SEC Form 4 · accession 0000070145-15-000030
NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO · NFG
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Ronald J Tanski
Officer — President & CEO · Director
Period of report
Jun 17, 2015
Accepted (ET)
Jun 19, 2015 · 2:05 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000070145
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock | Jun 17, 2015 | M | 30,000 | $39.475 | A | 288,916 | D | |
| Common StockF1 | Jun 17, 2015 | F | 5,611 | $61.945 | D | 283,305 | D | |
| Common StockF2 | Jun 17, 2015 | J | 414 | $0.00 | A | 21,657 | I | 401(k) Trust |
| Common StockF3 | Jun 17, 2015 | J | 7 | $0.00 | A | 2,919 | I | ESOP Trust |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $39.475 | Jun 17, 2015 | M | 30,000 | D | Dec 6, 2007 | Dec 6, 2016 | Common Stock | 30,000 | 15,000 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1On June 17, 2015, the reporting person exercised 30,000 stock options and had 5,611 shares of common stock of the Company withheld and cancelled to cover minimum required tax withholding. This share cancellation is shown on Table I as a disposition (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.
- F2Routine acquisition under the NFG 401(k) Plan Trust, exempt under Rule 16b-3(c), a non-reportable transaction.
- F3Routine acquisition under the NFG ESOP Plan Trust, exempt under Rule 16b-3(c), a non-reportable transaction.