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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
June 3, 2026
(Date of earliest event reported)
ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 1-8957 | 91-1292054 | |||||||
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |||||||
| 19300 International Boulevard | Seattle | Washington | 98188 | |||||||||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||||||||
(206) 392-5040
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Ticker Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common stock, $0.01 par value | ALK | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
☐ Emerging growth company
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This document is also available on our website at http://investor.alaskaair.com.
ITEM 5.02. Election of Directors
On June 1, 2026, the Board of Directors of Alaska Air Group, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed G. Michael Sievert to the Company’s board of directors, effective immediately. Mr. Sievert will serve on the board’s Safety and Innovation Committees and on the boards of the Company’s airline subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Horizon Air Industries, Inc.
Mr. Sievert will participate in the compensation arrangements currently applicable to non-employee directors. Under the terms of those arrangements, Mr. Sievert received a prorated annual cash retainer of $85,320 for service for the period from his appointment until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders. In addition, under the Company’s 2016 Performance Incentive Plan, Mr. Sievert received a grant of Alaska Air Group, Inc. common shares, determined by dividing the grant value ($189,590) by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on June 1, 2026.
In connection with Mr. Sievert’s appointment, the number of seats on the Company’s Board of Directors was increased from 10 to 11. Mr. Sievert qualifies as an independent director under applicable SEC and NYSE standards.
ITEM 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On June 3, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of G. Michael Sievert to the Company's board of directors. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:
| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | |||||||
| Alaska Air Group Press Release | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - The cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | |||||||
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.
ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC.
Registrant
Date: June 3, 2026
/s/ KYLE B. LEVINE
Kyle B. Levine
Executive Vice President Corporate & Public Affairs
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary