Form of Indemnification Agreement



 Exhibit 10.1 
 SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. 
 INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT 
 This Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the          day of
                    , 2009, by and between Southwest Airlines Co., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), and [Name]
(“Indemnitee”), who is a director of the Company. 
 RECITALS 
 A. Highly competent and experienced persons are reluctant to serve corporations as directors unless they are provided with adequate protection through
insurance and indemnification against claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the Company. 
 B. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that the inability to attract and retain such persons would be detrimental to the best interests of the Company and its shareholders and that the Company should
act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future. 
 C. The Board has also determined that
it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company, in addition to purchasing and maintaining directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (or otherwise providing for adequate arrangements of self-insurance), contractually to obligate
itself to indemnify such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law so that they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that they will not be adequately protected. 
 D. Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that Indemnitee
be so indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by law. 
 E. Section 1 of Article VIII of the bylaws of the Company provides for
indemnification of directors to the fullest extent permitted by law. The indemnification rights in this Agreement are intended to be in addition to those provided in the bylaws of the Company. 
 In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows: 
 ARTICLE I 
 Certain Definitions 
 As used herein,
the following words and terms shall have the following respective meanings (whether singular or plural): 
 “Acquiring Person” means
any Person other than (i) the Company, (ii) any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, (iii) any employee benefit plan of the Company or of a Subsidiary of 








 
the Company or of a Company owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock
of the Company, or (iv) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or of a Subsidiary of the Company or of a Company owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company. 
 “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any
of the following events: 
 (i) The acquisition by any Person of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act) of 40% or more of either (x) the then outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (y) the combined voting power of the then outstanding Voting Securities of the
Company (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this Subparagraph (i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control: (A) any acquisition directly from the Company,
(B) any acquisition by the Company, (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any entity controlled by the Company or (D) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant
to a transaction that complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of paragraph (iii) below; or 
 (ii) Members of the Incumbent
Board cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; or 
 (iii) Consummation of a reorganization, merger or
consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or an acquisition of assets of another entity (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination,
(A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination
beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common equity and the combined voting power of the then outstanding Voting Securities of the entity resulting from such Business Combination
(including an entity that as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership,
immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (B) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or the
entity resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 40% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common equity of the entity resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting
power of the then outstanding Voting Securities of such entity except to the extent that such ownership results solely from ownership of the Company that existed prior to the Business Combination, and (C) at least a majority of the members of
the board of directors or other similar governing body of the entity resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for
such Business Combination; or 
  

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 (iv) Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 “Claim” means an actual or threatened claim or request for relief that was, is or may be made by reason of anything done or not
done by Indemnitee in, or by reason of any event or occurrence related to, Indemnitee’s Corporate Status. 
 “Corporate
Status” means the status of a person who is, becomes, was or may deemed to be or to have been a director, controlling person, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or is, becomes or was serving at the request of the Company as a
director, controlling person, officer, partner, member, shareholder, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent, fiduciary or similar functionary of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
sole proprietorship, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise. For purposes of this Agreement, the Company agrees that Indemnitee’s service on behalf of or with respect to any Subsidiary of the Company shall be deemed to be at the
request of the Company. 
 “Disinterested Director” with respect to any request by Indemnitee for indemnification hereunder, means
a director of the Company who at the time of the vote is not a named defendant or respondent in the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee. 
 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 
 “Expenses” means all attorneys’ fees and disbursements, retainers, accountant’s fees and disbursements, private investigator fees and disbursements, court costs, transcript costs, fees and expenses
of experts, witness fees and expenses, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees and all other disbursements, costs or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection
with prosecuting, defending (including affirmative defenses and counterclaims), preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, settling, appealing (including the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bonds, supersedeas bonds
or other appeal bonds or their equivalent), being or preparing to be a witness in, or participating in or preparing to participate in (including on appeal) a Proceeding or in connection with a Claim, and all judgments, penalties (including excise or
similar taxes), fines, amounts paid in settlement, and all interest or finance charges attributable to any thereof. Should any payments by the Company under this Agreement be determined to be subject to any federal, state or local income or excise
tax, “Expenses” shall also include such amounts as are necessary to place Indemnitee in the same after-tax position (after giving effect to all applicable taxes) as Indemnitee would have been in had no such tax been determined to apply to
such payments. 
 “Incumbent Board” means the individuals who, as of the date of this Agreement, constitute the Board and any other
individual who becomes a director of the Company after that date and whose election or appointment by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then
comprising the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other
actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Incumbent Board. 
  

