8-K

HAWAIIAN HOLDINGS, INC.

Dated: May 7, 2024

/s/ Aaron J. Alter

Aaron J. Alter

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer

and Corporate Secretary

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 7, 2024

HAWAIIAN HOLDINGS INC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-31443

71-0879698

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

3375 Koapaka Street, Suite G-350

Honolulu, HI 96819

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(808) 835-3700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading
Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock

NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01

Other Events.

As previously disclosed, on December 2, 2023, Hawaiian Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Hawaiian”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Alaska Air Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Alaska”), and Marlin Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Alaska (“Merger Sub”), providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into Hawaiian (the “Merger”), with Hawaiian surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Alaska.

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 required regulatory approvals.

As previously disclosed, on February 7, 2024, Hawaiian and Alaska each received a request for additional information and documentary material (the “Second Request”) from the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) in connection with the DOJ’s review of the Merger. The issuance of the Second Request extended the waiting period under the HSR Act until 30 days after both Hawaiian and Alaska substantially complied with the Second Request, unless the waiting period was earlier terminated by the DOJ. As previously disclosed, on March 27, 2024, Hawaiian and Alaska entered into a timing agreement with the DOJ pursuant to which Hawaiian and Alaska agreed, among other things, not to consummate the Merger before 90 days following the date on which both parties have certified substantial compliance with the Second Request unless they have received written notice from the DOJ prior to the end of such 90-day period that the DOJ has closed its investigation of the Merger.

On May 7, 2024, Hawaiian and Alaska certified substantial compliance with the Second Request. The certification of substantial compliance triggers the start of the 90-day period described in the prior paragraph. This period expires on August 5, 2024.

Hawaiian and Alaska have been working cooperatively with the DOJ and expect to continue to do so.

SIGNATURE

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.

SEC Form 8-K filed by Hawaiian Holdings Inc.