPANY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024. UNLESS REVOKED AS PROVIDED ABOVE, SIGNED PROXIES RECEIVED BY MANAGEMENT WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF SUCH APPROVAL UNLESS A CONTRARY VOTE IS SPECIFIED.

SOLICITATION

The cost of preparing and soliciting proxies will be borne by the Company. Solicitation will be made primarily by mail, but Shareholders may be solicited by telephone, e-mail, or personal contact.

ELECTRONIC DELIVERY

Shareholders can access documents related to the Meeting, including the Company’s latest Annual Report, at: http://www.edocumentview.com/STNG.

For Shareholders who hold their shares through a bank or brokerage account, instead of receiving future copies of these documents by mail, Shareholders can elect to receive an e-mail that will provide electronic links to the proxy materials. Opting to receive your proxy materials online will save the Company the cost of producing and mailing documents to your home or business, and will also give you an electronic link to the proxy voting site.

EFFECT OF ABSTENTIONS

An “abstention” occurs when a Shareholder sends in a proxy with explicit instructions to decline to vote regarding a particular matter (other than the election of Directors for which the choice is limited to “for” or “withhold”). Abstentions are counted as present for purposes of determining a quorum. Abstentions will not be counted in determining whether Proposal Two has been approved.

OTHER MATTERS

No other matters are expected to be presented for action at the Meeting. Should any additional matter come before the Meeting, it is intended that proxies in the accompanying form will be voted in accordance with the judgment of the person or persons named in the proxy.


By Order of the Board

/s/ Auste Vizbaraite
Auste Vizbaraite
Secretary

April 17, 2024

Monaco

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01 - Robert Bugbee 02 - Berit Henriksen For Withhold For Withhold 2 1 D V Using a black ink pen, mark your votes with an X as shown in this example. Please do not write outside the designated areas. 03ZHXB + + Proposals — The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR each of the nominees listed in Proposal 1 and FOR Proposal 2.A 2. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. 1. Election of Directors: For Against Abstain Please sign exactly as name(s) appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, corporate officer, trustee, guardian, or custodian, please give full title. Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box. Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the box.Date (mm/dd/yyyy) — Please print date below. Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. — Date and Sign BelowB q IF VOTING BY MAIL, SIGN, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. q Annual Meeting Proxy Card 3. To transact other such business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof. 1234 5678 9012 345 M M M M M M M M M MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM 6 1 2 6 8 8 MR A SAMPLE (THIS AREA IS SET UP TO ACCOMMODATE 140 CHARACTERS) MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND C 1234567890 J N T C123456789 MMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMM 000000000.000000 ext 000000000.000000 ext 000000000.000000 ext 000000000.000000 ext 000000000.000000 ext 000000000.000000 ext If no electronic voting, delete QR code and control # Δ ≈ 0 0 0 0 0 1 MR A SAMPLE DESIGNATION (IF ANY) ADD 1 ADD 2 ADD 3 ADD 4 ADD 5 ADD 6 ENDORSEMENT_LINE______________ SACKPACK_____________ You may vote online or by phone instead of mailing this card. Online Go to www.envisionreports.com/STNG or scan the QR code — login details are located in the shaded bar below. Save paper, time and money! Sign up for electronic delivery at www.envisionreports.com/STNG Phone Call toll free 1-800-652-VOTE (8683) within the USA, US territories and Canada. Votes submitted electronically or by phone must be received by 1:00 A.M., Central European Summer Time, on May 30, 2024. Your vote matters – here’s how to vote!

Small steps make an impact. Help the environment by consenting to receive electronic delivery, sign up at www.envisionreports.com/STNG Notice of 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Office of Scorpio Commercial Management S.A.M., L’Exotique, 99 Boulevard du Jardin Exotique, Monaco MC 98000 Proxy Solicited by Board of Directors for Annual Meeting - May 30, 2024 The undersigned shareholder hereby appoints Emanuele A. Lauro and Auste Vizbaraite, and each of them individually, with the power to act without the other and with the full power of substitution, as proxies, and hereby authorizes them to represent the undersigned and to vote, as provided on the other side of this card, all of the shares of Scorpio Tankers Inc. that the undersigned is entitled to vote at, and, in their discretion, to vote upon such other business as may properly come before, the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held at 15:30, local time, on May 30, 2024 at the Office of Scorpio Commercial Management S.A.M., L’Exotique, 99 Boulevard du Jardin Exotique, Monaco MC 98000, or any postponement or adjournment thereof, with all powers which the undersigned would possess if present at the Meeting. THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED HEREIN, OR IF NO SUCH DIRECTION IS INDICATED, WILL BE VOTED “FOR” THE PROPOSALS PRESENTED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT. THE VOTE OF EVERY SHAREHOLDER IS IMPORTANT AND YOUR COOPERATION WILL BE APPRECIATED. (Items to be voted appear on the reverse side.) Proxy — Scorpio Tankers Inc. q IF VOTING BY MAIL, SIGN, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. q Non-Voting ItemsC + + Change of Address — Please print new address below. Comments — Please print your comments below. Meeting Attendance Mark box to the right if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting. 2024 Annual Meeting Admission Ticket 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Scorpio Tankers Inc. May 30, 2024 at 15:30 Local Time Scorpio Commercial Management S.A.M., L’Exotique, 99 Boulevard du Jardin Exotique, Monaco MC 98000 Upon arrival, please present this admission ticket and photo identification at the registration desk.

01 - Robert Bugbee 02 - Berit Henriksen For Withhold For Withhold 1 U P X Using a black ink pen, mark your votes with an X as shown in this example. Please do not write outside the designated areas. 03ZHYA + + Proposals — The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR each of the nominees listed in Proposal 1 and FOR Proposal 2.A 2. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. 1. Election of Directors: For Against Abstain Please sign exactly as name(s) appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, corporate officer, trustee, guardian, or custodian, please give full title. Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box. Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the box.Date (mm/dd/yyyy) — Please print date below. Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. — Date and Sign BelowB q IF VOTING BY MAIL, SIGN, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. q Annual Meeting Proxy Card 3. To transact other such business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof. M M M M M M M M M 6 1 2 6 8 8 MMMMMMMMMMMM

Notice of 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Office of Scorpio Commercial Management S.A.M., L’Exotique, 99 Boulevard du Jardin Exotique, Monaco MC 98000 Proxy Solicited by Board of Directors for Annual Meeting - May 30, 2024 The undersigned shareholder hereby appoints Emanuele A. Lauro and Auste Vizbaraite, and each of them individually, with the power to act without the other and with the full power of substitution, as proxies, and hereby authorizes them to represent the undersigned and to vote, as provided on the other side of this card, all of the shares of Scorpio Tankers Inc. that the undersigned is entitled to vote at, and, in their discretion, to vote upon such other business as may properly come before, the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held at 15:30, local time, on May 30, 2024 at the Office of Scorpio Commercial Management S.A.M., L’Exotique, 99 Boulevard du Jardin Exotique, Monaco MC 98000, or any postponement or adjournment thereof, with all powers which the undersigned would possess if present at the Meeting. THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED HEREIN, OR IF NO SUCH DIRECTION IS INDICATED, WILL BE VOTED “FOR” THE PROPOSALS PRESENTED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT. THE VOTE OF EVERY SHAREHOLDER IS IMPORTANT AND YOUR COOPERATION WILL BE APPRECIATED. (Items to be voted appear on the reverse side.) Proxy — Scorpio Tankers Inc. q IF VOTING BY MAIL, SIGN, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. q