File No. 70-8657
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FIFTH 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.
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 October 31, 2000, of the 390,844 shares authorized pursuant to a
previous Order (HCAR No. 25216) but unsold and up to an additional 1,000,000
shares of its authorized but unissued common stock, $1 par value (the
"Additional Common Stock"), pursuant to a Customer Stock Purchase Plan ("the
Plan").
On October 19, 1995, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued
an Order granting and permitting the Declaration to become effective.
The Company hereby certifies that 10,336 shares of Common Stock
were originally issued and sold under the Plan on the dates indicated below, 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.
Date Shares Issued
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01/15/97 7,316
02/18/97 3,020
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10,336
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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 3rd day of April, 1997.
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph Pawlowski
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Joseph P. Pawlowski
Treasurer and
Principal Accounting Officer
