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 8, 2020
Mesa Air Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada |
001-38626 |
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410 North 44th Street, Suite 700 |
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Phoenix, Arizona |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(602) 685-4000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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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:
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Name of Each Exchange of Which Registered |
Common Stock, no par value |
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MESA |
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Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On December 9, 2020, Mesa Air Group, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial and operating results for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2020. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change In Fiscal Year.
On December 8, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Mesa Air Group, Inc. (the “Company”) approved a resolution to amend Article 8.1 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) effective on that date. Article 8.1 of the Bylaws previously provided that the Bylaws may be altered, amended, or repealed, and new bylaws made, only by the affirmative vote of (a) majority of the Board, or (b) stockholders representing at least two-thirds or more of the votes eligible to be cast in an election of directors. The amendment (i) reduces the threshold required for stockholders to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws to a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at any regular meeting of the stockholders or at any special meeting of the stockholders if notice of such proposed adoption, amendment or repeal be contained in the notice of such special meeting, and (ii) sets forth certain other clarifying and conforming changes.
The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits.
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3.1 |
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Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Mesa Air Group, Inc., effective as of December 8,2020.
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99.1
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Press Release, dated December 9, 2020, issued by Mesa Air Group, Inc.
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: December 10, 2020 |
MESA AIR GROUP, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Brian S. Gillman |
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Name: |
Brian S. Gillman |
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Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
Exhibit 3.1
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF
MESA AIR GROUP, INC.
a Nevada corporation
As Amended and Restated Effective as of December 8. 2020
ARTICLE I OFFICES
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Principal Office and Registered Office. The principal office and place of business of Mesa Air Group, Inc. (the “Corporation”) shall be at such location as established from time to time by resolution of the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board”). The street address of the Corporation’s registered agent is the registered office of the Corporation in Nevada. |
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Other Offices. The Corporation may have other offices, either within or outside the State of Nevada, at such place or places as the Board may determine or the business of the Corporation may require from time to time. |
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ARTICLE II
STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS
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Place of Meetings. All meetings of stockholders shall be held at such place (if any) within or outside of the State of Nevada as may be determined from time to time by the Board or, if not determined by the Board, by the Chairman of the Board, the President or the Chief Executive Officer; provided, however that the Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that any meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place but shall be held solely by means of electronic communications, videoconferencing, teleconferencing or other available technology authorized by and in accordance with the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”), provided that the Corporation has implemented reasonable measures to: (a) verify the identity of each person participating through such means as a stockholder; and (b) provide the stockholders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the stockholders, including an opportunity to communicate, and to read or hear the proceedings of the meetings in a substantially concurrent manner with such proceedings. |
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Annual Meeting. Each annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held at such time and date as the Board shall determine. At each annual meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders shall elect directors and transact such other business as has been properly brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 2. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, nominations and other business must be: (i) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof), (ii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board, or |
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(iii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder of record at the time of giving notice provided for in the Corporation’s bylaws (as amended from time to time, the
Exhibit 3.1
“Bylaws”), who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.
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Special Meetings. Special meetings of stockholders may be called at any time only by any two or more directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the President, for any purpose or purposes prescribed in the notice of the meeting and shall be held on such date and at such time as the Board may fix. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be confined to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of meeting. Except as otherwise restricted by the Corporation’s articles of incorporation (as amended from time to time, the “Articles of Incorporation”) or applicable law, the Board may postpone, reschedule or cancel any special meeting of stockholders. |
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Record Dates. |
(a)For the purpose of determining the stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment or postponement thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any distribution or the allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty
(60) days nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, if applicable.
(b)If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders: (i) entitled to notice of and to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the date on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held; and (ii) for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment or postponement of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board may fix a new record date for the adjourned or postponed meeting and must fix a new record date if the meeting is adjourned or postponed to a date more than sixty (60) days later than the meeting date set for the original meeting.
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Notice of Meetings; Waiver of Notice. Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, a written notice of each annual and special meeting of the stockholders shall be given not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of such meeting to each stockholder of record of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting stating the time and place of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Such notice shall be (a) mailed postage prepaid to a stockholder at the stockholder’s address as it appears on the stock books of the Corporation, or (b) delivered to a stockholder by any other method of delivery permitted at such time by the NRS and other applicable law and by the rules of any exchange on which the Corporation’s shares are listed at such time. The written certificate of the individual signing a notice of meeting, setting forth the substance of the notice or having a copy thereof attached, the date the notice was mailed or otherwise delivered to the stockholders and the addresses to which the notice was mailed shall be prima facie evidence of the manner and fact of giving such notice. Any stockholder may waive notice of any meeting by a signed |
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writing, either before or after the meeting. Such waiver of notice shall be deemed the equivalent of the giving of such notice.
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Quorum; Adjournment. Except as otherwise provided by law or the Bylaws, the holders of a majority of the shares of the capital stock of the corporation entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, regardless of whether the proxy has authority to vote on all matters, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Where a separate class vote by a class or classes or series is required by the NRS, the Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws, a majority of the shares of such class or classes or series present in person or represented by proxy shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter. Regardless of whether or not a quorum is present or represented at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders, the chairman of the meeting, or, in the absence of such person, any officer entitled to preside at or to act as secretary of such meeting, or the holders of a majority of the shares of stock entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at such meeting, until a quorum shall be present in person or represented by proxy, provided, however, that if a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented by proxy, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. |
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(a)Unless otherwise provided in the NRS or the Articles of Incorporation (including the certificate of designation relating to any outstanding class or series of the Corporation’s capital stock), each stockholder of record, or such stockholder’s duly authorized proxy, shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each share of voting stock standing registered in such stockholder’s name at the close of business on the record date.
(b)If a quorum is present, unless the Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws, the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation, Chapter 78 of the NRS or other applicable law provides for a different proportion, action by the stockholders entitled to vote on a matter, other than the election of directors, is approved by and is the act of the stockholders if the number of votes cast in favor of the action exceeds the number of votes cast in opposition to the action, unless voting by classes or series is required for any action of the stockholders by the NRS, the Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws, in which case the number of votes cast in favor of the action by the voting power of each such class or series must exceed the number of votes cast in opposition to the action by the voting power of each such class or series.
