Article: Duff & Phelps rates Southwest Gas Corp.'s debentures.

CHICAGO, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Duff & Phelps, the national credit rating agency, today rated the $245 million of debentures in a shelf registration by Southwest Gas Corp. as D&P-8 (high triple B).

This is the first rating of Southwest Gas fixed-income securities by Duff & Phelps.

"Southwest Gas plans to refinance or refund part of its currently outstanding long-term debt, and to acquire Nevada Savings and Loan Association," a D&P spokesman said.

"The first action will replace a significant portion of the company's bonds with new debentures. As long as any of the new debentures are outstanding, Southwest Gas will not issue additional ...

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