Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported) December 14, 2022
SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-35186
38-1747023
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
2800 Executive Way
Miramar,
Florida
33025
(Address of Principal Executive)
(Zip Code)
(954) 447-7920
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
SAVE
New York Stock Exchange
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
As previously disclosed, on July 28, 2022, Spirit Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Spirit”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with JetBlue Airways Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“JetBlue”), and Sundown Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of JetBlue (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which and subject to the terms and conditions therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into Spirit, with Spirit continuing as the surviving entity (the “Merger”).
The Merger is conditioned on, among other things, the expiration or early termination of the statutory waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), and other competition laws, and other required regulatory approvals. On September 12, 2022, Spirit and JetBlue each received a request for additional information and documentary material (the “Second Request”) from the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) pursuant to the HSR Act.
On December 12, 2022, Spirit and JetBlue certified substantial compliance with the Second Request.
Spirit continues to anticipate that the Merger will close no later than the first half of 2024, subject to the satisfaction of all closing conditions.
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.
