-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, JYQW7+UgND73PZsi4ooAT8CffzQkck63OQTJOzUBCKQ6fe/k3JkD9zDLdSk+7deS U7Hzd50akCYW45/Us0AqEw== 0001030274-98-000002.txt : 19980218 0001030274-98-000002.hdr.sgml : 19980218 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001030274-98-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 5 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19971231 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980213 SROS: NYSE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SOUTHWEST GAS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000092416 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION [4923] IRS NUMBER: 880085720 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 5 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07850 FILM NUMBER: 98535886 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5241 SPRING MOUNTAIN RD STREET 2: PO BOX 98510 CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 89193-8510 BUSINESS PHONE: 7028767237 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5241 SPRING MOUNTAIN RD STREET 2: PO BOX 98510 CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 89193 COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BATASTINI RALPH C CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001030274 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] DIRECTOR FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 5 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5241 SPRING MOUNTAIN RD STREET 2: PO BOX 98510 CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 89193-8510 BUSINESS PHONE: 7028767358 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 98510 STREET 2: 5241 SPRING MOUNTAIN DRIVE CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 78193-8510 5 1 FORM 5 - DECEMBER 31, 1997 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 5 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP ( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b). ( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported ( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Batastini, Ralph C. 5241 Spring Mountain Road Las Vegas, NV 89103 USA 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Southwest Gas Corporation SWX 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) 4. Statement for Month/Year December 31, 1997 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check Applicable Line) (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect | |Transaction| or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership | |Date |Code| | Beneficially |(D)or | | | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | | | | | Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Common Stock | | | | | |6257 (3) |D | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1.Title of Derivative |2.Con |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of| Security |version |Transaction rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect | |or Exer |Date |Code| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial | |cise Pr | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership | |ice of | | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | | |Deriva | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| | |tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| | |Secu | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | | |rity | | | Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Stock Option |$15 |7/15/|A |3,000 |A |(1) |7/14/|Common Stock|3,000 | | | | | | |96 | | | | |06 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (right to buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Stock Option |$17 |5/8/9|A |2,000 |A |(2) |5/7/0|Common Stock|2,000 | |5,000 |D | | | |7 | | | | |7 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (right to buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Explanation of Responses: (1) The option vests in three annual installments of 1,200 shares in 1997, 900 shares in 1998, and 900 shares in 1999, beginning on July 15, 1997. (2) The option vests in three annual installments of 800 shares in 1998, 600 shares in 1999, and 600 shares in 2000, beginning May 8, 1998. (3) Includes 215 shares acquired in 1997 pursuant to the dividend reinvestment plan. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /s/ Ralph C. Batastini by Faye J. Ringler, Attorney in fact DATE 1/30/98 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----