NFG General Counsel Lee Hartz Receives 232-Share Award

What Happened

• Lee E. Hartz, Secretary and General Counsel of National Fuel Gas Co. (NFG), received a grant of 232 performance shares on September 16, 2026 (reported as a grant/award). In connection with vesting, 119 shares were withheld and cancelled to cover tax liabilities (tax-withheld value ≈ $9,700 at $81.52/share). Earlier in 2026 Hartz acquired shares through the company’s dividend reinvestment plan: 111 shares on Jan 15 (@ $81.89, $9,089), 102 shares on Apr 15 (@ $89.77, $9,156), and 120 shares on Jul 15 (@ $79.74, $9,568).

Key Details

• Primary grant date: 2026-09-16 — 232 performance shares granted (Transaction Code A).
• Tax withholding/cancellation: 119 shares withheld on 2026-09-16 at $81.52 (reported as tax-withheld, Transaction Code F; value ≈ $9,700).
• DRIP purchases earlier in 2026: 111 shares (1/15/26) @ $81.89; 102 shares (4/15/26) @ $89.77; 120 shares (7/15/26) @ $79.74 (Transaction Code J; acquired via dividend reinvestment plan).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in this Form 4 filing.
• Notable footnotes: DRIP purchases are exempt under Rule 16a-11 (F1). The 119 shares were cancelled for taxes in connection with vesting and were not sold into the market (F2). The NFG 401(k) stock-fund reporting is unit-based and converted to share-equivalents by dividing plan dollar value by the closing stock price (F3).
• Timeliness: filing dated Sep 17, 2026 for transactions through Sep 16, 2026 — appears timely.

Context

• The 232-share item is a performance/share award (not an open-market purchase). The 119-share withholding is a routine tax-coverage action for vested awards; those withheld/cancelled are not market sales. Dividend reinvestment plan purchases are small, routine acquisitions that increase insider holdings over time. These filings are factual disclosures and do not, by themselves, indicate management intent or future company performance.