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): March 1, 2002 Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 0-21976 13-3621051 (State or (Commission (IRS Other File Employer Jurisdiction Number) Identification of No.) Incorporation) 45200 Business Court, Dulles, VA 20166 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(703)650-6000 N/A (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings, Inc. (ACA) (NASDAQ/NM: ACAI) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Richard Surratt will make a presentation to investors and financial analysts during the Raymond James & Associates 23rd Annual Institutional Investors Conference being held in Orlando, FL. The ACA presentation is scheduled to take place Monday, March 4, 2002, at approximately 9:15am Eastern Standard Time. A live audio-only webcast of the conference is being presented by the sponsors. It will be accessible through the following web address: http://customer.nvglb.com/RaymondJames/Institutional/ Please note that all listeners must pre-register at the above website before gaining access. It is advised that you visit the site at least 15 minutes prior to the live presentation. A recording of the ACA presentation will also be available at that same address for at least 30 days following the conference. The slides that will accompany the ACA presentation will be available as a PowerPoint file in the "For Investors" section of the Atlantic Coast corporate website: www.atlanticcoast.com The presentation included on the Company's website as described above contains forward-looking information. A number of risks and uncertainties exist which could cause actual results to differ materially from these projected results. Such factors include, among others: the costs and other effects of enhanced security measures and other possible FAA orders; changes in levels of service agreed by the company with its code share partners due to market conditions; the ability of said partners to manage their operations and cash flow; the ability and willingness of said partners to continue to deploy the company's aircraft and to utilize and pay for scheduled service at agreed rates; increased cost and reduced availability of insurance; changes in existing service; final calculation and auditing of government compensation; unexpected costs or delays in the implementation of new service; adverse weather conditions; ability to hire and retain employees; ability to obtain favorable financing terms for new aircraft; ability to successfully retire turboprop aircraft; or flight reallocations and potential service disruptions due to labor actions by employees of Delta Air Lines or United Airlines. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly or otherwise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events, new information or future circumstances. On February 28, 2002 Atlantic Coast Airlines issued the following press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this current report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES HOLDINGS, INC. Date: March 1, 2002 By: /S/ David Asai Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer