Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air 2009 Annual Report Download - page 13

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
P.O. Box 68947
Seattle, Washington 98168
To our Stockholders:
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Alaska Air
Group, Inc. (the “Annual Meeting”) will be held at
the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington at 2
p.m. on Tuesday, May 18, 2010, for the
following purposes:
1. To elect to the Board of Directors the nine
nominees named in this proxy statement,
each for a one-year term;
2. To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as
the Company’s independent auditor;
3. To seek an advisory vote in regards to the
compensation of the Company’s named
executive officers;
4. To seek approval of the Company’s 2010
Employee Stock Purchase Plan;
5. To consider and vote upon the
stockholder proposal described in the
accompanying proxy statement; and
6. To transact such other business as may
properly come before the meeting or any
adjournment thereof.
Stockholders owning Company common stock at
the close of business on March 19, 2010 are
entitled to receive this notice and to vote at the
meeting. All stockholders are requested to be
present in person or by proxy. For the
convenience of stockholders who do not expect
to attend the meeting in person and wish to have
their shares voted, a form of proxy and an
envelope are enclosed. Stockholders may also
vote by internet or telephone. Any stockholder
who later finds that he or she can be present at
the meeting, or for any reason desires to do so,
may revoke his or her proxy at any time before it
is voted.
We have elected to furnish 2010 proxy materials
via the internet to certain stockholders, in
accordance with Securities and Exchange
Commission provisions. On or about April 1,
2010, we mailed a Notice of Internet Availability
of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) including
instructions for accessing Alaska Air Group’s
2010 proxy statement and 2009 annual report
to stockholders, and for voting online or by
telephone, to stockholders who did not receive a
full set of proxy materials. Employees holding
their shares through the Company’s 401(k) plan,
managed by Fidelity Management Trust
Company, were mailed a full set of proxy
materials this year. The Notice also includes
instructions on how to receive a paper copy of
these materials by mail. We believe this form of
delivery will provide timely notice to our
stockholders, while conserving natural resources
and reducing costs of printing and delivery.
Voting by the internet or telephone is fast and
convenient and your vote is immediately
confirmed and tabulated. By using the internet or
telephone to vote, you help Alaska Air Group
reduce postage and proxy tabulation costs.
We appreciate your participation, since a majority
of the outstanding common stock entitled to vote
at the meeting must be represented either in
person or by proxy to constitute a quorum in
order to conduct business.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Keith Loveless
Corporate Secretary and General Counsel
April 1, 2010
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR
THE STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON MAY 18, 2010.
Stockholders may access, view and download the 2010 proxy statement and our 2009 Annual Report
over the Internet on our website located at www.edocumentview.com/alk
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