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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT


Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 7, 2020

SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
 
001-37976
 
81-3881866
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

5241 Spring Mountain Road
Post Office Box 98510
Las Vegas, Nevada                     89193-8510
(Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (702) 876‑7237
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. Common Stock, $1 Par Value
 
SWX
 
New York Stock Exchange
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).     Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.



Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 7, 2020. Holders of approximately 47,792,444 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy. The Company’s stockholders (i) elected each of the persons listed below to serve as a director of the Company for a term that will continue until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or the director’s earlier resignation, death, or removal, (ii) approved the advisory vote on named executive officer compensation, and (iii) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The following tables present the final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

Proposal 1. The election of ten (10) directors.
Name
For

Withhold

Broker Non-Votes

Robert L. Boughner
44,428,914

719,889

2,643,641

José A. Cárdenas
44,884,556

264,247

2,643,641

Stephen C. Comer
44,292,350

856,453

2,643,641

John P. Hester
44,583,957

564,846

2,643,641

Jane Lewis-Raymond
44,974,155

174,648

2,643,641

Anne L. Mariucci
43,404,148

1,744,654

2,643,641

Michael J. Melarkey
42,662,088

2,486,715

2,643,641

A. Randall Thoman
44,775,540

373,263

2,643,641

Thomas A. Thomas
44,430,355

718,448

2,643,641

Leslie T. Thornton
44,820,268

328,535

2,643,641


Proposal 2. Advisory vote to approve the Company's executive compensation.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
44,090,855
804,996
252,951
2,643,641

Proposal 3. The ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for fiscal year 2020.
For
Against
Abstain
 
47,156,851
453,925
181,667
 







SIGNATURE
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
Date: May 11, 2020
 
 
/s/ THOMAS E. MORAN
 
Thomas E. Moran
 
Corporate Secretary/Legal Counsel