delta_8k-031009.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): March 10,
2009
DELTA
AIR LINES, INC.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Delaware
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001-05424
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58-0218548
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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P.O. Box 20706, Atlanta,
Georgia 30320-6001
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (404)
715-2600
Registrant’s
Web site address: www.delta.com
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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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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ITEM
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Edward
H. Bastian, President of Delta today will present to the 2009 JPMorgan
Aviation and Transportation Conference. Materials to be used in
conjunction with the presentation are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form
8-K.
In
accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form 8−K, the information in this
report (including exhibits) that is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of
Form 8−K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that
section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth in such
filing. This report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any
information in the report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation
FD.
Statements
in this Form 8-K and the exhibits hereto that are not historical facts,
including statements regarding Delta’s estimates, expectations, beliefs,
intentions, projections or strategies for the future, may be “forward-looking
statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
All forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from the estimates,
expectations, beliefs, intentions, projections and strategies reflected in or
suggested by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to, the cost of aircraft fuel; the effects of the
global recession; the effects of the global financial crisis; the impact of
posting collateral in connection with our fuel hedge contracts; the impact
that Delta’s indebtedness will have on its financial and operating activities
and Delta’s ability to incur additional debt; the restrictions that financial
covenants in Delta’s financing agreements will have on Delta’s financial and
business operations; labor issues; the ability to realize the anticipated
benefits of Delta’s merger with Northwest; the integration of the Delta and
Northwest workforces; interruptions or disruptions in service at one of Delta’s
hub airports; Delta’s increasing dependence on technology in its operations;
Delta’s ability to retain management and key employees; the ability of Delta’s
credit card processors to take significant holdbacks in certain circumstances;
the effects of terrorist attacks; and competitive conditions in the airline
industry. Additional information concerning risks and uncertainties that could
cause differences between actual results and forward-looking statements is
contained in Delta’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including its
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. Caution
should be taken not to place undue reliance on Delta’s forward-looking
statements, which represent Delta’s views only as of March 10, 2009, and which
Delta has no current intention to update.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
99.1 Presentation
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.
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DELTA
AIR LINES, INC.
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By: /s/ Hank
Halter
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Date: March
10, 2009
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Hank
Halter
Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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Exhibit
99.1
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Presentation
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