UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):
September 17, 2024
HAWAIIAN HOLDINGS INC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-31443 | 71-0879698 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3375 Koapaka Street, Suite G-350
Honolulu, HI 96819
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(808) 835-3700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading | Name of each exchange | ||
| Common Stock | HA | NASDAQ Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On December 2, 2023, Hawaiian Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Hawaiian”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Alaska Air Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Alaska”), and Marlin Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Alaska (“Merger Sub”), providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into Hawaiian (the “Merger”), with Hawaiian surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Alaska.
As previously disclosed, completion of the Merger is subject to, among other customary conditions, receipt of U.S. Department of Transportation (the “DOT”) approval of an interim exemption application that Alaska and Hawaiian have previously jointly submitted. On September 17, 2024, the DOT granted the requested interim exemption.
Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the remaining conditions to closing, Hawaiian and Alaska expect to consummate the Merger on or about September 18, 2024.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements subject to the safe harbor protection provided by the federal securities laws, including statements relating to the expected timing of the closing of the Merger. There can be no assurance that the Merger will in fact be consummated. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include: the risk that a condition to closing of the Merger may not be satisfied (or waived); the ability of each party to consummate the Merger; that either party may terminate the Merger Agreement or that the closing of the Merger might be delayed or not occur at all; the outcome of any legal proceedings that could be instituted against Hawaiian, Alaska or others relating to the Merger; legislative, regulatory and economic developments affecting the business of Hawaiian and Alaska; and other risks and uncertainties detailed in periodic reports that Hawaiian and Alaska file with the SEC. All forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K are based on information available to Hawaiian as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Hawaiian expressly disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise the forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
SIGNATURE
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.
| HAWAIIAN HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: September 17, 2024 | By: | /s/ Aaron J. Alter | ||||
| Name: | Aaron J. Alter | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | |||||
