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with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;17, 2009</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED
STATES</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

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D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Securities Act of 1933</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SKYWEST,
INC.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Utah</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">87-0292166</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State or other
  jurisdiction of<br>
  incorporation or organization)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(I.R.S. Employer<br>
  Identification No.)</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">444 South
River Road</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">St.
George, Utah 84790</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Telephone:&#160; (435) 634-3200</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Address of
Principal Executive Offices,</font></p>

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Code)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SkyWest,&nbsp;Inc.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2009
Employee Stock Purchase Plan</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Full title of the
plan)</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Bradford
  R. Rich</font></b></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Executive
  Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</font></b></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SkyWest,&nbsp;Inc.</font></b></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">444 South River Road</font></b></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">St. George, Utah 84790</font></b></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;(435) 634-3200</font></b></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name, address
  and telephone number, including area code, of<br>
  agent for service)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Copy
  to:</font></b></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Brian
  G. Lloyd</font></b></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Parr
  Brown Gee&nbsp;&amp; Loveless</font></b></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">185
  South State Street, Suite&nbsp;800</font></b></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Salt
  Lake City, Utah 84111</font></b></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(801)
  532-7840</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.&#160; See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2
of the Exchange Act. (Check one):</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp; Large
  accelerated filer </font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accelerated filer </font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Non-accelerated
  filer </font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:42.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Smaller reporting
  company </font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title of Securities to
  be Registered</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount to be<br>
  Registered(1)</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed<br>
  Maximum Offering<br>
  Price per Share(2)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.12%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.9%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed Maximum<br>
  Aggregate Offering<br>
  Price(2)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.12%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.84%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount of<br>
  Registration Fee(2)</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common
  Shares, no par value</font></p>
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  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.88%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,000,000</font></p>
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  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.6%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">14.42</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.6%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">43,260,000</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.54%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,413.91</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 33.85pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-33.85pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Registration Statement shall also
cover any additional shares of common stock which become issuable under the
SkyWest,&nbsp;Inc. 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan by reason of any stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without
the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of
outstanding shares of common stock of SkyWest,&nbsp;Inc.&#160; In addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c)&nbsp;under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement also covers
an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee
benefit plan described herein.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 33.85pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-33.85pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Calculated in accordance with Rules&nbsp;457
(c)&nbsp;and (h)&nbsp;promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
based on a price of $14.42 per share, which is the average high and low price
per share of common stock of SkyWest,&nbsp;Inc., as reported on the Nasdaq
Global Select Market on August&nbsp;13, 2009.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART&nbsp;I</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;PROSPECTUS</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none;text-indent:0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 1.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Plan
Information</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Information required by Item 1 to be contained in the Section&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;prospectus
is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428
adopted under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;),
and the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none;text-indent:0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 2.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Registrant
Information and Employee Plan Annual Information</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Information required by Item 2 to be
contained in the Section&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;prospectus is omitted from this
Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 adopted under the
Securities Act and the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8.</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART&nbsp;II</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 3.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Incorporation
of Documents by Reference</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) are hereby incorporated herein by reference:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Registrant&#146;s
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Registrant&#146;s
Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2009
and June&nbsp;30, 2009;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Registrant&#146;s
Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on February&nbsp;11, 2009, March&nbsp;19,
2009, May&nbsp;6, 2009, June&nbsp;11, 2009, June&nbsp;25, 2009, and August&nbsp;6,
2009;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The description
of the Registrant&#146;s common stock contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A as filed on June&nbsp;15, 1986, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In
addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act, prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.&#160; Any statement contained in a document
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes hereof to the extent that a statement contained herein (or in any
other subsequently filed document which is also incorporated by reference
herein) modifies or supersedes such statement.&#160;
Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to
constitute a part hereof except as so modified or superseded.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 4.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description
of Securities</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not applicable.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none;text-indent:0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Interests
of Named Experts and Counsel</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not
applicable.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 6.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Indemnification
of Directors and Officers</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Registrant is a Utah corporation. Section&nbsp;16-10a-902
of the Utah Revised Business Corporation Act (the &#147;Revised Act&#148;) provides that
a corporation may indemnify any individual who was, is, or is threatened to be
made a named defendant or respondent (a &#147;Party&#148;) in any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative
or investigative and whether formal or informal (a &#147;Proceeding&#148;), because he or
she is or was a director of the corporation or, while a director of the
corporation, is or was serving at its request as a director, officer, partner,
trustee, employee, fiduciary or agent of another corporation or other person or
of an employee benefit plan (an &#147;Indemnifiable Director&#148;), against any
obligation incurred with respect to a Proceeding, including any judgment,
settlement, penalty or fine, or reasonable expenses (including attorneys&#146;
fees), incurred in the Proceeding if his or her conduct was in good faith and
he or she reasonably believed that his or her conduct was in, or not opposed
to, the best interests of the corporation, and, in the case of any criminal
Proceeding, he or she had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was
unlawful; provided, however, that pursuant to Subsection&nbsp;902(4): (i)&nbsp;indemnification
under Section&nbsp;902 in connection with a Proceeding by or in the right of
the corporation is limited to payment of reasonable expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees) incurred in connection with the Proceeding and (ii)&nbsp;the
corporation may not indemnify an Indemnifiable Director in connection with a
Proceeding by or in the right of the corporation in which the Indemnifiable
Director was adjudged liable to the corporation, or in connection with any
other Proceeding charging that the Indemnifiable Director derived an improper
personal benefit, whether or not involving action in his or her official
capacity, in which Proceeding he or she was adjudged liable on the basis that
he or she derived an improper personal benefit.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;16-10a-903 of the Revised Act
provides that, unless limited by its articles of incorporation, a corporation
shall indemnify an Indemnifiable Director who was successful, on the merits or
otherwise, in the defense of any Proceeding, or in the defense of any claim,
issue or matter in the Proceeding, to which he or she was a Party because he or
she is or was an Indemnifiable Director of the corporation, against reasonable
expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) incurred in connection with the Proceeding
or claim with respect to which he or she has been successful.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition to the indemnification provided
by Sections&nbsp;902 and 903, Section&nbsp;16-10a-905 of the Revised Act
provides that, unless otherwise limited by a corporation&#146;s articles of
incorporation, an Indemnifiable Director may apply for indemnification to the
court conducting the Proceeding or to another court of competent jurisdiction.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;16-10a-904 of the Revised Act
provides that a corporation may pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses
(including attorneys&#146; fees) incurred by an Indemnifiable Director who is a
Party to a Proceeding in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding,
upon the satisfaction of certain conditions.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;16-10a-907 of the Revised Act
provides that, unless a corporation&#146;s articles of incorporation provide
otherwise, (i)&nbsp;an officer of the corporation is entitled to mandatory
indemnification under Section&nbsp;903 and is entitled to apply for
court-ordered indemnification under Section&nbsp;905, in each case to the same
extent as an Indemnifiable Director, (ii)&nbsp;the corporation may indemnify
and advance expenses to an officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of the
corporation to the same extent as an Indemnifiable Director, and</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)&nbsp;a corporation may also indemnify and advance expenses to an
officer, employee, fiduciary or agent who is not an Indemnifiable Director to a
greater extent than the right of indemnification granted to an Indemnifiable
Director, if not inconsistent with public policy, and if provided for by its
articles of incorporation, bylaws, general or specific action of its board of
directors, or contract.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Bylaws
(the &#147;Bylaws&#148;) provide that, subject to the limitations described below, the
Registrant shall, to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by the
Revised Act, indemnify any individual made party to a proceeding because he or
she is or was one of its directors or officers against liability incurred in
the proceeding if his or her conduct was in good faith, he or she reasonably
believed that his or her conduct was in, or not opposed to, the Registrant&#146;s
best interests and, in the case of any criminal proceeding, he or she had no
reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful. The Registrant may not,
however, extend such indemnification to an officer or director in connection
with a proceeding by the Registrant or in its right in which such officer or
director was adjudged liable to the Registrant, or in connection with any other
proceeding charging that such person derived an improper personal benefit,
whether or not involving action in his or her official capacity, in which
proceeding he or she was adjudged liable on the basis that he or she derived an
improper personal benefit, unless the indemnification is ordered by a court of
competent jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Bylaws obligate the
Registrant to indemnify an officer or director who was successful on the merits
or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding or the defense of any claim,
issue or matter in the proceeding to which the officer or director was a party