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 “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in
matters of corporation law and neither contemporaneously is, nor in the five years theretofore has been, retained to represent: (a) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than as Independent Counsel under
this Agreement or similar agreements), (b) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder, or (c) the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 5% or more of
the combined voting power of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities (other than, in each such case, with respect to matters concerning the rights of Indemnitee under this Agreement or of other indemnitees under other indemnification agreements).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or
Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. 
 “Independent Directors” means the directors
on the Board that are independent directors as defined in Section 303A of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual or successor provision, or, if the Company’s common stock is not then quoted on the New York Stock Exchange, that
qualify as independent, disinterested, or a similar term as defined in the rules of the principal securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Company’s common stock is then listed or quoted. 
 “Person” means any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act). 
 “Potential Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any Person shall have announced publicly an intention to effect a
Change in Control, or commenced any action (such as the commencement of a tender offer for the Company’s Common Stock or the solicitation of proxies for the election of any of the Company’s directors) that, if successful, could reasonably
be expected to result in the occurrence of a Change in Control; (ii) the Company enters into an agreement, the consummation of which would constitute a Change in Control; or (iii) any other event occurs that the Board declares to be a
Potential Change of Control. 
 “Proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, investigation,
inquiry, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, administrative or legislative hearing, or any other proceeding (including any securities laws action, suit, arbitration, alternative dispute resolution mechanism, hearing or procedure) whether civil,
criminal, administrative, arbitrative or investigative and whether or not based upon events occurring, or actions taken, before the date hereof, and any appeal in or related to any such action, suit, arbitration, investigation, hearing or proceeding
and any inquiry or investigation (including discovery), whether conducted by or in the right of the Company or any other Person, that Indemnitee in good faith believes could lead to any such action, suit, arbitration, alternative dispute resolution
mechanism, hearing or other proceeding or appeal thereof. 
  

