Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-251074-01
Dated March 21, 2023
PRICING INFORMATION
Southwest Gas Corporation
$300,000,000 5.450% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2028
Final Term Sheet
March 21, 2023
Issuer: | Southwest Gas Corporation | |
Title of Securities: | 5.450% Senior Notes due 2028 | |
Security Type: | Senior Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes | |
Ratings1: | Baa1 / Stable by Moodys Investors Service, Inc. BBB / Positive Outlook by Standard & Poors Ratings Services A / Rating Watch Negative by Fitch Ratings Ltd. | |
Format: | Registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission | |
Trade Date: | March 21, 2023 | |
Settlement Date (T+2): | March 23, 2023 | |
Maturity Date: | March 23, 2028 | |
Aggregate Principal Amount Offered: | $300,000,000 | |
Net Proceeds to the Issuer: | $297,759,000 (after deducting the underwriting discount but before expenses) | |
Benchmark Treasury: | 4.000% due February 29, 2028 | |
Benchmark Treasury Yield: | 3.734% | |
Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | +175 basis points | |
Re-offer Yield: | 5.484% | |
Coupon: | 5.450% per annum | |
Price to the Public (Issue Price): | 99.853% of the principal amount | |
Interest Payment Dates: | Semi-annually on March 23 and September 23 of each year, beginning on September 23, 2023 |
Redemption Provisions: | Prior to February 23, 2028 (one month prior to their maturity date) (the Par Call Date), we may redeem the Notes at our option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:
(1) (a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the Notes matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 30 basis points less (b) interest accrued to the date of redemption, and
(2) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed,
plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date. On or after the Par Call Date, we may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date. | |
CUSIP / ISIN: | 845011 AH8 / US845011AH89 | |
Minimum Denomination: | $2,000, and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof | |
Joint Book-Running Managers: | BofA Securities, Inc. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC TD Securities (USA) LLC U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | |
Co-Managers: | Truist Securities, Inc. KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. |
1 An explanation of the significance of ratings may be obtained from the rating agencies. Generally, rating agencies base their ratings on such material and information, and such of their own investigations, studies and assumptions, as they deem appropriate. The ratings of the Notes should be evaluated independently from similar ratings of other securities. A credit rating of a security is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to review, revision, suspension, reduction or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. |
The issuer has filed a registration statement on December 2, 2020 (including a prospectus dated December 2, 2020) and a preliminary prospectus supplement, dated March 21, 2023 (the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the accompanying prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. These documents are publicly available by visiting EDGAR on the SEC web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement if you request it by calling BofA Securities, Inc. toll free at 1-800-294-1322 and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at 1-212-834-4533. |