because he or she is or was one of the Registrant&#146;s directors or officers
against reasonable expenses that he or she incurred in connection with the
proceeding or claim with respect to which he or she was successful. The Bylaws
also permit the Registrant to pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses
incurred by an officer or director who is party to a proceeding in advance of
final disposition of the proceeding if (i)&nbsp;the officer or director
furnishes to the Registrant a written affirmation of a good faith belief that
he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct necessary for
indemnification, (ii)&nbsp;the officer or director furnishes to the Registrant
a written undertaking to repay the advance if it is ultimately determined that
he or she did not meet the standard of conduct, and (iii)&nbsp;a determination
is made that the facts then known to those making the determination would not
preclude indemnification pursuant to the Bylaws. The Bylaws also provide that
any indemnification or advancement of expenses provided thereby shall not be
deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or
advancement of expenses may be entitled under any articles of incorporation,
bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise,
both as to action in such person&#146;s official capacity and as to action in
another capacity while holding such office.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Utah law permits director liability to be
eliminated in accordance with Section&nbsp;16-10a-841 of the Revised Act, which
provides that the liability of a director to the corporation or its
shareholders for monetary damages for any action taken or any failure to take
any action, as a director, may be limited or eliminated by the corporation
except for liability for (i)&nbsp;the amount of financial benefit received by a
director to which he or she is not entitled; (ii)&nbsp;an intentional
infliction of harm on the corporation or its shareholders; (iii)&nbsp;a
violation of Section&nbsp;16-10a-842 of the Revised Act, which prohibits
unlawful distributions by a corporation to its shareholders; or (iv)&nbsp;an
intentional violation of criminal law. Such a provision may appear either in a
corporation&#146;s articles of incorporation or bylaws; however, to be effective,
such a provision must be approved by the corporation&#146;s shareholders.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
Registrant provide that the personal liability of any director to the
Registrant or to its shareholders for monetary damages for any action taken or
the failure to take any action, as a director, is eliminated to the fullest
extent permitted by Utah law.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
Bylaws provide that the Registrant may purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of any person who is or was one of the Registrant&#146;s directors, officers,
employees, fiduciaries or agents, or is or was serving at its request as a
director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability
asserted against him or her or incurred by him or her in such capacity or
arising out of his or her status in such capacity, whether or not the</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant
would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the
indemnification provisions of the Bylaws or the laws of the State of Utah, as
the same are amended or modified. The Registrant maintains insurance from
commercial carriers against certain liabilities that may be incurred by its
directors and officers.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.</font></b><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exemption from Registration Claimed</font></b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not applicable.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item
8.&#160; Exhibits</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit<br>
  Number</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="91%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description</font></b></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SkyWest,&nbsp;Inc. 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.*</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.66%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Parr Brown Gee&nbsp;&amp; Loveless as to the legality of
  the securities being registered.**</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP, independent registered public
  accounting firm.**</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Parr Brown Gee&nbsp;&amp; Loveless (included in
  Item&nbsp;5.1 above).</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Power of Attorney (included on signature page&nbsp;of this Registration
  Statement).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.14 to the Registrant&#146;s Annual
Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">**Filed
herewith</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Undertakings</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The undersigned
Registrant hereby undertakes:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To file, during
any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment
to this Registration Statement:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To include any prospectus
required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3)&nbsp;of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;);</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 70.2pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:37.8pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To reflect in the prospectus
any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration
Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in this Registration Statement.&#160; Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase
or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;if,
in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than
20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration
statement; and</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 70.2pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
this Registration Statement;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 70.2pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-autospace:none;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">provided, however</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">, that paragraphs (1)(i)&nbsp;and (1)(ii)&nbsp;above
do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished
to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of
the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">That, for the
purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To remove from
registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">That, for the
purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any
purchaser:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If the Registrant is relying
on Rule&nbsp;430B:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(A)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each prospectus filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)(3)&nbsp;shall be deemed to be part of
the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part
of and included in the registration statement; and</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(B)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each prospectus required to
be filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7)&nbsp;as part of a
registration statement in reliance on Rule&nbsp;430B relating to an offering
made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing
