SKYWEST INC 10-K

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES Market Information Our common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “SKYW.” As of February 14, 2022, there were approximately 3,951 stockholders of record of our common stock. Securities held of record do not include shares held in securities position listings. The transfer agent for our common stock is Zions First National Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah. Dividends Pursuant to the terms of our agreements with Treasury, we are restricted from paying dividends through September 30, 2022. As such, no dividends were declared during the 2021 calendar year, and there can be no assurance that we will pay dividends in the future. In February 2020, our Board of Directors declared a regular dividend of $0.14 per share. No subsequent dividends were declared during the 2020 calendar year. Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Our Board of Directors has adopted a stock repurchase program which authorizes the Company to repurchase shares of our common stock in the public market or in private transactions, from time to time, at prevailing prices. Our stock repurchase program was authorized in 2019 for the repurchase of up to $250.0 million of our common stock. Pursuant to the terms of our Payroll Support Program Agreements and Treasury Loan Agreement with Treasury, we are restricted from repurchasing shares of our common stock through September 30, 2022. No shares of common stock were repurchased under our repurchase program during the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. Stock Performance Graph The following Performance Graph and related information shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or “filed” with the SEC, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), except to the extent we specifically incorporate it by reference into such filing. The following graph compares the cumulative total shareholder return on our common stock over the five-year period ended December 31, 2021, with the cumulative total return during such period of the Nasdaq Stock Market (U.S. Companies) and the Nasdaq Stock Market Transportation Index. The following graph assumes an initial investment of $100.00 with dividends reinvested. The stock performance shown on the graph below represents historical stock performance and is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance. 29 Table of Contents ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ INDEXED RETURNS ​ ​ Base ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Period ​ Years Ending Company Name / Index ​ 2016 ​ 2017 ​ 2018 ​ 2019 ​ 2020 ​ 2021 SkyWest, Inc . 100 146.56 ​ 123.84 ​ 181.32 113.48 110.64 ​ NASDAQ Composite 100 129.64 ​ 125.96 ​ 172.17 249.51 304.85 ​ NASDAQ Transportation Index ​ 100 ​ 127.55 ​ 116.02 ​ 146.11 ​ 191.19 ​ 241.77 ​ ​ ​ ITEM 6. [Reserved ]