Exhibit 99.6
AMENDMENT TO
CARLYLE-HORIZON HOLDINGS CORP.
STOCK OPTION PLAN
On this 20th day of September, 2005, the Board of Directors of Horizon Lines Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Carlyle-Horizon Holdings Corp., adopted the following resolutions to amend the Carlyle-Horizon Holdings Corp. Stock Option Plan, as heretofore amended (the “Plan”):
RESOLVED, that Section 5.3(c)(ii) of the Plan is hereby replaced by the following text:
“(ii) | Such other method that is either set forth in such Optionee’s Stock Option Agreement or is approved by the Board or the Committee; or” |
FURTHER RESOLVED, that Section 5.3(c) of the Plan, as heretofore amended, is hereby further amended by adding a new clause (iii) at the end thereof, which shall read as follows:
“(iii) | With the consent of the Board or the Committee, any combination of the consideration listed in this subsection (c);” |
The effective date of the foregoing amendments is September 20, 2005.
In all other respects, the Plan remains unchanged.
/s/ Robert S. Zuckerman | ||
Robert S. Zuckerman Secretary |