the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall
be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the
earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness
or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering
described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule&nbsp;430B, for liability
purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such
date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement
relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that
prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no
statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed
incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is
part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of
contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any
statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was
part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately
prior to such effective date; or</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If the Registrant is subject
to Rule&nbsp;430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;as
part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than
registration statements relying on Rule&nbsp;430B or other than prospectuses
filed in reliance on Rule&nbsp;430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included
in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after
effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration
statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a
document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration
statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to
a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede
or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or
prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such
document immediately prior to such date of first use.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">That, for the
purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act to
any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned
Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the
undersigned Registrant pursuant to this Registration Statement, regardless of
the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the
securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the
following communication, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the
purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such
purchaser:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">any preliminary prospectus
or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant </font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">relating
to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">any free writing prospectus
relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant
or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the portion of any other
free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material
information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or
on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iv)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">any other communication that
is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the
purchaser.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">B.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The undersigned
Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefits plan&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated
by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">C.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds
to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8
and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of St. George, State of
Utah, on this 17th day of August, 2009.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SkyWest,&nbsp;Inc.</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Bradford R. Rich</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Bradford R. Rich,</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"><br>
  </font><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Executive Vice President,</font></i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"><br>
  </font><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</font></i></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Each person
whose signature to this registration statement appears below hereby constitutes
and appoints Jerry C. Atkin and Bradford R. Rich, and each of them, as his or
her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution, to sign on his or her behalf individually and in the capacity
stated below and to perform any acts necessary to be done in order to
file&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;any and all amendments and post-effective amendments to this
registration statement, and any and all exhibits, instruments or documents
filed as part of or in connection with this registration statement or the
amendments thereto and (ii)&nbsp;a registration statement and any and all
amendments thereto, relating to the offering covered hereby filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(b)&nbsp;under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that
said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitutes, shall do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Jerry C. Atkin</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">  </font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive </font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">August&nbsp;17, 2009</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Jerry C. Atkin</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Officer (principal
  executive officer)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive Vice President
  and Chief Financial </font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Bradford R. Rich</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">  </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Officer (principal
  financial and accounting </font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">August&nbsp;17, 2009</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Bradford R. Rich</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">officer)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ J. Ralph Atkin</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">  </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">August&nbsp;17, 2009</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">J. Ralph Atkin</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Margaret S. Billson</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">  </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="35%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">August&nbsp;17, 2009</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Margaret S. Billson</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:26.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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As filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 17, 2009
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under the
Securities Act of 1933
SKYWEST,
INC.
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
Utah
87-0292166
(State or other
  jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
444 South
River Road
St.
George, Utah 84790
Telephone:  (435) 634-3200
(Address of
Principal Executive Offices,
including Zip
Code)
SkyWest, Inc.
2009
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the
plan)
Bradford
  R. Rich
Executive
  Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
SkyWest, Inc.
