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
 
 

Date of Report:  December 2, 2002

(Date of earliest event reported)
 
 

UAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware	1-6033	36-2675207
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 
 

1200 Algonquin Road, Elk Grove Township, Illinois	60007
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

 

                                   Registrant's telephone number, including area code (847) 700-4000
 
 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

UAL Corporation (the "Company") is filing herewith a press release regarding the Company's reliance on grace periods for certain debt obligations.
 
 

ITEM 7.            FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

Exhibit No.          Description

       99.1             Press Release issued December 2, 2002 (incorporated by reference in this Form 8-K)
 
 

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.
 
 
 
  

 
 
 

Dated:  December 2, 2002

 

UNITED                                                                                                    News Release
 

Worldwide Communications:

Media Relations Office: 847.700.5538

Evenings/Weekends: 847.700.4088

Contact: Jeff Green: 847.700.4206
 
 

UNITED USES GRACE PERIODS ON DEBTS

CHICAGO, December 2, 2002 - United Airlines (NYSE: UAL) announced that it will be relying on the grace periods included in certain debt obligations due to be repaid today, including $375 million in enhanced equipment trust certificates (EETC) and the approximately $500 million owed to Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), which is due today as a result of the failure to meet all of the conditions to a further extension of the repayment obligation.  The EETC debt carries a ten-calendar-day grace period, and the KfW debt carries in part a seven-calendar-day grace period and in part a ten-calendar-day grace period.

Through today, the company is also in the grace period on $45 million in various debt obligations in addition to the EETC and KfW obligations due today.

United believes that taking advantage of these grace periods is a fiscally prudent step in light of its current financial situation.  The company intends to rely on grace periods included in future debt obligations until its financial situation is clarified.  The company is seeking $2 billion in financing, of which $1.8 billion would be guaranteed by the Air Transportation Stabilization Board (ATSB).

If the ATSB-backed loans are approved, the company plans to make the requisite payments on these obligations.

News releases and other information about United Airlines can be found at the company's website, www.united.com.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:  Some of the information in this press release is forward looking and involves risks and uncertainties that could result in actual results differing materially from expected results. Forward-looking statements represent the company's expectations and beliefs concerning future events, based on information available to the company at the date of this press release.  Some factors that could significantly affect the company's financing initiatives include, without limitation, the ability to raise and the cost of financing in light of the September 11 events and the possibility of any further credit downgrades to the company; the success of the company's financial recovery plan and further profit improvement initiatives; the outcome of the ATSB loan guarantee process; actions of the U.S., foreign and local governments; the economic environment of the airline industry and the economic environment in general.  Investors should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking information contained herein, which speaks only as of the date of this press release.  The company disclaims any intent or obligation to update or alter any of the forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, unforeseen events, changed circumstances or otherwise.