8-K 1 form8k.htm RJET DIP FINANCING COMMITTMENT DATED AUGUST 4, 2008 form8k.htm
 



 
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): August 4, 2008

Republic Airways Holdings Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 
000-49697  
06-1449146
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
                                        
                   
8909 Purdue Road
Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46268
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (317) 484-6000
 
 
None.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
On August 4, 2008, Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it is participating with two other creditors in providing a debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing commitment of $30 million to Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates, all of which have filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The Company’s portion of this commitment is equal to $12.5 million. The DIP financing is subject to bankruptcy court approval and to various conditions.
 
 
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On August 6, 2008, the Company announced its results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. A copy of the Company's press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
   
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
   
   
(d) Exhibits
   
 10.56(a)
Secured Super-Priority Debtor in Possession Credit Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2008, among Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc., Frontier Airlines, Inc., Lynx Aviation, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, National Association and the lenders signatory thereto.
   
 99.1
Press Release of Republic Airways Holdings Inc. issued on August 6, 2008, relating to its second quarter 2008 results.
   
  (All other items on this report are inapplicable.)
   
 
 
 

 
 

 


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.
 
 
  REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS INC.  
       
Date: August 6, 2008
By:
/s/ Robert H. Cooper  
    Name: Robert H. Cooper   
    Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer