0001246360-17-000808.txt : 20170216 0001246360-17-000808.hdr.sgml : 20170216 20170216194911 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001246360-17-000808 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170214 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170216 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170216 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000766421 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AIR TRANSPORTATION, SCHEDULED [4512] IRS NUMBER: 911292054 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 19300 INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD CITY: SEATTLE STATE: WA ZIP: 98188 BUSINESS PHONE: 206-392-5040 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 19300 INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD CITY: SEATTLE STATE: WA ZIP: 98188 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALASKA AIR GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ELIASEN MARK G CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001544109 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08957 FILM NUMBER: 17619484 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. STREET 2: 19300 INTERNATIONAL BLVD CITY: SEATTLE STATE: WA ZIP: 98188 4 1 form.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2017-02-14 false 0000766421 ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC. ALK 0001544109 ELIASEN MARK G 19300 INTERNATIONAL BLVD SEATTLE WA 98188 false true false false VP/FINANCE & TREASURER COMMON STOCK 401(K) 783 I ESOP TRUST COMMON STOCK 6517 D COMMON STOCK 2017-02-14 4 A false 2372 0 A 8261 D COMMON STOCK 2017-02-14 4 F false 649 96.3 D 7612 D COMMON STOCK 2017-02-16 4 S false 1095 96.72 D 6517 D RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS 0 2017-02-14 4 A false 710 0 A 2020-02-14 2027-02-14 COMMON STOCK 710 710 D EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION (RT TO BUY) 96.3 2017-02-14 4 A false 1630 0 A 2018-02-14 2027-02-14 COMMON STOCK 1630 1630 D COMMON SHARES HELD IN THE ALASKA AIR GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP 401(K) PLAN TRUST, AS OF 12/31/16. INCLUDES 4,937 SHARES ACQUIRED UNDER THE ISSUER'S EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN, AS WELL AS 910 AND 670 UNVESTED RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS GRANTED ON 2/10/2015 AND 2/9/2016, RESPECTIVELY, UNDER THE ISSUER'S 2008 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN. COMMON SHARES ISSUED UPON ATTAINING PERFORMANCE GOALS SET FOR A THREE-YEAR PERIOD ENDING 12/31/2016 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF A PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AWARD GRANTED ON 2/11/2014 UNDER THE ISSUER'S 2008 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN; PER APPROVAL BY THE BOARD'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ON 2/14/2017. RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS CONVERT INTO COMMON STOCK ON A ONE-FOR-ONE BASIS. OPTIONS VEST IN 25% INCREMENTS OVER FOUR YEARS (02/14/2018, 02/14/2019, 02/14/2020 and 02/14/2021). COMMON SHARES FORFEITED TO COVER PAYROLL TAXES UPON VESTING OF PERFORMANCE STOCK UNITS ON 2/14/2017. AMOUNT PROVIDED IN COLUMN 4 REPRESENTS THE FMV OF THE SHARES ON THE DATE OF FORFEITURE. /S/ JEANNE E GAMMON, ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR MARK G. ELIASEN 2017-02-16