0000038777-15-000213.txt : 20150709 0000038777-15-000213.hdr.sgml : 20150709 20150709154839 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000038777-15-000213 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150709 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150709 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SKYWEST INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000793733 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AIR TRANSPORTATION, SCHEDULED [4512] IRS NUMBER: 870292166 STATE OF INCORPORATION: UT FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-37602 FILM NUMBER: 15981468 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 444 S RIVER RD CITY: ST GEORGE STATE: UT ZIP: 84790 BUSINESS PHONE: 8016343000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 444 SOUTH RIVER ROAD CITY: ST GEORGE STATE: UT ZIP: 84790 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000038777 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INVESTMENT ADVICE [6282] IRS NUMBER: 132670991 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY STREET 2: BUILDING 920 CITY: SAN MATEO STATE: CA ZIP: 94403 BUSINESS PHONE: 650-312-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC STREET 2: ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY CITY: SAN MATEO STATE: CA ZIP: 94403 SC 13G/A 1 skyw15a5.htm skyw15a5.htm - Generated by SEC Publisher for SEC Filing

 

 

          CUSIP NO. 830879102                        13G                         Page 1 of 12

 

 

                                                                              UNITED STATES

                                                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                                                                     Washington, D.C. 20549

 

                                                                             SCHEDULE 13G

 

                                                     Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                                                            (Amendment No. 5)*

 

                                                                            SKYWEST, INC.

                                                                         (Name of Issuer)

 

                                                               Common Stock, No Par Value

                                                           (Title of Class of Securities)

 

                                                                                830879102 

 

                                                                           (CUSIP Number)

 

                                                                            June 30, 2015

                                        (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

          Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is

          filed: 

 

          [X] Rule 13d‑1(b)

          [ ] Rule 13d‑1(c)

          [ ] Rule 13d‑1(d)

 

          *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's

          initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for

          any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures

          provided in a prior cover page.

 

          The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to

          be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

          ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall

          be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 


 

 

 

 

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          1.    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.    

 

                      Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

          2.    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

                      (a) 

                      (b) X

 

          3.    SEC USE ONLY

 

          4.    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

                      Delaware 

 

          NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:

 

                      5.    SOLE VOTING POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

 

                      6.    SHARED VOTING POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

 

                      7.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

 

                      8.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

 

          9.    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

                      0  

 

          10.   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES

                      CERTAIN SHARES [ ]

 

          11.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

                      0.0% 

 

          12.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

                      HC, CO (See Item 4)

 

 


 

 

 

 

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          1.    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.    

 

                      Charles B. Johnson

 

          2.    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

                      (a) 

                      (b) X

          3.    SEC USE ONLY

 

          4.    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

                      USA 

 

          NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:

 

                      5.    SOLE VOTING POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

 

                      6.    SHARED VOTING POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

 

                      7.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

 

                      8.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

 

          9.    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

                      0  

 

          10.   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES

                      CERTAIN SHARES [ ]

 

          11.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

                      0.0% 

 

          12.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

                      HC, IN (See Item 4)

 

 


 

 

 

 

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          1.    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.    

 

                      Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.

 

          2.    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

                      (a) 

                      (b) X

 

          3.    SEC USE ONLY

 

          4.    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

                      USA 

 

          NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:

 

                      5.    SOLE VOTING POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

                      6.    SHARED VOTING POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

 

                      7.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

 

                      8.    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

                                  (See Item 4)

 

          9.    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

                      0  

 

          10.   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES

                      CERTAIN SHARES [ ]

 

          11.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

                      0.0% 

 

          12.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

                      HC, IN (See Item 4)

 

 


 

 

 

 

          CUSIP NO. 830879102                        13G                         Page 5 of 12

 

 

          Item 1.

 

          (a)   Name of Issuer

 

                      SKYWEST, INC.

 

          (b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices

 

           444 South River Road

           St. George, UT  84790

            

          Item 2.

 

          (a)   Name of Person Filing

 

                      (i):   Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

                      (ii):  Charles B. Johnson

 

                      (iii): Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.

