Form 8-K - Current report

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 Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 12, 2024

 

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		001-05424		58-0218548
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

P.O. Box 20706, Atlanta, Georgia 30320-6001

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

 

Registrant’s Web site address: www.delta.com

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	DAL	New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On December 12, 2024, the Board of Directors of Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) elected Christophe Beck to Delta’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. The Board expects to appoint Mr. Beck to one or more of its committees, with such committee assignment(s) to be determined at a later date.

 

Mr. Beck will be compensated for his service as a director on the same basis as other non-employee directors of Delta. Delta’s non-employee director compensation, including certain benefits, is described under the heading “Director Compensation” in Delta’s proxy statement for its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

A copy of Delta’s press release announcing Mr. Beck’s election to the Board of Directors is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits.

 

Exhibit 99.1	Press Release dated December 13, 2024 titled “Delta Board of Directors Welcomes Christophe Beck as Newest Member”
Exhibit 104	The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL

 

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

 

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.

 

 

	DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
	By:	/s/ Peter W. Carter
		Peter W. Carter
		Executive Vice President – Chief External Affairs Officer

Date: December 13, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

CONTACT:	Corporate Communications
	404-715-2554, [e-mail]

 

Delta Board of Directors Welcomes Christophe Beck as Newest Member

 

ATLANTA, December 13, 2024 – Delta Air Lines’ (NYSE:DAL) board of directors today announced Christophe Beck as its newest member.

 

Mr. Beck is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL), a global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life.

 

“We are thrilled to welcome Christophe to the Delta board of directors,” said David Taylor, Delta’s non-executive Chair of the Board. “Christophe’s extensive leadership experience running complex global businesses, as well as his technological background, will contribute meaningful expertise to Delta’s board.”

 

“I’ve always been inspired by Delta’s ability to grow and thrive in an unpredictable world by focusing on people and culture,” said Christophe Beck. “I look forward to contributing to the company’s continued success.”

 

Mr. Beck has 30 years of global management, marketing, and sales experience in leadership roles across Europe, Asia, and North America. He was named Ecolab’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in May 2022 after previously being named President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2021, and President and Chief Operating Officer in April 2019. Before joining Ecolab in 2007, Mr. Beck held executive positions at Nestle between 1991 and 2006. Mr. Beck holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering and aerodynamics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne).

 

 

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