allegiant_8k-050112.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): May 1, 2012
 
   Allegiant Travel Company  
     
   (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  
             
  Nevada    001-33166    20-4745737  
             
  (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)  
             
             
  8360 S. Durango Drive, Las Vegas, NV     89113  
           
  (Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)  
             
  Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (702) 851-7300  
             
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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:

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Section 7       Regulation FD
 
Item 7.01               Regulation FD.
 
The Company is furnishing under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K the information included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The Exhibit contains certain information about the Company, its financial and operating results, competitive position, fleet strategy and business strategy. This information is being presented at meetings with investors or is otherwise being made available to interested parties. Statements in the presentation included as Exhibit 99.1 regarding the airline industry and market conditions for aircraft are based on management’s views of current market conditions.
 
The information in Sections 7 and 9 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information set forth in the Exhibit, is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. As such, this information shall not be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s reports or other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Forward-Looking Statements: Under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, statements in the management presentation that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are only estimates or predictions based on our management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. Forward-looking statements include our statements regarding future unit revenue, future operating expense, our expected progress on reconfiguration of our MD-80 aircraft, ASM growth, departure growth, fleet growth, fixed-fee and other revenues and expected capital expenditures, as well as other information concerning future results of operations, business strategies, financing plans, competitive position, industry environment, potential growth opportunities, the effects of future regulation and the effects of competition. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as the words "believe," "expect," “guidance,” "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," “project”, “hope”  or similar expressions.
 
Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Important risk factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements generally may be found in our periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. These risk factors include, without limitation, high fuel costs, the effect of the economic downturn on leisure travel, debt covenants, terrorist attacks, risks inherent to airlines, demand for air services to our leisure destinations from the markets served by us, unionization efforts,  our dependence on our leisure destination markets, our competitive environment, problems with our aircraft, our reliance on our automated systems, economic and other conditions in markets in which we operate, aging aircraft and other governmental regulation, increases in maintenance costs and cyclical and seasonal fluctuations in our operating results.
 
 
 
 
 
Any forward-looking statements are based on information available to us today and we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise.

Section 9                      Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01                            Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 
(a)
Not applicable.

 
(b)
Not applicable.

 
(c)
Not applicable.

 
(d)
Exhibits

 
Exhibit No.
Description of Document
 
 
99.1
Management Presentation.

 

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Allegiant Travel Company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
Date:  May 1, 2012 ALLEGIANT TRAVEL COMPANY  
       
       
  By:  /s/ Scott Sheldon  
  Name: Scott Sheldon  
  Title: Chief Financial Officer  
 
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

 
 
Exhibit No.  
Description of Document
99.1
Management Presentation.


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