8-K

SKYWEST INC (SKYW)

8-K 2020-05-07 For: 2020-05-05
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) ofthe

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):  May 5, 2020

SKYWEST, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Utah 0-14719 87-0292166
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.)
444 South River Road<br> St. George, Utah 84790
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:

(435) 634-3200

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 ($230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ($240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class Trading Symbol(s) Name of Each Exchange on which Registered
Common Stock, No Par Value SKYW The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of SecurityHolders.

On May 5, 2020, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders in a virtual-only meeting format, at which the Company’s shareholders considered and voted on the items described below:

1. The following persons were elected to serve as directors of the Company, each to serve until the<br>next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, based upon the following<br>votes:
Name of Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes
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Jerry C. Atkin 42,015,719 1,094,829 3,125,066
W. Steve Albrecht 42,032,711 1,077,837 3,125,066
Russell A. Childs 42,463,882 646,666 3,125,066
Henry J. Eyring 41,851,635 1,258,913 3,125,066
Meredith S. Madden 42,870,609 239,939 3,125,066
Ronald J. Mittelstaedt 41,977,163 1,133,385 3,125,066
Andrew C. Roberts 42,821,999 288,549 3,125,066
Keith E. Smith 42,658,922 451,626 3,125,066
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy 31,809,773 11,300,775 3,125,066
James L. Welch 41,107,521 2,003,027 3,125,066
2. The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s<br>named executive officers, based upon the following votes:
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Votes for approval 42,102,488
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Votes against 971,412
Abstentions 36,648
Broker Non-Votes 3,125,066
3. The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent<br>registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020, based upon the following votes:
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Votes for approval 45,617,069
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Votes against 607,398
Abstentions 11,147

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

SKYWEST, INC.
Dated: May 7, 2020 By /s/ Eric J. Woodward
Eric J. Woodward, Chief Accounting Officer