UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 16, 2012
Southwest Airlines Co.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Texas | 1-7259 | 74-1563240 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| P.O. Box 36611, Dallas, Texas | 75235 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 792-4000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
| (a) | The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Southwest Airlines Co. (the “Company”) was held in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. |
| (b) | The following matters were voted on by the Company’s Shareholders at the Annual Meeting and received the following votes: |
| 1. | Proposal 1 – Election of ten Directors for one-year terms expiring in 2013: |
| NOMINEE |
VOTES FOR | VOTES AGAINST |
ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON- VOTES |
||||||||||||
| David W. Biegler |
562,150,731 | 54,609,135 | 1,353,586 | 93,775,032 | ||||||||||||
| J. Veronica Biggins |
611,674,555 | 5,092,559 | 1,346,338 | 93,775,032 | ||||||||||||
| Douglas H. Brooks |
565,915,702 | 50,720,272 | 1,477,478 | 93,775,032 | ||||||||||||
| William H. Cunningham |
508,644,800 | 108,077,908 | 1,390,744 | 93,775,032 | ||||||||||||
| John G. Denison |
565,551,187 | 51,314,904 | 1,247,361 | 93,775,032 | ||||||||||||
| Gary C. Kelly |
556,713,868 | 60,629,696 | 769,888 | 93,775,032 | ||||||||||||
| Nancy B. Loeffler |
561,249,767 | 55,401,170 | 1,462,515 | 93,775,032 | ||||||||||||
| John T. Montford |
552,568,711 | 64,123,216 | 1,421,525 | 93,775,032 | ||||||||||||
| Thomas M. Nealon |
564,854,790 | 51,761,907 | 1,496,755 | 93,775,032 | ||||||||||||
| Daniel D. Villanueva |
561,131,779 | 55,436,540 | 1,545,133 | 93,775,032 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | Proposal 2 – An advisory (nonbinding) vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: |
| VOTES FOR |
VOTES AGAINST |
ABSTENTIONS |
BROKER NON- VOTES | |||
| 597,687,103 |
19,203,271 | 1,223,078 | 93,775,032 |
| 3. | Proposal 3 – A proposal to approve an amendment and restatement of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to eliminate supermajority voting for certain corporate matters: |
| VOTES FOR |
VOTES AGAINST |
ABSTENTIONS |
BROKER NON- VOTES | |||
| 606,427,813 |
10,357,116 | 1,328,523 | 93,775,032 |
| 4. | Proposal 4 – A proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012: |
| VOTES FOR |
VOTES AGAINST |
ABSTENTIONS |
BROKER NON- VOTES | |||
| 699,869,450 |
10,983,105 | 1,035,929 | 0 |
| (c) | Not applicable. |
| (d) | Not applicable. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| May 17, 2012 |
By: | /s/ Madeleine Johnson | ||
| Vice President General Counsel |