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*
ACKERMAN PHILIP C

(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)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2011
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(1) 04/01/2011 A 450 A $74.595 508,168 D
Common Stock 04/01/2011 M 195,918 A $24.495 704,086 D
Common Stock 04/01/2011 F 64,333(2) D $74.595 639,753 D
Common Stock 04/01/2011 F 60,817(2) D $74.595 578,936 D
Common Stock 76,250 I By Trust
Common Stock 1,000 I Wife, Trust for Mother
Common Stock 230,000 I By Grantor Retained Annuity Trust
Common Stock 230,000 I By Grantor Retained Annuity 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) $24.495 04/01/2011 M 62,584 03/14/2003 03/15/2012 Common Stock 62,584 $0 0 D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $24.495 04/01/2011 M 66,667 03/14/2004 03/15/2012 Common Stock 66,667 $0 0 D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $24.495 04/01/2011 M 66,667 03/14/2005 03/15/2012 Common Stock 66,667 $0 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Acquired through quarterly grant under the National Fuel Gas Company 2009 Non-Employee Director Equity Compensation Plan.
2. On April 1, 2011, the reporting person in the aggregate exercised 195,918 stock options, delivered to the Company 64,333 shares of common stock of the Company for cancellation in payment of the exercise price of such options, and had 60,817 shares of common stock of the Company withheld and cancelled to cover minimum required tax withholding. These share 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.
Remarks:
James R. Peterson, Attorney in Fact 04/05/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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