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19
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 Chief Financial Officer
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 (the “Code of Ethics”),
which is available on the Company’s website, inc.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 shares of Common
Stock 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
Do not use confidential information of the Company for personal advantage or for the benefit of
acquaintances, friends or relatives.
Risk Oversight
The Board and its committees are involved in overseeing risk associated with the Company and its operations.
The Board and the Audit and Finance Committee 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, legal and ethical compliance programs and related-party
transactions. The Board and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee monitor the Company’s governance
and succession risk by regular review with management and outside advisors. The Board and the Compensation
Committee monitor CEO succession and the Company’s compensation policies and related risks by regular reviews with
management and the Compensation Committee’s outside advisors. The Board and the Safety and Compliance
Committee monitor management’s administration of airline flight operations safety and compliance with safety
regulations.