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 “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation or other entity of which a
majority of the voting power of the voting equity securities or equity interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by that Person. 
 “TBCA” means the Texas Business Corporation Act and any successor statute thereto (including the Texas Business Organization Code) when such successor statute becomes applicable to the Company, as either of them may from time to
time be amended. 
 “Voting Securities” means any securities that vote generally in the election of directors, in the admission of
general partners, or in the selection of any other similar governing body. 
 ARTICLE II 
 Services by Indemnitee 
 Indemnitee is
serving as a director of the Company. Indemnitee may from time to time also agree to serve, as the Company may request from time to time, in another capacity for the Company (including an officer position or another director position) or as a
director, officer, partner, member, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent, fiduciary or similar functionary of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, sole proprietorship, trust,
employee benefit plan or other enterprise. Indemnitee and the Company each acknowledge that they have entered into this Agreement as a means of inducing Indemnitee to serve, or continue to serve, the Company in such capacities. Indemnitee may at any
time and for any reason resign from such position or positions (subject to any other contractual obligation or any obligation imposed by operation of law). The Company shall have no obligation under this Agreement to continue Indemnitee in any such
position or positions. 
 ARTICLE III 
 Indemnification 
 Section 3.1 General. Subject to the provisions set forth in Article IV,
the Company shall indemnify, and advance Expenses to, Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law in effect on the date hereof and to such greater extent as applicable law may hereafter from time to time permit. The other provisions
set forth in this Agreement are provided in addition to and as a means of furtherance and implementation of, and not in limitation of, the obligations expressed in this Article III. No requirement, condition to or limitation of any right to
indemnification or to advancement of Expenses under this Article III shall in any way limit the rights of Indemnitee under Article VII. 
 Section 3.2 Additional Indemnity of the Company. Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 3.2 if, by reason of anything done or not done by Indemnitee in, or by reason of any event or
occurrence related to (or arising in part out of), Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, Indemnitee is, was or becomes, or is threatened to be made, a party to, or witness or other participant in any Proceeding. Pursuant to this Section 3.2,
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settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of any such Expenses, losses, claims,
damages, liabilities, judgments, penalties (including excise or similar taxes), fines and amounts paid in settlement), joint or several, actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such Proceeding
or any Claim, issue or matter therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Company under this Section 3.2 shall be subject to the condition that no determination (which, in any case in which Independent Counsel is involved,
shall be in a form of a written opinion) shall have been made pursuant to Article IV that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law. Nothing in this Section 3.2 shall limit the benefits of Section 3.1,
Section 3.3 or any other Section hereunder. 
 Section 3.3 Advancement of Expenses. The Company shall pay all Expenses
reasonably incurred by, or in the case of retainers to be incurred by, or on behalf of Indemnitee (or, if applicable, reimburse Indemnitee for any and all Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee and previously paid by Indemnitee) in connection
with any Claim or Proceeding (including any amount actually paid in settlement of such Claim or Proceeding), whether brought by the Company or otherwise, in advance of any determination respecting entitlement to indemnification pursuant to Article
IV hereof (and shall continue to pay such Expenses after such determination and until it shall ultimately be determined (in a final adjudication by a court from which there is no further right of appeal or in a final adjudication of an arbitration
pursuant to Section 5.1 if Indemnitee elects to seek such arbitration) that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company against such Expenses) within 10 days after the receipt by the Company of a written request from Indemnitee
requesting such payment or payments from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding. Any such payment by the Company is referred to in this Agreement as an “Expense Advance.” Any dispute as to the
reasonableness of the incurrence of any Expense shall not delay an Expense Advance by the Company, and the Company agrees that any such dispute shall be resolved only upon the disposition or conclusion of the underlying Claim or Proceeding against
Indemnitee. Indemnitee hereby undertakes and agrees that Indemnitee will reimburse and repay the Company without interest for any Expense Advances to the extent that it shall ultimately be determined (in a final adjudication by a court from which
there is no further right of appeal or in a final adjudication of an arbitration pursuant to Section 5.1 if Indemnitee elects to seek such arbitration) that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company against such Expenses.
Indemnitee shall not be required to provide collateral or otherwise secure the undertaking and agreement described in the prior sentence. The Company shall make all advances pursuant to this Section 3.3 without regard to the financial ability
of Indemnitee to make repayment and without regard to the prospect of whether Indemnitee may ultimately be found to be entitled to indemnification under the provisions of this Agreement. 
 Section 3.4 Indemnification for Additional Expenses. Subject to any limitations of applicable law, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee
against any and all costs and expenses (of the types described in the definition of Expenses in Article I) and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within 10 days of that request) advance those costs and expenses to Indemnitee, that are incurred by
Indemnitee in connection with any claim asserted against, or action brought by, Indemnitee for (i) indemnification or an Expense Advance by the Company under this Agreement or any other agreement or provision of the Company’s articles of
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directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, or (iii) enforcement of, or claims for breaches of, any
provision of this Agreement, in each of the foregoing situations regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to that indemnification, expense payment (whether as an advance or reimbursement), insurance recovery,
enforcement, or damage claim, as the case may be and regardless of whether the nature of the proceeding with respect to such matters is judicial, by arbitration, or otherwise. 
 Section 3.5 Partial Indemnity. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or
a portion of the Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties (including excise or similar taxes), and amounts paid in settlement of a Claim or Proceeding but not, however, for all of the amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee
for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled. Moreover, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any or all Claims or Proceedings, or
in defense of any issue or matter therein, including dismissal without prejudice, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses incurred in connection therewith. 
 ARTICLE IV 
 Procedure for Determination of Entitlement 
 to Indemnification 
 Section 4.1
Request by Indemnitee. To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request for indemnification containing a brief description of any matter for which indemnification is then sought under
this Agreement. The request shall be given in accordance with the notice provisions of Section 7.11 hereof. The Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the
Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification. In addition, Indemnitee shall provide the Company, following the Company’s request, with such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and that the
Company may reasonably require to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification. 
 Section 4.2
Determination of Request. Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to the first sentence of Section 4.1 hereof, a determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to whether Indemnitee is permitted under
applicable law to be indemnified shall be made in accordance with the terms of Section 4.5, in the specific case as follows: 
 (a) If a Potential Change in Control or a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Independent Counsel (selected in accordance with Section 4.3) in a written opinion to the Board and Indemnitee, unless Indemnitee shall request that
such determination be made by the Board, or a committee of the Board, or the shareholders of the Company, in which case by the person or persons specified in the Indemnitee’s request and in the manner provided for in clause (i), (ii) or
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 (b) If a Potential Change in Control or a Change in Control shall not have occurred, by
the manner determined by the Board from among the following choices (subject, in the case of clause (iv), to the agreement of Indemnitee): 
