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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-303961"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RJET"
cik: "0000810332"
company_name: "REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS INC."
filed_at: "2025-12-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T15:59:02.215839+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Mesa Air Group and Republic Airways complete merger; new entity trades as RJET with United CPA

## Summary
- Merger closed; Legacy Republic stockholders receive 88% interest, pre-closing Mesa stockholders 6%, 2.85M escrow shares for United.
- Company enters 10-year Capacity Purchase Agreement with United for 60 E175 aircraft; prior Mesa CPA terminated.
- Prior Mesa loan agreements terminated; $31.9M repayment of Amended Loan Agreement results in $12.3M gain on extinguishment.
- New board appointed: David Grizzle CEO, Matthew Koscal President & CCO, Joseph Allman CFO, Paul Kinstedt COO, Chad Pulley GC.
- Independent auditor changed from CBIZ to Deloitte & Touche effective November 25, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-303961
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RJET
- cik: 0000810332
- company_name: REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS INC.
- filed_at: 2025-12-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01, 1.01, 1.02, 3.02, 3.03, 5.03, 4.01, 5.01, 5.02, 5.05, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/810332/000119312525303961/0001193125-25-303961-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/810332/000119312525303961/d937766d8k.htm

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