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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 12, 2026     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 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of National Fuel Gas Company was held on March 12, 2026. 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 2026. The votes with respect to the directors were as follows:        For      Percentage of Votes Cast For     Withheld      Broker Non-Votes   David H. Anderson      72,029,229        99.3 %      477,002        8,811,646   David P. Bauer      71,538,189        98.7 %      968,042        8,811,646   Barabara M. Baumann      72,077,242        99.4 %      428,989        8,811,646   David C. Carroll      69,721,568        96.2 %      2,784,663        8,811,646   Steven C. Finch      70,409,066        97.1 %      2,097,165        8,811,646   Joseph N. Jaggers      71,163,999        98.2 %      1,342,232        8,811,646   Rebecca Ranich      67,847,059        93.6 %      4,659,172        8,811,646   Jeffrey W. Shaw      69,532,553        95.9 %      2,973,678        8,811,646   Thomas E. Skains      69,805,655        96.3 %      2,700,576        8,811,646   David F. Smith      70,494,990        97.2 %      2,011,241        8,811,646   Ronald J. Tanski      71,439,756        98.5 %      1,066,475        8,811,646   The advisory vote with respect to approval of named executive officer compensation was as follows: For, 70,534,758 (97.8% of the votes cast); Against, 1,578,171; Abstain, 393,302; Broker Non-Votes, 8,811,646. The vote with respect to ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026 was as follows: For, 78,546,321 (96.8% of the votes cast); Against, 2,629,579; Abstain, 141,977; 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 13, 2026     By:   /s/ Lee E. Hartz     Name:   Lee E. Hartz     Title:   General Counsel and Secretary