The Proposed Merger with Spirit Airlines, Inc. (“Spirit”)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

The Proposed Merger with Spirit Airlines, Inc. (“Spirit”)

The Proposed Merger with Spirit Airlines, Inc. (“Spirit”)

On February 5, 2022, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Top Gun Acquisition Corp. (“Merger Sub”), a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Spirit. The Merger Agreement provided that, among other things, the Merger Sub would be merged with and into Spirit (the “Merger”), with Spirit surviving the Merger and continuing as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. On July 27, 2022, the Company and Spirit mutually terminated the Merger Agreement.

The Company recorded less than $1 million and $1 million in expenses related to the proposed Merger within transaction and merger-related costs in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, which represented merger-related retention bonus expense for all eligible employees who were subject to CARES Act compensation restrictions. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recorded $9 million and $20 million, respectively, of expenses related to the proposed Merger within transaction and merger-related costs in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations. These costs included $4 million and $12 million, respectively, related to transaction costs, which include banking, legal and accounting fees, among others, charged in connection with the Merger, and $5 million and $8 million, respectively, of retention bonus expenses.

In the event that Spirit, within twelve months following the termination of the Merger Agreement, consummates an acquisition with another acquiror or enters into a definitive written agreement providing for an acquisition with another acquiror, which is ultimately consummated, the Company will be owed an additional $69 million, as provided for in the Merger Agreement.