LAS VEGAS, Nov. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors for Southwest Gas Corporation (NYSE: SWX) has declared the following first quarter 2017 cash dividend:



                             Common Stock
                             ------------

    Payable                               March 1, 2017

    Of Record                             February 15, 2017

    Dividend                                        $0.45 per share

The dividend equates to $1.80 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 more than 1.9 million customers in Arizona, Nevada and California. For more information about Southwest Gas, please visit www.swgas.com.

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SOURCE Southwest Gas Corporation