RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF SOUTHWEST
Published on July 20, 2007
Exhibit
3.1
ARTICLES
OF AMENDMENT TO THE
ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION OF
SOUTHWEST
AIRLINES CO.
ARTICLE
ONE
Southwest
Airlines Co., a Texas
corporation (the "Corporation"), pursuant to the provisions of the Texas
Business Corporation Act, hereby adopts these Articles of Amendment to its
Articles of Incorporation.
ARTICLE
TWO
ARTICLE
NINE is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
“[Intentionally
Omitted]”
ARTICLE
THREE
The
amendment made by these Articles of
Amendment was duly adopted by the shareholders of the Corporation on May 16,
2007.
ARTICLE
FOUR
The
number of shares outstanding on the
record date for such shareholders meeting was and the number of
shares entitled to vote on such amendment was 783,176,304. A total of
660,613,271 shares were voted for the amendment and 6,160,895 shares were voted
against the amendment. These Articles of Amendment have been approved
in the manner required by the Texas Business Corporation Act and the constituent
documents of the Corporation.
IN
WITNESS THEREOF, the Corporation has
caused these Articles of Amendment to be executed this 29th day of May,
2007.
SOUTHWEST
AIRLINES CO.
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By:
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/s/
Laura H. Wright
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Laura
H. Wright, Senior Vice President-Finance and
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Chief
Financial Officer
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