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CORNING, NY (September 28, 2012) - Corning Natural Gas Corporation (OTCBB: CNIG) announced that its 50% owned subsidiary, Leatherstocking Gas Company, LLC, has received Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approval to operate as a Pennsylvania public gas utility and to provide natural gas service to thirteen townships and boroughs in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Leatherstocking Gas Company, LLC is a joint venture between Corning Natural Gas Corporation and Mirabito Holdings Inc. Leatherstocking Gas Company, LLC was formed in November of 2010 with the purpose of providing natural gas distribution service to currently un-served or underserved regions of central New York State and the northern tier of Pennsylvania. Under Docket No. A- 2011- 2275595, Leatherstocking Gas can provide service to the Pennsylvania Townships of Bridgewater, Forest Lake, Great Bend, Harmony, New Milford and Oakland and the Boroughs of Great Bend, Hallstead, Lanesboro, Montrose, New Milford, Oakland and Susquehanna Depot. The new service territory encompasses approximately 210 square miles. Leatherstocking Gas Company anticipates starting to build out these franchises starting in 2013.

Leatherstocking Gas currently has 6 municipal franchises in central New York along the I-88 corridor. The exercise of these franchises must be approved by the New York Public Service Commission before construction and operations may commence. Currently the corporate headquarters for Leatherstocking Gas is located at 49 Court St., Binghamton, NY 13902. Operations centers will open in the service territory as the distribution network develops.

This Current Report on Form 8-K may contain statements that are forward-looking, such as statements relating to future capital expenditures. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "may," "plan," and similar expressions are intended to identify these statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be achieved. As forward-looking statements, these statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Accordingly, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Please see Corning Natural Gas' Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-182386) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the reports incorporated by reference therein for certain factors which may cause our results to vary from those expected.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.