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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-7815
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE 43-1145889
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
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ONE CITY CENTRE
515 N. SIXTH STREET
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63101
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(314) 589-3000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes /X/ No / /
APPLICABLE ONLY TO REGISTRANTS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and
reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan
confirmed by a court. Yes /X/ No / /
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes
of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
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OUTSTANDING AS OF
CLASS NOVEMBER 12, 1997
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Common Stock, par value 50,883,869
$0.01 per share
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In addition, as of November 12, 1997 there were 6,815,885 shares of Employee
Preferred Stock outstanding.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS
For the Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996
(Amounts in Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
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1997 1996 1997 1996
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Operating revenues:
Passenger $799,203 $ 874,275 $2,211,253 $2,391,207
Freight and mail 32,106 38,548 94,913 111,495
All other 77,072 90,044 208,963 248,406
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Total 908,381 1,002,867 2,515,129 2,751,108
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Operating expenses:
Salaries, wages and benefits 304,344 317,527 922,160 923,288
Earned stock compensation 1,106 (735) 4,179 4,306
Aircraft fuel and oil 122,234 162,382 369,509 432,849
Passenger sales commissions 65,960 75,960 188,954 213,548
Aircraft maintenance materials and repairs 27,507 53,529 109,636 158,485
Depreciation and amortization 36,623 39,518 112,154 118,347
Operating lease rentals 94,439 77,270 268,849 222,083
Passenger food and beverages 21,552 31,218 61,411 84,052
All other 170,859 220,179 508,074 560,294
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Total 844,624 976,848 2,544,926 2,717,252
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Operating income (loss) 63,757 26,019 (29,797) 33,856
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Other charges (credits):
Interest expense 27,404 30,864 85,518 95,483
Interest and investment income (2,944) (5,421) (8,962) (17,247)
Disposition of assets, gains and losses - net (2,828) 87 (15,208) 62
Other charges and credits - net (5,057) (9,481) (22,873) (26,185)
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Total 16,575 16,049 38,475 52,113
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Income (loss) before income taxes and
extraordinary items 47,182 9,970 (68,272) (18,257)
Provision (credit) for income taxes 33,906 16,875 479 493
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Income (loss) before extraordinary items 13,276 (6,905) (68,751) (18,750)
Extraordinary items, net of income taxes (6,985) (7,420) (10,922) (7,420)
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Net income (loss) 6,291 (14,325) (79,673) (26,170)
Preferred stock dividend requirements 3,869 3,869 11,607 32,681
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Income (loss) applicable to common shares $ 2,422 $ (18,194) $ (91,280) $ (58,851)
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Per share amounts:
Earnings (loss) before extraordinary item
and special dividend requirement $ .17 $ (.24) $ (1.54) $ (.73)
Extraordinary item and special dividend
requirement (.13) (.16) (.21) (.63)
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Net income (loss) $ .04 $ (.40) $ (1.75) $ (1.36)
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See notes to consolidated financial statements
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TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
September 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996
(Amounts in Thousands)
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ASSETS
September 30, December 31,
1997 1996
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(Unaudited)
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Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 104,565 $ 181,586
Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts,
$10,275 in 1997 and $12,939 in 1996 251,347 239,496
Spare parts, materials and supplies, less allowance
for obsolescence, $12,212 in 1997 and $11,563 in 1996 101,774 111,239
Prepaid expenses and other 135,606 93,424
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Total 593,292 625,745
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Property:
Property owned:
Flight equipment 488,409 339,150
Prepayments on flight equipment 14,037 39,072
Land, buildings and improvements 61,034 59,879
Other property and equipment 63,957 60,750
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Total owned property 627,437 498,851
Less accumulated depreciation 102,137 71,810
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Property owned - net 525,300 427,041
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Property held under capital leases:
Flight equipment 168,403 172,812
Land, buildings and improvements 49,443 54,761
Other property and equipment 7,185 6,570
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Total property held under capital leases 225,031 234,143
Less accumulated amortization 71,833 46,977
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Property held under capital leases - net 153,198 187,166
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Total property - net 678,498 614,207
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Investments and other assets:
Investments in affiliated companies 118,290 108,173
Investments, receivables and other 151,839 149,028
Routes, gates and slots - net 383,033 401,659
Reorganization value in excess of amounts allocable
to identifiable assets - net 751,661 783,127
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Total 1,404,823 1,441,987
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Total $2,676,613 $2,681,939
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See notes to consolidated financial statements
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TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
September 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996
(Amounts in Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
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September 30, December 31,
1997 1996
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(Unaudited)
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Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt $ 66,184 $ 92,447
Current obligations under capital leases 38,423 42,501
Advance ticket sales 272,148 241,516
Accounts payable, principally trade 268,795 216,675
Accounts payable to affiliated companies 5,996 4,894
Accrued expenses:
Employee compensation and vacations earned 115,392 116,846
Contributions to retirement and pension trusts 11,779 14,091
Interest on debt and capital leases 31,173 39,420
Taxes 17,665 19,018
Other accrued expenses 191,595 174,753
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Total accrued expenses 367,604 364,128
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Total 1,019,150 962,161
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Long-term liabilities and deferred credits:
Long-term debt, less current maturities 593,825 608,485
Obligations under capital leases, less current
obligations 189,622 220,790
Postretirement benefits other than pensions 475,374 471,171
Noncurrent pension liabilities 31,452 30,716
Other noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits 147,359 150,511
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Total 1,437,632 1,481,673
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Shareholders' equity:
8% cumulative convertible exchangeable preferred stock,
$50 liquidation preference; 3,869 shares issued and
outstanding 39 39
Employee preferred stock, $0.01 liquidation preference;
special voting rights; shares issued and outstanding;
1997-6,943; 1996-5,681 69 57
Common stock, $0.01 par value, shares issued and
outstanding: 1997-50,666; 1996-41,763 507 418
Additional paid-in capital 613,842 552,544
Accumulated deficit (394,626) (314,953)
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Total 219,831 238,105
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Total $2,676,613 $2,681,939
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See notes to consolidated financial statements
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TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996
(Amounts in Thousands)
(Unaudited)
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Nine Months Ended
September 30,
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1997 1996
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss $(79,673) $ (26,170)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
used by operating activities:
Employee earned stock compensation 4,179 4,306
Depreciation and amortization 112,154 118,347
Amortization of discount and expense on debt 10,905 8,096
Extraordinary loss on extinguishment of debt 10,922 7,420
Interest paid in common stock 4,125 11,332
Equity in undistributed earnings of affiliates not
consolidated (10,424) (9,733)
Revenue from Icahn ticket program (90,878) (52,169)
Net (gains)-losses on disposition of assets (15,208) 62
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in:
Receivables (12,618) (73,224)
Inventories 8,479 (3,326)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (34,569) (48,826)
Other assets (9,723) 5,831
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 58,897 83,430
Advance ticket sales 20,247 83,962
Other noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits 2,228 (61,412)
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Net cash provided (used) (20,957) 47,926
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sales of property 22,186 5,916
Capital expenditures, including aircraft pre-delivery deposits (58,161) (109,885)
Return of pre-delivery deposits related to leased aircraft 10,740 --
Net decrease (increase) in investments, receivables and other 7,632 (4,924)
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Net cash used (17,603) (108,893)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds from long-term debt and warrants issued 47,175 2,750
Proceeds from sale and leaseback of certain aircraft 12,000 --
Repayments on long-term debt and capital lease obligations (92,867) (91,696)
Refund due to retirement of 1967 bonds 5,318 --
Net proceeds from sale of preferred stock -- 186,163
Redemption of 12% Preferred Stock -- (81,749)
Cash dividends paid on preferred stock (11,607) (10,620)
Net proceeds from exercise of equity rights, warrants and
options 1,520 301
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Net cash provided (used) (38,461) 5,149
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (77,021) (55,818)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 181,586 304,340
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $104,565 $ 248,522
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See notes to consolidated financial statements
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TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996
(Amounts in Thousands)
(Unaudited)
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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
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Cash paid during the period for:
Interest $ 74,247 $86,465
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Income taxes $ 80 $ 127
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Information about noncash operating, investing and
financing activities:
Promissory notes issued to finance aircraft acquisitions $112,121 $10,565
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Promissory note issued to finance aircraft predelivery
payments $ 4,654 $12,202
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Common Stock issued in lieu of cash dividends $ -- $ 3,255
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Property acquired and obligations recorded under new
capital transactions $ 619 $ 2,333
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Exchange of long-term debt for common stock:
Debt cancelled including accrued interest,
net of unamortized discount $ 48,835 $38,229
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Common Stock issued, at fair value $ 56,028 $45,649
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Extraordinary loss $ 7,193 $ 7,420
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ACCOUNTING POLICY
For purposes of the Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows, TWA considers
all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity of three
months or less to be cash equivalents.
See notes to consolidated financial statements
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TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 1997
(Unaudited)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
Trans World Airlines, Inc. ("TWA" or the "Company") and its
subsidiaries. The results of Worldspan, L.P. ("Worldspan"), a 25%
owned affiliate, are recorded under the equity method and are
included in the Statements of Consolidated Operations in Other
Charges (Credits).
The unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein
have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission but do not
include all information and footnotes required by generally accepted
accounting principles pursuant to such rules and regulations. The
consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, which are
of a normal recurring nature and are necessary, in the opinion of
management, for a fair presentation of the results for these interim
periods. These consolidated financial statements and related notes
should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial
statements and related notes contained in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996. The
consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 1996 has been derived
from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date.
Certain amounts previously reported have been reclassified to
conform with the current presentation.
The airline industry generally, and TWA specifically, has
historically experienced seasonal changes between quarterly periods.
Due to the greater demand for air travel during the summer months,
airline industry revenues for the third quarter of the year are
generally significantly greater than revenues in the first and
fourth quarters of the year and moderately greater than revenues
in the second quarter of the year. Accordingly, the results for
the three months and nine months ended September 30, 1997, should
not be read as indicators of future results for the full year.
2. INCOME TAXES
Income tax expense is recorded each quarter based on the
estimated annual effective rate. The tax provision recorded in the
third quarter reflects the reversal of previously recorded tax
benefits, as management currently expects a taxable loss at year-end
and the realization of the benefits of any such tax loss in future
periods is presently subject to substantial uncertainty.
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3. EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS
In the nine months ended September 30, 1996 the Company
consummated a series of privately negotiated exchanges with a
significant holder of 12% Senior Secured Reset Notes which resulted
in the return to the Company of $42.0 million in 12% Senior Secured
Reset Notes and approximately $1.4 million in accrued interest
theron in exchange for the issuance of approximately 4.0 million
shares of Company Common Stock. As a result of the exchange of
the 12% Senior Secured Reset Notes, the Company incurred an
extraordinary non-cash charge of $7.4 million in the third quarter
of 1996 representing the difference between the fair value of the
common stock issued (based upon the trading price of the Company's
common stock on the dates of the exchanges net of purchaser's
discount) and the carrying value of the 12% Senior Secured Reset
Notes retired.
During the nine months ended September 30, 1997 the Company
continued the series of privately negotiated exchanges with a
significant holder of 12% Senior Secured Reset Notes which resulted
in the return to the Company of $51.8 million in 12% Senior Secured
Reset Notes and approximately $1.4 million in accrued interest
thereon in exchange for the issuance of approximately 7.7 million
shares of Company Common Stock. All 12% Senior Secured Reset Notes
returned will be canceled leaving an outstanding principal balance
of such notes of approximately $72.5 million. As a result of the
exchange of the 12% Senior Secured Reset Notes, the Company incurred
an extraordinary non-cash charge of $7.2 million in the first nine
months of 1997.
An additional extraordinary non-cash charge of $3.7 million
was recorded during the third quarter of 1997 relating to a $38.8
million extinguishment of PBGC Notes under an agreement entered into
by the Company with Karabu Corporation, an entity affiliated with
Carl C. Icahn ("Karabu"), in connection with the '95 Reorganization.
4. PROFIT (LOSS) PER SHARE
In computing the income (loss) applicable to common shares
for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 1997, the
net income (loss) has been decreased (increased) by dividend
requirements on the 8% Cumulative Convertible Exchangeable Preferred
Stock (the "8% Preferred Stock"). In computing the related net
income (loss) per share, the income (loss) applicable to common
shares has been divided by the average aggregate number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock (49.3 million and 45.8 million
for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 1997,
respectively) and Employee Preferred Stock (6.8 million and 6.2
million for the three months and nine months ended September 30,
1997, respectively) which, with the exception of certain special
voting rights, is the functional equivalent of Common Stock.
When dilutive, effect has been given to stock options, warrants or
potential issuances of additional Common Stock or Employee Preferred
Stock. Fully diluted earnings per share for the three months ended
September 30, 1997 reflects the assumed conversion of the 8%
Preferred Stock into Common Stock.
The loss applicable to common shares for the three months and
nine months ended September 30, 1996 was similarly computed with the
net loss being increased by dividend requirements on the Mandatorily
Redeemable 12% Preferred Stock (the "12%
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Preferred Stock") (including amortization of the difference between
the fair value of the 12% Preferred Stock on the date of issuance
and the redemption value plus, with respect to the March 22, 1996
call for the redemption, a special dividend requirement of
approximately $20.0 million to reflect the excess of the early
redemption price over the carrying value of the 12% Preferred Stock)
and on the 8% Preferred Stock issued in March 1996. In computing the
related net loss per share, the loss applicable to common shares was
divided by the average aggregate number of outstanding shares of
Common Stock (39.3 million and 37.5 million for the three months and
nine months ended September 30, 1996, respectively) and Employee
Preferred Stock (5.7 million and 5.6 million for the three months
and nine months ended September 30, 1996, respectively). When
dilutive, effect has been given to stock options, warrants or
potential issuances of additional Common Stock or Employee Preferred
Stock. Fully diluted earnings per share for the three months ended
September 30, 1996 reflects the assumed conversion of the 8%
Preferred Stock into Common Stock.
5. SENIOR SECURED NOTES AND REDEEMABLE WARRANTS
In March 1997, the Company offered 50,000 Units ("Units"), with
each Unit consisting of (i) one 12% Senior Secured Note due 2002 (a
"Note"), in the principal amount of $1,000, and (ii) one Redeemable
Warrant (a "Warrant") to purchase 126.26 shares of Common Stock at
an exercise price of approximately $7.92 per share (the "Offering").
