Edgar Filing: RICH BRADFORD R

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

RICH BRADFORD R

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SKYWEST INC [SKYW]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

444 SO. RIVER ROAD

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/06/1997

(Street)

ST. GEORGE, UT 84790-2085

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Options (Rights to Buy)

$ 3.1563

05/06/1997

76,000 ⁽¹⁾

04/01/2000

03/31/2007

Common Stock

76,000 ⁽¹⁾

$ 0

76,000 ⁽¹⁾

Options (Rights to Buy)

$ 10.125

05/05/1998

84,000 ⁽¹⁾

04/01/2001

03/31/2008

Common Stock

84,000 ⁽¹⁾

$ 0

84,000 ⁽¹⁾

Options (Rights to Buy)

$ 13.094

04/29/1999

84,000 ⁽¹⁾

04/01/2002

03/31/2009

Common Stock

84,000 ⁽¹⁾

$ 0

84,000 ⁽¹⁾

Options (Rights to Buy)

$ 20.125

05/09/2000

84,000 ⁽¹⁾

04/01/2003

03/31/2010

Common Stock

84,000 ⁽¹⁾

$ 0

84,000 ⁽¹⁾

Options (Rights to Buy)

$ 25.95

05/08/2001

50,000 ⁽¹⁾

05/08/2004

05/08/2011

Common Stock

50,000 ⁽¹⁾

$ 0

50,000 ⁽¹⁾

Options (Rights to Buy)

$ 26.24

02/05/2002

50,000 ⁽¹⁾

02/05/2005

02/05/2012

Common Stock

50,000 ⁽¹⁾

$ 0

50,000 ⁽¹⁾

Options (Rights to Buy)

$ 10.57

02/04/2003

50,000 ⁽¹⁾

02/04/2006

02/05/2013

Common Stock

50,000 ⁽¹⁾

$ 0

50,000 ⁽¹⁾

Options (Rights to Buy)

$ 19.18

02/03/2004

50,000 ⁽¹⁾

02/03/2007

02/04/2014

Common Stock

50,000 ⁽¹⁾

$ 0

50,000 ⁽¹⁾

Options (Rights to Buy)

$ 17.11

02/01/2005

100,000 ⁽¹⁾

02/01/2008

02/02/2015

Common Stock

100,000 ⁽¹⁾

$ 0

100,000 ⁽¹⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RICH BRADFORD R 444 SO. RIVER ROAD ST. GEORGE, UT 84790-2085			Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer

Signatures

/s/ Eric Christensen, Attorney-in-Fact		03/20/2006
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	All numbers have been adjusted to reflect (i) a 2-for-1 split that occurred on June 8, 1998 and (ii) a 2-for-1 split that occurred on December 15, 2000.
Remarks: Exhibit List Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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