-----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, ALYWPHOBHc3Yq9pjV7KPua9dYXW7ViIbOtDbF9QBlisk50E32SeDxlQQM3YUGVN4 pC9djr1DQug5iKIsldqPDQ== 0001030288-98-000002.txt : 19980217 0001030288-98-000002.hdr.sgml : 19980217 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001030288-98-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 5 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19971231 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980212 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: 98534509 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: SHEETS THOMAS R CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001030288 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] OFFICER 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 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 Sheets, Thomas R. 5241 Spring Mountain Road Las Vegas, NV 89102 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 1997 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) ( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) Vice President/General Counsel 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 | | | | | |2,354 (3) |D | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock | | | | | |2,230 (4) |I |401(k) Plan | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Employee Stock Option |$15 |7/15/|A |10,000 |A |(1) |7/14/|Common Stock|10,000 | | | | | | |96 | | | | |06 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (right to buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Employee Stock Option |$19.125 |7/15/|A |2,500 |A |(2) |7/14/|Common Stock|2,500 | |12,500 |D | | | |97 | | | | |07 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (right to buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Explanation of Responses: (1) The option vests in three annual installments of 4,000 shares in 1997, 3,000 shares in 1998, and 3,000 shares in 1999, beginning on July 15, 1997. (2) The option vests in three annual installments of 1,ooo shares in 1998, 750 shares in 1999, and 750 shares in 2000, beginning on July 15, 1998. (3) Includes 75 shares acquired June through December 1997 pursuant to the dividend reinvestment feature of SWX restricted stock plan (4) Includes 68 shares acquired June through December 1997 pursuant to the dividend reinvestment feature of the SWX 401(k) plan. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /s/Thomas R. Sheets by Faye J. Ringler, Attorney in fact DATE 1/30/98 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----