SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Dividends

During 2020, the Board of Directors declared dividends of $0.375 per share. The Company paid dividends of $45 million, $173 million and $158 million to shareholders of record during 2020, 2019 and 2018. In March 2020, the Company suspended dividends indefinitely.

Common Stock Repurchase

In August 2015, the Board of Directors authorized a $1 billion share repurchase program. As of December 31, 2020, the Company has repurchased 7.6 million shares for $544 million under this program. In March 2020, the Company suspended the share repurchase program indefinitely.

At December 31, 2020, the Company held 9,349,944 shares in treasury. Management does not anticipate retiring common shares held in treasury for the foreseeable future.

Share repurchase activity (in millions, except shares):


	2020			2019			2018
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount
2015 Repurchase Program – $1 billion	538,078	$	31	1,192,820	$	75	776,186	$	50

CARES Act Warrant Issuance

As taxpayer protection required under the PSP, during 2020 the Company granted the Treasury a total of 915,930 warrants to purchase Alaska Air Group (ALK) common stock at a strike price of $31.61, based on the closing price on April 9, 2020. The warrants are non-voting, freely transferable, may be settled as net shares or in cash at Alaska's option, and have a five year term.

Additionally, in connection with the execution of the CARES Act loan agreement, the Company agreed to issue warrants to the Treasury to purchase up to an aggregate of 6,099,336 shares of ALK common stock (the Warrant Agreement). Under the Warrant Agreement, warrants will be granted to the Treasury in conjunction with each new borrowing under the Agreement. Warrants to purchase shares shall be equal to 10% of each borrowing, divided by $31.61, the closing price of Air Group common stock on April 9, 2020. Pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, on the closing date, Air Group granted the Treasury 427,080 warrants to purchase ALK common stock at a strike price of $31.61.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (AOCL)

AOCL consisted of the following (in millions, net of tax):


	2020		2019
Related to marketable securities	$	23	$	9
Related to employee benefit plans	(498)		(469)
Related to interest rate derivatives	(19)		(5)
	$	(494)	$	(465)