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If a quorum is present, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes |
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In determining the right to vote shares of the Corporation pursuant to this |
Section 2.7 or otherwise, the Corporation may rely on any instruments or statements presented to it, provided that the Corporation has the right, but not the obligation, to require and review such
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proof of ownership and voting rights as it determines in good faith. The Corporation is entitled to reject a vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment if the secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on it or about the signatory’s authority to sign for the stockholder. All decisions of the Corporation shall be valid and binding unless and until a court of competent jurisdiction determines otherwise.
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Proxies. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize, in a manner permitted by the NRS, another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy. Every proxy shall continue in full force and effect until its expiration or revocation in a manner permitted by the NRS. A proxy may be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and, if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient to support an irrevocable power. Subject to the above, any proxy may be revoked if an instrument or transmission revoking it or a properly created proxy bearing a later date is filed with or transmitted to the Secretary or another person appointed by the Corporation to count the votes of stockholders and determine the validity of proxies and ballots, or, in the case of a meeting of stockholders, the stockholder revokes the proxy by attending the meeting and voting the stockholder’s shares in person, in which case, any vote cast by the person or persons designated by the stockholder to act as a proxy or proxies must be disregarded by the Corporation when the votes are counted. |
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Director Nominations. Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of preferred stock to nominate and elect directors, nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made by the Board, by a committee appointed by the Board or by any stockholder of record entitled to vote in the election of directors who complies with the notice procedures set forth in Section 2.10. |
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Advance Notice of Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations by Stockholders. |
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Annual Meetings of Stockholders. |
(i)Nominations of persons for election to the Board and the proposal of other business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders only (A) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto), (B) by or at the direction of the Board or a committee appointed by the Board or (C) by any stockholder who (1) was a stockholder of record at the time the notice provided for in this Section 2.10 is delivered to the Secretary and at the time of the annual meeting, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.10 or
(2) properly made such proposal in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (as so amended and inclusive of such rules and regulations, the “Exchange Act”), which proposal has been included in the proxy statement for the annual meeting.
(ii)For any nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to this Section 2.10, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary and must provide any updates or
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supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Section 2.10, and any such proposed business (other than the nominations of persons for election to the Board) must constitute a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) day, nor earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day, prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting (provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than thirty (30) days before or more than seventy (70) days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation). In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. To be in proper form, such stockholder’s notice must:
(1)as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director of the Corporation, set forth (A) the name, age, business address and residence address of the nominee; (B) the principal occupation or employment of the nominee; (C) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned by the nominee, including shares beneficially owned and shares held of record; (D) whether and the extent to which any hedging or other transaction or series of transactions has been entered into by or on behalf of the nominee with respect to any securities of the Corporation, and a description of any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares), the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to, or to manage the risk or benefit of share price changes for, or to increase or decrease the voting power of the nominee, (E) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nominations are to be made by the stockholder, (F) a written statement executed by the nominee acknowledging that as a director of the Corporation, the nominee will owe fiduciary duties under Nevada law as a director of a corporation, and (G) any other information relating to the nominee that would be required to be disclosed about such nominee if proxies were being solicited for the election of the nominee as a director, or that is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Section 14A of the Exchange Act (including without limitation the nominee’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement, if any, as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected);
(2)as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, set forth (A) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, (B) the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the Bylaws, the exact phrasing of the proposed amendment), (C) the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, and (D) any other information relating to such item of business that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies in support of the
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business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Section 14A of the Exchange Act; and
(3)as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, set forth (A) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and of such beneficial owner, (B) the class or series and number of shares of stock which are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, except that such stockholder shall in all events be deemed to beneficially own any shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation as to which such stockholder has a right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time in the future, (C) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the nomination or proposal between or among such stockholder and/or such beneficial owner, any of their respective affiliates or associates, and any others acting in concert with any of the foregoing, including, in the case of a nomination, the nominee, (D) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any derivative or short positions, profit interests, options, warrants, convertible securities, stock appreciation or similar rights, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into as of the date of the stockholder’s notice by, or on behalf of, such stockholder and such beneficial owners, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in underlying shares of stock of the Corporation, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such stockholder or such beneficial owner, with respect to securities of the Corporation, (E) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination, (F) a representation whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group which intends (x) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of outstanding stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the nominee and/or (y) otherwise to solicit proxies or votes from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination, (G) any material pending or threatened legal proceeding in which such stockholder is a party or material participant involving the Corporation or any of its officers or directors, or any affiliate of the Corporation, (H) any other material relationship between such stockholder, on the one hand, and the Corporation or any affiliate of the Corporation, on the other hand, and (I) any other information relating to such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in an election contest pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14A of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
The foregoing notice requirements of this Section 2.10(a) shall be deemed satisfied by a stockholder with respect to business other than a nomination for election as a director of the Corporation if the stockholder has notified the Corporation of his, her or its intention to present a proposal at an annual meeting in compliance with applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act and such stockholder’s proposal has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for such annual meeting. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee for election as a director of the Corporation to
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furnish such other information as the Corporation may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation.
(iii)Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of Section 2.10(a)(ii) of the Bylaws to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board at the annual meeting is increased effective after the time period for which nominations would otherwise be due under Section 2.10(a)(ii) of the Bylaws and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming the nominees for the additional directorships at least one hundred (100) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 2.10 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for the additional directorships, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such public announcement of such increase is first made by the Corporation.
(b)Special Meetings of Stockholders. The only business to be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders is that brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (1) by or at the direction of the Board or a committee appointed by the Board or (2) provided that the Board has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder who is a stockholder of record at the time the notice provided for in this Section 2.10 is delivered to the Secretary, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and upon such election and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.10. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board, any such stockholder entitled to vote in such election of directors may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, if the stockholder’s notice required by Section 2.10(a)(ii) of the Bylaws shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such special meeting or, if the first public announcement of the date of such special meeting is less than 100 days prior to the date of such special meeting, the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which the Corporation makes a public announcement of the date of the special meeting. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a special meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.
