0001104659-11-026936.txt : 20110509 0001104659-11-026936.hdr.sgml : 20110509 20110506184926 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-11-026936 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110503 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20110509 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110506 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SKYWEST INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000793733 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AIR TRANSPORTATION, SCHEDULED [4512] IRS NUMBER: 870292166 STATE OF INCORPORATION: UT FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-14719 FILM NUMBER: 11821048 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 444 S RIVER RD CITY: ST GEORGE STATE: UT ZIP: 84790 BUSINESS PHONE: 8016343000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 444 SOUTH RIVER ROAD CITY: ST GEORGE STATE: UT ZIP: 84790 8-K 1 a11-9478_38k.htm 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC  20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

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 3, 2011

 

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

 

 

St. George, Utah

 

84790

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:

(435) 634-3200

 

N/A

(Former name, former address, and formal fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

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):

 

o    Written  communications  pursuant to Rule 425 under the  Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting  material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement  communications  pursuant to Rule  14d-2(b)  under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement  communications  pursuant to Rule  13e-4(c)  under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)

 

 

 


 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

(a)          On May 3, 2011, SkyWest, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”).

 

(b)         At the Annual Meeting, 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 next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and shall qualify, based upon the following votes:

 

Name of Nominee

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Jerry C. Atkin

 

43,720,105

 

3,028,151

 

3,954,577

 

J. Ralph Atkin

 

36,762,774

 

9,985,482

 

3,954,577

 

Margaret S. Billson

 

36,774,348

 

9,973,908

 

3,954,577

 

Ian M. Cumming

 

31,253,020

 

15,495,236

 

3,954,577

 

Henry J. Eyring

 

45,213,428

 

1,534,828

 

3,954,577

 

Robert G. Sarver

 

43,670,094

 

3,078,162

 

3,954,577

 

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy

 

31,947,030

 

14,801,226

 

3,954,577

 

James Welch

 

36,583,579

 

10,164,677

 

3,954,577

 

Michael K. Young

 

45,232,658

 

1,515,598

 

3,954,577

 

 

2.               The advisory vote to approve, on a non-binding basis, the Company’s executive compensation was approved based upon the following votes:

 

Votes for approval

 

45,403,609

 

Votes against

 

1,187,792

 

Abstentions

 

156,855

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

3,954,677

 

 

3.               The advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation received the following votes:

 

For 1 Year

 

35,618,577

 

For 2 Years

 

290,401

 

For 3 Years

 

10,815,379

 

Abstentions

 

23,899

 

 

4.               The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 was approved based upon the following votes:

 

Votes for approval

 

49,257,440

 

Votes against

 

1,433,353

 

Abstentions

 

12,140

 

 

5.               The shareholder proposal to adopt a majority vote standard for the election of the Company’s directors was approved based upon the following votes:

 

Votes for approval

 

36,252,792

 

Votes against

 

10,467,641

 

Abstentions

 

27,823

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

3,954,677

 

 

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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 6, 2011

By

/s/ Bradford R. Rich

 

 

Bradford R. Rich, Executive Vice President

 

 

and Chief Financial Officer

 

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