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): November
15, 2007
Southwest
Airlines Co.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Texas
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1-7259
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74-1563240
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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P.
O. Box 36611, Dallas, Texas
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75235-1611
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (214) 792-4000
Not
Applicable
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Former
name or former address, if changed since last report
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:
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] Written communications
pursuant to Rule
425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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] Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule
14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[
] Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
[
] Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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On
November 15, 2007, the Board of Directors of Southwest Airlines Co. (the
“Company”) approved the amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2005 Excess
Benefit Plan (the “Plan”). The purpose of the amendment and
restatement was to technically conform the Plan to the requirements of the
final
regulations promulgated under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986,
as amended. The terms of the amended and restated 2005 Excess Benefit
Plan (which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report) are incorporated
herein by reference.
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Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Southwest
Airlines Co. 2005 Excess Benefit Plan (as amended and restated effective January
1, 2008).
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.
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SOUTHWEST
AIRLINES CO.
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Date: November
20, 2007
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By:
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/s/
Laura
Wright
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Laura
Wright
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Exhibit
Index
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Southwest
Airlines Co. 2005 Excess Benefit Plan (as amended and restated effective
January 1, 2008).
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