 (i) by the Board by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, regardless of whether the Disinterested Directors constitute a quorum of the Board, or 
 (ii) by a majority vote of a committee of the Board, if (A) the committee is designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested
Directors, regardless of whether the Disinterested Directors constitute a quorum of the Board, and (B) the committee consists solely of one or more Disinterested Directors, or 
 (iii) by Independent Counsel selected by the Board or a committee of the Board by a vote as set forth in clauses (i) or (ii) of
this paragraph (b), or if such vote is not obtainable and such a committee cannot be established, by a majority vote of all directors of the Board (unless such a procedure is not permitted by applicable law), or 
 (iv) if Indemnitee and the Company agree, by the shareholders of the Company in a vote that excludes the shares held by directors who are
not Disinterested Directors. 
 If it is so determined that Indemnitee is permitted to be indemnified under applicable law, payment to Indemnitee shall be
made within 10 days after such determination. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall require that any determination be made under this Section 4.2 prior to the disposition or conclusion of a Claim or Proceeding against Indemnitee; provided,
however, that Expense Advances shall continue to be made by the Company pursuant to, and to the extent required by, the provisions of Article III. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person or persons making such determination with respect to
Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information that is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and that is reasonably available to
Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person or persons making such determination shall be borne by the
Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification), and the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee therefrom. 
 Section 4.3 Independent Counsel. If a Potential Change in Control or a Change in Control shall not have occurred and the determination of
entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel, the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee, within 10 days after receipt by the Company of Indemnitee’s request for indemnification, specifying the identity and
address of the Independent Counsel selected in accordance with Section 4.2(b)(iii). If a Potential Change in Control or a Change in Control shall have occurred and the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent
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by applicable law), and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company, within 10 days after submission of Indemnitee’s request for
indemnification, specifying the identity and address of the Independent Counsel so selected; provided, however, that if such a procedure is not permitted by applicable law, then Indemnitee shall have the right to request that such
selection be made by the Board by a vote as set forth in clause (i) of Section 4.2(b) or by a committee of the Board by a vote as set forth in clause (ii) of Section 4.2(b), and the selection shall be made in such manner, in
which event the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee, within 10 days after receipt of Indemnitee’s request for the Board or a committee of the Board to make such selection, specifying the identity and address of the Independent
Counsel so selected; and provided, further, that if Indemnitee is permitted by applicable law to select the Independent Counsel but nevertheless shall request that such selection be made by the Board by a vote as set forth in clause
(i) of Section 4.2(b) or by a committee of the Board by a vote as set forth in clause (ii) of Section 4.2(b), the selection shall be made in such manner, in which event the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee, within
10 days after receipt of Indemnitee’s request for the Board or a committee of the Board to make such selection, specifying the identity and address of the Independent Counsel so selected. In any such event, (i) such notice to Indemnitee or
the Company, as the case may be, shall be accompanied by a written affirmation of the Independent Counsel so selected that it satisfies the requirements of the definition of “Independent Counsel” in Article I and that it agrees to serve in
such capacity and (ii) Indemnitee or the Company, as the case may be, may, within seven days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Company or to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such
selection. Any objection to the selection of Independent Counsel pursuant to this Section 4.3 may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of the definition of “Independent
Counsel” in Article I, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. If such written objection is timely made, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until
a court of competent jurisdiction (the “Court”) has determined that such objection is without merit. In the event of a timely written objection to a choice of Independent Counsel, the party originally selecting the Independent Counsel
shall have seven days to make an alternate selection of Independent Counsel and to give written notice of such selection to the other party, after which time such other party shall have five days to make a written objection to such alternate
selection. If, within 30 days after submission of Indemnitee’s request for indemnification pursuant to Section 4.1, no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition the
Court for resolution of any objection that shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the Court or by such other
person as the Court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom an objection is so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 4.2. The Company shall pay any and all fees and expenses reasonably
incurred by such Independent Counsel in connection with acting pursuant to Section 4.2, and the Company shall pay all fees and expenses reasonably incurred incident to the procedures of this Section 4.3, regardless of the manner in which
such Independent Counsel was selected or appointed. Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 5.1, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity
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 Section 4.4 Establishment of a Trust. In the event of a Potential Change in Control or a
Change in Control, the Company shall, upon written request by Indemnitee, create a trust for the benefit of Indemnitee (the “Trust”) and from time to time upon written request of Indemnitee shall fund the Trust in an amount sufficient to
satisfy any and all Expenses reasonably anticipated at the time of each such request to be incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, and defending any Claim or Proceeding, and any and all judgments, fines, penalties (including excise
or similar taxes), and settlement amounts of any and all Claims or Proceedings from time to time actually paid or claimed, reasonably anticipated, or proposed to be paid. The amount to be deposited in the Trust pursuant to the foregoing funding
obligation shall be determined by the Independent Counsel (or other person(s) making the determination of whether Indemnitee is permitted to be indemnified by applicable law). The terms of the Trust shall provide that, upon a Change in Control,
(i) the Trust shall not be revoked or the principal thereof invaded, without the written consent of Indemnitee; (ii) the trustee of the Trust shall advance, within 10 days of a request by Indemnitee, any and all Expenses reasonably
incurred to Indemnitee, any required determination concerning the reasonableness of the Expenses to be made by the Independent Counsel (and Indemnitee hereby agrees to reimburse the Trust under the circumstances in which Indemnitee would be required
to reimburse the Company for Expenses Advances under Section 3.3 of this Agreement); (iii) the Trust shall continue to be funded by the Company in accordance with the funding obligation set forth above; (iv) the trustee of the Trust
shall promptly pay to Indemnitee all amounts for which Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement; and (v) all unexpended funds in the Trust shall revert to the Company upon a final determination by the
Independent Counsel or a court of competent jurisdiction, as the case may be, that Indemnitee has been fully indemnified under the terms of this Agreement. The trustee of the Trust shall be chosen by Indemnitee and shall be an institution that is
not affiliated with Indemnitee. Nothing in this Section 4.4 shall relieve the Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement. 
 Section 4.5 Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings. 
 (a) Indemnitee shall be presumed to be
entitled to indemnification under this Agreement upon submission of a request for indemnification under Section 4.1, and the Company shall have the burden of proof in overcoming that presumption in reaching a determination contrary to that
presumption. Such presumption shall be used by Independent Counsel (or other person or persons determining entitlement to indemnification) as a basis for a determination of entitlement to indemnification unless the presumption is overcome by the
Company’s providing information sufficient to overcome such presumption by clear and convincing evidence or unless the investigation, review and analysis of Independent Counsel (or such other person or persons) convinces Independent Counsel by
clear and convincing evidence that the presumption should not apply. 
 (b) If the person or persons empowered or selected
under Article IV of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Company of the request by Indemnitee therefor, the determination of entitlement
to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification; provided, however, that such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed 

