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| EX-23.3 - EXHIBIT 23.3 - NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO | nfg-9302015xexhibit2310ka.htm |
| EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO | nfg-9302015xexhibit31210ka.htm |
| EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO | nfg-9302015xexhibit31110ka.htm |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 1
Form 10-K/A
þ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2015
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
For the Transition Period from to
Commission File Number 1-3880
National Fuel Gas Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Jersey | 13-1086010 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
6363 Main Street Williamsville, New York (Address of principal executive offices) | 14221 (Zip Code) | |
(716) 857-7000 |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: |
Title of Each Class | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | |
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, and Common Stock Purchase Rights | New York Stock Exchange | |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes þ No ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 (d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No ¨
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer þ | Accelerated filer ¨ | Non-accelerated filer ¨ | Smaller reporting company ¨ | ||
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | |||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ¨ No þ
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of the registrant amounted to $4,935,145,000 as of March 31, 2015.
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, outstanding as of October 31, 2015: 84,633,992 shares.
For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2015
CONTENTS | ||
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Part IV | ||
ITEM 15 | ||
EX-23.3 | ||
EX-31.1 | ||
EX-31.2 | ||
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Company is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A solely to include in its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015 (“2015 Form 10-K”) an auditor’s report on the financial statement schedule and to refile, without modification, the financial statement schedule, which was originally included in Item 8 of the Company’s 2015 Form 10-K, in Item 15(a)2 to accompany the auditor’s report.
PART IV
Item 15 | Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules |
(a)2. | Financial Statement Schedules |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on
Financial Statement Schedule
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of National Fuel Gas Company
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements and of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting referred to in our report dated November 20, 2015 appearing in the 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K of National Fuel Gas Company also included an audit of the financial statement schedule listed in Item 15(a)2 of this Form 10-K/A. In our opinion, this financial statement schedule presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Buffalo, New York
November 20, 2015
Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Description | Balance at Beginning of Period | Additions Charged to Costs and Expenses | Additions Charged to Other Accounts(1) | Deductions (2) | Balance at End of Period | ||||||||||||||
Year Ended September 30, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts | $ | 31,811 | $ | 9,316 | $ | 2,585 | $ | 14,683 | $ | 29,029 | |||||||||
Year Ended September 30, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts | $ | 27,144 | $ | 10,856 | $ | 3,241 | $ | 9,430 | $ | 31,811 | |||||||||
Year Ended September 30, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts | $ | 30,317 | $ | 5,568 | $ | 2,390 | $ | 11,131 | $ | 27,144 | |||||||||
(1) | Represents the discount on accounts receivable purchased in accordance with the Utility segment’s 2005 New York rate agreement. |
(2) | Amounts represent net accounts receivable written-off. |
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(a)3. | Exhibits |
All documents referenced below were filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by National Fuel Gas Company (File No. 1-3880), unless otherwise noted.
Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibits |
3(i) | Articles of Incorporation: |
• | Restated Certificate of Incorporation of National Fuel Gas Company dated September 21, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated March 14, 2005 (Exhibit 3.1, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2013) |
3(ii) | By-Laws: |
• | National Fuel Gas Company By-Laws as amended June 12, 2014 (Exhibit 3.1, Form 8-K dated June 16, 2014) |
4 | Instruments Defining the Rights of Security Holders, Including Indentures: |
• | Indenture, dated as of October 15, 1974, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly Irving Trust Company) (Exhibit 2(b) in File No. 2-51796) |
• | Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1982, to Indenture dated as of October 15, 1974, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly Irving Trust Company) (Exhibit 4(a)(4) in File No. 33-49401) |
• | Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 1, 1992, to Indenture dated as of October 15, 1974, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly Irving Trust Company) (Exhibit 4(b), Form 8-K dated February 14, 1992) |
• | Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 1992, to Indenture dated as of October 15, 1974, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly Irving Trust Company) (Exhibit 4(c), Form 8-K dated June 18, 1992) |
• | Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 1, 1993, to Indenture dated as of October 15, 1974, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly Irving Trust Company) (Exhibit 4(a)(14) in File No. 33-49401) |
• | Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 1, 1993, to Indenture dated as of October 15, 1974, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly Irving Trust Company) (Exhibit 4.1, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1993) |