444 South River Road
St. George, Utah 84790
(435) 634-3200
(Name, address
  and telephone number, including area code, of
agent for service)
Copy
  to:
Brian
  G. Lloyd
Parr
  Brown Gee & Loveless
185
  South State Street, Suite 800
Salt
  Lake City, Utah 84111
(801)
  532-7840
Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large
  accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
x
Non-accelerated
  filer
o
Smaller reporting
  company
o
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to
  be Registered
Amount to be
Registered(1)
Proposed
Maximum Offering
Price per Share(2)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price(2)
Amount of
Registration Fee(2)
Common
  Shares, no par value
3,000,000
$
14.42
$
43,260,000
$
2,413.91
(1)
This Registration Statement shall also
cover any additional shares of common stock which become issuable under the
SkyWest, Inc. 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan by reason of any stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without
the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of
outstanding shares of common stock of SkyWest, Inc.  In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement also covers
an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee
benefit plan described herein.
(2)
Calculated in accordance with Rules 457
(c) and (h) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
based on a price of $14.42 per share, which is the average high and low price
per share of common stock of SkyWest, Inc., as reported on the Nasdaq
Global Select Market on August 13, 2009.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.
Plan
Information
.
Information required by Item 1 to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus
is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428
adopted under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
Item 2.
Registrant
Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
.
Information required by Item 2 to be
contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this
Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 adopted under the
Securities Act and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation
of Documents by Reference
.
The
following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") are hereby incorporated herein by reference:
(1)
The Registrant's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008;
(2)
The Registrant's
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2009
and June 30, 2009;
(3)
The Registrant's
Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February 11, 2009, March 19,
2009, May 6, 2009, June 11, 2009, June 25, 2009, and August 6,
2009;
(4)
The description
of the Registrant's common stock contained in the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form 8-A as filed on June 15, 1986, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
In
addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.  Any statement contained in a document
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes hereof to the extent that a statement contained herein (or in any
other subsequently filed document which is also incorporated by reference
herein) modifies or supersedes such statement. 
Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to
constitute a part hereof except as so modified or superseded.
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Item 4.
Description
of Securities
.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests
of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Not
applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
.
The Registrant is a Utah corporation. Section 16-10a-902
of the Utah Revised Business Corporation Act (the "Revised Act") provides that
a corporation may indemnify any individual who was, is, or is threatened to be
made a named defendant or respondent (a "Party") in any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative
or investigative and whether formal or informal (a "Proceeding"), because he or
she is or was a director of the corporation or, while a director of the
corporation, is or was serving at its request as a director, officer, partner,
trustee, employee, fiduciary or agent of another corporation or other person or
of an employee benefit plan (an "Indemnifiable Director"), against any
obligation incurred with respect to a Proceeding, including any judgment,
settlement, penalty or fine, or reasonable expenses (including attorneys'
fees), incurred in the Proceeding if his or her conduct was in good faith and
he or she reasonably believed that his or her conduct was in, or not opposed
to, the best interests of the corporation, and, in the case of any criminal
Proceeding, he or she had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was
unlawful; provided, however, that pursuant to Subsection 902(4): (i) indemnification
under Section 902 in connection with a Proceeding by or in the right of
the corporation is limited to payment of reasonable expenses (including
attorneys' fees) incurred in connection with the Proceeding and (ii) the
corporation may not indemnify an Indemnifiable Director in connection with a
Proceeding by or in the right of the corporation in which the Indemnifiable
Director was adjudged liable to the corporation, or in connection with any
other Proceeding charging that the Indemnifiable Director derived an improper
personal benefit, whether or not involving action in his or her official
capacity, in which Proceeding he or she was adjudged liable on the basis that
he or she derived an improper personal benefit.
Section 16-10a-903 of the Revised Act
provides that, unless limited by its articles of incorporation, a corporation
shall indemnify an Indemnifiable Director who was successful, on the merits or
otherwise, in the defense of any Proceeding, or in the defense of any claim,
issue or matter in the Proceeding, to which he or she was a Party because he or
she is or was an Indemnifiable Director of the corporation, against reasonable
expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in connection with the Proceeding
or claim with respect to which he or she has been successful.
In addition to the indemnification provided
by Sections 902 and 903, Section 16-10a-905 of the Revised Act
provides that, unless otherwise limited by a corporation's articles of
incorporation, an Indemnifiable Director may apply for indemnification to the
court conducting the Proceeding or to another court of competent jurisdiction.
