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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2003
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
File No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=5><B>United States<BR>
Securities and Exchange Commission</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8</B><BR>

REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=5><B>SOUTHWEST
GAS CORPORATION</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>(Exact name of Registrant
as specified in its charter)</FONT><BR>
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<B>California</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT><BR>
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<B>88-0085720</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification Number)</FONT><BR>
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<B>5241 Spring Mountain Road<BR>
P.O. Box 98510<BR>
Las Vegas, Nevada</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>(Address of principal executive
offices)</FONT><BR>
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<B>89193-8510</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>(Zip Code)</FONT><BR>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>SOUTHWEST GAS
CORPORATION 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>GEORGE C.
BIEHL</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary<BR>
Southwest Gas Corporation<BR>
5241 Spring Mountain Road<BR>
P.O. Box 98510<BR>
Las Vegas, Nevada 89193-8510</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>(702) 876-7237</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT></P>
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  <TH WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Title of securities being registered</FONT></TH>
  <TH WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amount<BR>
to be<BR>registered (1)</FONT></TH>
  <TH WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Proposed maximum<BR>
offering price per<BR>share (2)</FONT></TH>
  <TH WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Proposed maximum<BR>
aggregate<BR>offering price (2)</FONT></TH>
  <TH WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amount of<BR>
registration<BR>fee</FONT></TH></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Common Stock ($1 par value)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>1,500,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>$21.07</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>$31,605,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=20% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>$2,556.84</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;shares</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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(1)<BR>
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(2)<BR>
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In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be
offered or sold pursuant to the Plan described herein.<BR>
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Pursuant to Rule 457(h), the maximum offering price, per share and in the aggregate,
and the registration fee were calculated based upon the average of the high and
low composite prices of the Common Stock as reported by the Consolidated Tape
Association on June 26, 2003 of $21.07.<BR>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART I </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;Plan Information* </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;Registrant
Information and Employee Plan Annual Information* </FONT></H1>
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<TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=2%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from the
Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933 and
the Note to Part I of Form S-8.  </FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></H1>

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Documents by Reference </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents of Southwest Gas Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated herein by reference: </FONT></P>
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               <TD WIDTH="4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(a) </FONT></TD>
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               Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company&#146;s fiscal year ended December 31,
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               <TD WIDTH=4%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(b) </FONT></TD>
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               Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Company&#146;s quarter ended March 31,
               2003. </FONT></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=4%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(c) </FONT></TD>
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               Current reports on Form 8-K dated January 24, 2003 and June 18, 2003. </FONT></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=4%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(d) </FONT></TD>
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               Description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in its Registration
               Statement on Form 8-A filed on June 8, 1979, and any amendment or report filed
               for the purpose of updating such description. </FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;),
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a
document, all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed, except as so modified or amended, to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;Description of
Securities </FONT></H1>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company&#146;s Common Stock, $1.00 par value, (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;) is registered
pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, and, therefore, the description of securities
is omitted. </FONT></P>

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Named Experts and Counsel </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Robert M.