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(i)Except as otherwise expressly provided in any applicable rule or regulation promulgated under the Exchange Act, only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.10 shall be eligible to be elected at an annual or special meeting of stockholders to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.10. Except as otherwise provided by law, the chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty (A) to determine whether a
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nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.10 (including whether the stockholder or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made or solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies or votes in support of such stockholder’s nominee or proposal in compliance with such stockholder’s representation as required by Section 2.13(a)(ii)(4)(F) of the Bylaws) and (B) if any proposed nomination or business was not made or proposed in compliance with this Section 2.10, to declare that such nomination shall be disregarded or that such proposed business shall not be transacted. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.10, unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders to present a nomination or proposed business, such nomination shall be disregarded and such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 2.10, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.
(ii)For purposes of this Section 2.10, “public announcement” shall include disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or other national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the SEC pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(iii)Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.10, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 2.10; provided, however, that any references in the Bylaws to the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit any requirements applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to this Section 2.10 (including clause (a)(ii)(3)) hereof and clause (b) hereof), and compliance with clauses (a)(ii)(3) and (b) of this Section 2.10 shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or submit other business (other than, as provided in the clause (a)(i) hereof, business other than nominations brought properly under and in compliance with Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as may be amended from time to time). Nothing in this Section 2.10 shall be deemed to affect any rights (x) of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals or nominations in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act or (y) of the holders of any series of preferred stock of the Corporation to elect directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the Articles of Incorporation.
(iv)A stockholder providing notice of its intent to propose business or to nominate a person for election to the Board shall update and supplement its notice to the Corporation, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall be true and correct as of the record date for notice of
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the meeting and as of the date that is ten (10) business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five (5) business days after the record date for notice of the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of such record date), and not later than eight (8) business days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten (10) business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof).
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Conduct of Business. Subject to the requirements of the NRS and the express provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws, all annual and special meetings of stockholders shall be conducted in accordance with such rules and procedures as the Board may determine and, as to matters not governed by such rules and procedures, as the chairman of such meeting shall determine. Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, or, in the absence of the Chairman, by the Chief Executive Officer, if any, or if there be no Chief Executive Officer or in the absence of the Chief Executive Officer, by the President, or, in the absence of the President, or, in the absence of any of the foregoing persons, by a chairman designated by the Board of Directors, or by a chairman chosen at the meeting by the stockholders entitled to cast a majority of the votes which all stockholders present in person or by proxy are entitled to cast. |
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No Action Without Meeting. Except as expressly provided by, and in accordance with, the Articles of Incorporation (including the certificate of designation relating to any outstanding class or series of the Corporation’s capital stock), no action shall be taken by the stockholders except at an annual or special meeting of stockholders called and noticed in the manner required by the Bylaws, nor may the stockholders under any circumstance take action by written consent in lieu of a meeting of stockholders. |
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ARTICLE III BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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General Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors, except as otherwise provided in the NRS or the Articles of Incorporation. |
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Number and Term of Office. The authorized number of directors of the Corporation shall be not less than five (5) nor more than fifteen (15), with the number of directors within the foregoing fixed minimum and maximum established and changed from time to time solely by resolution adopted by the Board without amendment to the Bylaws or the Articles of Incorporation. All directors of the Corporation shall be at least 21 years of age and at least a majority of the directors shall be citizens of the United States. Subject to Section 3.3, each director shall be elected to hold office for a one-year term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders. |
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3.4 |
Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, any newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies in the Board resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause may be filled only by a majority vote of the remaining directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and directors so chosen shall hold office for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders and when his, her or their successors are elected or appointed, or until his, her or their earlier resignation or removal. No decrease in the number of authorized directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director. |
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Removal of Directors. Subject to any rights of the holders of Preferred Stock, if any, and except as otherwise provided in the NRS, any director may be removed from office with or without cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the voting power of the issued and outstanding stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (voting as a single class) excluding stock entitled to vote only upon the happening of a fact or event unless such fact or event shall have occurred. |
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Resignation. Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified, and, unless otherwise specified in such resignation, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. |
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Compensation. Each director, in consideration of his or her service as such, shall be entitled to receive from the Corporation such amount per annum or such fees for attendance at directors’ meetings, or both, as the Board may from time to time determine, together with reimbursement for the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, if any, incurred by such director in connection with the performance of his or her duties. Each director who shall serve as a member of any committee of directors, including as a chairman of such committee of directors, in consideration of serving as such shall be entitled to such additional amount per annum or such fees for attendance at committee meetings, or both, as the Board may from time to time determine, together with reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, if any, incurred by such director in the performance of his or her duties. Nothing contained in this Section 3.7 shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation or its subsidiaries in any other capacity and receiving proper compensation therefor. |
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Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board may be held without notice at such time and place, either within or without the State of Nevada, as shall be determined from time to time by the Board. |
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(24) hours’ notice to each director given by one of the means specified in Section 5.7 hereof other than by mail, or on at least three (3) days’ notice if given by mail. Special meetings shall be called by the Chairman, President or Secretary in like manner and on like notice on the written request of a majority of the directors then serving as directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for a majority of directors then serving as directors to call a special meeting of the Board or request that a special meeting be called, they must first give the Chairman prior written notice of the calling of, or request for, a special meeting and the proposed agenda for such meeting at least 12 hours before calling for or requesting such meeting given by one of the means specified in Section 5.7 hereof other than by mail (or with at least two days’ notice if given by mail). In addition to the foregoing, if the Chairman determines that an emergency or other pressing issue exists that requires the consideration of the Board, the Chairman may call a special meeting of the Board upon three (3) hours’ notice given by electronic mail to the electronic mail address of each director on file with the Corporation.
