SEC Form 4 · accession 0001246360-17-002347

ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC. · ALK

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Bradley D Tilden

Officer — CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO

Period of report

Jul 13, 2017

Accepted (ET)

Jul 13, 2017 · 8:49 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000766421

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
COMMON STOCK	Jul 13, 2017	M	3,600	$0.00	A	145,546	D
COMMON STOCK^F3,F4	Jul 13, 2017	S	2,800	$94.2267	D	142,746	D
COMMON STOCK^F3,F5	Jul 13, 2017	S	800	$95.3288	D	141,946	D
COMMON STOCK^F6,F8	Jul 13, 2017	S	1,500	$94.2732	D	140,446	D
COMMON STOCK^F3,F9	Jul 13, 2017	S	500	$95.194	D	139,946	D
COMMON STOCK 401(K)^F1	holding	—	—		—	15,473	I	ESOP TRUST
COMMON STOCK	holding	—	—		—	18,405	I	GRAT

Table II — derivative securities

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION (RT TO BUY)	$8.315	Jul 13, 2017	M	3,600	D	Feb 3, 2011	Feb 3, 2020	COMMON STOCK	3,600	400	D

Explanation of responses

F1COMMON SHARES HELD IN THE ALASKA AIR GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP 401(K) PLAN TRUST, AS OF 12/31/16.
F2SAME-DAY EXERCISE OF OPTIONS AND SALE EFFECTED PURSUANT TO A RULE 10b5-1 TRADING PLAN ADOPTED BY MR. TILDEN ON 9/6/2016.
F3TOTAL HELD IN COLUMN 5 INCLUDES 6,000 AND 6,300 UNVESTED RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS GRANTED ON 2/10/2015 and 2/9/2016, RESPECTIVELY, UNDER THE ISSUER'S 2008 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN.
F4THE PRICE REPORTED IN COLUMN 4 IS A WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICE. THESE SHARES SOLD IN MULTIPLE TRANSACTIONS AT PRICES RANGING FROM $93.765 TO $94.68 INCLUSIVE. THE REPORTING PERSON UNDERTAKES TO PROVIDE TO ALASKA AIR GROUP, ANY SECURITY HOLDER OF ALASKA AIR GROUP, OR THE STAFF OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, UPON REQUEST, FULL INFORMATION REGARDING THE NUMBER OF SHARES SOLD AT EACH SEPARATE PRICE WITHIN THE RANGES SET FORTH IN THIS FOOTNOTE.
F5THE PRICE REPORTED IN COLUMN 4 IS A WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICE. THESE SHARES SOLD IN MULTIPLE TRANSACTIONS AT PRICES RANGING FROM $94.88 TO $95.68, INCLUSIVE. THE REPORTING PERSON UNDERTAKES TO PROVIDE TO ALASKA AIR GROUP, ANY SECURITY HOLDER OF ALASKA AIR GROUP, OR THE STAFF OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, UPON REQUEST, FULL INFORMATION REGARDING THE NUMBER OF SHARES SOLD AT EACH SEPARATE PRICE WITHIN THE RANGES SET FORTH IN THIS FOOTNOTE.
F6TOTAL HELD IN COLUMN 5 INCLUDES 6,000 AND 6,300 UNVESTED RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS GRANTED ON 2/10/2015 and 2/9/2016, RESPECTIVELY, UNDER THE ISSUER'S 2008 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN.
F7SALE OF ALK COMMON SHARES EFFECTED PURSUANT TO A RULE 10b5-1 TRADING PLAN ADOPTED BY MR. TILDEN ON 9/6/2016.
F8THE PRICE REPORTED IN COLUMN 4 IS A WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICE. THESE SHARES SOLD IN MULTIPLE TRANSACTIONS AT PRICES RANGING FROM $93.76 TO $94.76, INCLUSIVE. THE REPORTING PERSON UNDERTAKES TO PROVIDE TO ALASKA AIR GROUP, ANY SECURITY HOLDER OF ALASKA AIR GROUP, OR THE STAFF OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, UPON REQUEST, FULL INFORMATION REGARDING THE NUMBER OF SHARES SOLD AT EACH SEPARATE PRICE WITHIN THE RANGES SET FORTH IN THIS FOOTNOTE.
F9THE PRICE REPORTED IN COLUMN 4 IS A WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICE. THESE SHARES SOLD IN MULTIPLE TRANSACTIONS AT PRICES RANGING FROM $94.88 TO $95.70, INCLUSIVE. THE REPORTING PERSON UNDERTAKES TO PROVIDE TO ALASKA AIR GROUP, ANY SECURITY HOLDER OF ALASKA AIR GROUP, OR THE STAFF OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, UPON REQUEST, FULL INFORMATION REGARDING THE NUMBER OF SHARES SOLD AT EACH SEPARATE PRICE WITHIN THE RANGES SET FORTH IN THIS FOOTNOTE.