SEC Form 4 · accession 0001562180-17-003748
NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO · NFG
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Paula M Ciprich
Officer — Sr VP, Gen Counsel & Sec
Period of report
Dec 4, 2017
Accepted (ET)
Dec 6, 2017 · 10:16 am EST
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 | Dec 4, 2017 | M | 8,000 | $29.88 | A | 73,922 | D | |
| Common StockF1 | Dec 4, 2017 | D | 4,021 | $59.455 | D | 69,901 | D | |
| Common StockF1 | Dec 4, 2017 | F | 1,471 | $59.455 | D | 68,430 | D | |
| Common StockF2 | holding | — | — | — | 10,010 | I | 401k Trust |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Appreciation RightF3 | $29.88 | Dec 4, 2017 | M | 8,000 | D | — | Dec 22, 2018 | Common Stock | 8,000 | 4,000 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1On December 4, 2017, the reporting person exercised a stock appreciation right with respect to 8,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company. In connection with this exercise, the reporting person was deemed to have sold back to the Company shares of Common Stock of the Company having a value equal to the exercise price of the stock appreciation right. This deemed sale of 4,021 shares is shown on Table I as a disposition (Transaction Code "D" in column 4), although none of these shares were sold into the open market, as indicated by Transaction Code "D" in column 3. Additionally, the reporting person had 1,471 shares of Common Stock of the Company withheld and cancelled to cover minimum tax withholding. This share cancellation is shown on Table I as a disposition (Transaction Code "D" in column 4), although none of these shares were sold into the open market, as indicated by Transaction Code "F" in column 3.
- F2The NFG stock fund under the NFG 401(k) plan is denominated in units, representing ownership interests in a fund that includes both NFG common stock and a reserve of cash. The information reported represents the dollar value of the reporting person's balance in the NFG stock fund as of December 4, 2017, as reported by the plan administrator, divided by the closing price of NFG common stock on that date.
- F3The Stock Appreciation Right became exercisable as follows: 6,666 shares on December 22, 2009, 6,667 shares on December 22, 2010, and 6,667 shares on December 22, 2011.