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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of earliest event
reported: February 22, 1999
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-8400 75-1825172
(State of Incorporation) ( Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
4333 Amon Carter Blvd. Fort Worth, Texas 76155
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(817) 963-1234
(Registrant's telephone number)
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Item 5. Other Events
On November 19, 1998, American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware
Corporation ("American"), Bonanza Acquisitions, Inc., a Nevada
Corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of American ("Bonanza")
and Reno Air, Inc., a Nevada Corporation ("Reno") entered into an
Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which American agreed to
acquire Reno in a two-step transaction.
On November 24, 1998, Bonanza commenced a cash tender offer, (the
"Offer") to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of
(i) Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Reno Common
Stock") of Reno at a price of $7.75 per share and (ii) Series A
Cumulative Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock, par value
$.001 per share (the "Reno Preferred Stock") of Reno at a price
of $27.50 per share, in each case net to the seller in cash. The
Offer expired at midnight on December 22, 1998. On December 23,
1998, Bonanza accepted for payment all shares of Reno Common
Stock and Reno Preferred Stock validly tendered and not withdrawn
prior to the expiration of the Offer.
On February 22, 1999, the merger of Bonanza with and into Reno
was completed, with Reno as the surviving company. Reno is now a
wholly-owned subsidiary of American. As a result of the merger,
each share of Reno Common Stock was converted into the right to
receive $7.75 per share and each share of Reno Preferred Stock
was converted into the right to receive $27.50 per share, other
than those shares of Reno Common Stock and Reno Preferred Stock
cancelled in the Merger.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
American Airlines, Inc.
/s/ Charles D. MarLett
Charles D. MarLett
Corporate Secretary
Dated: February 24, 1999
