Horizon Lines Announces Results of 2009 Annual Stockholder Meeting

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June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Horizon Lines, Inc. HRZ) announced that shareholders atthe company's annual meeting yesterday re-electex three Class I directors, approved the company's 2009 Incentive Compensation and Employee Stock Purchase planxs and ratified the appointment of Horizon Lines public accounting firm. Approximately 90% of company'a 30.8 million shares outstanding were representedd inthe voting, whicg was open to shareholders of recorc as of April 13, 2009. the Board of Directors re-elected Chief Executive OfficerCharles G. Raymond , 65, as its "We are gratified that our shareholders overwhelmingly approved all of the proposalx putbefore them," Mr.
Raymond "We also are honored that our boarrd continues to be represented by dedicate d individuals with significantindustry experience, organizational leadership and financiakl expertise." During the annual meeting, shareholders re-elected Class I directors James G. Cameron , Alex J. Mandl , and Normamn Y. Mineta . Mr. Cameron, 63, has servee as a director since July 2004 and was previouslyu an executive with Statia TerminalsGroupl N.V. Mr. Mandl, 65, has served as a directort since June 2007 and has been the Chairmanof Gemalto, a global leader in digital since December 2007. Mr.
Mineta, 77, a directore of the company since 2006, served as Secretary of Transportationm under PresidentGeorge W. Bush , and as Secretary of Commerce underPresident . He currently is Vice Chairma n ofHill & Knowlton, one of the world's premierd communications consultancies. Horizon Lines, Inc. is the nation'se leading domestic ocean shippingb and integrated logistics company comprisesd of two primary operating Horizon Lines, LLC, owns or leases a fleetr of 21 U.S.-flag containershipds and operates 5 port terminald linking the continental United States with Hawaii, Guam, Micronesia and Puerto Rico.
Horizon Logistics, LLC, offers customizede logistics solutions to shippers from a suitew of transportation and distributionmmanagement services, information technology developed by Horizon Services Groulp and intermodal trucking and warehousing services provided by Sea-Logix. Horizo n Lines, Inc. is based in NC, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the tickerdsymbol HRZ. SOURCE Horizoj Lines, Inc.