SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): May 15, 2003
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)
Chief Financial Officer Richard Surratt will make a presentation
to investors and financial analysts during the BB&T Capital
Markets Equity Research Conference being held in Leesburg, VA.
The ACA presentation is scheduled to take place Tuesday, May
20th, 2003 at approximately 7:55am Eastern.
A live audio-only webcast of the conference will be accessible
through the following web address:
http://www.twst.com/econf/mm/bbt4/acai.html
Please allow a few moments to register before the presentation
begins. A recording of the ACA presentation will 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
On May 14, 2003, Atlantic Coast Airlines issued the following
press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.
Statements in this news release and by company executives
regarding projections and expectations of future operations,
earnings, revenues and costs represent forward-looking statements
and information that are based on management's current
expectations as of the date of this press release. When used
herein, the words "anticipate", "believe", "estimate" and
"expect" and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company
or its management, are intended to identify such forward-looking
statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to
risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may
cause the actual results of the Company to be materially
different from those reflected in such forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause the Company's future
results to differ materially from the expectations described here
include, among others: the extent to which the Company accepts
regional jet deliveries under its agreement with Bombardier, and
its ability to delay deliveries or to settle arrangements with
Bombardier regarding undelivered aircraft without Bombardier
asserting a claim for damages; United's decision to elect either
to affirm all of the terms of the Company's United Express
Agreement or to reject the agreement in its entirety, the timing
of such decision, any efforts by United to negotiate changes
prior to making a decision on whether to affirm or reject the
contract, the ability and timing of agreeing upon departure rates
with United; the Company's ability to collect pre-petition
obligations from United or to offset pre-petition obligations due
to United; the Company's ability to collect post-petition amounts
it believes are due from United for rate adjustments; United's
ability to successfully reorganize and emerge from bankruptcy;
the continued financial health of Delta Air Lines, Inc.; changes
in levels of service agreed to by the Company with its code-share
partners due to market conditions; the willingness of finance
parties to continue to finance aircraft in light of the United
situation and of market conditions generally; the ability of
these partners to manage their operations and cash flow, and the
ability and willingness of these partners to continue to deploy
the Company's aircraft and to utilize and pay for scheduled
service at agreed upon rates; availability and cost of product
support for the Company's 328JET aircraft; whether the Company
is able to recover or realize on its claims and preserve its
right of offset against Fairchild Dornier in its insolvency
proceedings and in the pending litigation with a Fairchild
affiliate, and unexpected costs arising from the insolvency of
Fairchild Dornier; general economic and industry conditions;
additional acts of war; and risks and uncertainties arising from
the events of September 11; the impact of the outbreak of Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome on travel and from the slow economy
which may impact the Company, its code-share partners, and
aircraft manufacturers in ways that the Company is not currently
able to predict. These and other factors are more fully
disclosed under the company's "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in
ACAI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2002 and in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 2003. These statements are made as of May 15,
2003 and ACA undertakes no obligation to update any such forward-
looking information, whether as a result of new information,
future events, changed expectations or otherwise.
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: May 15, 2003 By: /S/ David Asai
David Asai
Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer