Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-203761
Dated November 2, 2015
Southwest Airlines Co.
$500,000,000 2.650% Notes due 2020
Pricing Term Sheet
| Issuer: |
Southwest Airlines Co. | |
| Principal Amount: |
$500,000,000 | |
| Maturity: |
November 5, 2020 | |
| Coupon: |
2.650% | |
| Price to Public: |
99.907% | |
| Yield to Maturity: |
2.670% | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury: |
+112.5 basis points | |
| Benchmark Treasury: |
1.375% UST due October 31, 2020 | |
| Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield: |
99-06; 1.545% | |
| Interest Payment Dates: |
May 5 and November 5, commencing May 5, 2016 | |
| Redemption Provisions: |
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| Make-Whole Call: |
At any time prior to October 5, 2020 at a discount rate of Treasury plus 20 basis points | |
| Par Call: |
Par call at any time on or after October 5, 2020 | |
| Change of Control Offer: |
If a change of control triggering event occurs with respect to the Notes, the issuer will be required, subject to certain conditions, to offer to repurchase the Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase. | |
| Settlement: |
November 5, 2015 (T+3) | |
| CUSIP/ISIN: |
844741 BB3 / US844741BB35 | |
| Ratings (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch):* |
Baa1/BBB/BBB+ | |
| Joint Book-Running Managers: |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Barclays Capital Inc. | |
| Co-Managers: |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | |
| * | Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time. |
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