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

Southwest Airlines completes $1.5 billion debt offering of 2028 and 2035 notes

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Southwest Airlines Co. completed a public offering of $1.5 billion in senior debt notes on November 3, 2025, split between $750 million of 4.375% notes due 2028 and $750 million of 5.250% notes due 2035. The filing adds a new direct financial obligation of that amount, which the company will need to repay with interest under the notes' terms.

Key points

  • Offering totaled $1.5 billion: $750 million of 4.375% Notes due 2028 and $750 million of 5.250% Notes due 2035
  • Notes were issued under a base indenture dated February 6, 2024 with U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association as trustee
  • Offering was made under a prospectus supplement dated October 27, 2025 and an underwriting agreement with BofA Securities, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley

The filing

CompanySouthwest Airlines (LUV)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 3, 2025, 4:06 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-25-262544

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation8.01 Other Events

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 November 03, 2025.

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