The Notes are secured by a lien on certain assets of the Company,
including 1) the Company's beneficial interest in its FAA designated
take-off and landing slots at three high-density, capacity-
controlled airports, 2) currently owned and hereafter acquired
defined ground equipment of the Company used at certain domestic
airports and 3) all of the issued and outstanding stock of
(a) a wholly-owned subsidiary of TWA holding the leasehold interest
in a hangar at Los Angeles International Airport and (b) three
wholly-owned subsidiaries of TWA holding leasehold interests
in gates and related support space at certain domestic airports
served by the Company. The Company realized approximately $47.2
million (net of discounts and commissions and estimated expenses) in
proceeds from the Offering. The Company used approximately $0.5
million of the proceeds from the Offering to release certain of the
collateral to be used to secure the Notes from a prior existing lien
and the remainder of the proceeds for general corporate purposes.
The Offering was made pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and, accordingly,
the Units, Notes and Warrants and underlying shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants were not registered under the
Federal and state securities laws. The Company filed registration
statements with respect to (i) an offer to exchange registered Notes
for any and all outstanding Notes, and (ii) the Warrants and
underlying shares of Common Stock, and to thereby register the Notes
and the Warrants under the Securities Act. These registration
statements became effective on July 29, 1997.
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6. PREFERRED STOCK
In March 1996, the Company completed an offering of 3,869,000
shares of its 8% Preferred Stock, with a liquidation preference of
$50 per share. Each share of the 8% Preferred Stock may be
converted at any time, at the option of the holder, unless
previously redeemed or exchanged, into shares of Common Stock at a
conversion price of $20.269 per share (equivalent to a conversion
rate of approximately 2.467 shares of Common Stock for each share of
8% Preferred Stock), subject to adjustment.
The 8% Preferred Stock may not be redeemed prior to March 15,
1999. On or after March 15, 1999, the 8% Preferred Stock may be
redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company, at
specified redemption prices.
The 8% Preferred Stock may be exchanged at the option of the
Company, in whole but not in part, for the Company's 8% Convertible
Subordinated Debentures Due 2006 (the "Debentures") on any dividend
payment date beginning March 15, 1998 at the rate of $50 principal
amount of Debentures for each share of 8% Preferred Stock
outstanding at the time of exchange; provided that all accrued and
unpaid dividends on the 8% Preferred Stock to the date of exchange,
whether or not earned or declared, have been paid or set aside for
payment and certain other conditions are met.
On March 22, 1996, the Company announced a call for redemption
on April 26, 1996 (the "Redemption Date") of all of its issued and
outstanding 12% Preferred Stock. Such shares were redeemed at a
redemption price per share equal to $75.00, plus accrued dividends
to and including the Redemption Date, of $2.8667 per share. On
April 26, 1996, the Company paid an aggregate of $84.9 million in
redemption of the 12% Preferred Stock.
7. STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS NO. 128
In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
issued Statement No. 128, "Earnings Per Share" which revises the
calculation and presentation provisions of Accounting Principles
Board Opinion 15 and related interpretations. While statement No.
128 is effective for the Company's fiscal year ending December 31,
1997, retroactive application will be required. The Company
believes that the adoption of Statement No. 128 will not have a
significant effect on its reported earnings per share.
8. CONTINGENCIES
There has not been any significant change in the status of
the contingencies reflected in the Notes to consolidated financial
statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1996, which, among other matters,
described various contingencies and other legal actions against TWA,
except as discussed in Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
Certain statements made below relating to plans, conditions,
objectives, and economic performance go beyond historical information and may
provide an indication of future financial condition or results of operations.
To that extent, they are forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), and each is subject to risk, uncertainties, and assumptions that could
cause actual results to differ from those in the forward-looking statements.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should
underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially
from those anticipated, estimated or projected. Some of, although not all,
the uncertainties that might impact TWA's future financial condition and
results of operations are described below.
In late 1996, the Company began implementing certain strategic
initiatives in response to a significant deterioration in the Company's
operating performance and financial condition during the second half of 1996.
This deterioration was primarily caused by (i) an overly aggressive expansion
of TWA's capacity and planned flight schedule, particularly during the 1996
summer season, which forced the Company to rely disproportionately on lower-
yield feed traffic and bulk ticket sales to fill the increased capacity of
its system; (ii) the delayed delivery of four older B-747s intended to increase
capacity for incremental international operations during the summer of 1996;
and (iii) unexpected maintenance delays due to the capacity increase, higher
levels of scheduled narrow-body heavy maintenance and increased contract
maintenance performed for third parties. These factors caused excessive
levels of flight cancellations, poor on-time performance, increased pilot
training costs and higher maintenance expenditures and adversely affected the
Company's yields and unit costs. In addition, the crash of TWA Flight 800 on
July 17, 1996 distracted management's attention from core operating issues
and led to lost bookings and revenues. The Company also experienced a 27.6%
increase in fuel costs in 1996 versus 1995, primarily due to a 22.3% increase
in the average fuel price paid per gallon during the year.
The primary focus of the Company's new strategic initiatives was to
reestablish TWA's schedule integrity, operational reliability and overall
product quality in order to attract higher-yield passengers and improve its
financial results. As the initial steps in implementing this strategy, the
Company temporarily reduced its flight schedule during the first quarter of
1997 to more closely match aircraft available for active service and worked
to reduce the number of aircraft in maintenance backlog by increasing
overtime and utilizing maintenance capacity made available by the termination
of an unprofitable aircraft maintenance contract with the U.S. government.
The other key initiatives which TWA began implementing in late 1996 included:
(i) acceleration of the Company's fleet renewal plan; (ii) a restructuring of
TWA's operations at JFK; (iii) a focus on improving productivity; (iv)
implementation of a series of revenue-enhancing marketing initiatives; and
(v) implementation of a number of employee-related initiatives to reinforce
the Company's focus on operational performance.
GENERAL
The airline industry operates in an intensely competitive environment.
The industry is also cyclical due to, among other things, a close
relationship of yields and traffic to general U.S. and worldwide economic
conditions. Small fluctuations in RASM and cost per ASM can have a
significant impact on the Company's financial results. The Company has
experienced significant losses (excluding extraordinary items) on an annual
basis since the early 1990s, except in 1995 when the Company's combined
operating profit was $25.1 million. The airline industry has consolidated in
recent years as a result of mergers and liquidations, and further
consolidation may occur in the future. This consolidation has, among other
things, enabled certain of the Company's major competitors to expand their
international operations and increase their domestic market presence. The
emergence and growth of low cost, low fare carriers in domestic markets
represents an intense competitive challenge for the Company, which has higher
operating costs than many of such low fare carriers and fewer financial
resources than many of its major competitors. In many cases, such low cost
carriers have initiated or triggered price discounting.
The Company's collective bargaining agreements became amendable after
August 31, 1997. Negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement with the
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (the "IAM")
with regard to the flight attendants commenced in July 1997 and are currently
ongoing, and negotiations regarding the Company ground employees represented by
the IAM commenced in February 1997 and are currently ongoing. At the request of
the IAM, a mediator was appointed on August 6, 1997 in connection with the
negotiations on the collective bargaining agreement covering the ground
employees. Negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement with Air Line
Pilots Association, International ("ALPA") commenced in June 1997 and are also
currently ongoing. While wage rates currently in effect will likely increase,
management believes that it is essential that the Company's labor costs remain
favorable in comparison to its largest competitors. The Company will seek to
continue to improve employee productivity as an offset to any wage increases and
will continue to explore other ways to control and/or reduce operating expenses.
There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining such
productivity improvements or unit cost reductions. In the opinion of management,
the Company's financial resources are not as great as those of most of its
competitors, and therefore, any substantial increase in its labor costs as
a result of any new labor agreements or any cessation or disruption of
operations due to any strike or work action could be particularly damaging
to the Company.
In addition, in connection with certain wage scale adjustments afforded
to non-contract employees, employees previously represented by The Independent
Federation of Flight Attendants ("IFFA") have asserted and won an arbitration
ruling with respect to the comparability of wage concessions made in 1994 that,
if sustained, would require that the Company provide additional compensation to
such employees. The Company estimates that at December 31, 1996 such additional
compensation would aggregate approximately $6 million. The Company denies any
such obligation and is pursuing an appeal of the arbitration ruling. Effective
September 1, 1997, the Company also reduced the overall compensation and
benefits package for non-contract employees so as to offset, in the Company's
view, any claims by such employees previously represented by IFFA for any
retroactive or prospective wage increases. As such, no liability has been
recorded by the Company at December 31, 1996.
In connection with the '95 Reorganization, the Company entered into a
letter agreement with employees represented by ALPA whereby if the Company's
flight schedule, as measured by block hours, does not exceed certain
thresholds a defined cash payment would be made to ALPA. The defined
thresholds were exceeded during the measurement periods through December 31,
1996 and no amount was therefore owed to ALPA as of that date. A payment of
approximately $2.6 million was due under the agreement on August 14, 1997 for
the period January through June 1997. The Company intends to make this
payment in January 1998. Although the Company can not, at this time,
determine the amount that the Company will be obligated to pay under the
agreement for the period July through December 1997, management believes that
its obligation for 1997 will not exceed $12 million.
In the first quarter of 1997, as part of its efforts to improve
near-term operational performance, TWA announced plans to accelerate the
retirement of the 14 B-747s and 11 L-1011s remaining in its fleet at December
31, 1996. As a result, TWA's last L-1011 was retired in September 1997 and
its last B-747 is scheduled to leave active service in February 1998. Under
its fleet renewal plan, the Company has been replacing those older, less
reliable and less efficient wide-body aircraft with new or later-model used
B-757, B-767, and MD-80 aircraft. Management believes that these smaller
aircraft are more appropriate sized to the routes served, and, by reducing the
Company's reliance on lower yield feed traffic to fill capacity, have resulted
in higher load factors and improved yields. Further, these newer, twin-engine,
two-pilot aircraft are expected to provide efficiencies in fuel, flight crew
and maintenance expenses, while reducing long-term pilot training costs by
enabling TWA to have fewer aircraft types
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in the fleet. TWA also expects to retire eight B-727s during 1998. As a result
of this fleet restructuring, it is estimated that the Company's mix of narrow-
body and wide-body aircraft will have shifted to approximately 90%/10% as of
December 31, 1997 versus approximately 80%/20% as of year-end 1996, and that
TWA's average number of seats per aircraft will have declined to 141 from 161
over the same period. Management estimates that as of December 31, 1997, the
average age of its fleet will have decreased to slightly under 17 years from 19
years at year-end 1996.
The Company believes that this rationalization of fleet size, together
with the decrease in international operations described below, will help
deseasonalize TWA's business, with the difference between TWA's seasonal average
daily peak and trough capacities anticipated to be approximately 4.1% in 1998,
versus 26.2% in 1996 and 20.2% in 1997. As a result, the Company expects the
seasonal variability of its financial performance will be reduced.
As part of its efforts to position the Company for sustained
profitability, TWA restructured its operations at JFK during 1997 by
eliminating certain unprofitable international destinations (such as
Frankfurt and Athens), as well as certain low yield domestic feed service
into JFK. The Company also consolidated for the near term most of its JFK
operations from two terminals into a single terminal in order to reduce
operating costs, increase facility utilization and improve passenger service.
In addition to enhancing yields and load factors, the substitution of B-757s
and B-767s for B-747s and L-1011s on international routes also has increased
operating efficiencies at JFK, since these smaller aircraft are better suited
to the physical limitations of TWA's terminals. As a result of these
changes, TWA's international scheduled capacity (as measured by ASMs)
decreased 31.2% in the first nine months of 1997 versus the same period in
1996 and represented 20.0% of total scheduled capacity for the first nine
months of 1997 versus 26.1% for the same period of 1996.
The Company has sought to improve its financial performance through
productivity enhancements. During 1997, TWA has realized cost efficiencies
in maintenance, reflecting the elimination of TWA's maintenance backlog
during the first quarter of 1997, as well as the reduced maintenance
requirements for the newer aircraft added to TWA's fleet. In addition, as
described above, the Company's fleet renewal plan is expected to provide
efficiencies in fuel, flight crew and training expenses, while the JFK
restructuring has eliminated certain unprofitable routes and reduced certain
operating costs. As of September 30, 1997, the Company had approximately
22,540 full-time employees, a 10% decrease from December 31, 1996. As a
result, TWA's average number of employees per aircraft has decreased from 131
as of December 31, 1996 to 121 as of September 30, 1997, and the Company
believes it will be at 118 as of December 31, 1997, which is generally
consistent with industry standards.
The Company has also begun to introduce a series of marketing
initiatives designed, in combination with its enhanced operational
reliability and schedule integrity, to attract a greater percentage of
higher-yield business passengers. These initiatives include branded service
products such as an improved international business class, Trans World OneSM
("Trans World One"), expanded first class cabins in the domestic narrow-body
fleet (to be launched with an enhanced service package as Trans World First
in late 1997 and early 1998), and a branded short-haul business market
service in the first quarter of 1998. The Company has also enhanced its
frequent flier program by introducing a Platinum level for its highest
mileage customers and a system for recognizing, for certain travelers, the
dollar amount paid as well as miles flown, as well as by joining the American
Express Membership Miles program, which allows members to earn additional
frequent flier miles on TWA. The Company is also in the early phases of a series
of facilities upgrades, including a newly opened Ambassadors Club in St. Louis,
a renovated club at LaGuardia, a completely refurbished club in its landmark JFK
terminal and improved new check-in counters and backwalls. The Company's
advertising features the improved on-time and operational performance, new
aircraft, and the programs outlined above.
Through the SCORE Program (or Safe, Clean, On-time and Reliable), TWA
has sought to institutionalize throughout all levels of its organization the
importance of running an airline with operational reliability. This program
provides certain operating and procedural guidelines for enhancing
performance and improving overall product quality. In addition, in 1996 the
Company introduced Flight Plan 97, which pays eligible employees a $65 bonus
for each month that TWA finishes in the top five in all three performance
categories tracked by the DOT (on-time performance, customer complaints and
baggage handling) and a total of
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$100 if TWA also ranks first in at least one of such categories. Based on the
Company's performance in September 1997, eligible employees earned their first
bonus under this program, a $100 payment for ranking first in on-time
performance, fourth in customer complaints and fifth in baggage handling.
TWA has historically experienced significant variations in quarterly
and annual operating revenues and operating expenses and expects such
variations to continue. Due to the greater demand for air travel during the
summer months, throughout the airline industry revenues for the third quarter
of the year are generally significantly greater than revenues in the first
and fourth quarters of the year and moderately greater than revenues in the
second quarter of the year. In the past, given the Company's historical
dependence on summer leisure travel, TWA's results of operations have been
particularly sensitive to such seasonality. While the Company, through an
acceleration of its fleet renewal program and restructuring of its JFK
operations, anticipates that the deseasonalization of operations affected
thereby will reduce quarter to quarter fluctuations in the future, there can
be no assurance that such deseasonalization will occur.
