atsg-20210204

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 4, 2021

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Air Transport Services Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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000-50368

26-1631624

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

Commission
File Number:

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

145 Hunter Drive, Wilmington, OH 45177

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Title of each class

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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

ATSG

NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On February 9, 2021, Omni Air International, LLC (“OAI”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group (“ATSG”), finalized a Payroll Support Program Extension Agreement (“PSP2 Agreement”) with the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “PSP Extension Law”). In March 2020, Treasury created the Payroll Support Program (“PSP1”) under Division A, Title IV, Subtitle B, of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, to provide payments to passenger air carriers, cargo air carriers, and certain contractors to be exclusively used for the continuation of payment of employee wages, salaries, and benefits. The PSP Extension Law, which was enacted into law on December 27, 2020 (“PSP2”), authorizes Treasury to provide further financial assistance to passenger air carriers and certain contractors. Under the PSP2 Agreement, OAI expects to receive non-repayable grant funds totaling approximately $37.4 million, to be paid in installments. OAI received an initial installment payment of $18.7 million on February 4, 2021. As a condition to receiving the funds, OAI must refrain from conducting involuntary furloughs or reducing employee rates of pay or benefits through March 31, 2021; limit, on behalf of itself and its affiliate air carriers, executive compensation through October 1, 2022; maintain certain air transportation service through March 1, 2022 as may be required by the U.S. Department of Transportation pursuant to its authority under the CARES Act; and maintain certain internal controls and records relating to the CARES Act funds and comply with certain reporting requirements. In addition, ATSG may not pay dividends or repurchase its shares through March 31, 2022.

In May 2020, OAI and Air Transport International, Inc. (“ATI”), a wholly owned subsidiary of ATSG, each entered into a Payroll Support Program Agreement (“PSP1 Agreement”) with Treasury with respect to PSP1 under the CARES Act, pursuant to which they received non-repayable grant funds totaling approximately $67.4 million and $8.3 million; respectively, paid in installments through September 2020. OAI’s and ATI’s receipt of the funds is subject to conditions which are similar to those described above with respect to PSP2.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP, INC.

By:			/S/ W. JOSEPH PAYNE
			W. Joseph Payne
			Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

Date:			February 10, 2021