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CORPORATE INFORMATION
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. GENERAL
OFFICES
P.O. Box 36611
2702 Love Field Drive
Dallas, TX 75235
Telephone: 214-792-4000
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
A copy of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K,
as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, is included herein. Other financial
information can be found on Southwest’s web site
(southwest.com) or may be obtained without charge by
writing or calling:
Southwest Airlines Co.
Investor Relations, HDQ-6IR
P.O. Box 36611
2702 Love Field Drive
Dallas, Texas 75235
Telephone: 214-792-4908
ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Southwest
Airlines Co. will be held at 10:00 a.m. on May 13, 2015,
at the Hyatt Regency Houston located at 1200 Louisiana
Street, Houston, Texas 77002.
STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING
New York Stock Exchange Ticker Symbol: LUV
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
Registered shareholder inquiries regarding stock
transfers, address changes, lost stock certificates,
dividend payments and reinvestments, direct stock
purchases, or account consolidation should be
directed to:
Wells Fargo Shareowner Services
1110 Centre Pointe Curve, Suite 101
Mendota Heights, MN 55120-4100
866-877-6206
651-450-4064
www.shareowneronline.com
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM
Ernst & Young LLP
Dallas, Texas
2014 SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ONE REPORT
To illustrate our steadfast focus on a triple bottom line – our Performance, our People, and our Planet – we have highlighted
these three elements of sustainability in an interactive, electronic publication for our sixth annual Southwest Airlines One
Report. Our award-winning integrated One Report combines financial, corporate responsibility, and environmental reporting
into one comprehensive report, which adheres to the Global Reporting Initiative, an internationally recognized standard for
sustainability reporting. You can read the 2014 Southwest Airlines One Report at http://southwest.com/citizenship or
http://southwest.investorroom.com/.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Our Letter to Shareholders contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Specific forward-looking statements
include, without limitation, statements related to (i) the Company’s financial position, outlook, goals, and projected results of
operations; (ii) its growth opportunities and its network and capacity plans and expectations; (iii) its fleet plans and
expectations; (iv) its plans and expectations related to managing risk associated with jet fuel prices; (v) its strategic initiatives
and related plans and expectations, in particular with respect to the replacement of its reservation system; and (vi) the
Company’s vision. These statements involve risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that are difficult to predict
and that could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in or indicated by them. Factors include, among
others, (i) changes in demand for the Company’s services and other changes in consumer behavior; (ii) the impact of
economic conditions, fuel prices, actions of competitors (including without limitation pricing, scheduling, and capacity
decisions and consolidation and alliance activities), and other factors beyond the Company’s control on the Company’s
business decisions, plans, and strategies; (iii) the impact of governmental regulations and other actions related to the
Company’s operations; (iv) the Company’s ability to timely and effectively implement, transition, and maintain the necessary
information technology systems and infrastructure to support its operations and initiatives; (v) the Company’s dependence on
third parties, in particular with respect to its technology and fleet plans; (vi) the Company’s ability to timely and effectively
prioritize its strategic initiatives and related expenditures; (vii) changes in fuel prices, the impact of hedge accounting, and any
changes to the Company’s fuel hedging strategies and positions; and (viii) other factors, as described in the Company’s filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the detailed factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.