 

          (b)   Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

 

                      (i), (ii), and (iii):

                      One Franklin Parkway

                      San Mateo, CA 94403‑1906

 

          (c)   Citizenship

 

                      (i):     Delaware

                      (ii) and (iii): USA

 

          (d)   Title of Class of Securities

 

                      Common Stock, No Par Value

 

          (e)   CUSIP Number

 

                      830879102 

 


 

 

 

 

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          Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d‑1(b) or 240.13d‑2(b) or (c),

                          check whether the person filing is a:

 

                          (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

 

                          (b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

 

                          (c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

 

                          (d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company

                                          Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a‑8).

 

                          (e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d‑1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

 

                          (f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with

                                          §240.13d‑1(b)(1)(ii)(F); 

 

                          (g) [X] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with

                                          §240.13d‑1(b)(1)(ii)(G); 

 

                          (h) [ ] A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit

                                          Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

 

                          (i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment

                                          company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15

                                          U.S.C. 80a‑3);

 

                          (j) [ ] A non‑U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d‑1(b)(ii)(J);

 

                          (k) [ ] Group, in accordance with §240.13d 1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

 

                          If filing as a non‑U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d‑1(b)(1)(ii)(J),

                          please specify the type of institution:

 

 

          Item 4. Ownership

 

          The securities reported herein are beneficially owned by one or more open ‑ or closed ‑

          end investment companies or other managed accounts that are investment management clients

          of investment managers that are direct and indirect subsidiaries (each, an “Investment

          Management Subsidiary” and, collectively, the “Investment Management Subsidiaries”) of

          Franklin Resources, Inc. (“FRI”), including the Investment Management Subsidiaries listed

          in this Item 4. When an investment management contract (including a sub‑advisory

          agreement) delegates to an Investment Management Subsidiary investment  discretion or

          voting power over the securities held in the investment advisory accounts that are subject

          to that agreement, FRI treats the Investment Management Subsidiary as having sole

          investment discretion or voting authority, as the case may be, unless the agreement

          specifies otherwise. Accordingly, each Investment Management Subsidiary reports on

          Schedule 13G that it has sole investment discretion and voting authority over the

          securities covered by any such investment management agreement, unless otherwise noted in

          this Item 4.  As a result, for purposes of Rule 13d‑3 under the Act, the Investment

          Management Subsidiaries listed in this Item 4 may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of

          the securities reported in this Schedule 13G.

 

          Beneficial ownership by Investment Management Subsidiaries and other FRI affiliates is

          being reported in conformity with the guidelines articulated by the SEC staff in Release

          No. 34‑39538 (January 12, 1998) relating to organizations, such as FRI, where related

          entities exercise voting and investment powers over the securities being reported

          independently from each other. The voting and investment powers held by Franklin Mutual

          Advisers, LLC (“FMA”), an indirect wholly‑owned Investment Management Subsidiary, are

          exercised independently from FRI and from all other Investment Management Subsidiaries

          (FRI, its affiliates and the Investment Management Subsidiaries other than FMA are

          collectively, “FRI affiliates”).  Furthermore, internal policies and procedures of FMA and

          FRI establish informational barriers that prevent the flow between FMA and the FRI

          affiliates of information that relates to the voting and investment powers over the

          securities owned by their respective investment management clients.  Consequently, FMA and

          the FRI affiliates report the securities over which they hold investment and voting power

          separately from each other for purposes of Section 13 of the Act.

 

 


 

 

 

 

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          Charles B. Johnson and Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. (the “Principal Shareholders”) each own in

          excess of 10% of the outstanding common stock of FRI and are the principal stockholders of

          FRI.  FRI and the Principal Shareholders may be deemed to be, for purposes of Rule 13d‑3

          under the Act, the beneficial owners of securities held by persons and entities for whom

          or for which FRI subsidiaries provide investment management services.  The number of

          shares that may be deemed to be beneficially owned and the percentage of the class of

          which such shares are a part are reported in Items 9 and 11 of the cover pages for FRI and

          each of the Principal Shareholders.  FRI, the Principal Shareholders and each of the

          Investment Management Subsidiaries disclaim any pecuniary interest in any of such

          securities.  In addition, the filing of this Schedule 13G on behalf of the Principal

          Shareholders, FRI and the FRI affiliates, as applicable, should not be construed as an

          admission that any of them is, and each of them disclaims that it is, the beneficial

          owner, as defined in Rule 13d‑3, of any of the securities reported in this Schedule 13G.

