SCHEDULE Filed 2025-09-16 Event 2025-09-12 SEC 0000902664-25-004097 →

Elliott Investment Management L.P. → SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO LUV

Stake: 9.70% Shares: 51,128,500 CUSIP: 844741108 Class: Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share

Item 4 — Purpose of Transaction

The Reporting Person increased the Elliott Funds' exposure to the Issuer as a result of its belief that the Issuer's strategic initiatives can position the Issuer to create long-term shareholder value.

Cross-References

Insider Activity (last 365d)

0 transactions

0 buys · 0 sales · 0 awards/exercises

Issuer Cluster

5 13D/G filings on this issuer

4 other filings besides this one

Filer Track Record

23 filings by this filer

22 other filings in the data moat

Short Interest · settle 2026-03-31

DTC 2.41

20,445,702 shares short · -9.0% vs prior

Institutional Consensus · 2025-12-31

Held by elite portfolio managers

1 holder · $14.38M

Point72 Asset Mgmt

Post-Filing Returns · since 2025-09-12 on LUV

+1 day

-0.7%

+5 days

+1.5%

+30 days

+0.8%

+60 days

+1.0%

+90 days

+28.7%

+180 days

+32.8%

Anchor price 31.39 on closest trading day on/after 2025-09-12. Source: Yahoo Finance daily adj_close (split + dividend adjusted).

Other 13D/G Filings on SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO

Filed	Form	Filer	Stake	Shares
2026-04-03	SCHEDULE 13D/A	Elliott Investment Management L.P.	4.90%	24,308,000	view →
2025-02-21	SCHEDULE	Elliott Investment Management L.P.	9.10%	53,978,500	view →
2025-02-06	SCHEDULE	Elliott Investment Management L.P.	9.00%	53,978,500	view →
2024-08-26	SC	Elliott Investment Management L.P.	—	—	view →

Other Filings by Elliott Investment Management L.P.

Filed	Form	Issuer	Stake	Shares
2026-04-03	SCHEDULE 13D/A	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO LUV	4.90%	24,308,000	view →
2025-02-21	SCHEDULE	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO LUV	9.10%	53,978,500	view →
2025-02-06	SCHEDULE	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO LUV	9.00%	53,978,500	view →
2024-08-26	SC	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO LUV	—	—	view →
2024-04-12	SC	E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.	—	—	view →
2024-01-26	SC	Seadrill Ltd SDRL	—	—	view →
2023-07-12	SC	Seadrill Ltd SDRL	—	—	view →
2023-02-23	SC	Howmet Aerospace Inc. HWM	—	—	view →
2023-02-21	SC	PEABODY ENERGY CORP BTU	—	—	view →
2022-12-02	SC	PEABODY ENERGY CORP BTU	—	—	view →
2021-11-10	SC	PEABODY ENERGY CORP BTU	—	—	view →
2021-10-18	SC	PEABODY ENERGY CORP BTU	—	—	view →
2021-09-17	SC	PEABODY ENERGY CORP BTU	—	—	view →
2021-06-03	SC	Howmet Aerospace Inc. HWM	—	—	view →
2021-02-11	SC	CorMedix Inc. CRMD	—	—	view →
2020-12-02	SC	Howmet Aerospace Inc. HWM	—	—	view →
2020-02-05	SC	PEABODY ENERGY CORP BTU	—	—	view →
2020-01-23	SC	B. Riley Financial, Inc. RILYT	—	—	view →
2020-01-13	SC	Arconic Inc. HWM	—	—	view →
2020-01-13	SC	Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.	—	—	view →

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