  

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an additional 30 days, if the person making the determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for
the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating to such determination; and provided, further, that the 60-day limitation set forth in this Section 4.5(b) shall not apply and such period shall be extended as necessary
(i) if within 30 days after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification under Section 4.1 Indemnitee and the Company have agreed, and the Board has resolved to submit such determination to the shareholders of the Company
pursuant to Section 4.2(b) for their consideration at an annual meeting of shareholders to be held within 90 days after such agreement and such determination is made thereat, or a special meeting of shareholders is called within 30 days after
such receipt for the purpose of making such determination, such meeting is held for such purpose within 60 days after having been so called and such determination is made thereat, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification
is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 4.2(a) of this Agreement, in which case the applicable period shall be as set forth in Section 5.1(c). 
 (c) The termination of any Proceeding or of any Claim, issue or matter by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without court
approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) by itself adversely affect the rights of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that
Indemnitee failed to meet any particular standard of conduct, that Indemnitee had any particular belief, or that a court has determined that indemnification is not permitted by applicable law. Indemnitee shall be deemed to have been found liable in
respect of any Claim or Proceeding, issue or matter only after Indemnitee shall have been so adjudged by the Court after exhaustion of all appeals therefrom. 
 ARTICLE V 
 Certain Remedies of Indemnitee 
 Section 5.1 Indemnitee Entitled to Adjudication in an Appropriate Court. If (a) a determination is made pursuant to Article IV that
Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement; (b) there has been any failure by the Company to make timely payment or advancement of any amounts due hereunder (including any Expense Advances); or (c) the determination
of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 4.2 and such determination shall not have been made and delivered in a written opinion within 90 days after the latest of (i) such Independent
Counsel’s being appointed, (ii) the overruling by the Court of objections to such counsel’s selection, or (iii) expiration of all periods for the Company or Indemnitee to object to such counsel’s selection, Indemnitee shall
be entitled to commence an action seeking an adjudication in the Court of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification or advancements due hereunder, including Expense Advances. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s option, may
seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Indemnitee shall commence such action seeking an adjudication or an award in arbitration within
180 days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such action pursuant to this Section 5.1, or such right shall expire. The Company agrees not to oppose 

  

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Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration and it shall continue to pay Expense Advances pursuant to Section 3.3
until it shall ultimately be determined (in a final adjudication by a court from which there is no further right of appeal or in a final adjudication of an arbitration pursuant to this Section 5.1 if Indemnitee elects to seek such arbitration)
that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company against such Expenses. 
 Section 5.2 Adverse Determination Not to
Affect any Judicial Proceeding. If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Article IV that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Agreement
shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial or arbitration on the merits, and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of such initial adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this
Agreement, Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the case may be, under this Agreement and the Company shall have the burden of proof in overcoming such presumption and to show by clear and
convincing evidence that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the case may be. 
 Section 5.3
Company Bound by Determination Favorable to Indemnitee in any Judicial Proceeding or Arbitration. If a determination shall have been made or deemed to have been made pursuant to Article IV that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the
Company shall be irrevocably bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Article V and shall be precluded from asserting that such determination has not been made or that the procedure by which
such determination was made is not valid, binding and enforceable. 
 Section 5.4 Company Bound by the Agreement. The Company
shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Article V that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or
before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. 
 ARTICLE VI 
 Contribution 
 Section 6.1
Contribution Payment. To the extent the indemnification provided for under any provision of this Agreement is determined (in the manner hereinabove provided) not to be permitted under applicable law, then in the event Indemnitee was, is, or
becomes a party to or witness or other participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or other participant in, a Proceeding by reason of anything done or not done by Indemnitee in, or by reason of any event or occurrence related
to (or arising in part out of), Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount of any and all Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties (including excise or similar taxes), or amounts
assessed against or incurred or paid by Indemnitee on account of such Proceeding and any and all amounts paid in settlement of that Proceeding (including all interest, assessments, and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect
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indemnification is not permitted (“Contribution Amounts”), in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault with respect to the
subject matter of the Proceeding giving rise to the Contribution Amounts of Indemnitee, on the one hand, and of the Company and any and all other parties (including officers and directors of the Company other than Indemnitee) who may be at fault
with respect to such matter (collectively, including the Company, the “Third Parties”) on the other hand. 
 Section 6.2
Relative Fault. The relative fault of the Third Parties and Indemnitee shall be determined (i) by reference to the relative fault of Indemnitee as determined by the court or other governmental agency assessing the Contribution Amounts or
(ii) to the extent such court or other governmental agency does not apportion relative fault, by the Independent Counsel (or such other party that makes a determination under Article IV) after giving effect to, among other things, the relative
intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to prevent or correct the subject matter of the Proceedings and other relevant equitable considerations of each party. The Company and Indemnitee agree that it would not be just and equitable
if contribution pursuant to this Section 6.2 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 6.2. 
 ARTICLE VII 
 Miscellaneous 