• | Indenture dated as of October 1, 1999, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly The Bank of New York) (Exhibit 4.1, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1999) |
• | Officer’s Certificate establishing 6.50% Notes due 2018, dated April 11, 2008 (Exhibit 4.1, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008) |
• | Officer’s Certificate establishing 8.75% Notes due 2019, dated April 6, 2009 (Exhibit 4.4, Form 8-K dated April 6, 2009) |
• | Officer’s Certificate establishing 4.90% Notes due 2021, dated December 1, 2011 (Exhibit 4.4, Form 8-K dated December 1, 2011) |
• | Officers Certificate establishing 3.75% Notes due 2023, dated February 15, 2023 (Exhibit 4.1.1, Form 8-K dated February 15, 2013) |
• | Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2008, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly The Bank of New York), as rights agent (Exhibit 4.1, Form 8-K dated December 4, 2008) |
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• | Letter of Appointment of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Successor Rights Agent, dated July 18, 2012 (Exhibit 4.1, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2012) |
10 | Material Contracts: |
• | Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2015, among the Company, the Lenders Party Thereto, and JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015) |
• | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of January 6, 2012, among the Company, the Lenders Party Thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012) |
• | Form of Indemnification Agreement, dated September 2006, between the Company and each Director (Exhibit 10.1, Form 8-K dated September 18, 2006) |
• | Resolutions adopted by the National Fuel Gas Company Board of Directors on February 21, 2008 regarding director stock ownership guidelines (Exhibit 10.5, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008) |
Management Contracts and Compensatory Plans and Arrangements: | |
• | Amendment to the Director Services Agreement between the Company and David F. Smith, dated March 12, 2015 (Exhibit 10.1, Form 8-K dated March 16, 2015) |
• | Director Services Agreement between the Company and David F. Smith, dated March 13, 2014 (Exhibit 10.1, Form 8-K dated March 18, 2014) |
• | Form of Amended and Restated Employment Continuation and Noncompetition Agreement among the Company, a subsidiary of the Company and each of David P. Bauer, Karen M. Camiolo, Carl M. Carlotti, Anna Marie Cellino, Paula M. Ciprich, Donna L. DeCarolis, John R. Pustulka, James D. Ramsdell, David F. Smith and Ronald J. Tanski (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008) |
• | Form of Amended and Restated Employment Continuation and Noncompetition Agreement among the Company, Seneca Resources Corporation and Matthew D. Cabell (Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008) |
• | Letter Agreement between the Company and Matthew D. Cabell, dated November 17, 2006 (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006) |
• | Description of September 17, 2009 restricted stock award (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2009) |
• | Description of post-employment medical and prescription drug benefits (Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2009) |
• | National Fuel Gas Company 1997 Award and Option Plan, as amended and restated as of July 23, 2007 (Exhibit 10.4, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008) |
• | Form of Award Notice under National Fuel Gas Company 1997 Award and Option Plan (Exhibit 10.1, Form 8-K dated March 28, 2005) |
• | Form of Award Notice under National Fuel Gas Company 1997 Award and Option Plan (Exhibit 10.1, Form 8-K dated May 16, 2006) |
• | Form of Restricted Stock Award Notice under National Fuel Gas Company 1997 Award and Option Plan (Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006) |
• | Form of Stock Option Award Notice under National Fuel Gas Company 1997 Award and Option Plan (Exhibit 10.3, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006) |
• | Form of Stock Appreciation Right Award Notice under National Fuel Gas Company 1997 Award and Option Plan (Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008) |
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• | Form of Stock Appreciation Right Award Notice under National Fuel Gas Company 1997 Award and Option Plan (Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2008) |
• | Form of Stock Appreciation Right Award Notice under National Fuel Gas Company 1997 Award and Option Plan (Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2011) |
• | Form of Restricted Stock Award Notice under the National Fuel Gas Company 1997 Award and Option Plan (Exhibit 10.3, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2010) |
• | Administrative Rules with Respect to At Risk Awards under the 1997 Award and Option Plan amended and restated as of September 8, 2005 (Exhibit 10.4, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2005) |
• | National Fuel Gas Company 2010 Equity Compensation Plan (Exhibit 10.2, Form 8-K dated March 16, 2015) |
• | Form of Stock Appreciation Right Award Notice under the National Fuel Gas Company 2010 Equity Compensation Plan (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010) |
• | Form of Stock Appreciation Right Award Notice under the National Fuel Gas Company 2010 Equity Compensation Plan (Exhibit 10.4, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2010) |
• | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice under the National Fuel Gas Company 2010 Equity Compensation Plan (Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2012) |
• | Amended and Restated National Fuel Gas Company 2007 Annual At Risk Compensation Incentive Program (Exhibit 10.3, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008) |
• | Description of performance goals under the Amended and Restated National Fuel Gas Company 2007 Annual At Risk Compensation Incentive Program and the National Fuel Gas Company Executive Annual Cash Incentive Program (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2011) |
