Wheels Up Experience Inc NT 10-K, filed Mar 17, 2023
Wheels Up Experience Inc. (UP)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
| (Check one): |
x Form
10-K ¨ Form
20-F ¨ Form
11-K ¨ Form 10-Q |
| For Period Ended: December 31, 2022 | ||
| ¨ Transition Report on Form 10-K | ||
| ¨ Transition Report on Form 20-F | ||
| ¨ Transition Report on Form 11-K | ||
| ¨ Transition Report on Form 10-Q | ||
| For the Transition Period Ended: |
Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has verified any information contained herein.
If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates:
PART I – REGISTRANT INFORMATION
Wheels Up Experience Inc.
Full Name of Registrant
N/A
Former Name if Applicable
601 West 26th Street, Suite 900
Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
New York, New York 10001
City, State and Zip Code
PART II – RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)
If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate)
| x | (a) | The reason described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense; |
| (b) | The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, Form 11-K, Form N-CEN or Form N-CSR, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report or transition report on Form 10-Q or subject distribution report on Form 10-D, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and | |
| (c) | The accountant’s statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable. |
PART III – NARRATIVE
State below in reasonable detail why Forms 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, 10-D, N-CEN, N-CSR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period.
Wheels Up Experience Inc. (the ”Company” or “Wheels Up”) will not be able to timely file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “Annual Report”). The Company experienced unanticipated delays in compiling certain necessary information to complete its audited financial statements and prepare a complete filing of its Annual Report in a timely manner without unreasonable effort or expense.
The Company anticipates that the Annual Report will be filed as soon as practicable and prior to the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date.
PART IV – OTHER INFORMATION
| (1) | Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification |
| /s/ Todd Smith | 212 | 257-5252 | ||
| (Name) | (Area Code) | (Telephone Number) |
| (2) | Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If answer is no, identify report(s). Yes x No ¨ |
| (3) | Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof? Yes x No ¨ |
If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made.
The Company furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to its Form 8-K filed March 9, 2023, a press release (the “Earnings Release”) disclosing the Company’s preliminary and unaudited results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2022. For a comparison of the Company’s results of operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, please see the Earnings Release. The results reported in the Earnings Release are preliminary and unaudited and are subject to change before the Company files the Annual Report.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Form 12b-25 contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside Wheels Up’s control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies of Wheels Up regarding the future including, without limitation, statements regarding: (i) the size, demands and growth potential of the markets for Wheels Up’s products and services and Wheels Up’s ability to serve those markets; (ii) the degree of market acceptance and adoption of Wheels Up’s products and services; (iii) Wheels Up’s ability to develop innovative products and services and compete with other companies engaged in the private aviation industry; (iv) Wheels Up’s ability to attract and retain customers; (v) the impact of Wheels Up’s cost reduction efforts on its business and results of operations, including the timing and magnitude of such expected reductions and any associated expenses; (vi) Wheels Up’s ability to maintain cost discipline; (vii) Wheels Up’s ability to achieve positive Adjusted EBITDA pursuant to the schedule that it has announced; (viii) Wheels Up’s liquidity, future cash flows, acquisition activities, measures intended to increase Wheels Up’s operational efficiency or reduce costs, and certain restrictions related to our debt obligations; and (ix) general economic and geopolitical conditions, including due to fluctuations in interest rates, inflation, foreign currencies, consumer and business spending decisions, and general levels of economic activity. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts, or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “strive,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those described in the “Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC by Wheels Up on March 10, 2022, and in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 filed by Wheels Up with the SEC on November 9, 2022. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and Wheels Up undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, changes in expectations, future events or otherwise. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by law, we do not intend to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this Annual Report or to conform these statements to actual results or revised expectations.
Wheels Up Experience Inc.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 17, 2023
| By: | /s/ Todd Smith | ||
| Name: | Todd Smith | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||