3.10 |
Participation in Meetings by Telephone Conference Calls or Other Methods of Communication. Members of the Board or of any committee designated by the Board may participate in a meeting of the Board or such committee by any means of electronic communications, videoconferencing, teleconferencing or other available technology permitted under the NRS (including, without limitation, a telephone conference or similar method of communication by which all individuals participating in the meeting can hear each other) and utilized by the Corporation. If any such means are utilized, the Corporation shall, to the extent required under the NRS, implement reasonable measures to (a) verify the identity of each person participating through such means as a director or member of the committee, as the case may be, and (b) provide the directors or members of the committee a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the directors or members of the committee, including an opportunity to communicate, and to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting in a substantially concurrent manner with such proceedings. Participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section 3.10 constitutes presence in person at the meeting. |
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Quorum. A majority of the total number of authorized directors shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Board. In the absence of a quorum at any such meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present. |
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Action at Meeting. At any meeting of the Board at which a quorum is present, the vote of a majority of those directors present shall be sufficient to take any action, unless a different vote is specified by applicable law, the Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws. |
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Action by Written Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board or of any committee of the Board may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent to the action in writing. Such written consent shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board and shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of such directors. |
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ARTICLE IV OFFICERS
4.1 |
Positions. The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and such other officers as the Board may elect, including a Chairman, a Chief Executive Officer, a Chief Financial Officer, one or more Vice Presidents and one or more Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers, who shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board. The Board may elect one or more Vice Presidents as Executive Vice Presidents and may use descriptive words or phrases to designate the standing, seniority or areas of special competence of the Vice Presidents elected or appointed by it. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. |
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Election. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board at its annual meeting or at such other time or times as the Board shall determine. |
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Qualification. No officer need be a stockholder. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person. |
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Term of Office. Each officer of the Corporation shall hold office for the term for which he or she is elected and until such officer’s successor is elected and qualified or until such officer’s earlier death, resignation or removal. |
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4.5 |
Resignation and Removal. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the date of receipt of such notice |
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or at such later time as is therein specified, and, unless otherwise specified, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any officer may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Board. Any such removal or resignation shall be subject to the rights, if any, of the respective parties under any contract between the Corporation and such officer. The election of appointment of an officer shall not of itself create contract rights. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation may be filled by the Board.
4.6 |
Chairman of the Board. The Chairman, if one shall have been appointed, shall preside at all meetings of the Board and shall exercise such powers and perform such other duties as shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board. |
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Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer, subject to the supervision and control of the Board and any duly authorized committee of the Board, shall have the ultimate responsibility for the management and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers which are delegated to him or her by the Board, the Bylaws or as may be provided by law. |
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President. The President, subject to the supervision and control of the Board and any duly authorized committee of the, shall in general actively supervise and control the business and affairs of the Corporation. The President shall inform the Board as the Board may request and shall consult the Board, from time to time and as appropriate, concerning the business of the Corporation. The President shall perform such other duties and have such other powers which are delegated and assigned to him or her by the Board, the Bylaws or as may be provided by law. |
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Vice Presidents. The Board may elect one or more Vice Presidents. In the absence or disability of the President, or at the President’s request, the Vice President or Vice Presidents, in order of their rank as fixed by the Board, and if not ranked, the Vice Presidents in the order designated by the Board, shall perform all of the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions on, the President. Each Vice President shall perform such other duties and have such other powers which are delegated and assigned to him or her by the Board, the Bylaws or as may be provided by law. |
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Secretary and Assistant Secretaries. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the stockholders, the Board and any committees, and shall keep, or cause to be kept, the minutes of proceedings thereof in books provided for that purpose. He or she shall keep, or cause to be kept, a register of the stockholders and shall be responsible for the giving of notice of meetings of the stockholders, the Board and any committees thereof, and shall see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of the Bylaws or as required by law. The Secretary shall be custodian of the corporate seal, the records of the Corporation, the stock certificate books, transfer books and stock ledgers, and such other books and papers as the Board or appropriate committee thereof may direct. The Secretary shall perform all other duties commonly incident to the office and shall perform such other duties which are assigned to him or her by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Bylaws or as may be provided by law. An Assistant Secretary shall, at the request of the Secretary, or in the absence or disability of the Secretary, perform all the duties of the Secretary. He or she shall perform such other duties as are assigned to him or her by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Bylaws or as may be provided by law. In the absence of the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary at any meeting of |
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stockholders or directors, the person presiding at the meeting shall designate a temporary secretary to keep a record of the meeting.
