David P. Bauer - Mar 14, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO (NFG)

Signature
J. P. Baetzhold, Attorney in Fact
Stock symbol
NFG
Transactions as of
Mar 14, 2022
Transactions value $
-$48,629
Form type
4
Date filed
3/15/2022, 05:31 PM
Previous filing
Dec 20, 2021
Next filing
Jul 5, 2022

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction NFG Common Stock Options Exercise $564K +10.6K +15.12% $53.05 80.9K Mar 14, 2022 Direct
transaction NFG Common Stock Disposed to Issuer -$564K -8.58K -10.6% $65.72 72.3K Mar 14, 2022 Direct F1
transaction NFG Common Stock Tax liability -$48.6K -739 -1.02% $65.72 71.6K Mar 14, 2022 Direct F1
holding NFG Common Stock 12.5K Mar 14, 2022 401k Trust F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction NFG Stock Appreciation Right Options Exercise $0 -10.6K -100% $0.00* 0 Mar 14, 2022 Common Stock 10.6K $53.05 Direct F3
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 On March 14, 2022, the reporting person exercised a stock appreciation right with respect to 10,629 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 8,580 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 739 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.
F2 The 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 March 14, 2022, as reported by the plan administrator, divided by the closing price of NFG common stock on that date.
F3 On December 19, 2012, the reporting person was granted 10,629 stock appreciation rights, vesting as follows: 3,543 on December 19, 2013, 3,543 on December 19, 2014, and 3,543 on December 19, 2015.