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Mr. Atkin’s appointment as Chairman of the Board, the Company separated the positions for the
Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer. The independent directors and the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee regularly review the Company’s leadership structure
and, depending on the Company’s needs and the available resources, the Board may determine to
modify the existing leadership structure.
Review and Access to Guidelines
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviews the Company’s Corporate
Governance Guidelines at least annually, then, as it deems appropriate, recommends amendments to
the Board.
Communications with the Board
Shareholders and other interested parties may communicate with one or more directors or the
non-management directors as a group in writing by regular mail. The following address may be used by
those who wish to send such communications by regular mail:
Board of Directors or Name of Individual Director(s)
c/o Corporate Secretary
SkyWest, Inc.
444 South River Road
St. George, UT 84790
Code of Ethics
The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics for Directors and Senior Executive Officers, which is
available on the Company’s Web site, www.SkyWest.com. The Code of Ethics includes the following
principles related to the Company’s directors and executive officers:
• Act ethically with honesty and integrity;
• Promote full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other public communications;
• Comply in all material respects with laws, rules and regulations of governments and their
agencies;
• Comply in all material respects with the listing standards of a stock exchange where the
Company’s shares are traded;
• Respect the confidentiality of information acquired in the course of performing work for the
Company, except when authorized or otherwise legally obligated to disclose the information; and
• Not use confidential information of the Company for personal advantage or for the benefit of
acquaintances, friends or relatives.
Risk Oversight
The Board and each of its committees are involved in overseeing risk associated with the Company
and its operations. The Board and the Audit and Finance Committees monitor the Company’s credit
risk, liquidity risk, regulatory risk, operational risk and enterprise risk by regular reviews with
management and internal and external auditors and other advisors. In its periodic meetings with the
internal auditors and the Company’s independent accountants, the Audit and Finance Committee
discusses the scope and plan for the internal audit and includes management in its review of accounting
and financial controls, assessment of business risks and legal and ethical compliance programs. The
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