secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Wheels Up Experience Inc. (UP)
CIK:        0001819516
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001819516-24-000059
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Wheels Up to acquire 17 Phenom aircraft for $105M, secure $332M revolver with Delta support
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- Agreement with GrandView Aviation to buy 17 Embraer Phenom 300/300E aircraft and related assets for $105M.
- Bank of America commits up to $332M senior secured revolving credit facility; Delta provides credit support.
- Proceeds will fund the acquisition, redeem ~$148.9M existing equipment notes, and add ~$75-115M cash.
- Wheels Up to sell all 13 owned Citation X aircraft and lease back to transition to Challenger 300 fleet.
- Fleet modernization targets ~10-year average age reduction; Phenom and Challenger fleet complete in ~3 years.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819516/000181951624000059/0001819516-24-000059-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819516/000181951624000059/up-20241022.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001819516-24-000059

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