Form 8-K
 


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): September 2, 2005


DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware
001-05424
58-0218548
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


P.O. Box 20706, Atlanta, Georgia 30320-6001
(Address of principal executive offices)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 715-2600


Registrant’s Web site address: www.delta.com


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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities


The Delta Family-Care Savings Plan ("Plan") is a qualified defined contribution retirement plan which includes an employee stock ownership plan ("ESOP") feature.

Under the terms of the Plan, Delta redeems shares of its Series B ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock") (1) to provide for distributions of the accounts of Plan participants who terminate employment with Delta and request a distribution; and (2) to implement annual diversification elections by Plan participants who are at least age 55 and have participated in the Plan for at least 10 years. In these circumstances, shares of Preferred Stock are redeemable at a price equal to the greater of (1) $72 per share or (2) the fair value of the shares of Delta common stock ("Common Stock") issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock (1.7155 shares of Common Stock for each share of Preferred Stock) to be redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid dividends on the shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed.

From September 1 through September 6, 2005, Delta issued an aggregate of 4,516,199 shares of Common Stock in exchange for an aggregate of 58,899.375 shares of Preferred Stock and $556,531.76 of accrued and unpaid dividends. The shares of Common Stock were issued in reliance upon the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 149 thereunder.



























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SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.




 
DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
 
 
   
 
By: /s/ Leslie P. Klemperer                                       
Date: September 9, 2005
 Leslie P. Klemperer
 Secretary

























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