SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Bauer David P

(Last) (First) (Middle)
6363 MAIN STREET

(Street)
WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO [ NFG ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Treasurer & Prin. Fin. Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/11/2014
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/11/2014 M 12,500 A $28.155 17,667 D
Common Stock 02/11/2014 F 4,750(1) D $74.06 12,917 D
Common Stock 02/11/2014 F 2,907(1) D $74.06 10,010 D
Common Stock 02/11/2014 M 9,500 A $28.155 19,510 D
Common Stock 02/11/2014 S 9,500 D $74.596(2) 10,010 D
Common Stock 02/11/2014 J V 77(3) A $0 4,880 I 401k Trust
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $28.155 02/11/2014 M 12,500 06/29/2005 03/30/2015 Common Stock 12,500 $0 12,500 D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $28.155 02/11/2014 M 9,500 06/29/2005 03/30/2015 Common Stock 9,500 $0 3,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. On February 11, 2014, the reporting person exercised 12,500 stock options, delivered 4,750 shares of Common Stock of the Company for cancellation in payment of the exercise price of such options, and had 2,907 shares of Common Stock of the Company withheld and cancelled to cover minimum required tax withholding. These shares cancellations are shown on Table I as dispositions (Transaction Code "D" in column 4), although none of these cancelled shares were sold into the market, as indicated by Transaction Code "F" in column 3.
2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $74.54 to $74.69, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to National Fuel Gas Company, any security holder of National Fuel Gas Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range.
3. Routine acquisition under the NFG 401(k) Plan Trust, exempt under Rule 16b-3(c), a non-reportable transaction.
Remarks:
James R. Peterson, Attorney in Fact 02/13/2014
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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