XJT Expressjet Holdings Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  November 30, 2009

EXPRESSJET HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
( State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

1-31300
(Commission
File Number)

76-0517977
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

700 North Sam Houston Parkway West, Suite 200
Houston, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)

77067
(Zip Code)

832-353-1000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item  

5.02  

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

            On December 4, 2009, ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. (the Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing that Jim Ream, President and Chief Executive Officer, will be retiring from the Company effective January 1, 2010 and that the Board of Directors of the Company appointed T. Patrick Kelly, a current member of the Board, to serve as interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective January 4, 2010.

            The Company is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K/A to report that on December 29, 2009, the Human Resources Committee of the Board approved a monthly salary of $50,000 for Mr. Kelly in his role as Interim CEO; however, consistent with the concessions of the Company’s labor groups and as part of the Company’s overall cost-saving initiatives, Mr. Kelly requested that the offered salary be reduced by 10% to $45,000 and the Human Resources Committee agreed to Mr. Kelly’s request. 

EXPRESSJET HOLDINGS, INC.
(Registrant)

Date: January 4, 2010        

/s/ Phung Ngo-Burns                         

Phung Ngo-Burns
Vice - President and Chief Financial Officer