Gregg A Saretsky Form 3 SOUTHWEST AIRLINES / GREGG A SARETSKY ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SARETSKY GREGG A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

2925 165TH AVENUE SE

(Street)

BELLEVUE WA 98008

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/27/2024

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO [ LUV ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
See Remarks

5. If Amendment, Date of 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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Common Stock")	4,000	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:

The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act that may be deemed to collectively beneficially own more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock as disclosed in Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D filed by Elliott Investment Management L.P. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2024. Attached as Exhibit 24 is the Power of Attorney.

	/s/ Elliot Greenberg, Attorney-in-fact for Gregg Saretsky	09/03/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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