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): March 31, 2021

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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 Website 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):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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 ☐            

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

As previously reported, Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) entered into an indenture, dated as of April 29, 2020, with U.S. Bank National Association (“U.S. Bank”), as trustee and collateral trustee, in connection with the issuance of its 7.000% senior secured notes due 2025 (the “Notes” and such indenture, the “Indenture”). The Indenture requires Delta to deliver an appraisal of the collateral securing the Notes to U.S. Bank on a periodic basis, along with a summary of the appraisal that must also be made publicly available. In connection with delivery of the appraisal to U.S. Bank on the date hereof, Delta is posting the relevant summary under the “Resources” tab of its Investor Relations website, available at https://ir.delta.com/resources. Delta plans to post summaries of future appraisals in the same location on or prior to the due dates specified in the Indenture for delivery of such summaries.

In accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form 8−K, the information in this report that is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8−K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth in such filing. This report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information referenced in the report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.

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.