The Company's results of operations have also been impacted by numerous
other factors that are not necessarily seasonal. Among the uncertainties
that might adversely impact TWA's future results of operations are: (i)
competitive pricing and scheduling initiatives; (ii) the availability and
cost of capital; (iii) increases in fuel and other operating costs; (iv)
insufficient levels of air passenger traffic resulting from, among other
things, war, threat of war, terrorism or changes in the economy; (v)
governmental limitations on the ability of TWA to service certain airports
and/or foreign markets; (vi) regulatory requirements demanding additional
capital expenditures; (vii) the outcome of certain ongoing labor negotiations;
and (viii) the reduction in yield due to the continued implementation, of a
discount ticket program entered into by the Company with Karabu in connection
with the '95 Reorganization on the terms currently sought to be applied by
Karabu which terms are, in the opinion of the Company, inconsistent with and
in violation of, the agreement governing such program. See "--Liquidity and
Capital Resources." The Company is unable to predict the potential impact of
any of such uncertainties upon its future results of operations.
The Company's ability to improve its financial position and meet its
financial obligations will depend upon a variety of factors, including:
significantly improved operating results, favorable domestic and
international airfare pricing environments, absence of adverse general
economic conditions, more effective operating cost controls and efficiencies,
and the Company's ability to attract new capital and maintain adequate
liquidity. No assurance can be given that the Company will be successful in
generating the operating results or attracting new capital required for
future viability.
RECENT FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTS
For the third quarter of 1997, TWA reported operating income of $63.8
million and pre-tax income of $47.2 million. These results compare to
operating income of $26.0 million and pre-tax income of $10.0 million in the
third quarter of 1996. In addition, the Company's yield (passenger revenue
per RPM) for the third quarter of 1997 increased 3.2% to 11.24 cents versus the
comparable prior year period and passenger revenue per available seat mile
("RASM") increased 5.8% to 8.08 cents versus the comparable prior year period.
The Company's unit costs remained essentially unchanged at 8.29 cents, despite
a 13.7% decrease in capacity for the quarter versus the third quarter of 1996,
as measured by total available seat miles ("ASMs").
TWA also has significantly enhanced its operational reliability and
schedule integrity since the first quarter of 1997. According to statistics
reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation (the "DOT"), TWA ranked
first among the 10 largest U.S. scheduled commercial airlines in domestic
on-time performance in both the second and third quarters of 1997. This
compares to tenth (last) and eighth place finishes, respectively, for the
same periods of 1996. TWA has also recorded a significant improvement in its
percentage of scheduled flights completed. In the second and third quarters
of 1997, TWA completed an average of approximately 99% of scheduled flights,
which management believes is among the highest in the industry. In contrast,
TWA completed 97.4% of scheduled flights in the second and third quarters of
1996 and 96.2% for 1996.
TWA's passenger traffic data, for scheduled passengers only and
excluding Trans World Express, Inc. ("TWE") a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company that provided a commuter feed service to the Company's New York hub
prior to November, 1995, are shown in the table below for the indicated
periods<F1>:
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, NINE MONTHS ENDED THREE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 30,
1994 1995 1996 1996 1997 1996 1997
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
TOTAL SYSTEM
Passenger revenues (millions) $ 2,818 $ 2,836 $ 3,078 $ 2,391 $ 2,211 $ 874 $ 799
Revenue passenger miles
(millions)<F2> 24,906 24,902 27,111 20,906 19,169 8,028 7,113
Available seat miles (millions)<F3> 39,191 37,905 40,594 30,708 27,590 11,450 9,894
Passenger load factor<F4> 63.5% 65.7% 66.8% 68.1% 69.5% 70.1% 71.9%
Passenger yield (cents)<F5> 11.31cents 11.39cents 11.35cents 11.44cents 11.54cents 10.89cents 11.24cents
Passenger revenue per available seat
mile (cents)<F6> 7.19cents 7.48cents 7.58cents 7.79cents 8.01cents 7.64cents 8.08cents
Operating cost per available seat
mile (cents)<F7> 8.45cents 8.12cents 8.76cents 8.58cents 8.99cents 8.27cents 8.29cents
Average daily utilization per aircraft
(hours)<F8> 9.30 9.45 9.63 9.82 9.34 9.90 9.64
Aircraft in fleet being operated at
end of period 185 188 192 191 186 191 186
<FN>
<F1> Excludes subsidiary companies.
<F2> The number of scheduled miles flown by revenue passengers.
<F3> The number of seats available for passengers multiplied by the number of
scheduled miles those seats are flown.
<F4> Revenue passenger miles divided by available seat miles.
<F5> Passenger revenue per revenue passenger mile.
<F6> Passenger revenue dividend by available seat miles.
<F7> Operating expenses, excluding special charges, earned stock compensation
and other nonrecurring charges, divided by available seat miles.
<F8> The average block hours flown per day in revenue service per aircraft.
</TABLE>
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
1997 COMPARED TO THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
Total operating revenues of $908.4 million during the third quarter of
1997 were $94.5 million (9.4%) less than the comparable 1996 period. This
reduction occurred primarily because of decreases in scheduled passenger
revenues ($75.1 million) and cargo revenue ($6.4 million) which were primarily
due to decreases in domestic and international capacity and because of a
decrease in contract work ($10.0 million) which declined primarily due to the
elimination of a government maintenance contract.
Capacity and traffic decreased in the third quarter of 1997 from the
comparable period of 1996. System wide capacity, measured by scheduled ASMs,
decreased by 13.7% during the third quarter of 1997 (representing decreases
in domestic and international ASMs of 3.2% and 37.4%, respectively). The
decrease in capacity was primarily attributed to the ongoing replacement of
B-747 and L-1011 aircraft with smaller B-767 and B-757 aircraft and the
elimination of unprofitable international routes. Passenger traffic volume,
as measured by total RPMs in scheduled service, during the third quarter of
1997 decreased 11.4% compared to the same period of 1996. Passenger load
factor for the three months ended September 30, 1997 was 71.9% compared to
70.1% in the same period of 1996. TWA's yield per passenger mile increased
from 10.89 cents in 1996 to 11.24 cents for the three months ended September
30, 1997.
Operating expenses of $844.6 million in the third quarter of 1997
reflected a decrease of $132.2 million (13.5%) from the operating expenses of
$976.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 1996, representing a
net change in the following expense groups:
* Salary, wages and benefits of $304.3 million for the third
quarter of 1997 were $13.2 million (4.2%) less than the same
period in 1996, primarily due to a decrease of 1,979 in the
average number of employees. The Company had an average of
23,038 full-time equivalent employees in the third quarter of
1997 as compared to 25,017 in the third quarter of 1996. Flight
attendants, mechanics, and passenger service agents were the
primary groups affected by the decrease.
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* Earned stock compensation charges of $1.1 million for the third
quarter of 1997 versus a credit of $735 thousand for the third
quarter of 1996 represents primarily the non-cash compensation
charge recorded to reflect the expense associated with the
distribution of shares of stock on behalf of employees as part of
the '95 Reorganization. Additional non-cash compensation charges
may be recorded in the future, a substantial portion of which
will depend on the market price of the Common Stock.
* Aircraft fuel and oil expense of $122.2 million for the third
quarter of 1997 was $40.2 million (24.8%) less than the expense
of $162.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 1996.
Approximately $14.4 million of the decrease was due to a
reduction in the average cost of fuel from 69.67 cents per gallon
in the third quarter of 1996 to 62.31 cents per gallon in the
third quarter of 1997 and the remaining $25.8 million decrease
was due to the reduction in gallons consumed (196.2 million
gallons in the third quarter of 1997 versus 233.1 gallons in the
third quarter of 1996) resulting from the replacement of B-747
and L-1011 aircraft with B-757 and B-767 aircraft and a reduction
in international flying.
* Passenger sales commission expense of $66.0 million for the third
quarter of 1997 was $10.0 million (13.2%) less than the
comparable period in 1996 primarily due to the 8.6% decrease in
scheduled passenger revenues and reduced sales development
commissions.
* Aircraft maintenance materials and repairs expense of $27.5
million for the third quarter of 1997 represented a decrease of
$26.0 million (48.6%) from the $53.5 million for the same period
of 1996. The decrease was primarily the result of the
introduction of new B-757 and MD-80/83 aircraft into the fleet as
replacements for B-747, L-1011 and B-727 aircraft and a reduction
in contract maintenance work performed.
* Depreciation and amortization expense decreased $2.9 million in
the third quarter of 1997 compared to the same period of 1996.
Depreciation generated by the L-1011 and B-747 fleets was
approximately $4.7 million less in the third quarter of 1997 than
the same period of 1996 primarily because of special charges
recorded in the fourth quarter of 1996 related to international
route authorities and aircraft to be disposed of and the
sale/leaseback of one B-747 in 1997. The remaining increase is
primarily attributed to the addition of B-757 aircraft to TWA's
fleet.
* Operating lease rentals of $94.4 million for the third quarter of
1997 were $17.1 million (22.1%) more than the rentals of $77.3
million for the third quarter of 1996. The increase was
primarily due to an increase in the average number of leased
aircraft from 144 in the third quarter of 1996 to 158 in the
comparable period of 1997, and higher lease rates attributable
primarily to the addition of new B-757 and MD-80/83 aircraft to
the fleet.
* Passenger food and beverage expense of $21.6 million during the
third quarter of 1997 represented a decrease of $9.6 million
(30.8%) from $31.2 million during the third quarter of 1996. The
decrease was primarily due to the 33.7% reduction in the number
of passengers boarded for international flights resulting from
the 37.4% reduction in international scheduled ASMs and savings
derived from changes and improved efficiencies in food and
beverage service.
All other operating expenses of $170.9 million during the third quarter
of 1997 decreased by $49.3 million (22.4%) from $220.2 million for the three
months ended September 30, 1996. The decrease was primarily due to a
decrease in outside services purchased ($12.3 million). Additionally,
international navigational facility user charges and advertising expenses
decreased year over year for the third quarter by $4.9 million and $7.0
million, respectively, due, in large part, to the 37.4% reduction in
international scheduled ASMs. Decreases were also noted in landing fees
($1.8 million), personnel related expenses ($2.2 million), uncollectible
accounts ($1.9 million), taxes other than payroll and income (1.8 million),
and numerous other miscellaneous expenses.
Other charges (credits) were a net charge of $16.6 million for the
third quarter of 1997 as compared to $16.0 million for the same period in
1996. Interest expense decreased $3.5 million in the third quarter of 1997
over the third quarter of 1996 as a result of the reduction of debt in the
third quarter of 1997. Interest income decreased by $2.5 million in the
third quarter of 1997 primarily as a result of lower levels of invested
funds. Net gains from the disposition of assets were $2.8 million in the
third quarter of 1997 as compared to a net loss of $87 thousand in the same
period of 1996. The net gain in the third quarter of 1997 included a gain of
$1.8 million related to the sale of a B-727 aircraft. Other charges and
credits net decreased from a net credit of $9.5 million for the third quarter
of 1996 to a net credit of $5.1 million for the third quarter of 1997,
primarily caused by a $2.8 million decline in the Company's share of
Worldspan's earnings and a $1.3 million adjustment to reflect the weakening
of the U.S. dollar against currencies of foreign countries in which TWA
operates.
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A tax provision of $33.9 million was recorded in the third quarter of
1997 compared to a tax provision of $16.9 million recorded in the third
quarter of 1996. The tax provision recorded in the third quarter reflects
the reversal of previously recorded tax benefits, as management currently
expects a taxable loss at year-end and the realization of the benefits of any
such tax loss in future periods is presently subject to substantial
uncertainty.
As a result of the above, the Company's operating income of $63.8
million for the three months ended September 30, 1997 increased $37.8 million
from operating income of $26.0 million for the third quarter of 1996. The
Company had net income of $6.3 million for the third quarter of 1997 compared
to a net loss of $14.3 million for the third quarter of 1996. The third
quarter 1997 net income included a $7.0 million non-cash extraordinary loss
related to the early extinguishment of debt versus a $7.4 million non-cash
extraordinary loss in the third quarter of 1996.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
COMPARED TO THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
Total operating revenues of $2,515.1 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 1997 were $236.0 million (8.6%) less than the comparable 1996
period. This reduction occurred primarily because of a $180.0 million (7.5%)
decrease in scheduled passenger revenue, a $33.7 million (55.2%) decrease in
contract revenue and a $16.6 million (14.9%) decrease in cargo revenues.
Capacity and traffic decreased in the nine months ended September 30,
1997 from the comparable period of 1996. System wide capacity, measured by
scheduled ASMs, decreased 10.2% during the first nine months of 1997
(representing decreases in domestic and international ASMs of 2.7% and 31.2%,
respectively). The decrease in capacity was primarily attributed to the
ongoing replacement of B-747 and L-1011 aircraft with smaller B-767 and B-757
aircraft and the elimination of unprofitable international routes. Passenger
traffic volume, as measured by total RPMs in scheduled service, during the
first nine months of 1997 decreased 8.3% compared to the same period of 1996.
Passenger load factor for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 was 69.5%
compared to 68.1% in the same period of 1996. TWA's yield per passenger mile
increased from 11.44 cents in 1996 to 11.54 cents in the first nine months of
1997.
Operating expenses of $2,544.9 million in the first nine months of 1997
reflected a decrease of $172.4 million (6.3%) from the operating expenses of
$2,717.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 1996, representing a
net change in the following expense groups:
* Salary, wages and benefits of $922.2 million for the first nine
months of 1997 were $1.1 million less than the same period of
1996, primarily due to a decrease in the average number of
full-time equivalent employees from 24,212 during the first nine
months of 1996 to 23,785 during the comparable 1997 period.
* Earned stock compensation charges of $4.2 million for the first
nine months of 1997 and $4.3 million for the first nine months of
1996 represent primarily the non-cash compensation charges
recorded to reflect the expense associated with the distribution
of shares of stock on behalf of employees as part of the '95
Reorganization.
* Aircraft fuel and oil expense of $369.5 million for the first
nine months of 1997 decreased $63.3 million (14.6%) from expenses
of $432.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 1996.
Approximately $55.7 million of the decrease was due to a 12.8%
reduction in consumption (555.7 million gallons in the first nine
months of 1997 versus 637.5 million gallons in the first nine
months of 1996), and the remaining $7.6 million decrease was
related to the 2.1% decrease in the average cost of fuel per
gallon from 67.90 cents in the first nine months of 1996 compared
to 66.49 cents in the first nine months of 1997.
* Passenger sales commission expense of $189.0 million for the
first nine months of 1997 was $24.6 million (11.5%) less than the
comparable period in 1996 primarily due to a 7.5% decrease in
passenger revenues and reduced sales development commissions.
