Item 7.01 Regulation FD
Allegiant Travel Company (the “Company”) is furnishing under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K the information included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The Exhibit is a transcript of the investor presentation held on January 6, 2022, with certain changes to correct inadvertent misstatements or to clarify the comments. The transcript contains certain information about the Company, its purchase of 737 MAX aircraft from The Boeing Company, the expected benefits of the Boeing aircraft to be purchased and aircraft fleet strategy. Statements in the presentation included as Exhibit 99.1 regarding the purchase and operation of new Boeing aircraft in the Company’s fleet are based on management’s views and current assumptions. The investor presentation was available live on the Company’s website and a recording of the presentation continues to be available on the website.
The transcript is the written version of a conversational presentation. The presenters provided general observations, fleet strategy, estimated expenses and revenue from the purchase and operation of the new Boeing 737 aircraft and the estimated impact on the Company’s debt and cash balances. The estimates presented are based on current information available to management and current assumptions used by management to analyze the expected benefits and costs from the new aircraft order. The transcript should be read with these factors in mind.
The information in Sections 7 and 9 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information set forth in the Exhibit, is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. As such, this information shall not be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s reports or other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Forward-Looking Statements: Under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, statements in the Exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are only estimates or predictions based on our management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. Forward-looking statements may include, among others, estimates of future operating costs, revenue, profitability and fuel burn, estimates regarding future capital expenditures, debt and cash balances, number of possible future markets that may be served, our ability to consummate announced aircraft transactions, timing of aircraft deliveries and retirements, aircraft utilization rates and other statements or comments about our future performance or strategic plans. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," “project”, “hope” or similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Important risk factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements generally may be found in our periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. These risk factors include, without limitation, the impact and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic on airline travel and the economy, an accident involving, or problems with, our aircraft, public perception of our safety, our reliance on our automated systems, our reliance on third parties to deliver aircraft under contract to us on a timely basis, risk of breach of security of personal data, volatility of fuel costs, labor issues and costs, the ability to obtain regulatory approvals as needed, the effect of economic conditions on leisure travel, terrorist attacks, risks inherent to airlines, our competitive environment, our reliance on third parties who provide facilities or services to us, the possible loss of key personnel, economic and other conditions in markets in which we operate, governmental regulation and cyclical and seasonal fluctuations in our operating results.
Any forward-looking statements are based on information available to us today and we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise.