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
April
30, 2010
(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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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
ITEM
5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporataion or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
On April
30, 2010, the Board of Directors of Alaska Air Group, Inc. (the "Company")
approved an amendment to Article II, Section 2 of the Company's Bylaws to permit
one or more stockholders who own 10% or more of the Company's outstanding shares
to call a special meeting. The amendment also sets forth the
informational and procedural requirements a stockholder must follow in order to
submit a special meeting request.
The
foregoing summary of the amendments is qualified in its entirety by reference to
the Company's Bylaws, as amended, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 and
are incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM
9.01. Financial Statements and Other Exhibits
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Exhibit
3.2
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Amended
and Restated Bylaws of Alaska Air Group,
Inc.
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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 thereunto
duly authorized.
ALASKA AIR GROUP,
INC.
Registrant
Date: May
3, 2010
/s/ Keith
Loveless
Keith
Loveless
Vice
President/Legal and Corporate Affairs; General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary
/s/ Glenn S.
Johnson
Glenn S.
Johnson
Executive
Vice President/Finance and Chief Financial Officer