* Aircraft maintenance materials and repairs expense of $109.6
million for the first nine months of 1997 represented a decrease
of $48.9 million (30.9%) from $158.5 million for the same period
of 1996. The decrease was primarily the result of the
introduction of new B-757 and MD-80/83 aircraft into the fleet as
replacements for B-747, L-1011 and B-727 aircraft, a reduction in
contract maintenance work and a 4.3% decrease in flying hours.
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* Depreciation and amortization expense decreased $6.2 million in
the first nine months of 1997 compared to the same period of
1996. Special charges recorded in the fourth quarter of 1996,
related to international route authorities and aircraft to be
disposed of, reduced depreciation and amortization in the first
nine months by approximately $10.8 million but was offset, in
part, by the depreciation expense on the new aircraft that the
Company has acquired.
* Operating lease rentals of $268.8 million for the first nine
months of 1997 were $46.7 million (21.0%) more than the rentals
of $222.1 million for the first nine months of 1996. The
increase was primarily due to an increase in the average number
of leased aircraft from 140 during the first nine months of 1996
to 154 during the first nine months of 1997 and higher lease
rates attributable primarily to the addition of new B-757 and
MD-80/83 aircraft to the fleet.
* Passenger food and beverage expense of $61.4 million during the
first nine months of 1997 represented a decrease of $22.7 million
(27.0%) from $84.1 million for the first nine months of 1996.
The decrease was primarily due to a 30.0% reduction in the number
of passengers boarded for international flights resulting from a
31.2% reduction in international scheduled ASMs and savings
derived from changes and improved efficiencies in food and
beverage service.
All other operating expenses of $508.1 million during the first nine
months of 1997 decreased by $52.2 million (9.3%) from $560.3 million for the
first nine months of 1996. Primarily as the result of management's decision
to reduce international service, international departures decreased by 16.5%
during the first nine months of 1997 as compared to the same period of 1996,
which affected system-wide departures by 2.6% during the same period. This
reduction had a direct impact on several operational expenses such as
navigation charges ($8.6 million), landing fees ($4.4 million), advertising
and publicity ($13.3 million), reservation booking fees ($6.5 million) and
traffic handling costs ($4.9 million). Other areas of reduced expenses
included accruals for waste management fees ($8.6 million) and provision for
uncollectible accounts ($5.1 million).
Other charges (credits) were a net charge of $38.5 million for the
first nine months of 1997 as compared to $52.1 million for the same period in
1996. Interest expense decreased $10.0 million in the first nine months of
1997 from the first nine months of 1996 as a result of the reduction of debt
in 1996 and 1997. Interest income decreased $8.3 million in the first nine
months of 1997 primarily as a result of lower levels of invested funds. Net
gains from the disposition of assets were $15.2 million in the first nine
months of 1997 as compared to net losses of $62 thousand in the same period
of 1996. The net gains in the first nine months of 1997 included gains of
$7.3 million related to the sale of three gates at Newark International
Airport, $1.5 million related to the sale of spare flight equipment, and $3.2
million related to the sale of four aircraft engines and $2.8 million related
to the sale of five surplus aircraft. Other charges and credits-net for the
first nine months of 1997 were a net credit of $22.9 million compared to a
net credit of $26.2 million in the first nine months of 1996. The $3.3
million decrease is primarily the result of decreases in vendor discounts
($1.4 million) and the favorable settlement of a lawsuit in 1996 ($2.5
million).
As a result of the above, the Company's operating loss of $29.8 million
for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 decreased $63.7 million from
operating income of $33.9 million for the first nine months of 1996. The
Company had a net loss of $79.7 million for the first nine months of 1997
compared to a net loss of $26.2 million for the first nine months of 1996.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The following is a discussion of the impact of significant factors
affecting TWA's liquidity position and capital resources.
Liquidity
The Company's consolidated cash and cash equivalents balance at
September 30, 1997 was $104.6 million, a $77.0 million decrease from the
December 31, 1996 balance of $181.6 million. This reduction in the Company's
cash balances resulted primarily from the repayment of long-term debt and
capital lease obligations and from TWA's net losses caused in part by, among
other factors, difficulties experienced in the last two quarters of 1996 and
the first quarter of 1997 in operating performance. Although the Company's
operational performance substantially improved during the second and third
quarters of 1997, the residual effects of these difficulties continued
throughout the first two quarters of 1997 and, to a lessor extent, during the
third quarter of 1997. However, the Company has taken various initiatives,
discussed below, designed to improve the Company's financial performance and
the Company's financial performance for the third quarter of 1997 was better
than its performance in the third quarter of 1996.
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In February 1997, in order to improve its liquidity, the Company
entered into an agreement with and received approximately $26 million from
certain St. Louis business enterprises, representing the advance payment for
tickets for future travel by such enterprises. In March 1997, the Company
offered 50,000 Units, with each Unit consisting of (i) one 12% Senior Secured
Note due 2002, in the principal amount of $1,000, and (ii) one Redeemable
Warrant to purchase 126.26 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of
approximately $7.92 per share. The Notes are secured by a lien on certain
assets of the Company, including 1) the Company's beneficial interest in it FAA
designated take-off and landing slots at three high-density, capacity-
controlled airports, 2) currently owned and hereafter acquired defined ground
equipment of the Company used at certain domestic airports and 3) all of the
issued and outstanding stock of (a) a wholly-owned subsidiary of TWA holding
the leasehold interest in a hangar at Los Angeles International Airport and (b)
three wholly-owned subsidiaries of TWA holding leasehold interest in gates and
related support space at certain domestic airports served by the Company. The
Company realized approximately $47.2 million (net of discounts and commissions
and estimated expenses) in proceeds from the Offering. The Company used
approximately $0.5 million of the proceeds from the Offering to release
certain of the collateral to be used to secure the Notes from a prior
existing lien and the remainder of the proceeds for general corporate
purposes.
The net decrease in cash and cash equivalents during the first nine
months of 1997 was due, in part, to the fact that cash used in operating
activities in the first nine months of 1997 was $21.0 million as compared to
the first nine months of 1996 when $47.9 million was provided by operating
activities. Pursuant to the eight-year Karabu Ticket Program Agreement
between the Company and Karabu (the "Ticket Agreement"), net discounted sales
from tickets sold under the agreement are excluded from cash provided by
operating activities as the related amounts were applied as a $53.7 million
reduction to the outstanding balance of financing provided to TWA by Karabu
(the "Icahn Loans") and a $38.8 million reduction to the outstanding balance
of the certain promissory notes issued to the PBGC in connection with the '93
Reorganization (the "PBGC Notes"). Cash used by investing activities was $17.6
million in the first nine months of 1997 versus $108.9 million in the first
nine months of 1996. A large part of this change was related to a reduction in
new aircraft predelivery deposits of approximately $35 million during the first
nine months of 1997 and an increase of $16.3 million in proceeds from asset
sales. Gross proceeds from assets sold during the first nine months of 1997
included $10.0 million for three gates at Newark International Airport and
$11.8 million for spare flight equipment, aircraft and engines. Financing
activities used $38.5 million of cash in 1997, while such activities provided
cash of $5.1 million in the first nine months of 1996, primarily related to
net proceeds of $104.4 million (after the redemption of the Mandatorily
Redeemable 12% Preferred Stock) from the sale of 3,869,000 shares of 8%
Preferred Stock in March 1996. Net Proceeds from the issuance of the Units
were $47.2 million in March 1997.
The Company's ability to improve its financial position and meet its
financial obligations will depend upon a variety of factors, including:
continued improvement in operating results, favorable domestic and
international airfare pricing environments, absence of adverse general
economic conditions, more effective operating cost controls and efficiencies,
and the Company's ability to attract new capital and maintain adequate
liquidity.
The achievement of these improved operating results are subject to
significant uncertainties, including the Company's ability to achieve higher
revenue yields and load factors, the cost of aircraft fuel, the Company's
ability to finance or lease suitable replacement aircraft at reasonable rates
and the containment of operating costs. No assurance can be given that any of
the initiatives already implemented or any new initiatives, if implemented,
will be successful, or if successful, that such initiatives will produce
sufficient results for the Company to be successful in generating the
operating revenues and cash required for profitable operations or future
viability.
As part of the Company's effort to continue to improve operating
results, on July 22, 1997, the Company announced the planned reduction of
approximately 1,000 jobs during the remainder of 1997 in the areas of
maintenance, airport operations and reservations. The decreased headcount in
maintenance reflects reduced
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maintenance needs for the newer aircraft added to the Company's fleet during
1996 and 1997. The reductions are being made through a combination of layoffs
and attrition.
Pursuant to the '95 Reorganization, the Company issued 600,000 ticket
vouchers, each with a face value of $50.00, which may be used for up to a 50%
discount off the cost of a TWA airline ticket for transportation on TWA
("Ticket Vouchers"). Pursuant to certain agreements, the Company repurchased
approximately 236,000 of the Ticket Vouchers at an aggregate cost of $8.8
million. Payments in respect of these Ticket Vouchers were approximately
$700,000 in 1995 and approximately $8.1 million in 1996. Concurrently, the
Company undertook aircraft lease payment deferrals to increase liquidity and
improve the Company's financial condition. Gross deferrals of lease and
conditional sale indebtedness payments aggregated approximately $91.0 million
with a weighted average repayment period of approximately two years. The
aircraft lease payment deferrals contemplated by the '95 Reorganization
generally anticipated six month deferrals with various payback periods,
extending in some instances over the remaining life of the lease, and in
other cases over a specified period. Cash repayments of lease deferrals,
including interest, were approximately $9.5 million in the fourth quarter of
1995, $23.8 million in 1996 and are expected to approximate $9.0 million in
1997.
On June 14, 1995, the Company signed an agreement (the "Extension and
Consent Agreement") with Karabu to extend the term of the Icahn Loans from
January 8, 1995 to January 8, 2001 and to obtain the consent of Karabu and
the Icahn Entities to certain modifications to the PBGC Notes. Collateral for
the Icahn Loans includes a number of aircraft, engines and related equipment,
along with substantially all of the Company's receivables. At September 30,
1997, the outstanding balance of the Icahn Loans was approximately $63.4
million (excluding approximately $1.7 million in accrued and unpaid interest
and, assuming the application of approximately $8.0 million in cash that was on
deposit with State Street Bank & Trust Company, security trustee, (the "Security
Trustee") to repay the Icahn Loans). The notes evidencing the Icahn Loans have
been pledged by Mr. Icahn and certain affiliated entities as security for
certain obligations of the Icahn Entities to the PBGC and/or in respect of
funding obligations on the Company's pre-'93 Reorganization pension plans.
On June 14, 1995, in consideration of, among other things, the extension
of the Icahn Loans, TWA and Karabu entered into the Ticket Agreement, which
permitted Karabu to purchase two categories of discounted tickets: (1)
"Domestic Consolidator Tickets," which are subject to a cap of $610 million,
based on the full retail price of the tickets ($120 million in the first 15
months and $70 million per year for seven consecutive years through the term of
the Ticket Agreement) and (2) "System Tickets," which are not subject to any
cap throughout the term of the Ticket Agreement.
Tickets sold by the Company to Karabu pursuant to the Ticket Agreement
are priced at levels intended to approximate current competitive discount
fares available in the airline industry. The Ticket Agreement provides that
no ticket may be included with an origin or destination of St. Louis, nor may
any ticket include flights on other carriers. Tickets sold by Karabu pursuant
to the Ticket Agreement are required to be at fares specified in the Ticket
Agreement, net to TWA, and exclusive of tax. No commissions will be paid by
TWA for tickets sold under the Ticket Agreement, and TWA believes that under
the applicable provisions of the Ticket Agreement, Karabu may not market or
sell System Tickets through travel agents or directly to the general public.
Karabu, however, has been marketing System Tickets directly and through travel
agents to the general public. TWA has demanded that Karabu cease doing so and
Karabu has stated that it disagrees with the Company's interpretation
concerning sales through travel agents or directly to the general public.
In December 1995, the Company filed a lawsuit against Karabu, Mr. Icahn and
affiliated companies seeking damages and to enjoin further violations. Mr.
Icahn countered threatening to attempt to declare a default on the Icahn
Loans, which financing is secured by receivables and certain flight equipment
pledged under a security agreement (the "Karabu Security Agreement") with the
Security Trustee. Mr. Icahn's position was based on a variety of claims
related to his various interpretations of the security documents related to
such loans as well as with respect to alleged violations of the Ticket
Agreement by the Company. A violation of the Ticket Agreement by the Company
could result in a cross-default under the Icahn Loans. Mr. Icahn also alleged
independent violations of the Icahn Loans, including, among under things,
that the Company has not been maintaining, as required by the terms of the
Icahn Loans, certain aircraft which TWA has retired from service
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and stored which are pledged as security for the Icahn Loans. To endeavor to
eliminate the issue relating to the maintenance of out of service aircraft from
the various disputes with Mr. Icahn and his affiliates, the Company has
deposited an amount equal to the appraised fair market value with the Security
Trustee and requested the release of the liens on such aircraft. To date, the
Security Trustee has not released such liens. The parties negotiated a series
of standstill agreements pursuant to which TWA's original lawsuit was withdrawn,
while the Company and Mr. Icahn endeavored to negotiate a settlement of their
differences and respective claims. Those negotiations reached an impasse and the
Company re-filed its suit on March 20, 1996 in the St. Louis County Circuit
Court. If Karabu's interpretation as to sales of System Tickets directly to the
general public through travel agents was determined by a court or otherwise to
be correct and the Company did not otherwise take appropriate action to mitigate
the effect of such sales, the Company could suffer significant loss of revenue
so as to reduce overall passenger yields on a continuing basis during the term
of the Ticket Agreement. In addition, any default by the Company under the
Ticket Agreement or directly on the Icahn Loans which resulted in an
acceleration of the Icahn Loans could result in a cross-default to the Company's
other indebtedness and leases and otherwise have a material adverse effect on
the Company.
Also on March 20, 1996, Karabu and certain other companies controlled
by Mr. Icahn filed suit against the Company alleging violations by the
Company of the Ticket Agreement and federal anti-trust laws. On March 24,
1997, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York,
on the Company's motion, dismissed the suit in its entirety and that decision
has not been appealed. On August 11, 1997, the Company was advised that
Karabu and another entity controlled by Mr. Icahn have filed another suit
alleging violation of the Ticket Agreement, this time against six senior
officers of the Company in New York state court. This suit is substantially
similar to the previous action. The defendants have moved to dismiss the
case on jurisdictional and res judicata grounds.