4.11 |
Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers. The Treasurer, subject to the order of the Board, shall have charge and custody of, and be responsible for, all of the money, funds, securities, receipts and valuable papers, documents and instruments of the Corporation, and all books and records relating thereto. The Treasurer shall keep, or cause to be kept, full and accurate books of accounts of the Corporation’s transactions, which shall be the property of the Corporation, and shall render financial reports and statements of condition of the Corporation when so requested by the Board, the Chairman of the Board, if any, the Chief Executive Officer or the President. The Treasurer shall perform all other duties commonly incident to the office and such other duties as may, from time to time, be assigned to him or her by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Bylaws or as may be provided by law. An Assistant Treasurer shall, at the request of the Treasurer, or in the absence or disability of the Treasurer, perform all the duties of the Treasurer. He or she shall perform such other duties which are assigned to him or her by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Treasurer, the Bylaws or as may be provided by law. |
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Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall in general have overall supervision of the financial operations of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties and have such powers which are delegated and assigned to him or her by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Bylaws or as may be provided by law. Unless otherwise designated by the Board, the Chief Financial Officer shall be the Treasurer of the corporation. |
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Salaries. Officers of the Corporation shall be entitled to such salaries, compensation or reimbursement as shall be fixed or allowed from time to time by the Board. |
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ARTICLE V GENERAL PROVISIONS
5.1 |
Certificates of Stock. The shares of stock of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates, or shall be uncertificated shares that may be evidenced by a book-entry system maintained by the registrar of such stock, or a combination of both. Every holder of stock shall be entitled to have a certificate, signed by or in the name of the Corporation by the Chairman, if any, or the President or a Vice President and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, certifying the number of shares owned by such holder of stock in the Corporation. Any or all of the signatures upon a certificate may be facsimiles. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, such certificate may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. Each certificate for shares of stock which are subject to any restriction on transfer pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws, applicable securities laws or any agreement among any number of stockholders or among such holders and the corporation shall have conspicuously noted on the face or back of the certificate either the full text of the restriction or a statement of the existence of such restriction. |
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5.3 |
Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. The corporation may issue a new certificate of stock in place of any previously issued certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, or it may issue uncertificated shares if the shares represented by such certificate have been designated as uncertificated shares in accordance with the Bylaws, upon such terms and conditions as the Board may prescribe, including the presentation of reasonable evidence of such loss, theft or destruction and the giving of such indemnity as the Board may require for the protection of the corporation or any transfer agent or registrar. |
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Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be as fixed by the Board. |
5.5 |
Corporate Seal. The corporate seal shall be in such form as shall be approved by the Board. |
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Waiver of Notice. Whenever any notice whatsoever is required to be given by law, by the Articles of Incorporation or by the Bylaws, a waiver of such notice either in writing signed by the person entitled to such notice or such person’s duly authorized attorney, or by electronic transmission or any other method permitted under the NRS, whether before, at or after the time stated in such waiver, or the appearance of such person or persons at such meeting in person or by proxy, shall be deemed equivalent to such notice. Neither the business nor the purpose of any meeting need be specified in such a waiver. Attendance at any meeting shall constitute waiver of notice except attendance for the sole purpose of objecting to the timeliness |
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Notices. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein or required by law, all notices required to be given under the NRS, the Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws to any stockholder, director or officer of the corporation shall be in writing and may in every instance be effectively given by hand delivery to the recipient thereof, by depositing such notice in the mails, postage paid, or by sending such notice by commercial courier service, or by facsimile or other electronic transmission, provided that notice to stockholders by electronic transmission shall be given in accordance with the applicable provisions of the NRS. Any such notice shall be addressed to such stockholder, director, officer, employee or agent at his, her or its last known physical or electronic, as applicable, address as the same appears on the books of the corporation. The time when such notice shall be deemed to be received shall be as set forth in the applicable provisions of the NRS. |
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ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
6.1 |
Right to Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any person (a “Covered Person”) who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity (an “Other Entity”), including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by such Covered Person. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in Section 6.3, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify a Covered Person in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such Covered Person only if the commencement of such Proceeding (or part thereof) by the Covered Person was authorized by the Board. |
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Prepayment of Expenses. The Corporation shall pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a Covered Person in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Covered Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article VI or otherwise. |
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Claims. If a claim for indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Article 6 is not paid in full within 30 days after a written claim therefor by the Covered Person has been received by the Corporation, the Covered Person may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. In any such action, the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the Covered Person is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law. |
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Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on any person in this Article VI shall not be exclusive of any other right which such persons may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. |
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Indemnification Contracts. The Board is authorized to enter into a contract with any director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or any person serving at the request of |
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the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including employee benefit plans, providing for indemnification rights equivalent to or, if the Board so determines, greater than, those provided for in this Article VI.
6.6 |
Other Sources. The Corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify or to advance expenses to any Covered Person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of an Other Entity shall be reduced by any amount such Covered Person collects as indemnification or advancement of expenses from such Other Entity. |
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Effect of Amendment. Any amendment, repeal or modification of any provision of this Article VI shall not adversely affect any right or protection of any Covered Person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment, repeal or modification. |
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Other Indemnification and Prepayment of Expenses. This Article VI shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than Covered Persons when and as authorized by appropriate corporate action. |
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ARTICLE VII
LIMITATIONS ON OWNERSHIP BY NON-CITIZENS
7.1 |
Non-Citizen Voting and Ownership Limitations. It is the policy of the Corporation that, consistent with the requirements of Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the United States Code, as amended, or as the same may be from time to time amended (the “Aviation Act”), that persons or entities who are not a “citizen of the United States” (as defined in Section 40102(a)(15) of the Aviation Act, in any similar legislation of the United States enacted in substitution or replacement thereof, and as interpreted by the Department of Transportation, its predecessors and successors, from time to time), including any agent, trustee or representative of such persons or entities (each, a “Non-Citizen”), shall not be entitled to own (beneficially or of record) and/or control more than (a) 24.9% of the aggregate votes of all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation (the “Voting Cap Amount”) or (b) 49.0% of the total number of outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation (the “Control Cap Amount”). If Non- Citizens nonetheless at any time own and/or control more than the Voting Cap Amount, the voting rights of the shares of capital stock in excess of the Voting Cap Amount shall be automatically suspended in accordance with Section 7.2 below. Further, if at any time a transfer or issuance of capital stock to a Non-Citizen would result in Non-Citizens owning more than the Control Cap Amount, such transfer or issuance shall be void and of no effect, in accordance with Section 7.2 below. |
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Foreign Stock Record. |
(a)The Corporation or its transfer agent shall maintain a separate stock record, designated the “Foreign Stock Record,” for the registration of shares of capital stock held by Non-Citizens. It is the duty of each stockholder who is a Non-Citizen to register his, her or its shares of capital stock on the Foreign Stock Record. The beneficial ownership of shares of the Corporation’s capital stock by Non-Citizens shall be determined in conformity with
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regulations prescribed by the Board. Only shares that have been issued and are outstanding may be registered in the Foreign Stock Record. The Foreign Stock Record shall include (i) the name and nationality of each Non-Citizen owning shares of capital stock, (ii) the number of shares owned by each such Non-Citizen and (iii) the date of registration of such shares in the Foreign Stock Record.
(b)In no event shall shares of capital stock of the Corporation owned (beneficially or of record) by Non-Citizens representing more than the Voting Cap Amount be voted. In the event that Non-Citizens shall own (beneficially or of record) or have voting control over any shares of capital stock, the voting rights of such persons shall be subject to automatic suspension to the extent required to ensure that the Corporation is in compliance with applicable provisions of law and regulations relating to ownership or control of a United States air carrier. Voting rights of shares owned (beneficially or of record) by Non-Citizens shall be suspended in reverse chronological order based upon the date of registration in the Foreign Stock Record.
