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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-24-174654
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20240703
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240703

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000092380
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AIR TRANSPORTATION, SCHEDULED [4512]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				741563240
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-07259
		FILM NUMBER:		241098243

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2702 LOVE FIELD DR
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 36611
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75235
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2147924000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 36611
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75235-1611

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AIR SOUTHWEST CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19760108
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REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g)&nbsp;OF </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">74-1563240</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>P.O. Box 36611<BR>Dallas, Texas</B></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities to be registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Act: </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="center"><B>each class is to be registered</B></P></TD></TR>


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<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box.&#8194;&#9746; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A(d) or (e), check the following box.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this form
relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box.&#8194;&#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: </B></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;1. Description of the Registrant&#146;s Securities to Be Registered. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On July&nbsp;2, 2024, the Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of Southwest Airlines Co., a Texas corporation (the&nbsp;&#147;Company&#148;), adopted a
shareholder rights plan and declared a dividend of one right (a &#147;Right&#148;) in respect of each of the Company&#146;s issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;). The dividend is payable
to the shareholders of record at the close of business on July&nbsp;15, 2024 (the &#147;Record Date&#148;). The terms of the Rights are set forth in the Rights Agreement, dated as of July&nbsp;2, 2024 (as it may be amended from time to time, the
&#147;Rights Agreement&#148;), by and between the Company and Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, as rights agent (or any successor rights agent, the &#147;Rights Agent&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In general terms, the Rights Agreement imposes significant dilution upon any person or group (other than the Company or certain related persons) that is or
becomes the beneficial owner of 12.5% (the &#147;Triggering Percentage&#148;) or more of the Company&#146;s outstanding Common Stock without the prior approval of the Board. A person or group that becomes the beneficial owner of the Triggering
Percentage or more is called an &#147;Acquiring Person.&#148; Any Rights held by an Acquiring Person will be null and void and may not be exercised. Shareholders that beneficially own the Triggering Percentage or more of the Company&#146;s
outstanding Common Stock on the date the plan is adopted, are not considered Acquiring Persons; however, such shareholders generally may not acquire, or obtain the right to acquire, beneficial ownership of one or more additional shares of the
Company&#146;s outstanding Common Stock. The term &#147;beneficial ownership&#148; is defined in the Rights Agreement and includes, among other things, certain securities that may be exercised or converted into shares of Common Stock and certain
derivative arrangements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A summary of the terms of the Rights Agreement follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>The Rights</U></I>. Each Right initially entitles the registered holder, subject to the terms of the Rights Agreement, to purchase from the Company one <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ten-thousandth</FONT> (a &#147;Unit&#148;) of a share of Common Stock, at a price equal to the quotient of $170.00 divided by ten thousand for each Unit of a share of Common Stock, subject to certain adjustments (as
adjusted from time to time, the &#147;Exercise Price&#148;). Until a Right is exercised or exchanged, the holder thereof, as such, will have no rights as a shareholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to vote or to receive
dividends. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Exercisability</U></I>. Subject to certain exceptions, the Rights will not be exercisable until the earlier to occur of: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the close of business on the tenth business day after a public announcement or filing that a person has, or
group of affiliated or associated persons have, become an Acquiring Person, subject to certain exceptions, or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the close of business on the tenth business day after the date that a tender offer or exchange offer is first
published or sent or given by any person or group of affiliated or associated persons, the consummation of which would result in such person or group becoming an Acquiring Person. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The date the Rights become exercisable is referred to as the &#147;Distribution Date.&#148; With respect to certificates representing shares of Common Stock
outstanding as of the Record Date, until the earlier of the Distribution Date and the Expiration Date (as defined below), the Rights will be evidenced by such certificates for shares of Common Stock registered in the names of the holders thereof,
and not by separate Rights Certificates (as defined below). With respect to book entry shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the Record Date, until the earlier of the Distribution Date and the Expiration Date, the Rights will be evidenced by the
book entry account system that evidences record ownership of such shares. Until the earlier of the Distribution Date and the Expiration Date, the transfer of any shares of Common Stock outstanding on the Record Date will also constitute the transfer
of the Rights associated with such shares of Common Stock. As soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, separate certificates evidencing the Rights (&#147;Rights Certificates&#148;) will be mailed to holders of record of the Common Stock as
of the close of business on the Distribution Date, and such Rights Certificates alone will evidence the Rights, subject to certain adjustments. As of and after the Distribution Date, the Rights will be evidenced solely by such Rights Certificates
