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Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership - Form 4

Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Elliott Investment Management L.P.
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO [LUV]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle)
360 S. ROSEMARY AVE, 18TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/28/2024
(Street)
WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Common Stock") 10/28/2024 S 1,203,920 D $29.83(1) 59,912,580 I See footnote(2)
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Notional Principal Amount Derivative Agreements (3) 10/28/2024 J/K 1(3) (3) (3) Common Stock 1,206,014 (3) 1(3) I See footnote(2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Elliott Investment Management L.P.
360 S. ROSEMARY AVE, 18TH FLOOR
WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401
X

Signatures

Elliott Investment Management L.P. /s/ Elliot Greenberg, Vice President 10/30/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $29.46 to $30.22, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth herein.
(2) This Form 4 is being filed by Elliott Investment Management L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("EIM" or the "Reporting Person"), which serves as the investment manager of Elliott Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Elliott") and Elliott International, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership ("Elliott International", and together with Elliott, the "Elliott Funds"), with respect to the securities held by the Elliott Funds and/or their respective subsidiaries. Elliott Investment Management GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("EIM GP"), is the sole general partner of EIM. Paul E. Singer ("Singer") is the sole managing member of EIM GP. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, if any.
(3) The Elliott Funds increased their position in notional principal amount derivative agreements (the "Cash Derivative Agreements") in the form of cash settled swaps. The strike prices of the Cash Derivative Agreements reported herein range from $29.46 to $30.22. The Cash Derivative Agreements shall continue until terminated as elected by the parties and currently have an initial reference termination date of March 27, 2028. The Cash Derivative Agreements provide the Elliott Funds with economic results that are comparable to the economic results of ownership but do not provide them or the Reporting Person with the power to vote or direct the voting or dispose of or direct the disposition of the shares that are referenced in the Cash Derivative Agreements (such shares, the "Subject Shares"). The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership in the Subject Shares.

Remarks:
The Reporting Person has agreed to disgorge to the Issuer all statutory "profits" pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that resulted from the transactions reported herein.
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