(c)In the event that any transfer or issuance of shares of capital stock of the Corporation to a Non-Citizen would result in Non-Citizens owning (beneficially or of record) more than the Control Cap Amount, such transfer or issuance shall be void and of no effect and shall not be recorded in the Foreign Stock Record or the stock records of the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation shall determine that the shares of capital stock registered on the Foreign Stock Record or otherwise registered on the stock records of the Corporation and owned (beneficially or of record) by Non-Citizens, taken together (without duplication), exceed the Control Cap Amount, such number of shares shall be removed from the Foreign Stock Record and the stock records of the Corporation, as applicable, in reverse chronological order based on the date of registration in the Foreign Stock Record and the stock records of the Corporation, as applicable, and any transfer or issuance that resulted in such event shall be deemed void and of no effect, such that the Foreign Stock Record and the stock records of the Corporation, as applicable, reflect the ownership of shares without giving effect to any transfer or issuance that caused the Corporation to exceed the Control Cap Amount until the aggregate number of shares registered in the Foreign Stock Record or otherwise registered to Non-Citizens is equal to the Control Cap Amount.
7.3 |
Registration of Shares. Registry of the ownership of shares of capital stock of the Corporation by Non-Citizens shall be effected by written notice to, and in the form specified from time to time by, the Secretary of the Corporation. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 7.2, the order in which such shares shall be registered on the Foreign Stock Record shall be chronological, based on the date the Corporation received notice to so register such shares; provided that any Non-Citizen who purchases or otherwise acquires shares that are registered on the Foreign Stock Record and who registers such shares in its own name within 30 days of such acquisition will assume the position of the seller of such shares in the chronological order of shares registered on the Foreign Stock Record. |
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Certification of Shares. |
(a)The Corporation may by notice in writing (which may be included in the form of proxy or ballot distributed to stockholders in connection with the annual meeting or any special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, or otherwise) require a person that is
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a holder of record of shares or that the Corporation knows to have, or has reasonable cause to believe has beneficial ownership of shares to certify in such manner as the Corporation shall deem appropriate (including by way of execution of any form of proxy or ballot of such person) that, to the knowledge of such person:
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all shares as to which such person has record ownership or beneficial ownership are owned and controlled only by citizens of the United States; or |
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the number of shares of record or beneficially owned by such person that are owned and/or controlled by Non-Citizens is as set forth in such certificate. |
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(b)With respect to any shares identified in response to clause (a)(2) above, the Corporation may require such person to provide further information as the Corporation may reasonably require in order to implement the provisions of this Article VII.
(c)For purposes of applying the provisions of this Article VII with respect to any shares, in the event of the failure of any person to provide the certificate or other information to which the Corporation is entitled pursuant to this Section 7.4, the Corporation shall presume that the shares in question are owned and/or controlled by Non-Citizens.
ARTICLE VIII AMENDMENTS
8.1Amendment of Bylaws. The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation by the affirmative action of a majority of its members. The Bylaws may be adopted, amended or repealed by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at any regular meeting of the stockholders or at any special meeting of the stockholders if notice of such proposed adoption, amendment or repeal be contained in the notice of such special meeting. Any proposal by a stockholder to amend these Bylaws will be subject to the provisions of Article II of these Bylaws except as otherwise required by law.
Exhibit 99.1
Mesa Air Group Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Fiscal 2020 Profit
December 9, 2020
PHOENIX, December 9, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mesa Air Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MESA) today reported fourth quarter and full-year fiscal 2020 financial and operating results.
Fiscal 2020 Q4 Highlights
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EPS of $0.32, Full Year $0.78 |
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Year-end cash increased by $34.5 million to $99.4 million |
Recent Updates
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Amended capacity purchase agreement with American to operate 40 CRJ-900s for a five-year term |
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Commenced cargo operations for DHL with two Boeing 737-400F |
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Added 10 new E175 aircraft to our United fleet in November and December |
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Entered into a $195 million loan under the CARES Act with the U.S. Treasury |
Mesa’s Q4 2020 results reflect net income of $11.4 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, compared to net income of $12.2 million, or $0.35 per diluted share for Q4 2019. Mesa Q4 2020 results include, per GAAP, the deferral of $7.8 million of revenue, all of which was billed and paid by American and United during the quarter and will be recognized over the remaining terms of the contracts. Mesa’s Adjusted EBITDA1 for Q4 2020 was $44.6 million, compared to $50.8 million in Q4 2019, and Adjusted EBITDAR1 was $54.2 million for Q4 2020, compared to $61.9 million in Q4 2019. For Q4 2020 revenue was $108.0 million, a reduction of $79.8 million (42%) from $187.8 for Q4 2019 primarily due to the reduced flying as a result of COVID-19. During the quarter Mesa recognized $40.8 million as an offset to wages and salaries related to the previously announced Payroll Support Program Agreement (“PSP”), which required Mesa to retain all of its employees.
Operationally, the Company ran a 99.8% controllable completion factor, compared to 99.0% in Q4 2019, and a total completion factor of 98.2%, which primarily includes weather, close-in capacity reductions driven by reduced demand, and other uncontrollable cancellations, compared to 96.9% in Q4 2019.
Full Year
Mesa reported net income of $27.5 million, or $0.78 per diluted share for the 2020 fiscal year, compared to net income of $47.6 million, or $1.36 per diluted share for the 2019 fiscal year. Excluding special items for both periods, adjusted net income1 was $27.5 million or $0.78 per diluted share for the 2020 fiscal year, compared to $57.5 million or $1.64 per diluted share for the 2019 fiscal year. Mesa fiscal 2020 results include, per GAAP, the deferral of $23.8 million of revenue, all of which was billed and paid by American and United during the year and will be recognized over the remaining terms of the contracts. Mesa’s Adjusted EBITDA1 was $163.3 million in fiscal year 2020, compared to $208.7 million in fiscal year 2019 and Adjusted EBITDAR was $212.1 million in fiscal year 2020, compared to $260.9 million in fiscal year 2019. For fiscal year 2020, revenue was $545.1 million, a reduction of $178.3 million (25%) from $723.4 million for fiscal year 2019, primarily due to the reduced flying as a result of COVID-19. During the year, Mesa recognized $83.8 million as an offset to wages and salaries related to the previously announced Payroll Support Program Agreement (“PSP”), which required Mesa to retain all of its employees as of April 20, 2020.
