Allegiant Travel Company (Form: 8-K)  

 

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):   February 27, 2009

Allegiant Travel Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Nevada 001-33166 20-4745737
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
8360 S. Durango Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada   89113
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   702-851-7300

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

On February 27, 2009, Allegiant Air, LLC ("AAir"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company (the "Company"), entered into two separate Lease Agreements for the lease of two MD-88 aircraft. AAir will account for the leases as operating leases, expects to place the aircraft into service during second quarter 2009 and expects to make approximately $1.7 million of monthly lease payments for each aircraft over the 74-month term of each lease.

AAir expects to operate 41 aircraft by the end of first quarter 2009, at least 44 aircraft by the end of second quarter 2009 (including these aircraft) and at least 44 aircraft by the end of 2009.

Forward-Looking Statements: Under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are only estimates or predictions based on management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding future lease payments and the Company’s fleet growth.

Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Important risk factors that could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements generally may be found in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.

Any forward-looking statements are based on information available to the Company today and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise.





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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.

         
    Allegiant Travel Company
          
March 2, 2009   By:   /s/Andrew C. Levy
       
        Name: Andrew C. Levy
        Title: Chief Financial Officer