On October 15, 1997 Karabu filed suit in New York State Supreme Court,
New York County, seeking a declaratory judgment that if TWA were to pay in
full the outstanding balance due on the Icahn Loans, Karabu would
have no obligation to release any portion of its lien on TWA's accounts
receivable and/or aircraft and engine collateral so long as the TWA Petition is
pending or in the event that TWA is awarded damages as a result of the TWA
petition. Karabu is arguing that a prospective recovery of legal damages by TWA
affects the balance due on the Icahn Loans because Karabu applied amounts that
it owed the Company under the Ticket Agreement to offset TWA's Liability to it
under the Icahn Loans. On November 5, 1997, TWA requested the PBGC, to whom the
collateral has been pledged by Karabu, to agree to release the collateral in the
event that TWA were to pay in full the outstanding balance due on the Icahn
Loans. On November 5, 1997, the PBGC advised Karabu that it believed that it
would be appropriate for the collateral to be released under the circumstances
described in TWA's letter and requested that Karabu consent no later than
November 7, 1997. On November 10, 1997, Karabu indicated that because there has
not yet been a tender of payment, it need take no position at this time. On
November 14, 1997, the PBGC wrote to Karabu informing Karabu that the PBGC had
consented to the release of the collateral upon payment and expected Karabu to
act accordingly. On November 10, 1997, TWA filed a Motion to Show Cause in New
York Supreme Court, New York County asking the court to find that the Karabu
complaint should be dismissed as a matter of law. TWA believes that this case
has no merit and that defenses are available as a matter of law. On November
12, 1997, Karabu amended its complaint to allege that TWA had failed to make the
appropriate pension payment to the PBGC in June 1997. TWA believes that it has
in fact made the proper payment as it came due and that believes there is no
merit in this claim.
On November 12, 1997, TWA filed a complaint in the Federal Court for
the Southern District of New York against Mr. Icahn, Karabu, the PBGC and the
Security Trustee for the collateral seeking a declaratory judgment that the
collateral must be released upon TWA's payment of the outstanding balance of
the Icahn Loans and for damages caused by Karabu's and Mr. Icahn's breach of
the duty of good faith and fair dealing.
Domestic Consolidator Tickets sold under the Ticket Agreement are
limited to certain origin/destination city markets in which TWA has less than
a 5% market share limit except for New York where there is a 10% limit. These
restricted markets will be reviewed from time to time to determine any change
in TWA's market share, and other markets may be designated as necessary.
The purchase price for the tickets purchased by Karabu are required to
either, at Karabu's option, be retained by Karabu and the amount so retained
credited as prepayments against the outstanding balance of the Icahn Loans,
or be paid over by Karabu to a settlement trust established in connection
with the '93 Reorganization for TWA's account as prepayments on the PBGC
Notes. At September 30, 1997, approximately $118.6 million of such proceeds
had been applied to the principal balance of the Icahn Loans and $45.2
million had been applied to the PBGC Notes.
The Company elected to pay interest, due August 1, 1995 and February 1,
1996, and half the interest due February 1, 1997, on the 12% Reset Notes, in
shares of Common Stock. The amount of such interest aggregated approximately
$10.4 million, $10.2 million and $3.7 million, respectively, and resulted in
the issuance of approximately 1.9 million, 1.1 million and 0.6 million shares
of Common Stock on the respective dates. The
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Company elected to pay dividends due February 1, 1996 on its 12% Preferred Stock
for the period from November 1, 1995 to and including January 31, 1996, in the
amount of approximately $3.3 million, in shares of Common Stock.
Capital Resources
During the nine months ended September 30, 1997 the Company continued a
series of privately negotiated exchanges with a significant holder of 12%
Reset Notes which resulted in the return to the Company of $51.8 million in
12% Senior Secured Reset Notes and approximately $1.4 million in accrued
interest thereon in exchange for the issuance of approximately 7.7 million
shares of Common Stock leaving an outstanding principal balance of
approximately $72.5 million.
TWA has no unused credit lines and must satisfy all of its working
capital and capital expenditure requirements from cash provided by operating
activities, from external borrowings, issuance of additional equity or from
the sale of assets. Substantially all of TWA's strategic assets, including
its owned aircraft, have been pledged to secure various issues of outstanding
indebtedness of the Company. To the extent that the pledged assets are sold,
the applicable financing agreements generally require the sale proceeds to be
applied to repay the corresponding indebtedness. TWA has relatively few
non-strategic assets which it could monetize, substantially all of such
assets being subject to various liens and security interests which would
restrict and/or limit the ability of TWA to realize any significant proceeds
from the sale thereof. The Company believes that the value of its pledged
assets materially exceeds the indebtedness associated therewith. To the
extent that the Company is able to obtain financing to repay certain of this
indebtedness, it may be able to use the excess collateral value as the basis
(by obtaining additional loans against such excess value or otherwise) for
additional liquidity; however, no assurance can be given that the Company
will be able to obtain any such financing. In addition, Karabu has
challenged the right of the Company to obtain a release of the collateral
securing the Icahn Loans. To the extent that the Company's access to capital
is constrained, the Company may not be able to make certain capital
expenditures or implement certain other aspects of its strategic plan, and
the Company may therefore be unable to achieve the full benefits expected
therefrom.
Commitments
In February 1996, TWA executed definitive agreements providing for the
operating lease of 10 new 757 aircraft, all of which have been delivered.
These aircraft have an initial lease term of 10 years. Although individual
aircraft rentals escalate over the term of the leases, aggregate rental
obligations are estimated to average approximately $59 million per annum over
the lease terms. The Company also entered into an agreement in February 1996
with Boeing for the purchase of ten 757-231 aircraft and related engines,
spare parts and equipment for an aggregate purchase price of approximately
$500 million. The agreement also provides for the purchase of up to ten
additional aircraft. As of October 24, 1997 TWA had taken delivery of 5 of
such aircraft and had 5 on firm order. Furthermore, to the extent TWA
exercises its options for additional aircraft, the Company will have the
right to an equal number of additional option aircraft. Four of the five
aircraft already delivered were manufacturer financed and one was leased.
TWA has obtained commitments for debt financing for approximately 80% of the
total costs associated with the acquisition of four of the remaining five
aircraft which have not been delivered and obtained commitments for 100%
lease financing of the total costs of the remaining fifth and final of such
aircraft. Such commitments are subject to, among other things, so-called
material adverse change clauses which make the availability of such debt and
lease financing dependent upon the financial condition of the Company.
In 1997, TWA reached agreements for the acquisition, by lease, of two
new Boeing 767-300ER aircraft to be delivered in March and April of 1998.
The longer-range 300 series aircraft will be utilized on TWA's international
routes.
TWA has entered into agreements with AVSA, S.A.R.L. and Rolls-Royce plc
relating to the purchase of ten A330-300 twin-engine wide body aircraft and
related engines, spare parts and equipment for an aggregate purchase price of
approximately $1.1 billion. The agreements, as amended, require the delivery
of the aircraft in 2001 and 2002 and provide for the purchase of up to ten
additional aircraft. TWA has not yet made arrangements for the permanent
financing of the purchases subject to the agreements. In the event of
cancellation, predelivery payments of approximately $18 million would be
subject to forfeiture.
The Company has entered into an agreement to acquire from the
manufacturer fifteen new MD-83s. The long-term leasing arrangement provides
for delivery of the aircraft between the second quarter of 1997 and the first
quarter of 1999. As of October 24, 1997, the Company has taken delivery of
five of the MD-83 aircraft and expects to take delivery of two additional
planes by the end of 1997, and six additional planes during 1998 and two
additional planes in 1999.
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TWA has elected to comply with the transition requirements of the Noise
Act by adopting the Stage 2 aircraft phase-out/retrofit option, which
requires that 50% of its base level (December 1990) Stage 2 fleet be
phased-out/retrofitted by December 31, 1996, 75% by December 31, 1998 and
100% by December 31, 1999. To comply with the 1996 requirement, the Company
has retrofitted, by means of engine hush-kits, 30 of its DC-9 aircraft. As
of September 30, 1997, hush-kits have been installed on 67 DC-9's engines at
an aggregate cost of approximately $55 million, most of which was financed by
lessors with repayments being facilitated through increased rental rates or
lease term extensions.
Certain Other Capital Requirements
Expenditures for facilities and equipment, other than aircraft,
generally are not committed prior to purchase and, therefore, no such
significant commitments exist at the present time. TWA's ability to finance
such expenditures will depend in part on TWA's financial condition at the
time of the commitment.
Year 2000
The Company utilizes software and related computer technologies essential
to its operations that use two digits rather than four to specify the year,
resulting in a date recognition problem in the year 2000. The Company has hired
an outside consulting firm to study what actions will be necessary to make its
computer systems year 2000 compliant. The expense associated with
these actions cannot presently be determined, but could be material to the
Company's financial position and results of operations.
Availability of NOLs
The Company estimates that it had, for federal income tax purposes, net
operating loss carryforwards ("NOLs") amounting to approximately $691 million
at December 31, 1996, and expects to have approximately $808 million at
December 31, 1997. Such NOLs expire in 2008 through 2011 if not utilized
before then to offset taxable income. Section 382 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and regulations issued thereunder
impose limitations on the ability of corporations to use NOLs, if the
corporation experiences a more than 50% change in ownership during certain
periods. In connection with the change of ownership caused by the '95
Reorganization, the Company elected to reduce its NOLs in accordance with
Section 382 of the Code and regulations issued thereunder. An additional
change in ownership thereafter could substantially restrict the Company's
ability to utilize its tax net operating loss carryforwards. The Company
believes that no ownership change has occurred subsequent to the '95
Reorganization. There can be no assurance that an unrelated ownership change
will not occur in the future. In addition, the NOLs are subject to examination
by the IRS, and, thus, are subject to adjustment or disallowance resulting from
any such IRS examination. For financial reporting purposes, the tax benefits
from substantially all of the tax net operating loss carryforwards will, to the
extent realized in future periods, have no impact on the Company's operating
results, but instead be applied to reduce reorganization value in excess of
amounts allocable to identifiable assets.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Icahn Litigation
On June 14, 1995, the Company signed an agreement with Karabu pursuant
to which the term of the Icahn Loans was extended from January 8, 1995 to
January 8, 2001. Karabu and certain other affiliates of Mr. Icahn (the
"Icahn Entities") consented to certain modifications to promissory notes (the
"PBGC Notes") issued to a settlement trust on behalf of the Pension Benefit
and Guaranty Corporation (the "PBGC") in connection with the Company's 1993
Chapter 11 Reorganization (the "'93 Reorganization"). Collateral for the
Icahn Loans includes a number of aircraft, engines and related equipment,
along with substantially all of the Company's receivables. The notes
evidencing the Icahn Loans have been pledged by Mr. Icahn and certain
affiliated entities as security for certain obligations of the Icahn Entities
to the PBGC and/or in respect of funding obligations on the Company's pre-'93
Reorganization pension plans.
On June 14, 1995, in consideration of, among other things, the
extension of the Icahn Loans, TWA and Karabu entered into the Ticket
Agreement providing for certain sales of tickets by TWA to Karabu under the
Ticket Agreement. There are two categories of tickets under the Ticket
Agreement: (1) "Domestic Consolidator Tickets," which are subject to a cap
of $610 million, based on the full retail price of the tickets ($120 million
in the first 15 months and $70 million per year for seven consecutive years
through the term of the Ticket Agreement) and (2) "System Tickets," which are
not subject to any cap throughout the term of the Ticket Agreement.
Tickets sold by the Company to Karabu pursuant to the Ticket Agreement
are priced at levels intended to approximate current competitive discount
fares available in the airline industry. TWA believes that applicable
provisions of the Ticket Agreement do not allow Karabu to market or sell
System Tickets directly or through travel agents to the general public.
Karabu, however, has been marketing System Tickets directly and through
travel agents to the general public. TWA has demanded that Karabu cease
doing so, and Karabu has stated that it disagrees with the Company's
interpretation. In December 1995, the Company filed a lawsuit against Karabu,
Mr. Icahn, and certain affiliated companies seeking damages and to enjoin
further violations of the Ticket Agreement. Mr. Icahn countered by threatening
to file his own lawsuit and to declare a default on the financing of up to $200
million provided to TWA by Karabu in connection with the '93 Reorganization
(the "Icahn Loans"), which financing is secured by receivables and certain
flight equipment pledged under a security agreement (the "Karabu Security
Agreement") with State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut N.A., as
security trustee (the "Security Trustee"). Mr. Icahn's position was based upon
a variety of claims related to his interpretations of the Karabu Security
Agreement as well as certain alleged violations of the Ticket Agreement by the
Company. A violation of the Ticket Agreement by the Company could result in a
cross-default under the Icahn Loans. An event of Default (as defined in the
Icahn Loans), if resulting in an acceleration of the indebtedness due
thereunder, would constitute a default under the instruments governing
substantially all of the Company's other indebtedness and leases and would
have a material adverse effect on the
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Company. Mr. Icahn has also alleged independent violations of the Icahn Loans,
including, among other things, that the Company has not been maintaining, in
accordance with the terms of the Karabu Security Agreement, certain aircraft
which TWA has retired from service and stored and which are pledged as security
for the Icahn Loans. To endeavor to eliminate this issue from the various
disputes with Mr. Icahn and his affiliates, the Company has deposited an amount
equal to the appraised fair market value of such aircraft with the Security
Trustee and requested the release of the liens on such aircraft. To date, the
Security Trustee has not released such liens. In addition, Mr. Icahn has
asserted that the approval of the Security Trustee is required for any
modification to the FAA-approved maintenance program affecting aircraft pledged
as security under the Karabu Security Agreement. The parties negotiated a
series of standstill agreements, pursuant to which TWA's original lawsuit was
withdrawn, while the Company and Mr. Icahn endeavored to negotiate a settlement
of their differences and respective claims. The final extension of such
standstill agreement expired on March 20, 1996.
On March 20, 1996, the Company filed a Petition (the "TWA Petition")
commencing a lawsuit against Mr. Icahn, Karabu and certain other entities
affiliated with Icahn (collectively, the "Icahn Defendants"). The TWA
Petition, which is pending in the Circuit Court for St. Louis County,
Missouri, alleges that the Icahn Defendants are violating the Ticket
Agreement and otherwise tortiously interfering with the Company's business
expectancy and contractual relationships, by among other things, marketing
and selling tickets purchased under the Ticket Agreement to the general
public. The TWA Petition seeks a declaratory judgment finding that the Icahn
Defendants have violated the Ticket Agreement, and also seeks liquidated,
compensatory and punitive damages, in addition to the Company's costs and
attorney's fees. This case is scheduled to go to trial on December 9, 1997.
The Company believes the allegations contained in the TWA Petition are
meritorious.
Also on March 20, 1996, TWA was named as a defendant in a complaint
(the "Icahn Complaint") filed by Karabu and certain other affiliates of Mr.
