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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 9, 2013


SOUTHWEST GAS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


California
1-7850
88-0085720
(State or other jurisdiction of
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
File Number)
Identification No.)
     
5241 Spring Mountain Road
    
Post Office Box 98510
    
Las Vegas, Nevada
  
89193-8510
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)


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 5.07      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Southwest Gas Corporation (“the Company”) was held on May 9, 2013.  Holders of approximately 39,887,309 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy.  Matters voted upon and the final results of the voting were as follows:

Proposal 1.  The vote on the election of twelve (12) directors to serve a one-year term until the next Annual Meeting (or until their successors are qualified and elected) was as follows:

 
 
Name
 
For
 
Withheld
Broker
Non-votes
 
  
 
Robert L. Boughner
35,996,948
195,305
3,695,057
  
 
José A. Cárdenas
35,967,868
224,384
3,695,057
  
 
Thomas E. Chestnut
35,997,338
194,915
3,695,057
  
 
Stephen C. Comer
35,997,263
194,990
3,695,057
  
 
LeRoy C. Hanneman, Jr.
35,977,192
215,061
3,695,057
  
 
Michael O. Maffie
35,816,753
375,499
3,695,057
  
 
Anne L. Mariucci
35,964,843
227,410
3,695,057
  
 
Michael J. Melarkey
35,984,529
207,723
3,695,057
  
 
Jeffrey W. Shaw
35,996,653
195,600
3,695,057
  
 
A. Randall Thoman
35,980,878
211,375
3,695,057
  
 
Thomas A. Thomas
36,002,886
189,366
3,695,057
  
 
Terrence L. Wright
35,832,743
359,510
3,695,057
  


Proposal 2.  The vote to approve, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation was as follows:
 
 
For
  
 
Against
 
Abstain
Broker
Non-votes
 
  
 
31,918,654
  
800,307
3,455,287
3,695,057
  
 
 
Proposal 3.  The vote on the proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for fiscal year 2013 was as follows:
 
 
For
  
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
 
  
 
39,307,126
  
378,522
201,661
    

 
 
 



SIGNATURE


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.



 
SOUTHWEST GAS CORPORATION
   
   
   
Date: May 14, 2013
  
 
/s/ GREGORY J. PETERSON
 
Gregory J. Peterson
 
Vice President/Controller and
 
Chief Accounting Officer