FORM S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2014
Registration No. 333- ________
FORM S-8
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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ALLEGIANT TRAVEL COMPANY
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
Nevada 20-4745737
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
1201 N. Town Center Drive
Las Vegas, Nevada 89144
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
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ALLEGIANT TRAVEL COMPANY
2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plan)
D. Scott Sheldon
Chief Financial Officer
1201 N. Town Center Drive
Las Vegas, Nevada 89144
(702) 851-7300
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Robert B. Goldberg, Esq.
Ellis Funk, P.C.
3490 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite 400
Atlanta, Georgia 30305
(404) 233-2800
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer X Accelerated filer _____ Non-accelerated filer _____ Smaller reporting company _____
(Do not check if a smaller reporting
company)
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Title of securities to be registered | Amount to be registered (1) | Proposed maximum offering price per share (2) | Proposed maximum aggregate offering price (2) | Amount of registration fee |
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share | 1,000,000 | $121.56 | $121,565,000 | $14,125.85 |
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(1) | Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement shall also cover additional shares of common stock which may become issuable by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or other similar transactions effected without consideration which results in an increase in the number of the Registrant’s shares of outstanding common stock. |
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(2) | Calculated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of registration fee due for this filing in accordance with Rule 457(h)(1) and Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act. The proposed maximum offering price per share and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant’s common stock, as reported on The NASDAQ Stock Market on October 24, 2014. |
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.*
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*
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* In accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the instructional note to Part I of Form S-8, this registration statement omits the information specified in Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this registration statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this registration statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) by the registrant Allegiant Travel Company (the “Company”), are incorporated herein by reference and made part of this Registration Statement:
(a)The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 filed with the Commission on February 28, 2014;
(b)All other reports of the Registrant filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), since the end of the fiscal year covered by the document referred to in clause (a) of this Item 3; and
(c)description of the Company’s Common Stock as set forth in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on November 22, 2006.
In addition, all documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the effective date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post‑effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered hereby have been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The legality of the common stock offered hereby has been passed on for the Company by Ellis Funk, P.C., Atlanta, Georgia. Certain shareholders of Ellis Funk, P.C. own fewer than 5,000 shares of common stock of the Company.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company's Articles of Incorporation provide that directors of the Company will not be personally liable for monetary damages to the Company for certain breaches of fiduciary duty as directors to the fullest extent allowable by Nevada law. Under Nevada law, subject to specified exceptions, or unless the articles of incorporation provide for greater individual liability, a director or officer is not individually liable to the company or its stockholders or creditors for any damages as a result of any act or failure to act in his capacity as a director or officer unless it is proven that (a) his act or failure to act constituted a breach of his fiduciary duties as a director or officer, and (b) his breach of those duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud, or a knowing violation of law. Under current Nevada law, directors and officers would remain liable for: (i) acts or omissions which constitute a breach of fiduciary and which involve intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law, and (ii) approval of certain illegal dividends or redemptions. In appropriate circumstances, equitable remedies or non-monetary relief, such as an injunction, may remain available to a stockholder seeking redress from any such violation.
The Company also has the obligation, pursuant to Article Ten of the Company's By-Laws and under indemnification agreements, to indemnify any officer or director of the Company for all expenses actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with any legal action brought or threatened against such person for or on account of any action or omission alleged to have been committed because such person was an officer or director, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner which the person believed to be in, or believed was not opposed to, the best interests of the Company and, with respect to criminal actions, such person had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful; provided that such indemnification shall not be made if a final adjudication establishes such person's acts or omissions involved intentional misconduct, fraud, or a knowing violation of law and was material to the cause of action. The Company also maintains liability insurance for its directors and officers in order to limit its exposure to liability for indemnification of such persons.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
4.1* 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (1).
5.1* Opinion of Ellis Funk, P.C.
23.1 Consent of Ellis Funk, P.C. (Included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2* Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP.
24.1 Powers of Attorney (on signature page).
*Filed herewith.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Company hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post‑effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement; and
(iii)to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post‑effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post‑effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Las Vegas, State of Nevada, on this 30th day of October, 2014.
ALLEGIANT TRAVEL COMPANY
By: /s/ Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr.
Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr. and D. Scott Sheldon and each of them acting above, as such person’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in such person’s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, and registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, and does hereby grant unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or any substitute therefor, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 30th day of October, 2014.
SIGNATURE TITLE
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/s/ Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr. Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr. | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer) |
/s/ D. Scott Sheldon D. Scott Sheldon | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
/s/ Montie Brewer Montie Brewer | Director |
/s/ Gary Ellmer Gary Ellmer | Director |
/s/ Linda Marvin Linda Marvin | Director |
/s/ Charles Pollard Charles Pollard | Director |
/s/ John Redmond John Redmond | Director |