DALLAS (AP) — The CEO of Southwest Airlines received $4 million in compensation for 2012, up 15 percent from the prior year, largely because of bigger stock awards.

The airline said in a regulatory filing on Friday that Kelly, who is also the company’s chairman, was paid a salary of $675,000 and a $961,000 bonus last year, both 4 percent increases from 2011.

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