File No. 70-7674
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
Post-Effective Amendment to 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, 1999, of up to
2,000,000 shares of its authorized but unissued common stock, $1 par value (the
"Additional Common Stock"), pursuant to two employee benefit plans, the National
Fuel Gas Company Tax-Deferred Savings Plan (the "TDSP") and the National Fuel
Gas Company Tax-Deferred Savings Plan for Non-Union Employees (the "Non-Union
TDSP").
On November 30, 1994, the Securities and Exchange Commission
issued a Supplemental Order granting and permitting the Declaration, as amended,
to become effective.
The Company hereby certifies that 15,800 shares and 33,800 shares,
respectively, of the Additional Common Stock were issued and sold under the TDSP
and the Non-Union TDSP, respectively, on the dates indicated below, in
accordance with the terms and conditions and for the purposes represented by the
Declaration, as amended, and in accordance with the aforesaid Supplemental Order
of the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect thereto.
Shares Issued
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Non-Union
Date TDSP TDSP
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1/16/95 5,900 15,300
1/17/95 3,300 6,400
2/9/95 3,900 6,600
12/12/95 2,700 5,500
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15,800 33,800
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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 2nd 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
