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0001178218
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000793733
SKYWEST INC
000-14719
444 S RIVER RD
ST GEORGE
UT
84790
8016343000
WELCH JAMES L
Director
Common
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
2000
158152.00
40259473
06/12/2024
NASDAQ
Common
02/09/2017
Restricted Stock Lapse
SKYWEST, INC.
N
2000
02/09/2017
Equity Compensation
N
JAMES L WELCH TTEE
444 S RIVER RD
ST GEORGE
UT
84790
SKYWEST INC
03/15/2024
2000
133430.00
JAMES L WELCH TTEE
444 S RIVER RD
ST GEORGE
UT
84790
SKYWEST INC
06/07/2024
7605
598335.00
Shares sold in JAMES L. WELCH TRUST account.
06/12/2024
JAMES L WELCH TTEE