SKYWEST,INC. (NASDAQ:SKYW) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May9, 2017, SkyWest,Inc. (the Company) held its 2017 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders (the Annual Meeting).
At the Annual Meeting, the Companys 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 qualified, based upon the following votes:
|
NameofNominee |
|
VotesFor |
|
VotesWithheld |
|
BrokerNon-Votes |
|
Jerry C. Atkin |
43,314,394 |
1,140,509 |
3,378,791 |
|||
|
W. Steve Albrecht |
43,873,154 |
581,749 |
3,378,791 |
|||
|
Russell A. Childs |
43,932,761 |
522,142 |
3,378,791 |
|||
|
Henry J. Eyring |
43,844,819 |
610,084 |
3,378,791 |
|||
|
Meredith S. Madden |
43,914,145 |
540,758 |
3,378,791 |
|||
|
Ronald J. Mittelstaedt |
43,872,463 |
582,440 |
3,378,791 |
|||
|
Andrew C. Roberts |
43,953,409 |
501,494 |
3,378,791 |
|||
|
Keith E. Smith |
43,951,827 |
503,076 |
3,378,791 |
|||
|
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy |
42,758,769 |
1,696,134 |
3,378,791 |
|||
|
James L. Welch |
43,850,360 |
604,543 |
3,378,791 |
2. The Companys shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the
compensation of the Companys named executive officers, based upon
the following votes:
|
Votes for approval |
42,455,062 |
|
|
Votes against |
1,973,611 |
|
|
Abstentions |
26,230 |
|
|
Broker Non-Votes |
3,378,791 |
3. The Companys shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, to
hold future advisory votes to approve the compensation of the
Companys named executive officers every year, based upon the
following votes:
|
For 1 Year |
34,048,755 |
|
|
For 2 Years |
9,919 |
|
|
For 3 Years |
10,378,737 |
|
|
Abstentions |
17,492 |
|
|
Broker Non-Votes |
3,378,791 |
4. The Companys shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst
Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of
the Company for the fiscal year ending December31, 2017, based
upon the following votes:
|
Votes for approval |
47,580,320 |
|
|
Votes against |
237,274 |
|
|
Abstentions |
16,100 |
Based upon the results set forth in Proposal 3 above, the Company
currently intends to hold an advisory vote on the compensation of
its named executive officers every year.
About SKYWEST, INC. (NASDAQ:SKYW)
SkyWest, Inc., through its subsidiaries, SkyWest Airlines, Inc. (SkyWest Airlines) and ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. (ExpressJet), operates regional airline operations in the United States. The Company’s segments include SkyWest Airlines, ExpressJet and SkyWest Leasing. The SkyWest Airlines segment provides regional jet service to airports primarily located in the Midwestern and Western United States, as well as Mexico and Canada. The ExpressJet segment provides regional jet service to airports primarily located in the Eastern and Midwestern United States, as well as Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean. The SkyWest Leasing segment includes its E175 aircraft ownership business. As of December 31, 2016, the Company offered scheduled passenger service with approximately 3,160 daily departures to destinations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. The Company’s flights are operated as Delta Connection, United Express, American Eagle or Alaska Airlines. SKYWEST, INC. (NASDAQ:SKYW) Recent Trading Information
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