SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2024-04-26

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<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge 10.6.125.0--><!--Created on: 4/25/2024 12:28:27 AM (UTC)--><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:5.88%;padding-right:5.88%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.1</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">SKYWEST, INC.</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS,</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:10.5pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.5pt 0pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">1.</font></font><u style="font-size:11pt;text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Purpose and Effective Date.</u><font style="font-size:11pt;"> The purpose of this Plan is to provide the non-employee members of the Board of Directors (the &#8220;</font><i style="font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;">Board</i><font style="font-size:11pt;">&#8221;) of SkyWest, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and it successors (the &#8220;</font><i style="font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;">Company</i><font style="font-size:11pt;">&#8221;) with an opportunity to defer payment of all or a portion of their annual cash compensation and annual Stock Award. The Plan is effective as of February 7, 2024 (the &#8220;</font><i style="font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;">Effective Date</i><font style="font-size:11pt;">&#8221;).</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 0.05pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:10.5pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:31.5pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 4.5pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">2.</font></font><u style="font-size:11pt;text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Definitions.</u><font style="font-size:11pt;"> The following terms shall have the meanings given in this section unless a different meaning is clearly implied by the context:</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:11pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.55pt 0pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">(a)</font></font><i style="font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;">&#8220;Cash Compensation&#8221; </i><font style="font-size:11pt;">means compensation payable to a director in cash for serving as a member of Board, but excluding any expense reimbursements.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:10.5pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">(b)</font></font><i style="font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;">&#8220;Change in Control&#8221; </i><font style="font-size:11pt;">shall have the same meaning as defined in the Equity Plan as in effect on the Effective Date; provided, that, for purposes of the Plan, in no event will a Change in Control be deemed to have occurred if the transaction is not also a &#8220;change in control event&#8221; under Section 409A of the Code.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:11pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">(c)</font></font><i style="font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;">&#8220;Common Stock&#8221; </i><font style="font-size:11pt;">means the common stock of the Company.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="fo