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): September
20, 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:
[
] Written communications
pursuant to Rule
425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[
] 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))
Item
5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in
Fiscal Year
On
September 20, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Company approved an amendment
and restatement of the Company’s Bylaws to revise Article V thereof to expressly
provide for the issuance of uncertificated shares. The revisions to
the Bylaws are in response to a New York Stock Exchange requirement that all
listed securities be eligible for a direct registration system by January 1,
2008.
The
Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws are attached as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and are
incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference.
Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Southwest
Airlines Co. is issuing an Investor Update, dated September 24, 2007, which
provides updated guidance for the third quarter 2007. The Investor Update is
attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by
reference.
The
information furnished in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed "filed" for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information
be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act
of
1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such
filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
3.1 Amended
and Restated Bylaws of Southwest Airlines Co.
99.1 Investor
Update.
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: September
24, 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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3.1
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Amended
and Restated Bylaws of Southwest Airlines Co.
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99.1
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Investor
Update.
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