Icahn (the "Icahn Entities"). The Icahn Complaint alleges, among other
things, that the Company has violated certain federal antitrust laws,
breached the Ticket Agreement and interfered with certain existing and
prospective commercial relations of the Icahn Entities. The Icahn Complaint
is based upon an interpretation by Mr. Icahn and the Icahn Entities that the
Ticket Agreement permits sales of tickets to the general public directly and
through travel agents. The Icahn Complaint seeks injunctive relief and actual
and punitive monetary damages, as well as the Icahn Entities' costs of
litigation. On June 13, 1996, following TWA's filing of a motion to dismiss
the Icahn Complaint, the Icahn Entities amended the Icahn Complaint to delete
the federal antitrust claims and to add new allegations and theories with
respect to claimed violations of the federal antitrust laws and the Lanham
Act (the "Amended Icahn Complaint"). On March 24, 1997, on the Company's
motion, the Amended Icahn Complaint was dismissed in its entirety and that
decision has not been appealed.
On June 6, 1996, Karabu forwarded a letter to TWA advising the Company
of Karabu's possible intention to instruct the PBGC to require the Security
Trustee to give a 30 day default notice to TWA in respect of certain alleged
instances of non-compliance by TWA with the provisions of the Karabu Security
Agreement relating to, among other things, four Boeing 727-100 aircraft which
are no longer being flown by TWA in active service and changes by TWA to
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the FAA-approved scheduled maintenance of such aircraft and other aircraft
pledged under the Karabu Security Agreement without obtaining approval of the
Security Trustee. Karabu also forwarded with such letter a draft of a
proposed complaint which it threatened to file a declaratory judgment that
Karabu would be entitled to instruct the PBGC to require the Security Trustee
to give TWA such notice of default. The complaint was filed in a New York
state court and was served on TWA on June 28, 1996.
On June 26, 1996, Karabu formally requested the PBGC to instruct the
Security Trustee to give TWA a notice of default under the Karabu Security
Agreement. On June 27, 1996, the PBGC declined to so instruct the Security
Trustee, advising Karabu that the PBGC did not believe TWA was in default
and, even if a default were determined to exist, any such default would be
technical only and Karabu would not be harmed by such default.
On June 28, 1996, Karabu brought an action against the PBGC in the
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, seeking a
declaratory judgment for the purpose of determining Karabu's rights with
respect to the Karabu Security Agreement. TWA then sought to intervene in
such lawsuit and was granted the right to do so whereupon the Company filed a
motion to dismiss Karabu's complaint and for summary judgment. This case
went to trial in August 1997 and the parties are awaiting a decision. Karabu
withdrew its separate suit in New York state court for a declaratory judgment
previously filed on June 28, 1996.
Karabu and Global Discount Travel Services, LLC ("Global") another entity
controlled by Mr. Icahn had filed suit on August 8, 1997 in New York state
court, county of New York, against six senior officers of the Company. The
suit alleges interference with Global's rights under the Ticket Agreement by
terminating or threatening to terminate travel agencies' appointments to sell
TWA tickets if such travel agencies do business with Global. This suit is
substantially similar to the one filed in March 1996 by Karabu and dismissed by
the federal court in New York in March 1997. The officers have filed a motion
to dismiss this case on jurisdictional and res judicata grounds.
On October 15, 1997, Karabu filed suit in New York State Supreme Court,
New York County, seeking a declaratory judgment that in the event that TWA
pays in full the outstanding balance due on the Icahn Loans, Karabu would
have no obligation to release any portion of its lien on TWA's accounts
receivable and/or aircraft and engine collateral while the TWA Petition was
pending and in the event that TWA was awarded damages as a result of the TWA
Petition. Karabu is arguing that a prospective recovery of legal damages by
TWA affects the balance due on the Icahn Loans because Karabu applied
amounts that it owed the Company under the Ticket Agreement to offset TWA's
liability to it under the Icahn Loans. On November 5, 1997, TWA requested the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC"), to whom the collateral has been
pledged by Karabu, to agree to release the collateral in the event that TWA were
to pay in full the outstanding balance due on the Icahn Loans. On November 5,
1997, the PBGC advised Karabu that it believed that it would be appropriate for
the collateral to be released under the circumstances described in TWA's letter
requested that Karabu consent no later than November 7, 1997. On November
10, 1997, Karabu indicated that because there has not yet been a tender of
payment, Karabu need take no position at this time. On November 14, 1997,
the PBGC wrote to Karabu informing Karabu that the PBGC had consented to the
release of the collateral upon
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payment and expected Karabu to act appropriately. On November 10, 1997, TWA
filed a Motion to Show Cause asking the Court to find that the Karabu complaint
should be dismissed as a matter of law. TWA believes that this case has
no merit and that defenses are available as a matter of law. On November 12,
1997, Karabu amended its complaint to allege that TWA had failed to make the
appropriate pension payment to the PBGC in June 1997. TWA believes that it in
fact made the proper payment as it came due and believes there is no merit in
this claim.
On November 12, 1997, TWA filed a complaint in the Federal Court for
the Southern District of New York against Mr. Icahn, Karabu, the PBGC and the
Security Trustee for the collateral seeking a declaratory judgment that the
collateral must be released upon TWA's payment of the outstanding balance of
the Icahn Loans and for damages caused by Karabu's and Mr. Icahn's breach of
the duty of good faith and fair dealing.
Although the Company intends to press its claims vigorously and
believes its defenses to Mr. Icahn's claim are meritorious, it is possible
that Karabu's interpretation of the Ticket Agreement regarding discount
ticket sales by the Icahn Defendants to the general public directly or
through travel agents could be determined, either by a court or otherwise, to
be correct. In such event, unless the Company took appropriate action to
mitigate the effect of such sales, the Company could suffer significant loss of
revenue that could reduce overall passenger yields on a continuing basis during
the term of the Ticket Agreement. In addition, although the Company believes
that no material default exists under the Karabu Security Agreement, any
default by the Company under the Ticket Agreement or directly on the Icahn
Loans which resulted in an acceleration of the Icahn Loans would result in a
cross-default under substantially all of the Company's other indebtedness and
leases and otherwise have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Other Actions
On May 31, 1988, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") filed
an administrative complaint seeking civil penalties as well as other relief
requiring TWA to take remedial procedures at TWA's maintenance base in Kansas
City, Missouri, alleging violations resulting from TWA's past hazardous waste
disposal and related environmental practices. Simultaneously, TWA became a
party to a consent agreement and a consent order with the EPA pursuant to
which TWA paid a civil penalty of $100,000 and agreed to implement a schedule
of remedial and corrective actions and to perform environmental audits at
TWA's major maintenance facilities. In September 1989, TWA and the EPA
signed an administrative order of consent which required TWA to conduct
extensive investigations at or near the overhaul base and to recommend
remedial action alternatives. TWA completed its investigations and on
February 17, 1996, submitted a Corrective Measures Study ("CMS") to the
Missouri Department of Natural Resources ("MDNR") and the EPA. On August 19,
1997 the MDNR and the EPA approved the CMS. Currently, drafts of the
Statement of Basis and the Post Closure Permit are being reviewed by both
agencies. Upon completion of that review, the documents will be submitted
for public comment. TWA presently estimates the cost of the corrective
action activities under the existing and anticipated orders to be
approximately $7 million, a majority of which represents costs associated
with long-term groundwater monitoring and maintenance of the remedial
systems. Although the Company believes adequate reserves have been provided
for all known
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environmental contingencies, it is possible that additional reserves might be
required in the future which could have a material adverse effect on the results
of operation or financial condition of the Company. However, the Company
believes that the ultimate resolution of known environmental contingencies
should not have a material adverse effect on the financial position or results
of operations based on the Company's knowledge of similar environmental sites.
ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES.
Sales of Unregistered Securities
Pursuant to certain Exchange Agreements with Elliott Associates L. P.
and Westgate International L. P. reported on a Form 8-K filed on September
20, 1996, the Company exchanged 3,755,114 shares of Common Stock for $24.05
million principal amount of its 12% Senior Secured Reset Notes (the "Reset
Notes") plus approximately $1.4 million in accrued interest thereon in a
series of transactions in the third quarter of 1997. The Common Stock was
issued pursuant to the exemption granted by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities
Act of 1933. The Reset Notes were registered and issued pursuant to the
Company's registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the Commission on May
12, 1995.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
On October 29, 1997 James F. Martin was elected Senior Vice President,
Human Resources, succeeding Charles J. Thibaudeau who retired on October 1,
1997.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
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<S> <C>
(A) EXHIBITS
<F*>2.1 -- Joint Plan of Reorganization, dated May 12, 1995 (Appendix B to Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-4, Registration Number 33-84944, as amended)
<F*>2.2 -- Modifications to Joint Plan of Reorganization, dated July 14, 1995 and Supplemental
Modifications to Joint Plan of Reorganization dated August 2, 1995 (Exhibit 2.5 to
6/95 10-Q)
<F*>2.3 -- Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order Confirming Modified Joint Plan of
Reorganization, dated August 4, 1995, with Exhibits A-B attached (Exhibit 2.6 to
6/95 10-Q)
<F*>2.4 -- Final Decree, dated December 28, 1995, related to the '95 Reorganization
(Exhibit 2.7 to 12/31/95 Form 10-K)
<F*>3(i) -- Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Trans World Airlines, Inc.
(Exhibit 3(iv) to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3,
Registration No. 333-04977)
<F*>3(ii) -- Amended and Restated By-Laws of Trans World Airlines, Inc., effective May 24, 1996
(Exhibit 3(ii) to 6/96 10Q)
<F*>4.1 -- Voting Trust Agreement, dated November 3, 1993, between TWA and LaSalle National Trust,
N.A. as trustee (Exhibit 4.3 to 9/93 10-Q)
<F*>4.2 -- IAM Trans World Airlines Inc. Employees' Stock Ownership Plan and related Trust Agreement,
dated August 31, 1993, between TWA, the IAM Plan Trustee Committee and the IAM Trustee
(Exhibit to 9/93 10-Q)
<F*>4.3 -- IFFA Trans World Airlines Inc. Employees' Stock Ownership Plan and related Trust
Agreement, dated August 31, 1993, between TWA, the IFFA Plan Trustee Committee and the
IFFA Trustee (Exhibit 4.5 to 9/93 10-Q)
<F*>4.4 -- Trans World Airlines, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, dated August 31, 1993, First
Amendment thereto, dated October 31, 1993, and related Trust Agreement, dated August 31,
1993, between TWA and the ESOP Trustee (Exhibit 4.6 to 9/93 10-Q)
<F*>4.5 -- Stockholders Agreement, dated November 3, 1993, among TWA, LaSalle National Trust, N.A.,
as Voting Trustee and the ALPA Trustee, IAM Trustee, IFFA Trustee and Other Employee
Trustee (each as defined therein), as amended by the Addendum to Stockholders dated
November 3, 1993 (Exhibit 4.8 to 9/93 10-Q)
<F*>4.6 -- Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 3, 1993, between TWA and the Initial
Significant Holders (Exhibit 4.9 to 9/93 10-Q)
<F*>4.7 -- Indenture between TWA and Shawmut Bank, National Association, dated November 3, 1993
relating to TWA's 10% Senior Secured Notes Due 1998 (Exhibit 4.10 to 9/93 10-Q)
<F*>4.8 -- Indenture between TWA and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, dated November 3, 1993 relating
to TWA's 8% Senior Secured Notes Due 2000 (Exhibit 4.11 to 9/93 10-Q)
<F*>4.9 -- Indenture between TWA and American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, N.A.,
dated November 3, 1993 relating to TWA's 8% Secured Notes Due 2001
(Exhibit 4.12 to 9/93 10-Q)
<F*>4.10 -- The TWA Air Line Pilots 1995 Employee Stock Ownership Plan, effective as of January 1,
1995 (Exhibit 4.12 to 9/95 10-Q)
<F*>4.11 -- TWA Air Line Pilots Supplemental Stock Plan, effective September 1, 1994
(Exhibit 4.13 to 9/95 10-Q)
<F*>4.12 -- TWA Air Line Pilots Supplemental Stock Plan Trust, effective August 23, 1995
(Exhibit 4.14 to 9/95 10-Q)
<F*>4.13 -- TWA Air Line Pilots Supplemental Stock Plan Custodial Agreement, effective August 23,
1995 (Exhibit 4.15 to 9/95 10-Q)
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<F*>4.14 -- Form of Indenture relating to TWA's 8% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due 2006
(Exhibit 4.16 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration No.
333-04977)
<F*>4.15 -- Indenture dated as of March 31, 1997 between TWA and First Security Bank, National
Association relating the 12% Senior Secured Notes Due 2002, including form of Note (Exhibit
4.15 to TWA's Registration Statement on Form S-4, Registration No. 333-26645)
<F*>4.16 -- Registration Rights Agreement dated as of March 31, 1997 between the Company and the
Initial Purchaser relating to the 12% Senior Secured Notes Due 2002 and the Warrants to
purchase 126.26 shares of TWA Common Stock (Exhibit 4.17 to TWA's Registration
Statement on Form S-4, Registration No. 333-26645)
<F*>4.17 -- Warrant Agreement dated as of March 31, 1997 between the Company and American Stock
Transfer and Trust Company relating to the warrants to purchase 126.26 shares of TWA
Common Stock (Exhibit 4.18 to TWA's Registration Statement on Form S-4, Registration
No. 333-26645)
10.1 -- Agreement between TWA and Gerald L. Gitner dated as of February 12, 1997
11 -- Statement re computation of per share earnings
27 -- Financial Data Schedule (submitted only in electronic format)
<FN>
(B) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
No reports on Form 8-K were filed by the Company during the second quarter of 1997.
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<F*> Incorporated by reference
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
Dated: November 14, 1997 By: /s/ MICHAEL J. PALUMBO
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Michael J. Palumbo
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit 10.1
AGREEMENT, dated as of February 12, 1997, between Trans World Airlines,
Inc. ("Company"), and Gerald L. Gitner ("Executive");
WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ, and the Executive has accepted
a position as, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to set forth the entirety of their
agreements and understandings;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained
herein the parties agree as follows:
1. Employment. The Company hereby employs Executive to render the
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services hereinafter described, and Executive hereby accepts such employment
and agrees to render such services, upon and subject to the terms and
conditions described in this Agreement.
2. Term. Executive's employment commences as of the date of this
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Agreement and shall continue for an indefinite period until terminated at any
time by the Company or Executive with or without cause in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement or otherwise shall be
construed as entitling Executive to employment for any definite term except
as otherwise provided herein.
