aa01158k.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
earliest event
reported:
January 15, 2009
American
Airlines,
Inc. _
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-2691 13-1502798 _
(State of
Incorporation) ( Commission File Number) (IRS
Employer Identification No.)
4333 Amon Carter
Blvd. Fort Worth,
Texas 76155
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(817)
963-1234 _
(Registrant's
telephone number)
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01
Other
Events
American
Airlines, Inc is furnishing herewith a press release issued on January 15, 2009
by its parent company, AMR Corporation (AMR) as Exhibit 99.1, which is included
herein. This press release was issued to announce put option
notification for AMR’s 4.5% senior convertible notes due 2024.
SIGNATURE
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.
American Airlines, Inc.
/s/ Kenneth W.
Wimberly
Kenneth
W. Wimberly
Corporate
Secretary
Dated: January
15, 2009
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit Description
CONTACT:
Andrew Backover
Corporate Communications
Fort Worth, Texas
817-967-1577
corp.comm@aa.com
FOR
RELEASE: Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009
AMR
CORPORATION ANNOUNCES PUT OPTION NOTIFICATION
FOR
4.5% SENIOR CONVERTIBLE NOTES DUE 2024
FORT
WORTH, Texas – AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) today announced that it is notifying
holders of the $307,979,000 outstanding principal amount of its 4.5% Senior
Convertible Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”) that they have an option, pursuant to
the terms of the Notes, to require AMR to purchase, on Feb. 15, 2009, all or a
portion of such holders’ Notes (the “Put Option”) at a price equal to $1,000 per
$1,000 principal amount of the Notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to
Feb. 15, 2009. As Feb. 15, 2009 is an interest payment date for the Notes,
interest accrued up to the purchase date will be paid to record holders as of
the regular record date immediately preceding this interest payment date, and
therefore AMR expects that there will be no accrued and unpaid interest due as
part of the purchase price. Under the terms of the Notes, AMR has the option to
pay the purchase price for the Notes with cash, stock, or a combination of cash
and stock, and has elected to pay for the Notes solely with cash.
As
required by rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, AMR will file a
Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO later today. In addition, AMR’s company
notice to holders (a copy of which will be attached as an exhibit to such
Schedule TO) with respect to the Put Option specifying the terms, conditions and
procedures for exercising the Put Option will be available through The
Depository Trust Company and the paying agent, which is Wilmington Trust
Company. None of AMR, its board of directors, or its employees has made or is
making any representation or recommendation to any holder as to whether to
exercise or refrain from exercising the Put Option.
Noteholders’
opportunity to exercise the Put Option will commence on Jan. 15, 2009, and will
terminate at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Feb. 13, 2009. Holders may
withdraw any previously delivered purchase notice pursuant to the terms of the
Put Option at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Feb. 13,
2009.
The
address of Wilmington Trust Company is Rodney Square North, 1100 North Market
Street, 9th Floor, Wilmington, DE, 19890, Attention: Alisha
Clendaniel.
This
press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to
purchase, or the solicitation of an offer to purchase, the Notes.
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AMR Corp. news releases can be accessed via the Internet.
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