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): January 31, 2012
SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
| 001-35186 | 38-1747023 | |
| (Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
2800 Executive Way
Miramar, Florida 33025
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(954) 447-7920
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Spirit Airlines, Inc. (the “Company”) has entered into Amendment No. 1. to Side Letter No. 6 to the V2500-A5 Fleet Hour Agreement between IAE International Aero Engines AG (“IAE”) and the Company dated April 11, 2005 (the “IAE Agreement”) and Side Letter No. 7 to the IAE Agreement (collectively, the “IAE Amendments”), and on January 31, 2012, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the effectiveness of the IAE Amendments. The IAE Amendments provide that the Company and IAE will renegotiate in good faith certain new and revised terms of the IAE Agreement including, among other things, provisions for engine repair and associated fees and costs. The Company and IAE have agreed to negotiate definitive documentation of such changes by March 31, 2012.
The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the IAE Amendments, copies of which will be filed as exhibits to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2011.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: February 6, 2012 | SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Thomas Canfield | |||||
| Name: | Thomas Canfield | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | |||||