 

          FRI, the Principal Shareholders, and each of the Investment Management Subsidiaries

          believe that they are not a “group” within the meaning of Rule 13d‑5 under the Act and

          that they are not otherwise required to attribute to each other the beneficial ownership

          of the securities held by any of them or by any persons or entities for whom or for which

          the Investment Management Subsidiaries provide investment management services.

 

                      (a)    Amount beneficially owned:

 

                                    0  

 

                      (b)    Percent of class:

 

                                    0.0% 

 

                      (c)    Number of shares as to which the person has:

 

                                 (i)  Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

 

                                          Franklin Resources, Inc.:                                              0

 

                                          Charles B. Johnson:                                                    0

 

                                          Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.:                                                0

 

                                          Franklin Advisory Services, LLC:                                      0

 

 

                               (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

 

 

                                            0  

 

 

                             (iii)  Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

 

                                          Franklin Resources, Inc.:                                             0

 

                                          Charles B. Johnson:                                                   0

 

                                          Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.:                                               0

 

                                          Franklin Advisory Services, LLC:                                      0

 

                               (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

 

                                            0  

 

 


 

 

 

 

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          Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

 

                            If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof

                            the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five

                            percent of the class of securities,

                            check the following [X].

 

          Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

 

                             The clients of the Investment Management Subsidiaries, including investment

                             companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and other managed

                             accounts, have the right to receive or power to direct the receipt of dividends

                             from, and the proceeds from the sale of, the securities reported herein.

 

          Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security

                             Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company

 

                             Not Applicable

 

          Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

 

                             Not Applicable

 

          Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group

 

                             Not Applicable

 

 


 

 

 

 

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          Item 10. Certification

 

          By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities

          referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were

          not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or

          influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not

          held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or

          effect. 

 

          Exhibits 

 

          Exhibit A ‑ Joint Filing Agreement

          Exhibit B ‑ Limited Powers of Attorney for Section 13 Reporting Obligations

           

                                                                              SIGNATURE 

 

        After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the

        information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

        Dated:     July 08, 2015.

 

        Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

        Charles B. Johnson

 

        Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.

 

        By:   /s/MARIA GRAY

                    ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ 

                    Maria Gray

                    Vice President and Secretary of Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

                    Attorney‑in‑Fact for Charles B. Johnson pursuant to Power of Attorney attached to

                    this Schedule 13G

 

                    Attorney‑in‑Fact for Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. pursuant to Power of Attorney attached to

                    this Schedule 13G

 

 


 

 

 

 

          CUSIP NO. 830879102                        13G                         Page 10 of 12

 

          EXHIBIT A

 

          JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

 

          In accordance with Rule 13d‑1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,

          the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing with each other of the attached statement

          on Schedule 13G and to all amendments to such statement and that such statement and all

          amendments to such statement are made on behalf of each of them.

 

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this agreement on  July 08, 2015.

 

          Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

          Charles B. Johnson

 

          Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.

 

          By:   /s/MARIA GRAY

                       ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ 

                       Maria Gray

                       Vice President and Secretary of Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

                       Attorney‑in‑Fact for Charles B. Johnson pursuant to Power of Attorney attached to

                       this Schedule 13G

 

                       Attorney‑in‑Fact for Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. pursuant to Power of Attorney attached

                       to this Schedule 13G

 

 


 

 

 

 

          CUSIP NO. 830879102                        13G                         Page 11 of 12

 

          EXHIBIT B

 

                                                                      LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

                                                                                            FOR 

                                                               SECTION 13 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

 

                   Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and

          appoints each of Robert Rosselot and Maria Gray, each acting individually, as the

          undersigned’s true and lawful attorney‑in‑fact, with full power and authority as

          hereinafter described on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned to:

 

          (1)     prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Schedules 13D and 13G (including

          any amendments thereto or any related documentation) with the United States Securities and

          Exchange Commission, any national securities exchanges and Franklin Resources, Inc., a

          Delaware corporation (the “Reporting Entity”), as considered necessary or advisable under

          Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations

          promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time (the “Exchange Act”); and

 

          (2)     perform any and all other acts which in the discretion of such attorney‑in‑fact

          are necessary or desirable for and on behalf of the undersigned in connection with the

          foregoing. 

