| Item 7.01. |
Regulation FD Disclosure. |
David Grizzle, who has served as the non-executive Chairman of Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) since 2017, was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) in July 2025, following the unplanned departure of the Company’s former CEO upon his appointment as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. Mr. Grizzle is expected to serve as CEO while the Company proceeds in its integration of Mesa Airlines. The Board of Directors expects to promote Matthew Koscal, the Company’s current President and Chief Commercial Officer, to the position of CEO within the year 2026, at which time, Mr. Grizzle will return to the position of non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. Any final succession decision will be determined at a future undetermined date, in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors and publicly announced as legally required.
The information set forth under this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Forward Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding CEO succession plans. Words such as “future,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “might,” “predict,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “can,” “may,” or the negative or other variations thereof, and similar words or phrases or comparable terminology, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements contained herein reflect the Company’s current views about future events and are subject to numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, that may cause actual results and future events to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement.
While forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s good faith beliefs, they are not guarantees of future performance or events. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it was made. The Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could cause the Company’s future results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the proxy statement/prospectus, related to the merger transaction between Mesa Air Group, Inc. and Republic Airways Holdings Inc., filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on October 2, 2025, as such factors may be updated from time to time in the Company’s filings with the SEC, which are or will be accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