Johnson, Esq., as Assistant General Counsel for the Company, has given an opinion to the
Securities and Exchange Commission upon the validity of the shares of Common Stock
registered. </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
consolidated financial statements, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2002,
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement have been audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, as indicated in their report included
in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, and are
incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the authority of said firm as experts in
accounting and auditing in giving said report. </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2001 and for each of the two years
then ended incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement were audited by Arthur
Andersen LLP. We have not been able to obtain, after reasonable efforts, the written
consent of Arthur Andersen LLP to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of the report dated February 8, 2002 of Arthur Andersen LLP on Southwest Gas
Corporation&#146;s 2001 consolidated financial statements as required by the Securities
Act of 1933. Therefore, in reliance on Rule 437a promulgated under the Securities Act of
1933, the Company has dispensed with the requirement to file a written consent from Arthur
Andersen LLP with this Registration Statement. As a result, the ability of persons who
purchase the Company&#146;s securities pursuant to this Registration Statement to assert
claims against Arthur Andersen LLP may be limited. </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Because
the Company has not been able to obtain the written consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, such
persons may not have an effective remedy against Arthur Andersen LLP for any untrue
statements of a material fact contained in Arthur Andersen&#146;s report or the financial
statements covered thereby or any omissions to state a material fact required to be stated
therein. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification
of Directors and Officers </FONT></H1>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation contain a provision which eliminates the
liability of directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permissible under
California law. The General Corporation Law of California (the &#147;Law&#148;) (i)
authorizes the elimination of liability of directors for monetary damages in an action
brought by a shareholder in the right of the Company or by the Company for breach of a
director&#146;s duties to the Company and its shareholders and (ii)&nbsp;authorizes the
Company to indemnify directors and officers for monetary damages for all acts or omissions
committed by them in their respective capacities; provided, however, that liability is not
limited nor may indemnification be provided (a)&nbsp;for acts or omissions that involve
intentional misconduct or knowing and culpable violation of law, (b)&nbsp;for acts or
omissions that a director or officer believes to be contrary to the best interests of the
Company or its shareholders or that involve the absence of good faith on the part of a
director or officer seeking indemnification, (c)&nbsp;for any transaction from which a
director or officer derives an improper personal benefit, (d)&nbsp;for acts or omissions
that show a reckless disregard for the director&#146;s or officer&#146;s duty to the
Company or its shareholders in circumstances in which such person was aware, or should
have been aware, in the ordinary course of performing his or her duties, of a risk of
serious injury to the Company or its shareholders, (e)&nbsp;for acts or omissions that
constitute an unexcused pattern of inattention that amounts to an abdication of the
director&#146;s or officer&#146;s duty to the Company or its shareholders, and
(f)&nbsp;for liabilities arising under Section&nbsp;310 (contracts in which a director has
a material financial interest) and Section 316 (certain unlawful dividends, distributions,
loans and guarantees) of the Law. In addition, the Company may not indemnify directors and
officers in circumstances in which indemnification is expressly prohibited by
Section&nbsp;317 of the Law. </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
bylaws of the Company provide that the Company has the power to indemnify directors and
officers to the fullest extent permitted under California law and the Company&#146;s
Articles of Incorporation. The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with
its directors and officers which require that the Company indemnify such directors and
officers in all cases to the fullest extent permitted by applicable provisions of the Law.
The Company also maintains a directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance policy
insuring directors and officers of the Company for covered losses as defined in the
policy. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;Exemption from
Registration Claimed </FONT></H1>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
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<TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>        4.1  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=89%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Southwest
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<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>        4.2  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Form
of Employee  Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement  (included as Exhibit A of
              Exhibit 4.1 to this Registration Statement) </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>        4.3  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Form
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<TD WIDTH="5%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>        5.1  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Opinion
 of Counsel of  Southwest  Gas  Corporation  regarding  legality  of the securities to be
registered </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
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Consent of Counsel of Southwest Gas Corporation (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1
to this Registration Statement) </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Powers
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>


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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers
or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

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               <TD WIDTH=90%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
               To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
               1933, unless the information required to be included in such post-effective
               amendment is contained in a periodic report filed by Registrant pursuant to
               Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act and incorporated herein by
               reference; </FONT></P></TD>
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               To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
               date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
               thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
               in the information set forth in this Registration Statement, unless the
               information required to be included in such post-effective amendment is
               contained in a periodic report filed by Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13
               or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act and incorporated herein by reference; </FONT></P></TD>
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               To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
               previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to
               such information in this Registration Statement; </FONT></P></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
          1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
          Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
          offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
          fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
          securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
          offering. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned Registrant hereby further undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual
report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and each filing of
the annual report of the Plan pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of
the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>S-4</FONT></P><HR>

