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LAS VEGAS, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Senior management of Southwest Gas Corporation (NYSE: SWX) is holding a conference call to discuss Southwest's 2005 second quarter and twelve-month results on Wednesday, August 10, 2005.

The conference call will follow the release of Southwest's earnings results on Tuesday, August 9, 2005.

    The call will also be webcast live on Southwest's website at www.swgas.com


     DATE:               WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2005
     TIME:               10:00 A.M. (PDT)
     Telephone number:   800-282-9233
     PIN code:           1234

A digital replay of the call can be accessed approximately one hour following the call by dialing 800-756-3819; passcode: 192923. The replay and webcast will be available through the close of business on Friday, August 19, 2005.

(Southwest Gas recommends the free download of Windows Media(R) Player 10 Series found at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.aspx and at least a 28.8kbps connection to the Internet. If you experience problems listening to the broadcast, call the Webcasting Department at PRNewswire at 201-369-5240.)

This report contains statements which constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (Reform Act). All such forward-looking statements are intended to be subject to the safe harbor protection provided by the Reform Act. A number of important factors affecting the business and financial results of the Company could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the impact of weather variations on customer usage, customer growth rates, natural gas prices, the effects of regulation/deregulation, the timing and amount of rate relief, changes in gas procurement practices, changes in capital requirements and funding, the impact of conditions in the capital markets on financing costs, acquisitions, and competition.

SOURCE Southwest Gas Corporation
08/02/2005

CONTACT: Ken Kenny, +1-702-876-7237, for Southwest Gas Corporation
Web site: http://www.swgas.com
(SWX)
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