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EXHIBIT 4.3
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
OF THE
RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
SKYWEST, INC.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Utah Revised Business Corporation Act,
the undersigned corporation (the "Corporation") hereby adopts the following
Articles of Amendment to its Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended:
I.
The name of the Corporation is SKYWEST, INC.
II.
The following amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation, as
amended, of the Corporation was adopted by the shareholders of the Corporation
on August 8, 2000 in the manner prescribed by the Utah Revised Business
Corporation Act:
Article IV(a) of the Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of
the Corporation is hereby amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE IV
(a) The total number of Common Shares which this Corporation shall
have authority to issue is 120,000,000, no par value per share.
III.
The number of shares outstanding as of the record date established for
identifying those shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the foregoing
amendment was 24,784,497 shares of Common Stock, no par value (the "Common
Stock"). The number of shares of the Common Stock entitled to vote on such
amendment was 24,784,497 shares. The number of shares of the Common Stock
represented at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders at which the foregoing
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amendment was approved was 22,258,596 shares. No other class of shares was
issued and outstanding.
IV.
The number of shares of the Common Stock voted for the amendment to
Article IV(a) was 13,113,836; the number of shares which were voted against such
amendment was 9,110,382; the number of shares that abstained was 20,262; and the
number of broker non-votes was 14,116.
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DATED this 8th day of August, 2000.
SkyWest, Inc., a Utah corporation
By: /s/ JERRY ATKIN
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(Signature)
Its: Jerry Atkin President
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(Name and Title)
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