WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Board of Directors of National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE:NFG) today
approved payment of a regular quarterly dividend of 39.5 cents per share
on the Company’s common stock. The dividend is payable April 15, 2016,
to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 31, 2016.
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, held today, the Company announced
preliminary results of the shareholder vote on four management proposals
and one stockholder proposal. All of the management proposals were
approved, including: the election of David C. Carroll, Joseph N.
Jaggers, and David F. Smith as directors for terms to expire in 2019 and
Craig G. Matthews as director for a term to expire in 2018, advisory
approval of named executive officer compensation, amendment and
reapproval of the 2009 Non-Employee Director Equity Compensation Plan,
and ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The stockholder
proposal was not approved.
The Company has approximately 84.8 million shares of common stock
outstanding. It has no preferred stock outstanding.
National Fuel is an integrated energy company comprised of the following
five operating segments: Exploration and Production, Pipeline and
Storage, Gathering, Utility, and Energy Marketing. Additional
information about National Fuel is available at www.nationalfuelgas.com.

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