form8k91808.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 16, 2008
SOUTHWEST
GAS CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California
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1-7850
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88-0085720
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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5241
Spring Mountain Road
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Post
Office Box 98510
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Las
Vegas, Nevada
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89193-8510
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (702) 876-7237
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
[
] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
[
] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
[
] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[
] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02 (d)
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Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers.
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On
September 16, 2008, Thomas A. Thomas, 50, was elected as a director of Southwest
Gas Corporation (the “Company”). The election of Mr. Thomas increases
the number of directors from twelve to thirteen. As a director, he
will serve on the Audit and Compensation Committees of the Company’s Board of
Directors. His compensation as a member of the Board will be as
outlined in the Company’s 2008 Proxy Statement.
Mr.
Thomas is the Managing Partner of the Thomas & Mack Co., an investment
management and commercial real estate development company with properties and
developments in Nevada, California, Arizona, Utah, and Idaho. He has
managed that company since 1992. From 1986 to 1992, Mr. Thomas held
various executive positions with Valley Bank of Nevada until its merger into
Bank of America in 1992. He has degrees in Finance and Law from the
University of Utah.
Item
5.03 (a)
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Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
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At its
September 16, 2008 meeting, the Board of Directors amended the Company’s Bylaws
to reflect an increase in the number of directors from twelve (12) to thirteen
(13).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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SOUTHWEST
GAS CORPORATION
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Date:
September 18, 2008
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/s/
ROY R. CENTRELLA
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Roy
R. Centrella
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Vice
President/Controller and
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Chief
Accounting Officer
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