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, 2015
SOUTHWEST GAS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Southwest Gas Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 7, 2015. Holders of approximately 41,463,994 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy. The Company’s shareholders (i) elected each of the persons listed below to serve as a director of the Company for a term that will continue until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or the director’s earlier resignation, death, or removal, (ii) approved the advisory vote on named executive officer compensation, and (iii) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015.
The Company’s independent inspector of elections reported the vote of the shareholders as follows:
Proposal 1. The election of twelve (12) directors
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Name
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For
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Withheld
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Broker
Non-votes
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Robert L. Boughner
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37,254,823
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481,356
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3,727,815
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José A. Cárdenas
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37,467,130
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269,049
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3,727,815
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Thomas E. Chestnut
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37,402,053
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334,126
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3,727,815
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Stephen C. Comer
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37,422,905
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313,274
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3,727,815
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LeRoy C. Hanneman, Jr.
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37,396,195
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339,984
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3,727,815
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John P. Hester
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37,449,058
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287,121
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3,727,815
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Anne L. Mariucci
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37,459,986
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276,193
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3,727,815
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Michael J. Melarkey
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37,410,814
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325,365
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3,727,815
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Jeffrey W. Shaw
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37,392,203
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343,976
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3,727,815
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A. Randall Thoman
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37,409,689
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326,490
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3,727,815
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Thomas A. Thomas
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33,269,972
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4,466,207
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3,727,815
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Terrence L. Wright
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37,390,496
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345,683
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3,727,815
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Proposal 2. Advisory vote to approve the Company’s executive compensation
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker
Non-votes
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36,756,124
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713,879
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266,176
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3,727,815
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Proposal 3. The ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for fiscal year 2015
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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40,756,914
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553,176
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153,904
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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.
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SOUTHWEST GAS CORPORATION
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Date: May 11, 2015
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/s/ GREGORY J. PETERSON
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Gregory J. Peterson
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Vice President/Controller and
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Chief Accounting Officer
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