EX-10 6 ex10b1_xxv.txt FORM 10Q, EXHIBIT 10.B.1.(XXV) ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC. 1998 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 4 The Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. 1998 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, as previously amended (hereinafter the "Plan"), is hereby further amended, effective as of October 26, 2006, as follows: 1. Paragraph A.4 of Section II ("TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF GRANT") of Article Two of the Plan is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: 4. Limited Transferability of Options. The following ---------------------------------- transferability provisions shall be applicable to (i) each option granted under the Plan on or after October 26, 2006 and (ii) each option outstanding under the Plan on such date, with such outstanding option to be hereby amended to incorporate such provisions: (a) Each such option may be assigned in whole or in part during the optionee's lifetime to a revocable living trust established exclusively for the optionee or the optionee and his or her spouse, to the extent such assignment is in connection with the optionee's estate plan. The assigned portion may only be exercised by the person who acquires a proprietary interest in the option pursuant to the assignment. The terms applicable to the assigned portion shall be the same as those in effect for the option immediately prior to such assignment and shall be set forth in such documents to be executed by the assignee as the Corporation may deem appropriate. (b) The optionee may also designate one or more persons as the beneficiary or beneficiaries of each such option, and the option shall, in accordance with such designation, automatically be transferred to such beneficiary or beneficiaries upon the optionee's death while holding those options. Such beneficiary or beneficiaries shall take the transferred option subject to all the terms and conditions of the applicable agreement evidencing that option, including (without limitation) the limited time period during which the option may be exercised following the optionee's death. (c) Except for the limited transferability provided by the foregoing, an outstanding option under the Plan shall not be assignable or transferable and shall be exercisable only by the optionee during his or her lifetime. 2. Except as modified by this Amendment, all the terms and provisions of the Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. 1998 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, as previously amended, shall continue in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. has caused this Amendment to be executed on its behalf by its duly-authorized officers on this 26th day of October, 2006. ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC. By /s/ Nelson N. S. Chun Its Senior Vice President By /s/ Alyson J. Nakamura Its Secretary