 

                   The undersigned acknowledges that:

 

          (1)   this Limited Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, each such

          attorney‑in‑fact to act in their discretion on information provided to such

          attorney‑in‑fact without independent verification of such information;

 

          (2)   any documents prepared and/or executed by either such attorney‑in‑fact on behalf of

          the undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney will be in such form and will

          contain such information and disclosure as such attorney‑in‑fact, in his or her

          discretion, deems necessary or desirable;

 

          (3)   neither the Reporting Entity nor either of such attorneys‑in‑fact assumes (i) any

          liability for the undersigned’s responsibility to comply with the requirements of the

          Exchange Act or (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such

          requirements; and

 

          (4)   this Limited Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility

          for compliance with the undersigned’s obligations under the Exchange Act, including

          without limitation the reporting requirements under Section 13 of the Exchange Act.

 

          The undersigned hereby gives and grants each of the foregoing attorneys‑in‑fact full power

          and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,

          necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the foregoing matters as fully to all

          intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if present, hereby ratifying all

          that each such attorney‑in‑fact of, for and on behalf of the undersigned, shall lawfully

          do or cause to be done by virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney.

 

                This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by

          the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to each such attorney‑in‑fact.

 

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Limited Power of Attorney to be

          executed as of this     30th            day of      April       , 2007

 

                                                                                                                       /s/Charles B. Johnson

 

                                                                                                                       Signature 

 

                                                                                                                       Charles B. Johnson

                                                                                                                       Print Name

 


 

 

 

 

          CUSIP NO. 830879102                        13G                         Page 12 of 12

 

                                                                      LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

                                                                                            FOR 

                                                               SECTION 13 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

 

                   Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and

          appoints each of Robert Rosselot and Maria Gray, each acting individually, as the

          undersigned’s true and lawful attorney‑in‑fact, with full power and authority as

          hereinafter described on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned to:

 

          (1)     prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Schedules 13D and 13G (including

          any amendments thereto or any related documentation) with the United States Securities and

          Exchange Commission, any national securities exchanges and Franklin Resources, Inc., a

          Delaware corporation (the “Reporting Entity”), as considered necessary or advisable under

          Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations

          promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time (the “Exchange Act”); and

 

          (2)     perform any and all other acts which in the discretion of such attorney‑in‑fact

          are necessary or desirable for and on behalf of the undersigned in connection with the

          foregoing. 

 

                   The undersigned acknowledges that:

 

          (1)   this Limited Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, each such

          attorney‑in‑fact to act in their discretion on information provided to such

          attorney‑in‑fact without independent verification of such information;

 

          (2)   any documents prepared and/or executed by either such attorney‑in‑fact on behalf of

          the undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney will be in such form and will

          contain such information and disclosure as such attorney‑in‑fact, in his or her

          discretion, deems necessary or desirable;

 

          (3)   neither the Reporting Entity nor either of such attorneys‑in‑fact assumes (i) any

          liability for the undersigned’s responsibility to comply with the requirements of the

          Exchange Act or (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such

          requirements; and

 

          (4)   this Limited Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility

          for compliance with the undersigned’s obligations under the Exchange Act, including

          without limitation the reporting requirements under Section 13 of the Exchange Act.

 

          The undersigned hereby gives and grants each of the foregoing attorneys‑in‑fact full power

          and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,

          necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the foregoing matters as fully to all

          intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if present, hereby ratifying all

          that each such attorney‑in‑fact of, for and on behalf of the undersigned, shall lawfully

          do or cause to be done by virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney.

 

                This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by

          the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to each such attorney‑in‑fact.

 

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Limited Power of Attorney to be

          executed as of this      25th          day of       April      , 2007 

 

                                                                                                                    /s/ Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.

                                                                                                                    Signature 

 

                                                                                                                    Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.

                                                                                                                    Print Name