<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SIGNATURES</FONT></H1>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant  certifies that it
has reasonable  grounds to believe that it meets all of the  requirements  for filing on Form S-8 and
has  duly  caused  this  Registration  Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by the  undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Las Vegas, State of Nevada, on June 30, 2003.</FONT></P>


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<TD WIDTH=55% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
<B>SOUTHWEST
GAS CORPORATION</B></FONT><BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ GEORGE C. BIEHL</FONT><BR>
<hr width=300 size=1>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>George C. Biehl</FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and</FONT><BR>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Corporate Secretary</FONT>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by
the following persons in the capacities indicated.</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U><B>Date</B></U></FONT></TD></TR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ MICHAEL O. MAFFIE *&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director, President and</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>June 30, 2003</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Michael O. Maffie)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ GEORGE C. BIEHL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director, Executive Vice President,</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>June 30, 2003</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(George C. Biehl)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chief Financial Officer and</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Corporate Secretary</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ ROY R. CENTRELLA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Vice President, Controller and</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>June 30, 2003</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Roy R. Centrella)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chief Accounting Officer</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ MANUEL J. CORTEZ *&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>June 30, 2003</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Manuel J. Cortez)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> &nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ MARK M. FELDMAN *&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>June 30, 2003</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Mark M. Feldman)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> &nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ DAVID H. GUNNING *&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>June 30, 2003</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(David H. Gunning)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> &nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ THOMAS Y. HARTLEY * &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chairman of the Board</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>June 30, 2003</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Thomas Y. Hartley)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>of Directors</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U><B>Title</B></U></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U><B>Date</B></U></FONT></TD></TR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ MICHAEL B. JAGER *&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>June 30, 2003</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Michael B. Jager)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> &nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ LEONARD R. JUDD *&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>June 30, 2003</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Leonard R. Judd)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> &nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ JAMES J. KROPID *&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>June 30, 2003</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(James J. Kropid)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> &nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ CAROLYN M. SPARKS *&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>June 30, 2003</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Carolyn M. Sparks)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> &nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ TERRANCE L. WRIGHT *&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>June 30, 2003</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Terrance L. Wright)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> &nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*&nbsp;&nbsp;By&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
/s/ GEORGE C. BIEHL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(George C. Biehl)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> &nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Attorney-in-fact</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> &nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=33% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<HR>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Exhibit Index</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH=10% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Exhibit<BR>
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Number&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> &nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Description&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<TD WIDTH=10% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><a href="exhibit4-1.htm">4.1</A></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Southwest Gas Corporation 2002 Stock Incentive
Plan</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=10% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><a href="exhibit4-1.htm">4.2</A></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Form of Employee Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement
(included in Exhibit A of Exhibit 4.1 to this Registration Statement)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=10% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><a href="exhibit4-3.htm">4.3</A></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Form of employee Incentive Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE>
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<TR VALIGN=TOP>
<TD WIDTH=10% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><a href="exhibit5-1.htm">5.1</A></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Opinion of Counsel of Southwest Gas Corporation
regarding legality of the securities to be registered</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=10% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><a href="exhibit23-1.htm">23.1</A></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=10% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><a href="exhibit5-1.htm">23.2</a></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent of Counsel of Southwest Gas Corporation
(included  in opinion  filed as Exhibit  5.1 to this Registration Statement)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=85% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Powers of Attorney</FONT></TD></TR>
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FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 2003
File No. 333-
United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SOUTHWEST
GAS CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant
as specified in its charter)
California
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
88-0085720
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
5241 Spring Mountain Road
P.O. Box 98510
Las Vegas, Nevada
(Address of principal executive
offices)
89193-8510
(Zip Code)
SOUTHWEST GAS
CORPORATION 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
GEORGE C.
BIEHL
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
Southwest Gas Corporation
5241 Spring Mountain Road
P.O. Box 98510
Las Vegas, Nevada 89193-8510
(Name and address of agent for service)
(702) 876-7237
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities being registered
Amount
to be
registered (1)
Proposed maximum
offering price per
share (2)
Proposed maximum
aggregate
offering price (2)
Amount of
registration
fee
Common Stock ($1 par value)
1,500,000
$21.07
$31,605,000
$2,556.84
shares
(1)
(2)
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be
offered or sold pursuant to the Plan described herein.
