FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Levy Andrew C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Allegiant Travel CO [ALGT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President (Last) (First) (Middle) 8360 S. DURANGO DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/13/2012 (Street) LAS VEGAS, NV 89113 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/13/2012   M(1)   4,595 A $ 42.22 76,355 D   Common Stock 08/13/2012   D(1)   4,595 D $ 67.9 71,760 D   Common Stock 08/13/2012   M(2)   25,000 A $ 38.65 96,760 D   Common Stock 08/13/2012   D(2)   14,231 D $ 67.9 82,529 D   Common Stock 08/13/2012   F   3,925 (3) D $ 67.9 (4) 78,604 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 42.22

08/13/2012

M(1)

4,595

03/25/2012

03/25/2016

Common Stock

4,595

$ 67.9

22,975

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 38.65

08/13/2012

M(2)

25,000

10/16/2010

10/16/2014

Common Stock

25,000

$ 67.9

50,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Levy Andrew C 8360 S. DURANGO DRIVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89113			President

Signatures

Robert B. Goldberg, under power of attorney		08/15/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Exercise of cash-settled Stock Appreciation Rights. In accordance with the rules for filing Form 4, the exercise of cash-settled SARs is treated as the simultaneous purchase and sale of the number of shares for which SARs are exercised.
(2)	Exercise of stock-settled Stock Appreciation Rights. In accordance with the rules for filing Form 4, the exercise of stock-settled SARs is treated as the simultaneous: (i) purchase of the number of shares for which SARs are exercised and (ii) sale of the number of shares necessary to pay the exercise price for the number of SARs exercised.
(3)	Upon exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights for stock, beneficial owner returned to Company a portion of the shares received for tax withholding purposes.
(4)	Shares of stock effectively repurchased by Company at $67.90 per share to fund the beneficial owner's required tax withholding.

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