3. Duties. (a) Executive shall serve during the term of this
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Agreement as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman and shall perform such
executive, advisory and/or administrative and managerial assignments and
duties as may be assigned to Executive from time to time by the Board of
Directors, in each case consistent with the position of Chief Executive
Officer and Chairman. Executive also will comply in all material respects
with and carry out all rules and policies of the Company, and will serve,
without additional compensation, as an officer and/or director of any
subsidiary, affiliated or related corporation or business (collectively
"Company related entity") provided that such Company related entity at all
times provides the Executive with comparable Director and Officer Liability
insurance coverage as is afforded to the Executive as an officer of the
Company.
(b) Executive will devote his full time to the business and
affairs of the Company and use his best efforts to promote the interests of
the Company and to perform faithfully and efficiently the responsibilities
assigned to Executive in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
provided that, Executive may continue to serve as Executive Chairman of
Avalon Group, LTD. and in various other positions with its affiliates,
successors and/or assigns provided, however, that no such service may
interfere in any material respect with the Executive's obligations to perform
the services required under this Agreement.
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4. Compensation and Other Terms of Employment. In accordance with
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the terms of this Agreement, the Executive shall receive the following:
(a) Salary. The Executive will be paid base salary at an annual
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rate of $500,000.00 on a regular basis, not less frequently than one time per
month, on a regular Company pay day. This rate of pay ("Base Salary") is
subject to adjustment from time to time (but not less than an annual rate of
$500,000.00), and will be reviewed on a regular basis. All payments of Base
Salary will be subject to appropriate withholding for taxes.
(b) Stock Incentive Plan. The Executive shall be eligible to
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participate in the Company's Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan ("KESIP").
The Executive's initial grant awarded by action of the Compensation Committee
and the Board of Directors on February 12, 1997 shall be for an option to
purchase 800,000 shares of the Company's common stock (the "Option"), subject
in its entirety to the terms and conditions set forth in the agreement
entered into between the Executive and the Company under the terms of the
KESIP in respect of such option shares (the "KESIP Agreement"). Such option
shares shall vest on the following schedule: 500,000 on the date of this
Agreement, 150,000 on the first anniversary of the date of this Agreement and
150,000 on the second anniversary of the date of this Agreement. The
Exercise Price of the Option shall be $5.84 (which price was the Fair Market
Value, as that term is defined in the KESIP, of the Company's Common Stock as
of the date on which Executive's appointment became effective, February 12,
1997 (the "Employment Date"). Subject only to the Executive being employed
by the Company on February 12, 1998, the Executive shall also be granted an
option to purchase 200,000 shares of the Company's common stock (the
"Additional Option") at an option exercise price equal to the Fair Market
Value (as that term is defined in the KESIP) as of February 12, 1998 and with
50% of such additional option shares vesting upon the first anniversary of
the date of grant and 50% as of the second anniversary of the date of grant.
The KESIP Agreement will provide with respect to the Option and the
Additional Option (if any) that, if the employment of the Executive is
terminated for any reason, the exercise period with respect to any vested
options will terminate upon the earlier of the termination date of the Option
if the Option expires within sixty (60) days of the date of termination of
employment (the "Option Termination Period") or sixty (60) days following the
date of termination of employment provided that, if at any time during the
Option Termination Period or such sixty day period either the Company
requests that the Executive not trade in securities of the Company for a
period of time or the Executive notifies the Company that counsel reasonably
acceptable to the Company has advised the Executive that applicable
securities laws prohibit trading securities of the Company (either such
period being referred to herein as a "Restricted Period") then the Company,
subject to any applicable Option expiration dates set out in the KESIP
Agreement, shall extend the period during which the Option may be exercised
(the "Exercise Period") until the close of business on the day which follows
the end of the Restricted Period, by the number of days remaining in such
Option Termination Period or 60 day period as of the beginning of the
Restricted Period. To the extent that there is any inconsistency between the
terms and conditions of this Agreement and those of the KESIP or the KESIP
Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
(c) Make-Whole Payment. (i) Under all circumstances and
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notwithstanding any termination of the employment of the Executive for any
reason whatsoever, the Company will pay to the Executive, quarterly in
arrears promptly after each of the first four quarterly periods immediately
following the
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date hereof commencing on May 12, 1997, $62,500. (ii) In respect of each month
of the second year of the Executive's employment hereunder, the Company will pay
to the Executive, promptly after the end of such month, $20,834; provided that,
the Executive's right to such monthly payments shall terminate upon any
termination of his employment and, in the event of any such termination in the
middle of any month, the amount owing to the Executive shall be prorated based
on the number of days in such month during which the Executive's employment
continued.
(d) Incentive Cash Bonus. The Executive will be entitled to
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receive an annual incentive cash bonus of up to $250,000 based upon the
attainment by the Company during a fiscal year of objective measures of
performance improvement ("performance standards") (for example, meeting
business plan, cost per available seat mile, revenue per available seat mile,
EBIT, cash flow and stock price improvement), which for fiscal year 1997
shall be as set forth in Attachment A hereto, and for future years shall be
based upon objective criteria mutually agreed upon by the Compensation
Committee of the Company's Board of Directors and the Executive no later than
ninety (90) days after the beginning of each fiscal year provided, however,
in the event that in any fiscal year the performance standards are not
established within this ninety day period, the Company and the Executive
agree that the attainment of the performance standard categories established
for the immediately preceding fiscal year will be the objective criteria
applicable with respect to the business plan for the then current fiscal
year. The Board of Directors may consider incentive cash bonus amounts in
excess of $250,000 in its sole and absolute discretion.
(e) Change of Control Agreement. In the event that the Company's
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Board of Directors authorizes the Company to enter into "change of control"
with one or more of its officers, the Executive will be offered the
opportunity to enter into such an agreement on terms and conditions no less
favorable in any material respect than those offered to any other of the
Company's officers serving at that time. The Company hereby represents that
as of the date hereof no such agreements are currently in effect with respect
to any officer nor does the Company's Board of Directors or any of its
committees have before it in active consideration any such agreement.
(f) Passes. The Executive and eligible family members will be
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entitled to card-type Class A "term" passes on the Company's routes worldwide
during the period of time that the Executive is employed by the Company.
(g) Medical, Dental, Insurance, Life and Accident Insurance. The
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Executive shall at all times be eligible to receive the same level of
benefits on the same terms and conditions as they may be offered to any other
officer of the Company. The Executive and his eligible dependents will be
eligible to participate in the Company-paid comprehensive Medical and Dental
Plan and the Travel Accident Insurance Program offered by the Company, on the
same terms and conditions applicable to other executive officers of the
Company. The Executive will be eligible for coverage under the Company's
Group Term Life Insurance Plan under which the Company currently provides
Basic Life Insurance of $50,000 at no cost to the Executive. Assuming that
the Executive is insurable at standard rates, the Executive will also have
the option to purchase at the Executive's expense Additional Group Life
Insurance in an amount up to three times the Executive's Base Salary, less
the Basic $50,000 coverage. The monthly cost of this Additional Life
Insurance, which at all times shall be offered at the expense of the
Executive, is currently $4.50 per $10,000 and such monthly cost may increase
from time-to-time. The Executive will be eligible to participate in the
Company's Voluntary Personal Accident Insurance Plan. The maximum coverage
for this plan is currently $150,000 at a monthly cost of $6.60, which at all
times shall be offered at the
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expense of the Executive, and such monthly cost may increase from time-to-time.
The Executive will be eligible to participate in the Company's Long-Term
Disability protection pursuant to plan provisions at standard rates and subject
to standard conditions. Nothing in this paragraph (g) or elsewhere herein shall
be construed to prevent the Company from amending or altering any such plans or
programs set forth herein so long as the Executive continues to have the
opportunity to receive in the aggregate benefits at a level no less favorable
than those set forth herein.
5. Vacation. The Executive will be eligible for four (4) weeks paid
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vacation per annum and holidays in accordance with normal Company policy.
6. Termination of Employment.
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(a) Death/Permanent Disability. The Executive's employment shall
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terminate automatically upon the Executive's death and/or permanent
disability. All benefits and compensation then accrued hereunder, and under
any related plans including without limitation all obligations under section
4(c), shall be paid when due to the Executive's beneficiaries or legal
representatives, as appropriate.
(b) Termination Without Cause. The Company shall have the right
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to terminate the Executive's employment without cause at any time upon 30
days prior written notice. In such event the Company shall pay to the
Executive in a single lump sum within five (5) business days of the date of
such termination any earned, unpaid salary, any unreimbursed expenses, earned
unused vacation accrued from the calendar year(s) prior to the calendar year
in which the Executive's employment is terminated ("earned unused vacation")
and current earned unused vacation for the calendar year in which the
Executive's employment is terminated pro rated by month as of the month in
which the effective date of the Executive's termination occurs ("current
earned unused vacation") and any other obligations then due and owing to the
Executive except as otherwise provided hereunder provided such payments for
earned unused vacation and current earned unused vacation are in accordance
with Company policy in effect at the time of the termination of employment.
In addition, in such event, the Company shall pay to the
Executive: (i) the unpaid portion of any payment due at the time of
termination under section 4(c) hereof; and (ii) $250,000 which shall be
reduced by the offset, if any, set forth below in this paragraph, in lieu of
any unpaid incentive cash bonus to which the Executive might have been
entitled under section 4(d) but for such termination. (such amount payable
pursuant to this clause (ii) is referred to as the "Additional Amount").
Such payment pursuant to clause (i) immediately above shall be paid to
Executive in a single lump sum within five business days following the date
of such termination and the payment of the Additional Amount shall be paid to
Executive in a single lump sum on the Final Sale Date. The offset amount
shall be equal to the aggregate amount of any cash proceeds actually received
by the Executive from the sale of any underlying stock under vested stock
options or the vested stock options, in each case, which were granted to
Executive pursuant to section 4(b) hereof ("prior value"). On the 60th day
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following the effective date of the Executive's termination of employment
(other than a termination by the Company for Cause), if the then outstanding
offset amount is less than the payments due under this paragraph, the Company
shall immediately deposit in an escrow account which is for the benefit of
Executive and bankruptcy remote from the creditors of the Company, the sum of
$250,000 net of any prior value which shall be held in such escrow account
until the earlier to occur of (x) the date that the prior value equals or
exceeds $250,000 and (y) the date that all such underlying stock or options
have been sold by the Executive (the "Final Disposition Date"). On the Final
Disposition Date, the Executive shall be paid from the escrow account the sum
of $250,000 net of any prior value. Any balance thereafter remaining in the
escrow account shall be paid to the Company. The Executive hereby agrees to
notify the Company within 10 days of such termination as to whether the
Executive will use his commercially reasonable best efforts to promptly sell
all remaining underlying stock under vested stock options or vested stock
options, in each case, which were granted to Executive pursuant to section
4(b) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Executive fails
to deliver such notice to the Company, the Company shall not be obligated to
deposit any funds in such escrow account.
Upon the making of such payments as are set forth herein at the
time of the Executive's termination of employment or at such later times as
may be provided herein, the Company shall have no further obligation to the
Executive under this Agreement and Executive accepts the Company's agreement
and obligation to make such payments in full satisfaction of such claims
against the Company.
(c) Termination For Cause. The Company shall have the right to
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terminate the Executive's employment at any time and without advance notice
for Cause. For the purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" shall mean that (i)
the Executive is convicted of or engages in conduct which constitutes a
felony, or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or (ii) the Executive is
found by the Company's Board of Directors to have failed or refused to in any
material respect to perform his duties and responsibilities provided that a
failure shall not mean actions taken in good faith in the Executive's
exercise of his business judgment and within the Executive's authority as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (after notice and opportunity to cure if
such material failure or refusal can be cured); or (iii) the Executive is
found by the Company's Board of Directors to have willfully engaged in
conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company and
such conduct was not taken in good faith in the Executive's exercise of his
business judgment and within the Executive's authority as Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer or was not otherwise authorized in the Company's business
plan or directly or indirectly by the Board of Directors, or (iv) the
Executive has breached his legal duty of loyalty to, or committed any act of
fraud, theft or dishonesty against or involving, the Company or any of its
affiliated companies; or (v) the Executive has breached any material
provision of this Agreement. If the Executive's employment is terminated for
Cause, the Company shall pay the Executive within five business days of the
effective date of his termination:
- his earned, unpaid, salary and any unreimbursed expenses
and any other obligation owed to the Executive hereunder
through the date of such termination at the rate in effect at
the time of such termination;
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- any earned unused vacation and current earned unused vacation
through the effective date of such termination provided such
payments for earned unused vacation and current earned unused
vacation are in accordance with Company policy in effect at the
time of the termination of employment;
- the unpaid portion of any payment due at the time of termination
under section 4(c) hereof.
Upon the making of such payments as are set forth herein at the
time of the Executive's termination of employment for cause or at such later
times as may be provided herein, the Company shall have no further obligation
to the Executive under this Agreement and Executive accepts the Company's
agreement and obligation to make such payments in full satisfaction of such
claims against the Company.
(d) Termination by the Executive. If the Executive voluntarily
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terminates his employment, the Executive must give the Company thirty (30)
calendar days advance notice in writing provided, however, the Executive may
immediately voluntarily terminate his employment in the event that there is a
material breach by the Company of any of the terms of this Agreement or on
the date that the Company's Director and Officer Liability Insurance coverage
lapses and is not replaced by comparable coverage or is otherwise diminished
in any material way.
(e) Miscellaneous Termination Provisions. Upon termination of
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employment and otherwise upon demand, Executive will turn over to Company all
Company property and documents and all computer passwords, and will (after
copying the same to 3.5 inch disks and returning the disks to the Company)
delete all Company information from any computer which is not Company
property.
7. Termination Obligations. The Executive agrees that during his
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employment and following his termination under any of the circumstances set
forth herein:
(a) he shall not during his employment or for a period of two
years following the effective date of his termination, directly or indirectly
solicit or assist or encourage the solicitation of any employee of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies or anyone who was
so employed at any time within twelve (12) months prior to termination of
Executive's employment by the Company to be employed by the Executive or by
any entity in which the Executive owns or reasonably expects to own any
equity interest in excess of five (5) percent of any class of the outstanding
securities thereof, or by any entity by which the Executive is employed or
for which the Executive serves or reasonably expects to serve in any
capacity; nor (after his employment ends and during such 2 year period)
encourage or induce any Company employee to terminate his or her Company
employment. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "solicit" shall
mean any contact by the Executive with or providing information to others who
may be reasonably expected to contact any employees of the Company or of any
of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies regarding their employment
status, job satisfaction, interest in seeking employment with the Executive,
with any person affiliated with the Executive or by whom the Executive is
employed but shall not include print advertising for personnel or responding
to any unsolicited
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request for a personal recommendation for or evaluation of a Company employee or
an employee of any of the Company's subsidiaries or affiliated companies.
