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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 8, 2014


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 8, 2014.  Holders of approximately 41,142,601 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
37,365,547
140,620
3,636,434
José A. Cárdenas
37,312,841
193,326
3,636,434
Thomas E. Chestnut
37,373,602
132,565
3,636,434
Stephen C. Comer
37,373,828
132,339
3,636,434
LeRoy C. Hanneman, Jr.
37,307,555
198,612
3,636,434
Michael O. Maffie
37,219,021
287,146
3,636,434
Anne L. Mariucci
37,276,391
229,775
3,636,434
Michael J. Melarkey
37,290,725
215,441
3,636,434
Jeffrey W. Shaw
37,342,762
163,405
3,636,434
A. Randall Thoman
37,363,395
142,772
3,636,434
Thomas A. Thomas
33,130,337
4,375,830
3,636,434
Terrence L. Wright
37,233,004
273,163
3,636,434


Proposal 2.  The vote to approve, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation was as follows:
 
       For
 
Against
 
Abstain
   Broker
Non-votes
 
33,734,754
612,301
3,159,111
3,636,434
 

Proposal 3.  The vote on the proposal to reapprove and amend the Company’s Management Incentive Plan was as follows:
 
       For
 
Against
 
Abstain
   Broker
Non-votes
 
33,962,276
3,311,504
232,388
3,636,434


 
 
 


Proposal 4.  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 2014 was as follows:
 
      For
Against
Abstain
  
       
40,715,234
282,207
145,160
  


 
 
 



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 12, 2014
  
 
/s/ GREGORY J. PETERSON
 
Gregory J. Peterson
 
Vice President/Controller and
 
Chief Accounting Officer