Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
As previously reported by Southwest Airlines Co. (the “Company”) in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24, 2021 (the “Initial Form 8-K”), the Company announced that, effective February 1, 2022, Robert E. Jordan has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
At the time of the filing of the Initial Form 8-K, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Company had not determined Mr. Jordan’s compensation in connection with his new role. This Current Report on Form 8-K/A is being filed as an amendment to the Initial Form 8-K to report that on February 1, 2022, the Committee approved an increase in Mr. Jordan’s annual base salary from $515,000 to $700,000 effective as of February 1, 2022, and an increase in his annual target cash short-term incentive compensation opportunity from $695,250 for 2021, to $1,400,000 for 2022.
On February 1, 2022, Mr. Jordan was also awarded the following:
(a) 40,139 Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) with a grant date fair value of $1,813,480. The RSUs are settleable in shares of common stock and are scheduled to vest with respect to one-third of the shares covered thereby annually, beginning February 21, 2023.
(b) 40,139 Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units (“PBRSUs”) with a grant date fair value of $1,813,480 and a performance period of January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2024. The PBRSUs have a vesting date of February 21, 2025, and are settleable in shares of common stock. The number of PBRSUs that will vest and the number of shares of stock to be issued, if any, will be determined based on the achievement of Adjusted ROIC (after-tax) targets (as defined in the notice of grant).
(c) A performance-based cash award with a target value of $986,500. This award has a performance period of January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2024, and a vesting date of February 21, 2025. The amount of cash that will become payable, if any, will be determined based on the achievement of Adjusted ROIC (after-tax) targets (as defined in the notice of grant).
(d) A restricted cash performance award with a potential value of $1,284,000.This award has a performance period of February 1, 2022, through April 15, 2023, and a vesting date of April 15, 2023. Payout of the restricted cash performance award will be subject to Mr. Jordan’s continued employment through vesting and the Compensation Committee's assessment of his contributions to the Company's strategic plan.
(e) A restricted cash award with a potential aggregate value of $986,500. This award is settleable in cash and is scheduled to vest with respect to one-third of the aggregate value covered thereby annually, beginning April 15, 2023.