Filed by Continental Airlines, Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
Subject Company: Continental Airlines, Inc.
Commission File No.: 1-10323
Important Information For Investors And Stockholders
In connection with the proposed merger of equals transaction between UAL Corporation (UAL)
and Continental Airlines, Inc. (Continental), UAL filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC), and the SEC declared effective on August 18, 2010, a registration statement on
Form S-4 that includes a joint proxy statement of Continental and UAL that also constitutes a
prospectus of UAL. UAL AND CONTINENTAL URGE INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS TO READ THE JOINT PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR
ENTIRETY, AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and
security holders may obtain free copies of the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other documents
containing important information about UAL and Continental through the website maintained by the
SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by UAL are available free of
charge on UALs website at www.united.com under the tab Investor Relations or by
contacting UALs Investor Relations Department at (312) 997-8610. Copies of the documents filed
with the SEC by Continental are available free of charge on Continentals website at
www.continental.com under the tab About Continental and then under the tab Investor
Relations or by contacting Continentals Investor Relations Department at (713) 324-5152.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are not limited to
historical facts, but reflect Continentals and UALs current beliefs, expectations or intentions
regarding future events. Words such as may, will, could, should, expect, plan,
project, intend, anticipate, believe, estimate, predict, potential, pursue,
target, continue, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, Continentals and UALs
expectations with respect to the synergies, costs and other anticipated financial impacts of the
proposed transaction; future financial and operating results of the combined company; the combined
companys plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations and
services; approval of the proposed transaction by governmental regulatory authorities; the
satisfaction of the closing conditions to the proposed transaction; and the timing of the
completion of the proposed transaction.
All forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, many of which are
generally outside the control of Continental and UAL and are difficult to predict. Examples of
such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, (1) the possibility that the proposed
transaction is delayed or does not close, including due to the failure to receive required
regulatory approvals, the taking of governmental action (including the passage of legislation) to
block the transaction, or the failure of other closing conditions, and (2) the possibility that the
expected synergies will not be realized, or will not be realized within the expected time period,
because of, among other things, significant volatility in the cost of aircraft fuel, the high
leverage and other significant capital commitments of Continental and UAL, the ability to obtain
financing and to refinance the combined companys debt, the ability of Continental and UAL to
maintain and utilize their respective net operating losses, the impact of labor relations, global
economic conditions, fluctuations in exchange rates, competitive actions taken by other airlines,
terrorist attacks, natural disasters, difficulties in integrating the two airlines, the willingness
of customers to travel by air, actions taken or conditions imposed by the U.S. and foreign
governments or other regulatory
matters, excessive taxation, further industry consolidation and changes in airlines alliances,
the availability and cost of insurance and public health threats.
UAL and Continental caution that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. Additional
information concerning these and other risk factors is contained in Continentals and UALs most
recently filed Annual Reports on Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, recent
Current Reports on Form 8-K, and other SEC filings. All subsequent written and oral
forward-looking statements concerning Continental, UAL, the proposed transaction or other matters
and attributable to Continental or UAL or any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified
in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. Neither Continental nor UAL undertakes any
obligation to publicly update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or
circumstances that may arise after the date hereof.
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The following was included in Continentals Daily News Update circulated via email to employees
and other selected individuals on September 22, 2010:
Exchange CO paper stock certificates for UCH common stock
Co-workers who hold CO paper stock certificates will soon exchange them for common stock of United
Continental Holdings, Inc. (UCH), which will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the
ticker symbol UAL. Promptly following the closing of the merger, the exchange agent selected by UCH
will send to each holder of a Continental Airlines stock certificate a letter of transmittal with
instructions for how to surrender the stock certificate and receive UCH shares in book entry
format. They will then be able to request paper certificates if they want them.