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<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2003</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="RIGHT">Registration No. 333-_________</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549<BR>
<B><BR>
FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
<I>Under<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933<BR>
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</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=6>AIRTRAN HOLDINGS, INC.<BR>
</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nevada<BR>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=1>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="RIGHT">58-2189551&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=1>(I.R.S. Employer&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">9955 AirTran Boulevard<BR>
Orlando, Florida 32827<BR>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=1>(Address of principal executive offices)<BR>
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</FONT><U>AirTran Holdings, Inc. 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan<BR>
</U><FONT SIZE=1>(Full title of the plan)<BR>
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</FONT><FONT SIZE=3>Richard P. Magurno, Esq.<BR>
AirTran Holdings, Inc.<BR>
9955 AirTran Boulevard<BR>
Orlando, Florida 32827<BR>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=1>(Name and address of agent for service)<BR>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=3>(407) 251-5600<BR>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=1>(telephone number including area code, of agent for service)<BR>
Copies to:<BR>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=3>Robert B. Goldberg, Esq.<BR>
Ellis, Funk, Goldberg, Labovitz &amp; Dokson, P.C.<BR>
3490 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite 400<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30305<BR>
(404) 233-2800<BR>
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<B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT></TD>
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Title of Securities<BR>
to be Registered</FONT></TD>
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Amount<BR>
to be<BR>
Registered</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed<BR>
Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share (1)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed<BR>
Maximum<BR>
Aggregate<BR>
Offering Price (2)</FONT></TD>
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Amount of<BR>
Registration<BR>
Fee</FONT></TD>
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Common Stock, $.001 par value per share<BR>
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5,000,000<BR>
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$6.138<BR>
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$30,690,000<BR>
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$2,823.48<BR>
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(1)<BR>
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(2)<BR>
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The price per share for the shares registered hereby is calculated by dividing the proposed maximum aggregate offering price by the amount to be registered.<BR>
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The maximum aggregate offering price is estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and is equal to the sum of (i) the product resulting from multiplying 2,334,829, the number of shares registered by this Registration Statement as to which there are outstanding options under the AirTran Holdings, Inc. 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan, by $6.17, the average exercise price of such options, and (ii) the product resulting from multiplying 2,665,171, the number of shares registered by this Registration Statement as to which options may be granted under the AirTran Holdings, Inc. 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan, by $6.11, the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on February 7, 2003.</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Item 1:</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Plan Information</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Item 2:</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Item 3:</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Item 4:</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Description of Securities</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Item 5:</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">3</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Item 6:</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Exemption From Registration Claimed</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Item 8:</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Exhibits</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Item 9:</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Undertakings</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>*</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Separately given to participants.  Pursuant to the rules for filing a Registration Statement on Form S-8, such information is contained in a document which does not constitute a part of this Registration Statement but which shall, together with the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, constitute a prospectus under Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933.</FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">PART I</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT SIZE=3><P>Item 1.</B></FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Omitted.</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Omitted.</FONT></TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">PART II<BR>
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</P>
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<B>Item 3</B>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference<BR>
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<B><FONT SIZE=3><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>The following documents filed by AirTran Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") with the Commission are incorporated herein by reference:<B><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="RIGHT">(a)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="RIGHT">(b)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2002, June 30, 2002 and September 30, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="RIGHT">(c)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated January 11, 2002, January 29, 2002, February 28, 2002, April 2, 2002, April 25, 2002, July 23, 2002, October 23, 2002, December 10, 2002, and January 28, 2003.</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="RIGHT">(d)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated August 10, 2001, registering shares of the Company's Common Stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, filed with the Commission.</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition to the foregoing, all documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment indicating that all of the securities offered hereunder have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.  Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that is also incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.  Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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<B>Item 4</B>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Description of Securities<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>Not applicable.<BR>
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<B>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>The legality of the Common Stock offered hereby has been passed on for the Company by Ellis, Funk, Goldberg, Labovitz &amp; Dokson, P.C., Atlanta, Georgia.  Certain shareholders of Ellis, Funk, Goldberg, Labovitz &amp; Dokson, P.C. own 14,300 shares of Common Stock of the Company.<BR>
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<B>Item 6</B>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><B>Indemnification<FONT SIZE=3> of Directors and Officers<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>Our Articles of Incorporation provide that directors of the Company will not be personally liable for monetary damages to the Company for certain breaches of their fiduciary duty as directors to the fullest extent allowable by Nevada law. Under current Nevada law, directors would remain liable for: (i) acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law, and (ii) approval of</P>
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<P>certain illegal dividends or redemptions. In appropriate circumstances, equitable remedies or nonmonetary relief, such as an injunction, will remain available to a stockholder seeking redress from any such violation. In addition, the provision applies only to claims against a director arising out of his role as a director and not in any other capacity (such as an officer or employee of the Company).<BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company also has the obligation, pursuant to the Company's Bylaws, to indemnify any director or officer of the Company for all expenses incurred by them in connection with any legal action brought or threatened against such person for or on account of any action or omission alleged to have been committed while acting in the course and scope of the person's duties, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and with respect to criminal actions, had no reasonable cause to believe the person's conduct was unlawful, provided that such indemnification is made pursuant to then existing provisions of Nevada Revised Statutes at the time of any such indemnification.<BR>
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<B>Item 7</B>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Exemption from Registration Claimed<BR>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>4.1</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>AirTran Holdings, Inc. 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex A of our definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2002).</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Form of Stock Option Agreement under Stock Option Plan.</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>5</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Opinion of Ellis, Funk, Goldberg, Labovitz &amp; Dokson, P.C.</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>23.1</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP.</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Consent of Ellis, Funk, Goldberg, Labovitz &amp; Dokson, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5).</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Power of Attorney.</FONT></TD>
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<B>Item 9</B>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Undertakings<BR>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="RIGHT">(a)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</FONT></TD>
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provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.<BR>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Orlando, State of Florida on the 22nd day of January, 2003.<BR>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>AIRTRAN HOLDINGS, INC.<BR>
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By:&nbsp;<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Joseph B. Leonard&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Joseph B. Leonard, Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2003
Registration No. 333-_________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AIRTRAN HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
58-2189551
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
9955 AirTran Boulevard
Orlando, Florida 32827
(Address of principal executive offices)
AirTran Holdings, Inc. 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Richard P. Magurno, Esq.