• | National Fuel Gas Company 2012 Annual At Risk Compensation Incentive Plan (Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012) |
• | Description of performance goals under the Amended and Restated National Fuel Gas Company 2012 Annual At Risk Compensation Incentive Program and the National Fuel Gas Company Executive Annual Cash Incentive Program (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2012) |
• | National Fuel Gas Company Executive Annual Cash Incentive Program (Exhibit 10.3, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2009) |
• | Administrative Rules of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of National Fuel Gas Company, as amended and restated effective February 26, 2015 (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015) |
• | National Fuel Gas Company Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated through May 1, 1994 (Exhibit 10.7, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1994) |
• | Amendment to National Fuel Gas Company Deferred Compensation Plan, dated September 27, 1995 (Exhibit 10.9, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1995) |
• | Amendment to National Fuel Gas Company Deferred Compensation Plan, dated September 19, 1996 (Exhibit 10.10, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1996) |
• | National Fuel Gas Company Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated through March 20, 1997 (Exhibit 10.3, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1997) |
• | Amendment to National Fuel Gas Company Deferred Compensation Plan, dated June 16, 1997 (Exhibit 10.4, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1997) |
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• | Amendment No. 2 to the National Fuel Gas Company Deferred Compensation Plan, dated March 13, 1998 (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1998) |
• | Amendment to the National Fuel Gas Company Deferred Compensation Plan, dated February 18, 1999 (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1999) |
• | Amendment to National Fuel Gas Company Deferred Compensation Plan, dated June 15, 2001 (Exhibit 10.3, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2001) |
• | Amendment to the National Fuel Gas Company Deferred Compensation Plan, dated October 21, 2005 (Exhibit 10.5, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2005) |
• | Form of Letter Regarding Deferred Compensation Plan and Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, dated July 12, 2005 (Exhibit 10.6, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2005) |
• | National Fuel Gas Company Tophat Plan, effective March 20, 1997 (Exhibit 10, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 1997) |
• | Amendment No. 1 to National Fuel Gas Company Tophat Plan, dated April 6, 1998 (Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1998) |
• | Amendment No. 2 to National Fuel Gas Company Tophat Plan, dated December 10, 1998 (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 1998) |
• | Form of Letter Regarding Tophat Plan and Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, dated July 12, 2005 (Exhibit 10.7, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2005) |
• | National Fuel Gas Company Tophat Plan, Amended and Restated December 7, 2005 (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2005) |
• | National Fuel Gas Company Tophat Plan, as amended September 20, 2007 (Exhibit 10.3, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007) |
• | Amended and Restated Split Dollar Insurance and Death Benefit Agreement, dated September 17, 1997 between the Company and Philip C. Ackerman (Exhibit 10.5, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1997) |
• | Amendment Number 1 to Amended and Restated Split Dollar Insurance and Death Benefit Agreement by and between the Company and Philip C. Ackerman, dated March 23, 1999 (Exhibit 10.3, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1999) |
• | Split Dollar Insurance and Death Benefit Agreement, dated September 15, 1997, between the Company and David F. Smith (Exhibit 10.13, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1999) |
• | Amendment Number 1 to Split Dollar Insurance and Death Benefit Agreement by and between the Company and David F. Smith, dated March 29, 1999 (Exhibit 10.14, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1999) |
• | Life Insurance Premium Agreement, dated September 17, 2009, between the Company and David F. Smith (Exhibit 10.1, Form 8-K dated September 23, 2009) |
• | National Fuel Gas Company Parameters for Executive Life Insurance Plan (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2004) |
• | National Fuel Gas Company and Participating Subsidiaries Executive Retirement Plan as amended and restated through November 1, 1995 (Exhibit 10.10, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1995) |
• | Amendments to National Fuel Gas Company and Participating Subsidiaries Executive Retirement Plan, dated September 18, 1997 (Exhibit 10.9, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1997) |
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• | Amendments to National Fuel Gas Company and Participating Subsidiaries Executive Retirement Plan, dated December 10, 1998 (Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 1998) |
• | Amendments to National Fuel Gas Company and Participating Subsidiaries Executive Retirement Plan, effective September 16, 1999 (Exhibit 10.15, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 1999) |
• | Amendment to National Fuel Gas Company and Participating Subsidiaries Executive Retirement Plan, effective September 5, 2001 (Exhibit 10.4, Form 10-K/A for fiscal year ended September 30, 2001) |
• | National Fuel Gas Company and Participating Subsidiaries Executive Retirement Plan, Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2007 (Exhibit 10.5, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006) |
