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): April 30, 2008
HAWAIIAN HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware |
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1-31443 |
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71-0879698 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
3375 Koapaka Street, Suite G-350, Honolulu, HI 96819
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(808) 835-3700
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On April 30, 2008, Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., the Registrants principal operating subsidiary (Hawaiian), issued a press release announcing that it has reached a settlement of its lawsuit with Mesa Air Group, Inc. (Mesa) regarding Mesas misuse of confidential and proprietary information obtained during the Registrants Chapter 11 plan of reorganization in 2004. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Hawaiian will receive a cash payment of $52.5 million and Mesa will withdraw its appeal of the $80 million judgment (plus interest, attorneys fees and costs) awarded against Mesa by the United States Bankruptcy Court (the Bankruptcy Court) in October 2007. The settlement agreement is subject to Bankruptcy Court approval.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 |
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Press Release Dated April 30, 2008. |
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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.
Dated: April 30, 2008
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/s/ Peter R. Ingram |
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Peter R. Ingram |
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Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial |
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