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Whistleblower Hotline
The Company has established a whistleblower hotline that enables employees, customers, suppliers and
shareholders of the Company and its subsidiaries, as well as other interested parties, to submit confidential and
anonymous reports of suspected or actual violations of the Code of Ethics. The hotline number is (888) 273-9994.
MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
The Board
Each director is expected to devote sufficient time, energy and attention to ensure diligent performance of his or
her duties and to attend all Board, committee and shareholders’ meetings. The Board met five times during 2015, all of
which were regularly-scheduled meetings. All directors attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and of the
committees on which he or she served during the year ended December 31, 2015 and seven of the Company’s eight
directors who were then serving attended the Annual Meeting of the Company’s Shareholders held on May 5, 2015.
Committees of the Board
The Board has four standing committees to facilitate and assist the Board in the execution of its responsibilities:
(1) Audit and Finance, (2) Compensation, (3) Nominating and Corporate Governance and (4) Safety and Compliance.
All the committees are comprised solely of non-employee, independent directors as defined by The Nasdaq Global
Select Market listing standards. Charters for each committee are available on the Company’s website, inc.skywest.com.
The table below shows current membership for each of the standing Board committees.
Nominating & Corporate
Audit & Finance Compensation Governance
Safety and Compliance
W. Steve Albrecht* Keith E. Smith* Steven F. Udvar-Hazy* Andrew C. Roberts*
Henry J. Eyring Ronald J. Mittelstaedt Ronald J. Mittelstaedt Meredith S. Madden
James L. Welch Henry J. Eyring W. Steve Albrecht Ronald J. Mittelstaedt
Keith E. Smith Steven F. Udvar-Hazy James L. Welch James L. Welch
Andrew C. Roberts Meredith S. Madden
* Committee Chairman
Audit and Finance Committee
The Audit and Finance Committee has five members and met seven times during the year ended December 31,
2015. The Board has determined that Mr. W. Steve Albrecht, Chairman of the Audit and Finance Committee, is an “audit
committee financial expert” within the meaning established by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Audit and Finance Committee’s responsibilities, which are discussed in further detail in its charter, include
the responsibility to:
• Establish and implement policies and procedures for review and approval of the appointment,
compensation and termination of the independent registered public accounting firm;
• Review and discuss with management and the independent registered public accounting firm the audited
financial statements of the Company and the Company’s financial disclosure practices;