SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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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): | December 2, 2002 | |||||
ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC.
| Delaware | 1-8957 | 91-1292054 | ||
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| 19300 Pacific Highway South, Seattle, Washington | 98188 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | (206) 431-7040 | |||
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| ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS | ||||||||
| ITEM 7. EXHIBITS | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT 99.1 | ||||||||
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
Effective December 2, 2002, the board of directors of Alaska Air Group, Inc. voted to increase the size of the board of directors from 12 to 13 directors and to appoint Jessie J. Knight Jr. to fill the additional seat on the corporation’s board of directors. Mr. Knight has been appointed to the class of directors with a three year term expiring at the corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders in May 2003.
The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by this reference.
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 2, 2002 |
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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.
| ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC. | ||
| March 11, 2003 | /s/ Terri K. Maupin | |
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Terri K. Maupin Staff Vice President/Finance and Controller |
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| March 11, 2003 | /s/ Bradley D. Tilden | |
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Bradley D. Tilden Executive Vice President/Finance and Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 2, 2002 |
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