LAS VEGAS, Sept 14, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --

The Board of Directors for Southwest Gas Corporation (NYSE: SWX) has declared the following fourth quarter cash dividend:

                   Common Stock
                   ------------
    Payable            December 1, 2010
    Of Record          November 15, 2010
    Dividend                  $.25 per share

The dividend equates to $1.00 per share on an annualized basis. The Company has paid quarterly dividends continuously since going public in 1956.

About Southwest Gas

Southwest Gas Corporation provides natural gas service to approximately 1.8 million customers in Arizona, Nevada, and California. For more information about Southwest Gas, please visit www.swgas.com.

SOURCE Southwest Gas Corporation