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): June 20, 2013
SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 001-35186 | 38-1747023 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
2800 Executive Way
Miramar, Florida 33025
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(954) 447-7920
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On June 20, 2013, Spirit Airlines, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an amendment (the “Airbus Amendment”) to the Airbus A320 Family Purchase Agreement, by and between the Company and Airbus S.A.S. (“Airbus”), dated as of May 5, 2004. Pursuant to the Airbus Amendment, the Company has ordered an additional 20 Airbus A321 aircraft, which are scheduled to be delivered between 2015 and 2017. In addition, the Airbus Amendment provides that ten of the Company’s existing Airbus A320 orders will be converted to Airbus A321 aircraft, which are scheduled to be delivered in 2017 and 2018.
The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Airbus Amendment, a copy of which the Company intends to file as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On June 20, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing the Airbus Amendment. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated June 20, 2013 regarding Airbus Amendment. | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: June 26, 2013 | SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Thomas Canfield | |||||
| Name: | Thomas Canfield | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | |||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated June 20, 2013 regarding Airbus Amendment. | |
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