• | National Fuel Gas Company and Participating Subsidiaries Executive Retirement Plan, Amended and Restated as of September 20, 2007 (Exhibit 10.4, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007) |
• | National Fuel Gas Company and Participating Subsidiaries Executive Retirement Plan, Amended and Restated as of September 24, 2008 (Exhibit 10.5, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008) |
• | Amendment to National Fuel Gas Company and Participating Subsidiaries Executive Retirement Plan, dated June 1, 2010 (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010) |
• | Amendment to National Fuel Gas Company and Participating Subsidiaries Executive Retirement Plan, dated August 13, 2015 (Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015) |
• | National Fuel Gas Company 2012 Performance Incentive Program (Exhibit 10.3, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012) |
• | Description of long-term performance incentives for the period October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2014 under the National Fuel Gas Company 2012 Performance Incentive Program (Item 5.02, Form 8-K dated March 13, 2012) |
• | Amended and Restated National Fuel Gas Company 2009 Non-Employee Director Equity Compensation Plan, dated September 18, 2015 (Exhibit 10.3, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015) |
• | Description of assignment of interests in certain life insurance policies (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006) |
• | Description of agreement between the Company and Philip C. Ackerman regarding death benefit (Exhibit 10.3, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006) |
• | Agreement, dated September 24, 2006, between the Company and Philip C. Ackerman regarding death benefit (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006) |
• | Description of 2014 performance goals under the National Fuel Gas Company 2012 Annual At Risk Compensation Incentive Program (Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2013) |
• | Form of Award Notice for Return on Capital Performance Shares under the National Fuel Gas Company 2010 Equity Compensation Plan (Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2014) |
• | Form of Award Notice for Total Shareholder Return Performance Shares under the National Fuel Gas Company 2010 Equity Compensation Plan (Exhibit 10.3, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2014) |
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• | Form of Award Notice for Return on Capital Performance Shares under the National Fuel Gas Company 2010 Equity Compensation Plan (Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2013) |
• | Form of Award Notice for Total Shareholder Return Performance Shares under the National Fuel Gas Company 2010 Equity Compensation Plan (Exhibit 10.3, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2013) |
• | Form of Award Notice for Restricted Stock Units under the National Fuel Gas Company 2010 Equity Compensation Plan (Exhibit 10.4, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2013) |
12 | Statements regarding Computation of Ratios: |
• | Statements regarding Computation of Ratios: Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2011 through 2015 (Exhibit 12, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015) |
21 | Subsidiaries of the Registrant: |
• | Subsidiaries of the Registrant (Exhibit 21, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015) |
23 | Consents of Experts: |
• | Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. regarding Seneca Resources Corporation (Exhibit 23.1, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015) |
• | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Exhibit 23.2, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015) |
23.3 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
31 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications: |
31.1 | Written statements of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act |
31.2 | Written statements of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act |
• | Certification furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Exhibit 32••, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015) |
99 | Additional Exhibits: |
• | Report of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. regarding Seneca Resources Corporation (Exhibit 99.1, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015) |
• | Company Maps (Exhibit 99.2, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015) |
101 | Interactive Data File: |
• | Interactive data files submitted pursuant to Regulation S-T: (i) the Consolidated Statements of Income and Earnings Reinvested in the Business for the years ended September 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended September 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013 (iii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended September 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013 and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. (Exhibit 101, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015) |
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• | Incorporated herein by reference as indicated. |
All other exhibits are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown elsewhere in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2015. | |
•• | In accordance with Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation S-K and SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and 34-47986, Final Rule: Management’s Reports on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and Certification of Disclosure in Exchange Act Periodic Reports, the material contained in Exhibit 32 is “furnished” and not deemed “filed” with the SEC and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing, except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates it by reference. |
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
National Fuel Gas Company | ||
(Registrant) | ||
By | /s/ R. J. Tanski | |
R. J. Tanski | ||
President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: March 3, 2016
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