and the Rights shall be transferable separately from the Common Stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Flip-In</FONT> Event</U></I>. In the event
that any person or group of affiliated or associated persons becomes an Acquiring Person, each holder of a Right, other than the Rights beneficially owned by the Acquiring Person, affiliates and associates of the Acquiring Person and certain
transferees thereof (which will thereupon become null and void), will, following the Distribution Date, have the right to receive upon exercise of a Right that number of shares of Common Stock (or at the option of the Company, other securities of
the Company) having a market value of two times the Exercise Price, unless the Rights were earlier redeemed or exchanged. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Flip-Over Event</U></I>. In the event that, after a person or group of affiliated or associated
persons has become an Acquiring Person, the Company is acquired in a merger or other business combination transaction or 50% or more of the Company&#146;s consolidated assets or earning power are sold, proper provisions will be made so that each
holder of a Right (other than Rights beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person, affiliates and associates of the Acquiring Person and certain transferees thereof, which will have become null and void) will thereafter have the right to receive upon
the exercise of a Right that number of shares of common stock of the person with whom the Company has engaged in the foregoing transaction (or its parent) that at the time of such transaction have a market value of two times the Exercise Price of
the Right. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Expiration</U></I>. The Rights are not exercisable until the Distribution Date. The Rights will expire prior to the earliest of
(i)&nbsp;the close of business on July&nbsp;1, 2025; (ii)&nbsp;the time at which the Rights are redeemed pursuant to the Rights Agreement; (iii)&nbsp;the time at which the Rights are exchanged pursuant to the Rights Agreement; and (iv)&nbsp;upon the
occurrence of certain transactions (the earliest of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) is referred to as the &#147;Expiration Date&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Exchange</U></I>.
At any time after any person or group of affiliated or associated persons becomes an Acquiring Person, the Board, at its option, may, in lieu of allowing the Rights to be exercised, exchange the Rights (other than Rights beneficially owned by such
Acquiring Person, affiliates and associates of the Acquiring Person and certain transferees thereof, which will have become null and void), in whole or in part, for shares of Common Stock, at an exchange ratio of one share of Common Stock per
outstanding Right (subject to adjustments). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Redemption</U></I>. At any time before a person becomes an Acquiring Person but prior to the Expiration
Date,<B> </B>the Board may authorize the redemption of the Rights in whole, but not in part, at a price of $0.001 per Right (subject to certain adjustments) (the &#147;Redemption Price&#148;), payable, at the option of the Company, in cash, shares
of Common Stock or such other consideration as the Board shall determine. The redemption of the Rights may be made effective at such time, on such basis and with such conditions as the Board in its sole discretion may establish. Immediately upon the
action of the Board ordering the redemption of the Rights, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate and the only right of the holders of Rights will be to receive the Redemption Price. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Anti-Dilution Provisions</U></I>. The Exercise Price payable, and the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities or property issuable, upon
exercise of the Rights are subject to adjustment from time to time to prevent dilution (i)&nbsp;in the event of a stock dividend on, or a subdivision, combination or reclassification of, the Common Stock, (ii)&nbsp;upon the grant to holders of the
Common Stock of certain rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or convertible securities at less than the then-current market price of the Common Stock or (iii)&nbsp;upon the distribution to holders of the Common Stock of
evidences of indebtedness or assets (excluding regular periodic cash dividends or dividends) or of subscription rights or warrants (other than those referred to above). The number of outstanding Rights and the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of each Right are also subject to adjustment in the event of a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividends and other similar transactions involving the Common Stock. With certain exceptions, no adjustment in the Exercise
Price will be required unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 1% of the Exercise Price. No fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued and, in lieu thereof, an adjustment in cash will be made based on the
market price of the Common Stock on the last trading day prior to the date of exercise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><U>Amendments</U></I>. For so long as the Rights are
redeemable, the Company may from time to time in its sole discretion supplement or amend the Rights Agreement in any respect without the approval of any holders of Rights, and the Rights Agent shall, if the Company so directs, execute such
supplement or amendment. At any time when the Rights are not redeemable, the Company may amend or supplement the Rights Agreement without the approval of any holders of Rights, including, without limitation, in order to (i)&nbsp;cure any ambiguity,
(ii)&nbsp;correct or supplement any provision of the Rights Agreement that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions of the Rights Agreement, (iii)&nbsp;shorten or lengthen any time period in the Rights Agreement or
(iv)&nbsp;otherwise change, amend or supplement any provision that the Company may deem necessary or desirable. However, from and after the time when the Rights are no longer redeemable, the Rights Agreement may not be amended or supplemented in any
manner that would, among other things, adversely affect the interests of the holders of Rights (other than holders of Rights that have become null and void). </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Rights Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The
description of the Rights Agreement herein does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;2. Exhibits. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Rights Agreement, dated as of July&nbsp;2, 2024, by and between Southwest Airlines Co. and Equiniti Trust
Company, LLC, as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92380/000119312524174642/d850854dex41.htm">Exhibit 4.1</A> of Southwest Airlines Co.&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
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