-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, JABe+eh7BMkSq5f3kw1xnaoH1QbSPOAQChFmoWFpivuC1q6OXf08MFxPMGaX4x6E 7+1O6U6462cIusSNQa6p9g== 0000950138-04-000747.txt : 20041108 0000950138-04-000747.hdr.sgml : 20041108 20041108104831 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950138-04-000747 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20041108 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20041108 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DELTA AIR LINES INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000027904 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AIR TRANSPORTATION, SCHEDULED [4512] IRS NUMBER: 580218548 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-12283 FILM NUMBER: 041124493 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL AIRPORT STREET 2: 1030 DELTA BLVD CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30354-1989 BUSINESS PHONE: 4047152600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 20706 STREET 2: DEPT 981 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30320-6001 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DELTA AIR CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19660908 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ROTH MICHAEL CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001010207 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10556 N PORT WASHINGTON RD CITY: MEQUON STATE: WI ZIP: 53092 BUSINESS PHONE: 4142411810 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10556 N PORT WASHINGTON RD CITY: MEQUON STATE: WI ZIP: 53092 SC 13G 1 nov_13g-delta.txt SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 13G (Rule 13d-102) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b) (Amendment No. )* Delta Air Lines, Inc. ------------------------ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, par value $1.50 per share --------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 247361108 ------------ (CUSIP Number) October 28, 2004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [X] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO. 247361108 Page 2 of 6 _____________________________________________________________________________ NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only) 1 Michael A. Roth and Brian J. Stark, as joint filers pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) _____________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X] (b) [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY _____________________________________________________________________________ 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States of America _____________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 11,474,600 shares of Common Stock (See Item 4) ______________________________________________________________ EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 ______________________________________________________________ PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 11,474,600 Shares of Common Stock (See Item 4) _____________________________________________________________________________ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 11,474,600 shares of Common Stock (See Item 4) _____________________________________________________________________________ 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.1% (See Item 4) _____________________________________________________________________________ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN _____________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO. 247361108 Page 3 of 6 Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Delta Air Lines, Inc. (the "Issuer") Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: P.O. Box 20706 Atlanta, Georgia 30320 Items 2(a), (b) and (c). Name of Persons Filing, Address of Principal Business Office and Citizenship: This Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of Michael A. Roth and Brian J. Stark, as joint filers (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, a copy of which is filed with this Schedule 13G as Exhibit 1, pursuant to which the Reporting Persons have agreed to file this Schedule 13G jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The principal business office of the Reporting Persons is 3600 South Lake Drive, St. Francis, WI 53235. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, par value $1.50 per share, of the Issuer (the "Common Stock") Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 247361108 Item 3. Not applicable. Item 4. Ownership. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 11,474,600 shares of Common Stock* (b) Percent of class: Based on 125,607,315 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of July 31, 2004 (as set forth in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2004) the Reporting Persons hold approximately 9.1%* of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer. SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO. 247361108 Page 4 of 6 (c) Number of shares to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 11,474,600 Shares of Common Stock* (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose of or direct the disposition of: 11,474,600 shares of Common Stock* *The Reporting Persons beneficially own an aggregate of 11,474,600 shares of Common Stock. The foregoing amount of Common Stock and percentage ownership represent the combined indirect holdings of Michael A. Roth and Brian J. Stark. All of the foregoing represents an aggregate of 11,474,600 shares of Common Stock held by Shepherd Investments International, Ltd. ("Shepherd"), Shepherd Trading Limited ("Shepherd Trading"), Stark Trading, Stark International, Reliant Trading and SF Capital Partners Ltd. ("SF Capital"). The Reporting Persons direct the management of Stark Offshore Management, LLC ("Stark Offshore"), which acts as the investment manager and has sole power to direct the management of Shepherd, Shepherd Trading and SF Capital, and Stark Onshore Management, LLC ("Stark Onshore"), which acts as the managing general partner and has sole power to direct the management of Stark Trading, Stark International and Reliant Trading. As the Managing Members of Stark Offshore and Stark Onshore, the Reporting Persons possess sole voting and dispositive power over all of the foregoing shares. Therefore, for the purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of, but hereby disclaim such beneficial ownership of, the foregoing shares. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Not applicable. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Not applicable. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported By the Parent Holding Company. Not applicable. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not applicable. SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO. 247361108 Page 5 of 6 Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of a Group. Not applicable. Item 10. Certification. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO. 247361108 Page 6 of 6 SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: November 8, 2004 /s/ Michael A. Roth ----------------------- Michael A. Roth /s/ Brian J. Stark ----------------------- Brian J. Stark SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO. 247361108 Exhibit 1 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to 11,474,600 shares of Common Stock of Delta Air Lines, Inc. and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement shall be included as an exhibit to such joint filings. The undersigned further agree that each party hereto is responsible for the timely filing of such Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning such party contained therein; provided, however, that no party is responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning any other party making the filing, unless such party knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Joint Filing Agreement on November 8, 2004. /s/ Michael A. Roth ----------------------- Michael A. Roth /s/ Brian J. Stark ----------------------- Brian J. Stark -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----