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Allegiant Travel CO · May 8, 4:07 PM ET

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Allegiant Travel CO 8-K

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Allegiant Travel Co. Approves Merger with Sun Country via Share Issuance

What Happened

  • Allegiant Travel Company filed an 8-K reporting that at a May 8, 2026 special meeting stockholders approved the Share Issuance Proposal required under the January 11, 2026 Agreement and Plan of Merger with Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc. The merger is structured as a two-step transaction: Merger Sub 1 will merge into Sun Country (First Merger) with Sun Country surviving, then Sun Country will merge into Merger Sub 2 (Second Merger) with Merger Sub 2 surviving as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Allegiant.

Key Details

  • Record date: March 25, 2026; total outstanding Allegiant common shares entitled to vote: 18,448,344.
  • Shares represented at the meeting: 16,060,619 (≈87.05% of outstanding).
  • Share Issuance vote: For 15,997,541; Against 34,204; Abstain 28,874.
  • An Adjournment Proposal was not put to a final vote because the Share Issuance Proposal passed.

Why It Matters

  • The stockholder approval authorizes Allegiant to issue the common shares called for by the Merger Agreement, clearing a key regulatory/ shareholder step for completing the two-step merger with Sun Country. For investors, this is material because it enables the transaction to move forward and will result in Sun Country becoming a wholly owned subsidiary; it also means the company may issue additional Allegiant shares as merger consideration, which can affect share count and ownership percentages.

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