Form 8-K

 

 

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