form8k73108.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) July 29, 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 July
29, 2008, Robert L. Boughner, 55, was elected as a director of Southwest Gas
Corporation (the “Company”). Mr. Boughner’s election increases the
number of directors from eleven to twelve. As a director, he will
serve on the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance 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.
Boughner has been with Boyd Gaming Corporation since 1976 and has served in a
variety of senior executive positions, including general manager of various
properties, Senior Vice President of Administration, and Chief Operating
Officer. Mr. Boughner is currently President and Chief Executive
Officer of Echelon Resorts (a wholly owned subsidiary of Boyd Gaming) and a
director of Boyd Gaming Corporation. He also serves on the Board of
Bank of Nevada and is a former director of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors
Authority.
Item
5.03
(a) Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
At its
July 29, 2008 meeting, the Board of Directors amended the Company’s Bylaws to
reflect an increase in the number of Directors from eleven (11) to twelve
(12).
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:
July 31, 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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