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Operationally, we ran a 99.9% controllable completion factor compared to 99.4% in 2019 and a 94.8% total completion factor, which includes weather, close-in capacity reductions driven by reduced demand, and other uncontrollable cancellations and flights, compared to 97.0% in 2019.
“Our industry was among the hardest hit by COVID-19 and the global impact that followed,” said Jonathan Ornstein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Despite a significant reduction in flying, we were able to find creative ways to reduce costs, operate profitably, generate positive cash-flow, and protect our employees from involuntary furloughs. We also entered the cargo market through our new agreement with DHL - diversifying our revenue sources and creating new opportunities for our company. I can’t thank our hardworking employees enough, their dedication and professionalism truly went above and beyond this year.”
Mike Lotz, President and Chief Financial Officer, continued, “Given the impact of the pandemic, our financial performance exceeded our early expectations. We also improved our liquidity and closed on a $195 million five-year loan under the CARES Act.”
“Despite the global pandemic, our employees showed up day after day to safely and efficiently keep our operation moving,” said Brad Rich, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Our operational performance coupled with our low-cost model helped Mesa extend our relationship with American; flying 40 CRJ-900 aircraft for a five-year term. We also took delivery of 10 of our 20 new E175 aircraft for United and added two 737-400F cargo aircraft to our fleet operating for DHL.”
We are providing the following Block Hour and Pass-Through Maintenance Expense Guidance going forward:
BLOCK HOURS |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
FY2020 Actuals |
115,562 |
108,305 |
31,622 |
57,622 |
FY2021 Guidance |
68,000 |
73,000 |
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PASS THROUGH MTC |
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Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Total |
FY2020 Actuals |
7.4 |
9.1 |
(2.5) |
9.3 |
23.3 |
FY2021 Guidance |
15.0 |
13.0 |
7.0 |
5.0 |
40.0 |
*to be provided in subsequent quarters
Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures
Although these financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”), certain non-GAAP financial measures may provide investors with useful information regarding the underlying business trends and performance of Mesa’s ongoing operations and may be useful for period-over-period comparisons of such operations. The tables below reflect supplemental financial data and reconciliations to GAAP financial statements for the three and twelve months ended September 30, 2020 and the three and twelve months ended September 30, 2019. Readers should consider these non-GAAP measures in addition to, not a substitute for, financial reporting measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. These non-
GAAP financial measures exclude some, but not all items that may affect the Company’s net income. Additionally, these calculations may not be comparable with similarly titled measures of other companies.
Reconciliation of GAAP versus Non-GAAP Disclosures (unaudited)
(In thousands, except for per diluted share)
|
|
Three months ended September 30, 2020 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Income Before Taxes |
|
|
Income Tax (Expense)/Benefit |
|
|
Net Income |
|
|
Net Income per Diluted Share |
|
||||
GAAP Income |
|
$ |
14,545 |
|
|
$ |
(3,170 |
) |
|
$ |
11,375 |
|
|
$ |
0.32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest Expense |
|
|
9,452 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest Income |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and Amortization |
|
|
20,640 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EBITDA |
|
|
44,627 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aircraft Rent |
|
|
9,606 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EBITDAR |
|
|
54,233 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended September 30, 2019 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Income Before Taxes |
|
|
Income Tax (Expense)/Benefit |
|
|
Net Income |
|
|
Net Income per Diluted Share |
|
||||
GAAP Income |
|
$ |
17,059 |
|
|
$ |
(4,815 |
) |
|
$ |
12,244 |
|
|
$ |
0.35 |
|
FY19 Adjustments (1)(3) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
487 |
|
|
|
487 |
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted Income |
|
$ |
17,059 |
|
|
$ |
(4,328 |
) |
|
$ |
12,731 |
|
|
$ |
0.36 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest Expense |
|
|
13,607 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest Income |
|
|
(313 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and Amortization |
|
|
20,465 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EBITDA |
|
|
50,818 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aircraft Rent |
|
|
11,103 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EBITDAR |
|
|
61,921 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Twelve months ended September 30, 2020 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Income Before Taxes |
|
|
Income Tax (Expense)/Benefit |
|
|
Net income |
|
|
Net Income per Diluted Share |
|
||||
GAAP Income |
|
$ |
36,995 |
|
|
$ |
(9,531 |
) |
|
$ |
27,464 |
|
|
$ |
0.78 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest Expense |
|
|
44,120 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest Income |
|
|
(105 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and Amortization |
|
|
82,296 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
|
163,306 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aircraft Rent |
|
|
48,802 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDAR |
|
|
212,108 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Twelve months ended September 30, 2019 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Income Before Taxes |
|
|
Income Tax (Expense)/Benefit |
|
|
Net income |
|
|
Net Income per Diluted Share |
|
||||
GAAP Income/(Loss) |
|
$ |
63,286 |
|
|
$ |
(15,706 |
) |
|
$ |
47,580 |
|
|
$ |
1.36 |
|
FY19 Adjustments (1) (2) (3) |
|
|
13,156 |
|
|
|
(3,265 |
) |
|
|
9,891 |
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted Income |
|
$ |
76,442 |
|
|
$ |
(18,971 |
) |
|
$ |
57,471 |
|
|
$ |
1.64 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest Expense |
|
|
55,717 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest Income |
|
|
(1,501 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and Amortization |
|
|
77,994 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
|
208,652 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aircraft Rent |
|
|
52,206 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDAR |
|
|
260,858 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments for three months and twelve months ended September 30, 2019:
|
1) |
Includes lease termination expense of $9.5 million related to the acquisition of ten CRJ-700 aircraft previously leased during the three months ended September 30, 2019 |
|
2) |
Includes adjustment for loss on extinguishment of debt of $3.6 million related to repayment of the Company’s Spare Engine Facility during the nine months ended June 30, 2019 |
|
3) |
Includes adjustment for tax expense resulting from changes in various State income tax rates that were enacted throughout the year |
Mesa Air Group will host a conference call with analysts on Wednesday, December 9 at 4:30pm ET/2:30pm MT. The conference call number is 888-469-2054 (Passcode: Phoenix). The conference call can also be accessed live via the web by visiting https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/ieyn2zi2. A recorded version will be available on Mesa’s website approximately two hours after the call for approximately 14 days.
