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LAS VEGAS, March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Senior management of Southwest Gas Corporation (NYSE: SWX) is holding a conference call to discuss Southwest's 2005 fourth quarter and year-end results on Thursday, March 9, 2006.

The conference call will follow the release of Southwest's earnings results on Wednesday, March 8, 2006.

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

DATE: THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2006
TIME: 10:00 A.M. (PST)
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: 204040. The replay and webcast will be available through the close of business on Monday, March 20, 2006.

(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 56 kbps connection to the Internet. If you experience problems listening to the broadcast, call the Webcasting Department at PR Newswire 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
03/02/2006
CONTACT: Shareholders, Ken Kenny of Southwest Gas Corporation, +1-702-876-7237
Web site: http://www.swgas.com
(SWX)
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