Pursuant to Rule 457(h), the maximum offering price, per share and in the aggregate,
and the registration fee were calculated based upon the average of the high and
low composite prices of the Common Stock as reported by the Consolidated Tape
Association on June 26, 2003 of $21.07.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.  Plan Information*
Item 2.  Registrant
Information and Employee Plan Annual Information*
*
Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from the
Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933 and
the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.  Incorporation of Certain
Documents by Reference
The
following documents of Southwest Gas Corporation (the "Company") filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company's fiscal year ended December 31,
               2002.
(b)
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Company's quarter ended March 31,
               2003.
(c)
Current reports on Form 8-K dated January 24, 2003 and June 18, 2003.
(d)
Description of the Company's Common Stock contained in its Registration
               Statement on Form 8-A filed on June 8, 1979, and any amendment or report filed
               for the purpose of updating such description.
All
documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a
document, all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed, except as so modified or amended, to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement.
Item 4.  Description of
Securities
The
Company's Common Stock, $1.00 par value, (the "Common Stock") is registered
pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, and, therefore, the description of securities
is omitted.
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Item 5.  Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel
Robert M.
Johnson, Esq., as Assistant General Counsel for the Company, has given an opinion to the
Securities and Exchange Commission upon the validity of the shares of Common Stock
registered.
The
consolidated financial statements, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2002,
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement have been audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, as indicated in their report included
in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, and are
incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the authority of said firm as experts in
accounting and auditing in giving said report.
The
consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2001 and for each of the two years
then ended incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement were audited by Arthur
Andersen LLP. We have not been able to obtain, after reasonable efforts, the written
consent of Arthur Andersen LLP to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of the report dated February 8, 2002 of Arthur Andersen LLP on Southwest Gas
Corporation's 2001 consolidated financial statements as required by the Securities
Act of 1933. Therefore, in reliance on Rule 437a promulgated under the Securities Act of
1933, the Company has dispensed with the requirement to file a written consent from Arthur
Andersen LLP with this Registration Statement. As a result, the ability of persons who
purchase the Company's securities pursuant to this Registration Statement to assert
claims against Arthur Andersen LLP may be limited.
Because
the Company has not been able to obtain the written consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, such
persons may not have an effective remedy against Arthur Andersen LLP for any untrue
statements of a material fact contained in Arthur Andersen's report or the financial
statements covered thereby or any omissions to state a material fact required to be stated
therein.
Item 6.  Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
The
Company's Articles of Incorporation contain a provision which eliminates the
liability of directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permissible under
California law. The General Corporation Law of California (the "Law") (i)
authorizes the elimination of liability of directors for monetary damages in an action
brought by a shareholder in the right of the Company or by the Company for breach of a
director's duties to the Company and its shareholders and (ii) authorizes the
Company to indemnify directors and officers for monetary damages for all acts or omissions
committed by them in their respective capacities; provided, however, that liability is not
limited nor may indemnification be provided (a) for acts or omissions that involve
intentional misconduct or knowing and culpable violation of law, (b) for acts or
omissions that a director or officer believes to be contrary to the best interests of the
Company or its shareholders or that involve the absence of good faith on the part of a
director or officer seeking indemnification, (c) for any transaction from which a
director or officer derives an improper personal benefit, (d) for acts or omissions
that show a reckless disregard for the director's or officer's duty to the
Company or its shareholders in circumstances in which such person was aware, or should
have been aware, in the ordinary course of performing his or her duties, of a risk of
serious injury to the Company or its shareholders, (e) for acts or omissions that
constitute an unexcused pattern of inattention that amounts to an abdication of the
director's or officer's duty to the Company or its shareholders, and
(f) for liabilities arising under Section 310 (contracts in which a director has
a material financial interest) and Section 316 (certain unlawful dividends, distributions,
loans and guarantees) of the Law. In addition, the Company may not indemnify directors and
officers in circumstances in which indemnification is expressly prohibited by
Section 317 of the Law.
The
bylaws of the Company provide that the Company has the power to indemnify directors and
officers to the fullest extent permitted under California law and the Company's
Articles of Incorporation. The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with
its directors and officers which require that the Company indemnify such directors and
officers in all cases to the fullest extent permitted by applicable provisions of the Law.
