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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Southwest Airlines (LUV)

Southwest Airlines amends Elliott agreement, raises Elliott stake cap to 19.9%

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 shareholder Written later

Southwest Airlines amended its October 2024 cooperation agreement with Elliott Investment Management and related Elliott entities, raising the maximum economic exposure they may acquire from 14.9% to 19.9% of common stock. The company also disclosed that Chief Transformation Officer Ryan Green will step down effective April 1, 2025. The filing does not report financial results, and the changes mainly affect ownership limits and executive leadership.

Key points

  • Maximum economic exposure Elliott may acquire rises from 14.9% to 19.9% of outstanding common stock.
  • Elliott's beneficial ownership restriction of 12.49% is extended until 9:00 a.m. Central Time on the earlier of the day after the 2026 annual meeting record date and April 1, 2026.
  • Ryan Green, Executive Vice President & Chief Transformation Officer, will step down effective April 1, 2025; he informed the company on February 18, 2025.

The filing

CompanySouthwest Airlines (LUV)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 19, 2025, 6:06 AM ET
Accession number0001193125-25-029062

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:42 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 19, 2025.

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