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, 2016

 

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)

 

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

 

(a)         On May 3, 2016, SkyWest, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 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

 

41,880,465

 

690,890

 

4,613,947

 

W. Steve Albrecht

 

41,887,932

 

683,423

 

4,613,947

 

Russell A. Childs

 

41,831,716

 

739,639

 

4,613,947

 

Henry J. Eyring

 

41,884,635

 

686,720

 

4,613,947

 

Meredith S. Madden

 

41,418,877

 

1,152,478

 

4,613,947

 

Ronald J. Mittelstaedt

 

41,889,640

 

681,715

 

4,613,947

 

Andrew C. Roberts

 

41,892,080

 

679,275

 

4,613,947

 

Keith E. Smith

 

41,890,354

 

681,001

 

4,613,947

 

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy

 

41,805,493

 

765,862

 

4,613,947

 

James L. Welch

 

38,598,031

 

3,973,324

 

4,613,947

 

 

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

 

41,239,581

 

Votes against

 

1,279,050

 

Abstentions

 

52,724

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

4,613,947

 

 

3.              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, 2016 was approved based upon the following votes:

 

Votes for approval

 

46,900,059

 

Votes against

 

269,036

 

Abstentions

 

16,207

 

 

(c)          Not applicable.

 

(d)         Not applicable.

 

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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 5, 2016

By

/s/ Eric J. Woodward

 

 

Eric J. Woodward, Chief Accounting Officer

 

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