Alaska Air Group Inc.

11/05/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/05/2024 16:40

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership - Form 4

Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
LEVINE KYLE B
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC. [ALK] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP LEGAL & GEN COUNSEL
(Last) (First) (Middle)
ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC., 19300 INTERNATIONAL BLVD 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/02/2024
(Street)
SEATTLE, WA 98188 		4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
COMMON STOCK 11/02/2024 M 4,856 A $ 0 (1) 24,652 D
COMMON STOCK 11/02/2024 F 1,911 D(2) $49.23 22,981(3) D
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year) 		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4) 		10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS $ 0 (1) 11/02/2024 M 4,856 (4) (4) COMMON STOCK 4,856 $ 0 9,714 D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
LEVINE KYLE B
ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC.
19300 INTERNATIONAL BLVD
SEATTLE, WA 98188 		SVP LEGAL & GEN COUNSEL

Signatures

/s/ Howard Kuppler, by power of attorney 11/05/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Each restricted stock unit (RSUs) represents a contingent right to receive one share of ALK common stock.
(2) The shares withheld were an exempt disposition to the Issuer under Rule 16b-3(e) to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising out of the vesting of RSUs and settled with shares by the reporting person.
(3) Includes 99 shares acquired under the Alaska Air Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) on April 30, 2024, and 78 share acquired under the ESPP on October 31, 2024, in transactions that were exempt under both Rule 16b-3(d) and Rule 16b-3(c).
(4) The RSUs vesting were from an award of 14,570 shares granted on 11/2/2023 that vested as to 4,856 shares on November 2, 2024, and that will vest as to 4,857 shares on November 2, 2025, and as to 4,857 shares on November 2, 2026.
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