X0201 42003-08-05 0000070145 NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO NFG 0001024209 KENNEDY BERNARD J 33 RUSKIN ROAD BUFFALO NY 14226 1000Common Stock2003-07-155A02926.57A702888DCommon Stock2003-08-054M02000013.9688A722888DCommon Stock2003-08-054J000A76766IBy SpouseEmployee Stock Option (right to buy)13.96882003-08-054M0200000D1996-08-292005-08-30Common stock20000100000DAcquired through Dividend Reinvestment through the National Fuel Gas Company Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan.The 20,000 options exercised, as well as the 100,000 reported in Column 9, were originally issued as Stock Appreciation Rights on August 29, 1995, and were later converted to Non-Qualified Stock Options on November 20, 2001. This was approved by the shareholders at the Special Meeting of Stockholders held on October 16, 2001.Bernard J. Kennedy2003-08-05