Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air 2009 Annual Report Download - page 17

ANNUAL MEETING INFORMATION
The Board of Directors of Alaska Air Group,
Inc. (“AAG” or the “Company”) is soliciting
proxies for the 2010 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders. This proxy statement contains
important information for you to consider
when deciding how to vote on the matters
brought before the meeting. Please read it
carefully.
The Board set March 19, 2010 as the
record date for the meeting. Stockholders
who owned Company common stock on that
date are entitled to vote at the meeting, with
each share entitled to one vote. There were
35,761,624 shares of Company common
stock outstanding on the record date.
Annual Meeting materials, which include this
proxy statement, a proxy card or voting
instruction form, and our 2009 Annual
Report, were delivered to our stockholders
on or about April 1, 2010. Certain
stockholders were mailed a Notice of
Internet Availability of Proxy Materials on the
same date. The Company’s Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2009 is
included in the 2009 Annual Report. It was
filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) on February 19, 2010.
Internet Availability of Annual Meeting
Materials
Under SEC rules, Alaska Air Group has
elected to make our proxy materials
available over the internet rather than mail
hard copies to stockholders of record and to
a segment of employee participants in the
Company’s 401(k) Plans. On or about
April 1, 2010, we mailed to these
stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability
of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) directing
stockholders to a website where they can
access our 2010 proxy statement and 2009
annual report to stockholders, and to view
instructions on how to vote via the internet
or by telephone. If you received the Notice
only and would like to receive a paper copy
of the proxy materials, please follow the
instructions printed on the Notice to request
a paper copy be mailed to you.
All stockholders may access, view and
download this proxy statement and our
2009 Annual Report over the internet at
www.edocumentview.com/alk. Information
on our website does not constitute part of
this proxy statement.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Why am I receiving this annual meeting
information and proxy?
You are receiving this annual meeting
information and proxy from us because you
owned shares of common stock in Alaska Air
Group as of the record date for the Annual
Meeting. This proxy statement describes
issues on which you may vote and provides
you with other important information so that
you can make informed decisions.
You may own shares of Alaska Air Group
common stock in several different ways. If
your stock is represented by one or more
stock certificates registered in your name or
you have a Direct Registration Service (DRS)
advice evidencing shares held in book entry
form, you have a stockholder account with
our transfer agent, Computershare Trust
Company, N.A. (Computershare), which
makes you a stockholder of record. If you
hold your shares in a brokerage, trust or
similar account, you are the beneficial owner
but not the stockholder of record of those
shares. Employees of the Company who
hold shares of stock in one or more of the
Company’s 401(k) retirement plans are
beneficial owners.
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