Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
OnJune 4, 2020 ,Southwest Gas Corporation (the "Company"), a wholly owned subsidiary ofSouthwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (the "Parent"), completed a public offering of$450 million aggregate principal amount of 2.200% Senior Notes due 2030 (the "Notes") pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, datedJune 1, 2020 , withKeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. ,MUFG Securities Americas Inc. ,TD Securities (USA) LLC andU.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. , as representatives of the underwriters named therein (the "Underwriting Agreement"). The Notes were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No.
333-222047-01)
filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission onDecember 13, 2017 . The Company received net proceeds from the sale of the Notes of approximately$445.7 million , after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to redeem the$125 million aggregate principal amount of our 4.45% Senior Notes due 2020 in full, to reduce borrowings under the Company's credit facility, with the remaining net proceeds intended for general corporate purposes. The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as ofJune 4, 2020 (the "Base Indenture"), by and between the Company andThe Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. , as Trustee (the "Trustee") and a First Supplemental Indenture, dated as ofJune 4, 2020 , between the Company and the Trustee (the "First Supplemental Indenture," and together with the Base Indenture, the "Indenture"). The Indenture provides for customary events of default and includes certain covenants, including, but not limited to, restrictions on the Company's ability to issue indebtedness for borrowed money secured by a lien and enter into certain sale and lease-back transactions. The Notes bear interest at a fixed rate equal to 2.200% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears onJune 15 andDecember 15 of each year beginning onDecember 15, 2020 . The Notes are unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Company and are not guaranteed by the Parent. The Notes rank equal in right of payment with all of the Company's existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. The Notes will mature onJune 15, 2030 . At any time prior toMarch 15, 2030 , the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at a price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on those Notes up to but excluding the redemption date, or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes being redeemed (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued as of the redemption date), discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the treasury rate plus 25 basis points, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the redemption date. At any time on or afterMarch 15, 2030 , the Company may redeem the Notes in whole or in part at 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on those Notes up to but excluding the redemption date. The foregoing descriptions of the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the Notes are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, Base Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture and the Notes, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 1.1, 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of Registrant.
The information contained above in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits Exhibit Number Description 1.1 Underwriting Agreement, datedJune 1, 2020 , by and amongSouthwest Gas Corporation andKeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. ,MUFG Securities Americas Inc. ,TD Securities (USA) LLC andU.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. , as representatives of the underwriters named therein. 4.1 Indenture, datedJune 4, 2020 , by and betweenSouthwest Gas Corporation andThe Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. , as Trustee. 4.2 First Supplemental Indenture, datedJune 4, 2020 , by and betweenSouthwest Gas Corporation andThe Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. , as Trustee. 4.3 Form of 2.200% Senior Note due 2030 (included in Exhibit 4.2) 5.1 Opinion ofMorrison & Foerster LLP regarding the legality of the Notes 23.1 Consent ofMorrison & Foerster LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
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