About Mesa Air Group, Inc.
Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Mesa Air Group, Inc. is the holding company of Mesa Airlines, a regional air carrier providing scheduled passenger service to 104 cities in 39 states, the District of Columbia, and Mexico as well as cargo services out of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. As of November 30th, 2020, Mesa has a fleet of 157 aircraft with approximately 384 daily departures and 3,200 employees. Mesa operates all of its flights as either American Eagle, United Express, or DHL Express flights pursuant to the terms of capacity purchase agreements entered into with American Airlines, Inc., United Airlines, Inc., and DHL.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seek,” “approximate” or “plan,” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases. Forward-looking statements, by their nature, involve estimates, projections, goals, forecasts and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. For more information on risk factors for Mesa Air Group, Inc.’s business, please refer to the periodic reports the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Many of the risks identified in the periodic reports have been and will continue to be heightened as a result of the ongoing and numerous adverse effects arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. These forward-looking statements herein speak only as of the date of this press release and should not be relied upon as predictions of future events. Mesa Air Group, Inc. expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, to reflect any change in Mesa Air Group, Inc.’s expectations with regard thereto, or any other change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law.
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
(In thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
Twelve Months Ended September 30, |
|
||||||||||
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
||||
Operating revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contract revenue |
|
$ |
97,361 |
|
|
$ |
172,248 |
|
|
$ |
506,590 |
|
|
$ |
682,834 |
|
Pass-through and other |
|
|
10,678 |
|
|
|
15,582 |
|
|
|
38,480 |
|
|
|
40,523 |
|
Total operating revenues |
|
|
108,039 |
|
|
|
187,830 |
|
|
|
545,070 |
|
|
|
723,357 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Flight operations |
|
|
34,043 |
|
|
|
55,243 |
|
|
|
169,242 |
|
|
|
210,879 |
|
Fuel |
|
|
168 |
|
|
|
155 |
|
|
|
672 |
|
|
|
588 |
|
Maintenance |
|
|
47,102 |
|
|
|
57,010 |
|
|
|
192,123 |
|
|
|
196,514 |
|
Aircraft rent |
|
|
9,606 |
|
|
|
11,102 |
|
|
|
48,802 |
|
|
|
52,206 |
|
Aircraft and traffic servicing |
|
|
418 |
|
|
|
995 |
|
|
|
3,356 |
|
|
|
3,972 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
13,014 |
|
|
|
12,406 |
|
|
|
52,246 |
|
|
|
50,527 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
20,640 |
|
|
|
20,466 |
|
|
|
82,296 |
|
|
|
77,994 |
|
Lease termination |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
9,540 |
|
CARES Act Grant Recognition |
|
|
(40,816 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(83,834 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
84,175 |
|
|
|
157,377 |
|
|
|
464,903 |
|
|
|
602,220 |
|
Operating income |
|
|
23,864 |
|
|
|
30,453 |
|
|
|
80,167 |
|
|
|
121,137 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other (expenses) income, net: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(9,452 |
) |
|
|
(13,607 |
) |
|
|
(44,120 |
) |
|
|
(55,717 |
) |
Interest income |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
313 |
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
1,501 |
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(3,616 |
) |
Other (expense) income, net |
|
|
123 |
|
|
|
(101 |
) |
|
|
843 |
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
Total other (expense), net |
|
|
(9,319 |
) |
|
|
(13,395 |
) |
|
|
(43,172 |
) |
|
|
(57,851 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before taxes |
|
|
14,545 |
|
|
|
17,058 |
|
|
|
36,995 |
|
|
|
63,286 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
|
3,170 |
|
|
|
4,815 |
|
|
|
9,531 |
|
|
|
15,706 |
|
Net income and comprehensive income |
|
$ |
11,375 |
|
|
$ |
12,243 |
|
|
$ |
27,464 |
|
|
$ |
47,580 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per share attributable to common shareholders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
$ |
0.32 |
|
|
$ |
0.35 |
|
|
$ |
0.78 |
|
|
$ |
1.37 |
|
Diluted |
|
$ |
0.32 |
|
|
$ |
0.35 |
|
|
$ |
0.78 |
|
|
$ |
1.36 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average common shares outstanding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
|
35,486 |
|
|
|
35,003 |
|
|
|
35,237 |
|
|
|
34,764 |
|
Diluted |
|
|
35,486 |
|
|
|
35,067 |
|
|
|
35,308 |
|
|
|
35,064 |
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except shares) (unaudited)
Operating Highlights (unaudited)
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|||||||||
|
|
September 30 |
|
|||||||||
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
Change |
|
|||
Available Seat Miles (thousands) |
|
|
1,450,478 |
|
|
|
2,775,477 |
|
|
|
(47.7 |
)% |
Block Hours |
|
|
57,622 |
|
|
|
115,175 |
|
|
|
(50.0 |
)% |
Departures |
|
|
30,524 |
|
|
|
64,077 |
|
|
|
(52.4 |
)% |
Average Stage Length (miles) |
|
|
624 |
|
|
|
569 |
|
|
|
9.7 |
% |
Passengers |
|
|
1,415,817 |
|
|
|
3,789,696 |
|
|
|
(62.6 |
)% |
Source: Mesa Air Group, Inc.
Mesa Air Group, Inc.
Investor Relations
Brian Gillman
Investor.Relations@mesa-air.com
(602) 685-4010