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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 12, 2026

 

 

NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New Jersey   1-3880   13-1086010
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 

(Commission

File Number)

  (IRS Employer
Identification Number)

6363 Main Street

Williamsville, New York 14221

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(716) 857-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange
on which registered

Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share   NFG   New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 
 


Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of National Fuel Gas Company was held on March 12, 2026. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders elected David H. Anderson, David P. Bauer, Barbara M. Baumann, David C. Carroll, Steven C. Finch, Joseph N. Jaggers, Rebecca Ranich, Jeffrey W. Shaw, Thomas E. Skains, David F. Smith and Ronald J. Tanski as directors for one-year terms. The stockholders also approved named executive officer compensation in a non-binding advisory vote, and ratified the appointment of an independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026.

The votes with respect to the directors were as follows:

 

    
For
     Percentage of
Votes Cast For
   
Withheld
     Broker
Non-Votes
 

David H. Anderson

     72,029,229        99.3     477,002        8,811,646  

David P. Bauer

     71,538,189        98.7     968,042        8,811,646  

Barabara M. Baumann

     72,077,242        99.4     428,989        8,811,646  

David C. Carroll

     69,721,568        96.2     2,784,663        8,811,646  

Steven C. Finch

     70,409,066        97.1     2,097,165        8,811,646  

Joseph N. Jaggers

     71,163,999        98.2     1,342,232        8,811,646  

Rebecca Ranich

     67,847,059        93.6     4,659,172        8,811,646  

Jeffrey W. Shaw

     69,532,553        95.9     2,973,678        8,811,646  

Thomas E. Skains

     69,805,655        96.3     2,700,576        8,811,646  

David F. Smith

     70,494,990        97.2     2,011,241        8,811,646  

Ronald J. Tanski

     71,439,756        98.5     1,066,475        8,811,646  

The advisory vote with respect to approval of named executive officer compensation was as follows: For, 70,534,758 (97.8% of the votes cast); Against, 1,578,171; Abstain, 393,302; Broker Non-Votes, 8,811,646.

The vote with respect to ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026 was as follows: For, 78,546,321 (96.8% of the votes cast); Against, 2,629,579; Abstain, 141,977; Broker Non-Votes, 0.

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
Dated: March 13, 2026     By:  

/s/ Lee E. Hartz

    Name:   Lee E. Hartz
    Title:   General Counsel and Secretary