 Section 7.1 Non-Exclusivity. The rights of Indemnitee to receive indemnification and advancement of Expenses under this
Agreement shall be in addition to, and shall not be deemed exclusive of, any other rights Indemnitee shall have under the TBCA or other applicable law, the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, any other agreement, vote of shareholders
or a resolution of directors, or otherwise. Accordingly, no amendment or alteration of the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Company or any provision thereof shall adversely affect Indemnitee’s rights hereunder. To the extent that
there is a change in the TBCA or other applicable law (whether by statute or judicial decision) that allows greater indemnification by agreement than would be afforded currently under the Company’s articles of incorporation or bylaws and this
Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by virtue of this Agreement the greater benefit so afforded by such change. Any amendment, alteration or repeal of the TBCA that adversely affects any right of Indemnitee
shall be prospective only and shall not limit or eliminate any such right with respect to any Proceeding involving any occurrence or alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act that took place before such amendment or repeal. 
 Section 7.2 Insurance and Subrogation. 
 (a) To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries of the Company or for individuals serving at the
request of the Company as directors, officers, partners, members, venturers, proprietors, trustees, employees, agents, fiduciaries or similar functionaries of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint
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described insured in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, employee, agent or
fiduciary under such policy or policies. 
 (b) In the event of any payment by the Company under this Agreement for which
reimbursement is available under any insurance policy or policies obtained by the Company, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee under such insurance policy or policies, who
shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights, provided that all Expenses relating to such
action shall be borne by the Company. 
 (c) The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of
amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under the Company’s articles of incorporation or bylaws or any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.

 (d) The Company will advise the Board of any proposed material reduction in the coverage for Indemnitee to be provided by
the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy and will not effect such a reduction with respect to Indemnitee without the prior approval of at least 80% of the Independent Directors of the Company. 
 (e) If Indemnitee ceases to be a director of the Company for any reason, the Company shall procure a run-off directors’ and
officers’ liability insurance policy with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred before the time Indemnitee ceased to be a director of the Company and covering Indemnitee, which policy, without any lapse in coverage, will
provide coverage for a period of six years after the time Indemnitee ceased to be a director of the Company and will provide coverage (including amount and type of coverage and size of deductibles) that are substantially comparable to the
Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy that was most protective of Indemnitee in the 12 months preceding the time Indemnitee ceased to be a director of the Company; provided, however, that: 
 (i) this obligation shall be suspended during the period immediately following the time Indemnitee ceases to be a director of the Company
if and only so long as the Company has a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy in effect covering Indemnitee for such claims that, if it were a run-off policy, would meet or exceed the foregoing standards, but in any event
this suspension period shall end when a Change in Control occurs; and 
 (ii) no later than the end of the suspension period
provided in the preceding clause (i) (whether because of failure to have a policy meeting the foregoing standards or because a Change in Control occurs), the Company shall procure a run-off directors’ and officers’ liability insurance
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 (f) Notwithstanding the preceding clause (e) including the suspension provisions
therein, if Indemnitee ceases to be a director of the Company in connection with a Change in Control or at or during the one-year period following the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Company shall procure a run-off directors’ and
officers’ liability insurance policy covering Indemnitee and meeting the foregoing standards in clause (e) and lasting for a six-year period upon the Indemnitee’s ceasing to be a director of the Company in such circumstances.

 Section 7.3 Self Insurance of the Company; Other Arrangements. The parties hereto recognize that the Company may, but except
as provided in Section 7.2(d), Section 7.2(e), and Section 7.2(f) is not required to, procure or maintain insurance or other similar arrangements, at its expense, to protect itself and any person, including Indemnitee, who is or was a
director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, partner, member, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent, fiduciary or similar functionary of
another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss asserted against or incurred by such person,
in such a capacity or arising out of the person’s status as such a person, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense or liability or loss. 
 Except as provided in Section 7.2(d), Section 7.2(e) and Section 7.2(f), in considering the cost and availability of such insurance, the
Company (through the exercise of the business judgment of its directors and officers) may, from time to time, purchase insurance that provides for certain (i) deductibles, (ii) limits on payments required to be made by the insurer, or
(iii) coverage that may not be as comprehensive as that previously included in insurance purchased by the Company or its predecessors. The purchase of insurance with deductibles, limits on payments and coverage exclusions, even if in the best
interest of the Company, may not be in the best interest of Indemnitee. As to the Company, purchasing insurance with deductibles, limits on payments and coverage exclusions is similar to the Company’s practice of self-insurance in other areas.
In order to protect Indemnitee who would otherwise be more fully or entirely covered under such policies, the Company shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, indemnify and hold Indemnitee harmless to the extent (i) of such
deductibles, (ii) of amounts exceeding payments required to be made by an insurer, or (iii) of amounts that prior policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance held by the Company or its predecessors have provided for
payment to Indemnitee, if by reason of anything done or not done by Indemnitee in, or by reason of any event or occurrence related to (or arising in part out of), Indemnitee’s Corporate Status Indemnitee is made a party to or witness or other
participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or other participant in, any Proceeding. The obligation of the Company in the preceding sentence shall be without regard to whether the Company would otherwise be required to
indemnify such officer or director under the other provisions of this Agreement, or under any law, agreement, vote of shareholders or directors or other arrangement. Without limiting the generality of any provision of this Agreement, the procedures
in Article IV hereof shall, to the extent applicable, be used for determining entitlement to indemnification under this Section 7.3. 
  

