SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Foland Jeffrey T. (Last) (First) (Middle) P.O. BOX 66100 - HDQLD (Street) CHICAGO IL 60666 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol United Continental Holdings, Inc. [ UAL ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP - President, Mileage Plus
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/02/2012
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/02/2012		A		7,099(1)	A	$0	18,858	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Restricted stock vests in three equal annual installments beginning on February 2, 2013.

	/s/ Jennifer L. Kraft for Jeffrey T. Foland	02/03/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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							Exhibit 24

United Continental Holdings, Inc.

Authorization and Designation to Sign and File
Section 16 Reporting Forms and Form 144s

The undersigned, an executive officer of United
Continental Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), does hereby authorize and designate
Jennifer L. Kraft, Sarah Hagy, Sucheta Misra or
Brett J. Hart (the "Authorized Persons") to prepare,
sign and file on my behalf: (i) any and all Forms
3,4,5 and Form ID, including any amendments thereto,
relating to equity securities of the Company with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
pursuant to the requirements of Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
("Section 16"), and the rules promulgated thereunder;
and (ii) any and all Forms 144 relating to equity
securities of the Company with the SEC pursuant to
Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
in each case which may be necessary or desirable as a
result of my ownership of or transaction in securities
of the Company.  The undersigned further hereby authorizes
and designates the Authorized Persons to do and perform
any and all acts for and on my behalf as may be necessary
or desirable to prepare, sign and file the forms
contemplated by this Authorization.  The undersigned hereby
revokes any prior Authorization and Designation to Sign
and File Section 16 Reporting Forms and Forms 144.  This
authorization, unless earlier revoked in writing, shall
be valid until the undersigned's reporting obligations
under Section 16 and Rule 144 with respect to securities
of the Company shall cease.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Authorization and Designation this 19th day of August, 2011.

Signature:	/s/	Jeffrey Foland
Printed Name:		Jeffrey Foland
Position: 		Officer