UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of National Fuel Gas Company was held on March 13, 2025. 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 2025.
The votes with respect to the directors were as follows:
| For | Percentage of Votes Cast For |
Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
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| David H. Anderson |
70,560,433 | 98.6 | % | 1,032,766 | 8,906,424 | |||||||||||
| David P. Bauer |
70,748,428 | 98.8 | % | 844,771 | 8,906,424 | |||||||||||
| Barabara M. Baumann |
70,970,480 | 99.1 | % | 622,719 | 8,906,424 | |||||||||||
| David C. Carroll |
67,092,896 | 93.7 | % | 4,500,303 | 8,906,424 | |||||||||||
| Steven C. Finch |
68,779,586 | 96.1 | % | 2,813,613 | 8,906,424 | |||||||||||
| Joseph N. Jaggers |
69,790,998 | 97.5 | % | 1,802,201 | 8,906,424 | |||||||||||
| Rebecca Ranich |
67,794,628 | 94.7 | % | 3,798,571 | 8,906,424 | |||||||||||
| Jeffrey W. Shaw |
68,088,166 | 95.1 | % | 3,505,033 | 8,906,424 | |||||||||||
| Thomas E. Skains |
68,583,236 | 95.8 | % | 3,009,963 | 8,906,424 | |||||||||||
| David F. Smith |
70,226,243 | 98.1 | % | 1,366,956 | 8,906,424 | |||||||||||
| Ronald J. Tanski |
70,617,456 | 98.6 | % | 975,743 | 8,906,424 | |||||||||||
The advisory vote with respect to approval of named executive officer compensation was as follows: For, 62,365,584 (87.6% of the votes cast); Against, 8,806,211; Abstain, 421,404; Broker Non-Votes, 8,906,424.
The vote with respect to ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2025 was as follows: For, 78,301,162 (97.5% of the votes cast); Against, 1,993,072; Abstain, 205,389; 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 17, 2025 | By: | /s/ Michael W. Reville | ||||
| Name: | Michael W. Reville | |||||
| Title: | General Counsel and Secretary | |||||