---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-22-008312"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DAL"
cik: "0000027904"
company_name: "DELTA AIR LINES, INC."
filed_at: "2022-12-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T07:01:58.780905+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Delta Air Lines amends bylaws to align with SEC Rule 14a-19 and Delaware law changes

## Summary
- Board approved amendments to stockholder nomination procedures to comply with SEC Rule 14a-19 universal proxy rules.
- Amendments clarify Board's power to postpone or cancel stockholder meetings per recent DGCL changes.
- Stockholders nominating directors must represent intent to comply with Rule 14a-19 solicitation requirements.
- Noncompliant nominations will be disregarded; number of nominees limited to directors being elected.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-22-008312
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DAL
- cik: 0000027904
- company_name: DELTA AIR LINES, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-12-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000168316822008312/0001683168-22-008312-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000168316822008312/delta_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-22-008312
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-22-008312.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-22-008312.txt

## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  DELTA AIR LINES, INC.: Amended Bylaws to update procedural mechanics for stockholder nominations of directors and reflect recent DGCL changes (effective 2022-12-07).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2022-12-07
  source text: On December 7, 2022, the Board of Directors of Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) approved certain amendments to Delta’s Bylaws primarily to update the procedural mechanics for stockholder nominations of directors to address matters relating to Rule 14a-19 (“Rule 14a-19”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and to reflect certain recent changes to the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000168316822008312/0001683168-22-008312-index.htm

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