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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): January 11, 2010
UAL CORPORATION
UNITED AIR LINES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant issuer as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
Delaware
(State or other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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001-06033
001-11355
(Commission File
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36-2675207
36-2675206
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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77 W. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices)
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60601
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (312) 997-8000
(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:
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On
January 11, 2010, United Air Lines, Inc. issued a press release announcing the pricing of two
private offerings of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 9.875% Senior Secured Notes due
2013 and $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 12.000% Senior Second Lien Notes due 2013. The
press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. |
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99.1*
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Press Release issued by United Air Lines, Inc. dated January 11, 2010 |
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Filed herewith electronically |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
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UAL CORPORATION |
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UNITED AIR LINES, INC. |
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By:
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/s/ Kathryn A. Mikells
Kathryn A. Mikells
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Title:
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Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: January 11, 2010
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
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99.1*
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Press Release issued by United Air Lines, Inc. dated January 11, 2010 |
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Exhibit 99.1
United Airlines Announces Pricing of $700 Million Total Senior Secured Notes and Senior Second
Lien Notes
CHICAGO, Jan. 11, 2010 United Airlines (United), a wholly-owned subsidiary of UAL Corporation
(UAL) (Nasdaq: UAUA), announced today that it priced two offerings of secured debt securities
totaling $700 million, consisting of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 9.875% senior
secured notes due 2013 (the First Lien Notes) and $200 million aggregate principal amount of
12.000% senior second lien notes due 2013 (the Second Lien Notes and, together with the First
Lien Notes, the Notes).
The First Lien Notes will be senior secured obligations of United. Uniteds obligations under the
First Lien Notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by UAL and UALs subsidiaries that
are guarantors or direct obligors under its senior secured credit facility (the Subsidiary
Guarantors). The First Lien Notes will be secured by Uniteds route authority to operate between
the United States and Japan and beyond Japan to points in other countries, certain airport takeoff
and landing slots and airport gate leaseholds utilized in connection with these routes (the
Collateral). The Collateral is currently encumbered under Uniteds senior secured credit
facility but would be made available by substituting other collateral (including aircraft, spare
engines, flight simulators and certain primary slots at LaGuardia Airport and Reagan National Airport) into
the senior secured credit facility.
The Second Lien Notes will be senior secured junior lien obligations of United. Uniteds
obligations under the Second Lien Notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by UAL and
the Subsidiary Guarantors. The Second Lien Notes will be secured by the same Collateral as the
First Lien Notes and the terms of the Second Lien Notes will be substantially similar to the First
Lien Notes, except that the Second Lien Notes will be effectively junior to the First Lien Notes to
the extent of the value of the Collateral securing the Notes. The completion of the Second Lien
Notes offering is conditioned upon the completion of the First Lien Notes offering.
United intends to use the net proceeds from both offerings for general corporate purposes. The
offerings are both expected to close on Jan. 15, 2010, subject to customary closing conditions.
The Notes will be sold only to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) and to non-U.S. persons in accordance
with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes will not be registered under the Securities
Act or state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
and applicable state securities laws.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any
securities of United or UAL and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or
jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. This press release is
being issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act.
About United
United Airlines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UAL Corporation (NASDAQ: UAUA), operates
approximately 3,300* flights a day on United and United Express to more than 200 U.S. domestic and
international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and
Washington, D.C. With key global air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America,
United is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States. United also is a
founding member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to 1,077
destinations in 175 countries worldwide. Uniteds 47,000 employees
reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. News releases and other
information about United can be found at the companys Web site at united.com.
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