Section 16-10a-904 of the Revised Act
provides that a corporation may pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses
(including attorneys' fees) incurred by an Indemnifiable Director who is a
Party to a Proceeding in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding,
upon the satisfaction of certain conditions.
Section 16-10a-907 of the Revised Act
provides that, unless a corporation's articles of incorporation provide
otherwise, (i) an officer of the corporation is entitled to mandatory
indemnification under Section 903 and is entitled to apply for
court-ordered indemnification under Section 905, in each case to the same
extent as an Indemnifiable Director, (ii) the corporation may indemnify
and advance expenses to an officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of the
corporation to the same extent as an Indemnifiable Director, and
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(iii) a corporation may also indemnify and advance expenses to an
officer, employee, fiduciary or agent who is not an Indemnifiable Director to a
greater extent than the right of indemnification granted to an Indemnifiable
Director, if not inconsistent with public policy, and if provided for by its
articles of incorporation, bylaws, general or specific action of its board of
directors, or contract.
The Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws
(the "Bylaws") provide that, subject to the limitations described below, the
Registrant shall, to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by the
Revised Act, indemnify any individual made party to a proceeding because he or
she is or was one of its directors or officers against liability incurred in
the proceeding if his or her conduct was in good faith, he or she reasonably
believed that his or her conduct was in, or not opposed to, the Registrant's
best interests and, in the case of any criminal proceeding, he or she had no
reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful. The Registrant may not,
however, extend such indemnification to an officer or director in connection
with a proceeding by the Registrant or in its right in which such officer or
director was adjudged liable to the Registrant, or in connection with any other
proceeding charging that such person derived an improper personal benefit,
whether or not involving action in his or her official capacity, in which
proceeding he or she was adjudged liable on the basis that he or she derived an
improper personal benefit, unless the indemnification is ordered by a court of
competent jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Bylaws obligate the
Registrant to indemnify an officer or director who was successful on the merits
or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding or the defense of any claim,
issue or matter in the proceeding to which the officer or director was a party
because he or she is or was one of the Registrant's directors or officers
against reasonable expenses that he or she incurred in connection with the
proceeding or claim with respect to which he or she was successful. The Bylaws
also permit the Registrant to pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses
incurred by an officer or director who is party to a proceeding in advance of
final disposition of the proceeding if (i) the officer or director
furnishes to the Registrant a written affirmation of a good faith belief that
he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct necessary for
indemnification, (ii) the officer or director furnishes to the Registrant
a written undertaking to repay the advance if it is ultimately determined that
he or she did not meet the standard of conduct, and (iii) a determination
is made that the facts then known to those making the determination would not
preclude indemnification pursuant to the Bylaws. The Bylaws also provide that
any indemnification or advancement of expenses provided thereby shall not be
deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or
advancement of expenses may be entitled under any articles of incorporation,
bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise,
both as to action in such person's official capacity and as to action in
another capacity while holding such office.
Utah law permits director liability to be
eliminated in accordance with Section 16-10a-841 of the Revised Act, which
provides that the liability of a director to the corporation or its
shareholders for monetary damages for any action taken or any failure to take
any action, as a director, may be limited or eliminated by the corporation
except for liability for (i) the amount of financial benefit received by a
director to which he or she is not entitled; (ii) an intentional
infliction of harm on the corporation or its shareholders; (iii) a
violation of Section 16-10a-842 of the Revised Act, which prohibits
unlawful distributions by a corporation to its shareholders; or (iv) an
intentional violation of criminal law. Such a provision may appear either in a
corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws; however, to be effective,
such a provision must be approved by the corporation's shareholders.
The Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
Registrant provide that the personal liability of any director to the
Registrant or to its shareholders for monetary damages for any action taken or
the failure to take any action, as a director, is eliminated to the fullest
extent permitted by Utah law.