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 Section 7.4 Certain Settlement Provisions. The Company shall have no obligation to indemnify
Indemnitee under this Agreement for amounts paid in settlement of a Proceeding or Claim without the Company’s prior written consent. The Company shall not settle any Proceeding or Claim in any manner that would impose any fine, Expense,
limitation or other obligation on Indemnitee, or disparage Indemnitee or contain an admission of wrongdoing by Indemnitee, without Indemnitee’s prior written consent. Neither the Company nor Indemnitee shall unreasonably withhold their consent
to any proposed settlement (it being agreed that Indemnitee’s refusal to consent to a proposed settlement that would in any manner impose any fine, Expense, limitation or other obligation on Indemnitee, or disparage Indemnitee or contain an
admission of wrongdoing by Indemnitee, would not be unreasonable). 
 Section 7.5 Duration of Agreement. This Agreement shall
continue for so long as Indemnitee serves as a director of the Company or, at the request of the Company, as a director, officer, partner, member, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent, fiduciary or similar functionary of another foreign or
domestic corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, and thereafter shall survive until and terminate upon the later to occur of: (a) the expiration
of 20 years after the latest date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve in any such capacity; (b) the final termination of all pending Proceedings in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement of
Expenses hereunder and of any proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Article IV relating thereto; or (c) the expiration of all statutes of limitation applicable to possible Claims or Proceedings arising out of Indemnitee’s
Corporate Status. 
 Section 7.6 Notice by Each Party. Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Company in writing upon being served
with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document or communication relating to any Proceeding or Claim for which Indemnitee may be entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder; provided,
however, that any failure of Indemnitee to so notify the Company shall not adversely affect Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement except to the extent the Company shall have been materially prejudiced as a direct result of such failure. The
Company shall promptly notify Indemnitee in writing as to the pendency of any Proceeding or Claim that may involve a claim against Indemnitee for which Indemnitee may be entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder. 

Section 7.7 Amendment. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by a written instrument executed by or on behalf of each of
the parties hereto. 
 Section 7.8 Waivers. The observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a
particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) by the party entitled to enforce such term only by a writing signed by the party against which such waiver is to be asserted. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, no delay on the
part of any party hereto in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of any party hereto of any right, power or privilege hereunder operate as a waiver of any other right,
power or privilege hereunder nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder. 
  

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 Section 7.9 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the documents expressly referred to herein
constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the matters covered hereby, and any other prior or contemporaneous oral or written understandings or agreements with respect to the matters covered hereby, including any
prior indemnification agreements, are expressly superseded by this Agreement. 
 Section 7.10 Severability. If any provision of
this Agreement (including any provision within a single section, paragraph or sentence) or the application of such provision to any Person or circumstance, shall be judicially declared to be invalid, unenforceable or void, such decision will not
have the effect of invalidating or voiding the remainder of this Agreement or affect the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances, it being the intent and agreement of the parties that this Agreement shall be deemed amended by
modifying such provision to the extent necessary to render it valid, legal and enforceable while preserving its intent, or if such modification is not possible, by substituting therefor another provision that is valid, legal and unenforceable and
that achieves the same objective. Any such finding of invalidity or unenforceability shall not prevent the enforcement of such provision in any other jurisdiction to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. 
 Section 7.11 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given upon
(a) transmitter’s confirmation of a receipt of a facsimile transmission if during normal business hours of the recipient, otherwise on the next business day, (b) confirmed delivery of a standard overnight courier or when delivered by
hand or (c) the expiration of five business days after the date mailed by U.S. certified or registered mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other addresses for a party as shall
be specified by like notice): 
 If to the Company, to it at: 
 Southwest Airlines Co. 
 Attn: Corporate Secretary 
 By U.S. Mail: 
 P.O. Box 36611 
 Dallas, Texas 75235-1611 
 By Courier or Hand
Delivery: 
 2702 Love Field Drive 
 Dallas, Texas 75235 
 By Facsimile: 
 (214) 792-5348 
 If to Indemnitee, to Indemnitee at: 
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 or to such other address or to such other individuals as any party shall have last designated by notice to the other
parties. All notices and other communications given to any party in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given when delivered or sent to the intended recipient thereof in accordance with and as provided in
the provisions of this Section 7.11. 
 Section 7.12 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the laws of the State of Texas without regard to the principles of conflict of laws. 
 Section 7.13 Certain Construction
Rules. 
 (a) The article and section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not
affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, unless otherwise provided to the contrary, (1) all references to days shall be deemed references to calendar days and (2) any reference to a
“Section” or “Article” shall be deemed to refer to a section or article of this Agreement. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import referring to this Agreement refer
to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words
“without limitation.” Unless otherwise specifically provided for herein, the term “or” shall not be deemed to be exclusive. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding
masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. 
 (b) For purposes of this Agreement, references to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit
plan; references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company that imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, nominee, officer, employee or
agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee
benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interest of the Company” for purposes of this Agreement and the TBCA. 
 (c) This Agreement is the result of negotiations among and has been reviewed by each of the parties hereto and their respective counsel,
if any; accordingly, this Agreement shall be deemed to be the product of all the parties hereto, and no ambiguity shall be construed in favor of or against any one of the parties hereto. 
 Section 7.14 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and
all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument, notwithstanding that both parties are not signatories to the original or same counterpart. 
  

