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 21, 2022

 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		001-05424		58-0218548
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

P.O. Box 20706, Atlanta, Georgia 30320-6001

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 715-2600

 

Registrant’s Web site address: www.delta.com

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	DAL	New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

 

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On April 21, 2022, the Board of Directors of Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) elected Leslie D. Hale and Greg Creed to Delta’s Board of Directors. The Board of Directors appointed Ms. Hale to serve on the Board’s Finance Committee and Safety & Security Committee, and Mr. Creed to serve on the Board’s Audit Committee and Personnel & Compensation Committee, effective immediately following their election.

 

Ms. Hale and Mr. Creed will be compensated for their service as directors on the same basis as other non-employee directors of Delta. Delta’s non-employee director compensation, including certain benefits, is described under the heading “Director Compensation” in Delta’s proxy statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2021.

 

A copy of Delta’s press release announcing Ms. Hale’s and Mr. Creed’s election to the Board of Directors is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits.

 

Exhibit 99.1	Press Release dated April 21, 2022 titled “Delta Board of Directors Names Leslie D. Hale and Greg Creed as Newest Members”
Exhibit 104	The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

	DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
	By:   /s/ Peter W. Carter
Date:  April 21, 2022	Peter W. Carter Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer