UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Sondeno, Dudley J.
5241 Spring Mountain Road
Las Vegas, NV 89102
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Southwest Gas Corporation
SWX
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
12/31/00
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Senior Vice President/Chief Knowledge and Technology Officer
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
|Transaction| or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
|Date |Code| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| | | Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock | | | | | |11,801 (2) |D | |
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Common Stock | | | | | |2,651 (3) |I |401(k) Plan |
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Common Stock | | | | | |84 (4) |I |Custodian for |
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| | | | | | | |Children |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer |Date |Code| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise Pr | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|ice of | | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity | | | Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Employee Stock Option |$17.9375|7/18/|A |12,500 |A |(1) |7/17/|Common Stock|12,500 | |12,500 |D | |
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(right to buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The option vests in three annual installments of 5,000 shares in 2001,
3,750 shares in 2002 and 3,750 shares
in 2003. beginning July 18,
2001.
(2) Includes 418 shares acquired in 2000 pursuant to the dividend reinvestment
feature of SWX restricted stock
plan and 68 shares acquired pursuant to the dividend reinvestment
plan.
(3) Includes 118 shares acquired in 2000 pursuant to the dividend reinvestment
feature of the SWX 401(k) plan.
(4) Includes 3 shares acquired in 2000 pursuant to the dividend reinvestment
plan.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/Dudley J. Sondeno by Faye J. Ringler, Attorney in fact
DATE
2/5/01