(b) he shall hold forever hereafter in a fiduciary capacity for
the benefit of the Company all secret or confidential information, knowledge
or data relating to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated
companies, including but not limited to commercial, operational, marketing,
pricing, or financial information including costs, strategies, forecasts or
trade secrets, acquisition strategies or candidates or personnel acquisition
plans ("confidential information") which shall have been obtained by the
Executive during or by reason of his employment by the Company or by any of
its subsidiaries or affiliated companies and which shall not be public
knowledge. During and after the end of the term of employment, the Executive
shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company or unless
required to do so by reason of a court order or subpoena (in which case
Executive shall give Company prompt notice of any such other subpoena or
order, or request therefore, so as to provide Company the maximum opportunity
to contest the same), communicate or divulge any such confidential
information to anyone other than the Company or those designated by it,
except that while employed by the Company in the business of and for the
benefit of the Company the Executive may provide confidential information as
appropriate to those persons who in the Executive's judgment have a need to
know such confidential information.
(c) except as may otherwise be required by law or regulation, he
shall not for a period of two years following the effective date of his
termination discuss or disclose to the media or Company personnel the
circumstances or terms of his termination of employment.
(d) he shall not publicly disparage or denigrate the Company or
any of its officers, directors or practices.
The Company agrees that its officers, directors and agents shall
not publicly disparage or denigrate the Executive following his termination
of employment or otherwise discuss or disclose to the media or Company
personnel the circumstances or terms of his termination of employment .
To the extent that any covenant or agreement contained in this
Section 7 shall be determined by a Court to be invalid or unenforceable in
any respect or to any extent, the covenant or agreement shall not be rendered
void, but instead shall be automatically amended to such lesser scope or to
such lesser extent as will grant Company the maximum restriction on
Executive's conduct and activities permitted by applicable law in such
circumstances.
8. No Assignment. This Agreement is personal to the Executive and
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without the Company's and the Executive's prior written consent it shall not
be assignable by the Executive or the Company other than by will or the laws
of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be enforceable by the legal representatives of Executive's estate.
9. Assistance. For a period of two (2) years following termination
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of employment, Executive will to the extent reasonably possible, upon
reasonable prior notice, make himself available for consultation with Company
counsel, to meet with Company counsel and prepare to testify as a witness or
deponent, and to testify as a witness at a trial, deposition or proceeding,
concerning any legal
<PAGE> 8
matter involving or affecting the Company. The Company will pay for all
reasonable and necessary out of pocket travel and telephone and such other costs
and expense incurred by Executive in connection with any such activity including
compensation at the Executive's then standard hourly rate for such time as the
Executive is required to devote to the matter provided however that as to such
required time the Executive is not then otherwise being compensated by his
employer, firm or other similar such entity.
10. Living Expenses. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement,
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Executive shall not be required to move his principal residence. The Company
agrees to promptly pay or reimburse Executive for all reasonable living
expenses incurred by Executive and associated with his employment hereunder
for so long as Executive does not relocate his principal residence to the
location where the Company's corporate headquarters are located (currently
St. Louis, Missouri) If the Executive elects to relocate his principal
residence to the Company's corporate headquarters (currently in St. Louis,
Missouri) or to such other location as the Company may designate as its
corporate headquarters, the Company shall provide to the Executive the
relocation package normally provided to the Company's senior executives. In
all such cases the Company shall gross up such payments to the extent
necessary to hold the Executive free of any taxes.
11. Miscellaneous.
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(a) This Agreement shall be governed by and be construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York applicable to
agreements made and to be performed entirely within New York and without
reference to principles of conflicts of laws. The captions of this Agreement
are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect.
Neither this Agreement nor any of its terms may be amended, waived, added to
or modified other than by written agreement executed by the parties hereto or
their respective successors and legal representatives.
(b) All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by regular
or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid,
addressed as follows:
If to the Executive:
Gerald L. Gitner
P.O. Box 336
Short Hills, New Jersey 07078
If to the Company:
Trans World Airlines, Inc.
One City Centre
515 North 6th Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
Attn: General Counsel
<PAGE> 9
or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in
writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective
when actually received by the addressee.
(c) The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provision of this Agreement.
(d) This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the
parties concerning the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior
agreements, understandings, discussions, negotiations and undertakings,
whether written or oral, among the parties with respect thereto. The terms
of any employee manual, handbook, or any policy of the Company, shall not
modify, alter, or invalidate any term of this Agreement nor alter Executive's
at will status, and in case of any conflict between a term of this Agreement
and any such policy, handbook or manual, the terms of this Agreement control,
except for benefit plans and Stock option awards described herein (to the
extent not otherwise provided in this Agreement).
(e) Executive represents that or he is not a party to any
agreement, or under any legal obligation, which would preclude or in any way
impair Executive's performance of Executive's duties for the Company
hereunder. Executive has not provided, and will not provide, to Company any
trade secret of another person whose secrecy he is obligated to maintain.
(f) Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, nothing
in this Agreement shall be deemed to entitle the Executive to employment
beyond the Term hereof.
(g) In the event that a dispute arises between the Company and
the Executive concerning the enforcement or interpretation of the terms of
this Agreement, the Company and the Executive agree to negotiate in good
faith to resolve such dispute. In the event that the parties are unable to
resolve this dispute within ninety (90) business days of the date of written
notice one to the other concerning this dispute, the parties agree to submit
this dispute for expedited binding arbitration at the American Arbitration
Association ("AAA") in New York, New York before a panel of three (3)
arbitrators all in accordance with the AAA rules then obtaining. Expedited
arbitration shall mean that the time period following the submission of the
dispute to the AAA for the selection of the arbitrators shall not exceed
twenty (20) business days and that the time period between the selection of
the arbitrators and the issuance of a decision shall not exceed sixty (60)
business days. Upon the rendering of a decision by the arbitrators, the
prevailing party shall be entitled to reimbursement from the other party of
all fees and costs related to the arbitration, including submission of the
claim. The decision of the arbitrators shall be binding upon the parties and
any such decision may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
During the pendency of the arbitration, this Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect.
(h) Notwithstanding any provision hereof, Executive shall retain
any and all such Company pass travel rights as were provided to Executive in
his status as a Member of the Company's Board of Directors and at such time
as the Executive ceases to be an employee of the Company but continues to
serve as a Member of the Company's Board of Directors he shall be entitled to
all such benefits
<PAGE> 10
including but not limited to an annual retainer and fees as are then provided to
all other members of the Board of Directors.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be
signed in its corporate name, and the Executive has hereunto set his hand,
all as of the day and year first above written.
/s/ Gerald L. Gitner
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Gerald L. Gitner
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
By: /s/ Richard P. Magurro
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Name: Richard P. Magurro
Title: Sr. V.P.-Legal
<PAGE> 11
ATTACHMENT A
1997 CEO OBJECTIVES
1. End of year balance sheet cash to be equal to or greater than that contained
in the January 24, 1997 Business Plan
2. Pre-tax profit equal to or greater than that contained in the January 24,
1997 Business Plan ($45.1 million).
3. Revenue for 1997 to be equal to or greater than that contained in the
January 24, 1997 plan.
4. On-time performance as measured by DOT: TWA to be ranked in upper half for
the last six months of 1997.
5. Cost per available seat mile for fiscal 1997 cost per ASM to be equal to
or less than that contained in the January 24, 1997 Business Plan.
These objectives are independent of each other and will be used to determine
whether some or all of the agreed minimum bonus is paid to the CEO.
Achievement of any one or more objectives will result in payment of 20% of
the minimum bonus for each object met. Such payment, if earned, will be due
and payable on the following dates:
In the case of objectives, 1, 2 and 3, at the time of filing of
Form 10-K; for the Company's 1997 fiscal year end (but no later than
May 31, 1998) in the case of objective 4 at the time that DOT produces
the relevant reports; in the case of objective 5, at the time that
TWA Finance Department calculates the results (and it is certified
correct by the Company Auditirs), but no later than March 31, 1998.
<PAGE> 1
EXHIBIT 11
<TABLE>
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNT)
<CAPTION>
Nine Months Ended
September
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1997 1996
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<S> <C> <C>
ADJUSTMENTS TO NET INCOME (LOSS):
Net income (loss) before extraordinary items $(68,751) $(18,750)
Preferred stock dividend requirements (11,607) (12,680)
Special dividend requirement relating to redemption
of 12% Preferred Stock -- (20,001)
-------- --------
Loss before extraordinary items applicable to common
stock for primary calculation (80,358) (51,431)
Extraordinary item (10,922) (7,420)
-------- --------
Net income (loss) applicable to common stock for primary
calculation (91,280) (58,851)
Fully diluted adjustment - dividend requirements on
8% Preferred Stock assumed to be converted 11,607 8,137
-------- --------
Net income (loss) applicable to common stock for
fully diluted calculation $(79,673) $(50,714)
======== ========
ADJUSTMENTS TO OUTSTANDING SHARES:
Average number of shares of common stock<F1> 52,018 43,169
Primary Adjustments
Incremental shares associated with the assumed
exercise of options and warrants<F2> 703 1,438
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Total average number of common and common equivalent
shares used for primary calculation 52,721 44,607
======== ========
Average number of shares of common stock<F1> 52,018 43,169
Fully Diluted Adjustments
Incremental shares associated with the assumed
exercise of options and warrants<F2> 899 1,438
Common shares assumed to be issued upon conversion
of 8% Preferred Stock 9,545 6,696
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Total average number of common and common equivalent
shares for fully diluted calculation 62,462 51,303
======== ========
PER SHARE AMOUNTS:
Loss before extraordinary item and special preferred dividend
Average number of shares of Common Stock $ (1.54) $ (0.73)
Primary<F3> $ (1.52) $ (0.70)
Fully diluted<F3> $ (1.10) $ (0.45)
Net loss
Average number of shares of Common Stock $ (1.75) $ (1.36)
Primary<F3> $ (1.73) $ (1.32)
Fully diluted<F3> $ (1.28) $ (0.99)
<FN>
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<F1> Includes 6,249 shares for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 and
5,640 shares for the nine months ended September 30, 1996, of Employee
Preferred Stock which, except for a liquidation preference of $.01 per
share and the right to elect a certain number of directors to the Board
of Directors, is the functional equivalent of Common Stock.
<F2> Pursuant to an employee stock incentive plan (ESIP or the Plan), the
Company is required to distribute additional shares of common stock and
Employee Preferred Stock as a result of the distribution of additional
shares following the effective date of the '95 Reorganization. The
Company distributed 931,604 additional shares in July 1997 under this
provision. Additionally, the ESIP provides that, beginning in 1997,
employees may significantly increase their ownership, through grants or
purchases, as set forth in the Plan. The earnings (loss) per share
computations do not give any effect to the potential issuances of these
shares.
<F3> As the effects of including the incremental shares associated with
options and warrants and the assumed conversion of the 8% Preferred Stock
are antidilutive, these amounts are not presented in the accompanying
condensed statements of consolidated operations.
</TABLE>
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EXHIBIT 11
<TABLE>
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNT)
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended
September
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1997 1996
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<S> <C> <C>
ADJUSTMENTS TO NET INCOME (LOSS):
Net income (loss) before extraordinary items $13,276 $ (6,905)
Preferred stock dividend requirements (3,869) (3,869)
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Net income (loss) before extraordinary items applicable to
common stock for primary calculation 9,407 (10,774)
Extraordinary item (6,985) (7,420)
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Net income (loss) applicable to common stock for primary
calculation 2,422 (18,194)
Fully diluted adjustment - dividend requirements on
8% Preferred Stock assumed to be converted 3,869 3,869
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Net income (loss) applicable to common stock for
fully diluted calculation $ 6,291 $(14,325)
======= ========
ADJUSTMENTS TO OUTSTANDING SHARES:
Average number of shares of common stock<F1> 56,098 45,082
Primary Adjustments
Incremental shares associated with the assumed
exercise of options and warrants<F2> 757 1,143
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Total average number of common and common equivalent
shares used for primary calculation 56,855 46,225
======= ========
Average number of shares of common stock<F1> 56,098 45,082
Fully Diluted Adjustments
Incremental shares associated with the assumed
exercise of options and warrants<F2> 899 1,143
Common shares assumed to be issued upon conversion
of 8% Preferred Stock 9,545 9,544
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Total average number of common and common equivalent
shares for fully diluted calculation 66,542 55,769
======= ========
PER SHARE AMOUNTS:
Earnings (loss) before extraordinary item and special preferred dividend
Average number of shares of Common Stock $ 0.17 $ (0.24)
Primary $ 0.17 $ (0.23)<F3>
Fully diluted<F3> $ 0.20 $ (0.12)
Net income (loss)
Average number of shares of Common Stock $ 0.04 $ (0.40)
Primary $ 0.04 $ (0.39)<F3>
Fully diluted<F3> $ 0.09 $ (0.26)
<FN>
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<F1> Includes 6,798 shares for the three months ended September 30, 1997 and
5,744 shares for the three months ended September 30, 1996, of
Employee Preferred Stock which, except for a liquidation preference of
$.01 per share and the right to elect a certain number of directors to
the Board of Directors, is the functional equivalent of Common Stock.
<F2> Pursuant to an employee stock incentive plan (ESIP or the Plan), the
Company is required to distribute additional shares of common stock and
Employee Preferred Stock as a result of the distribution of additional
shares following the effective date of the '95 Reorganization. The
Company distributed 931,604 additional shares in July 1997 under this
provision. Additionally, the ESIP provides that, beginning in 1997,
employees may significantly increase their ownership, through grants or
purchases, as set forth in the Plan. The earnings (loss) per share
computations do not give any effect to the potential issuances of these
shares.
<F3> As the effects of including the incremental shares associated with
options and warrants and the assumed conversion of the 8% Preferred
Stock are antidilutive, these amounts are not presented in the
accompanying condensed statements of consolidated operations.
</TABLE>
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1997
<CASH> 104,565
<SECURITIES> 0
<RECEIVABLES> 261,622
<ALLOWANCES> 10,275
<INVENTORY> 101,774
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 593,292
<PP&E> 852,468
<DEPRECIATION> 173,970
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,676,613
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,019,150
<BONDS> 783,447
<COMMON> 0
108
507
<OTHER-SE> 219,216
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 2,676,613
<SALES> 0
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 2,515,129
<CGS> 0
<TOTAL-COSTS> 2,544,926
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 0
<LOSS-PROVISION> 542
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 85,518
<INCOME-PRETAX> (68,272)
<INCOME-TAX> 479
<INCOME-CONTINUING> (68,751)
<DISCONTINUED> 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> (10,922)
<CHANGES> 0
<NET-INCOME> (79,673)
<EPS-PRIMARY> (1.75)
<EPS-DILUTED> (1.75)
</TABLE>
