form8-k050708.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) May 7, 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:
[
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230.425)
[
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240.14a-12)
[
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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 (b)
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Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers.
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On May 7,
2008, Thomas R. Sheets (Senior Vice President/Legal Affairs & General
Counsel) announced his retirement from Southwest Gas Corporation (the “Company”)
effective September 2008. Mr. Sheets began his 21-year career with
the Company as a Litigation Attorney. He was promoted through various
positions within the Regulatory Affairs and Legal Affairs departments,
ultimately becoming an officer and General Counsel in 1997 before assuming the
role of Senior Vice President/Legal Affairs & General Counsel in
2000.
On May 8,
2008, the Company announced the promotion of Karen S. Haller to Vice
President/Deputy General Counsel & Compliance Officer. She will
assume the role of General Counsel upon Mr. Sheets’ retirement in September
2008. Ms. Haller began her career with Southwest Gas in 1997 as a
Senior Attorney within the Legal Affairs Department. She assumed the
role of Associate General Counsel in 1998 and the Assistant General Counsel role
in 2000. In 2006, she was promoted to Assistant General Counsel &
Director/Legal Affairs. She was named the Company’s first Corporate
Compliance Officer in 2003 and will continue to serve in that
capacity. Prior to joining Southwest, Ms. Haller was in private
practice in Tucson, Arizona. Ms. Haller holds a bachelor’s degree
with Honors in Finance from the University of Wyoming, as well as a juris
doctorate degree from Cornell Law School. She is a member of the
State Bars of Arizona, California, and Nevada.
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:
May 8, 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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