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 Section 7.15 Certain Persons Not Entitled to Indemnification. The Company shall not be
obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement: 
 (a) To indemnify Indemnitee if (and to the extent that) a court or
arbitration body having jurisdiction in the matter shall ultimately determine (in a final adjudication by a court from which there is no further right of appeal or in a final adjudication of an arbitration) that such indemnification is not lawful;
or 
 (b) To indemnify Indemnitee for the payment to the Company of profits pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Exchange
Act, or Expenses incurred by Indemnitee for Proceedings in connection with such payment under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. 
 Section 7.16 INDEMNIFICATION FOR NEGLIGENCE, GROSS NEGLIGENCE, ETC. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF ANY OTHER PROVISION HEREUNDER, IT IS THE EXPRESS INTENT OF THIS AGREEMENT THAT INDEMNITEE BE INDEMNIFIED AND
EXPENSES BE ADVANCED REGARDLESS OF INDEMNITEE’S ACTS OF NEGLIGENCE, GROSS NEGLIGENCE, INTENTIONAL OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR THEORIES OF STRICT LIABILITY TO THE EXTENT THAT INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES IS ALLOWED PURSUANT TO THE
TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. 
 Section 7.17 Mutual Acknowledgments. Both the Company and Indemnitee
acknowledge that in certain instances, applicable law (including applicable federal law that may preempt or override applicable state law) or public policy may prohibit the Company from indemnifying the directors of the Company under this Agreement
or otherwise. For example, the Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has taken the position that indemnification of directors, officers and controlling Persons of the Company for liabilities arising
under federal securities laws is against public policy and, therefore, unenforceable. Indemnitee understands and acknowledges that the Company has undertaken or may be required in the future to undertake with the Securities and Exchange Commission
to submit the question of indemnification to a court in certain circumstances for a determination of the Company’s right under public policy to indemnify Indemnitee. In addition, the Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that federal law prohibits
indemnifications for certain violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. 
 Section 7.18
Enforcement. The Company agrees that its execution of this Agreement shall constitute a stipulation by which it shall be irrevocably bound in any court or arbitration in which a proceeding by Indemnitee for enforcement of Indemnitee’s
rights hereunder shall have been commenced, continued or appealed, that its obligations set forth in this Agreement are unique and special, and that failure of the Company to comply with the provisions of this Agreement will cause irreparable and
irremediable injury to Indemnitee, for which a remedy at law will be inadequate. As a result, in addition to any other right or remedy Indemnitee may have at law or in equity with respect to breach of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to
injunctive or mandatory relief directing specific performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement. The Company agrees not to seek, and agrees to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of, a bond in connection with
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 Section 7.19 Successors and Assigns. All of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall
be binding upon, shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives. 
 Section 7.20 Period of Limitations. No legal action shall be brought and no cause of action shall be asserted by or on behalf of the Company
or any affiliate of the Company against Indemnitee or Indemnitee’s spouse, heirs, executors, or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of two years from the date of accrual of that cause of action, and any claim or cause of
action of the Company or its affiliate shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal action within that two-year period; provided, however, that for any claim based on Indemnitee’s breach of fiduciary
duties to the Company or its shareholders, the period set forth in the preceding sentence shall be three years instead of two years; and provided, further, that, if any shorter period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of
action, the shorter period shall govern. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered to be effective as of the date
first above written. 
  

			
	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
	
	INDEMNITEE:
	
	  

	[Name]


  

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