The Company also maintains a directors' and officers' liability insurance policy
insuring directors and officers of the Company for covered losses as defined in the
policy.
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Item 7.  Exemption from
Registration Claimed
Not
applicable.
Item 8.  Exhibits
4.1
Southwest
Gas Corporation 2002 Stock Incentive Plan
4.2
Form
of Employee  Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement  (included as Exhibit A of
              Exhibit 4.1 to this Registration Statement)
4.3
Form
of Employee Incentive Stock Option Agreement
5.1
Opinion
 of Counsel of  Southwest  Gas  Corporation  regarding  legality  of the securities to be
registered
23.1
Consent
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.2
Consent of Counsel of Southwest Gas Corporation (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1
to this Registration Statement)
24.1
Powers
of Attorney
Item 9.  Undertakings
The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)      To file, during any period in which offers
or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)     
               To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
               1933, unless the information required to be included in such post-effective
               amendment is contained in a periodic report filed by Registrant pursuant to
               Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act and incorporated herein by
               reference;
(ii)     
               To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
               date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
               thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
               in the information set forth in this Registration Statement, unless the
               information required to be included in such post-effective amendment is
               contained in a periodic report filed by Registrant pursuant to Section 13
               or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act and incorporated herein by reference;
(iii)     
               To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
               previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to
               such information in this Registration Statement;
(2)      That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
          1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
          Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
          offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
          fide offering thereof.
(3)     
          To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
          securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
          offering.
The
undersigned Registrant hereby further undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual
report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and each filing of
the annual report of the Plan pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
S-3
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of
the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
S-4
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant  certifies that it
has reasonable  grounds to believe that it meets all of the  requirements  for filing on Form S-8 and
has  duly  caused  this  Registration  Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by the  undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Las Vegas, State of Nevada, on June 30, 2003.
By
SOUTHWEST
GAS CORPORATION
/s/ GEORGE C. BIEHL
George C. Biehl
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Corporate Secretary
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by
the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ MICHAEL O. MAFFIE *
Director, President and
June 30, 2003
(Michael O. Maffie)
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ GEORGE C. BIEHL
Director, Executive Vice President,
June 30, 2003
(George C. Biehl)
Chief Financial Officer and
Corporate Secretary
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ ROY R. CENTRELLA
Vice President, Controller and
June 30, 2003
(Roy R. Centrella)
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ MANUEL J. CORTEZ *
Director
June 30, 2003
(Manuel J. Cortez)
/s/ MARK M. FELDMAN *
Director
June 30, 2003
(Mark M. Feldman)
/s/ DAVID H. GUNNING *
Director
June 30, 2003
(David H. Gunning)
/s/ THOMAS Y. HARTLEY *
Chairman of the Board
June 30, 2003
(Thomas Y. Hartley)
of Directors
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ MICHAEL B. JAGER *
Director
June 30, 2003
(Michael B. Jager)
/s/ LEONARD R. JUDD *
Director
June 30, 2003
(Leonard R. Judd)
/s/ JAMES J. KROPID *
Director
June 30, 2003
(James J. Kropid)
/s/ CAROLYN M. SPARKS *
Director
June 30, 2003
(Carolyn M. Sparks)
/s/ TERRANCE L. WRIGHT *
Director
June 30, 2003
(Terrance L. Wright)
*  By
/s/ GEORGE C. BIEHL
(George C. Biehl)
Attorney-in-fact
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Southwest Gas Corporation 2002 Stock Incentive
Plan
4.2
Form of Employee Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement
(included in Exhibit A of Exhibit 4.1 to this Registration Statement)
4.3
Form of employee Incentive Stock Option Agreement
5.1
Opinion of Counsel of Southwest Gas Corporation
regarding legality of the securities to be registered
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.2
Consent of Counsel of Southwest Gas Corporation
(included  in opinion  filed as Exhibit  5.1 to this Registration Statement)
24.1
Powers of Attorney