File No. 70-8579
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 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 39,907 shares of the
Additional Common Stock were 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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10/15/96 36,230
11/15/96 1,823
12/15/96 1,854
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39,907
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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 6th day of January, 1997.
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
By: /s/Joseph P. Pawlowski
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Joseph P. Pawlowski
Treasurer and
Principal Accounting Officer
