UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 27, 2006
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New Jersey |
1-3880 |
13-1086010 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer or Identification No.) |
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6363 Main Street, Williamsville, New York (Address of principal executive offices) |
14221 (Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: |
(716) 857-7000 |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 1.01 |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
National Fuel Gas Company (the “Company”) and its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Philip C. Ackerman, are parties to an Amended and Restated Split Dollar Insurance and Death Benefit Agreement, dated September 17, 1997, as amended by Amendment Number 1 thereto, dated March 23, 1999 (as amended, the “Agreement”). The Agreement recognizes that Mr. Ackerman, by an irrevocable trust agreement, assigned to a trust all of his interest in two life insurance policies insuring his life. On April 27, 2006, the trustee assigned all of the trust’s rights in one policy to the Company, in partial prepayment of the amount due to the Company on termination of the Agreement. The policy has an approximate current cash surrender value of $388,262. The Company acknowledged receipt of the policy as partial prepayment of the amount it is entitled to receive from the trust under the Agreement and agreed to credit approximately $388,262, without interest, against such amount when it becomes due.
SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
By: /s/ James R. Peterson
James R. Peterson
Assistant Secretary
Dated: May 3, 2006