Company: UP
Filing Date: 2025-04-01
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-011647
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Company: Wheels Up Experience Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-01
Form: PRE 14A
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 cast at the Annual Meeting. Shares of Common Stock represented by executed proxies will be voted, if authority to do so is not withheld, for the election of each of the four Class I director nominees. Any abstentions or broker non-votes, or failing to vote by ballot at the Annual Meeting or by proxy, will not have any effect on the outcome of Proposal No. 1, so long as at least one vote is cast for each director nominee. If any nominee should be unavailable for election, such shares of Common Stock will be voted for the election of such substitute nominee as the Board may propose. Each of Messrs. Zirkin, James, Janki and Klein have agreed to serve if elected, and management has no reason to believe that they will be unable to serve. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FORTHE ELECTION OF EACH NAMED DIRECTOR NOMINEE.

| Wheels Up Experience Inc.Proxy Statement and Notice of 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders11 |

TABLE OF CONTENTS PROPOSAL NO. 1—ELECTION OF DIRECTORS (continued) Composition of the Board Set forth below is biographical information for each of the nominees and each person whose term of office as a director will continue after the Annual Meeting. The following includes certain information regarding our directors’ individual experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that led the Board to conclude that they should serve as directors. Nominees for Election to a Three-Year Term Expiring at the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders Dwight James. Mr. James, age 51, has served as a member of the Board since February 2022 and has been designated by Delta to serve on the Board pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement. Mr. James has served as Senior Vice President—Customer Engagement & Loyalty for Delta, and Chief Executive Officer of Delta Vacations, where he is responsible for the airline’s SkyMiles® loyalty program, Delta Sky Clubs and industry-leading partnerships, since November 2020. As Chief Executive Officer of Delta Vacations, Mr. James leads the Delta subsidiary that specializes in curated vacation packages and experiences. Since November 2009, he has held several senior executive roles at Delta, which include SVP—Pricing and Revenue Management, where he oversaw the development, planning and execution of revenue generation strategies, product strategy, and commercial delivery for Delta, as well as commercial systems development and corporate revenue forecasting. Mr. James also served as Delta’s SVP—International Pricing and Revenue