form8-k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
June 11, 2009
(Date of earliest event
reported)
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified
in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-8957
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91-1292054
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(Commission File
Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification
No.)
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19300 International
Boulevard,
Seattle, Washington
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98188
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(Address of Principal Executive
Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including
Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if
Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the
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the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.
below):
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to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 8.01 Other
Events.
On June 11, 2009, the Board of Directors
of Alaska Air Group, Inc. (the “Company”), authorized the Company to repurchase
up to $50 million of its common stock. A copy of the press release
announcing the authorization of the stock repurchase program is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01 Financial
Statements and Other Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Press
Release dated June 11, 2009.
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 thereunto duly
authorized.
ALASKA AIR
GROUP,
INC.
Registrant
Date: June 11, 2009
/s/ Brandon
S.
Pedersen
Brandon S. Pedersen
Vice President/Finance and
Controller
/s/ Glenn S.
Johnson
Glenn S. Johnson
Executive Vice President/Finance and
Chief Financial Officer