Item 5.07
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of National Fuel Gas
Company was held on March 8, 2018. At that meeting, the stockholders elected Philip C. Ackerman, Stephen E. Ewing and Rebecca Ranich as directors for three-year terms. The stockholders also approved executive compensation in a
non-binding
advisory vote, ratified the appointment of an independent registered public accounting firm, and rejected a stockholder proposal to participate in the consolidating natural gas local distribution sector.
The vote with respect to Mr. Ackerman was as follows: For, 62,396,115 (98.9% of the votes cast); Withheld, 723,322; Broker
Non-Votes,
10,691,731. The vote with respect to Mr. Ewing was as follows: For, 62,147,991 (98.5% of the votes cast); Withheld, 971,446; Broker
Non-Votes,
10,691,731. The
vote with respect to Ms. Ranich was as follows: For, 62,038,873 (98.3% of the votes cast); Withheld, 1,080,564; Broker
Non-Votes,
10,691,731.
The advisory vote with respect to approval of executive compensation was as follows: For, 66,152,150 (96.8% of the votes cast); Against, 2,214,883; Abstain,
730,211; Broker
Non-Votes,
10,691,731.
The vote with respect to ratification of the appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm was as follows: For, 78,178,302 (98.3% of the votes cast); Against, 1,389,320; Abstain, 221,353; Broker
Non-Votes,
0.
The vote with respect to the stockholder proposal to participate in the consolidating natural gas local distribution sector was as follows: For, 7,638,563
(11.2% of the votes cast); Against, 60,581,743; Abstain, 876,938; Broker
Non-Votes,
10,691,731.