UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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): May 23, 2018
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-10323 | 74-2099724 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
| 233 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL | 60606 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(872)825-4000
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On May 23, 2018, United Airlines, Inc. (the “Company”) caused Wilmington Trust, National Association, as pass through trustee for a pass through trust newly-formed by the Company, to issue and sell Pass Through Certificates, Series2018-1B (the “Certificates”), in the aggregate principal amount of $225,729,000.
The offer and sale of the Certificates were registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, under the Company’s automatic shelf registration statement on FormS-3 (FileNo. 333-221865) (the “Registration Statement”).
This Current Report on Form8-K is being filed for the purpose of adding the opinion of Morris James LLP that the Certificates are binding obligations as an exhibit with respect to the Registration Statement. See Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits. The documents listed as exhibits below are filed as exhibits with reference to the Registration Statement. The Registration Statement and the final Prospectus Supplement, dated May 9, 2018, to the Prospectus, dated December 1, 2017, relate to the offering of the Certificates.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Morris James LLP (for the Pass Through Certificates, Series2018-1B) | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Morris James LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
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.
| UNITED AIRLINES, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: May 23, 2018 | By: | /s/ Jennifer L. Kraft | ||||||
| Name: | Jennifer L. Kraft | |||||||
| Title: | Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||||
