UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 2, 2011
HORIZON LINES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32627 | 74-3123672 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4064 Colony Road, Suite 200
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(704) 973-7000
(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.
On November 14, 2011, Horizon Lines, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Form 8-K under Item 5.02 to report that the Company’s Board of Directors had appointed Jeffrey A. Brodsky, Kurt M. Cellar, Carol B. Hallett, James LaChance, Steven L. Rubin, Martin Tuchman, and David N. Weinstein to serve as members of the Company’s Board of Directors effective November 25, 2011. At the time of that filing, the seven new directors had not been appointed to any committees of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company is filing this Form 8-K/A to report that, on December 2, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed the new directors as follows: Mr. Brodsky (as chairperson) and Messrs. LaChance and Rubin to serve on the Audit Committee; Mr. Tuchman (as chairperson), Mr. Weinstein and Ms. Hallet to serve on the Compensation Committee and Mr. Cellar to serve on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
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.
| HORIZON LINES, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: December 8, 2011 | By: | /s/ Michael T. Avara | ||||||
| Name: | Michael T. Avara | |||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and | |||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||