UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
September 19, 2005
(Date of earliest event reported)
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-25732 | 13-4146982 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 2000 Westchester Avenue, Purchase, New York | 10577 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| (914) 701-8000 |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
Signatures
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On September 19, 2005, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
During the general question and answer period that followed the business portion of the meeting, the Company was asked to respond to a question about the financial implications of a strike by crewmembers of its Polar Air Cargo, Inc. (“Polar”) subsidiary represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, which began on September 16, 2005, depending on the duration of the strike. In response to the question, the Company disclosed the following information:
- The Company noted that it is still evaluating the situation and that it does not have anynumbers to put forth at this point in time, other than what it has said already – that it expectsto nicely exceed what was contained in its original projections. The Company also noted thatit will continue to evaluate its projection as the strike goes forward.
(In its press release dated July 27, 2005, the Company stated: “Based on current business andeconomic forecasts, we continue to expect that our full-year pretax income will exceed the$68 million of pretax income projected for 2005 in our Creditor Plan.” References to“Creditor Plan” are to the Business Plan set forth in the Company’s Second AmendedDisclosure Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K onJuly 26, 2004.)
- The Company further noted that it is in its peak business season right now, that its Atlas Air,Inc. subsidiary is operating 100 percent with no impact as a result of the strike at Polar, andthat it is expecting a good finish to the year.
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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.
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| | Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. |
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| Dated: September 19, 2005 | By: | /s/ Michael L. Barna |
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| | | Name: Michael L. Barna |
| | | Title: Senior Vice President and |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |
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