Southwest Airlines
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Shareholder advocacy aimed at Southwest Airlines
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What shareholders voted on
From Southwest Airlines’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.
2026
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal 2 – An advisory (non-binding) vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers | Say on pay | 96.4% | Passed | |
| Proposal 3 – A proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 | Auditor | 97.5% | Passed | |
| Election of David J. Grissen | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of Pierre R. Breber | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Robert E. Jordan | Director | 96.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Robert L. Fornaro | Director | 96.8% | Passed | |
| Election of David P. Hess | Director | 96.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Douglas H. Brooks | Director | 95.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Sarah E. Feinberg | Director | 94.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Patricia A. Watson | Director | 92.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Lisa M. Atherton | Director | 91% | Passed | |
| Election of Rakesh Gangwal | Director | 90.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Christopher P. Reynolds | Director | 61.2% | Passed |
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal 5 – An advisory (non-binding) vote on a shareholder proposal to amend the Company’s proxy access bylaw provision | Shareholder proposal | 21.6% | Failed | |
| Election of Grace D. Lieblein | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas W. Gilligan | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of J. Veronica Biggins | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Douglas H. Brooks | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of John G. Denison | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Ron Ricks | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of Gary C. Kelly | Director | 96.9% | Passed | |
| Election of David W. Biegler | Director | 96.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Nancy B. Loeffler | Director | 96.2% | Passed | |
| Election of John T. Montford | Director | 95.8% | Passed | |
| Election of William H. Cunningham | Director | 93.5% | Passed |
2018
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal 5 – An advisory (non-binding) vote on a shareholder proposal to permit shareholder action by written consent | Shareholder proposal | 15.5% | Failed | |
| Proposal 3 – A proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 | Auditor | 96.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Grace D. Lieblein | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas W. Gilligan | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Douglas H. Brooks | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of J. Veronica Biggins | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of John G. Denison | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Ron Ricks | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Nancy B. Loeffler | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of John T. Montford | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Gary C. Kelly | Director | 97% | Passed | |
| Election of William H. Cunningham | Director | 96.5% | Passed | |
| Election of David W. Biegler | Director | 96.3% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from Southwest Airlines’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.
| Year | Filing | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vote results | 2026-05-11 |
| 2026 | Proxy statement | 2026-03-27 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-05-19 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-04-04 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-05-20 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-04-05 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-05-19 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-04-06 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-05-20 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-04-08 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-05-21 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-04-09 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-05-26 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-04-09 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-05-20 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-04-05 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-05-21 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-04-06 |
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