The
Bylaws provide that the Registrant may purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of any person who is or was one of the Registrant's directors, officers,
employees, fiduciaries or agents, or is or was serving at its request as a
director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability
asserted against him or her or incurred by him or her in such capacity or
arising out of his or her status in such capacity, whether or not the
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Registrant
would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the
indemnification provisions of the Bylaws or the laws of the State of Utah, as
the same are amended or modified. The Registrant maintains insurance from
commercial carriers against certain liabilities that may be incurred by its
directors and officers.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
.
Not applicable.
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Item
8.  Exhibits
.
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
SkyWest, Inc. 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.*
5.1
Opinion of Parr Brown Gee & Loveless as to the legality of
  the securities being registered.**
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public
  accounting firm.**
23.2
Consent of Parr Brown Gee & Loveless (included in
  Item 5.1 above).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this Registration
  Statement).
*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Registrant's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
**Filed
herewith
Item 9.
Undertakings
.
A.
The undersigned
Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during
any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment
to this Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus
required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act");
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus
any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration
Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in this Registration Statement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase
or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if,
in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than
20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration
statement; and
(iii)
To include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
this Registration Statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above
do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished
to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement.
(2)
That, for the
purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from
registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
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(4)
That, for the
purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any
purchaser:
(i)
If the Registrant is relying
on Rule 430B:
(A)
Each prospectus filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of
the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part
of and included in the registration statement; and
(B)
Each prospectus required to
be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a
registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering
made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing
the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall
be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the
earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness
or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering
described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability
purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such
date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement
relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that
prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no
statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed
incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is
part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of
contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any
statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was
part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately
prior to such effective date; or
(ii)
If the Registrant is subject
to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as
part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than
registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses
filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included
in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after
effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration
statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a
document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration
statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to
a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede
or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or
prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such
document immediately prior to such date of first use.
(5)
That, for the
purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act to
any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned
Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the
undersigned Registrant pursuant to this Registration Statement, regardless of
the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the
securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the
following communication, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the
purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such
purchaser:
(i)
any preliminary prospectus
or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant
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relating
to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii)
any free writing prospectus
relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant
or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant;
(iii)
the portion of any other
free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material
information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or
on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and
(iv)
any other communication that
is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the
purchaser.
B.
The undersigned
Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefits plan's annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated
by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
C.
Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds
to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of St. George, State of
Utah, on this 17th day of August, 2009.
SkyWest, Inc.
/s/
Bradford R. Rich
Bradford R. Rich,
Executive Vice President,
and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Each person
whose signature to this registration statement appears below hereby constitutes
and appoints Jerry C. Atkin and Bradford R. Rich, and each of them, as his or
her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution, to sign on his or her behalf individually and in the capacity
stated below and to perform any acts necessary to be done in order to
file (i) any and all amendments and post-effective amendments to this
registration statement, and any and all exhibits, instruments or documents
filed as part of or in connection with this registration statement or the
amendments thereto and (ii) a registration statement and any and all
amendments thereto, relating to the offering covered hereby filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that
said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitutes, shall do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Jerry C. Atkin
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
August 17, 2009
Jerry C. Atkin
Officer (principal
  executive officer)
Executive Vice President
  and Chief Financial
/s/ Bradford R. Rich
Officer (principal
  financial and accounting
August 17, 2009
Bradford R. Rich
officer)
/s/ J. Ralph Atkin
Director
August 17, 2009
J. Ralph Atkin
/s/ Margaret S. Billson
Director
August 17, 2009
Margaret S. Billson
/s/ Ian M. Cumming
Director
August 17, 2009
Ian M. Cumming
/s/ Henry J. Eyring
Director
August 17, 2009
Henry J. Eyring
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/s/ Steven F. Udvar-Hazy
Director
August 17, 2009
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy
Director
Robert G. Sarver
/s/ James L. Welch
Director
August 17, 2009
James L. Welch
/s/ Michael K. Young
Director
August 17, 2009
Michael K. Young
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