---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000092380-25-000025"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LUV"
cik: "0000092380"
company_name: "SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO"
filed_at: "2025-02-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T01:17:22.699071+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Two Southwest directors to retire after 2025 Annual Meeting per Elliott agreement

## Summary
- Eduardo F. Conrado and Elaine Mendoza will not stand for re-election at 2025 Annual Meeting and retire immediately after.
- Departures are not due to any disagreement with the Company on operations, policies, or practices.
- These retirements fulfill previously reported condition under Oct 2024 cooperation agreement with Elliott Investment Management.
- Both directors were incumbent as of Oct 23, 2024; two directors were required to step down per agreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000092380-25-000025
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LUV
- cik: 0000092380
- company_name: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
- filed_at: 2025-02-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92380/000009238025000025/0000092380-25-000025-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92380/000009238025000025/luv-20250204.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000092380-25-000025
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000092380-25-000025.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000092380-25-000025.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Eduardo F. Conrado departed as Director at SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 4, 2025, Eduardo F. Conrado and Elaine Mendoza, each a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Southwest Airlines Co. (the “Company”), notified the Company and the Board that they will not stand for re-election at the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2025 Annual Meeting”) and will retire from the Board effective immediately following the 2025 Annual Meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92380/000009238025000025/0000092380-25-000025-index.htm
- Executive change
  Elaine Mendoza departed as Director at SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 4, 2025, Eduardo F. Conrado and Elaine Mendoza, each a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Southwest Airlines Co. (the “Company”), notified the Company and the Board that they will not stand for re-election at the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2025 Annual Meeting”) and will retire from the Board effective immediately following the 2025 Annual Meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92380/000009238025000025/0000092380-25-000025-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.