Joanne D Smith Form 4 DELTA AIR LINES / Joanne D Smith ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Smith Joanne D

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

P.O. BOX 20574, DEPT. 981

(Street)

ATLANTA GA 30320

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DELTA AIR LINES INC /DE/ [ DAL ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP & Chief HR Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/08/2018

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/08/2018		A		27,200(1)	A	(1)	89,995	D
Common Stock	02/08/2018		F		12,730(2)	D	$51.23	77,265	D
Common Stock	02/08/2018		A		18,060(3)	A	(3)	95,325	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$49.33	02/08/2018		A		31,290		02/08/2018(4)	02/08/2027	Common Stock	31,290	$0	31,290(4)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Settlement of performance awards granted under Delta's 2015 long-term incentive program which were earned effective February 8, 2018. The grant of the performance awards was approved by the Personnel & Compensation Committee of Delta's Board of Directors (the "Committee") and is exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 under Rule 16b-3(d).

2. Shares withheld for payment of tax liability upon settlement of the performance awards earned under Delta's 2015 long-term incentive program. This withholding was approved by the Committee and is exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 under Rules 16b-3(d)(1) and 16b-3(e).

3. The Committee granted Ms. Smith 18,060 shares of restricted common stock under Delta's 2018 long-term incentive program. The shares will vest pursuant to the terms of the award agreement. This grant was approved by the Committee and is exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 under Rule 16b-3(d).

4. On February 9, 2017, the Committee granted Ms. Smith an option to purchase 31,290 shares of common stock. The option vests based on Delta's satisfaction of certain performance criteria. Because the performance criteria were met, the option as to 10,430 shares vested, and the option for the remaining 20,860 shares will vest in equal installments on February 1, 2019 and February 1, 2020. The performance criteria was certified by the Committee on February 8, 2018. This grant was approved by the Committee and is exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 under Rule 16b-3(d).

	/s/ Jan M. Davidson as attorney-in-fact for Joanne D. Smith	02/09/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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