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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
DECEMBER 4, 1996
KITTY HAWK, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
State of Delaware 0-25202 75-2564006
(STATE OF INCORPORATION) (COMMISSION FILE NO.) (IRS EMPLOYER
IDENTIFICATION NO.)
1515 West 20th Street
P.O. Box 612787
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas 75261
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (972) 456-2200
Not Applicable
(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)
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ITEM 8. CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR.
On December 4, 1996, the Registrant's Board of Directors adopted a
resolution changing the Registrant's fiscal year end from August 31 to December
31. In accordance with Rule 13a-10 promulgated pursuant to the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant intends to file a transition
report on Form 10-K for the transition period September 1, 1996 to December 31,
1996.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
KITTY HAWK, INC.
Date: December 17, 1996 By: /s/ Richard R. Wadsworth
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Name: Richard R. Wadsworth
Title: Senior Vice President --
Finance, Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary
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