AirTran Holdings, Inc.
9955 AirTran Boulevard
Orlando, Florida 32827
(Name and address of agent for service)
(407) 251-5600
(telephone number including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Robert B. Goldberg, Esq.
Ellis, Funk, Goldberg, Labovitz & Dokson, P.C.
3490 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite 400
Atlanta, Georgia 30305
(404) 233-2800
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (1)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (2)
Amount of
Registration
Fee
Common Stock, $.001 par value per share
5,000,000
$6.138
$30,690,000
$2,823.48
(1)
(2)
The price per share for the shares registered hereby is calculated by dividing the proposed maximum aggregate offering price by the amount to be registered.
The maximum aggregate offering price is estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and is equal to the sum of (i) the product resulting from multiplying 2,334,829, the number of shares registered by this Registration Statement as to which there are outstanding options under the AirTran Holdings, Inc. 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan, by $6.17, the average exercise price of such options, and (ii) the product resulting from multiplying 2,665,171, the number of shares registered by this Registration Statement as to which options may be granted under the AirTran Holdings, Inc. 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan, by $6.11, the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on February 7, 2003.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1:
Plan Information
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Item 2:
Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
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Item 3:
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
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Item 4:
Description of Securities
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Item 5:
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
3
Item 6:
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
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Item 7:
Exemption From Registration Claimed
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Item 8:
Exhibits
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Item 9:
Undertakings
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*
Separately given to participants.  Pursuant to the rules for filing a Registration Statement on Form S-8, such information is contained in a document which does not constitute a part of this Registration Statement but which shall, together with the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, constitute a prospectus under Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.
Plan Information
Omitted.
Item 2.
Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
Omitted.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3
.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents filed by AirTran Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") with the Commission are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.
(b)
The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2002, June 30, 2002 and September 30, 2002.
(c)
The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated January 11, 2002, January 29, 2002, February 28, 2002, April 2, 2002, April 25, 2002, July 23, 2002, October 23, 2002, December 10, 2002, and January 28, 2003.
(d)
The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated August 10, 2001, registering shares of the Company's Common Stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, filed with the Commission.
In addition to the foregoing, all documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment indicating that all of the securities offered hereunder have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.  Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that is also incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.  Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4
.
Description of Securities
Not applicable.
Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
The legality of the Common Stock offered hereby has been passed on for the Company by Ellis, Funk, Goldberg, Labovitz & Dokson, P.C., Atlanta, Georgia.  Certain shareholders of Ellis, Funk, Goldberg, Labovitz & Dokson, P.C. own 14,300 shares of Common Stock of the Company.
Item 6
.
Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
Our Articles of Incorporation provide that directors of the Company will not be personally liable for monetary damages to the Company for certain breaches of their fiduciary duty as directors to the fullest extent allowable by Nevada law. Under current Nevada law, directors would remain liable for: (i) acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law, and (ii) approval of
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certain illegal dividends or redemptions. In appropriate circumstances, equitable remedies or nonmonetary relief, such as an injunction, will remain available to a stockholder seeking redress from any such violation. In addition, the provision applies only to claims against a director arising out of his role as a director and not in any other capacity (such as an officer or employee of the Company).
The Company also has the obligation, pursuant to the Company's Bylaws, to indemnify any director or officer of the Company for all expenses incurred by them in connection with any legal action brought or threatened against such person for or on account of any action or omission alleged to have been committed while acting in the course and scope of the person's duties, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and with respect to criminal actions, had no reasonable cause to believe the person's conduct was unlawful, provided that such indemnification is made pursuant to then existing provisions of Nevada Revised Statutes at the time of any such indemnification.
Item 7
.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not Applicable.
Item 8.  Exhibits
4.1
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AirTran Holdings, Inc. 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex A of our definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2002).
4.2
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Form of Stock Option Agreement under Stock Option Plan.
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Opinion of Ellis, Funk, Goldberg, Labovitz & Dokson, P.C.
23.1
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
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Consent of Ellis, Funk, Goldberg, Labovitz & Dokson, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5).
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Power of Attorney.
Item 9
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Undertakings
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement; and
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(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Orlando, State of Florida on the 22nd day of January, 2003.
AIRTRAN HOLDINGS, INC.
By:
/s/ Joseph B. Leonard
Joseph B. Leonard, Chief Executive Officer
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