# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001498710
**File Stem:** 0000950103-26-006723
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 9009
**Document Hash:** e3b1c5925c24ae5c09227b647151921a
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000950103-26-006723.hdr.sgml**: 20260504

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000950103-26-006723

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260502

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260504

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260504

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Spirit Aviation Holdings, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001498710
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** AIR TRANSPORTATION, SCHEDULED [4512]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 333711797
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-35186
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26934582

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1731 RADIANT DRIVE
- **CITY:** DANIA BEACH
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 33004
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 954-447-7920

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1731 RADIANT DRIVE
- **CITY:** DANIA BEACH
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 33004

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Spirit Airlines, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20100811

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

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**FORM 8-K**

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**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)**

**of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 2, 2026**

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**Spirit Aviation Holdings, Inc.**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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| **Delaware** | **001-35186** | **33-3711797** |
| (State or other jurisdiction | **(Commission** | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | **File Number)** | Identification No.) |

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**1731 Radiant Drive**

**Dania Beach, Florida 33004**

**(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)**

**(954) 447-7920**

**(Registrant**'**s telephone number, including area code)**

**N/A**

**(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)**

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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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. ☐

**Explanatory Note**

As previously disclosed, on August 29, 2025, Spirit Aviation Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") and certain of its affiliates (such affiliates, together with the Company, the "Debtors") filed voluntary petitions (the "Chapter 11 Cases") in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the "Bankruptcy Court") seeking relief under chapter 11 of title 11 of the U.S. Code (the "Bankruptcy Code"). The Chapter 11 Cases are being jointly administered under Case No. 25-11897 (SHL).

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| **Item 8.01.** | **Other Events** |

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In light of the Company's decision to begin the orderly wind-down of its operations, effective immediately and as disclosed in the press release issued on May 2, 2026 (a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1), and the Company's suspension of its reporting obligations under Section 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company will, effective immediately, cease to file any periodic or current reports or any other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, unless required by law.

**Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements**

**Cautionary Note Regarding the Chapter 11 Cases**

The Company cautions that trading in its common stock during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases is highly speculative and poses substantial risks. Trading prices for the common stock may bear little or no relationship to the actual recovery, if any, by holders of the common stock in the Chapter 11 Cases. The Company expects that holders of its common stock will experience a complete loss on their investment.

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| **Item 9.01.** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.** |

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**(d) Exhibits**

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| **Exhibit No.**  | **Description** |
| [99.1](dp246246_ex9901.htm) | [Press Release dated as of May 2, 2026, issued by Spirit Aviation Holdings, Inc.](dp246246_ex9901.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document) |

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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.

Date: May 4, 2026 SPIRIT AVIATION HOLDINGS, INC. <br>

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| By: | /s/ *Thomas Canfield* |
| Name: | Thomas Canfield |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

**Spirit Airlines Begins Orderly Wind-Down of Operations**

*All Flights Have Been Cancelled*

DANIA BEACH, Fla., May 2, 2026 – Spirit Aviation Holdings, Inc., parent company of Spirit Airlines, LLC ("Spirit" or the "Company"), today regretfully announced that the Company has started an orderly wind-down of operations, effective immediately. All Spirit flights have been cancelled, and Spirit Guests should not go to the airport.

The wind-down follows the Company's extensive and comprehensive efforts to restructure the business and pursue transactions to strengthen Spirit's financial position and create a sustainable path forward. Unfortunately, despite the Company's efforts, the recent material increase in oil prices and other pressures on the business have significantly impacted Spirit's financial outlook. With no additional funding available to the Company, Spirit had no choice but to begin this wind-down.

"For more than 30 years, Spirit Airlines has played a pioneering role in making travel more accessible and bringing people together while driving affordability across the industry," said Dave Davis, Spirit's President and Chief Executive Officer. "In March 2026, we reached an agreement with our bondholders on a restructuring plan that would have allowed us to emerge as a go-forward business. However, the sudden and sustained rise in fuel prices in recent weeks ultimately has left us with no alternative but to pursue an orderly wind-down of the Company. Sustaining the business required hundreds of millions of additional dollars of liquidity that Spirit simply does not have and could not procure. This is tremendously disappointing and not the outcome any of us wanted."

"I want to thank the Administration, in particular Secretary Howard Lutnick and the U.S. Department of Commerce, for their extraordinary efforts to try to preserve jobs and service across the country, along with the U.S. Department of Transportation for their assistance to minimize the disruption to our Guests in the days and weeks ahead," Davis continued. "Many stakeholders have stepped up for Spirit through our restructuring. We are grateful to our labor union partners, aircraft lessors, other business partners and our financial stakeholders including Citadel, Cyrus Capital and Ares Management Corp, for working with us on tangible solutions to restructure our business."

"Most of all, we are grateful to our relentless Spirit team for their tremendous effort during our restructuring," Davis added. "They have tirelessly provided a safe, affordable and award-winning option to the traveling public."

Spirit will automatically process refunds for any flights purchased through Spirit with a credit or debit card to the original form of payment. Guests who booked flights via a travel agent should contact the travel agent directly to request a refund. Compensation for Guests who booked flights using any other methods, including a voucher, credit or Free Spirit points, will be determined at a later date through the bankruptcy process. Guests can visit <u>http://spiritrestructuring.com</u> for more information about Spirit's wind-down process.