File No. 70-8579
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FIRST CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 24
UNDER
THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
National Fuel Gas Company
10 Lafayette Square
Buffalo, New York 14203
(Name of company or companies filing this statement
and addresses of principal executive offices)
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
(Name of top registered holding company)
A. M. Cellino
Secretary
National Fuel Gas Company
10 Lafayette Square
Buffalo, New York 14203
(Name and address of agent for service)
The Commission is requested to send copies of all notices, orders and
communications in connection with this declaration to:
Kyle G. Storie, Esq.
National Fuel Gas Company
10 Lafayette Square
Buffalo, New York 14203
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Applicant, National Fuel Gas Company (the "Company"), filed a
Declaration on Form U-1 under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
(the "Act") relating to the issuance and sale from time to time by the Company,
through December 31, 2000, of up to 2,000,000 shares of its authorized but
unissued common stock, $1 par value (the "Additional Common Stock"), pursuant to
a Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan").
On March 30, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an
Order granting and permitting the Declaration to become effective.
The Company hereby certifies that 3,257 shares of the Additional
Common Stock were issued and sold under the Plan in accordance with the terms
and conditions and for the purposes represented by the Declaration and in
accordance with the aforesaid Order of the Securities and Exchange Commission
with respect thereto.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Company has duly caused
this certificate to be signed on its behalf in the City of Buffalo and State of
New York on the 16th day of January, 1996.
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph P. Pawlowski
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Joseph P. Pawlowski
Treasurer and
Principal Accounting Officer
