2012 Form 8K Cover Q1 Earnings Call


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
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Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 14, 2012
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000-50368
 
26-1631624
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 14, 2012, Air Transport Services Group, Inc. hosted a conference call to discuss its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. A transcript of the conference call is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The transcript contains the financial measures of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Pre-tax Earnings which are non-GAAP financial measures. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide information that is useful to the Company's investors. The Company uses these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate its past performance and prospects for future performance. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures is provided in the press release that was included as Exhibit 99.1 to its Form 8-K which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2012.
The information in this Item 2.02 is "furnished" and not "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Transcript of the conference call hosted by Air Transport Services Group, Inc. on May 14, 2012, relating to its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.






SIGNATURES
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
 
Sr. Vice President
 
Corporate General Counsel & Secretary
 
 
Date:
May 18, 2012