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EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCING THE FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2009 - AIRTRAN HOLDINGS INC | ex99-1.htm |
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) January 27, 2010
AirTran
Holdings, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
State
of Incorporation: Nevada
Commission
file number: 1-15991
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I.R.S.
Employer Identification No:
58-2189551
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9955
AirTran Boulevard, Orlando, Florida 32827
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(407) 318-5600
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Items to
be Included in this Report
Item 2.02.
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Results
of Operations and Financial
Condition.
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On
January 27, 2010, AirTran Holdings, Inc., the parent company of AirTran Airways,
Inc., issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth
quarter of 2009. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.
The
information furnished in Item 2.02 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information
be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in
such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in
such filing.
Item 7.01.
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Regulation
FD Disclosure.
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On
January 27, 2010, members of the registrant’s management conducted a conference
call to discuss the Company’s financial results for the fourth quarter of 2009.
During the call, the Company discussed certain forward looking information,
including certain information regarding estimates for the first quarter and
full-year of 2010, and such information is included within Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.
The
information in this Form 8-K is being furnished under Item 7.01 and shall
not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject
to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such information be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the
Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in
such a filing.
Statements
regarding the Company’s operational and financial success, business model,
expectations about future success, competitive environment, unit revenues,
improved operational performance, and our ability to maintain or improve our low
costs are forward-looking statements and are not historical facts. Instead, they
are estimates or projections involving numerous risks or uncertainties,
including but not limited to, consumer demand and acceptance of services offered
by the Company, the Company’s ability to maintain current cost levels, fare
levels and actions by competitors, regulatory matters and general economic
conditions. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is
contained from time to time in the Company’s SEC filings, including but not
limited to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008, or as supplemented in the Company’s subsequently filed
periodic reports, including the annual report on Form 10-K to be filed for the
year ended December 31, 2009. The Company disclaims any obligation or duty to
update or correct any of its forward-looking statements.
Item 9.01.
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibit.
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99.1
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Press
Release announcing the financial results for the fourth quarter of
2009.
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Signature(s)
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.
AirTran
Holdings, Inc.
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Date:
January 29, 2010
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By:
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/s/
Arne G. Haak
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Arne
G. Haak
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Senior
Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial
Officer
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Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
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Description
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EX-99.1
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Press
Release announcing financial results for the fourth quarter of
2009.
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