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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): November 28, 2000 CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-09781 74-2099724 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) 1600 Smith Street, Dept. HQSEO, Houston, Texas 77002 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (713) 324-2950 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
The Company is furnishing herewith a letter being provided to certain investors and financial analysts which contains data regarding its estimated share count for earnings per share calculation purposes and certain other estimates relating to fourth quarter 2000 cost per available seat mile, capacity growth and fuel price per gallon. The letter is attached as Exhibit 99.1 which is included herein.
The information presented contains forward looking statements, and certain assumptions upon which such forward looking statements are in part based. Numerous important factors, including those factors identified as Risk Factors in Exhibit 99.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2000, which factors are incorporated herein by reference, and the fact that the assumptions contained in such information could prove incorrect, could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in such forward looking statements.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Continental Airlines, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.
By /s/ Jeffery A. Smisek Jeffery A. Smisek
Executive Vice President
and General Counsel
November 28, 2000
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 99.1
November 28, 2000
Dear [Investor]:
Continental announced November 16th that definitive agreements were executed with Northwest Airlines regarding the sale to Continental of its common stock held by Northwest and an extension of the mutually successful code-sharing alliance to 2025. In connection with this transaction, Continental will effect a recapitalization of the company as summarized below:
Due to these transactions and the corresponding accounting rules, the share count used for calculating basic and diluted earnings per share will be different than previously estimated. A chart depicting the estimated number of shares for the basic and diluted earnings per share calculations at different income levels for the fourth quarter 2000 and the first quarter 2001 is attached.
At the conclusion of the recapitalization, there will be only one class of common stock (Class B shares) and each Class B share will have one vote in corporate governance matters. As part of the agreement reached with Northwest, Northwest's ownership stake in Continental will be reduced to around 5% (2.6 million shares of Class B common stock). We anticipate that the recapitalization will close in approximately two months, after a special stockholders meeting of Continental is held.
We have updated some of our estimates for the fourth quarter 2000 as outlined below:
Estimated
4th Qtr. 2000 vs. 1999
Cost Per ASM (CASM) 8.5%
CASM Holding Fuel Price Constant 3%
ASM Growth 2%
Fuel Price Per Gallon 96-97 cents
If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to call.
Sincerely,
Diane Dayhoff
Attachment
Continental EPS Estimated Share Count
as of November 28, 2000
Fourth Quarter 2000
(Millions)
Quarterly Number of Shares Diluted
Earnings Level Basic Diluted Interest Addback
Over $30.6 58.9 63.8 $1.2
Between $0 - $30.6 58.9 61.4 --
Below $0 58.9 58.9 --
First Quarter 2001
(Millions)
Quarterly Number of Shares Diluted
Earnings Level Basic Diluted Interest Addback
Over $27.9 54.5 60.2 $2.1
Between $0 - $27.9 54.5 56.1 --
Below $0 54.5 54.5 --
Please note that this chart is based upon several assumptions including market stock price and number of shares outstanding. The number of shares used in the actual quarterly EPS calculation will likely be different from those set forth above.