Shareholder Vote

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): March 13, 2025     NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)       New Jersey   1-3880   13-1086010 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification Number) 6363 Main Street Williamsville , New York 14221 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) (716) 857-7000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)     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):   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share   NFG   New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐       Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. The 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of National Fuel Gas Company was held on March 13, 2025. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders elected David H. Anderson, David P. Bauer, Barbara M. Baumann, David C. Carroll, Steven C. Finch, Joseph N. Jaggers, Rebecca Ranich, Jeffrey W. Shaw, Thomas E. Skains, David F. Smith and Ronald J. Tanski as directors for one-year terms. The stockholders also approved named executive officer compensation in a non-binding advisory vote, and ratified the appointment of an independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2025. The votes with respect to the directors were as follows:        For      Percentage of Votes Cast For     Withheld      Broker Non-Votes   David H. Anderson      70,560,433        98.6 %      1,032,766        8,906,424   David P. Bauer      70,748,428        98.8 %      844,771        8,906,424   Barabara M. Baumann      70,970,480        99.1 %      622,719        8,906,424   David C. Carroll      67,092,896        93.7 %      4,500,303        8,906,424   Steven C. Finch      68,779,586        96.1 %      2,813,613        8,906,424   Joseph N. Jaggers      69,790,998        97.5 %      1,802,201        8,906,424   Rebecca Ranich      67,794,628        94.7 %      3,798,571        8,906,424   Jeffrey W. Shaw      68,088,166        95.1 %      3,505,033        8,906,424   Thomas E. Skains      68,583,236        95.8 %      3,009,963        8,906,424   David F. Smith      70,226,243        98.1 %      1,366,956        8,906,424   Ronald J. Tanski      70,617,456        98.6 %      975,743        8,906,424   The advisory vote with respect to approval of named executive officer compensation was as follows: For, 62,365,584 (87.6% of the votes cast); Against, 8,806,211; Abstain, 421,404; Broker Non-Votes, 8,906,424. The vote with respect to ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2025 was as follows: For, 78,301,162 (97.5% of the votes cast); Against, 1,993,072; Abstain, 205,389; Broker Non-Votes, 0.   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 Dated: March 17, 2025     By:   /s/ Michael W. Reville     Name:   Michael W. Reville     Title:   General Counsel and Secretary